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Funding Scheme for Children’s Well-being and Development

Funding Scheme for Children’s Well-being and Development

The Commission on Children (“the Commission”) has set up the Funding Scheme for Children’s Well-being and Development (“the Scheme”) with the objective to encourage and enable non-governmental organisations (including child concern groups) and schools, etc. to undertake promotional and public educational projects on children-related issues to promote the rights, interests, well-being and development of children.

The 2026-27 Scheme is now open for application. Please refer to the details from the Funding Guidelines of the 2026-27 Scheme (“the Funding Guidelines”) Note.

Promotional and public educational projects should have the participation of children and stakeholders. All the activities shall tie in with one or more of the themes as set by the Commission. The themes of the 2026-27 Scheme are:

  1. (1) Unleashing the potential and talents of children;
  2. (2) Promoting healthy and happy childhood;
  3. (3) Caring for children with specific needs;
  4. (4) Promoting child protection; or
  5. (5) Promoting children’s rights.

Please note that starting from the 2026–27 application period, the Commission will only accept funding applications submitted through the electronic application system. All paper-based applications will NOT be accepted and processed. Any organisations or schools intend to make an application for funding, please complete an online Funding Application Form and submit it electronically to the Commission through the Government’s Central E-Form Services platform on or before 5:00pm, 7 August 2026. A specimen of the electronic Funding Application Form Print-out and guidelines on submitting electronic applications are set out at Annexes C and D to the Funding Guidelines respectively for reference.

In the event that applicants / co-organiser(s) could not provide the digital certificates for uploading during electronic submission, applicants should print a hard copy of the submitted electronic Funding Application Form, sign and affix the official chop(s) of the organisation(s) at Section(s) E and / or B9 (if applicable). Applicants should deliver the duly signed and stamped original copy of the Form to the Commission Secretariat (Address: 10/F, West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong) by post or in person within 5 working days after the application deadline (i.e. on or before 5:00 pm, 14 August 2026). Date on the postmark would be treated as the date of submission of the Form. Please state on the envelope “Application for the 2026-27 Funding Scheme for Children’s Well-being and Development”. Applicants should ensure that sufficient postage is affixed before posting so as to avoid unsuccessful delivery of the Form. Any underpaid / unpaid mail items will be returned or disposed of by the Hongkong Post.

Applications with late delivery of the Forms (if applicable) or any missing information / documents required will normally not be considered and will not be carried forward to the next round of application automatically. Each organisation or school should submit no more than one project application.

Applicants can either choose to submit funding applications for (1) large-scale territory-wide projects involving project teams across districts with the aim to achieve significant and sustained impact; or (2) smaller-scale projects mainly focusing on local districts / schools. For large-scale territory-wide projects, the funding cap for each project is HK$1,000,000 and should be completed within two years. For smaller-scale projects, the funding cap is HK$300,000 or HK$600,000 per project with a duration of one year or two years respectively. For large-scale territory-wide projects or two-year smaller-scale projects, all activities must be carried out within the two-year period from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2029, and successful applicants are required to submit a progress report every six months as well as a final report on or before 31 March 2029. For one-year smaller-scale projects, all activities must be carried out within the one-year period from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2028, and successful applicants are required to submit a six-month progress report if advance payment has been received as well as a final report on or before 31 March 2028.

For enquiries on the Scheme, please contact the Commission Secretariat (telephone no.: 2810 3827; email: coc@lwb.gov.hk; fax no.: 2523 1973).

【 Note 】This Funding Guidelines are not applicable to the Schemes of other years.