Projects must in the UK and enhance and support the lives of children and young people that are disadvantaged physically, mentally, or socially.

Project beneficiaries must be a group (Wooden Spoon cannot make grants to individuals)

Restrictions:

If a project is a physical, tangible asset, of a permanent nature the following must apply: It must have a minimum predicted life-span of five years, be non transferable and of a permanent nature.

Grants will not be considered for salaries, administration costs, professional fees and on-going overheads related to a capital project.

If a project is educational or disability sports focused the following must apply:

There must be a key sporting element (preferably rugby) to engage children and young people.

It must have a clearly defined project brief to include detail on: description of project need and objectives, stakeholders, description of participants (age, gender, geography), recruitment of participants, project activity and budget, legacy planning, monitoring and evaluation and finally reporting to Wooden Spoon

Please complete the expression of wish form for an initial assessment by our projects team, after which one of our team should be in touch within 6 weeks.

To start the application process, go to: https://woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/