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Sustainability - Children and Young People

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1   Link   Hilton in the Community Foundation
Hilton in the Community (HCF) is committed to supporting those most in need to have a brighter future. The purpose of HCF is to support young people worldwide, whilst its vision is to make a real difference to those most in need, in places where Hilton International operates. The Director of the Foundation considers applications of up to £5,000. Grants of up to £10,000 are reviewed by the grants committee and, if favoured, grant applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the trustees for final approval. Aside from disaster relief projects, grants are only awarded to schools and registered charities/causes working with young people that are considered to be most in need or who have special needs within the UK and Ireland. The next deadline for application is 15 February 2011.
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2   Link   European Youth Foundation
The European Youth Foundation is an independent, international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the positive development of children and young people throughout the world. To support its objectives the Foundation makes grants to international not-for-profit youth organisations and networks.

The next application deadline is the 1st October 2010.

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3   Link   BBC Children in Need Grants Scheme (UK)
BBC Children in Need are inviting not-for-profit organisations (including registered charities, voluntary organisations, schools, local authorities, churches, social enterprises, community interest groups, universities etc) working with disadvantaged children and young people 18 years and under to apply for grants of up to £10,000 through their grants schemes. BBC Children in Need run two grant schemes. Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years and Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years. BBC Children in Need can only fund projects that focus on the differences made (outcomes) to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people. Previous projects supported include Women's Aid West Cornwall which received a grant of £83,250 to provide support for young people and parents who have experienced domestic abuse; and Beechwood Special School in Aberdeen which received a grant of £2,621 to enhance the life skills of children from Aberdeen with additional support needs by providing a residential trip to an Outdoor Activity centre.. Grants can be used to cover both, capital and revenue costs. The deadline for applications is the 15th April 2011. 		199
4   Link   Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas. Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available for projects in the following areas for 2010: children, youth, the elderly and medical research projects dealing with the ageing population. Applications are welcomed from charitable organisations in the UK. The deadlines for application are 1 June and 1 November each year.

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5   Link   Youth in Action Up-date
The Youth in Action programme is a European initiative funded by the European Commission, and managed in the UK by the British Council. The programme provides funding opportunities for young people aged between 13 and 30 years old to participate in and organize cultural exchanges and projects with young people from other EU countries. The 2010 application forms and guidelines have been published on the British Council website.

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6   Link   Live UnLtd (UK)
UnLtd, the charity for social entrepreneurs, is inviting young people between the age of 11 and 25, who have a passion and talent to change the world around them, to apply through Live UnLtd for a grant of up to £2,000 to start up their own business, sports teams, recreational groups and host events. Live UnLtd will also offer support to help with the running of the project. Projects supported in the past include; 'Food Cycle' - a venture which combines young volunteers surplus food and free kitchen space to create a nutritious meals for people affected by food poverty; A Street-culture magazine for the Youth of London, with the content for the magazine being entirely produced by young people who are also given the mentorship of professionals in creative media. For more details please click on the 'More' link.

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7   Link   Young Roots: Funding available to engage young people with heritage
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) dedicates £3million per year to its Young Roots grants programme, which gives grants ranging from £3,000 to £25,000 to fund projects that engage young people aged 13-25 with heritage. More than 50,000 young people from all around the UK have so far benefited from £20m of Young Roots funding; developing new skills, building confidence and connecting with their local history and communities. The Young Roots programme is aimed at young people aged 13 to 25 and encourages them to take part in activities exploring heritage. Our research into the programme shows that young people enjoy shaping their projects and learning about heritage. They value the skills and confidence that taking part in a Young Roots project can bring. Youth workers tell us that the programme has opened up heritage as an exciting new area of work for them. And heritage organisations value the opportunity to work with young people in a supported way.

There are no deadlines for applications and decisions are reached within 10 weeks. The HLF team is available to provide advice and help before applications are submitted.

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8   Link   European Youth Foundation – Pilot Projects 2011 (UK)
The European Youth Foundation is an independent, international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the positive development of children and young people throughout the world. Its purpose is to encourage co-operation among young people in Europe by providing financial support to such European youth activities which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity. The Foundation is currently inviting funding applications from non-governmental youth organisations to support pilot projects with a European dimension that help young people, in particular the disadvantaged, to find ways of meeting both the challenges facing them and their own aspirations; to encourage new forms of youth participation and organisation; to contribute to social cohesion, in particular by combating exclusion and by preventing phenomena specifically affecting young people. In addition, the Foundation is seeking to applications focusing specifically on Human Rights Education, as part of the commitment of the Council of Europe’s youth sector to develop awareness, skills and action about, through and for human rights. There is no fixed deadline for presenting pilot project applications. They must be submitted online at least three months before the start of the project. 		34
9   Link   £1,000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards (UK)
The Shell LiveWIRE Grants Ideas Award is now open to applications to young entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 30 years of age. Each month, six awards of £1,000 will be awarded to new businesses (within their first 12 months of trading) with the most innovative and unusual ideas. The deadline to submit applications is the last day of each month. In addition, Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award will offer one prize of £10,000. This annual award will re-open for entries in the summer of 2011. 		70
10   Link   The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust (UK)
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust (AFMT ) supports projects that allow disadvantaged young people the chance to develop an existing interest in the great outdoors. The Trust usually supports programmes that are run by schools or youth groups, but welcomes applications from individuals, but these must have a referee. The AFMT support a wide range of projects, but are unlikely to support foreign trips. Projects the fund has supported in the past include; A £300 grant of a Youth Forum in Lancashire to support a programme of outdoor activities; £500 grant for a group of young people from Bradford to go on a residential outdoor activities course in Scotland. Applications can be made at any time. 		52
11   Link   Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People (UK)
LandAid, the property industry’s charity which supports projects that help disadvantaged or homeless people (particularly young people) has announced that its grants programme is currently open for applications. Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available to support projects that provide accommodation or assist in meeting accommodation needs; refurbish or renew facilities; and deliver training, life skills or other educational programmes. Previous projects include a grant of £8,800 to New Horizon Youth Centre in Kings Cross for workshops to educate young people about gun and knife crime and Robert Blair Primary School in Islington which received a grant of £7,500 for the refurbishment of school rooftop to create a safe play area for young children. The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2011. 		55
12   Link   Experian Fund (East Midlands)
Nottinghamshire Community Foundation is inviting local registered charities supporting children and young people to apply for up to £20,000 through the Experian Fund. The aim of the fund is to support financial education project which; show innovation and uniqueness; can be developed in Nottinghamshire with the ability to go nationwide; developed to Government standard; covering at least two aspect of Every Child Matters; can be developed to a Quality Mark Standard; Can aim for sustainability. There are two stages to the applications. Applications can be made on a rolling basis. 		42
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