National Voluntary Youth Organisations Support Fund 2021/22

Before proceeding to complete the application form you should:

1. Ensure you have read and fully understand the guidance document which you can download here

2. Download a copy of the 'Technical guidance on completing the application form'. This will give you details on how the online form works, saving your progress etc. Click here to download the document.

3. You will be asked to upload a copy of the following documents:

· Audited accounts or receipts and payment statement

· A copy of your latest bank statement

4. Note the following:

· There will be no second round of the fund in 2021/22

· No extensions beyond the 31st of March 2022 can be granted

· The fund guidance has been updated and should be read before completing this application form

Section 1 - Eligibility

This fund is open to NATIONAL youth work organisations only. Please confirm the following:

a) That your organisation delivers youth work (as defined here)

Yes/No

Please describe the work that you do with young people and the youth work approach that underpins it (text box) (max 300 words)

b) That you organisation has a national remit and reach

Yes/No

Please describe your national reach and remit

Section 2 - About You

First name

Last name

Your position

Your contact telephone number

Your email address

Is this a personal address?

Section 3 - About Your Organisation

Organisation name

Legal status

Other type of organisation

Charity number (please enter n/a if not applicable

Company number (Please enter n/a if not applicable)

Please tell us about the governance arrangement for your organisation (200 words max)

Registered Office Address

Address line 1

Town/ City

Postcode

Organisation telephone number

What is the vision/mission of your organisation (Max 200 words)

Section 4 - About the activity

1. Please provide a clear description of the proposed activity (max 400 words)

Project Start date

Project End Date

2. Please provide a short description of the project (for reporting purposes) (max 200 words)

3. Which of the following outcomes do you expect to achieve as a result of the proposed activity?

Enhanced capacity in relation to recruitment and support of youth work volunteersImproved confidence and capacity of youth work volunteers and staff to engage in face-to-face, digital and/or blended approaches to youth work deliveryEnhanced capacity of youth work staff and volunteers to support young people’s developmentEnhanced support for the health & wellbeing of youth work staff and volunteersImproved strategic partnerships with local authorities in order to support education recovery and/or delivery of local CLD strategy prioritiesIncreased access to leadership development opportunities in support of the above outcomes

4. Please tell us how you have ensured that the proposed activity is flexible enough to take place within local and national guidance on Covid-19 recovery (Max 200 words)

5. How will you evaluate the proposed activity and what evidence will you gather to demonstrate the achievement of these outcomes? (Max 300 words)

6. Is your proposed event or activity new or existing?

7. About the beneficiaries

Direct beneficiaries

	Activity	Expected Numbers
Chief Officers/Senior Staff (FT)
Full Time Staff (HQ)
Full Time Staff (Local)
Volunteer Managers
Existing Volunteers
New Volunteers
Young People (only record number of young people who are DIRECT beneficiaries)

Total

Section 5- Finance

1. Please detail the funding you require from the National Voluntary Youth Organisation Support Fund (£)

Project Staff Costs

Venue Costs

Activity Programme Costs

Other

Total applied for

2. Provide a breakdown of these costs only

3. Does the amount applied for represent 100% of the total cost of the programme?

Is the balance of the funding secured?

Total amount of match funding (where applicable)

Total amount of in-kind funding (where applicable)

4. Please confirm that no core costs are included in your request (including in daily rate formulas)

Section 6 - Bank Details

Name of Bank

Address of Bank

Account Name

Account Number

Sort Code

Section 6- Supporting Documents

1. Has this organisation been established in the last year?

Please attach electronic copies of the following document(s):

Audited accounts/ receipts and payments statement (this a requirement of all organisations which have been established for over a year)

OR

A copy of your latest bank statement (this a requirement of all organisations established within the last year)

Previous project evaluation report of the project (optional)

Section 7- Compliance

Please provide the following information:

1. Chief officer or office bearer of organisation:

Name

Position held in organisation

Daytime phone number

Email Address

2. Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG)

Does your recruitment procedure include membership to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, or, the use of Disclosure Scotland Enhanced Checks, as appropriate for staff and volunteers who are working unsupervised with children and protected adults?

Are you satisfied that your organisation's procedures for staff and volunteer recruitment and supervision minimise the risk of harm to children and protected adults?

3. Data protection

YouthLink Scotland is aware of its responsibilities in ensuring the security of the data you have provided in this application. We confirm that we will only use this data to fulfil our duties in relation to this grant programme. However the National Voluntary Youth Organisations Support Fund is a Scottish Government programme and is therefore subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and we may have to provide information to fulfil this obligation. Personal addresses are not subject to Freedom of Information so it is important to tick the box in section 1 if you are using a personal address for correspondence.

I confirm that I have read the above information regarding Data Protection and the Freedom of Information Act.

4. National Voluntary Youth Organisations Support Fund Terms and conditions

I confirm that I agree to the terms and conditions of the award.

5. YouthLink Scotland is the national agency for youth work. We provide information, training and support to youth work organisations across Scotland. If you would like us to contact you with information about support opportunities (including other funding opportunities), please let us know.

Yes, I'd like to hear about opportunities that may be of benefit to my organisation.