CYPFGP

Department for Education and Skills		Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme
Location	National
Dates	Deadline for applications: 11 November 2005
Aims	Objective of the funding opportunity: The aim of this funding opportunity to fund work to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in the context of the Government’s Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme. There are two types of grant available strategic and project.
	It aims to help the following client groups:
	Young People Those with disabilities Ethnic minorities
FRESA priorities	The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:
	Top Priorities: Young people and career choices	High Priorities: Future labour Force Medium Priorities: Increasing employment rates Access to learning and ICT Innovation
	More information on the FRESA The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: Young people and career choices
Eligibility	Eligible organisations: Charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Accreditation	Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available	Funding available: About £20m is available for this funding round. There is no minimum or maximum amount that can be applied for, if applying for a strategic grant but the project grant has a minimum of £50,000.
Application	How to apply for this funding: You will need the following documents to apply for this funding opportunity: Prospectus Application Form for Strategic Grants Application Form for Project Grants Questions and Answers - this page will be updated again on 14 October 2005.
Contact	For further information contact:
	Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme Team Department for Education and Skills (DfES) 2nd Floor, Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street London SW1P 3BT Email: cypfgrant.programme@dfes.gsi.gov.uk. http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/voluntaryandcommunity/cypfgrant/
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