CWVYS The Independent Voice of the Voluntary Youth Sector in Wales

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Funding Information

Information on funding available to the Voluntary Youth Sector

Funding

National Voluntary Organisations (NVYO) grant Scheme
These are grants made by the Welsh Government to National Wales Voluntary youth organisations. The new grant scheme runs for 2 years from April 2013.
 
 
Welsh Assembly Grant Schemes for Voluntary Sector
Information on all the grant schemes can be accessed from the Assembly website

Voluntary Sector
 
WCVA grant schemes
WCVA Administers grant schemes and information can be found on their website or contact: WCVA helpline 0870 607 1666 or email: help@wcva.org.uk

Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Charitable trusts and other grants available
Big lottery Fund Young People's Fund

Please contact CWVYS, WCVA or the local County Voluntary Councils for more information
 
Local grants from County Voluntary Councils CVCs
Many CVCs have small grant schemes. Information on these schemes can be obtained by contacting the relevant CVC. WCVA has a list of all the CVCs in Wales. WCVA helpline 0870 607 1666 or email: help@wcva.org.uk
 
Cymorth
All Young Peoples Partnerships and Children's Partnerships and the overarching Framework for Children and Young People in Wales have a Cymorth fund. This is Assembly funding for children and young people most at risk. The national guidelines for Cymorth can be accessed on the Assembly website. Each Framework Partnership in Wales determines local priorities and these are to be found in the local Cymorth plan. Information on Cymorth locally can be accessed from the Framework and YPP Co-ordinators. CWVYS has a list of contacts.

Children and Young People
 
Code of practice for funding the Voluntary Sector
This was established through the Voluntary sector Scheme and establishes the principles of how the Assembly relates to the sector in relationship to funding.
 
A new code of practice has been developed and will be published soon.

For further information on funding, CWVYS members can go to the members only section, click on the news page and  click on the latest e-bulletin.