Highland YLAG Youth Impact Fund

Youth Impact Fund

Application Form
The deadline to submit this application is 15th May 2026 at 4pm.
Check Eligibility:
Are you applying on behalf of an organisation or applying as an individual?

Check Eligibility:
Do you have a bank account registered in the organisation's name?
Do you have a bank account registered in your own name?
Can you provide a proof of address? E.g. bank statement or provisional/driving licence.
If you are applying for grant funding related to a building/repairs of an asset, please confirm ownership/long-term lease of the asset.
Does your project employ staff? For example, does your project and costs specifically outline staff time and costs. Please indicate yes or no below.
All applicants are required to provide a statement describing how the organisation is committed to advancing the Fair Work First Policy including the ‘Real Living Wage’ and ‘Effective Workers Voice’ criteria.

This statement is applicable to all groups and organisations even if you do not directly employ staff, or only work with volunteers. Projects cannot progress without a signed statement - for more information, please see mygov.scot.
Fair Work First policy statement is published:
Tell us about your organisation:
Organisation Name:
Name of primary contact:

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number:
Name of secondary contact:

First NameLast Name
Email of secondary contact
example@example.com
Phone number secondary contact:
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

Town/City

Postcode
Please upload proof of address e.g. bank statement, provisional/driving licence, utility bill.

Please note: we do not require scanned copies. Imagines taken from a mobile phone are sufficient.
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Select your organisation's legal structure from the following list
Please provide a copy of your organisations constitution:

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If your organisation has a registered number (Scottish Charity Register or Companies House) please enter here:
1. About your organisation

Please tell us about your organisation, when you were established, what your aims are, and how you work with your community.0/150
Tell us about your project:
Project Name:
2. Provide details about your proposed project: please include type of activities; outputs such as number of sessions, staffing, participants, etc; and relevant timing.

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3. What difference will this make for young people in your community?

Describe the change(s) you hope will be observed, you can enter up to 4 outcomes but if you have less than this please enter not applicable in the additional boxes below.
Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Outcome 3
Outcome 4
4. What methods will be used to measure the changes described in Q3?

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5. How does your organisation work with young people in Highland?

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6. How did you identify a need for this activity/service? Please describe your engagement methods etc. to identify this need.

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7. Please provide a short video of 2-4 minutes duration from young people involved or supported with by your organisation evidencing why this project is needed/important to them and what it may achieve. Your video should be uploaded in MP4 format. Free convertors are widely available by Google search. If you have any technical issues in providing this please contact funding@hiclimatehub.co.uk

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8. Proposed start date:

DayMonthYear
Please note: the funded activity must start after the 8th June 2026.
9. Proposed end date:

DayMonthYear
Please note: the funded activity must complete by the 31st January 2027.
10. In which locality will the project be focused?
11. Neighbourhood/community within the locality you've selected, if relevant?
Application:
What will the funding be used for?
For example: to cover the cost of training. Please indicate in this response what this funding will help you to achieve.
Video Upload

Please provide a short video of 2-4 minutes duration outlining why this funding is important to you and what it will help you to achieve. Your video should be uploaded in MP4 format. Free convertors are widely available by Google search. If you have any technical issues in providing this please contact funding@hiclimatehub.co.uk
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Finances

Please use this next section to outline the finances for the project
Budgets

Please use the boxes below to provide details of the breakdown of your full project costs using the categories below.
Materials
How much of your project costs do you anticipate spending on materials?
Staffing
How much of your project costs do you anticipate spending on staffing including sessional or contractors?
Travel/Subsistence/Volunteer
How much of your project costs do you anticipate spending on travel, subsistence and/or volunteer costs?
Event & Marketing
How much of your project costs do you anticipate spending on event costs and marketing? e.g. Room hire, social media, print materials
Other costs, if the categories above do not represent your cost categories, please enter here your estimated other budgetary costs and include an explanation
Other (Details)
17. Total Project costs £:
15. Total Match Funding £:
16. Match Funding Confirmed
Match Funding Details
Enter the names of your additional funders, if unconfirmed we may get in touch to confirm when you anticipate funding being awarded
18. Amount requested £:
Please note: funding of up to £2,000 is available through this fund for community organisations, and funding of up to £500 is available for individuals.
Please attach a copy of your latest independently verified accounts, as required by your governance structure.

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If you are new organisation or do not have a copy of your latest independently verified accounts please provide an explanation here:
Would you like to join the Highland Youth Local Action Group? Please note, membership of the Highland YLAG is open to anyone with a connection to the Highlands, aged 16-30 years.
Please sign and submit form
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Youth Impact Fund

Check Eligibility:

Check Eligibility:

Tell us about your organisation:

Tell us about your project:

3. What difference will this make for young people in your community?

Application:

Finances