There is a new Youth Initiative Grant application form now available to download here on youthzone. You can also see the Funding Rounds for April 2010 to March 2011 here on youthzone

What is the Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Fund?

The Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) and Youth Capital Fund (YCF) are specific financial resources for young people to control and to decide how they should be spent in their area. They are aimed at enabling local authorities to develop new approaches to investment for young people, focusing on deprived neighbourhoods and disadvantaged young people.

The money has come from the Government which has introduced the funds to provide young people with opportunities to influence activities for them. The involvement of young people, especially disadvantaged young people, is central to the initiative which aims to provide more things to do, places to go and people to talk to, in line with what young people in Nottinghamshire want.  

In Nottinghamshire there will be a total of £853,800 for both these funds for the period from April 2008 to March 2011 per year for three years.

What are Youth Initiative Grants?

The Youth Initiative Grant scheme is the local distribution scheme for the YOF and YCF in Nottinghamshire, and is facilitated by the County Council's Youth Service.

The grants are given out through a competitive and criteria led process, where applications are assessed by young people's grant making panels which are sub groups of the Nottinghamshire Young People's Board, Nottinghamshire Young Pioneers (Disabled Young People's Forum) and each of the seven District Youth Assemblies.

Funding Rounds

Round Period	Closing Date for Applications	Grants Will Be Assessed By	Notification of Outcome By
April 1st 2010 - June 30th 2010	28th Feb 2010	14th March 2010	21st March 2010
July 1st 2010 - Sept 30th 2010	31st May 2010	14th June 2010	21st June 2010
Oct 1st 2010 - Dec 31st 2010	31st Aug 2010	14th Sept 2010	21st Sept 2010
Jan 1st 2010 - March 31st 2010	30th Nov 2010	14th Dec 2010	21st Dec 2010

What does this mean for me?

Making an application