Smart Grant Search
Search grants, trusts, and funding bodies relevant to youth mentoring, youth work, and community development.
Grant Search & Writer
Find funding and draft compelling grant applications with AI
Search curated funding opportunities and generate professional, persuasive applications — saving time and improving your success rate.
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Funding your mentoring work
From opportunity to application — without starting from a blank page
Securing funding for youth mentoring programmes can be challenging and time-consuming. The Grant Search & Writer tool helps you identify relevant funding opportunities and draft professional, compelling grant applications — whether you are a solo practitioner or an organisation applying for programme-level grants.
Professional platform
Built for practitioners who expect more than a basic brochure site.
Key benefits
Grant toolkit features
AI Grant Writer
Input project details and let the AI draft a structured, persuasive application ready to refine.
Application Templates
Pre-built templates for lottery funding, trust applications, and corporate sponsorship proposals.
Track Applications
Monitor submitted applications, deadlines, and outcomes in one place.
Evidence integration
Pull practice evidence and programme outcomes into compelling funder narratives.
Collaborative drafting
Organisation members can refine applications together before submission.
Impact at a glance
500+
Registered mentors on the platform
20+
Years of youth mentoring practice
40+
Organisations supported nationally
100%
Commitment to professional standards
Success stories
What members say
“The platform gives me professional-grade tools without the admin burden. It feels like a service built for serious practitioners.”
“Our team uses WAYM to connect practice, CPD, and quality assurance in one place. It has elevated how we present our work to commissioners.”
“Members tell us the directory and events calendar make collaboration tangible — not just another login they forget about.”
How it works
How it works
1
Search opportunities
Filter funding sources by sector, geography, and grant size.
2
Define your project
Capture outcomes, beneficiaries, and budget in structured fields.
3
Generate draft
AI produces a first draft aligned to funder language and requirements.
4
Refine & submit
Edit, approve, and track your application through to submission.
Grant Search & Writer
Turn funding research into winning applications
Access grant tools from your member dashboard and give your programmes the investment they deserve.
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