BBC Children In Need Project Costs Funding

Project Costs support the aims and delivery of a specific piece of work. This work will usually be time-limited, and based on a defined set of activities.

The Project Costs Funding Stream is for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. They aim to give quicker decisions for grants of £15,000 or less per year.

Who can apply?

• Not-for-profit organisations working with children and young people aged 18 or under
• We will only consider applications for over £15,000 per year from organisations who have registered with the appropriate regulatory body. These include the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and the Scottish Charity Register. If you are a Company limited by Guarantee, you must have registered with Companies House.
• Organisations that work with children and young people who live in the UK, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands
• You can only apply for and hold one grant at any time.

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving their systems and processes, BBC Children in Need are transitioning to a new grantmaking system. This transition will take place throughout 2025 and they will launch the new system by the end of September. During this period there will be some disruption to our grant programmes.

As a result BBC Children in Need will be unable to accept new Expressions of Interest applications after 15th April 2025 until they launch the new grantmaking system, by the end of September 2025.