The Chill Out Fund provides matched funding for projects for young people.
NOTE: Applications for the Youth Capital Fund, Chill Out Fund and Youth Opportunity Fund are frozen following government cuts.
Who was funded and how did the year go? Read the YOF/YCF Evaluation Report for 2009/10 funding round
Want to appeal a decision? Download the appeals form and guidance
Unlucky? Try some of these other funding sources
It may seem obvious, but before sending it in, please make sure your application form:
Please also make sure that you keep a copy of the completed application for your own records, as we are unable to provide copies at a later date.
Is it suitable?
Advice from the government says that when you're applying, these should be your top three priorities:
CRUCIAL: Make sure the Fund you're applying to is the right one!
Youth Opportunity Fund for bids for young person led projects up to £7,500
Youth Capital Fund for bids for young person led bids for facilities (and new equipment as part of new facilities) between £2,500 and £50,000
Chill Out Fund for matched funding bids of up to £5,000
If you are making a bid for the Youth Capital Fund, or a bid of over £1,000 to the Youth Opportunity Fund, you will need to make a presentation at one of the meetings. Please still include all the information in your application form, as invitations to present will be based on applications.
Involvement of young people
The aim of the Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth Capital Fund is to involve young people. Applications should:
Every Child Matters priorities
The Every Child Matters priorities, identified by young people and children, are:
We are especially interested in applications which:
Involvement in your neighbourhood/community
The Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fun are for positive activities and facilities for young people at neighbourhood level, i.e. what young people want locally.
Activities funded through the Youth Opportunity Fund can cover a range of interests including sports, the Arts and ICT interests. You can find a list of projects supported so far here.
The Youth Capital Fund can be used to refurbish or build a youth space within an existing community amenity, for youth shelters, mobile skate parks and ICT as new build facilities.
Bids should show strong proof of support from local young people.
Projects which will achieve their goals
We're keen to support projects that have a good chance of success and will produce real positive effects for local young people and their local neighbourhood.
You can help your bid by making sure that your application is:
It might also help if
The effect of previous successful applications
Applications from groups of young people who have previously been funded will only be considered if evaluation for the previous bid has been received.
We are particularly interested in applications from new groups this year.
The effect of previous unsuccessful applications
If you've applied and been turned down, you can submit a new application for funding straight away. Before you reapply:
It may be that with some amendments, your application would be successful.
You can find much more information about applying, including application checklists, an application flow-chart, comparison of the different funds and more in the Funding Guidance Pack.
Before making your application you should download the Funding Guidance Pack and read it in full. This is the best way to make sure your application contains everything it needs.
