Holiday Grants For Children

This grant is to help children who experience inequity and/or have disabilities to go on fun trips.

They fund schools, youth groups, and non-profit organisations planning one-time trips for children aged 13 and under.

They prioritise fun and new experiences, such as camping, adventure activities, or visits to the seaside.

For groups of children with disabilities, they will look at the group’s access needs and the levels of deprivation in your area.

They only provide funding for trips with children aged 13 and under. They do not support trips for individuals or families, whether this is a single family or several families.

The trips must be for fun, and they must not have any educational or religious aims.

They will only provide grants for one-off trips. This means the trip must be a unique event and not part of your organisation’s ongoing or regular activities. In other words, they do not fund trips that are part of your normal work.

The grant amount is £500 to £2,750 per trip.

Eligible organisations include:

• Schools
• Youth groups
• Not-for-profit organisations

The trip should be for children aged 13 and under.

The trips are for children experiencing financial hardship, systemic inequity, or living in areas of high deprivation. They also consider applications for children with disabilities.

The length of activity can be day trips or residential trips up to 7 days.

They only fund one trip per application and do not accept applications for multiple trips.

It is recommended you apply early because they often close the application periods when all the funds for the period have been spent.

They must receive your application five weeks before the trip’s date. This ensures they have enough time to assess your application and decide.

What they will not fund:

• Organisations that cannot provide a copy of their most recent audited or independently inspected annual accounts. If you are a school, this means your latest school inspection report
• Organisations whose main activity is providing holidays or trips for children. They do not support the running costs of play or holiday schemes
• Organisations (except schools) with an income or expenditure of over £2million
• Organisations that are for-profit or do not have charitable aims
• Trips outside the four nations of the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland)
• Trips to high-cost places like theme parks, musicals, or sporting events
• Trips that have already taken place
• Trips that will happen in less than five weeks
• Trips for children over the age of 13
• Trips that are educational or meet curriculum aims
• Trips where the main goal is to promote a particular religion or convert children to a faith
• Trips that include families and not only children
• Trips where some children might be excluded due to cost
• Trips over multiple days to multiple venues
• Trips that spend too much time travelling, the focus should be on the children’s fun experience

At least 6 weeks before the trip takes place.