Youth Endowment Fund Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme – Objective 2 Grant 2026 for Organizations Delivering Early Intervention in Educational Settings

The Youth Endowment Fund is offering a grant for the Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme Objective 2. It funds organizations delivering interventions in English educational settings to address attitudes and behaviours related to gender norms and relationships among children and young people, and includes participation in an independent evaluation. The funded projects should focus on early intervention and secondary prevention with activities that improve safeguarding, teacher training, and collaboration between schools and community partners.

Funding for intervention delivery and resources, plus involvement in external evaluation; potential to strengthen school responses and safeguarding practices.

Applicants must be organizations delivering targeted interventions to children and young people aged 10–18 in England. Eligible organizations include registered charities, registered companies, statutory bodies, and Community Interest Companies (CIC).