To mark The SNP Government’s Year of Young People 2018, £550k of National Lottery funding will become available for projects to help young people spark a change in their lives from today, Monday 19 March.
The Year of Young People National Lottery Fund is a joint scheme from Scotland’s National Lottery distributors.
It offers funding between £3,000 and £10,000 to heritage, community and sports projects that are run for and by young people aged 8 to 26 and that improve their health and wellbeing.
Commenting, Kenneth Gibson MSP said:
“This is a very welcome opportunity to apply for National Lottery funding to take forward their own projects and I am keen that as many groups in North Ayrshire apply.
“There are two application rounds in this fund with the first closing date being 30 April and the second 18 June.”
Further information about applying can be found at https://is.gd/yoypnlf .
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