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Small grants for projects that benefit young people - 27/11/2015
Cambridgeshire Youth Grants
Small grants for projects that benefit young people
1. Introduction
Youth Grants fund projects with young people, aged 10 – 18 years and living in Cambridgeshire (up to 25yrs if a young person has a special educational need or is disabled)
Projects should be completed by 1 April 2017
2. What should projects achieve?
Projects must do at least one of the following:
- Help young people develop their own initiatives
- Help young people participate in their community
- Motivate other young people to take part
- Develop opportunities for young people to explore, be creative and play
Projects should also contribute to at least one of the Area Partnership Priorities
- Improve young people’s emotional health and wellbeing
- Increase young people’s work readiness or reduce the number of young people who are Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET)
- Support New Communities
- Reduce the impact of Child Poverty
- Encourage young people to be involved in decision making
- Raise awareness of or reduce incidents of Child Sexual Exploitation
3. How much can you apply for?
You can apply for up to £3,000
If you can demonstrate some match funding (in cash or in kind) this will be an advantage
4. Presenting your application
You can present your project in one of 3 ways:
- A word document (up to 750 words) You can use photographs to illustrate your application
- A PowerPoint presentation (up to 15 slides with less than 50 words per slide)
- A video presentation (10 minutes maximum)
Your application should describe:
- What your project aims to achieve (which of the points in paragraph 2 it will address)
- Why your project is needed
- Who will benefit and how they will benefit
- Where and when it will take place
- How your project will be carried out, including how you are going to use the funding
- How you will record what you have done and what you have achieved
- How the project will help your work be more sustainable
If awarded a grant you will have to submit a report within 8 weeks of finishing or by 1 May 2017 (whichever is soonest)
Submitting your application
You need to fill in this application form as well as completing your presentation.