Holiday Grants for Children
/Grants are available for schools, youth groups, not-for-profit organisations, and charities to provide access to one-off recreational trips or holidays for groups of children aged 13 years and younger who experience disadvantage or disability and live in an area of high deprivation.
The Charity aims to provide children aged 13 years or younger who are disadvantaged, disabled or from areas of high deprivation with a short recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience.
Grants of between £500 and £2,750 are available. Match funding may be required as the Charity may not be able to award successful applicants the full amount requested.
Schools, youth groups, not-for-profit organisations and charities in the UK are eligible to apply.
Priority will be given to projects that will benefit disadvantaged and disabled children in the most deprived areas in the UK. This means areas that fall within the bottom 20% according to the National Indices of Deprivation. For groups of children with disabilities, more flexibility will be given regarding the level of deprivation.
Applications can be made for grants towards a single trip, which could be a day trip or a longer residential of up to seven days in length. This could be to a countryside or city location but must be outside the children's immediate locality. Day trips should not involve a disproportionate amount of time spent travelling.
The funders will consider trips which are more local but these should have an emphasis on providing a new experience for the children and broadening their horizons. Examples include camping, trips to adventure activity centres or the seaside.
The funders will sometimes consider applications for groups of children living in deprived circumstances within more affluent areas. In this case, it is essential that the need for support is clearly explained.
Grants are only available to support children who are aged 13 and under.
This fund is open for applications three times a year and applications are accepted based on when the trip is happening. The next rounds are:
20 March 2025–21 July 2025 (for trips taking place 1 May–31 August 2025).
22 July–19 November 2025 (for trips taking place 1 September–31 December 2025).
Grants are made on a first come, first served basis until the available funding for that round has been fully allocated. All applications should be received at least five weeks before the date of the trip to allow for administrative processing and decision making.
An online application form and a set of guidelines can be found on the Charity's website.
