Funding for New Approaches to Tackling Child Poverty in Wales
Funding is available to enable innovation in collaboration between public and third sector organisations and/or regional partnerships relating to child poverty in Wales.
The Child Poverty Innovation and Supporting Communities Grant initiative provided by Welsh Government has been established to support public and third sector organisations in their efforts to achieve the following:
- Enhance the capacity of organisations to form collaborative working arrangements to address child poverty, linked to one or more of the five objectives of the Child Poverty Strategy for Wales 2024.
- Support organisations working together to enhance effective communication, joint working and knowledge transfer in responding to child poverty at the regional, local or community level.
The total amount available for distribution under this fund is £1.5 million. The grant funding has been split into two different pots:
- Community and local level – grants of up to £25,000.
- Regional level – grants of up to £125,000.
Applications will be accepted from public and third sector organisations, which may include faith groups, on behalf of collaborations working to address child poverty in Wales. There should be a single lead applicant who will act as the grant holder and data controller.
Grants are used to support the delivery of projects and activities that:
- Progress, strengthen and add value to existing partnership/collaborative working arrangements.
- Establish new partnership/collaborate working arrangements, including staff costs to release capacity to help with collaborative arrangements.
Supported projects must be delivered by 31 March 2026.
