Young Start - Main Grants

Key Criteria

The children and young people should be able to: 

• choose when and how they are involved 
• influence and make decisions about your organisation, its activities or services 

For example, they might: 

• work on a project, including the idea, design and delivery 
• decide what activities happen and how they run 
• share ideas and feedback that leads to changes  
• get involved at all levels of your organisation 

To apply projects must meet at least one of these outcomes. It must help children and young people:

• build positive relationships that improve their wellbeing  
• learn more about themselves or other people 
• take action on issues that matter to them 
• learn skills that help them feel more confident for the future