A limited number of grants of up to £5,000 are available to smaller UK registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are enabling young adults with a learning disability to live a more independent life once they leave formal education.
Project proposals that meet at least 2 of the Trust’s following objectives are likely to be prioritised:
- Designed for and targeted towards people with learning disabilities aged 18 to 25 outside the school environment. Those age 16+ who are not in formal education, training or work will also be considered.
- Enabling social interaction with other people and allow self-expression and confidence building.
- Include accredited training.
- Offer employment experience.
- Offer the opportunities for people to gain transferable life skills, which may include how to access support.
- Smaller organisations which are demonstrating an entrepreneurial approach to a locally identified issue.
- Where beneficiaries have been adversely affected by the ongoing impact of COVID-19, and are
- Working in partnership with relevant local organisations and service providers.
Grant awards tend to be for between £1,000 and £5,000.
Please note that the Trust likes to see that applicants have attempted to secure grant support from other sources.
Further information, guidance and an application form is available on the Trust’s website.
This is an annual award which accepts applications from 1 January until 31 March.