Communities across Greater Manchester can benefit from a new £600,000 fund to empower young people and keep them out of trouble.
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Aspiration Fund will support work with vulnerable children and young people at risk of offending or risky behaviour.
Youth groups and organisations are invited to send in an ‘expression of interest’ for a slice of the money for projects aimed at keeping young people out of the criminal justice system and developing their life skills.
A range of funding is available from small grants up to £5000, to investment in major projects over £100,000.
The initial fund has £567,000 available.
Grant descriptions
Level 1: Local Youth Grants: less than £5,000 but mainly limited up to £1,000. Seed funding and community level support.
Deadline for applications: 30 January 2015
Level 2: Above £5,000 and less than £30,000: sustaining and expanding services, pump prime money or for additional services.
Deadline for applications: 13 February 2015
Level 3: Above £30,000: must be able to demonstrate sustainable planning for continued provision, be able to provide evidence-based practice for the proposed scheme, be an established provider within Greater Manchester and/or have a successful service provision model.
Deadline for applications: 13 February 2015
Level 4: Public Service Reform Grants: Over £100,000: evidenced based approach and can demonstrate Public Service Reform principles (referred to in the Commissioning Principles at Appendix A under Driving Change), is scalable and reduces demand on public services.
Deadline for applications: 27 February 2015
For further information and to apply, visit: www.gmpcc.org.uk/down-to-business/money/youth-aspiration-fund/, or contact 0161 604 7711 or 0770 233 8966, or email: [email protected]