FUNDING ROUND
Open Call
Application guidance for Delivery Organisations
This grant round is an open call for proposals with no fixed closing date.
FUNDING ROUND
Application guidance for Delivery Organisations
This grant round is an open call for proposals with no fixed closing date.
The Youth Endowment Fund’s Open Call funding round invites proposals from delivery organisations that work to reduce young people’s involvement in violence and are ready for rigorous evaluation.
Unlike previous rounds, which were open for applications for a limited amount of time and focused on specific themes like Positive Activities or Psychological Therapies, this Open Call is ongoing and for projects from across all our focus sectors.
Our aim is to fund and evaluate projects that will help us build strong evidence for practices and approaches in areas where clear gaps exist.
Please note, funding is only available for projects delivered in England or Wales.
To help us make the biggest difference over the ten years of our endowment, we’ve selected a set of sectors where we’ll concentrate our funding and learning. We believe these sectors present some of the biggest opportunities to improve support for children and young people who are at risk of becoming involved in violence.
Applications are open to projects working in one of the following sectors:
Projects must primarily support children and young people aged 10–18 who are either:
While children outside this age range can be included, they should not be the primary focus.
Please note, that we are not accepting projects aimed at universal provision for all children and young people (i.e. ‘primary prevention’).
We are looking for well-established projects that are operating at a reasonable scale or have clear plans to scale up. These projects should be suitable for a full impact evaluation.
The impact of projects will be measured against one of YEF’s primary outcomes:
We welcome proposals that will help fill evidence gaps and build a robust understanding of what works to prevent children becoming involved in violence .
Before applying, please review our portfolio of funded projects. If your proposal is similar to an existing project, you’ll need to clearly explain how your approach is different and why it will generate new evidence.
For example, we have funded several mentoring projects. To consider funding another, we would need to understand how it addresses a distinct and meaningful gap not covered by existing projects.
Please read our application guidance for more information about this funding round, our eligibility criteria and application process.
This guidance is for projects delivering support and services to children and young people. Separate guidance aimed at evaluators will be published shortly.
Please read the application guidance carefully before starting your application. This grant round is an open call for proposals and has no fixed closing date.
The application form is split into two parts:
We aim to assess all part one applications within ten working days. If we believe your proposal has promise, we will send you a link to the part two application.
Please note, this application form is for projects delivering support to children and young people. A separate application page and form for evaluators will be published shortly.
If you have any questions or are not sure that you’re eligible, you can contact us at grants@youthendowmentfund.org.uk