The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has announced that its Open Call will be paused from 12 September due to limited funding availability. Applications must propose projects deliverable within 24 months, with a preference for shorter delivery periods.
Applications will be accepted from delivery organisations across England and/or Wales that work to reduce young people's involvement in violence and are ready for rigorous evaluation.
The aim of this open call is to fund and evaluate projects that will help the YEF build strong evidence for practices and approaches in areas where clear gaps exist.
The funding is for projects which are ready for an impact evaluation with an experimental design (ie, randomised control trial) or a quasi-experimental design.
The funding can be for both the delivery of the intervention and the evaluation itself.
Projects need to primarily support children and young people (aged 10 to 18 years) who are either:
- At risk of crime or violence ('secondary prevention'), or
- Already affected by violence, offending or exploitation ('tertiary prevention').
Projects also need to be working in one of the following sectors:
- Youth sector
- Children's services
- Youth Justice
- Policing
- Neighbourhoods
- Health
- Education
YEF is interested in proposals from both:
- Delivery organisations currently delivering an evaluable project, service or intervention.
- Partnerships between delivery organisations and YEF Evaluator panel members.
Applications will be considered from registered charities, companies, statutory bodies and community interest companies (CICs) supporting children and young people in England and/or Wales.
There is no set grant limit. Applicants need to provide 20% of delivery costs themselves either through supplementary funding or in-kind provision. Organisations led by representatives of Black and/or racially minoritised communities who are unable to meet the 20% supplementary and in-kind target should apply as their application will be assessed separately.
The deadline for applications is 12 September 2025.
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