Nottinghamshire Scouts aims to provide every young person aged 4 to 25 years old and adult volunteers the opportunity to participate in Scout activities and events irrespective of any additional needs[1]. In some cases, individuals may be unable to meet some or all the event costs. To ensure that no one is excluded from attending events on financial grounds, Grants are available for up to 30% of the participant's costs, but additional support may be given for extreme hardship cases.
Event entry fees may be applied for. To receive a grant, the Scout Group must demonstrate the group, it's members, and/or their families are of one of the following:
Evidence of hardship may be requested; all grant applications and payments will be treated as strictly confidential. Hardship cases will be judged in accordance with the Scout Association’s rules that define financial hardship.
[1] Additional needs refer to the individual requirements of a person with a disadvantaged background or a mental, emotional, or physical condition or high risk of developing one.
All applications must be made by Scout Groups in Nottinghamshire, authorised by the Group Lead Volunteer and the District Lead Volunteer. If there are District sections wishing to apply, authorisation is required from the Section Lead volunteer and the District Lead Volunteer.
Scout Groups serving more deprived communities are more likely to be successful applicants. Deprived communities are defined by indices of multiple deprivation (IMD). Taking public data across several different categories of deprivation across all parts of the country are grouped into IMD deciles. Deprived communities are IMD decile 1 to 3 ( about the 30% most deprived parts of the country).