News from: Reading Voluntary Action (RVA)

by Nakhat Zahir (Funding Advice Worker)

9 November 2009

Grant applications are sought from voluntary and third sector organisations working with 13-19 years olds that meet the following aims:

• Support and build the capacity of the voluntary and community sector, enabling organisations to impact on delivery and support of high quality youth leadership opportunities to disadvantaged young people / marginalised groups across England, focussing particularly on young people who have not had the opportunity to lead before.
• Support organisations or partnerships to work collaboratively to create leadership pathways
• Contribute to the building of a lasting, sustainable infrastructure for youth leadership beyond March 2011.
• Work across a wide geographical area. For example, a minimum of three London Boroughs; a county or a number of counties; a region for example such as the East Midlands, South West; or else across England as a whole.

Grants available are for between £50,000 - £100,000 for projects lasting up until March 2011. The fund opened on 19 October 2009. You will need to submit an expression of interest by 12 noon on 19 November 2009.

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