Training and Permits Fund

We want to help young people take part in adventurous activities. This grant can be put towards the cost of young people and volunteers gaining adventurous activity permits.

Any young person or volunteer who will support local 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 indices of multiple deprivation (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.
• National Governing Body qualifications and associated costs to 'train the trainer'.

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.

Any volunteer can submit an application.

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 (Must be in the name of a Scouting entity, not a personal bank account)
  • Sort code
  • Account number

For international accounts:

• • IBAN
  • Swift code

We assess your application within 30 days. We'll contact you if we have any questions.

If you're eligible for a grant, we'll send you a grant offer.

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.

• 22 November 2024
  • Updated wording from Commissioner to Lead Volunteer. 
• 9 August 2024
  • Removed application deadlines.
• 13 March 2024
  • IMD preference added.
  • Requirement to upload Lead Volunteer 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.