A Million & Me – Big Sky Programme
/BBC Children in Need is here to make sure that every child has the childhood they deserve and the support they need to thrive.
Our A Million & Me fund supports children aged 8-13 years old. It focuses on their emotional wellbeing and mental health.
This fund aims to provide support at an early stage, before mental health problems are established.
As part of this programme, we focused on the impact of geographic isolation on children’s emotional wellbeing and mental health. Research by the Centre for Mental Health (report) highlights the voices of children are often absent from consultations. Dedicated support and funding should be allocated to reaching children in remote communities.
The Big Sky programme has been developed in response to these needs.
Grants are for early intervention approaches. These grants will support the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children aged 8-13 years living in spatially isolated communities.
This is an invite only programme for organisations working in rural, remote and island areas.
As applications are by invitation only, they will be developed through conversations with BBC Children in Need teams in each of the 4 nations and draws on our local knowledge and insight.
We are committed to funding grassroot organisations across the UK, providing those vital positive relationships that support good emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Funding of up to £5,000 will be awarded although we expect there to be mix in the range of grants awarded.
Organisations can apply for up to 2 years, with no application deadlines. Applications must fit within BBC CiN localised funding plans and rural identifiers developed at a local level. Contact details for local teams are here.
Applicants may already hold a grant with us but we are keen to target organisations and groups that have not been funded by us.
Organisations will only be able to hold one Big Sky grant.
For more information, please visit Big Sky Programme - BBC Children in Need
