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CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes
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UKRI (UK) · National scheme · 1 eligible country
€575k
Published funding
28 Oct 2026
Deadline
What this scheme funds
This UK innovation fund supports practical projects that make play more accessible and higher quality for children and young people, aiming to improve their overall outcomes. It offers a share of a £3 million pot across all successful applicants rather than a fixed grant per project. Applications are open to a broad range of organisation types.
social-innovation · education-skills · public-health
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Who it is for
This suits public bodies, non profits, local authorities or private companies designing practical, real world play interventions for children and young people.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- UKRI (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €575k
- Deadline
- 28 Oct 2026
- Applicant type
- Not stated by the agency.
- Eligible applicants
- public body, non-profit, private sector, local authority
- Also required
- Total scheme budget of £3,000,000 inclusive of VAT is shared across all recipients, not a per applicant amount.
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