The Gosling Foundation offers funding under three strands of Royal Navy and Royal Marines, Youth and Education.

The minimum size of grant available is £5,000.

Funding for Royal Navy and Royal Marines is for organisations that support serving personnel and veterans to help improve their quality of life.

Funding for Youth is for organisations that provide positive opportunities and support for disadvantaged and marginalised young people, enabling them to make use of their talents, build self-sufficiency and confidence, as well as providing tangible, long-term outcomes.

Funding for Education is particularly seeks to fund projects that keep young people engaged with education or vocational training or helps them back into education

The Foundation accepts applications from registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and Community Interest Companies.

They also accept applications from serving members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, for projects that benefit multiple serving personnel, and from uniformed youth groups (eg. Sea Cadets, Scouts, Girl Guides).

The Trustees strongly recommend that organisations show that they are looking to raise funds from a variety of sources, and not solely from the Foundation.

Grants can be used for:

• project costs (for projects that directly impact beneficiaries)
• capital projects, eg, new buildings, extensions, refurbishment and recreational spaces
• IT projects, moving services online, setting up helplines, etc
• equipment and furniture
• salaries (for positions that directly impact beneficiaries)
• events that directly impact beneficiaries

This is a rolling programme and open for application at any time.

For full guidance, visit the Gosling Foundation website.