Funding Opportunity

Dear Network,

I wanted to make sure you were all aware of an opportunity that could be really valuable to parts of your organisation.

The UK Youth Fund (a collaboration between UK Youth and Pears) is currently open for applications. It offers multi-year, unrestricted funding aimed at strengthening the sustainability and resilience of smaller youth organisations.

Unfortunately, this is only relevant for local groups or regions within your structure that:

• Have their own charity number or legal status
• Operate with an annual turnover under £500,000

Because the funding is unrestricted, it can be used flexibly, including for core costs, staffing, volunteer support, or general delivery, which makes it especially useful for groups looking to stabilise or grow their work.

We know that not all organisations are structured in a way that makes this applicable, but we wanted to share it widely to avoid anyone missing out.
 

Deadline: 6 May

Please could you cascade this to relevant colleagues, local units, or regions within your organisation who may be eligible and interested.

Apologies if this isn’t applicable in your organisation, we’d rather share and be safe than miss an opportunity that could benefit you.

Best wishes,
Anna Maddox
Director, Youth United Foundation