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Social Opportunities for Children and Young People with SEND grant

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About the Fund

They are offering grant funding to local organisations to deliver social opportunities that enable children and young people with SEND (age 0 – 25) to do something fun, with their peers, in their local community .If you already work with children and young people with SEND and would like to expand what you do, or you would like to be able to develop a new opportunity for children and young people with SEND to access a social activity, this grant is a chance to make a meaningful impact.

Eligibility

Applications will be accepted from formally constituted community and voluntary groups/organisations, groups of people with the same community focus or charity objectives, and town and parish councils (for service or activity excluding facilities or items provided for in the parish precept).

Grant Details

The maximum grant amount is £15,000.Grant funding can be used for social opportunities that:

  • Support the provision of regular, inclusive universal and targeted activities to support children and young people with SEND in Herefordshire
  • Demonstrate a commitment to the ongoing provision of inclusive activities for children and young people with SEND. This will include the requirement to demonstrate how sustainable the project will be after this grant intervention
  • Enable children and young people with SEND to meet the intended outcomes for Herefordshire children and young people (see below). Applicants will need to articulate in the application which outcomes they intend to meet as part of the project
  • Provide a social opportunity within the county of Herefordshire to ensure Herefordshire families benefit from the grant

How to applyEmail completed forms to localoffer@herefordshire.gov.uk by the closing date of midnight on Friday 30 January 2026.

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