Outlook Fund

The Outlook Fund supports projects which help children and young people with experience of the care system, who face additional systemic barriers as a result of this background. The Fund may occasionally support projects aimed at preventing children and young people being taken into care, but the priority is to support those who already have experience of being looked after under the care system. The average grant size for a single year project is £4,000. Projects lasting up to a maximum of three years may apply for up to £12,000 in total, with the grant paid in annual instalments and subject to satisfactory progress reports. The Outlook Fund awards an average of £28,000 per year in total, split equally across two rounds. Priority is given to work with looked after children that achieves outcomes such as increased participation in activities, increased confidence and emotional well-being, new opportunities and experiences, new skills and qualifications, healthier lifestyles, more volunteering opportunities, and engagement in new hobbies and interests. The fund aims to award at least 50% of the funding directly to organisations supporting looked after children.