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Opportunities: Children & young people

BBC Children in Need Core Costs and Project Grants

Grants of up to £120,000 over 3 years are available to a range of not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged children aged 18 and under across the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Grants are available for core operational costs as well as time-limited projects.

Music For All Community Project Grants (Round 4)

Grants and awards, usually equivalent to £1,500, are available to not-for-profit organisations, including schools, for projects that bring music into communities across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

The deadline for this opportunity was 13 January 2024

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The Astor Foundation

Grants for medical research, initiatives for children and youth groups, charities supporting those with disabilities, the countryside, the arts, sport, carers groups and animal welfare.

Deadline: 28 February 2025

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The Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation

Grants, usually for between £1,000 and £15,000, are available for smaller, non-religious charities which are working to improve the lives of severely disadvantaged children and young people, as well as mentally handicapped adults in the UK and overseas.

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The Co-operative Foundation Young Gamechangers Fund

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to UK groups or organisations that can deliver youth-led projects and activities with and for young people aged 10-25. Partnership bids are welcomed. Individuals may also apply.

The deadline for this opportunity was 4 December 2024

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The Warburtons Family Matters Community Grants programme

Micro-grants up to £400 are available for not-for-profit organisations in England, Scotland and Wales for projects that benefit children and families.

Deadline: 3 February 2025

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Tesco Stronger Starts Grants

The scheme is open to all schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, with priority given to projects that provide food and support to young people

The Miss Kathleen Beryl Sleigh Charitable Trust

Grants generally of between £2,500 and £20,000 are available for UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas in the areas of children and young people, elderly, people with a disability, as well as music and cultural organisations.

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The Learning Through Landscapes Trust

Non-grant awards of up to £500 are available to provide outdoor learning, training and equipment for schools and early years providers in England, Scotland and Wales.

The deadline for this opportunity was 8 November 2024

The NFU Mutual Chariatble Trust

One-off grants of up to £50,000 are available for larger UK charitable organisations and groups for projects that relieve poverty and assist with the education of young people in rural areas.

The deadline for this opportunity was 25 October 2024

The Three Monkeys Trust

rants are available to registered charities in England and Wales that are working to provide activities which support disadvantaged children and young people aged under the age of 25 to develop skills and knowledge for life, music and performing arts education, as well as for London-based charities that are campaigning to provide affordable accommodation for key workers.

The deadline for this opportunity was 30 November 2024