Please don't hesitate to contact our office if you require support or guidance in completing this application form. Likewise, we will contact you if we require any supplementary information before submitting to Trustees for a grant-making decision.

Please confirm all of the following apply to your organisation: Organisation Name CCNI Registration Number

Must be registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

Registered Address Organisation Website / Social Media

Optional: include if available

Employee Numbers

Please provide figures for your organisation as a whole.

Number of Volunteers Involved in Service Delivery

Please do not include trustees / board members in this figure.

Briefly describe your organisation's track record of working with young people aged 14–25. (max 250 words)

Include types of programmes delivered, how long you have been doing this work and approximate numbers reached.

Describe any previous work your organisation has delivered relating to social action, community engagement, volunteering or philanthropy. (max 150 words)

If you have no direct experience in philanthropy specifically, explain how your existing work has transferable elements.

What is the name of your proposed programme? Provide a brief summary of your proposed programme (max 150 words).

Describe in plain language what you plan to do, who will be involved and what you hope to achieve.

How will young people be meaningfully involved in shaping and leading the programme? (max 150 words)

Strong youth voice and leadership is a key priority for LFT. Describe co-design, youth decision-making roles or other mechanisms.

Provide an outline of the key activities proposed and rationale. (max 250 words)

Delivery must commence no later than 1 January 2027, and be completed within 12 months of commencement. All projects must be complete by 31 December 2027. Financial commitments are anticipated from 1 November 2026.

Activity / Milestone	Timeframe

How many young people (aged 14–25) do you expect to directly participate in the programme? Briefly describe the young people you intend to reach. (max 50 words)

e.g. age range, any specific groups, geographic area within Northern Ireland

Estimate the number of people who will benefit indirectly from your programme (e.g. communities, families). Briefly explain how indirect benefits will arise. (max 50 words) Will you work in partnership with other organisations, parents or community groups to deliver this programme?

LFT prioritises projects that involve collaborative working with parents and the local community.

If yes, please name the partners and describe their role: (max 50 words)

The aim of the Youth Philanthropy & Social Action Programme is to support initiatives that empower young people to become more thoughtful, informed and active contributors to society while strengthening youth voice, leadership and civic engagement.

Will your project result in behaviour or attitudinal change? Please specify who will be impacted

e.g. youth participants, or other members of the community

What changes do you expect to see? (max 150 words) Will you use a validated measurement tool? Name / describe your measurement approach: (max 150 words) Will your project result in increased skills or personal effectiveness? Please specify who will be impacted

e.g. youth participants, or other members of the community

What changes do you expect to see? (max 150 words) Will you use a validated measurement tool? Name / describe your measurement approach: (max 150 words) Will your project result in increased quality of life or wellbeing? Please specify who will be impacted

e.g. youth participants, or other members of the community

What changes do you expect to see? (max 150 words) Will you use a validated measurement tool? Name / describe your measurement approach: (max 150 words) How will you create space for participants to reflect on their experience and share learning with others? (max 150 words) How might this programme promote ongoing civic engagement or philanthropic behaviour beyond the funded period? (max 150 words) List all anticipated costs associated with delivering this programme.

Item	Amount (£)
Total Project Costs

List all sources of funding for this project, indicating whether each is secured or being sought.

Funder / Source	Status	Amount (£)
	Select…SecuredSeeking
	Select…SecuredSeeking
	Select…SecuredSeeking
Amount Requested from LFT Charitable Trust (seeking)
Total Funding

Maximum request from LFT Charitable Trust: £7,000.

Completed forms should be emailed to grants@LFTCharitableTrust.com by 12 noon 18th September 2026