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Uniformed youth groups offered £1.5m to expand into disadvantaged areas

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Uniformed youth groups, including the Scouts, St John Ambulance and Girlguiding are being invited to bid for £1.5m in government funding to improve their reach in disadvantaged areas.
Funding aims to create more places for children from disadvantaged areas. Picture: Scouts
Funding aims to create more places for children from disadvantaged areas. Picture: Scouts

The Uniformed Youth New Groups Fund has been launched by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as part of the government’s National Youth Guarantee and levelling-up commitments to improve access to youth clubs.

Uniformed groups recognised by membership body Youth United Network are being invited to bid for grants through the fund.

This includes the Boys’ Brigade, Fire Cadets, Girls’ Brigade, Girlguiding, Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade, St John Ambulance, Sea Cadets, the Scouts Association and Volunteer Police Cadets.

But network members the Army Cadets and Air Cadets are excluded.

The funding will be available to be used only for resources and must be used within the current financial year. The deadline for applications is September 25.

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