Subject - 'My Place' funding - supporting projects that deliver world class facilities for young people.

Posted : (Tuesday 10th June 2008 ) By - Jane (Registered User)his will support projects that deliver world class facilities for young people. The programme which will run between 2008 and 2010 will provide grants of between £1 million and £5 million for projects that;
provide young people with exciting and safe places to go in their leisure time where they can get involved in a positive range of activities;
allow more young people, particularly the most disadvantaged, to participate in positive leisure time activities that support their personal and social development;
enable more young people to have access to information, advice and support services from within places they feel comfortable;
and that provide for stronger partnership working between local authorities, third, private and public sector partners to plan, deliver and operate financially sustainable youth facilities with and for young people.
All projects will need to demonstrate genuine cross-sector partnership between public sector bodies and third and/or private sector organisations.
The Big Lottery Fund is delivering this funding scheme on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). This is not Lottery funding.
A Regional Seminar will take place in Warrington on the morning of 14th May to inform groups about myplace. The deadline for fast track applications is the 29th July 2008 and the deadline for the standard route is the 30th September 2008.
For more information please visit the website.