Community Cash Awards

Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a project that will benefit your community.

What you get

  • A grant to get you going of up to £5,000
  • Support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community

 

Are you eligible?

You must be either:

  • aged 14-16, and achieving or at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A* - C, or
  • aged 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours a week)


Projects must:

  • be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
  • clearly benefit the local community
  • benefit the people running the project; and
  • be a new or developing project.


What it's not for

  • Formal groups or organisations
  • Expeditions or overseas travel
  • Fundraising activities for charity
  • Trips and outings, unless they have educational value


How to apply

Fill in our online form or call 0800 842 842.

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Positive stories

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Community Cash Survival Guide

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