Future Ready Fund

The Mayor’s Sport team has collaborated with London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) to improve young Londoners physical and mental wellbeing, safety, and educational and employment outcomes.   

The Mayor’s Sport team have been tasked to prioritise young Londoners at risk of exclusion or those affected by youth violence through a targeted programme which aims to offer sport and mentoring to facilitate their successful transition from primary to secondary education.   

A successful transition from primary to secondary education setting is impacted by factors such as social and institutional adjustments; curriculum interest and continuity.

By focusing on supporting young people to successfully transition between primary to secondary education using sport interventions and mentoring, The Mayor’s Sport Team hope to demonstrate the effectiveness of instilling a person-centred intervention approach to support young Londoners in reaching their potential.   

The Future Ready Fund will award organisations up to £25,000 to deliver a person-centred after-school sports and mentoring programme in a school setting to work with children in years five and six who are experiencing difficulties within the primary setting and/or may have been excluded in the short term already. 

As part of the fund, the staff in your organisation will also take part in a workforce support programme designed to enable them to build upon their skills to support underserved young people with diverse needs.

Applications will open on Friday 20 January and will close on Friday 10 February 2023 at 12pm.

If required, clarifying interviews will take place the week commencing 13 and 20 February 2023.

1. Please read the Future Ready funding guidance thoroughly before applying, as it contains important information on all the criteria you need to meet in order to be eligible to apply. 
2. You will also be required to complete and upload the Future Ready budget template. We suggest that you download it and complete it before starting your application. Please note that the file must be clearly saved with your organisation name in the document title. Further instructions on how to complete the template are included in the funding guidance and application form.
3. An additional Future Ready Fund partner organisation letter template is also available to download for organisations working in partnerships, which you would need to complete and upload to the application form. Please provide one letter for each organisation you will be working with.