If you applied

We’re closing this funding earlier than planned because of the large number of applications we’re getting.

Continue your application

You can see a full list of questions from the application form.

Your organisation can only submit one application to this phase of the Million Hours Fund.

If you need help, or have any communication needs

You can contact us if you have any communication support needs. We’re happy to talk about other ways for you to tell us about your idea. For example, by completing a PDF version of the form, or sending us a recording instead of the longer text answers.

How long it takes to get funding

It may take up to 16 weeks (4 months) to get a decision from us.

We may not be able to fund everyone who applies. So you should not increase how much your organisation is spending until we’ve offered you funding.

Involving young people in your application form

We’d love to hear from any young people you currently work with. You could ask them to complete the relevant section of the application form.

What information you need to apply

In the application form we’ll ask about your organisation, the work you want to do, and the contacts we should keep in touch with. You can see a full list of questions from the application form.

What we’ll ask about the work you want to do

We’ll ask about:

• where your project will take place – including the names and code numbers of the eligible ward areas you support
• what you'd like to do
• how many extra hours of youth work you’ll provide (see our guidance on how to work out the numbers we need)
• how you’ll meet all the funding criteria listed in 'What we’ll fund'
• how this work fits in with other local activities
• how your work involves young people
• why you’re the right organisation to do this work

We ask you to upload your proposed budget using our template

We need to see a budget that tells us how much money you’re asking for, with a breakdown of what costs this will cover. You should use our budget table template (Excel spreadsheet, 15 KB).

Once you've filled it in, save it as a PDF file, JPEG image or PNG image. Then upload it to your application form.

We ask you to upload your organisation’s most recent accounts

You’ll also need to upload these as a PDF file, JPEG image or PNG image.

We also want to know the date your accounts wrap up each year and how much income you have.

If you do not have annual accounts because you’re a new organisation (less than 15 months old), that’s ok. We can still accept your application. But we’ll ask you for a projection of your income and spending over the next 12 months.

We’ll ask you about your current safeguarding policy

You need to have a safeguarding policy for working with children and young people, or adults at risk.

You do not need to send this with your application.

But we will:

• ask about your policy in the application
• ask you to send us a copy if we’re going to offer you funding

Your safeguarding policy must be:

• proportionate and relevant to your organisation’s activities
• agreed by your trustees or other governing body
• reviewed regularly

Your staff and trustees must be trained on its contents.

The NSPCC have lots of advice about setting and following good safeguarding policies. You can also find safeguarding resources on the NCVO website.

If your application is successful, you’re agreeing that you have a policy in place which explains how young people will be kept safe. For the lifetime of the project, you’ll need to meet our expectations on safeguarding children and adults at risk. If there is a safeguarding incident, we have the right to inform DCMS of the incident - but we’ll not provide them with any personal data.

Terms and conditions

You can read the terms and conditions.

Because we are a public body, we need to make sure that our funding to you complies with subsidy control rules. There is nothing you need to do, and we’ll only contact you if we need more information.

We do checks on the information you give us

As an organisation that gives out public funds, we carry out some checks on the information you give to us. Learn more about our checks.

What happens to your data

Check our privacy notice - this explains what personal data we'll collect and how and why we’ll use this data as part of the Million Hours Fund.