1. Young Londoners Fund Round Two www.london.gov.uk/young-londoners-fund

2. Young Londoners Fund
Helping children and young people aged 10 to 21 to fulfil their potential, particularly those at risk of getting caught up in crime.
It will support a range of education, sport, cultural and other activities.
This year £15m is available to support projects working with children and young people.
Last year (2018) 105 organisations were awarded grants, totalling £15m.

3. Aims Provide aspirational and inspirational activities
Give new options and positive choices
More children and young people access London’s youth offer

4. Who the YLF funding supports
Young people at risk of exclusion or involvement in criminal activity,
for example:
Potentially being excluded from school or college, not in employment or at-risk of social exclusion
Living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, having a disrupted family, having a convicted parent or sibling
Young people who’ve been involved in criminal activity, for example:
Having a criminal conviction or any other sanction
In contact with a Youth Offending Team or Service
Incarcerated or on probation
Expect to commit two-thirds of funding to the at risk group and one-third to projects for young people who’ve been involved in criminal activity.
Applicants may identify a specific sub-group of young people who meet the definitions above, depending on the focus of your project. For example, you may choose to focus your project on young people who are at risk of experiencing mental ill health or have had adverse childhood experiences, or you may focus on young victims of criminality.
Projects which support a universal, mixed, group of young people would still be eligible for funding. However, applicants must clearly show the anticipated impact of project activities on young people who are either at risk of exclusion or involvement in criminal activity or have been involved in criminal activity.

5. #younglondonersfund www.london.gov.uk/young-londoners-fund

6. Round 1 – where are we investing?
Sole Deliverers, Lead Applicants and Consortiums can apply for a small or medium grant. To be eligible for a large grant, applicants must be a Lead Applicant or a Consortium.
Two-thirds for at risk; one-third involved in crime.

7. Sole Deliverers, Lead Applicants and Consortiums can apply for a small or medium grant. To be eligible for a large grant, applicants must be a Lead Applicant or a Consortium.
Two-thirds for at risk; one-third involved in crime.

8. Round 1 – who applied? £ Requested No. bids No. funded Total £ funded
£ Requested
No. bids
No. funded
Total £ funded
% of bids funded
Round 1 YLF Small Grants (incl. Sports Unites)
£7.4m
132 33
£2.4m
25%
Round 1 YLF Medium Grants
£28m
212 68
£9.4m
32%
Round 1 YLF Large Grants
£85m
109 4
£3.8m 4%
Total no. of applications
(incl. Sports Unites)
£122m
450
105
£15.6m
23%

9. Round 2 – funding available
Size of grant
Funding per year
Max grant over 3 years
Indicative YLF round 1 allocation
% of funding
No. of projects
Small
£10,000 -£30,000
£90,000
£1.5m
10% 30
Medium
£30,000 -£50,000
£150,000
£9m
60% 65
Large
£50,000-£500,000
£4.5m
30%
4/5
Sole Deliverers, Lead Applicants and Consortiums can apply for a small or medium grant. To be eligible for a large grant, applicants must be a Lead Applicant or a Consortium.
Two-thirds for at risk; one-third involved in crime.

10. Round 2 - who can apply Your organisation must be legally constituted
Your annual grant proposed must not be more than 50 per cent of the annual turnover of your organisation
You/your lead applicant must be able to provide audited/examined accounts
You must have a proven track record in the work your organisation does
You must have expertise and / or experience in delivering the kind of work set out in your proposal
You should have or commit to working towards the London Youth Quality Mark & Project Oracle Validation Standard 1
The annual grant proposed must not constitute more than 50% of the annual turnover of the lead organisation. For example, organisations applying for a grant of £10k per annum must have a turnover of more than £20k per annum.
Your organisation must be legally constituted. If not, you must be part of a Consortium who is a legally constituted organisation or be in a partnership with a Sole Lead Applicant
Sole Deliverers are an individual organisation without sub-granting or sub-contracting arrangements. The GLA will issue a grant to the Sole Deliverer.
Lead Applicants are an individual organisation who is solely responsible for the achievement of the project which is delivered through a partnership which is legally bound by sub-granting or sub-contracting arrangements. The GLA will issue a grant to the Lead Applicant.
Consortiums are formed of a Partnership of organisations who come together to deliver a common objective (the project) and are held jointly accountable for the delivery of the project. Consortiums are a legally constituted organisation (in which case all members must participate in the project). The GLA will issue a grant to the Consortium, and all members must sign the agreement.

11. Round 2 - application window
Applications Open
15 May 2019
Information sessions
May/June
Involve young people in your ideas and plans
Any queries contact the grant helpline on
Applications Close 12-noon Friday 12 July

12. Round 2 – information and support
Local networks
Information sessions (incl. filmed session online)
Sign-up for updates
Feedback on round 1 and FAQs
Project development resources including highly scoring answers

13. Local networks
Support bidders, coordinate and promote projects locally& share good practice
The list of local networks is available on our website
The dates of information sessions will also be published here

14. Feedback on round 1 applications
Some common areas for development identified during the assessment process:
A lack of clarity in how the proposed project would tackle the primary aims of the fund
Unclear on the young people the project was aimed at, their needs and how the organisation would engage them in the project design and delivery
Not enough information on activities the proposed project would provide and what difference these activities would make to young people
Did not demonstrate how the proposed project would engage with existing local services to provide wraparound support for young people

15. Key documents and links
Prospectus and Application Guidance
Register on our grants portal
If you have questions about the
application process:
Helpline
An FAQ document is regularly updated and is available on the Young Londoners web page

16. Questions