CANADA LEGACY FUND & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND 2025 LAUNCHED
Sail Training International is delighted to announce the launch of the Youth Development Fund 2025 and the Canada Legacy Fund 2025.
Both funds aim to support a range of projects with the Canada Legacy Fund providing $25,000(CAN) in funding and the Youth Development Fund offering a total of £25,000 towards different programmes.
The Canada Legacy Fund
The Sail Training International Canada Legacy Fund supports organisations (preferably non-profit) to help deliver youth sail training programmes to young Canadians. Sail Training International has set aside a total fund of $25,000CAN to be awarded in grants to successful applicants.
We welcome applications from organisations around the world that deliver youth sail training programmes where over 60% of participants are young Canadians. Organisations can be land based as well as existing sail training providers, but should ensure their programmes support disadvantaged young people aged 14-25 years.
The Youth Development Fund
The Youth Development Fund is an annual fund aimed at the development of more effective sail training programmes for young people from disadvantaged social backgrounds. It was launched in 2019, and since then it has helped over 20 organisations deliver some amazing sail training projects.
Through grants up to £10,000, the fund is aimed and helping organisations develop more effective sail training programmes for young people aged between 14-25 years, and supporting them in expanding the reach of these projects within diverse and disadvantaged communities.
who can apply?
Both the Youth Development Fund and the Canada Legacy Fund are open to organisations from around the world to apply for and we warmly encourage these if you feel your project may be eligible.
You can apply for funding for new programmes or to expand existing projects that are already benefiting young people. Grants can be used to fund personnel, equipment, and other direct expenses essential to the project, as well as outreach and training activities essential to your project.
If you are interested in applying, but are unsure if your project meets the funding criteria, you can submit an Expression of Interest initial application. All you need to do here is provide a summary of your proposed project, which will then be reviewed by the funding committee.
If you are currently planning a sail training project, or interested in developing one, we warmly welcome you to apply for support from either of these funds.
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE FUNDS IS 31 JULY 2024
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FUNDS IS 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
For further assistance completing your application, or if you have any other questions about the funds, please direct enquiries to alison.weston@sailtraininginternational.org.
