UK Youth Fund 2026

The UK Youth Fund is a funding initiative launched by UK Youth in partnership with Pears Foundation to provide multi-year unrestricted funding and capacity-building support to small youth organisations across the United Kingdom. It aims to strengthen sustainability, resilience and impact of grassroots organisations delivering services to young people.

Unrestricted funding for core operations, programme development and innovation, along with targeted capacity-building support to strengthen leadership, governance and service delivery.

Eligible organisations can apply for multi-year unrestricted funding up to 10% of their annual turnover, with criteria focusing on small youth organisations delivering services to young people within the UK.

Two-stage process: Stage 1 Expression of Interest (eligibility check), Stage 2 Full Application; applications submitted via the official online grant system.