Young Start

What it funds

The National Lottery Community Fund gives £300 to £20,000 through Young Start - Small Grants to organisations in Scotland that support children and young people aged 8 to 24. The money pays for a project of up to 1 year. The fund is for organisations that want to learn how to involve young people, so they can influence decisions about the organisation, its activities or services, and choose when and how they take part. The funder lists three example roles: working on a project from idea to design and delivery, deciding what activities happen and how they run, and sharing ideas and feedback that lead to changes. Work must meet 2 outcomes: involve children and young people in ways that benefit them, and improve how the organisation works with them. Organisations that already involve young people should look at Young Start - Main Grants. Young Start is funded by the Dormant Assets Scheme.

Taken from the most recently listed round. Check each round below for its own amounts and closing date.

Open rounds