UK Financial Literacy Foundation Grants

Grants are available for VCSE organisations to support projects that build knowledge and understanding around financial literacy, with targeted geographical areas including Wakefield District.

You must:

• be able to evidence two years of audited or independently examined accounts
• hold reserves of less than £5m.
• demonstrate expertise and experience in improving financial literacy.
• operate a defined and robust Safeguarding Policy.

Applications are invited from projects working with the groups listed below to:

• build knowledge and understanding around financial literacy.
• promote the ability of beneficiaries to manage their personal finances confidently and effectively.

Improving financial literacy must be an intentional outcome of the project, rather than a positive side-effect of another activity, and projects should be designed to engage participants on a longer-term basis, rather than a one-off event.

For this round, the Foundation are looking for projects working with the following groups:

• Primary aged children (5-11)
• Offenders and Ex-Offenders (any age) - work that aims to reduce reoffending
• Looked After Children or those At Risk of Care – up to age 17
• Care Leavers - aged 18-24

Priority will be given to projects which:

• provide opportunities for capacity building (for example, by training teachers to deliver financial literacy training)
• can demonstrate a scalable model and proven track record.

The Foundation are seeking to support projects delivered services in specific areas, including Wakefield Council local authority area.