Youth Empowerment Grant Programme: Main Grants
Grant pot: £757,500 per year
Grant length: 3-years with a possible 2-year extension
Main Grants provide longer-term core grant funding for organisations delivering play and youth services for children and young people in Kensington and Chelsea, such as local youth clubs and community adventure play.
Organisations applying for Main Grant will need to demonstrate a strong track record of delivering high quality services for children and young people in the borough, along with match funding. They will need to demonstrate how they deliver a minimum of 3 of the 5 priority areas in the Youth Review.
In response to the needs of the sector, the organisations will be able to bid for 3 years, with the possibility of a 2-year extension following satisfactory completion of monitoring and evaluation of the services. Grants will commence from 1 April 2025.
Organisations are also able to express an interest in leasing council properties:
- Lancaster Youth Hub
- Golborne Youth Club
- Chelsea Youth Hub
- Canalside Centre, with Cremorne Watersports site
- Little Wormwood Scrubs Adventure Playground
- Flashpoint Adventure Playground
Successful applications for council properties will demonstrate how they partner with other local organisations and maximise the use of the buildings. Partnership and consortium bids applying to lease the council properties are welcome.
Monitoring for this grant will be required every 6 months, this includes completion of a form and including visits from RBKC, Young K&C and Young K&C’s Young Ambassadors, with an annual report showcasing how the organisation has reached its outcomes for the year.