Aiming High Funding Opportunities

Aiming High in Staffordshire has three funding opportunities:

Small Grant Revenue Funding:

• This funding is for increasing short breaks/activities for Staffordshire disabled children and young people aged 18 years and under, aimed at children/young people or families which include a disabled child/ren.
• Grants of up to £5,000 will be awarded.

Disabled Children's Access to Childcare (DCATCH) Grant Funding:

• This funding is for improving the range and quality of childcare for families with a disabled child/children.
• Grants of up to £5,000 will be awarded.

Capital Grant Funding:

• This funding will be awarded to organisations to support greater access for disabled children and young people to short breaks/activities.
• Capital Grant funding between £2,500, with a maximum limit of £20,000 will be awarded.

Please see our  Terms and Conditions of the Grant ( 265kb), the Application Form (Adobe PDF) ( 119kb) (MS Word) ( 342kb) Funding Guidance (347kb) and scoring criteria ( 73.2kb).

Documents can also be downloaded from the Aiming High - New Services page of www.staffordshire.gov.uk/disabledchildren

The closing date for applications is 29 July 2010.

For more information, please contact:

Carolyn Knight
Commissioning Officer
Aiming High for Disabled Children
Directorate for Children, Young People and Families
Staffordshire County Council

Tel: 01785 278072
Mobile: 07969 207625
Email: aiminghigh@staffordshire.gov.uk