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Colwinston Charitable Trust - added 02.09.2010
The Colwinston Charitable Trust was established in 1995 and distributes grants to UK registered charitable organisations working predominantly in the areas of Opera, Classical Music and the Visual Arts.
Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are offered to enable organisations to achieve higher standards of performance and/or presentation. The trust will give priority to high quality projects, and projects that help people to better appreciate the possibilities the arts can offer, especially in Wales.
The next application deadline is 5pm on the 30th September 2010. For more information please visit http://www.colwinston.org.uk/index.htm
New resource mapping funding schemes available to music businesses - added 24.08.2010
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a new resource mapping the funding schemes available to small and medium sized music businesses.
DCMS announced that because they understand that raising finance for creative businesses can be a problem, they have put together this new document Money Map. This map lists funding schemes that might be helpful to those 90% of music businesses which are Small and Medium Enterprises and that often face distinct problems which can hinder their ability to grow.
It also includes information for a wide range of individuals and smaller organisations involved in music projects.
www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/dcms_moneymap.pdf
Community Media Association and Arts Council England - Connect - added 24.08.2010
Community Media Association (CMA) and Arts Council England are seeking to support partnerships between arts and community media, which will develop creative pieces and devise new ways for the two to work together. Proposals for the Connect scheme are invited from across England, from Arts Council England Regularly Funded Organisations and CMA member organisations.
Awards of up to £3,000 are available.
Successful projects must show how partnerships between arts and community media can create and deliver innovative arts content, increase participation in the artistic process and promote engagement in the arts.
The results from the successful activity will be showcased at the 2011 CMA conference, and will be sent to the Culture Secretary and the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). Successful projects will also be disseminated through regional Arts Council England offices to highlight good practice and sector partnerships.
For more information about the scheme, or how to apply, read the proposal at www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/connect-proposal.pdf. Deadline for applications is 1st October 2010
Funding for Disabled Artists - added 24.08.2010
Arts Council England has announced that the next deadline for applications under its `Unlimited Commissions` scheme is the 18th October 2010.
The scheme which is supported by London 2012, the UK Arts Councils and the British Council aims to commission new work that is artistically led by disabled artists and celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 are available to disabled and deaf artists, and disabled and deaf-led arts organisations, who wish to develop their work, strengthen their artistic practice, challenge perceptions and forge new partnerships with presenting venues and events.
The deadline date is 18th October 2010. For more information visit: www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/unlimited/
BBC announces funding for amateur musical theatre - added 17.08.2010
Amateur performance groups will have the chance to apply for a slice of £200,000 funding under a new scheme to be launched by the BBC, aimed at encouraging young people to take part in musical theatre.
The Young People’s Musical Theatre Scheme will start this September and is being provided through the Performing Arts Fund, which receives revenue from the phone votes of shows such as I’d Do Anything and this year’s Over the Rainbow. Individual grants of up to £5,000, from a total of £200,000, will be on offer to non-professional theatre groups that are either made up entirely of members under the age of 25 or which have a youth section and are involved in musical theatre productions. The money will be available to groups which are looking to invest in training and development opportunities or experiment with ways of attracting new members or audiences.
This scheme is the first from the fund to target amateur theatre companies, and follows on from last year’s Choral Ambition, which was aimed at providing grants to choirs from around the UK. It will run alongside the annual Training in Musical Theatre scheme, which provides financial aid to students undertaking a musical theatre course and has this year awarded £150,000 to students.
The scheme, full details of which have yet to be announced, will launch on September 27, with theatre groups having until the end of November to apply.
The David Canter Memorial Fund - added 17.08.2010
The David Canter Memorial Fund offers awards to give financial assistance to those working in the crafts. The fund is open to those who have finished their formal training and are working full-time or part-time in the UK but need money for specific projects, e.g. setting up a workshop, buying equipment, educational work or for research and travel.
Awards, which usually range between £500 and £1,000, are made every other year, each time focusing on specific craft disciplines. For 2010 these will be Paper, Calligraphy and Lettercutting and the submission deadline is 17 September 2010.
To request further information and an application form, please send a SAE to the address below or email rachel.mackie@crafts.org.uk.
Rachel Mackie
The David Canter Memorial Fund
c/o The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF
01626 832223
First Light Youth Film Fund – Pilot Awards - added 17.08.2010
First Light was set up to provide funding and inspiration for the development, production and exhibition of short films made by young people across the UK – films that represent and embrace the diversity of their lives, stories and dreams.
Organisations can get funding to make a short film of less than five minutes long. The film should be made by the young people themselves, collaborating with film professionals. The intention is to encourage fruitful, creative partnerships between organisations that work with young people, filmmakers and the film industry.
For more information, visit www.firstlightonline.co.uk/fundingstream/young-film-fund-pilot-grant. Deadline for applications is 5th October 2010, 2pm.
Talent Development Fund - added 03.08.2010
South West Screen's Talent Development Fund is now open to applications. The Talent Development Fund aims to support the South West's writers, directors and producers to develop new work and to advance their film-making careers to a point where they can successfully attract recognition, commissions and funding from major independents, financiers and distributors. Two strands of activity are being supported in 2010/11, as follows:
Script Development for Feature Films
This strand will support the development of a full draft screenplay for feature-length projects that have already been developed to treatment stage by the applicant(s). Investments of up to £5,000 are available; however, a minimum partnership match funding of no less than 10% of the script development budget is required. Partnership funding can be in cash or in-kind, or a mixture of both. Applications can be made by a writer, a writer/director, a production company, or a team comprising writer/director, writer/producer or writer/director/producer.
Seed Development for Feature Films
This strand will support the creative and commercial development of projects that already have a fully-developed feature-length script (or equivalent in the case of documentaries). Investments of up to £5,000 are available; however, a minimum partnership match funding of no less than 30% of the total seed development budget is required. At least two-thirds of this partnership funding should be in cash and one-third in-kind. This strand is open to submissions from individual producers or production companies.
All awards are funded though the Lottery's Regional Investment Fund For England on behalf of UK Film Council.
The deadlines for applications are 8 September 2010 and 14 January 2011. More details can be found at www.swscreen.co.uk
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Museum and Heritage Collections strand - added 13.07.2010
Financial assistance is available to preserve and provide public access to collections of historical significance throughout the UK. Approximately £1m per annum will be allocated through the Strand up until 2010, subject to the Foundation's annual reviews. Proposals must be for time-limited projects of up to three years. It is anticipated that grants will primarily be up to £50,000, however, a small number of grants up to £100,000 could be made in special circumstances.
The Foundation has a long-standing interest in preserving and providing public access to collections of historic significance, and via its Museum and Heritage Collections strand, will focus on time-limited collections work, including research, documentation and conservation that is outside the scope of an organisation's core resources.
The Strand will specifically build on the Foundation's previous collections work, which has supported museums and other heritage organisations with grants towards curatorial work, conservation and collections management.
Priority will be given to proposals that have one or more of the following characteristics:
• Collections work that is difficult to fund from core or other sources, or is in need of partnership funding.
• Work at an early stage of development, where wider programmes such as education and exhibitions cannot yet be fully developed.
• Proposals where it may be difficult to guarantee tangible outcomes.
• Projects that have the potential to share knowledge with other organisations through partnership working or dissemination.
Grants under The Museum and Heritage Collections Strand are for project costs only and cannot be used for:
• Ongoing core costs.
• Archives, unless they form part of a museum's collection.
• Individual places of worship.
Applications can be made at any time, as the Foundation assesses bids throughout the year. Applications should be clearly marked Museum and Heritage Collections Strand. Preliminary decisions are usually made within a month of applying, with final decisions generally taking up to four months. Applicants are advised to answer a self-assessment checklist to see if they are eligible to apply. First-stage applications should consist of:
• A completed application form.
• A short summarising statement (maximum two sides of A4).
• Copy of the organisation's most recent accounts, or budget for the year if the organisation is new.
• A copy of the group's constitution, if they are not a registered charity.
Applications can be posted or emailed to: applications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk or contact Esmee Fairbairn Foundation for further information at: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG. Tel: 020 7297 3700
The Big Arts Give 2010 - added 17.06.2010
A pilot challenge fund has launched to encourage individual philanthropists to support the arts and culture. The Big Arts Give 2010 has been launched between Arts & Business, an organisation that supports the relationships between the two sectors, the Big Give website (www.thebiggive.org.uk)
With an initial fund of £500,000, the project will build on or match the money arts organisations raise through individual donations. It aims to raise at least £3 million for culture and the arts by the end of the year.
More information can be found at www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/News/2010/may/the-big-arts-give.aspx
Golsoncott Foundation - added 17.06.2010
The Golsoncott Foundation aims to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and in particular the fine arts and music. This includes providing access to the arts for young people and developing new audiences. Grants vary according to context and are not subject to an inflexible limit, but they are unlikely to exceed £5,000 and are normally given on a non-recurrent basis. The Trustees meet on a quarterly basis (February, May, August and November) to determine applications.
All applications for awards should be sent by post by the end of the month preceding the month of the Trustees meeting, and should include the following:
• a clear and concise statement of the project;
• whether the award sought will be for the whole project or a component part;
• whether the applicant organisation is of charitable status;
• evidence that there is a clear benefit to the public;
• the amount requested should be specified;
• whether this is the only source of funding being sought (if not, all other sources of funding should be indicated, including those that have refused funding).
Wherever possible an annual report and accounts should accompany the application along with any other supporting information deemed relevant.
For more details write to the Golsoncott Foundation, 53 St Leonards Road, Exeter EX2 4LS or phone 01392 252855.
Man Group plc Charitable Trust - added 09.06.2010
The Man Group Charitable Trust supports a range of charitable activities that support disadvantaged groups. UK charities can apply for one of two grants programmes:
• Small Grants for up to £50,000
• Large Grants for up to £250,000
The Trust focuses on supporting disadvantaged youth, managing literacy and numeracy projects and supporting vulnerable populations. The type of activities that may be funded include:
• arts;
• sport;
• education;
• relief of homelessness;
• social inclusion;
• relief of domestic violence;
• addressing mental health issues.
The Trust expects to make most of its grants to charities it has proactively invited to apply for funding, however, charities that have not been invited by the Trust to apply for funding may send a letter of inquiry detailing your organisation's aims the project for which you are applying for funding.
For more information go to http://www2.mangroupplc.com/CR/charitabletrust
THE BARING FOUNDATION - added 27.05.2010
The Baring Foundation has announced that its Arts Programme 2011 will open for applications at the end of September 2010 and will continue with the same theme as last year, namel: to support arts organisations in the UK already producing and presenting arts made by older people. For more information please visit their website at www.baringfoundation.org.uk/program.htm
DORSET RURAL FUND - added 23.04.2010
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has appointed Artsreach – Dorset’s rural arts development agency, as the local agency to carry out the Foundation’s Rural Arts Policy in Dorset.
Grants of between £100 and £500 are available to support new creative arts projects / activities in rural areas of Dorset, particularly those projects which reflect the concerns, interests and identity of the place people live in. The Fund is keen to assist projects which cannot easily attract other financial support. For further details and assistance with your application, please get in touch with your local contact:
North Dorset – Trevor Bailey, 01747 840750
South Dorset & Portland – Mike Hoskin, 01305 224937
West Dorset – Norman Saunders-White, 01308 897214
Central & East Dorset – Ian Scott, 01305 269512
ON ORGAN GRANT - added 23.04.2010
Grants of between £100 and £1000 are made for places of worship undertaking restoration projects on organs in the British Isles. At least 50% of the project costs must be raised prior to applying. Eligible projects will only be considered for the main organ in the church. For new builds, a contract and timeline must be established prior to applying.
Applications should be submitted in writing. For further information please contact: Dr Alan Thurlow, The On Organ Fund, 8 Old Bakery Gardens, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8AJ. The deadline for applications is 30th April for consideration in May and 30th September for consideration in November.
FILM FUND - added 21.04.2010
The Film Fund is a production and development fund dedicated to British filmmaking. The UK Film Council have £15 million a year to invest across the development, production and completion of feature films. Being supported by the UK Film Council means more than just being given funding. It means that your project can be assisted at every step of the journey by their team, who can offer advice and practical help with many aspects of developing and producing your film.
They welcome applications for all kinds of film – from commercial mainstream to experimental, from genre movies to personal stories, from documentaries to animation to live-action fiction.
For more information on making an application visit www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/filmfund
THE ERANDA FOUNDATION - added 14.04.2010
The Eranda Foundation seeks to support research into medicine and education, encourage the arts and support social welfare. The Foundation’s policy is to provide support that will make a significant contribution to the work being undertaken in the fields of interest.
Applicants should submit a written description of what their charity does, details of the proposed project, and a breakdown of the anticipated costs of the project. Applications are not accepted from organisations that are not registered charities or from individuals.
The deadlines for receipt of applications are 30 April and 31 August 2010. Write to Gail Devlin-Jones, Secretary, The Eranda Foundation, PO Box 6226, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0XF or phone 01296 689157 or email eranda@btconnect.com for more information.
HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION - added 14.04.2010
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation considers grant applications from charitable organisations working in a number of areas, including the performing arts and music. The Trustees meet quarterly to decide grant allocation. Deadlines for submission are June, 10 September and 10 December 2010.
Performing arts (excluding music)
The Foundation has been a consistent supporter of the performing arts. The Trustees intend to maintain that policy with particular emphasis on financial support for not-for-profit companies with a record of artistic excellence that require additional funding, not available from public sources or commercial sponsorship, to broaden their repertoire or develop work of potentially outstanding interest which cannot be funded from usual sources. Assistance will also be considered for training and professional development for creative talent or the technical professions.
Music
The Trustees recognise that music is seriously under-funded in the UK and will consider applications for support in those areas of music performance and education which do not readily attract backing from commercial sponsors or other funding bodies, or which are not eligible for public funding. Priority will be directed towards supporting the work or education of musicians based in, or wishing to study in, the UK, but by no means exclusively so. An important criterion will be whether, in the opinion of the Trustees, the funding sought will make a significant difference to the applicant's prospects.
The Foundation does not have an application form. Applications in writing only to Karen Marshall, Administrator, Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, 2nd Floor, 20-22 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LR. Visit www.wingatefoundation.org.uk for more information.
THE D'OYLY CARTE CHARITABLE TRUST - added 07.04.2010
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds registered charities and supports projects in the arts, medical welfare and the environment. Grants usually range between £200 and £10,000. Applicants are requested to make a preliminary outline proposal by letter.
For more information please contact:
The Administrator, The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, 1 Savoy Hill, London WC2R OBP
or phone: 020 7420 2600
The Idlewild Trust - added 25.03.2010
The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the advancement of education, the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the United Kingdom.
The Trust awards around £120,000 each year in grants and considers making grants of up to £5,000. Deadline for submissions: 24 September 2010 for a Trustees’ meeting in November 2010. Please visit www.idlewildtrust.org.uk for more information.
PRS Foundation: British Music Abroad - added 19.03.2010
The PRS for Music Foundation (PRSF) British Music Abroad scheme offers financial support to emerging acts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that have been selected for key overseas music industry showcase opportunities. PRSF recognises the following events as offering significant international showcasing opportunities:
• Canadian Music Week (CMW).
• CMJ Music Marathon.
• Eurosonic.
• Jazz Ahead.
• MIDEM.
• Montreal Jazz Festival.
• North by North West (NXNE).
• North American Folk Alliance Conference (Folk Alliance).
• Popkomm.
• South by South West (SXSW).
• WOMEX.
This list is not exhaustive and applicants attending other showcase events should contact PRSF to discuss eligibility.
British Music Abroad supports up to 75% of travel and accommodation costs, which may include the following:
• Return flights.
• Transport to/from airports.
• Hotel.
