Trailblazer Community Grants is a grants programme funded through York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s (YNYCA) Trailblazer initiative. The scheme is designed to strengthen opportunities around work, health, and skills within local communities, while also supporting the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) national ‘Get Britain Working’ policy.
Through the programme, we will be awarding grants of £10,000–£25,000 to York and North Yorkshire based VCSE organisations, parish councils, and town councils. These projects will support economically inactive adults to develop confidence, interpersonal and employability skills, supporting them to move closer to the labour market.
Trailblazer Community Grants exclusively offers enhanced support to economically inactive people, with a specific focus on engaging with the following cohorts;
- 16 -24 year olds including those at risk of becoming inactive/NEET
- 50 – 64 year olds
- Individuals experiencing long term sickness
- Rural and coastal inactive communitiesThis event will cover information about the programme, the monitoring, the application process and answer any questions you may have!
