Closing Dates during 2025: 1st Feb, 15th may & 1st Sept

The aim of pilot activity grants is to support actions which address young people’s needs or challenges at a local level. The actions have a clear link to the local context and address the focus themes for pilot activities, as set out by the Joint Council on Youth.

These activities should be based on innovation or on replication of good practice, have a clear youth work dimension and be based on non-formal education principles. The link between the action and the envisioned impact on the community should be clearly thought out.

Pilot activity grants refer to projects that

• address young people’s needs or challenges at a local level.
• contribute to the priorities of the youth sector of the Council of Europe, in particular to the 2025 focus themes
• are based on innovation, either in terms of methodology for the target group and/or the organisation and the context, or on replication of good practice
• have a clear youth dimension and contribute to youth participation
• have a clear local impact
• follow the basic principles of youth work, non-formal education and intercultural dialogue
• contribute to social cohesion, by combating exclusion and the prevention of phenomena specifically affecting young people
• help young people, particularly disadvantaged young people, to find ways of meeting both the challenges facing them and their own aspirations.

Pilot activities are flexible in their format and may utilise a range of approaches, such as youth meetings, capacity building sessions, awareness raising actions, meetings with experts, local workshops, local actions, visits, campaigns, workshops in schools, festivals etc.

To find out more about the Foundation and the grants available click HERE