Youth Led Grants Programme 2024 to 2025, round 7

About the Youth Led Grants Programme

It was agreed at the full Council meeting in February 2024 to allocate £40,000 to the Youth Led grants programme. 

This funding supplements the grants distributed under the Youth Service Grants Programme 2021 to 2025, which focussed on key outcomes for the city influenced by the findings of the Youth Work Review 2020.

The priorities and methodology of distribution of the additional funding has been co-produced with young people.

To ensure quality of provision, we're asking groups and organisations to link with one of the current Youth Service Grant Programme (2021 to 2025) Lead Youth Providers. They have already been through a rigorous tendering process and quality assurance measures.

Funding

The funding period for round 7 is from the 1 August 2024 to 31 March 2025. 

The programme is seeking bids that offer positive activities for young people. Using traditional youth work approaches for young people aged between 11 to 19 (up to 25 if they have special educational needs) bids will:

• provide additional informal youth support that will have a positive impact on young people who experience disadvantage
• increase opportunities for young people to participate in new and challenging experiences that may not usually be available to them
• provide experiences that young people will remember in years to come
• increase volunteering and leadership opportunities

Round 7 funding available: £40,000

• Maximum amount per application for individual grant applications: £1,000
• Maximum amount per application for a partnership grant applications: £3,000

The priority outcomes have been identified by young people from the evaluation panel, who are all members of Brighton & Hove Youth Council. The priorities have been updated for this round. This is to reflect the reduction in this year’s funding. We want the funding to have the biggest impact whilst aiming to reach the maximum amount of young people.