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Funding: EU Youth in Action Fund + £4 million for UK social action
EU Youth In Action fund The fund targets non-profit organisations and networks, and projects must be based on partnership between organisations in at least four different countries. The priorities of the programme include participation, cultural diversity, citizenship, and inclusion. Further information is available here. The deadline for applications is 3rd September 2012. Government announces 'decade of social action' In a related measure, £900,000 has been awarded to The National Youth Agency (NYA) and partner O2 Think Big who are match funding an additional £500,000 to give up to 5,000 young people, including 2500 National Citizen Service graduates, the opportunity to start their own social action projects from August 2012 through to September 2013. The Cabinet Office is due to launch the consultation in June 2012. Image by UK Parliament on Flickr.
The European Commission has published a new Call for Proposals for projects encouraging innovation and quality in non-formal education and youth work.
The government has announced a consultation process which will seek to map out a 'social action journey' supporting young people from the ages of 10 - 20 into active citizenship opportunities in their communities, such as the Scouts, Cadets, National Citizen Service (NCS) or the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.