UK Youth Fund: Thriving Minds Fund

The UK Youth Fund has opened for applications to it’s Thriving Minds fund. This responds to the mental health impact of the pandemic by aiming to support young people and youth workers.

Applications are open to youth organisations in the UK, with a turnover of up to £500,000, ensuring they have the resources needed to properly engage with the programme, and implement and instigate learnings to improve their mental health provision.
Purpose of funding:
To improve mental health support and provision for young people and youth workers. To ensure grantee organisations have the resources needed to properly engage with the UK Youth Fund – Thriving Minds programme to implement and instigate learnings to improve their mental health provision.

Eligible organisations:
UK based charitable and not for profit organisations with an annual income under £500,000 whose primary purpose is to benefit young people aged 8 – 25
Value and term of grants:
Unrestricted grants of £15,000 – £50,000 per year for up to 3 years.
Current grants budget £8,400,000
Application deadline:
Midnight, Sunday 20th March
FFI: https://www.ukyouth.org/thriving-minds/


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