{"alias":"changeLogItem","byline":"","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EIn collaboration with a group of youth charities, we\u2019ve been lobbying the Government to provide funding to help with the impact of the pandemic for some time. As a result, on Friday 16 January the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced a new \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-the-youth-covid-19-support-fund\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Youth Covid-19 Support Fund\u0022\u003EYouth Covid-19 Support Fund\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E worth \u00A316.5m.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is separate and in addition to the \u00A31m provided to Scouts, contributing to the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/january/18-million-recovery-fund-for-scout-groups-in-need/\u0022\u003E\u00A31.8m Recovery Fund\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fund allows local uniformed youth groups and national umbrella bodies, in England, to apply for funding to help pay for any shortfall during November 2020 and March 2021.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe total amount members can apply for is the lower of:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E25% annual expenditure\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eany shortfall between Nov 2020 and Mar 2021\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eor \u00A3250k\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhilst \u003Cstrong\u003Eapplications close on Friday 12 February\u003C/strong\u003E, you can apply earlier as they\u2019ll be considered on a rolling basis. \u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you believe you\u2019re eligible for both the Youth COVID-19 Support Fund and the Scouts Recovery Fund (which is also funded in part by DCMS), please still prepare your application. We\u2019re working out how these two funds will interact but we don\u2019t want you to lose preparation time whilst we do.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor support with your application, register for one of the webinars:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E10am Thursday 21 January, hosted by DCMS\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E7pm, Thursday 28 January, hosted by Scouts\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Check out our other news this month","buttonLink":{"name":"January","id":null,"url":"/news/2021/january/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"490499","label":"490499"},"alignment":"left"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"19 January 2021","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48625,"nodeName":"New Youth Covid-19 Support Fund worth \u00A316.5m now open for applications","title":"New Youth Covid-19 Support Fund worth \u00A316.5m now open for applications","type":"changeLogItem","image":{"url":"/media/5876/mark-my-words.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd0899a380","caption":"Mark My Words","type":"jpg","size":197578,"width":1920,"height":1080,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"New Youth Covid-19 Support Fund worth \u00A316.5m now open for applications","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a new Youth Covid-19 Support Fund worth \u00A316.5m ","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODYyNSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/january/new-youth-covid-19-support-fund-worth-165m-now-open-for-applications/"}