This programme is designed to support excellent local organisations and projects that work with:

• disabled children and young people;
• children and young people with life-limiting conditions;
• and their families.

It provides grants of up to £10,000, although many grants are smaller than this.

The programme is open to applications at any time. We aim to respond to your application with a final decision within twelve weeks. During peak times, this can take longer but we will keep you informed of timelines.

We aim to support as many organisations as possible, and therefore are unlikely to fund any organisation in consecutive years. If you have received a grant previously, please wait at least a year after submitting your end of grant report before reapplying.

If you are unsuccessful, we also ask that you wait at least one year from the date of your application before reapplying.

We will consider applications from organisations working with children and young people aged from 0 – 25 years.

Projects:
• Activities for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
• Activities which support siblings of disabled children or siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.
• Bereavement support for children and young people and for families bereaved of a child.
• Family support / parent-led peer support for parents of disabled children.
• Respite which supports the whole family.

Equipment and Materials:
‍• Renovation, upgrading and additional equipment for hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms.
• Minibuses.
• Specialised play equipment / access to play and leisure for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.