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Positive Activities Inclusive Grant (PAIG)

The Positive Activities Inclusive Grant (PAIG) is designed to benefit young people by providing grant funding to voluntary youth/sport organisations that provide positive diversionary activity.

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What is the Positive Activities Inclusive Grant (PAIG)?

The PAIG Fund is designed around the five pillars of youth work, which are Educative, Expressive, Participative, Inclusive, and Empowering. These pillars are foundational to youth work and guide how youth workers build relationships, create learning opportunities, and support young people's development.

This scheme supports voluntary and community groups that can enhance activity opportunities for children and young people with SEND who live in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It provides funding for community based, weekly term-time and holiday youth group sessions across the area, aimed at children and young people aged 5–25 and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The aim is to encourage peer interaction outside of a school environment, support SEND families to build networks, strengthen resilience, and provide guidance, support, and appropriate signposting to services through the short break offer. The scheme also aims to support mainstream youth groups in developing or improving their capacity to be more inclusive and accessible for children and young people with additional needs. For some groups, this may also provide parent/carers with the opportunity to take a break away from their caring responsibilities during the group session.

The Fund welcomes applicants specifically for Activities Supporting Participation & Inclusion for SEND children and young people. This fund is designed to support community groups, charities, and youth projects throughout East Riding, with a total of £158,252 available for initiatives aimed at benefiting SEND young people in the area.

This funding will be delivered in two funding rounds, each with different delivery activity periods:

Round 1

For activity being delivered between 1 July 2026 and 31 December 2026.
If your project has a start date prior to 1 July 2026 and there is a clear need for provision, please get in touch to discuss as this will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Round 2

For activity being delivered between 1 January 2027 and 31 June 2027.
(Applications for Round 2 activity period are expected to open in September 2026)

Who can apply for the grant?

To be eligible to apply, you must not be for profit and appropriately constituted to deliver the intended project.

An organisation that is experienced in delivering community-based youth group, family support or educational programs, have the capacity to run weekly term time youth group activity sessions for children and young people with additional needs aged 5 – 25 years of age. In addition, have suitable processes in place to deliver a quality and safe activity related to a SEND child/young person aged 5 – 25 years of age.

Eligible organisations include:

  • Voluntary and community groups who have a set of rules and a bank account with at least two unconnected people to approve all transactions and withdrawals.
  • Registered charity
  • Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
  • Not-for-profit company
  • Community interest company (CIC)
  • Youth groups
  • Town or Parish Councils
  • Faith-based organisations
  • Schools or friends of school organisations.

Applicants must deliver the service they gain funding for; therefore, the organisation cannot employ an agency/organisation to staff the projects/youth clubs/detached/outreach work.

In addition, youth organisations wanting to apply must be registered on FlexiGrant and applicants from sport projects must be registered on the ERCAS (East Riding Club Accreditation Scheme) through the council’s Sports, Play and Arts service.

This process needs to be completed by the application deadline of 12 noon on Monday, 11 May 2026).

Who can not apply for the grant?

The following can not apply for the grant:

  1. Non-constituted organisations
  2. Community benefit society.

In addition, any organisation that has not completed the registration requirements for PAIG on the FlexiGrant Portal - East Riding of Yorkshire Council or registered with the council's Sports, Play and Arts service for Round 1 funding by 11 May 2026 will not be eligible for an award.

Round 1 only - submission should be for activity happening between 1 July 2026 (unless agreed otherwise) and 31 December 2026.

A further call for applications for Round 2 will be released in September 2026.

Applications submitted via any other method will not be accepted.

What type of grants are available?

This call for revenue projects is for the following provision:

  • An Existing Youth Provision/Project focusing on activity delivery, need, and continuation
  • A Wellbeing Support Project focusing on emotional wellbeing interventions.

The maximum call value for projects under this call is £5,000 (or £10,000 for capital projects only).

The council does not intend to allocate less than £1,500 for any single project.

Applications requesting an amount below £1,500 or above £5,000 (or £10,000 that include capital costs) will be rejected.

What is the grant for?

This grant is for youth/sport organisations who wish to deliver recreational and educational leisure-time activities for young people aged 5 to 19 and those with learning difficulties or disabilities aged 5 to 25 across the East Riding of Yorkshire.

How do I register to become eligible for a Positive Activities Inclusive Grant (PAIG)?

This grant is for youth/sport organisations who wish to deliver recreational and educational leisure-time activities for young people aged 5 to 19, and those with learning difficulties, or disabilities aged 5 to 24 across the East Riding of Yorkshire.

How are applications scored?

Applications will be subject to three stages of checks:

  1. Assessment undertaken by the ERYC Programmes and Grant Management Team
  2. Scoring by Panel for final award selection.

Award Panel Members:

  • Member of the council’s External Funding team
  • Manager of the council’s Early Years and Families Information Service
  • Strategic Youth Lead
  • Members from the Public Health and Children's Commissioning and Monitoring team
  • Member of the Child with Disability Social Care team.

All applications are scored against set criteria (please refer to the grant scheme guidance notes for further details).

Are there any guidance notes?

Guidance notes area available on the FlexiGrant portal or contact us at:

Email: PAIG@eastriding.gov.uk

How can my organisation apply?

Applications must be submitted via the council’s online grants management system, FlexiGrant. Applicants can register for an account on the website:

FlexiGrant portal (external council website)

All applications must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday, 11 May 2026.

Where can I get further information?

For further information, please contact the East Riding of Yorkshire Council's PAIG Programme team at:

Email: PAIG@eastriding.gov.uk

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