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Welcome

We are a charity passionate about building a world where no child or young person becomes involved in violence. Our small part in this is to find what works and build a movement to put this knowledge into practice. Everything we do is intended to help us fulfil this mission. We're using our funding to build a consensus – from the grass-roots to the government – on what works best to support young people. We believe that every child deserves the very best research on what works and for everyone to get behind what will make the biggest difference.

Reducing violence is complicated. To make sure that children and young people keep safe, we have to make sure their needs are met. The aim is to build robust evidence, by funding projects which are ready to begin a large scale evaluation.

Please ensure you read through our application guidance before starting your application. We have very clear eligibility criteria for this round, so please apply only if you have a proposal that fits with this. Thank you for everything you do for young people.

Please note, this form is for members of the YEF Evaluator Panel only, if you are a Delivery Organisation, or applying on behalf of a delivery/evaluator partnership, you should use this form to apply.

Please note: this call for proposals will remain open for the foreseeable future, it does not have a closing date and there is no current cap on the number of applications which will be considered.

Assessment of applications will start 6th January 2025 and after that will be on a rolling basis as they are received.

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We're delighted that you are wish to apply for funding from the Youth Endowment Fund. To apply, you will first need to complete this form.

The Part One form is intended to give us an understanding of your organisation and the intervention or service you are suggesting that we evaluate. If we find your proposal promising you will be asked to complete Part Two of the application form.

Please tell us as honestly as you can about what you propose to do. We are looking for your proposal to show us:

If successfully delivered, it would reduce offending outcomes, , or other outcomes linked to offending as specified in the guidance, for children and young people
You can reach the children we are most interested in working with in this call (see guidance)
You're likely to successfully deliver what you propose (not just write well about it)

There are a number of mandatory requirements within the form to which you must agree in order to be considered for YEF funding. Please note that these cannot be negotiated on. You can see these ahead of time in the application guidance.

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We read and assess every single application received, and will respond to you within 10 working days. If we do not fund your proposal, it does not mean that we think you are doing a bad job. We are trying to find the very best proposals where we can conduct the very best evaluations to build a consensus on what works. Please refer to the guidance document for more information about when you can expect to hear from us and what the next steps will be.

We need the information in this form in order to consider your application for funding. Our applicant privacy notice has more information about how we use your personal data.

Thank you for all you do to keep young people safe.

Yours,

Jon Yates

Executive Director, YEF

Please tell us about you

First Name

Last Name

Your Email Address

Your Phone Number

Your role in the organisation

Your Organisation

Please confirm you are a member of the YEF Evaluation Panel

YesWe have begun the application process to join the panelIf you are not a member or have not begun the process of joining, then your application will not be considered. If you are in the process of joining the panel, you may submit an application but funding will not be approved until the process is complete

Organisation Name:

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Town / City

County

Post Code

Contact phone number:

Please describe your organisation and the nature of your proposal

1. We are applying because

Applications from other organisations cannot be considered.

If you are part of a formal partnership with a single delivery organisation, then that organisation should submit the application via the Delivery Application form and you should not proceed with this application. If you are proposing a multi-site trial then this should be led by the evaluator, and you should proceed with this form.

2. If you have already identified or engaged with a specific delivery organisation, whose intervention you believe should be evaluated, please name them here, provide a brief description and your relationship to them.
If you have already entered into a formal partnership then your application should come from the delivery organisation and not via this form. If you are proposing a multi-site trial please briefly describe your suggested umbrella organisation here. For criteria on umbrella organisations, see the MST Call for Proposals.

3. Name of the project, intervention or service to be evaluated

4. Where will the delivery take place?

EnglandWalesSelect all that apply. Projects must be delivered in England and/or Wales. Projects delivered in Scotland or Northern Ireland cannot be funded.

5. What is the Sector of the proposed intervention or service to be evaluated. You can read more about YEF Sectors here on the YEF website.

Intervention or services outside of these sectors will not be considered.

6. We are focused on achieving positive outcomes for children and young people. Please select the primary outcomes the intervention expects to achieve. You can read more about the YEF outcomes framework here.

Reducing Violent OffendingReducing Non-Violent OffendingReducing victimisation of crimeReducing behavioural difficultiesReducing drug and alcohol useReducing sexually violent offendingReducing bullying perpetrationReducing influence of criminal peersSelect as many as appropriate. Applications which do not expect to achieve at least one of these outcomes will not be considered.

7. Please give a brief overview of the project, intervention or service to be evaluated. Explain the key elements, the length of the intervention, how it is delivered, by whom and in what settings

The intervention must have: a strong and clear theory of change, a clear and consistent approach which means it could be picked up and delivered easily by others (i.e. it's formally or informally manualised), and a clear training and management approach for staff. You do not need to describe all of these in detail at this time.

8. What type of prevention does the intervention offer?

We will only fund those offering secondary or tertiary prevention. Primary prevention approaches will not be funded.

We define these as:
Secondary prevention - programmes aimed at young people who are already at risk of involvement in youth offending. This can include individual, familial or geographical risks

Tertiary prevention – programmes aimed at young people who have already been affected by violence, offending and/or exploitation

Primary prevention - universal provision aimed at the general population of young people to prevent the escalation of risk and likelihood of violence.

Secondary preventionTertiary preventionSelect as many as apply. Primary prevention programmes will not be funded.

9. What percentage of the children and young people receiving the intervention do you believe will;

9.a. be from Black, Asian and other racially minoritised groups?

9.b. have Special Education Needs or Disabilities

9.c. be, or have been, Looked After children?

9.d. be girls

9.e. be 0 - 4 years old?

9.f. be 5 - 9 years old?

9.g. be 10 - 14 years old?

9.h. be 15 - 18 years old?

9.i. be over 18 years old?

10.a To your knowledge, how many children or young people was the intervention delivered to last year?

Note that you should only include participants who fit within the demographic described in question 9 and received an intervention which is largely or wholly the same as that which you are proposing here.

10.b Approximate number of children or young people you would expect to reach across the life of the evaluation, not including the control group
Note, we would require a control group of equal size drawn from the same cohort. Cohorts of under 200 for secondary and 400 for tertiary interventions will not be considered.

11. For how long has the intervention been delivered?

Interventions with no previous history of delivery will not be considered.

12.a. Please provide a brief overview of any existing evidence that the intervention impacts children and young people’s involvement in crime and/or violence. Include any weblinks to relevant publicly available evidence

Interventions without any evidence of impact will not be considered.

12.b Upload any relevant documents you wish to share, such as a Theory of Change. Note that you must describe any attachments under 12.a

13.Broadly speaking, what is your proposed evaluation design?

We are not accepting proposals for feasibility studies or pilots without accompanying efficacy trials at this time.

14. Please describe the content, methodological knowledge and experience your organisation has to evaluate this project

15. Briefly describe the main methodological considerations for the evaluation of the project

Thank you

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