Clarion Housing Group: Community Youth Grants

Overview

Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to organisations working in Clarion Communities seeking to support young people (aged 25 and under) with activities which:

• Empower young people
• Support young carers
• Support youth mental wellbeing
• Deliver youth social action initiatives
• Deliver intergenerational connections
• Improve access to opportunities, career planning, training and skills
• Develop resilience and support young people through times of transition

They would be interested in receiving applications in these areas as well as any other innovative work which supports young people thrive as part of vibrant, connected and sustainable communities.

How it works

Your project must support and engage their residents and their community. If it does, they can award grants to pay for costs like:

• event fees eg venue hire and refreshments
• equipment, resources or marketing materials
• delivery staff costs or volunteer expenses
• overheads (10% of project total).

Grants can also be used for capital costs, but they can’t support requests for 100% of capital costs unless it’s clear how the money will directly benefit their residents and the community.

Eligibility

You can only apply if you’re a not-for-profit organisation. This includes constituted community groups, registered charities, social enterprises and parent teacher associations.

What you need

• Minimum of three unrelated management committee members.
• Governing document.
• Bank account and statement.
• Annual income below £500,000.
• Record of income and expenditure (or forecasts for a new group).
• Safeguarding policy for work with people under 18 or vulnerable adults.
• Insurance, including public liability where needed.

You can still apply if you have received a grant under any other Clarion Futures grant programme which is either still active or pending the submission of your End of Grant Report.

If you do hold an existing Clarion Futures grant award this will be taken into consideration when their panel makes its funding decisions. Whilst you are eligible to apply, they are not always able to offer multiple grant awards to the same organisation in the same year.

They recognise that organisations offer a range of activities and services within our communities. As such, they welcome applications from existing partners, as well as organisations new to Clarion Futures.