• A daily subsistence and local travel allowance (up to £20 per person per day).
• Visa applications (if applicable).
Applicants are expected to contribute at least 25% towards these costs or find this amount from other sources.
Funding is only available to performers and priority will be given to applicants new to the scheme. The 2010 deadlines for applications are 22 March 2010, 7 May 2010 and 31 August 2010. More information is available from www.prsformusicfoundation.com
THE BRIT TRUST - added 26.01.10
The Brit Trust provide grant support for young people to be involved in music. Relevant charities and groups from around the UK can apply for funding. The BRIT Trust supports activities that encourage young people in the exploration and pursuit of:
o educational,
o cultural or
o therapeutic benefits emanating from music.
The Trust has a main financial commitment to the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre, and so is limited to the amount of donations it can make outside of this commitment. Nevertheless suitable applications are still sought and further information can be found at their website www.brittrust.co.uk
£25,000 to help amateur groups adopt a composer – added 16.12.09
Following eight highly-successful years, the Adopt a Composer scheme is to continue in 2009/10, thanks to £25,000 from the PRS Foundation. The scheme, run by Sound and Music and Making Music, enables voluntary music groups to have a new piece of music especially composed for them by some of the UK’s most talented young composers. BBC Radio 3 has also committed to recording performances of all the resulting work from this year’s scheme.
The decision to continue follows a recent independent review that showed an overwhelming positive response from participating ensembles and the unique opportunity for professional and artistic development such collaboration allows.
Once selected, six groups and six composers from around the UK are arranged into pairs, and each pair is mentored by an established professional composer. Over the course of 12 months, they work together to produce a work that is tailor made for the skills and interests of the group members.
For many groups, this is their first encounter with contemporary music and the world of the composer. For the composers, this is often their first work for a large-scale group, working in the community. Each project culminates in première performance, which will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast later in the year.
Adopt a Composer is managed by Making Music and Sound and Music, and funded by the PRS Foundation. For more information contact Sarah Robinson at Making Music on 020 7422 8291 or by email at sarah.robinson@makingmusic.org.uk or visit www.adoptacomposer.org
OLD POSSUM’S PRACTICAL TRUST - added 17.12.09
The Old Possum’s Practical Trust is available for charities in the UK. Grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available. The grant is intended to support charitable organisations that work to increase the knowledge and appreciation of aesthetic interests. The scheme aims to increase the understanding and enjoyment of:
• History.
• Art.
• Architecture.
• Literature.
• Music.
• Theatre.
In particular, the scheme wishes to support projects with the following themes:
• Children.
• Disabled people.
• Disadvantaged people.
• Communities.
For more information please visit:www.old-possums-practical-trust.org.uk/page.cfm?pageid=300
THE SKINNERS’ COMPANY LADY NEVILLE CHARITY - added 08.12.09
The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity was formally set up in 1978 following a bequest from Ralph Neville JP. Its aim is to provide grants that will make a clear and significant contribution to grassroots charitable organisations working in designated priority areas.
One-off grants of up to £1,000 are made to small registered charities and not-for-profit organisations. The priority areas are Disability, Local Heritage, Local Community and Performing & Visual Arts.
For further information, guidelines and an application form visit www.skinnershall.co.uk/charities/lady-neville-charity.htm Deadline dates are: mid-March and mid-September
NAN GO AND SEE BURSARIES - added 08.12.09
NAN Go and see bursaries of up to £500 are artist-led, peer-reviewed bursaries supporting travel between artists' groups and networks in the UK or elsewhere, in order to explore new links and provide a focus for critical exchange, research and peer development. The aims of the bursaries are intended to reflect the NAN mission: to promote the aspirations of artists and the development of practice through peer dialogue and exchange.
NAN defines artists’ groups as two or more artists working together or engaged in collective activity who consider themselves to be a group or network. More information is available from www.a-n.co.uk/nan/section/473129 Deadline dates are: 1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December 2010
THE MONUMENT TRUST - added 16.11.2009
Trustees of the Monument Trust make grants in the following areas:
• Arts and Heritage (arts, architectural and environmental projects of national or regional importance, including galleries, museums, and historic houses and gardens. Proposals are particularly welcome for cultural projects which will make a major contribution to improving economically depressed areas).
• Health and Community Care
• Criminal justice
Applications should be sent by post to The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. For more information on what to include, visit www.sfct.org.uk/monument.html
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND publish criteria for regularly funded organizations - added 10.11.09
Arts Council England have published the criteria it uses to make decisions about which organisations to fund regularly. The Arts Council currently provides around £350 million each year to regularly funded organisations and The Criteria for Arts Council England Regular Funding explains the framework the Arts Council uses to assess whether an organisation should receive regular funding.
The document describes two sets of criteria:
• the first set looks at the organisation itself, to ensure that it is a good, well-managed organisation
• the second set ensures that the organisation fits into the overall arts infrastructure that the Arts Council is seeking to support.
The document also makes clear the requirements and responsibilities an organisation must be willing and able to meet in order to become a regularly funded organisation. The criteria for Arts Council England regular funding can be viewed at www.artscouncil.org.uk/criteriaforfunding
Short film fund looking for 'Surprising Stories' – added 06.11.09
Aspiring filmmakers can win funding from a new competition to help them shoot short documentaries about things that are “good to know”. Four winning entrants will each scoop £2,000 from the 4Docs scheme, an initiative run by the Channel 4 British Documentary (BRITDOC) Foundation.
For more info and how to submit your entry, please visit www.4docs.org.uk/competition
Unlimited - disability, arts, culture and sport – added 06.11.09
Unlimited will celebrate disability, arts, culture and sport on an unprecedented scale, as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
The programme has four pillars:
• Unlimited Commissions: a £1.5million commission fund to support the production of quality work by disabled and Deaf artists, and disabled and Deaf led arts organisations
• Unlimited Talent: bespoke training and mentoring programme for successful applicants to support the realisation of their commission
• Unlimited Presents: work created through Unlimited Commissions will have the opportunity to be showcased in London and across the UK
• Unlimited International: supporting collaboration between artists in the UK and other countries, and showcasing new work around the world. This pillar of the programme is being led by the British Council and is still in development, full details will be announced in 2010
Unlimited Commissions
Proposals are welcomed from disabled and Deaf artists, and disabled and Deaf-led arts organisations, who wish to develop their work, strengthen their artistic practice, challenge perceptions and forge new partnerships with presenting venues and events.
Deadline for submissions are: 4 January 2010, 1 October 2010, 18 April 2011 and more information is available from: www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/unlimited/
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation – added 17.09.09
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation provides grants of up to £20,000 to charities for Educational projects for children and adults, particularly those relating to the Arts, music composition and performances, herbal medicine, medical research, disability, and farming related projects. Grants are available to registered charities with a turnover of less than £500,000.
More information can be found at: www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/charitable-applications/charity-details/the-sylvia-waddilove-foundation-uk
Art in empty spaces – added 18.08.09
Arts Council England’s £500,000 initiative to help artists turn vacant high street shops into artistic and vibrant places is now open for applications.
Artists are able to apply for grants to support artistic activity that will transform empty retail units into creative spaces - anything from an art gallery to recording studios or family arts workshops - which the whole community can enjoy.
The programme, ‘Art in empty spaces’, which was announced in April, will run in partnership with the Department for Communities and Local Government’s scheme ‘Looking After Our Town Centres’ which will invest £3 million to reinvigorate ailing town centres during the recession.
More information about the scheme and how to apply can be found at www.artscouncil.org.uk/artinemptyspaces.
First Light Young Film Fund - added 11.08.09
First Light is a UK-wide initiative to enable young people to realise their potential via creative digital film and media projects. Funded through the UK Film Council, it administers £1.1million each year to creative young people aged five to 19 years of age. They make use of today's accessible digital technologies to tell their stories, with them in control of the technical and creative processes, whilst being supported by film professionals. Grants range from £3,000 (Pilot and Script Awards), up to £30,000 (Studio Award).
More information about funding deadlines and the application process can be found at www.firstlightonline.co.uk
Radcliffe Trust music and craft grants - added 11.08.09
The Radcliffe Trust was established in 1714 as a charitable trust under the will of Dr. John Radcliffe, the most eminent physician of his day. Today the Trust has a policy of making grants principally for Craft and Music Education. The majority of grants awarded are for amounts between £1,000 - £5,000. Applicants must be a registered charity and based in the UK.
Criteria For Music Grants: The Trust supports classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition and music education. Particular interests within music education are music for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and projects at secondary and higher levels, including academic research. Deadline: 31 January & 31 August.
Criteria For Craft Grants: The Trust supports craft training among young people both at the level of apprenticeship and at the post-graduate and post-experience levels. Crafts are broadly defined, including building conservation skills, rural skills and traditional creative craft skills. Deadline: 30 April and 30 September.
For more information, visit www.theradcliffetrust.org or tel: 01285 841900.
Elephant Trust - added 10.07.09
The Elephant Trust offers grants of up to £2,000 to artists and institutions (priority is given to small organisations and galleries) for new, innovative visual arts projects based in the UK. The Trust was created in 1975 by Roland Penrose and Lee Miller with a view to develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts.
Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, visit www.elephanttrust.org.uk
Youth Music's Open Programme – added 09.07.09
Youth Music's Open Programme provides grants of between £5,000 and £30,000. It aims to increase the number of children and young people with access to high quality, sustainable music making activities across England.
They are keen to fund projects which clearly progress the musical skills of children and young people and/or provide them with pathways for further progression. They are also interested in projects which are particularly distinctive or innovative in their approach.
The Open Programme targets nearly £2m of Youth Music's funding towards projects that support the goals of:
• Early Years - advancing the learning and development of all children in their early years (0-5) by aiming to ensure universal access to high quality music making in England
• Challenging Circumstances - improving the life chances of children and young people in the most challenging circumstances by supporting them to achieve their full potential through engagement and progression in music making
• Encouraging Talent and Potential - realising the musical talent and potential of children and young people by ensuring opportunity for all to develop their talent regardless of background or chosen genre
• Workforce Development - enabling the highest quality music making by developing a diverse, highly skilled and inspirational workforce
If you would like to know more about the programme or to take a look at the new online application form, please take a look at the Open Programme page at www.youthmusic.org.uk/looking_for_music_funding/Open_programme.html
Artistic Projects Grants - added 17.06.09
The European Cultural Fund (ECF) is seeking applications to its Artistic Project Grants programme. Grants are available to both cultural organisations and individual artists but need to include partners from other eligible European countries. The programme supports outstanding artistic projects which show vision in illuminating the issues of diversity in Europe. The usual grant given by the Foundation is between £30,000 and £60,000.
For more information visit www.eurocult.org/we-support-culturalcooperation/grants.
Local arts awards scheme for groups affiliated to Mencap – added 15.06.09
Once again Mencap are running the local arts awards scheme for groups affiliated to Mencap.
Up to £500 is available for projects in any art form from drawing to drama, photography to playing music. It must be a project with a specific start and end date. The money cannot be used for ongoing costs of, for example, art materials.
Up to 30th September 2009 only groups who did not receive the arts award last year can apply (April 2008-April 2009), however, after that the remaining money will be open to applications from all groups. For more information and application forms please contact Di Lane on 01444 449088 or email diana.lane@mencap.org.uk
Sustain Programme - now open – added 03.06.09
Sustain, Arts Council England’s response to the impact of the recession on arts organisations is now open to application.
Sustain provides additional financial and technical support, over and above ACE's existing funding programmes, and will be made available to organisations to help them maintain their artistic, financial and organisational viability during the recession and implement essential changes to ensure their long-term sustainability.
Sustain is an open programme available to arts organisations in England. Sustain will make one-off awards between £75,000 to £3 million (unless there are exceptional circumstances) to cover the period 2009-2011 and spending must commence within 12 months of the award being granted. Applications to Sustain will be assessed within four weeks of being received. There is no closing deadline for applications, however the programme has a limited budget of £40 million.
Potential uses for Sustain funding include:
• resolving cash flow problems
• maintaining the quality of artistic output
• purchasing essential capital assets
• continuing education, community and audience development work
• completing building repairs and renewals
• developing necessary organisational capability
You can download a copy of the Sustain application pack from www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/sustainelectronic.php
The Baring Foundation grants for arts and older people – added 19.05.09
In September 2009, the Baring Foundation will launch a new funding programme giving core costs grants to arts organisations in the UK working with older people. It plans to spend a total of around £3 million in five 'nebula' rounds. The first grants will be made in June 2010.
The Foundation will publish a mapping report in September 2009 looking at current practice in this field. If you work for an arts organisation that works in this area the Baring Foundation would be keen to hear from you. Please email David Cutler at david.cutler@uk.ing.com with details of your work.
For further information about the Baring Foundation, go to: http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/
Fidelio Charitable Trust – added 12.05.09
Fidelio welcomes applications for grants in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance. Institutions, colleges, Arts Festivals and other arts organisations in the United Kingdom, may seek financial support as follows:
for individuals or groups of exceptional ability, whom they have been responsible for selecting, to enable them.
• to receive special tuition or coaching (e.g. in the case of musicians to attend Master Classes)
• to participate in external competitions.
• to be supported for a specially arranged performance.
• to receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art.
Applications from individuals or groups seeking support for themselves will not be accepted. More details from www.fideliocharitabletrust.org.uk
Music Grants for Older People
Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies that provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. The charity is particularly keen to support smaller organisations that might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. The trustees of the charity review applications on 31 January, 30 April, 30 June and 31 October. For further details access their website www.concertinamusic.org.uk
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIFFAWARD POND DIGGING FUND - added 02.09.2010
Biffaward has announced that the third and final round of the Pond Digging Fund will open for applications this autumn, and will close in January 2011. Funding is available to provide new, clean water habitat for wildlife by creating an extensive network of new ponds across the UK.
To qualify for funding projects must target at least one pond-associated Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species; include three or more ponds at one site, or a pond complex (i.e. a cluster of ponds). Single ponds may be considered depending on the target species; the landowner/manager should be eligible to receive Biffaward funding, but public access is not required; and sites should be located (i) within 10 miles of a landfill operation (current or disused) or within 25 miles of a Biffa operation.
For more information please follow this link http://www.biffaward.org/index.php/about
Low Carbon Entrepreneurs Fast Track to Open September 2010 - added 23.07.2010
In May this year, the Carbon Trust announced that it was reviewing its offer for developing low carbon technologies - and the Applied Research Grant Call which was due to open on 24 May was postponed pending the review.
It has now been announced that a new offer will open to applications in September 2010.
The Entrepreneurs Fast Track will take the best aspects from the applied research and incubation programmes and add in new services based on the needs of entrepreneurs. It is intended to provide a single, streamlined programme which will support the most promising low carbon technology businesses. Successful applicants will be assigned a dedicated Relationship Manager who will offer a customised package that may include the following:
• Research and development grants.
• Expert commercialisation advice.
• Investor and business network opportunities.
The upper level of funding available will remained unchanged at £500,000; however, commercial advice up to the value of £70,000 may also be considered. Those currently receiving grant funding from the Carbon Trust will continue to do so.
Applications will open from September 2010, but interested entrepreneurs can register their interest now. Please visit the website at www.carbontrust.co.uk
WOODLAND TRUST - added 23.07.2010
The Woodland Trust has planted more than 11 million native trees since it was established in the 1970s. All the experience gathered over this time has been invested into a comprehensive online advice centre designed to guide you through a tree planting project from start to finish, whatever scale you would like to achieve.
