Government Seeks VCSE Partner to Deliver Adventures Away from Home Fund

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is inviting applications to deliver the £4.7 million Adventures Away from Home Fund 2025/26 in England.

Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations can apply either as a single organisation or a consortium to deliver the programme by 31 March 2026.

One grant of around £4.7 million will be paid in arrears for the delivery partner to meet the Fund’s objectives by March 2026, which are to:

• Provide bursaries for up to 27,600 young people (aged 11-18, or up to 25 for young people with SEND) in England to participate in an Adventures Away from Home experience.
• Reach and engage up to 27,600 young people facing significant barriers to participation including but not limited to those with:
  • young people living in poverty
  • young people with SEND
  • young carers
  • looked-after young people
  • girls and young women
  • BAME (British, Asian and Minority Ethnic) young people
  • those with English as an additional language
  • those in the criminal justice system or secure estates
  • those with poor academic attainment/attendance and/or at risk of exclusion
• Develop young people’s socio-emotional and life skills, foster positive relationships with movement and physical activity and build increased confidence to engage with the outdoors within the timescale of the intervention.
• Establish functioning and thriving partnerships working between outdoor learning organisations and local youth organisations within the timeframe of the intervention.

Applicants may apply as a single organisation with or without partners, or may alternatively submit a joint application (for example, as a consortium, joint venture, unincorporated association, partnership, or otherwise).

A clarification meeting will be held on 1 July 2025 (13:00 to 14:00) via Google Meet. Groups who would like to attend should email [email protected]

The deadline for applications is 15 July 2025 (23:59).

Please see below an opportunity which may be of interest to you or the organisations you work with.

Further details can be found here: Adventures Away From Home Fund – GOV.UK

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