Interactive Map
The map shows where to find the myplace projects approved so far.You can find out a bit more about projects by clicking on the map.
Click a Region to see a list of projects funded by myplace.
myplace Round 2 |
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myplace has already made £240m of grants to 62 projects in England through a highly competitive process. With over 200 projects applying to date we have been unable to support all of the good applications we have received. We are planning to launch a second funding round in June 2009 to invest a further £31.6m through grants of between £1m and 5m. We have reviewed the myplace application process and eligibility and assessment criteria to see how we can reduce the time and resources spent by organisations and young people developing applications that are unlikely to be successful given the limited funding available. As a result, there will be a number of significant changes from Round 1. Round 2 will focus on projects that have already invested significant energy in well-developed plans for a world class youth facility driven by the active participation of young people and their views and needs. In contrast to earlier funding rounds, and in the light of the limited funding available, eligibility for Round 2 will be restricted to projects located in the one third most deprived areas of England. Of those areas that have already had a previous myplace award, only those with large youth populations will be eligible to put forward additional projects. An indicative list and explanation of eligible areas can be downloaded here. Details on all Round 2 eligibility and assessment criteria, including a final list of eligible areas, will be published in June on this page. We will not be able to provide final confirmation on eligible areas until this point. Projects which meet the eligibility criteria, including those that have previously made unsuccessful applications to myplace, will then have a short window of opportunity to express an initial interest in the funding round. We will assess and rank these expressions of interest on their fit with the aim of myplace and the extent to which they have already worked closely with young people and partners to develop and plan their project. We will also take into account the relative deprivation of projects’ locality and their proximity to previously funded myplace projects. We will then invite a short list of the highest quality projects to submit a full application. We will only short list projects that have demonstrated that young people have already actively participated in shaping the project, and that local partners are already committed to supporting it. We do not expect to fund more than 10 projects through Round 2, and therefore do not expect to invite more than 40 organisations to submit a full application. More information will be made available on this page in June. |