Schools, youth clubs and community groups who would like to plant native trees can receive help from the Woodland Trust and request a free Tree Planting Pack. All of the tree packs enable you to attract wildlife whilst also making your school or neighbourhood an attractive place to enjoy. More information is available at the website www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
The Architectural Heritage Fund - added 19.07.2010
The Architectural Heritage Fund provides grants and low-cost loans for the conservation of scheduled or listed buildings, or those in conservation areas. The following grants and loans are available to qualifying charities:
Options Appraisal Grants - Up to 75% of the cost of looking at the key conservation issues affecting the building, examining all the available options, considering their viability, and exploring possible sources of funding. The maximum grant is normally £7,500, but in exceptional circumstances this can be up to £12,500.
Project Development Grant – Up to £25,000, available to Building Preservation Trusts only, to help with the costs of developing a project, and to take it towards the point where site work begins.
Low-interest loans – Up to £500,000, available to registered charities to acquire and/or repair and re-use historic buildings. Repair grants are not available, only grants for conservation appraisal.
The next deadlines for applications are 12th August and 21st October 2010. See www.ahfund.org.uk for more details.
Leche Foundation Grants – added 07/07/2010
This scheme is intended to support charitable bodies or educational organisations undertaking projects involving:
• The arts.
• Conservation.
• Preservation of historical landscapes and the countryside.
In particular, the scheme wishes to support:
• Charitable bodies or organisations associated with the preservation of the nation's countryside, towns, villages and historic landscapes.
• Assistance to academic, educational or other organisations concerned with music, drama, dance and the arts.
• The preservation of buildings and their contents and the repair and conservation of church furniture.
• The promotion of good relations between Britain and Third World countries.
The Trustees meet in February, June and October to assess applications. Please contact the Leche Foundation for further information: Mrs Louisa Lawson, The Leche Foundation, 84 Cicada Road, London, SW18 2NZ. Tel: 020 8870 6233 E-Mail: infor@lechtrust.org or view the website at www.lechetrust.org
HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust - added 02.07.2010
The Trust has two main funds:
• The General Fund: Seeks to support smaller charities engaged in general charitable activities across a range of issues. Grants of between £250 and £5,000 are available. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
• The Martin Wills Fund: Supports activities pertaining to environmental and wildlife issues. Grants of between £2,000 and £25,000 are available. Applications must be submitted by the end of the Trust's financial year, running from 01 April to 31 March.
Applicants must submit an application form online. For more information, including access to the online application form, go to www.hdhwills.org Further information can be obtained from: Mrs W E Cooper, HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust
Henley Knapp Barn, Fulwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 4EN
Tel: 01608 678051 E-Mail: hdhwills@btconnect.com
The Stanley Smith (UK)Horticultural Trust – Grants for horticulturalists - added 02.07.2010
The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust was set up in memory of Stanley Smith (1907-1968), an Australian businessman who had a keen interest in growing orchids and in gardens generally. During his life he supported many horticultural projects all over the world. The Trust makes grants for purposes which include:
• The advancement of research in any branch of horticulture or botany with a strong horticultural content and the publication of the results of such research;
• Assisting in the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public;
• Promotion of the cultivation and wide distribution of plants which have horticultural value or are otherwise of value to mankind;
• Promotion of the cultivation of plants new to horticulture; and
• Assisting in the publication of books or other works relating to the science of horticulture.
Grants may be made to individuals or to organisations and institutions in the U.K. for identified projects of significance to horticulture (or botany with a strong horticultural content) and education for horticulture.
The following types of project may be considered eligible for a grant:
• Training schemes for gardeners run by appropriate organisations.
• Provision of educational programmes in gardens open to the public.
• Preparation of exhibits or exhibitions of horticultural interest.
• Restoration of historically interesting gardens which are or will be open to the
public.
• Development of new gardens which will be open to the public.
• Restoration of particular facilities already within a garden open to the public.
• Development of new facilities within a garden already open to the public.
• Research projects in horticulture or botany with a strong horticultural content.
• Plant-collecting expeditions to areas of horticultural interest in which the
collection of horticulturally interesting plants is a major purpose of the
expedition.
• Publication of books on horticulture or containing matter of considerable
horticultural interest.
• Study-visits by horticulturists or botanists with strong horticultural links for
the purposes of advancing horticultural knowledge.
Grants are made on the basis of written application (there is no application form) to the Director and are awarded twice a year, in spring (normally April) and autumn (normally October). The Director is willing to advise applicants as to how their applications should be presented.
To be considered in the spring allocation, applications should reach the Director by 15th February of each year; for the autumn allocation the date is August 15th.
Applications should be sent to: James Cullen, D.Sc., Director,
Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust,
Cory Lodge, PO Box 365, Cambridge CB2 1HR
Telephone 01223 336299 - mornings only; fax 01223 336278)
E-mail jc240@cam.ac.uk Web: http://grantsforhorticulturists.org.uk/smith.html
BIG LOTTERY FUND COMMUNITY WILDLIFE PROGRAMME - added 09.06.2010
The Big Lottery Fund has teamed up with the BBC to launch the Community Wildlife Programme, which brings communities together to improve or protect the natural environment by raising awareness of threatened wildlife or places.
The programme celebrates 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, by allowing local groups and communities to get more involved with, enhance and protect their local wildlife. Not-for-profit organisations, social enterprises, local councils and schools or health bodies may apply for support.
Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are being provided for one-year projects that:
• Improve rural or urban environments for people to enjoy, for example by:
o protecting wildlife habitats;
o creating a nature trail, woodland walk or wildlife garden; or
o improving community spaces such as rivers, ponds, woodlands.
• Projects that get people more active and healthier, for example by:
o exploring parks, rivers and the countryside to look for rare or endangered species;
o encouraging people to take up gardening or to go on nature walks; or
o providing opportunities for children to learn about nature through play.
Community Wildlife will be officially launched on the BBC's Springwatch show on Tuesday 8 June at 8pm.
The programme has three funding rounds. The deadlines for receipt of applications for each round are 21 July 2010; 22 September 2010 and 24 November 2010. More information is available at http://www2.biglotteryfund.org.uk/
LOW CARBON BUILDINGS PROGRAMME Closed to New Applications - added 27.05.2010
The Government has announced that it is committed to delivering over £6 billion of departmental spending cuts in 2010/11, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is contributing £85 million to this total.
The cuts will come from two sources, as follows:
• About half will come from efficiencies and other savings across DECC's central spending and that of its arm’s length bodies. The DECC has focused on making efficiencies in its back office functions first but some efficiencies in its programmes of work are also possible. This will amount to approximately £42 million.
• The other half will come from cutting or slowing down planned expenditure. This will amount to approximately £43 million.
DECC has, therefore, announced that as of Monday, 24 May 2010, the Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) has closed to all new applications. Approximately £3 million of savings will be taken from the programme's closure.
The closure is for new applications only. Applications that were received before the programme was closed will not be affected by the closure and current valid grant offers will be honoured. Further details can be found at www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk
LAUNCH OF LIFE+ 2010 Call for Proposals - added 06.05.2010
The 2010 Call for Proposals for the LIFE Plus programme has been launched today. LIFE Plus is the European financial instrument for the environment and operates as three strands:
• Nature and Biodiversity.
• Environmental Policy and Governance.
• Information and Communication.
The programme offers funding at a rate of 50% (or 75% for proposals which target priority habitats/species of the Birds' and Habitats' Directives).
The deadline for submission of applications this year is 1 September 2010. The national authority in the UK, Beta Technology, then has until 4 October to submit proposals to the European Commission. For further information please visit http://ec.europa.eu./
THE COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROGRAMME – added 24.02.2010
The Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) is an open grants programme run by BRE Group as an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). BRE Group carries out research, consultancy, training and testing to help create better buildings and communities.
The Community Sustainable Energy Programme will provide £8 million to community-based organisations for the installation of micro-generation technologies, such as solar panels or biomass boilers and energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. It will also provide £1 million for project development grants that will help community organisations decide if they could benefit from a micro-generation and energy efficiency installation.
The programme aims to achieve the following outcomes:
• Reduction in CO2 emissions
• Increased community awareness of climate change and how changes to our behaviour can reduce it
• Increased skills base of local trades (for example, local builders and building-service subcontractors working on renewable energy projects for the first time)
• Reduction in energy bills
• Reduction in reliance on imported energy and increased independence from commercial energy suppliers
• Stronger partnerships within local communities with lasting social benefits
• Growth of local enterprise in new technologies.
Applications are being accepted now. Capital grants will be awarded on a competitive basis at quarterly Selection Panel meetings with the last deadline on 29th October 2010. Please click here for a list of the funding rounds. Project Development grants will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis until all funds are spent.
Details of all aspects of the grant application process, consultants, installers and technologies are available on the Community Sustainable http://www.communitysustainable.org.uk/ website. BRE Group also provides statistical information for all projects that have been funded, showing where the project is and the types of technologies used.
CSEP is managed by BRE. If you have any queries that are not answered on this website, please call the Changing Spaces helpline on 0845 3 671 671 or email info@communitysustainable.org.uk
Dept for Energy & Climate Change – New tariff scheme - added 08.02.2010
The Department for Energy and Climate Change have announced a new tariff scheme to be started on 1st April 2010 to encourage the growth of small scale renewables in the UK. Households and communities who install generating technologies such as small wind turbines and solar panels will, from April 2010, be entitled to claim payments for the low carbon electricity they produce.
Further details of the scheme can be reviewed from the following link.
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn10_010/pn10_010.aspx
PARISH LITTER WARDEN SCHEME - added 04.02.2010
Dorset Council for the Protection of Rural England would like to hear from any group in the county who would like to be involved in this scheme supported by The Big Tidy Up. To become part of the scheme, groups must agree to the following:
1. To litterpick on a weekly or fortnightly basis for a period of one, two or three years
2. To set up a group on the Big Tidy Up website and record each litterpick that takes place, adding the number of bags collected and any additional information, for the period of tenure
Each participating group will receive an honorarium of £100 per annum. If you are interested in taking part in this scheme please contact Robin Bawtree at Dorset CPRE as soon as possible. The contact details are; Dorset Council for the Protection of Rural England, The Little Keep, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1SQ. Phone : 01305 265808 or email info@dorset-cpre.org.uk To find more information about the scheme please visit www.thebigtidyup.org
ENERGY SAVING LOANS FOR FARMERS - added 04.01.2010
The Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, has announced that from 1 February 2010 British farmers will be eligible for unsecured, interest-free loans of between £3,000 and £20,000 to help them upgrade to more energy-efficient equipment. The loans are designed to pay for themselves through direct energy savings provided over one to four years. After the loan is repaid, farmers will make direct savings on their energy costs, as well as cutting the carbon footprint of what they produce. The aim is to cut energy bills by a total of £4 million, and 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, using interest-free loans from the Carbon Trust.
Examples of energy efficiency upgrades which the Carbon Trust loans will fund are as follows:
• Thermal screens, used in greenhouse horticulture, typically cost up to £20,000, and can save over £10,000/100 tonnes of CO2 annually.
• Milk cooling systems, cost £3,000 and save up to £1,000/6 tonnes of CO2 a year.
• Insulation used in field horticulture crop stores, typically costs around £17,000, and saves up to £10,000/50 tonnes of CO2 a year.
• Upgrading heating and ventilation controls in livestock farms, typically costs £3,000, and saves over £4,000/23 tonnes of CO2 a year.
• Grain drying humidity controls, used in arable farming, typically costs £3,000, and saves around £1,500/10 tonnes of CO2 a year.
Farmers cannot apply in advance for the loans, but they can register for a call back from the Carbon Trust after the loans become available. For more information please visit www.defra.gov.uk
BIO-ENERGY CAPITAL GRANTS SCHEME – added 05.01.10
Application forms and guidance notes are now available for the Sixth Round of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme. The Scheme will run until 31 March 2010, or until all funds have been allocated. However, as demand for grants is likely to be high, interested parties are advised not to wait until March 2010 to submit their applications. The total funding available for this round is approximately £4 million over the period to the end of March 2011. The Project Board will meet to make funding decisions on a monthly basis from January 2010.
The purpose of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme is to promote the efficient use of biomass for energy by stimulating the deployment of biomass fuelled heat, and biomass combined heat and power, projects. All projects must be physically installed in England and supply energy to beneficiaries in the UK.
Businesses, organisations and charities in the commercial, industrial and community sectors are eligible to apply. This includes, but is not restricted to, public and private limited companies, sole traders, farmers, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, local authorities, housing associations and charities. The maximum grant available to each project, irrespective of location or type of organisation (including charities and not-for-profit organisations), may not exceed 40% of the difference in eligible costs of installing the biomass heat boiler or combined heat and power plant compared to installing the fossil fuel alternative. The maximum single award per installation is £500,000. Applications covering several installations can apply for up to £500,000 per installation. There is no minimum grant level.
The Scheme is scheduled to end on 31 March 2011 and all projects must have spent their grant by that date. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will, therefore, give priority to projects that can complete by September 2010. Projects that plan to complete between September 2010 and March 2011 will still be considered for funding if they can guarantee that they will incur all grant-related costs no later than 31 March 2011. It is anticipated that this will be the final Round of the Bio-Energy Capital Grants Scheme in England. For more information please visit www.bioenergycapitalgrants.org.uk
E.ON SUSTAILABLE ENERGY FUND - added 18.12.09
The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund, which supports community energy projects, has announced new deadlines for 2010. Community groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations that benefit education groups, vulnerable people or people in fuel poverty can apply for grants of up to £20,000, for up to 90% of costs, to implement sustainable energy projects in community buildings. Joint proposals, for example with local authorities, will be considered although the community organisation must lead the application.
To be eligible, projects must:
o result in the creation of renewable energy and/or a reduction in the amount of energy used;
o have a positive impact on the local community;
o have a measurable positive impact on the local environment which will most likely be demonstrated through carbon savings;
o be used for purchase and implementation of capital equipment, physical measures and associated costs;
o involve and/or have consent of the local community;
o be sustainable beyond the support of the Fund; and
o be completed within 12 months of a grant being awarded.
The new deadlines for applications are 2 April and 8 October 2010. More information is available from www.eon-uk.com/
THE ETHNIC MINORITIES AWARD SCHEME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS (EMAS) - added 12.11.09
This is a small grant scheme and referral service run by the Black Ethnic Network for projects needing up to £500, together with an advice and funding referral service for projects which can access funds from larger existing grant schemes elsewhere, or needing over £500.
The small grants scheme is aimed at schools, community groups and individuals undertaking projects which concern the environment and involve people from ethnic communities.
EMAS has very limited funds for small grants. They will be given to innovative projects which do not fit into the grant categories of other larger environmental grant schemes. Projects which spur vital development locally are given a priority.
Advice and contacts for expertise will be given to support grant seekers to fund their projects. If you wish to use this service, please fill in the EMAS form and send it in so that BEN can look at the details of your project and then contact you.
A comprehensive environmental grants guide at a reasonable cost can be obtained from the Directory of Social Change 020 7209 5151. If you need further advice on your project, contact BEN.
Send an SAE with 80p stamp for an information pack containing free articles and details about the work of BEN, membership form and an EMAS application form, (SAE with 20p stamp for the EMAS application form only), to:
Black Environment Network UK Office, 60 High Street, Llanberis, Gwynedd LL57 4AX. Tel/Fax 01286 870 715 email ukoffice@ben-network.org.uk
COMMUNITY WOODLAND NETWORK - added 12.11.09
The Community Woodland Network supports woodland groups throughout England and Wales with work in managing and conserving woodland. Funding is available to help with long-term sustainability and preference is given to applications for training, tools for woodland management, and activities to promote the work of the group and attract new members. Please visit www.woodland-trust.org.uk/communitywoodlandnetwork
SITA Trust 2010 Enriching Nature Programme Launched. 2010 Deadline Imminent - added 07.10.09
SITA Trust has announced that it will be offering a new three-year Enriching Nature Programme that will run from 2010 to 2012.
