Training and Permits Fund

Any young person or volunteer who'll support Scouts through the regular use of their permit is eligible to receive this grant.

We may prioritise applications where the applicant and/or majority of beneficiaries reside in IMD 1-3.

Applicants can receive one grant in any rolling 24-month period.

We may restrict the number of grants each district (including its constituent Scout Units) can receive in any rolling 12-month period to ensure funding can be fairly accessed by all.

The assessment costs and related training of any permit listed on the Activity Permit List as detailed in the Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme. 

Applications can be made for one project. Multiple permits can be included in the same project if they're similar and will be assessed together as part of the same project.

Example 1: An archery assessment (independent of or combined with a training course) would be considered one project.

Example 2: Power Boating B1 and B2 assessed in the same weekend/course would be considered one project.

Example 3: An archery and power boating assessment would be considered two projects.

The maximum grant amount is the lower of:

• 50% of the project costs
• £250

There is no maximum project cost.

You may be offered less than the maximum grant amount.

Examples

• Where the project cost is £100, a grant of up to £50 could be offered.
• Where the project cost is £300, a grant of up to £150 could be offered.
• Where the project cost is £800, a grant of up to £250 could be offered.

Applications must be submitted at least 28 days before the project is due to start.

All conditions of any previous grants awarded to the applicant must be completed.

Grants must be paid into a Scouts bank account. To make it easy to access funds, this can be any Scouts account.

Projects must be completed within six months of grant approval.

A brief report about how the grant was used will be due upon completion of the project.

We expect applicants to use their permit at least five times per year. 

Grants can be used solely for the project they were applied for. Should changes to the project be required, our approval must be obtained in writing before they occur.

An appropriate volunteer should submit an application. This cannot be the applicant themselves.

You'll need to upload a bank statement in PDF format dated within the past three months, clearly showing the following information:

For UK accounts:

• • Name of bank or building society
  • Name on account
  • Sort code
  • Account number 

For international accounts:

• • IBAN
  • Swift code

We assess your application. We'll contact you if we have any questions.

If you're eligible for a grant, we'll send you a grant offer by email within 14 days.

You'll accept (or decline) our offer by clicking a link in the email.

We'll approve your grant and send you confirmation by email. At this stage, you're free to begin spending towards your project.

We'll send you reminders to submit your grant report. You can submit it by clicking a link in the reminder emails.

If there are no queries, we'll approve your grant report and complete your grant.

The maximum grant amount is the lower of:

• 50% of the project costs
• the local contribution
• £250

Example 1:

• Project costs £500
• Local contribution is £100
• Maximum grant would be £100

Example 2:

• Project costs £300.
• Local contribution is £300. Maximum grant would be £250.

Example 3: Project costs £500. No local contribution. No grant would be awarded.

There is no maximum project cost.

Applicants may be offered less than the maximum grant amount.

This grant scheme operates on a first come, first served basis.

• 9 August 2024
  • Removed application deadlines.
• 13 March 2024
  • IMD preference added.
  • Requirement to upload commissioner and chair approvals removed. This will be carried out by the Grants Team.
  • Added an application deadline of midday on Monday, 8 April 2024 for land based permits.