Grant information | Date |
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Youth Fund opens | 17 May 2023 |
Youth Fund closes | 14 June 2023 |
Grant panel meets | 5 July 2023 |
Applicants informed | 14 July 2023 |
The Dorset Council Youth Grant was an overall fund of £100k for 2023 to 2024 to support the delivery of a range of positive activities for the young people of Dorset living in the Dorset Council area.
We offered grants from £500 to £5,000 to support the council to deliver our priorities as set out in our Children Young People and Families plan 2020 to 2023.
Grant information | Date |
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Youth Fund opens | 17 May 2023 |
Youth Fund closes | 14 June 2023 |
Grant panel meets | 5 July 2023 |
Applicants informed | 14 July 2023 |
We will be asking you to deliver a youth project or activity that makes a positive impact or difference to young people aged 11 to 19, or up to the age of 25 if they have special educational needs or disability (SEND), or if they are a care leaver.
The grant may be used for both ongoing costs and for the purchase of equipment or other items (it may be used for both revenue and capital expenditure).
We will expect your project to contribute to at least one of the following outcomes:
The Dorset Youth Fund is open to youth centres and youth clubs that operate within the Dorset Council area for the benefit of young people who live there.
Organisations that can apply are:
You can only apply for this fund once in the current financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
If your organisation is revenue funded by Dorset Council, you may apply for project funding where the project is distinctly separate and adds value or enhances your organisation's work and increases its social impact.
Organisations with an annual income of more than £500,000 are not eligible for this fund, unless their project has a grass roots and local focus, with distinct benefits for Dorset communities. If your organisation income is over £500,000 per annum, we ask that you contact the team before applying.
We will fund delivery of youth projects and activities within the Dorset Council area, including centres and clubs that were previously funded by the predecessor county council. This can include:
This is what we will fund:
Where match funding applies, applicants will have to demonstrate where the 20% cash contribution will be coming from and whether it is confirmed or pending.
We welcome discussions with you as an applicant about your project before you submit your application.
The following are not eligible for funding:
When applying for this fund, you must demonstrate:
Provision of all these documents is mandatory.
These are the terms and conditions for the youth fund grant:
Our online form is accessible and easy read. Read our accessibility statement for more information. A PDF copy of your application will be emailed to you once you have submitted your application. Applicants are reminded that we only accept applications through the online form.
Before you complete your application form, applicants are strongly advised to take time to thoroughly read and understand the fund criteria, priorities and whether your group or organisation is eligible to apply.
You should also make sure that you have all the supporting documents requested so that you can upload them when completing your application. If having read the guidance you are still unsure, please contact us and we will be pleased to discuss this with you further.
The list below summarises the questions we will ask you and any supporting documents that you need to upload in each section of the online form.
Take time to read this as it will help you prepare your application and upload the right supporting documents.
Do not upload large data files (larger than 3MB per file) when completing the form. You can use PDFs or use a zip file if needed. Only upload the documents that we ask for.
Once you start our online application form, enter your name and email address. You can now save your application and return to it later.
The application form is divided into 6 sections. You can complete these sections in any order, save the form and return to complete it later. The 6 sections are:
At the end of each section, you will be prompted to ‘save’ or continue to the next section.
Select 'next' if you are ready to continue with the application. If you need to get additional information and return to your application later select 'save'.
You will then be sent a link to your chosen email address, the one you provided at the start of your application form. The link will take you back to your application form so you can continue completing it. The email also has a PDF copy of your application form so far.
When you are ready to continue with the application form click on the link in the email. You can then complete the next sections and return to previous sections if you need to edit them.
If there are any questions you do not complete you will not be able to submit your application form. Return to any sections with incomplete information. You can find these highlighted in red.
You must use the same email address you used in the first section of the form to access and continue your application form.
Prior to assessment Dorset Council Officers will undertake due diligence on all applications to ensure that the application meets the criteria set out above and that all the relevant documentation has been submitted and is in order. Applications passing the due diligence will be considered by the Grant Panel for a decision.
The Grant Panel is made up of:
The panel will be supported by 2 specialist Dorset Council Officers who advise the panel on youth matters. Each member of the grant evaluation panel will screen all the applications to ensure fairness.
Where a conflict of interest occurs the relevant officer or representative will not take part in the assessment and the conflict of interest will be recorded.
The Grant Panel will assess each application against the fund criteria and use a scoring matrix to agree and prioritise awards. Decisions are made by a majority vote. Where there is no majority the council’s Portfolio holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help will have the deciding vote. The panel decision is final.
If an applicant withdraws their application after the panel decision has been made, the Chair, in consultation with the other panel members, can agree to award the grant to another applicant.
Any changes to the proposed project will be considered by the Grants Officer/Manager and Panel Chair, in consultation with other panel members as appropriate. This might include:
Dorset Council, we will share basic data information about your application with other local grant managers or funding streams. This will enable us to:
Dorset Council will also ensure that applicants data is stored appropriately. See details of our Data Privacy and GDPR policy.
We will inform applicants on 9th December 2022. However, if we receive a high volume of applications, we may need to move that date. We will advise you if that is the case.
The panel or officers may also need to obtain further information about the application, and this may require additional time before confirming a decision. Where this is the case we will let you know.
Release of funding will depend upon the type of grant being offered. Funding decisions can be for:
If you are successful, we will make the funding available to you in full before the start of your project, subject to receipt of all the mandatory supporting documents. We will make grant payments by a BACS payment upon receipt of valid invoice from the applicant.
Where your bid is unsuccessful, we can provide feedback upon request. If you're not satisfied with the service or advice that we've provided, you can make a complaint following Dorset Council’s Complaints Procedure. If you're not satisfied with the service or advice that we've provided, you can make a complaint following Dorset Council’s Complaints Procedure.