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National Voluntary Youth Organisations Support Fund
National Voluntary Youth Work Organisations Support Fund 2022-23
Please Note this fund is now closed for applications.
The purpose of this Scottish Government fund is to support workforce development within the voluntary youth work sector in order that that the sector can continuously improve and offer high quality youth opportunities that meet the needs of all young people in Scotland.
Please note that the fund supports workforce development not direct delivery to young people.
Previous rounds of the fund were open only to national voluntary sector youth work organisations. In 2022/23 the fund will also be open to specialist equalities focused voluntary youth work organisations to support them to build on and develop their reach and offer to young people with protected characteristics.
As in previous rounds, a pot of £500,000 is available to eligible national voluntary sector youth work organisations. Awards are capped at £35,000 per organisation.
In addition to this, an additional pot of £100,000 is available to specialist equalities focused voluntary youth work organisations (can be regional or local). Awards are capped at £10,000 for regional organisations and £5,000 for local organisations.
*Please note that there will be no second round this year in order to ensure that all delivery can take place before the end of March 2023 (no extensions will be available).