Northface ExploreFund

All,

The Northface explore fund has reopened for bids. For those that aren’t aware, the gen is below to save you clicking the link!

Bidding closes on 28th Feb.

[quote]The Explore Fund will support organisations that encourage youth outdoor participation, focusing primarily on creating more connections of children to nature, increasing access to both front & backcountry recreation, as well as providing education for both personal & environmental health. Financial Support will be given up to €2,500, and to maximise the impact of The Explore Fund, we limit our financial support to those applications that comply with the following guidelines:

If your work fits within our guidelines we welcome your proposal. Our opening dates for financial support are still to be confirmed.

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[li]Projects that include community demographics, estimated number of participants, and anticipated outcomes.[/li]
[li]Proposals that encourage community involvement.[/li]
[li]Programs that focus on breaking down barriers to getting youth outdoors.[/li]
[li]The project or program should seek a specific audience and reach out to a specific community or place of interest.[/li]
[li]All funding requests should be quantifiable with specific goals, objectives, and action plans, with a clear measure for evaluating success.[/li]
[li]Your program should have a good chance of significant measureable results & momentum over a fairly short term (one to three years).[/li]
[li]Potential applicants should include a specific communications plan in the application that demonstrates how you plan to disseminate information about your program[/li]
[li]Applications that come with matching Euros will be viewed favorably & this will be taken into consideration during the funding process.[/li]
[li]Only one Explore Fund financial support package will be given to an organisation in each calendar year[/li][/quote]
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Full info: http://explorefund.eu/

Did anyone have any success with this? My bid got bounced last time so I need to have another go.

Yeap; I got bounced too. I’ve been keeping an eye on what they’ve been giving the cash to - no cadet forces that I’ve seen yet. Will persevere.

I’m going to have a punt at this one this year too!

Fancy sending me the details of the Sport England funding you got?

Yeap- but this application is very different - it needs lots of clever wordology, whereas Sportivate required so clever digits.