Covid-19 Residential Outdoor Education Centre Recovery Fund
Posted on 23 November 2020 by Christie McAlpine in Funding
The Scottish Government has announced a £2 million recovery fund to support the sustainability of residential outdoor centres in Scotland.
The Covid-19 Residential Outdoor Education Centre Recovery Fund is open to third and private sector centres that have been financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on residential stays. Centres must have been providing activities prior to March 2020 to be able to apply.
The funding aims to keep outdoor centres in business – allowing them to continue to benefit current and future generations of learners – and allow centre staff to support outdoor learning in schools and other formal education settings where appropriate.
The fund is administered by YouthLink Scotland and Round one is now open for applications. Centres are invited to apply to round one for support with essential running costs.
The deadline for applications is 1pm on the 11th of December 2020.
Round two will open for applications on the 11th of January 2021 and close on the 5th of February 2021. Centres are invited to apply, in partnership with formal education (for 3 – 18 year olds) providers, to deliver outdoor learning opportunities for young people.
Read the full guidance and apply online via the YouthLink Scotland website.