The aim of the fund is to support local organisations deliver activities and food to children and young people from low-income families across Falkirk during the Easter school holiday.

• Funding up to £800 will be available for projects
• Projects must have activities that cover a minimum number of 2 days throughout the Easter holiday

Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 05 March 2025.

The panel will review applications until Friday 14 April 2025. Outcomes will be communicated, and payments processed starting from Monday 17 April 2025. This timeline allows your groups sufficient time to organise and promote your activities, with funding expected to reach you a couple of weeks before the start of the Easter holiday.

The funding for the 2025 Easter School Holiday Food and Activities Fund targets school-aged children and young people, with a particular emphasis on those who are likely to face disadvantages due to ongoing poverty.

The priority groups identified by Fairer Falkirk's analysis of national and local data include:

• School-aged children (5 - 14)
• Young people (14 - 19)
• Large families (3 + Children)
• Lone parents
• Care Experienced Young People
• Kinship Care Families
• Priority areas

Fair Work First

Moving forward, all organisations receiving public sector grant funding must comply with the Scottish Government's Fair Work First Guidance. This will apply to organisations receiving funding through the School Holiday Food and Activity Fund.

Please review the guidance and confirm if your organisation is compliant with the following:

• Payment of at least the real Living Wage
• Appropriate channels for effective workers' voice
• If you do not currently meet this, then you can request an exemption. If you are not compliant, then please confirm this and tell us the reasons why an exemption should be granted (for example, you are working towards compliance, or the size of your organisation is such that at present you are unable to comply).

A new section has been added to our application form. Please get in touch with the Fairer Falkirk team if you need help with it or experience any problems.

Receipts and End of Award report

Receipts must be provided on request for any significant items of expense which funding has been requested for. By applying for and accepting this funding, you are acknowledging that you understand this and will provide this information at our request.

It is a criterion of grant funding that an End of Award report is submitted, using the template we provide. At the end of the Easter activities, you will be asked to complete the report. Failure to provide information may have a detrimental impact on any future funding applications.