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The Youth Scotland Rural Activate Fund supports rural groups to offer safe, fun, inclusive sport and physical activities opportunities to rural youth groups. Activities can start in late Summer 2026 and continue through to end March 2027.

Funds can be used for activities which create safe, fun and inclusive opportunities for young people to participate in sport and physical activities within their youth groups and to build links with local sports clubs, community sports hubs and other sport and physical activity providers. Youth Scotland will work with successful groups to map local provision, make connections with their local Community Sports Hub Officer and support young people to access progression pathways.

Examples might include:

• Taster sessions or holiday programmes of inclusive sport and physical activities tailored to local needs and interests
• Regular weekly activities

Not to be confused with the Youth Scotland - Rural Action Fund.

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Geographical areas funded: East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Clackmannanshire Falkirk Fife Stirling East Lothian Midlothian West Lothian East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Inverclyde North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Aberdeenshire Argyll and Bute Highland Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar Orkney Shetland Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Borders Angus Perth and Kinross

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant, Other resources

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Youth Scotland member youth groups which:

• Are based in rural areas of Scotland;
• Can demonstrate that they support a range of young people including young people impacted by poverty/young carers/ care experienced young people/ young people with additional support needs;
• Work with young people aged between 5 and 25 years old;
• Want to increase opportunities for their young people to engage in quality, intentional sport and physical activity;
• Are willing to work with Youth Scotland to map local sport and physical provision, make connections with their local Community Sport Hub Officer and support; young people to progress on to pathways beyond the youth group.

Priority will be given to rural member groups who are supporting a broad range of young people including young people impacted by poverty/young carers/ care experienced young people/young people with additional support needs.

When to apply

Currently closed.

How to apply

Apply via the Youth Scotland website.

Contact information

Activites funded: Sport and physical activity

Beneficiaries funded: Carers Children Care experienced people People in poverty Rural communities Young people

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