Summer Programme Fund 2024

Applications are invited from £500 up to £5,000.

This funding is specifically to provide free activities for children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway (we are looking to provide activities across as many communities as possible). This funding is to provide children and young people, aged 5-16 with activities over the Summer. The programmes should enhance equity by widening opportunities for children from low income families to play, socialise, get active and access a range of activities that broaden their experiences, supplement their learning and deliver positive outcomes and integrating food provision wherever possible and be focussed on children and young people within our priority groups.

Grant application amounts

Applications are invited from third sector organisations. Private businesses are not eligible for this fund.

There is a fund of £80,000 available.

There is no match funding requirement for this fund.

All activities funded must:

• Be FREE for all children and young people up to the age of 16 (Up to 25 for care experienced young people)- funding cannot be used to subsidise costs.
• Be developed alongside children and young people- you should involve children & young people in co-designing the project.
• Be targeted at children and young people within one of the priority groups below:

- Lone Parent Families

- Families which include a disabled adult or child

- Larger Families (3 or more children)

- Minority Ethnic Families

- Families with a child under one year old in the household

- Families where the mother is under 25 years of age

• Take place between Tuesday 2 July - Tuesday 20 August 2024.
• Cannot be used to fund activity that would have already taken place without this funding (even pre-COVID), but can be used to fund additional activities, extensions or increase to existing activities.

Project Timeline 

• Fund opens for applications at 9am on Wednesday 10 April 2024.
• The Fund closes for applications at 12 noon on Wednesday 8 May 2024.
• Scoring Panel will meet to decide on allocations on Tuesday 14 May 2024.
• All applicants will be informed of the decision by Monday 20 May 2024.

How to apply

Full guidance notes and the application form to apply for this funding are all contained with the link below:

• Download the application for the Summer Programme Fund [DOCX - 128KB]
• Download the guidance for the Summer Programme Fund [DOCX - 46KB]

Further Information

For more information, please e-mail the Amazing Summer Team on AmazingSummer@dumgal.gov.uk or call 01387 260243