Three Guineas Trust – Holiday Activity Schemes (2026 Round)

Who’s it for?
Not-for-profit organisations delivering autistic-specific holiday activity schemes for autistic children and young people, and their siblings, based in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

How much?
Grants of up to £15,000, usually as a contribution towards project costs.

What’s it for?
The 2026 round will only fund autistic-specific holiday schemes that run during the school holidays. Funded programmes must:

  • Be exclusively for autistic children and young people, with sessions that may also include siblings

  • Deliver structured, safe and supportive holiday activities

  • Be existing schemes (this programme does not fund the set-up of new holiday provision)

What can the funding cover?

  • Part costs of delivering holiday activity schemes

  • Staffing, resources and delivery costs directly linked to the programme

Key things to note:

  • Organisations must meet a detailed set of eligibility and governance requirements, including safeguarding, insurance, policies and trained staff

  • Paid staff must receive the Living Wage or above

  • Schemes must not use Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) or other contested coercive behavioural approaches

  • The fund will not support residential activities, schools, local authorities, NHS bodies, or organisations with an income over £1 million

Deadline:
Expressions of Interest open Monday 2 February and close at 5pm on Friday 13 February.

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