The Trust has committed £8 million in new funds to the programme. There will be three funding rounds per year in each of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2010 a total of £2.7 million has been allocated, with £300,000 available for each of England’s nine biodiversity regions. Applicants may request up to £120,000 for an individual project. The Enriching Nature Programme was first introduced in 2005 in response to increasing concern about the UK’s natural environment. Over the past four years the programme has committed total funding of £18 million.
Applications are welcomed from not-for-profit organisations with projects that focus on conserving a species or habitat identified as a priority in the UK BAP process.
Information is available from their website at www.sitatrust.org.uk
Action for Market Towns - Towns-4-Towns Best Practice Transfer Fund – added 08.06.09
The Towns-4-Towns Fund will help towns transfer successful schemes to other towns. Applications will be assessed by a panel from AMT, prioritised according to need and potential impact, and allocated on a rolling basis annually.
All applications must include one ‘Tutor’ town (who will share and transfer their successful scheme) and one ‘Learner’ town (who will take on the scheme). At least one of the towns must be a full member of AMT. Currently, only towns in England are eligible to apply due to the nature of the funding.
The Towns-4-Towns fund will cover 40% of your project costs. So they’ll also need evidence that you can bring in the 60% match funding to make the scheme transfer a success. The minimum grant request is £100 and the maximum is £500 (note: this is the value of the grant requested from AMT, not the value of the total project costs). In addition to financial support, projects will receive advice and staff support from AMT in proportion to the size of project.
Please get in touch with Katie Fewings (Email) if you have any queries about the Towns-4-Towns fund.
Scottish Power Green Energy Trust grants- added 28.05.09
The Green Energy Trust provides grants up to £25,000 for charities, non for profit organisations and local community groups in the UK. Awards will cover up to half the cost of renewable technology projects.
Scottish Power Green Energy Trust supports projects that advance renewable energy and supports local communities through education and public engagement. The Trust considers projects in the following renewable technologies:
• small-scale hydro
• wind power
• biomass
• landfill gas
• solar energy
• ground source heat pumps.
Trustees meet in the first week of April, September and December. All applications must be received at least 7 weeks before the trustees meet.
For further information, go to: www.scottishpowergreentrust.co.uk
The Ecology Trust - added 02/04/09
The principal objective of The Ecology Trust, reflected in its name, is to support ecological and environmental initiatives, particularly, but by no means exclusively, around the issues of agriculture, energy, and climate change. Both project and core costs are funded. These will include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads.
Funding is available for:
In addition to the issues of agriculture, energy and climate change, the trust also intends to help local community groups working on environmental issues in the UK and possibly overseas, so as to empower people to contribute to policy development and to participate in planning and decision making at the local level. It will seek to support projects that prevent environmental degradation and that change values and attitudes, both amongst the public and with people in positions of power. In general the trust seeks to address the causes of the environmental crisis and to tackle these, rather than to make the consequences of this crisis easier to live with. Projects with a clear sense of objectives and the specific strategic steps required achieving them. Innovative projects where it is clear a grant will have a good chance of making a difference.
Funding is not available for :-
*Work that has already taken place
*Part of general appeals or circulars
*Outward-bound courses, expeditions and overseas travel
*Capital projects (i.e. buildings and refurbishment costs)
*Conservation of already well-supported species or of non-native species
*Furniture, white goods, computer, paint, timber and scrap recycling projects.
Charities and non-charities are able to apply. Apply in writing to the correspondent.
Jon Cracknell, Hon. Secretary
The Ecology Trust
Unicorn Administration Ltd
30-36 King Street
Maidenhead
SL6 1NA
The Jephcott Charitable Trust
The Jephcott Charitable Trust provides worldwide support for environmental and community well-being projects. UK Charities are eligible to apply. Grants between £2000 and £20,000 are available.
Details
The Trust's main aim is to support projects that will ´make a difference´ in the world.
The 4 key areas of support are:
- Population Control - schemes, particularly educational, that help to control excessive growth in population.
- The Natural Environment - conservation, however not projects involving animal welfare or heritage sites or buildings.
- Education - Formal education, vocational skills to enhance the possibility of employment, computer skills, health awareness and distance learning.
- Health - A wide range of healthcare projects.
The Trust prefers to make one-off donations to get many projects started, rather than support fewer projects over a long period.
The preference is for capital projects, e.g. equipment, materials.
For more information, go to: www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk
Community Sustainable Energy Programme
This programme, run by the Building Research Establishment, opened to applications on 7 April 2008. It will pay for community-based organisations to install renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels as well as energy saving measures such as roof and cavity wall insulation. For more information visit www.communitysustainable.org.uk
Access to Nature
This programme was launched in spring 2008 by Natural England to fund a range of organisations who want to encourage people from all backgrounds to learn more about, and enjoy, the natural environment. For more information visit www.naturalengland.org.uk/accesstonature
GENERAL
The B & Q One Planet Living Grant - added 02.09.2010
The B & Q One Planet Living Grant is open again this year and offers £50 - £250 of B & Q materials to schools, registered charities or other recognised community groups. Projects must be within a 20 mile radius of a store and must support one of the following areas:
• Grow your own
• Support local culture and heritage
• Save energy
• Conserve nature.
Groups have until 30 September 2010 to apply, and until 31 October 2010 to collect their materials. More details are available by following this link: www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/grants.jsp
Housing Action Charitable Trust - added 02.09.2010
HACT are running a Golden Projects Competition to celebrate their Golden Jubilee. This is your chance to turn your golden idea into reality and join HACT in improving the wellbeing and living conditions of vulnerable and marginalised people in our society.
10 entries will get the opportunity to become HACT’s pilot projects – with pump priming of £5K per project, expert support and widespread promotion. A larger award of initially £30K will be available for 2 to 3 of the pilot projects to really take off in 2011.
To participate, read the full information pack on http://hact.org.uk/golden-jubilee/golden-projects and send in your project proposal by 4 October 2010 to:-
Jeni Page, Administrator
HACT, The housing action charity
Octavia House
50 Banner Street
London, EC1Y 8ST. Telephone 020 7247 7800
UnLtd Millennium Awards - Autumn 2010 Round for Level 2 Awards Now Open - added 02.09.2010
The autumn 2010 funding round of the UnLtd Millennium Awards (Level 2) has opened to applications.
Social entrepreneurs in England and Northern Ireland who have ambition, drive, determination and a vision to bring about social change are invited to apply for practical and financial support. Awards are offered on two levels:
• Level 1 - awards of between £500 and £5,000 for individuals who need help getting their project off the ground. Support is available for project running costs.
• Level 2 - awards of up to £15,000 are available for individuals whose project can be scaled-up to create a sustained impact within their community.
Funding is intended to take projects to the next level and may be used, for example, for living expenses of award winners so that their time may be devoted to the project.
The autumn 2010 deadline for applications is 24 September 2010 (12 noon). Applications for Level 1 awards may be made at any time. More details are available at www.unltd.org.uk
Yorkshire Building Society Community Investment Fund - added 24.08.2010
Yorkshire Building Society’s Community Investment Fund aims to have a positive impact in local communities in which the Society operates; and to help causes that would otherwise fall outside the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation criteria. Support is targeted at local communities through a combination of financial giving, voluntary activities, linking with community groups and enterprises (e.g. schools, sports clubs and local authorities). Funding of up to £300 is available.
Applicants should contact their local branch to find out more about the Fund in their area. Dorset has a branch in Bournemouth (phone 08451 200 831) and agencies in Gillingham (phone 01747 831035) and Blandford (phone 01258 456044). For more information go to www.ybs.co.uk/cf/community.html
MAKING A CASE - a new funding stream from the Rural Development Programme for England - added 04.08.2010
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is funded by the European Union and Government to support a range of activities in rural areas. This programme has various strands and recently the Community and Social Enterprise (CSE) fund was launched. Across the south west a regional facilitation and support service has been set up, managed by Gloucestershire RCC with an adviser in each county. Each adviser will advise groups, individuals and organisations of the grant and assist with taking applications forward for funding. The adviser for Dorset is Jane Colvin, the Social Enterprise Adviser employed by Dorset Community Action.
The fund itself is to support community and social enterprises provide access to basic services in rural communities (less than 10,000 in population). The key factors are:
• The project/organisation must provide basic services (no definitive list exists of what basic services are defined as)
• The project/organisation must demonstrate sustainability on three levels:
- Economic sustainability
- Environmental sustainability
- Will support or improve social sustainability
• It must be a social enterprise or working towards one (i.e. a formally constituted group or business, charitable or otherwise, which trades primarily for social purposes)
• Delivery must be in or across an area with a population of less than 10,000
• There must be evidence of need or support
• The service must be available to all sections of the community
Due to the nature of the application process and the post-award administration it is unlikely that applications for small sums of money would be appropriate.
General information regarding the grant can be found on http://www.swan-network.org.uk/ and click ‘Making a CASE’. Specific enquiries relating to projects in Dorset are to be made to Jane Colvin at Dorset Community Action on 01305 216402, email jane.colvin@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
NI7 Fund - still open! - added 03.08.2010
There is still money left in the NI7 seeding fund and now more than ever is the time to apply!
In the current climate, it is more important than ever that charities and community organisations develop fundraising strategies and look for new sources of income, whether new grant streams or new ways of selling their services or other fundraising ideas. The NI7 fund was set up to help groups do just that kind of thing.
For more details and an application form phone Rachelle Smith on 01305 216411 or email rachelle.smith@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation - added 03.08.2010
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation is motivated to use philanthropy to encourage the values and beliefs of the founders within society in its largest definition. The Potters believe in ‘the constructs of the rational mind – the great edifice of human thought – science, philosophy, the social sciences, the arts and ethics’.
The will consider: general or core funding; specific programme grants; small lead gifts for innovative, new or enhanced programmes; challenge gifts to encourage the participation of other donors; and one-time and short-term gifts to sustain a programme until its long-term funding is realised. The Foundation prefers to use its funding to leverage other donor participation. Requests for endowment, capital campaigns, construction, equipment purchases and debt reduction should not be submitted.
The Foundation has also given smaller grants to a number of institutions, in an array of issues including human rights, prison reform, the environment, individual educational grants, health related charities and the performing arts. It is committed to multi-year grants where relevant and to the concept of general core support grants.
Support can only be given to organisations or groups that are charitable within the UK meaning of that term. This includes UK registered charities and exempt charities such as hospitals, educational establishments, museums, and housing corporations. Applications from individuals or for individual research or study cannot be considered and the trustees do not generally support humanitarian aid or animal welfare charities. The Foundation strongly prefers to fund strategically; for capacity building, to ‘grow’ a specific charity or area of interest, or to leverage additional support for an organisation.
The Percy Bilton Charity - added 27.07.2010
The Percy Bilton Charity offers grants to UK registered charities whose primary objectives are to assist one or more of the following groups:
• Disadvantaged / underprivileged young people aged under 25
• People with disabilities, including physical or learning disabilities or mental health problems
• People over the age of 60.
The Charity has two programmes for organisations to apply to:
• Large grants – offering one off payments for capital expenditure of £2,000 and over
• Small grants - offering up to £500 towards furnishings and equipment for small projects. This programme is more suitable for smaller organisations.
There is no set deadline, but Board meetings are held quarterly in March, June, September and December to consider large grants. Applications may be submitted at any time and will be considered at the next appropriate Board meeting. Applications for small grants are considered monthly. For more information, visit www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk/index.htm
The Leche Trust - added 27.07.2010
The Leche Trust makes grants for any object or purpose which is recognised as charitable and in particular for
(a) the furtherance of education or academic research and
(b) the support of the National Trust and the preservation of rural England and
(c) financing the visits of teachers and students abroad.
At present, it is the trustees' policy to concentrate their work in four areas. They are:
• the promotion of amity and good relations between Britain and third world countries;
• assistance to academic, educational or other organisations concerned with music, drama, dance and the arts;
• the preservation of buildings and their contents and the repair and conservation of church furniture (with particular emphasis on the Georgian period) conservation in all its aspects; and
• the preservation of the nation's countryside, towns, villages and historic landscapes.
The trustees meet three times a year in February, June and October to review the applications received in the major grant categories. The Trust does not have an application form for the major categories of grants and initial approach should be made by letter, with accompanying evidence of the project, or by telephone to the Secretary.
For more information please visit: www.lechetrust.org
Business Technology Centres - Call for Expressions of Interest - added 23.07.2010
The South West of England Regional Development Agency is inviting Expressions of Interest under the second open competitive Call to deliver the Business Technology Centres initiative. The initiative is intended to capitalise on the technical resources in the South West to develop and provide innovation and technology services to industry. It will transfer knowledge to regional companies, encourage investment in the region by UK and international companies and promote the South West as a significant force for technology and innovation.
The programme will be supported by ERDF Structural Funds which will match eligible activities by up to 50%. The remaining project funding should be a mix of public and private sources.
It is expected that business plans will deliver over a three-year period, with projects totalling no less that £1 million. The centres will need to be a fit with the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills (BIS) Solutions for Business 'Shared Business Support Environments' product.
The deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is 4 October. For further information please visit www.southwestrda.org.uk
TESCO Charity Trust - added 19.07.2010
The Tesco Charity Trust has announced that it will start accepting applications for projects that support the Elderly and Adults and Children with disabilities from the 1st August until the 30th September 2010. The funding is available to community and voluntary groups who can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £5,000.
The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and aims to provide approximately £600,000 in grants each year. In addition the Trust also provides grants for projects that support children's education and welfare. Applications to support projects that support children's education and welfare will re-open for applications on the 1st December 2010 and will close for applications on the 31st January 2011
Previous projects supported have included part funding:
o Playground equipment in schools and local communities
o Sensory garden or room projects.
o Outdoor classrooms
o Breakfast and after school clubs
o Holiday play-schemes
o Part funding to purchase minibuses
For more information please visit: http://cr2010.tescoplc.com/communities/tesco-charity-trust.aspx
The James Caan Foundation - added 13.07.2010
The James Caan Foundation (JCF) was set up by Dragon’s Den investor James Caan in 2006, and supports UK charities as well as education initiatives in Pakistan. The objectives of the foundation are as follows:
1. For the public benefit to promote education (including social and physical training) in such ways as the charity trustees think fit. This includes:
a. Awarding scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any university, college or institution of higher or further education
b. Providing their education (including the study of music or other arts), to undertake travel in furtherance of that education or to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment
c. Helping in the development of schools in underprivileged areas
2. To assist in the treatment and care of those suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness. This can be through the provision of facilities for work and recreation, or the support of research into the causes and cures of diseases
3. To support any other purpose which is deemed to be charitable.
There is no set deadline. Detailed proposals of your charity’s objectives should be sent to info@hbpe.com. For more information, visit www.hamiltonbradshaw.com/charity-community/james-caan-foundation
Bodfach Trust Grants – added 07/07/2010
The Bodfach Truct is a family based trust that provides grants for community and voluntary organisations in the UK assisting the young and elderly and community projects. The fund is currently open for applications and is intended to support projects in the following areas:
• The elderly.
• Young people.
• Affordable housing.
• Public parks and green spaces.
Applications are made by submitting an application form which should include:
• Details of the organisation and its finances, including a copy of the most recent accounts.
• Brief details of the proposed project.
• Details of the amount of funding being sought.
See the Bodfach Trust website at www.bodfachtrust.org.uk or contact the Trust for further information at: Simon Baynes, Bodfach Trust, Bodfach Hall, Llanfyllin, Powys, SY22 5HS. Tel: 07880 786573. E-Mail: trust@bodfach.com The next application deadline is Tuesday 31 August 2010.
