the Alliance for Youth Organising - Anchor Funding
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The Alliance for Youth Organising will provide anchor grants of £40,000 a year for two years to UK-based organisations that are supporting youth organising.
The purpose of the funding is to support wider access to youth organising and strengthen the youth organising field. Groups will also receive an additional £5,000 to support learning and to provide strategic insight to the Alliance to shape its future strategy.
This funding is for organisations that already have a track record of supporting youth organising and with Alliance funding would have more impact.
It recognises the challenges facing organisations that support youth organising in securing long-term sustainable funding which allows them to focus on their core work - building youth power.
The Alliance also recognises that there are many ways that organisations can support young people to organise.
These include place-based support to organise to address local issues, national or regional leadership training programmes, support for networks of young organisers through mentoring and coaching, incubating youth organising initiatives and providing fiscal hosting.
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Geographical areas funded: UK
Fund type
- Type of funding:
- Grant, Other resources
- Type of cost:
- Capital, Revenue, Core costs
Fund award sizes
- Maximum:
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- Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply
Organisations that do one or more of the following things:
- Provide training, coaching, or capacity building specifically for youth organising groups.
- Run organising and/or political education training programmes, or leadership development specifically for young organisers or activists.
- Offer resources, advice, guidance, tools, or platforms that strengthen youth organising capacity or help new groups to be established.
- Facilitate networks or coalitions that connect and strengthen youth organising.
- Provide legal, communications, or other specialist support services to young organisers.
- Offer fiscal sponsorship, incubation, or infrastructure support for young organisers.
When to apply
Now open. It will close at 23.59 Monday 26th January 2026.
Next deadline: 26 Jan 2026
How to apply
Apply via their online portal.
Exclusions
Activites funded: Advice and information Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Education and training Employability services General charitable activities Organisational development and capacity building Justice, equality and law
Beneficiaries funded: Black and Ethnic Minorities Economically/socially disadvantaged LGBTQI people Mental health conditions Disabilities Voluntary sector organisations Young people
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