Youth Matters Fund – Delivery Partner Competition

One large grant is available for a single charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic organisation or consortium to lead a programme committed to delivering significant, long-term change in youth provision across underserved areas in England.

The Youth Matters Fund (YMF) provides up to £416.8 million of grant funding to deliver significant long-term change in youth services provision across the parts of England with the greatest need.

The fund aims to achieve three core outcomes in around 60 eligible places:

• Rapid improvements in the level and quality of youth services provision, informed by a step change in engagement with young people.
• Long-term enhancements to the sustainability of youth sector activities and facilities.
• The development of meaningful local partnerships that underpin sustainable sector growth.

The funding is for charitable or philanthropic organisations with proven experience in large-scale grant delivery, capital investment, and the youth sector to invest the grant in facilities, equipment, and services to drive sustainable, long-term improvements in youth provision across underserved areas in England.

The support is for young people and youth organisations within underserved areas in England who are delivering for all young people aged 10 to 21, and up to the age of 25 for young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND), but will be targeted at breaking down barriers to access for disadvantaged and/or vulnerable young people. These include (but are not limited to) ethnic minorities, young people with SEND, young people from low socio-economic backgrounds and those living in poverty, care experienced young people and care leavers, young carers.