Dorset Social Care Innovation Fund – added 05.07.2010
The Dorset Social Care Innovation Fund has been created to support the development of new and innovative social care and support services across the Dorset County Council area. These services will help to meet the increasing needs of service users who are taking up personal budgets as part of the roll out of self-directed
Support.
A total of £200,000 has been allocated to this fund which is particularly suited to encourage the development of new small local ’micro’ social care enterprises to provide independent services. The fund will also support the development of new and innovative services within existing organisations (it will not fund continuation of existing provision). Grants of up to £5000 are available to stimulate and develop this growing market for activities which pro-vide flexible and responsive services to disabled people.
Micro – Services:
Provide support or care to people in the community.
Are delivered by 5 or fewer workers paid or unpaid
Are independent of any larger organisation
Examples of Micro Services:
• Small residential care homes
• Supported tenancies
• Day services
• Leisure services
• Support to people living in their own homes
• Holidays and short breaks
• Friendship or good neighbour schemes
• Drop in centres and lunch clubs
• Advice and representation
Some Guidelines:
Must provide services for disabled adults under 65.
Must be residents of Dorset County Council area.
Must offer a service which meets Dorset County Council’s priority to support ndependent living and improve quality of life.
Must be sustainable beyond the end of the grant.
Applications will be considered by the Dorset Social Care Innovation Fund (DSCIF) panel which is made up of service user representatives, voluntary sector representatives and officers from Dorset County Council. The panel will consider applications regularly; it is anticipated that a decision will be available within four weeks of a completed submission.
All enterprises must be lawful and comply with all necessary regulatory requirements.
For further information, or an application pack, please contact:
Celia Sansom or Dawn Bevan at: DOTS Disability, Littledown Centre, Chaseside, Bournemouth, BH7 7DX. Tel: Office 01202 771336, Dawn mobile 07708 944660, Celia mobile 07872 461852
Or email: dawn.bevan@dotsdisability.co.uk, celia.sansom@dotsdisability.co.uk
NCVO: Cracking the Code Bursary Scheme - Round 6 Now Open to Applications – added 05.07.2010
Round 6 of the National Council for Voluntary Organisation's Cracking the Code bursary scheme is now open to applications. Bursaries of up to £500 are available to small third sector infrastructure organisations in England with an annual income of less than £500,000.
The scheme aims to support these organisations to improve their governance based on all, or any, of the following principles that form part of NCVO's Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector:
• Board leadership.
• The Board in control.
• The high performance Board.
• Board review and renewal.
• Board delegation.
• Board and Trustee integrity.
• The open Board.
Bursaries can be used for a wide range of activities including the following:
• Organising a Board 'Away Day'; bringing in an external facilitator and hiring a venue.
• Training on the latest legal updates or the roles and responsibilities of Board members.
• Getting advice on creating a trustee expenses policy, developing role descriptions for the Board, structuring sub-committees or developing a conflict of interests policy.
• Improving recruitment and induction systems; carrying out a skills assessment, developing a recruitment strategy and creating trustee induction packs.
• Holding a stakeholder forum to improve strategic planning.
• Carrying out a governance review.
The Round 6 deadline for applications is 30 September 2010. More information can be found at the following website: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Foyle Foundation – School Library Grant Programme – added 05.07.2010
State funded secondary and primary schools as well as dedicated schools catering for those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) that do not have or want to improve their libraries can apply for funding through the Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme.
This programme recognises that there is no statutory requirement for schools to have a library and that many school libraries are in a desperate situation through under-funding and/or underdevelopment.
Encouraging children to read widely from an early age will provide a major boost to improving literacy levels, which is a current key educational objective. Priority will be given to funding library books.
The Foundation will also consider contributions towards library software, necessary IT equipment and specialist seating/desks. Preference will be given to schools that can clearly demonstrate that their library can be maintained and renewed in the future.
The average grant made under this programme is £10,000. Applications may be submitted at any time. For further information, go to: http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/how-to-apply/state-schools.php
Help the Homeless – added 05.07.2010
Help the Homeless, a national charity that aims to help homeless people throughout the UK to resume a normal life, is looking for applications to its 2010/11 Small Grants Programme. A limited number of grants of up to £3000 are available to cover capital costs only to enable projects in England that will assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offering shelter or other forms of immediate sustenance.
Applications are invited from small and medium sized charities only unless the project is particularly innovative and is only able to be achieved by a larger organisation. In general, applications are only invited from small to medium sized charities for one-off capital grants less than £3000. But there are exceptions in the case of occasional highly innovative projects.
The application form is available at www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/
Their address is: Grants Programme, Help the Homeless, 6th Floor, 248 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7QZ.
Closing dates for applications during 2010/11: 30 September, 31 December 2010 and 31 March 2011.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2010 (and the Big Arts Give) – added 05.07.2010
The Big Give, an online fundraising website, has launched its 2010 Christmas Challenge. It’s a complicated procedure, but essentially if your charity can set up a match fund by getting support from your existing trustees and major donors, you can
then use this to attract new donations through the Big Give website. Those new public donations are then matched by the Big Give itself. This year’s version of the scheme has been given added spice through a link with Arts & Business with the aim of raising at least £3 million for arts organisations.
This will be the third year for the Big Give Christmas Challenge. It’s a special initiative of the website www.thebiggive.org.uk. The basic aim is to use the challenge fund concept to raise new money for participating charities. The website itself offers prizes for various charity sectors that become involved.
More information is available at www.thebiggive.org.uk/challenge/
The A B Charitable Trust – Grants for promoting and defending human dignity - added 02.07.2010
ABCT supports charities that defend human rights, such as freedom from torture and arbitrary imprisonment, and promote respect for individuals whatever their circumstances. The Trust is particularly interested in charities that work with vulnerable, marginalised and excluded people in society, with a focus on:
• refugees and victims of torture
• prisoners
• older people
• people with mental health problems
In relation to the above, the following cross-cutting themes are of interest to the Trustees:
• women
• homelessness
• therapeutic art
If you are a charity working in any of these fields, you are welcome to put in an application. All grant-giving is informed by ABCT’s commitment to combat abuse and violations of human rights, and support the disadvantaged by fostering community action. If you do not work in these particular fields, but meet ABCT’s wider criteria, you may be able to apply for a small grant of up to £5,000.
ABCT has a small-grants programme (up to £5,000) which responds to appeals on a one-off basis. ABCT seeks to identify charities working on its priorities for larger grants, which could be awarded on a regular basis subject to annual reports and an agreed exit strategy. ABCT is happy to provide funding for core costs.
For more information, go to: http://www.abcharitabletrust.org.uk/about.htm
Generate income by making the most of music downloads - added 02.07.2010
Charities can now generate income by making the most of music downloads with new site Fairsharemusic.com. For every track downloaded it will donate half the profit to the purchaser's chosen charity.
The site features over 8.5 million tracks and prices start at 79p per track. Its founders hope that the site's 'feelgood factor' will help it compete with other existing music download sites such as iTunes. Charities that are already signed up to benefit include Amnesty International, British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, Centrepoint, Friends of the Earth, Great Ormond Street Hospital, NSPCC, Oxfam, Sue Ryder Care, Teenage Cancer Trust and WWF. For information please access www.fairsharemusic.com
Comic Relief UK Grant Programme - Cycle 4 Now Open to Applications - added 17.06.2010
Comic Relief's UK Grant Programme aims to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people in the UK by investing in work that addresses people's immediate needs, as well as tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. Registered charities and voluntary organisations (including social enterprises and community interest companies) in the UK are invited to apply for grants of between £25,000 and £40,000.
Grants are available to cover running or capital costs of organisations or projects under the following programmes:
• Mental Health.
• Domestic and Sexual Abuse.
• Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women.
• Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Young People.
• Young People and Alcohol.
• Young People with Mental Health Problems.
• Local Communities.
The deadline for Cycle 4 applications is 17 September 2010. For further details please visit www.comicrelief.com
COMIC RELIEF’S OLDER PEOPLE’S PROGRAMME - added 17.06.2010
Comic Relief's Older People's Programme aims to support older people in the UK to bring positive change to their communities, enabling them to contribute their time, energy and skills to those individuals who need it most. Expressions of Interest are invited from community groups and organisations that are targeting their work at older people aged 65 and over.
Comic Relief is looking to fund projects where older people are:
o acting as mentors to vulnerable young people;
o giving support to their peers who may be isolated;
o acting as advocates around the needs and rights of those with caring duties; and
o running social enterprises.
Comic Relief particularly welcomes applications which address the needs of those in the community who experience the greatest levels of isolation and exclusion.
Grants of between £15,000 and £40,000 are available for up to three years and applicants must be able to demonstrate the active engagement of older people in the development and delivery of the work.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 3 September 2010. Further information is available at www.comicrelief.com
£5 Million Support Package for Veterans - Now Available - added 17.06.2010
Following the finalising of the guidelines and application process, the Government and the Royal British Legion's £5 million "Be the Boss" (BtB) programme is now open to applications.
BtB is a new service aimed at supporting recent UK Service Leavers to plan, fund and grow their own small businesses. Funded by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Legion and its partner organisations will offer training in small business set-up, assistance in writing a business plan and financial forecast, funding to assist in the launch or growth of a business, periodic health checks and business mentoring to applicants from across the United Kingdom.
The programme consists of the following two types of funding:
• Business Grant - a grant of up to £7,500 can be provided for eligible applicants to assist with the costs of starting up in business.
• Business Loan - a loan of up to £30,000 can be provided to support businesses.
The Royal British Legion will also increase the support available to those choosing to participate in the scheme by including the following services:
• Business Information, Advice and Guidance - helping people to:
o market and sell their product;
o manage their finances;
o employ people;
o find and keep customers;
o pay the correct tax; and
o identify funding and support.
• Mentoring Support - working with existing providers of mentoring support to provide ongoing assistance for those in the early stage of their business career.
The scheme is open to anyone who has been discharged from the UK Armed Forces since October 2001 and is looking to start-up or expand their own business in the UK. This includes former Reservists who were on mobilised service in accordance with the Reserve Forces Act 1996 before 7 October 2001, provided they were also on mobilised service on or after 7 October 2001.
Interested parties are required to register on the Legion sponsored www.civvystreet.org website and submit a business plan, before completing the online application form. Applications can be made at any time.
The Co-operative Membership Community Fund - added 17.06.2010
The Community Fund is the Co-operative Charitable Foundation grant scheme that helps local communities throughout the UK. Since it was started in 1997, thousands of clubs, community groups and self-help organisations have benefited. Committed members of The Co-operative Group who want to help improve the lives of others, donate part or all of their share of the profits to enable the scheme to work. These members have already raised millions of pounds each year for all kinds of community projects and last year alone gave away £1.2 million in donations.
To be successful, a group must:
• Carry out positive work in the community
and a project must:
• address a community issue
• provide a good long-term benefit to the community
• support co-operative values and principles
• ideally be innovative in its approach.
If your community, voluntary or self-help group needs a grant of up between £100 and £2,000, you can apply by visiting www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund
The C Charitable Trust - added 17.06.2010
The C Charitable Trust is a grant-making charity and has wide-ranging charitable objectives.
It normally takes 12 weeks from application to applicants being informed of the trustees' decision. There are no application deadlines as trustees make grant decisions on a monthly basis. Please note that less than 10% of all applications are successful.
The Trust is open to applications from organisations across the spectrum of the voluntary and community sector and to find more information please visit www.ccharitabletrust.org
Awards For Bridging Cultures - added 17.06.2010
Funded by the Baring Foundation, the Awards for Bridging Cultures (ABCs) give cash prizes for projects that successfully build trust and respect between people from different cultures. There are three groups who can apply:
• Voluntary or community groups or organisations running projects to promote intercultural dialogue with gross annual financial income of over £100,000.
• Voluntary or community groups or organisations running projects to promote intercultural dialogue with gross annual financial income of £100,000 or under.
• Local authorities, public sector organisations and private companies who can demonstrate their support for voluntary sector projects which promote intercultural dialogue by financing, initiating or supporting grassroots projects.
The 2009 winners included theatre projects and work to address community tensions on a residential estate. Please note that the ABCs is an awards scheme, not a grants scheme - it celebrates the success of projects and schemes that are already up and running or have run in the last two years and does not provide grants to set up new initiatives. As well as a range of other benefits, the winners of each of the categories for voluntary organisations receive £10,000 and commended organisations in these categories receive up to £5,000 each. Deadline for applications is Monday 13 September 2010. For more information on how to apply visit www.bridgingcultures.org.uk
War Memorial Grant Scheme - added 17.06.2010
Financial assistance is available for the repair of free-standing grade II listed war memorials in conservation areas in England. Grants offered will normally be for up to 50% of the eligible costs or £10,000, whichever is smaller.
English Heritage, in association with the War Memorials Trust, is making funds available for grade II listed war memorials which are situated within conservation areas of England. Grants are intended to support organisations responsible for the upkeep of war memorials and enable them to be preserved to a high standard.
Key Criteria:
• A memorial must be free-standing, situated within a conservation area in England, and listed in its own right at grade II.
• Applications can be made by individuals or organisations. However, where the applicant is not legally responsible for the memorial, then prior written consent must be obtained for the proposed works form the person or body that is responsible. If ownership is unknown, applicants must show they have taken all reasonable steps to trace ownership.
The types of work which may qualify for grant aid include:
• Repairs to fabric.
• Re-carving of eroded inscriptions and detail.
• Cleaning where appropriate and clearly beneficial.
• Reinstatement of lost elements, particularly decorative features.
• Works to associated hard landscaping, where this forms part of the overall design.
• Fees for a conservation-accredited architect or building surveyor to specify, inspect and certify the work.
Restrictions:
• Support will not be given for work which has begun before a formal offer of grant aid has been made and accepted is not eligible for support.
• Grants will not be considered for new work, lighting, soft landscaping or cleaning for purely cosmetic reasons.
• Applications will not normally be considered from Treasury-funded bodies.
• Graves of all types are excluded.
Applications are assessed in batches every six months. The closing dates for applications are 30 April and 31 October each year. Applicants should submit an application form along with the following supporting documentation:
• Recent photographs of the war memorial.
• A map showing the memorial's location.
• At least three quotes for the proposed work.
• A method statement describing the condition of the memorial and a detailed explanation of the proposed project.
For further information go to: www.warmemorials.org
HELPING YOU HELP OTHERS PROGRAMME - added 17.06.2010
Through the Helping You Help Others programme, Macmillan, the national charity supporting people living with cancer, is inviting new cancer self help and support groups across the UK to apply for grants of up to £500 to help with their initial development and promotion of service such as:
Promotional costs,
Printing (leaflets, stationery, newsletters etc.)
Postage,
Venue hire,
Refreshments costs,
Speaker fees; etc.
Start-up grants for new groups are assessed on a monthly basis from January through to December. The final closing date for Start-up grant applications this year is 1 December 2010.
For more information and to request an application pack, please email: re-sources@macmillan.org.uk or phone 020 7840 4936.
Macmillan are also inviting existing groups to apply for grants of up to £3,000 for their continuing development, for activities such as; away days; speaker's fees and associated costs such as travel; and the purchase of group resources such as computers, laptops and display materials for use at information days.
The closing date dates for grants to existing groups applications are the 2nd July 2010 and the 29th October 2010.
Senior Volunteering Opportunities in Adult Education - added 17.06.2010
Organisations working in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning that are interested in setting up a senior Volunteering project with a European Partner Organisation will be able to apply for funding in early 2011 under the Grundtvig Programme's Senior Volunteering scheme.
Grundtvig, which is part of the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme funds training opportunities for adult education organisations, staff and learners. Senior Volunteering projects funding aim to build a lasting collaboration with another European organisation around a specific theme or activity or target group, through the exchange of volunteers. Organisations can send senior adult learners (aged 50+) to spend 3-8 weeks as volunteers at your partner's organisation in another country. You will also host the volunteers they send. The volunteers can be involved in any non-profit making activities, so long as they provide good learning opportunities.
