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YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND AND
YOUTH CAPITAL FUND
What is the Youth Opportunity Fund?
The Youth Opportunity Fund is a pot of money given to us by the
Government to pay for young people’s activities locally .The money
is there for you to bid for things that you would like to do but
haven’t had the chance to .This may be things like residentials,
arts projects, sporting activities or developing projects that
benefit other people.
There are 2 ways to access this fund;
• Money direct to young people via the Keyfund process
• Grants to youth organisations
The Youth Capital Fund
This is a pot of money that can be used for things like doing up
buildings, buying mobile resources etc. The funds direct to youth
organisations will be distributed by a group of young people from
Newcastle ,who will meet to consider and discuss your application
and decide how the money will be given out. This group will be
working to a set of criteria (this is a list of things that you must
do or have in place in order to get the money) to help them make
those decisions.
You can apply to both the Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth
Capital Fund for the same project (where it meets the fund
criteria). However you cannot apply for Youth Opportunity or Capital
Funding and Keyfund for the same project/activity.
So what’s your next step? Which one? Keyfund or Youth
Opportunity/Capital Fund Grants to organisations?
What is Keyfund?
Briefly, Keyfund is a pot of money for groups of young people to use
for projects that they plan, develop and carry out themselves with
the support of a trained Keyfund facilitator.
GRANT CRITERIA
In order for you to access the Youth Opportunity Fund it is
important that you read and understand the grant criteria below.
These criteria set out what your application must include in order
to be considered for funding.
CRITERIA
Applications:
Must be for young people aged 13-19
Must be for groups/young people from Newcastle Local Authority area
Must demonstrate that young people have been involved in the
application
Must contribute to the Every Child Matters Outcomes:-
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Be Healthy
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Be Safe
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Enjoy and Achieve
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Make a Positive Contribution
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Achieve Economic Well Being
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Must contribute to at least one of the
following priority areas highlighted in the Newcastle Plan for
Children and Young People:
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Participation
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Inclusion
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Intervention/Prevention
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Must be between £2,000 and £10,000
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Must have a sponsor organisation which has
its own bank account and have specific policies, procedures in
place (see Section 6 page
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11 Documentation and declarations)
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Must have ALL sections completed to be
considered for funding
Applications from projects that involve or
benefit groups of vulnerable or disadvantaged young people will be
given additional weighting in the decision making process.
Applications to the Youth Capital Fund must show what will happen
when the project is completed e.g. usage, maintenance etc.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you require an application form, further
information or guidance/help, please contact Maureen Wallace or
Lynne Percival on:-
Tel: (0191) 274 2429 |
