Apply for a grant

Since 1983, we have committed in excess of £32 million to 1,626 projects, and supported over two million children and young people living with a disability, who are disengaged, or who are disadvantaged.

See examples of successful beneficiaries we’ve helped.

APPLYING FOR A GRANT

If your project is in the UK or Ireland and shares our aim of making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people, it may be eligible for a Wooden Spoon grant:

Step 1

Please download and read the qualifying criteria.

Step 2

Confirm:

  • The project must enhance and support the lives of children and young people that are disadvantaged physically, mentally, or socially
  • The project is in the UK
  • Project beneficiaries are a group (Wooden Spoon cannot make grants to individuals)
  • If a project is a physical, tangible asset, of a permanent nature the following must apply:
    • It must have a minimum predicted life-span of five years, be non transferable and of a permanent nature
    • Grants will not be considered for salaries, administration costs, professional fees and on-going overheads related to a capital project
  • If a project is educational or disability sports focused the following must apply:
    • There must be a key sporting element (preferably rugby) to engage children and young people
    • It must have a clearly defined project brief to include detail on: description of project need and objectives, stakeholders, description of participants (age, gender, geography), recruitment of participants, project activity and budget, legacy planning, monitoring and evaluation and finally reporting to Wooden Spoon

Step 3

Please complete the expression of wish form for an initial assessment by our projects team, after which one of our team should be in touch within 6 weeks.

Expression of Wish

If you have any queries please contact projects@woodenspoon.org.uk