Funding applications for the following Special Initiatives are now closed.
The following Special Initiatives are funded up to 2029.
Average success and response rate
From January 2023 - March 2025, our Young People & Education programme's average success rate for funding applications was 1 in 8. The average 'Response for EOI' was 5.5 weeks for an unsuccessful outcome or invite to Stage 2 and 'Response for Grants' from EOI submission to Committee Decision is 23 weeks.