For more information please visit www.grundtvig.org.uk
Lush Charity Pot Funding - added 17.06.2010
Grants of a few hundred pounds to a maximum of £10,000 (although the average grant awarded is £3,000) are available for small grassroots charities, community groups and non-violent direct action groups working in the areas of environment / conservation; animal protection; and human rights.
The funding is being made available through the Handemade Cosmetics Company’s Lush Charity Pot. In the past, nearly all its grants have gone to small organisations with a turnover of less than £250,000 per year. The company are particularly keen to support projects that create change and aim to get to the route of the problem. They also prefer to fund project costs rather than core costs but occasionally fund salaries.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Further information can be found at www.lush.co.uk
Call for Proposals for Social Experimentation - added 17.06.2010
The European Commission has launched a new funding round to support transnational projects that contribute to the development and testing of innovative approaches to social protection and social inclusion, in particular projects with a focus on the social inclusion of young people.
The Funding is being made available through the EU PROGRESS Programme. PROGRESS is the EU’s main employment and social solidarity programme, set up to provide financial support for the attainment of the European Union’s objectives in employment, social affairs and equal opportunities as set out in the Social Agenda. To be eligible for funding, transnational projects will have to include partnerships between stakeholders that are involved in the process of social experimentation (public bodies, local authorities, NGOs, service providers, etc).
The total amount of funding available to support this call for proposals is €2.5 million. It is envisaged that around 10 projects will be selected. Funded activities should start between 01/01/2011 and 31/03/2011, for a maximum duration of 24 months and minimum duration of 12 months. The closing date for applications is the 31st August 2010. More information is available at http://ec.europa.eu
CARNEGIE TRUST announces New Programme to Support Affordable Home Projects in Somerset and Dorset - added 09.06.2010
A partnership has been formed to offer business support for community organisations trying to build affordable homes in Somerset and Dorset. The Carnegie Trust is setting up a £130,000 pilot project in the two counties to research and support community-owned housing.
The Carnegie Trust says its £130,000 scheme will look at key factors in the success of community land. The two year-long pilot initiative for community land trusts (CLTs) in rural towns and villages across Somerset and Dorset will build relationships between local partners and identify communities that have housing need and the capacity to develop a CLT.
The programme is backed by money from the Communities and Local Government department and will help develop community land trusts - housing that is owned by the community and run for the benefit of local people.
The project will be delivered by Resonance and Wessex Community Assets, two organisations that provide investment support to not-for-profit organisations.
"Four or five communities in Cornwall have had some success in developing community land trusts," said Daniel Brewer, director of Resonance. "We're hoping to work with groups in Somerset and Dorset to look at the key factors that allow land trusts to work.
"We're also testing to see whether we can develop a sustainable support model. We're hoping that the help and advice we give will lead to enough fees to sustain the programme past the initial two years we have funding for."
For further information, go to: http://rural.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/news_and_events/new_boost_for_rural_homes_initiatives
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST GRANT FOR HOUSING PROJECTS - added 27.05.2010
The Quaker Housing Trust Grant is provided and administered by the Quaker Housing Trust and is available to Third Sector Organisations in the UK. The scheme is intended to support charitable organisations undertaking projects to provide housing for those in need. Eligible expenditure includes:
• Everyday costs such as upgrading, repairing and refurbishing.
• Testing project viability.
• Major capital costs.
• Costs from start-up to finishing.
• Rehabilitation, extensions or conversion.
Applications are made by submitting an application form, which is available on request. For further information contact The Secretary at Quaker Housing Trust, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. Telephone: 020 7663 1036, or visit the website at www.qht.org.uk The deadlines for 2010 applications are: 4 June, 20 August, 5 November.
SYLVIA WADDILOVE FOUNDATION UK - added 27.05.2010
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation awards grant funding to organisations in the United Kingdom working in the following areas:
• Education.
• Musical composition.
• Herbal medicine.
• Medical research, especially regarding ageing diseases.
• Assistance of the disabled.
• Farming, organic farming animal husbandry.
Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available, with preference given to small charities who rely on volunteers, will carry out the work themselves and can demonstrate a successful history of projects. The Foundation welcomes applications from UK registered charities with an annual income of less than £500,000, although other organisations may be considered if they meet the Foundation's eligibility criteria.
The Trustees meet to consider applications in January, April, July and October each year. More information is available at www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk
The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust – added 07.05.2010
The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust was set up to reflect the philanthropic interests of Sir Cliff and is the channel through which he directs all his personal charitable support. This means that the Trust does not make public appeals or organise fund-raising events - although it is very appreciative of the support given by so many of Cliff's fans over the years.
Grants are made by the Trust every quarter, with about 50 different registered charities benefiting each time. Priority is given to charities working in medical research, with children and the elderly, and those involved with the physically and/or mentally disabled. While these form the main focus, other charities, which Sir Cliff would also like to encourage, do receive help from time to time.
Registered charities in the UK are eligible to apply for funding. The level of grants awarded is variable (i.e. there are no given maximum or minimum amounts), but are likely to be for smaller – rather than larger – grant awards. For further information contact The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust c/o PO Box 46C, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0RB, telephone 01372 467752.
BIG LOTTERY FUND REACHING COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME - Improvements announced - added 29.04.2010
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has introduced a series of improvements to the Reaching Communities programme for England, designed to make it easier for groups to apply.
At least £300 million will be awarded to projects making a difference to the lives of individuals and communities most in need, until 2013. The programme will continue to make awards of between £10,000 and £500,000 and will provide funding for up to five years.
There is no change to who can apply, what can be funded or the difference BIG wants to make with this programme. Applications may be submitted by voluntary and community groups, registered charities, schools and social enterprises. Grants will be awarded for projects that:
o offer people better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development;
o build strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems;
o develop improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy; and
o create healthier and more active people and communities.
The improvements to the programme include the following:
• For those applying for less than £40,000 per year, there will be a simpler application process and faster decision making than for those seeking greater amounts. This improvement is intended to benefit smaller organisations in particular.
• Groups that are invited by BIG to complete a full application will now have a better chance of being funded.
• BIG will provide more support for applicants at every stage of the application process, particularly in those areas, and for those groups, that have received less funding than expected.
BIG is also in the process of developing a capital stream which will launch later this year. More information on this will be made available as the programme evolves.
Organisations may submit their proposals at any time. Please visit http://www2.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ for further information.
Cycle 2 Launched Under the Get Connected Investment Project - added 29.04.2010
The Get Connected Investment Project is a capital grant scheme for the registered providers of adult social care in England. It will enable providers to improve access for their users, carers, visitors and staff to information and communications technology (ICT), so they can use the power of the Internet to communicate, learn and train.
For Cycle 2 the level of funding will be dependent on the size of organisation:
• Micro and small organisations (employing up to 49 full-time equivalent staff) or domiciliary care agencies with 1–3 branches:
o up to a value of £20,000 per grant to improve access to ICT in order to enhance quality of life and/or skills.
• Medium-sized organisations (employing 50–249 full-time equivalent staff) or domiciliary care agencies with 4–20 branches:
o up to a value of £20,000 per grant to improve access to ICT in order to enhance quality of life and/or skills.
Private and voluntary sector adult social care providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission, Companies House, Financial Services Authority or Charity Commission. A registered care provider with 250 or more full-time equivalent staff is not eligible for investment in this Cycle, but may be eligible in Cycle 3 or Cycle 4.
Cycle 2 will be open to applications from 28 April 2010 and the deadline for receipt of Expressions of Interest is 11 June 2010. The deadline for full bids is 20 August 2010.
Cycle 3 will be launched in July 2010 and Cycle 4 will open in November 2010. More information is available from www.scie.org.uk
AGE UK SUMMER GRANTS PROGRAMME – added 29.04.2010
Any voluntary or charitable club for older people whose charitable objectives are similar to those of Age UK and whose annual turnover is less than £30,000 per annum can apply for a grant of up to £500.
The grant must be used for activities or projects that help develop or sustain activities: e.g. set up costs, equipment, venue hire. Examples of items the funds could be spent on are:
Equipment for new and expanding services to older people, such as kitchen utensils, tea urn, chairs, crockery.
Items needed for new and expanding activities for older people such as art & craft equipment, CD player, games, visiting speakers, volunteer training.
Publicity or events aimed at increasing membership.
Grants must be for specific items, and not a contribution to general funds and must be used for activities or projects that will be implemented by Friday September 24th 2010.
Grants are NOT available towards the cost of celebrations, outings, or one off events, e.g. theatre trips, day outings, picnics etc that are for existing members only.
All applicants must submit a completed and signed application form that can be downloaded from www.ageconcern.org.uk or obtained from the Grants and Resources Team, Age UK, Astral House, 1268 London Road
London SW16 4ER
ASDA FOUNDATION - added 21.04.2010
The ASDA Foundation supports a range of good causes around the UK, including support to charities, playgroups and football teams. The foundation exists primarily to give support to existing projects being run by ASDA colleagues.
Applications are open to all registered charities, community groups and individuals in the UK, as long as they have the support and involvement of local ASDA colleagues. The ASDA Foundation was set up in 1988 and is funded by profits from the mid-week national lottery. Applications are accepted throughout the year and applications will be assessed at the quarterly trustee meeting.
Eligible individuals/organisations must:
• Operate in the UK.
• Be providing a clear benefit to their local community.
• Be non-profit making.
• Have direct support and involvement from one of the ASDA colleagues.
• Eligible Expenditure
• Costs associated with eligible projects.
Funding is not available for:
• Staff wages/salaries.
• General funds.
• Payment Procedure
To apply visit a local ASDA branch and ask to speak with one of the local ASDA colleagues. For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact: Enquiries, ASDA, Asda House, Southbank, Great Wilson Street, Leeds, LS11 5AD
HOME ACCESS GRANTS - added 19.04.2010
Home Access is a government drive that helps low-income families who currently lack access to a computer and/or
internet to get online at home. The programme is aimed at those that need it most. If you are a low-income family in receipt of certain benefits you could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years’ internet access.
Depending on what you need, the grant allows eligible applicants to buy one of the following packages:
1. Full package (a computer, one year's internet access,
service and support);
2. A computer with service and support only;
3. One year's internet access only.
To be able to qualify for a Home Access Grant individuals need to be a parent or guardian responsible for and living with a child who:
* Is in school years 3 to 9 inclusive;
* Attends a state-maintained school in England full time;
* Has not already had a computer from a Home Access Grant or similar programme, such as Computers for Pupils.
And receive at least one of the following:
o Free school meals for your child
o Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
o Income support
o Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit and an income of less than £16,040)
o Guaranteed Pension Credit (not Savings Credit)
o Income-based Employment Support Allowance Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Please phone 0333 200 1004 for an application form or go to http://www.homeaccess.org.uk/ for further information.
THE WATES FOUNDATION - Now Open to Applications - added 14.04.2010
The Wates Foundation is open to applications once again after a review of its grant-making structure.
The Foundation aims to promote work that builds social values and responsibility and provides access to opportunities that address disadvantage.
Awards are either one-off payments or a series of grant payments over a number of years. For 2010, the maximum amount that the grants Committee may award to applications is £30,000 over not less than two years. Grants are awarded under the following programme headings:
• Building family values.
• Community health.
• Safer communities.
• Sustaining the environment.
• Strengthening the charitable and voluntary sectors.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Please visit www.watesfoundation.org.uk for further information.
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION - SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS - added 14.04.2010
The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation aims to support and strengthen small community organisations operating in rural areas and market and coastal towns of the South West Region. The focus of the Small Grants Programme will be on activities that enable people from diverse backgrounds to become engaged in their neighbourhoods and communities and to support those organisations that are bringing about real change to the lives of the people who live in those communities.
Grants under £1,000 are available and it is expected that most grants will be in the region of £200-£600. Priority will be given to:
• Small Community Organisations that are addressing the needs of people in their communities by engaging people in community activity either as volunteers or as people benefiting from the funded activities
• Charitable organisations with running costs under £15,000 although organisations with larger running costs that can demonstrate a small amount of funding will make a real difference will be considered if they meet the rest of the criteria.
The Foundation also wishes to prioritise organisations supporting a diverse range of people such as:-
• disabled people including people with learning disabilities
• people with mental health problems
• frail older people
• people who are unemployed or on low incomes
• carers of people with additional needs
• young people who are affected by 'disadvantage' in any way
• people threatened or affected by domestic violence
• people from the Black and Minority Ethnic Community
• lesbian, gay and bisexual people
• people from Gypsy and Traveller Communities
• people who are from any other marginalised group
The Foundation aims to act as a broker to assist small Community Organisations funded through this programme to link into appropriate developmental help that is available. If you are successful in accessing funding through this programme the Foundation may be contacting you to see if there is any developmental help that you can be linked to that could assist your organisation.
Priority will be given to applicants with less than 12 months running costs in free reserves. If you have a higher level than this you will be asked to demonstrate clear reasons for this. Applications must be made on an application form. The Foundation try to give decisions within 14 days of receiving completed forms.
Applicants are required to supply details of a referee. This should be someone who knows the work of the group well and who is willing to discuss the application with a representative of the Foundation. They must not be a member of the group, or related to a group member.
If you have any queries about your eligibility please contact the Foundation on 01275333666. For more information, go to: http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/
THE ERANDA FOUNDATION - added 14.04.2010
The Eranda Foundation seeks to support research into medicine and education, encourage the arts and support social welfare. The Foundation’s policy is to provide support that will make a significant contribution to the work being undertaken in the fields of interest.
Applicants should submit a written description of what their charity does, details of the proposed project, and a breakdown of the anticipated costs of the project. Applications are not accepted from organisations that are not registered charities or from individuals.
The deadlines for receipt of applications are 30 April and 31 August 2010. Write to Gail Devlin-Jones, Secretary, The Eranda Foundation, PO Box 6226, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0XF or phone 01296 689157 or email eranda@btconnect.com for more information.
UnLtd - Level 2 Awards: Notice of Opening Date for Autumn 2010 Round - added 12.04.2010
UnLtd has announced that the autumn 2010 funding round of the UnLtd Millennium Awards (Level 2) will open to Expressions of Interest on 6 August 2010.
Social entrepreneurs in England and Northern Ireland that have ambition, drive, determination and a vision to bring about social change are invited to apply for practical and financial support. Awards are offered on two levels:
• Level 1 – awards of between £500 and £5,000 for individuals who need help getting their project off the ground. Support is available for project running costs.
• Level 2 - awards of up to £15,000 are available for individuals whose project can be scaled-up to create a sustained impact within their community.
Funding is intended to take projects to the next level and may be used, for example, for living expenses of award winners so that their time may be devoted to the project.
The autumn 2010 deadline for receipt of Expression of Interest forms for the Level 2 awards is 6 September 2010 (12 noon). Applications for Level 1 awards may be made at any time. For more information please visit www.unltd.org.uk
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 TRUST FUND - added 12.04.2010
The Triangle Trust 1949 Trust Fund supports organisations who work in the following areas:
• Carers
• Community Arts & Education (where there is no statutory source of funding)
• Disability
• Older People
• Integration and Rehabilitation
• Poverty
Grants are normally in the range £1,000 to £10,000. For more information, please visit: http://thetriangletrust1949fund.org.uk
THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST - added 12.04.2010
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust awards Travelling Fellowships to British citizens aged 18 and above on 31 December 2010 who are resident in the UK, to cover the costs of an overseas project lasting between four and twelve weeks. The 2011 Fellowship categories are as follows:
• Arts, Crafts and Music.
