The Million Hours Fund

The Million Hours Fund Autumn round is offering grants of between £30,000 and £100,000 for projects that help create better outcomes for young people who may be at a higher risk of anti-social behaviour.

It will support extra hours of youth work that will help young people to have:

• Improved emotional wellbeing
• Improved life and practical skills
• Access to trusted relationships with adults and feel safer

By 'youth work' is meant an activity that improves young people's well-being through education or leisure, supported by a voluntary relationship with a trusted adult. This can include detached youth work.

These extra hours could be used for learning, arts, playing sports, or developing life skills.

The funding is intended for projects that:

• Benefit young people aged 11 to 18, or up to 25 for young people with SEND
• Takes place in or benefits young people living in eligible local areas
• Effectively engage with young people at risk of anti-social behaviour
• Deliver extra youth work hours (not existing provision)
• Take place outside of school hours and are available on a regular basis
• Deliver youth work that is open access
• Demonstrate youth voice within the activities
• Are run by trusted adults, such as qualified youth workers, youth support workers or experienced volunteers.

The funding must be spent by 31 March 2026 and can be used to support:

• Staff salaries for delivery of this project
• Volunteer costs for delivery of this project
• Training costs
• Service delivery. For example, any direct costs associated with delivering the youth work provision such as materials, equipment, food.
• A share of the organisation’s overheads. For example, any fixed costs to support the day to day running of their organisation, such as overall management, administration and support staff costs, venue hire, rent and utilities.

Apply here

Deadline: 24 November 2023, 12pm