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Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) and
Youth Capital Fund (YCF)
Members of the Grant Makers Panel and Cllr Krishna at the Youth Opportunity Fund showcase in March 2009
Want to have a say in activities in your area? Want up to £3,000 (YOF grant) or £20,000 (YCF grant) for your ideas?
Download the Application Forms and Guidance Notes for YOF/YCF here.
YOF Application deadlines:
30 April 2010
11 June 2010
17 September 2010
5 November 2010
YCF Application deadlines:
11 June 2010
17 September 2010
5 November 2010 (subject to funding)
* Applicants are asked to ensure that when planning projects they pay special attention to the application deadlines. Any project starting sooner than 6 weeks after the deadline for application is likely to be rejected.
About YOF/YCF
YOF and YCF are government funds for young people, run by young people. The funds are totally young people led. Young people come up with the ideas for activities young people would enjoy and learn from and young people make the decisions on who to fund.
The aims of the funds are to:
What we fund
The YOF grant can be used for an activity or project that benefits you and your friends/youth group and other young people in Hackney.
YOF can fund a wide range of activities and projects including sports, arts, culture, citizenship and volunteering. There are no restrictions on the types of activities as long as they support the five Every Child Matters outcomes (being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, achieving economic well being).
The YCF can be used on larger things like refurbishing buildings, resurfacing outdoor sports areas, buying equipment to support creative activities or youth shelters.
You will also need to show in your application how your project or activity:
YOF/YCF will not fund:
Grant Makers complete their OCN accreditation in Leadership Skills
How to apply
Download the Application Forms and Guidance Notes for YOF/YCF here
The funds are for young people from Hackney. Groups of 3 or more young people can apply. Young people should be between 13 - 19 years (up to 25 years for young disabled groups).
You can apply for up to £3,000 to the Youth Opportunity Fund. For the Youth Capital Fund, you can apply for up to £20,000.
Young people should decide the activities and things to do and plan the project.
Groups of 3 or more young people from Hackney should make the application, with the support of an adult, e .g. teacher, youth worker or professional adult. The form should be filled in by a young person, unless they need an adult to do it for them.
Click here for Tips on Filling in Your Application
Application forms should be returned to linton.harper@hackney.gov.uk or posted to:
Linton Harper - YOF Project Officer
Youth Opportunity Fund
Hackney Youth Service
205 Morning Lane
London
E9 6JX
If you need any help or guidance with your application, please contact Linton Harper:
Tel: 020 8356 2865
email: linton.harper@hackney.gov.uk
Your Decision
Hackney's Grant Makers Panel meet to decide how the money is spent and whose applications are successful. They are a group of young people trained in Grant Making and Decision Making. The Panel use a set of criteria which they developed to assess and score each application.
You will be informed in writing of the outcome of your application within 3 weeks of the deadline date.
If your application is successful, you have until the 31 March 2010 to spend the grant money.
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