The Duke of Edinburgh's Award team is currently working to raise awareness among ANAP (Additional Need and Alternative Provision) settings about the funding available to help them deliver the DofE to the young people they support.
The Funding for Additional Needs and Alternative Provision (ANAP) project, supported by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is available to state-funded SEND schools, Alternative Provisions, and Pupil Referral Units that receive funding through their local authority or directly from the government.
Applications close on 11 December 2025, and they are keen to ensure as many organisations as possible have the opportunity to access this funding. They are dedicated to making the DofE more widely available and accessible, ensuring that young people with special educational needs and disabilities have equal access to the life-changing opportunities the DofE offers.