Cambridgeshire Youth Grants

Cambridgeshire Youth Grants Small grants for projects that benefit young people

1. Introduction Youth Grants fund projects with young people, aged 10 – 18 years and living in Cambridgeshire (up to 25yrs if a young person has a special educational need or is disabled)

Projects should be completed by 1 April 2017

2. What should projects achieve? Projects must do at least one of the following:  Help young people develop their own initiatives  Help young people participate in their community  Motivate other young people to take part  Develop opportunities for young people to explore, be creative and play

Projects should also contribute to at least one of the Area Partnership Priorities listed on the right

3. How much can you apply for? You can apply for up to £3,000

If you can demonstrate some match funding (in cash or in kind) this will be an advantage

4. Presenting your application You can present your project in one of 3 ways:

 A word document (up to 750 words) You can use photographs to illustrate your application  A PowerPoint presentation (up to 15 slides with less than 50 words per slide)  A video presentation (10 minutes maximum)

Your application should describe:  What your project aims to achieve (which of the points in paragraph 2 it will address)  Why your project is needed  Who will benefit and how they will benefit  Where and when it will take place  How your project will be carried out, including how you are going to use the funding  How you will record what you have done and what you have achieved  How the project will help your work be more sustainable

If awarded a grant you will have to submit a report within 8 weeks of finishing or by 1 May 2017 (whichever is soonest)

Submitting your application 1. You need to fill in this application form. The application form asks for  Basic information about your project  Information about your organisation or if you are not a constituted voluntary or community group a voluntary organisation that will administer the grant on your behalf. Organisations must have an income of less than £75,000 a year; be legally constituted and have a constitution that allows them to support your project

2. Send this form (application form) by e-mail or post to the contact in your area

Area your project Send by e-mail to… Send by post to… will take place Cambridge City [email protected] South Cambs Youth and Community South Cambs Coordinator BMCG Locality Team Sackville House 1 Sackville Way Gt Cambourne CB23 6HL East Cambs [email protected] Children, Families and Adults Services Fenland 01354 750359 07884490628 March and Chatteris Locality Team Young People March The Centre City Road March Cambs PE15 9LS Huntingdonshire [email protected] Broad leas Centre St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5QB

4. Send your presentation  as an email attachment or by post as above  via a link YouTube

Timescale for applications Closing date for applications is Thursday 31 December 2015

If your application is successful you will be notified by Monday 1 February 2016

Please do not assume that any grant will be paid until you receive a letter confirming the grant has been agreed

Help: If you would like to discuss your project ideas you can contact the Youth and Community Co-ordinator in your area

Youth and Community Co-ordinators:

East Cambs [email protected]

Fenland [email protected] [email protected]

Huntingdonshire [email protected] [email protected]

South Cambs Amanda.silvester @cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridge City Amanda.silvester @cambridgeshire.gov.uk Project Details Name of organization:

1. What is the title of your project?

2. What is the aim of your project?

3. What format have you used to present you project?

MS Word Ms PowerPoint PDF YouTube video link - please give details

4. Where will your project take place? City & South Cambs East Cambs & Fenland Huntingdonshire

5. When will work funded by the grant take place? Start date: Finish date:

6. Feedback, Evaluation Final evaluation presentation date:

Please give a date that you expect to submit your end-of-project report/evaluation The date should be no later than 8 weeks after completion of the project or by 1 May 2017 which ever is the earliest

7. Please give details of the voluntary organisation or community group that will look after the funding for your project?

Name of 2 contact people in the organisation who will be responsible for administering funding for your project Name Role in Organisation Name Role in Organisation

3 Contact1. A copy address: of your project presentation (or a YouTubeContact video address: link) If the file size for your presentation is too large to be sent as an attached email please contact your YCC contact to Daytimeagree phone an alternative no: arrangement for submitting yourDaytime presentation phone no: Email address: Email address: Please2. From briefly your describe supporting how organisation you are linked to the organisation

 A copy of their Safeguarding / Child Protection policy  A copy of their Equal Opportunities Policy

3. Quotations for any equipment costing more than £200 you intend to buy with this grant Estimated cost of planned expenses / things you will buy 11.4. ProjectPlease listcosts any other supporting documents you are submitting with your application

Expenditure How much funding are you requesting from the Youth Grant Scheme?

SignaturesPlease list by everything people youapplying will spend for moneyproject on. funding: Include VAT if applicable  I/we make this application with the understanding that I/we have responsibility carrying out the proposed project work, evaluating it and providing an end of project report as agreed

13. Declaration 8. WhatQuotations is the for legal equipment: status Youof the will supporting need to supply organisation? quotations with Isyour it: application for any items of equipment costing more than £200 A Not-For-Profit community organisation Match Funding A Registered Charity Please give the charity number: A DoesCompany the project limited have by guarantee match funding (in cash or in kind?)Please give Yes the company No number: Another form of organisation PleaseWhat isgive the details: total of the match funding in cash? If match funding is provided in kind please outline in the table below, how it is provided and who is providing it 9. Supporting organisation - basic financial information

Does the support organisation have? What support in kind is being offered? Who is providing this What is the estimated Its own bank account requiring two unrelated people to approve withdrawals Yes No Eg venue; staff time, resources support? value of this? An annual income of less that £75,000 IncludeYes costs/hourly No rates At least three members on its governing body Yes No

10. Supporting organisation

Constitution Does the support organisation’s constitution permit it to administer funds for your project?

Yes No 12. PleaseSupporting note: the organisation documents will be required to provide and copy of their constitution before funding is released to their bank Pleaseaccount. confirm that you are submitting the following with your application form (electronic copies acceptable)

Safeguarding Does the supporting organisation have a safeguarding policy? Yes No

Will all supporting organisations staff and volunteers that will be involved in this project, have Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks? Yes No Full name in capitals Signature Date Signature of person representing the linked organisation that is supporting this application

Full name in capitals Position in organisation

 I certify that the information contained in this application is correct  I am authorized to verify support and take responsibility for this project behalf of the above organisation  If the information in the application changes in any way I will inform my Youth and Community Co-ordinator immediately  I give permission for Cambridgeshire County Council to record the information in this form electronically

Signature Date