• Business, Industry and Commerce.
• Citizen and Civil Society.
• Education and Training.
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
• Exploration, Adventure and Sport.
• Medical, Health and Social Services.
• Professions and the Public Services.
• Science, Engineering, Technology and Communications.
• Open.
The Trust will consider applications in support of projects that will bring real benefit to the applicant as an individual and will enable positive benefit to their community or field of interest. The deadline for applications to the 2011 Travelling Fellowship programme is 5 October 2010 (5 pm). Further information is available from www.wcmt.org.uk
£5 MILLION FUND FOR UK SERVICE LEAVERS - Opens to Registrations of Interest - added 07.04.2010
The Government's "Be The Boss" campaign builds on the veterans support package first announced in the Pre Budget Report 2009 and is delivered by the Royal British Legion, providing ex-service personnel with loans and grants to assist with the costs of starting and growing a business.
The £5 million UK Government funded scheme aims to help Service leavers looking to start their own business or become self-employed, by providing a number of options to assist with business development ideas. The programme consists of the following two types of funding:
• Business Grant - a grant of up to £7,500 can be provided for eligible applicants to assist with the costs of starting up in business.
• Business Loan - a loan of up to £30,000 can be provided to support businesses.
The Royal British Legion will also increase the support available to those choosing to participate in the programme by including the following services:
• Business Information, Advice and Guidance - helping people to:
o market and sell their product;
o manage their finances;
o employ people;
o find and keep customers;
o pay the correct tax; and
o identify funding and support.
• Mentoring Support - working with existing providers of mentoring support to provide ongoing assistance for those in the early stage of their business career.
The support listed above is open to anyone who has been discharged from the UK Armed Forces since October 2001 and who is looking to start their own business.
The application process is currently being finalised and is anticipated to be available shortly. Applicants are encouraged at present, however, to register their interest in the scheme via e-mail to betheboss@civvystreet.org. Details of the full application process, along with any associated deadlines, will be reported as soon as such information becomes available.
HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND - added 07.04.2010
The Hilden Charitable Fund awards grants to projects both in the UK and in developing countries, with the aim of addressing disadvantage, particularly in support of causes less likely to attract public funding. The Fund's current funding priorities in the UK are as follows:
• Homelessness.
• Asylum seekers and refugees.
• Community-based initiatives for young people aged 16-25.
• Penal affairs.
Applications are invited from registered charities and other charitable organisations in the UK, although preference is given to charities with an income of less than £200,000 per year. Grants are rarely given to well-funded national charities, as funding is directed largely at supporting work at a community level within the Fund's categories of interest.
The Overseas Countries funding programme is designed to help small and medium-sized community development, education and health initiatives. Trustees will particularly welcome projects that address the needs and potential of girls and women.
The Fund will be pleased to hear from UK non-governmental organisations/charities and hopes that UK NGOs/charities will encourage their local partners, if appropriate, to apply directly to Hilden for grant aid.
The deadline for applications is the first week in September 2010. More information is available from www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk
THE BETTER NET AWARDS - added 07.04.2010
The Better Net Awards is an exciting new programme from UnLtd and Nominet Trust to provide individuals with funding and support to improve and encourage the development of a safe, educational and inclusive Internet. Up to £5,000 is available to individuals to develop and lead Internet based solutions to the problems that affect our society. A limited number of projects may be eligible to apply for up to £15,000.
To be eligible for an Award, you must have an original and innovative project that meets at least one of the following themes:
• Increases education about the Internet & Information Technology
• Promotes and addresses online safety
• Provides an Internet based solution to social, educational, health and environmental issues
• Increases digital inclusion and the use of new media for a social purpose
You can apply as an individual or informal group if you are:
• Over the age of 16
• Living in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
• Not part of an established organisation
For more information please visit: http://unltd.org.uk/betternetawards/
£4M PACKAGE TO SAVE LOCAL PUBS FROM CLOSURE - added 25.03.2010
The government has announced a £4m package to help save rural pubs from closure.
A 12-point action plan to give practical support to help community pubs was announced by government minister John Healey on 19 March. Nearly 40 pubs are closing each week, resulting in job losses and millions of pounds lost to the economy.
The package includes £3.3m for business support and to help communities buy struggling pubs to keep them running. Many of the closures are rural communities but pubs in urban and semi-urban communities are also closing. A total of 2,365 pubs closed in 2009, with some 24,000 jobs lost in the sector during the same year. Councils will now be given new powers through the planning system to intervene before a pub is demolished. This measure aims to create a “pause in the system” for the local community to have their say on any proposed demolition. Restrictions preventing premises continuing as pubs once they have been sold will be also banned.
Planning laws will allow pubs to branch out their business without planning permission into new commercial ventures. This could see pubs operate as gift shops, post offices, broadband connected meeting places for home workers, or community centres, without the additional expense and time of seeking council approval. Landlords will be able to access specialist, tailored business advice through Pub is the Hub, currently a voluntary support service for community pubs. Government funding of over £1m will ensure that the service acts as a specialist first-stop shop for business support and advice on diversification. The Pub is the Hub initiative already has and a track record of supporting over 300 pub-based rural services.
The government will also contribute to a three-year pilot programme of up to 50 community owned community pubs through the Plunkett Foundation. It will help local residents to turn struggling pubs into successful community-owned ventures, delivering better services and benefits.
Grant support will be matched by loans from third-sector organisations and a contribution from communities themselves. For more information please go to: www.pubisthehub.org.uk
The Idlewild Trust - added 25.03.2010
The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the advancement of education, the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the United Kingdom.
The Trust awards around £120,000 each year in grants and considers making grants of up to £5,000. Deadline for submissions: 24 September 2010 for a Trustees’ meeting in November 2010. Please visit www.idlewildtrust.org.uk for more information.
THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY LINKS PROGRAMME - added 15.03.2010
Global Community Links programme will offer not-for-profits a share of £3m from the Department for International Development (DFID). Voluntary organisations are being offered the chance to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to create links with communities in the developing world and improve understanding of global poverty.
The Global Community Links programme will offer not-for-profit organisations a share of the £3m on offer over three years from the Department for International Development. The scheme, to be managed by the British Council, is intended to help organisations to form links with community groups in the world's poorest countries.
Groups such as:
o charities,
o scout troops and
o women's institutes
in the UK will be encouraged to make personal contacts with groups in other countries in order to find out more about issues in the developing world and share what they have learned in their own communities. For example, they could hold a day of activities to encourage people to save water, raising awareness of the water shortages faced by a community in Kenya. For more information, go to: www.dfid.gov.uk/communitylinks
CAPACITYBUILDERS VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - opens Monday 22 March - added 15.03.2010
Capacitybuilders have a new bursary fund to support volunteer management skills development. If you manage and support volunteers you may be eligible for a skills development bursary of up to £1950. Each bursary will fully fund an approved skills development package with three access levels - distance and online learning options also available. There are a limited number of bursaries available so early application is advised.
Bursaries are available to individuals in England who support, coordinate, manage or have strategic responsibility for volunteers. Making an application is simple, quick and online. Delivery is being undertaken regionally via four approved training providers. Each skills development package is aligned to the national occupational standards in volunteer management and offers the option of nationally recognised accreditation at levels 3, 4 or 5.
To find out if you are eligible and to find out more about the programme and how to apply visit www.capacitybuilders.org.uk/vmpskills
THE WRAGGE & CO CHARITABLE TRUST - added 09.03.2010
The object of the Wragge & Co Charitable Trust is to apply its funds to such charitable institutions or charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees. The trust fulfils its objects by awarding grants. The trustees have no fixed policy on grant making and support is given to a wide range of local and national charities.
All applications for grants are co-ordinated by the solicitors Wragge & Co LLP, 55 Colmore Row, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 2AS. For more details, contact Lee Nuttall on 0121 233 1000.
ERACH AND ROSHAN SADRI FOUNDATION - added 08.03.2010
The Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation awards grant funding to organisations in the UK and worldwide in a wide range of fields and is particularly concerned with:
o providing financial assistance for education and welfare purposes;
o relieving poverty by alleviating homelessness; and
o assisting members of the Zoroastrian religious faith.
Grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 are available to registered charities and charitable organisations with projects that match the Foundation's areas of interest. Applications for educational grants from individuals will be considered in exceptional circumstances.
The Foundation considers applications quarterly. Please visit www.ersf.org.uk for more information.
The Archer Trust- added 04.03.2010
The Archer Trust is a UK Christian charitable grant-making trust. The Trust prefers to support organisations working in areas of high unemployment and deprivation. They favour charities which make good use of volunteers. They support projects both in the UK and overseas, but for overseas projects only via UK charities which can ensure that funds are being well used. If you meet the following criteria, they may be able to offer grant support:
o You are a small UK charity for whom a grant of between £250 and £3,000 will make a big difference.
o In one way or another, you provide aid or support to a defined group of needy or deserving people, for instance those with physical or mental disabilities or the disadvantaged.
o You are competently run and can support your application with up-to-date accounts.
They do not support:
• Individuals (including GAP applicants);
• Conservation, heritage and environmental projects;
• Conversions for disabled access;
• Charities supporting animals;
• Research.
The Trust receives many applications and they cannot give grants to them all. They will not reply to unsuccessful applicants unless they have requested further information. Replies may take some time because the trustees only meet twice a year, normally in March and September.
Any correspondence should be addressed to: The Secretary, The Archer Trust, Bourne House, Wadesmill, Ware, Herts, SG12 0TT. For more information please visit their website at www.archertrust.org.uk
SYLVIA WADDILOVE FOUNDATION - added 26.02.2010
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation awards grant funding to organisations in England and Wales working in the following areas:
• Education.
• Music composition and performances.
• Herbal medicine.
• Medical research.
• Disability.
• Assistance of the elderly.
• Farming.
Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available, with preference given to small charities that rely on volunteers, will carry out the work themselves and can demonstrate a successful history of projects.
The Foundation welcomes applications from registered charities in England and Wales with an annual turnover of less than £500,000, although other organisations may be considered if they meet the Foundation's eligibility criteria.
The Trustees meet to consider applications in January, April, July and October each year.
Please visit the following website for more information www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST - added 26.02.2010
The Woodward Charitable Trust awards grant funding to organisations in the UK working in the following areas:
• Social and ethnic minority groups.
• Prisoners and ex-offenders.
• Homelessness.
• People experiencing abuse.
• Arts outreach work.
• Disability projects.
• Environmental projects.
• Addiction.
Small grants of between £100 and £5,000 and large grants of over £5,000 are available to UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £250,000. The Trust also awards annual grants to summer playschemes for children between the ages of five and 16 who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Applications are accepted from UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £100,000.
Applications are considered at Trustees' meetings twice a year. Further information is available at www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk
UnLtd Millennium Awards (Level 2) Now Open - added 26.02.1010
The spring 2010 funding round of the UnLtd Millennium Awards (Level 2) has opened to Expressions of Interest.
Social entrepreneurs in the UK that have ambition, drive, determination and a vision to bring about social change are invited to apply for practical and financial support.
Awards are offered on two levels:
• Level 1 – awards of between £500 and £5,000 for individuals who need help getting their project off the ground. Support is available for project running costs.
• Level 2 - awards of up to £15,000 are available for individuals whose project can be scaled-up to create a sustained impact within their community.
Funding is intended to take projects to the next level and may be used, for example, for living expenses of award winners so that their time may be devoted to the project. Level 2 awards are distributed in spring and winter each year.
The spring 2010 deadline for receipt of Expression of Interest forms for the Level 2 awards is 22 March 2010 (12 noon). Applications for Level 1 awards may be made at any time. More information can be found by visiting www.unltd.org.uk
WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMMUNITY GRANT - added 25.02.2010
The Western Power Distribution Community Fund Grant is provided and administered by the Western Power Distribution Community Fund and is for TSOs in South Wales and South West England. The grant programme is currently open to applications. The grant is intended to support voluntary organisations and registered charities undertaking projects in the following fields:
• Education.
• The Environment.
• Safety.
The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time. Eligible organisations must operate in South Wales or South West England.
For further information contact Sharon Cross at The Western Power Distribution Community Fund, Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol, BS2 0TB. Telephone: 0117 933 2222
The B&Q One Planet Living (OPL) Grant - added 25.02.2010
The B&Q One Planet Living (OPL) Grant offers between £50 and £250 of B&Q materials to schools, community groups and charitable organisations for long-term sustainable projects. Projects can apply for funding between 1 February 2010 and 30 September 2010 and successful projects must collect their materials no later than 31 October 2010. Projects must support at least one of the following themes:
• Save energy - Projects which will help reduce energy use or an active effort to limit their environmental footprint. (Eg: installing energy saving light bulbs and other energy efficient products.)
• Conserve nature - Projects which will support, protect and celebrate the natural habitats in local communities including community gardens, meadows, wetlands, chalk rivers and forests. (Eg: encouraging wildlife to a community garden.)
• Grow your own - Projects which will grow produce and involve the local community. (Eg: creating raised vegetable beds in a school.)
• Support local culture and heritage - Projects which will support, enhance and celebrate valuable aspects of local culture and heritage. (Eg: refurbishing workshops used to teach various arts and crafts techniques. Applicants need to contact the environmental champion or store manager at their local B&Q store to discuss project details.
For more details go to: http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/grants.jsp
Big Lottery Fund 'Lighter Touch' Version of Reaching Communities Programme - added 16.02.2010
The Big Lottery Fund has announced that at least £100 million a year is to be invested across England, in an improved version of its Reaching Communities programme, for each of the next five years.
The main aim of Reaching Communities is to help bring real improvements to communities and to the lives of people most in need. The new funding, which will be introduced this spring, comes with two distinct improvements.
Firstly, applicants seeking smaller sums of money - up to £40,000 a year
- will be able to access this funding more easily, with a simplified application and assessment procedure. Secondly, a two-stage decision making process for larger bids will ensure that all applicants learn sooner whether their project is likely to receive funding. For those invited to the second stage, the likelihood of success will be higher.
Additionally, a third element, due to be launched in the autumn, will comprise a dedicated capital stream, responding to the high, unmet demand for funding for community buildings. This element will fund medium-sized refurbishments, new builds or extensions to community centres and village halls, meeting local community needs and aspirations.
These changes are a response to the Big Lottery Fund's Big Thinking consultation, which took place last year.
Applications to the current Reaching Communities Programme, for grants of between £10,000 and £500,000, may be submitted at any time. www2.biglotteryfund.org.uk?prog_reaching_communities
NI 7 SEEDING FUND - added 16.02.2010
This is a reminder that the NI 7 fund is still open – in fact it will be running next financial year too. The fund is to help voluntary and community groups develop fundraising ideas, write tenders, develop trading ideas, update Business Plans, or similar ideas that will help them increase their income. Grants of up to £1,000 are available and the money can be used to cover costs such as:-
• Extra hours for existing staff
• Paying for other staff to cover the time spent by another member of staff
• Paying for short term consultant to undertake the activity
• Covering the expenses of volunteers
For more information, or if you have any queries, please contact Rachelle Smith on 01305 216411 or email rachelle.smith@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
GRASSROOTS GRANTS – Year 2 Opens - added 08.02.10
The Community Foundation for Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole have announced that they are ready to receive applications for the second year of the Grassroots Grants scheme. They have £164,000 to distribute to groups within the shire of Dorset and would like to start receiving bids as soon as possible.
Groups who are running new or existing activities which can clearly demonstrate benefits and outcomes in the community, and who have an income of less than £30,000 per annum averaged over the last 3 years, can apply for awards up to £5000.
To maximize the success of bids, Grants Officer, Lyndsey Trinder, urges groups to discuss and prepare their bids with the help of Chris Carman, Funding Adviser with Dorset Community Action.
