12

Jun
2023

BBC Children in Need – Core Costs Funding Stream

BBC Children in Need’s Core Costs support essential organisational and administrative spending. These are the key expenses required to keep your organisation running.

Their Core Costs funding can be spent on your organisation’s central day-to-day operations. These might include, for example:

  • Management and administration
  • HR and payroll
  • General office expenses
  • Accountancy and audit
  • Communications and outreach
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
  • Governance, regulatory, and compliance costs.

The Core Costs Funding Stream is for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. They aim to give quicker decisions for grants of £15,000 or less per year.

The people and organisations that BBC Children in Need fund will be:

  • Working with children and young people aged 18 years and under
  • Working in the heart of their communities, particularly in times of crisis
  • Putting children and young people at the centre of everything they do, from design to delivery
  • Addressing challenges faced by children and young people, building their skills and resilience
  • Empowering children and young people, and extending their choices in life
  • Keen to keep learning about and developing their work with children and young people
  • Committed to making a difference in children and young people’s lives.

For full information and to apply, please click here.

Deadline: The Core Costs stream has no application deadlines, and you can apply at any time.

They will not any fund work that has already taken place, or any costs incurred, before the date we give you a decision. If your request is successful, you must start spending your grant within 12 months. Plan your application date so that you will receive a decision in plenty of time before your spending begins. They receive a very high number of applications between October and January. If you submit a form during these months, it make take longer to get a decision.

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