Wakefield District Youth Opportunities Fund and Youth Capital Fund

Application Guidelines

1. All applications must be from 3 or more named young people.
2. Applications for funding for Capital Projects in 2010~2011 (that is projects that involve building or buying something substantial) must be submitted by 28 February 2010.
3. Applications under £500 for activities can come in at any time provided they are from 3 or more named applicants.
4. All applications over £10,000 for activites planned to take place between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011 must be in by 28 FEBRUARY 2010.
5. There will be 4 application deadlines for grants between £500 and £10,000 to be spent between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011. 
   These will be :- 31 March 10 
                          31 June 10
                          30 Sept 10
                          31 Dec 10
   All funds must be spent by mid March 2011 except in exceptional circumstances by previous arrangement.
6. If the project will benefit a specific group of young people, all their names and dates of birth must be submitted with the bid.

Some reasons why your application maybe rejected:-

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  • Activity too dangerous or no safeguards in operation

  • Project duplicates an existing project

  • Not value for money

  • Does not meet the criteria

  • All the money already allocated

  • Named beneficiaries have already benefitted from 3 YOF funded projects

  • Alternative funding is available.