Chris can be emailed at chris.carman@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
For more information about Grassroots Grants, and to download an application form and guidance notes, please visit www.cfbdp.org or telephone the Grants Team on 01202 292255.
SANTANDER FOUNDATION - added 02.02.2010
The Abbey Charitable Trust has now changed its name to the Santander Foundation and has announced some changes on its new website. The Santander Foundation will support disadvantaged people, focusing on the priorities of education and training and financial capability.
Grants of up to £10,000 can be awarded anywhere in the UK. However there are certain areas where Santander has a significant presence and Community Partnership Groups have been established and higher grants can be made. There are nine such areas across the UK, including Sheffield, which covers South Yorkshire, which grants of up to £30,000 are available. The Foundation is also now able to support revenue or capital items, such as salaries and project costs or equipment.
There are no deadlines or application form, however there is now a cover sheet that you can use as a checklist to make sure that you covered all the information required in your letter of application. For more information visit www.santanderfoundation.org.uk
THE UIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION - added 28.01.10
The UIA Charitable Foundation is a small-grant-making trust, established to provide financial support to organisations that help people in need. Grants up to £1,000 are available. The Foundation is funded entirely by donations from UIA (Insurance) Limited, a mutual insurance company with an 'Insurance with Principles' ethic. The company provides household insurance to trade union and charity members.
The UIA Charitable Foundation supports a range of activities provided by UK registered or formally constituted charities where a modest grant would make a real difference to managing a project. The activities the Foundation will support are those that focus on:
o Victims of domestic abuse;
o Victims of drug and alcohol addiction;
o Rehabilitation of offenders;
o Third World poverty;
o Third World human rights.
The Foundation will not make grants for:
• Organisations that are not registered charities or formally constituted voluntary organisations
• Organisations that are not based in the UK
• Charities whose combined grant-related support costs and governance costs are greater than 10% of their turnover
• Work that we believe should be, or is, publicly funded
• National charities that have an established constituency of supporters
• Funding for information/advice-giving or newsletters
• Conferences or training courses
• Personal support of individuals
• The arts
• Work in mainstream education, including schools, nurseries, playschools, 'out of hours' clubs and academic research
• Environment, conservation, animal welfare, heritage or sporting projects
• Work with a bias towards a particular religion
Committee meetings are usually held twice a year, in March and September. The trustees will only consider applications submitted on the Foundation's application form and operate on a first come first served basis. NOTE: applications should reach the company no later than the beginning of February or August. In order to keep costs down and avoid postage, the Foundation asks applicants to download the form from its website http://www.uia.co.uk/About/Charitable-foundation/ and post a signed copy and their annual accounts to:
The UIA Charitable Foundation, Kings Court, London Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2TP
Q WASTE DONATION SCHEME - added 26.01.10
B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through all stores, donating waste materials, for example slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, and end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools
The waste donation scheme is co-ordinated in store either by the environmental champion, duty or Warehouse manager who will keep a Waste Donation Form on file for interested groups. Before any materials are donated, the form must be signed by a representative of the group. For more information please follow this link:
www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp
FINANCIAL INCLUSION FUND – added 19.01.10
The Department for Work and Pensions administers the Financial Inclusion Champions Initiative on behalf of HM Government. The initiative is designed to increase the awareness of financially excluded people about the services available to help them to manage their money better, including how to set up basic bank accounts, access financial services including low cost loans, start saving, and where they can get financial and debt advice.
The DWP Financial Inclusion Champions are seeking proposals from Third Sector not for profit organisations to support small-scale financial inclusion initiatives. It must be stressed that this is not for creating any new national projects, but for reinforcing what already exists locally and what has not already received direct support from the Financial Inclusion Fund. Contracts will be awarded to organisations which demonstrate their ability to deliver against one or more of the objectives of the Fund outlined below.
Monies may be used for a variety of purposes including (but not limited to) marketing services to consumers, infrastructure development, product development, mergers between businesses, and supporting the delivery of affordable credit, savings, financial capability or money advice services to consumers. Particular attention will be paid to those proposals which demonstrate the positive and long term impact the money will make.
In particular, how it will enable:
• Improvements in efficiency which allow more loans to be made to low income consumers
• Improvements and innovation in products and/or services which allow more loans to be made to low income consumers
• An increase in the scale of operations and number of loans made
• An evidenced increase in access to affordable credit in an area which currently has restricted access to affordable credit
• Innovation in products and/or services which allow and encourage more low income consumers to save
• Innovation in products and/or services which increases the number of Home Contents Insurance policies taken out by low income consumers
• Innovation in products and/or services that increases the number of people able to access face to face money advice and guidance
• The sustainability of services developed.
Monies may not be used for the following purposes:
• Onward lending to customers
• On-lending to other community finance organisations
• Feasibility studies
• Research
• Salaries of Debt Advisors
• As an incentive to save
The above list is not exhaustive and DWP will consider each application on its merits. Tender proposals will be required to describe the proposed initiative, explain how it will be carried out, and give details of what the expected outcomes will be. In considering applications, DWP will take into account not only the quality of the proposal but also the need to ensure a reasonable geographic distribution of activity, the need to engage a range of partners in delivering initiatives, a variety of innovative approaches and the need to avoid duplication or overlap.
Please access the following website for further details and to download the proposal form: http://www.nowletstalkmoney.com/gb/en/DWPFinancialInclusionTeamThirdSectorTenderExercise.html
THE NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST – Grants for Repairs and Community Projects - added 18.01.10
In 2010 the National Churches Trust is offering the opportunity to apply for the following grants:
Repair Grants - Grants of £10,000 and above for structural repair projects that will cost more than £50,000. A structural repair means essential work to safeguard the fabric of the building.
Community Grants - Grants from £2,500 to £25,000 for providing facilities that will benefit your place of worship and local community, e.g. accessible toilets, kitchens and meeting rooms. Grants will not exceed 50% of the project cost.
Before you complete an application, it is important to make sure your project is eligible by checking that you meet the following criteria:
1. The building must be open for regular public worship. The Trust does not currently have grants available for cathedrals, but any other Christian places of worship can apply if they meet the eligibility criteria;
2. It must be sited in England, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland or Wales;
3. The congregation must belong to a denomination that is a member or associated member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland;
4. All projects must be overseen by an architect who is either ARB, RIBA or AABC accredited, or by a chartered surveyor who is RICS accredited.
Please be aware that the Trust cannot make grants for certain purposes including:
• Work to associated buildings or structures (such as church halls, vicarages or boundary walls)
• Bell repairs or new bells
• Organ repairs or new organs
• Repairs to internal furnishings, fixtures and fittings
• Redecoration, other than after structural repairs
• Clock repairs
• Monument repairs and restoration
• Repair or installation of heating and lighting systems
• Reordering
To download an application form and a copy of the guidance notes please go to www.nationalchurchestrust.org The Trust is keen to stress that submitting an incomplete application form or failure to include the requested supporting documents will result in a delay to applications, and may result in the application being returned.
Should you have any queries about your application, please take a look at the FAQ page for a list of commonly asked questions and answers. If you cannot find an answer to your question, you can email the Trust at grants@nationalchurchestrust.org or phone on 020 7600 6090.
BIG LOTTERY – REACHING COMMUNITIES - added 19.01.10
Please note that the Reaching Communities programme is still keen to encourage more applications from several areas within the South West, one of which is listed as ‘rural Dorset’. They are currently awarding over 50% of applications from this area so now is the time to look at your projects and see if they meet one or more of the Reaching Communities outcomes;
o People have better chances in life – with better access to training and development to improve their life skills.
o Stronger communities – with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
o Improved rural urban environments – which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
o Healthier and more active people and communities.
To read the guidance notes and details of the Reaching Communities programme please visit their website on www2.biglotteryfund.org.uk?prog_reaching_communities
THE COMMUNITY CHEST ON BBC RADIO SOLENT - added 13.01.10
BBC Radio Solent is supporting a campaign to give cash to grass-roots activities in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Many people across the South are making a difference to their communities - volunteering, building facilities and staging events but sometimes the best laid plans can struggle because of a lack of a cash. Community Chest is very keen to support grass-roots activity especially in areas which often miss out on funding of this nature.
£1,000 will be made available each week for the duration of the Project, starting on 25 January 2009. The grants available aim to help people build stronger and more active communities. Examples might include;
• The purchase of equipment e.g. computers, furniture or sports equipment
• The cost of putting on a local event or workshop
• Additional activities to develop an existing project
There are certain types of work and organisations that the Project doesn't fund. Please make sure you read the terms and conditions carefully before applying.
Applications for The Community Chest fund are accepted from voluntary and community groups, organisations and societies. Registered charities and schools are also eligible to apply, but it's not essential to be a formally constituted group.
If you are involved with a group which could use some extra cash, let BBC Radio Solent know what difference the money could make by downloading and completing their application form below.
COMMUNITY CHEST FORM
Download the BBC Radio Solent Community Chest Application Form (Word .doc)
Download the BBC Radio Solent Community Chest Application Form (PDF)
Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader
OLD POSSUM’S PRACTICAL TRUST - added 12.01.10
Old Possum’s Practical Trust make grants within the range of £500 - £5,000 to support charitable organisations that work to increase the knowledge and appreciation of aesthetic interests. The scheme wishes to support projects working with children, disabled people, disadvantaged groups and communities and aims to increase the understanding and enjoyment of:
• History
• Art
• Architecture
• Literature
• Music
• Theatre
Applicants are urged to study the guidance notes before making application. For more information, go to www.old-possums-practical-trust.org.uk
THE SKINNERS’ COMPANY LADY NEVILLE CHARITY -added 08.12.09
The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity was formally set up in 1978 following a bequest from Ralph Neville JP. Its aim is to provide grants that will make a clear and significant contribution to grassroots charitable organisations working in designated priority areas.
One-off grants of up to £1,000 are made to small registered charities and not-for-profit organisations. The priority areas are Disability, Local Heritage, Local Community and Performing & Visual Arts.
For further information, guidelines and an application form visit www.skinnershall.co.uk/charities/lady-neville-charity.htm Deadline dates are: mid-March and mid-September
SMALL GRANTS TO HELP PEOPLE GET AROUND - added 02.12.09
The Accessibility group of the Dorset Strategic Partnership aims to help people travel in and around Dorset. They want to find ways to improve transport and access to services that are safe, efficient and fair and that take account of the different needs of individuals and communities.
To reduce the impact on the environment, they also want to encourage people to use more alternatives to the car. This means making it easier for people to access things like employment, shops and leisure and essential services like healthcare and school. It can also mean bringing services to people. To help this happen, the group has a small capital fund that can be used to provide grants to pay for improvements to transport and access to services.
Voluntary and community groups are invited to put forward proposals for ways to improve access to key services. Grants will be capped at a maximum of £10,000 but proposals that demonstrate the best value for money - for example, any that also have some funding from other sources - are more likely to be successful.
Applying for grants is an informal process. To submit a proposal, you should explain:
o What the scheme is
o Why it is needed
o Who will benefit
o How it will be implemented
o Any additional funding that you may have
You can do this by completing the expression of interest form on available at www.dorsetforyou/accessgrants
Proposals should be emailed to Laura Russ at l.russ@dorsetcc.gov.uk or sent to Environment Directorate, Dorset County Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ.
The deadline for applications this year is Monday 14 December 2009, but there are likely to be more opportunities to apply for grants over the next two years. For further information and an informal chat, you can also phone 01305 225085.
THE CLOTHWORKERS FOUNDATION - added 01.12.09
The Clothworker’s Foundation provides grants for projects that address issues relating to physical and mental disability. UK registered charities may apply for funding for the following two grants programmes:
The Main Grants Programme is open to UK registered charities:
- with an annual turnover of under £10m
- applying for a grant of over £1,000 for capital costs
The Small Grants Programme is open to UK registered charities:
- with an annual turnover under £250,000
- applying for a grant of between £500 and £10,000 for capital costs
A charity which has received a grant in either the Main Grants Programme or the Small Grants Programme cannot apply again for at least five years.
The Foundation has selected three areas where it wishes to make an impact through a five-year programme of giving. The areas are mathematics education, autism and conservation.
Eligible projects must fall under the areas of:
o Encouragement of Young People;
o Social Inclusion;
o Elderly;
o Disability;
o Visual impairment; and
o Textiles.
Disability projects should address the needs of people with a physical and/or mental disability. There is also a priority for organisations that work with blind and partially sighted people.
For more information please go to www.clothworkers.co.uk
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT FUND - added 24.11.09
Empowering Communities has been able to allocated some additional funding to the Empowering Communities Network Fund. This fund is aimed at supporting small localised networks that give people a voice. Networks in Plymouth, Torbay, Poole, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire can be considered. The fund is focused on these geographical areas as these are the local authorities that have identified local people feeling better able to influence local decisions as one of their priorities
Networks of community development workers in these areas, working at a very local level can also be considered.
In addition to the geographical focus networks of disabled people, young people, women, networks of BME people of groups in any geographical areas can be considered. Priority will be given to networks of smaller groups or individuals which are under resourced.
Maximum Amount: Up to £1,000 can be awarded
Networks must be led by a Voluntary and Community Sector Organisation. Full details can be obtained by contacting Jan Crawley, Chief Executive, South West Foundation, The Stables, West Way Farm, Bishop Sutton, Somerset, BS39 5XP. Telephone 01275 333666.
LANDFILL TAX CREDIT SCHEME: Flagship Programme reopens - added 24.11.09
Biffawards, which awards grants to community and environmental projects through monies raised from landfill tax credits donated by Biffa Waste Services has announced, that it's "Flagship" Programme is to re-open for applications in spring 2010. Through its "Flagship" Programme, Biffawards supports regionally or nationally significant voluntary sector led regeneration or biodiversity projects.
Flagship projects involve the community working together with a variety of partner organisations to have a major impact on quality of life and/or the environment. Suitably qualified organisations can apply for grants of between £150,000 - £500,000. Projects must be site-based, within 25 miles of a Biffa operation and ten miles of an active landfill site.
The organisation making the application must be eligible to enrol with ENTRUST (http://www.entrust.org.uk/) as an Environmental Body.
Previously supported projects include:
a grant of £257,529 to Groundwork London to develop a Flagship Playscape project at King Georges Fields, Ealing, which aims to break the mould of the risk-averse traditional children's play areas;
the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire & Peterborough who won a Flagship grant of £389,930 towards the Great Fen Project. This project, which demonstrated regional and national significance, with long term benefits for biodiversity and communities, will restore more than 3,000 hectares of wildlife habitat to the Cambridgeshire Fens.
For more information please visit www.biffaward.org/about/foverview
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST – funding for small-scale locally based initiatives - added 16.11.09
The Woodward Charitable Trust favours small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are willing to consider funding for start-up or running costs (including core costs and salaries). Trustees are interested in helping smaller organisations which offer direct services. Any participation by past or current users of the service should be mentioned and is encouraged.
Please be clear when applying who the target users are and what your projected outcomes are. If this is a continuation of existing work applicants need to address the following points:
o What are your outcomes to date?
o If your project is on-going, how will it be sustainable?
o What are your plans for future/ongoing funding?
o If your request is for a one-off project, what will be its legacy?
o How many people will benefit from the grant?
The current areas of grant-making are set out below:
1. Social and ethnic minority groups, including young people at risk of exclusion or isolation, refugees, asylum-seekers, gypsies and travellers. Projects that promote integration and community cohesion will be favoured;
2. Prisoners and ex-offenders. Projects that help the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders are supported as well as requests to help prisoners’ families;
3. Homelessness, especially affecting young people and women, and covering facilities such as women's refuges;
4. People experiencing violence or abuse;
5. Arts outreach work by local groups involving disadvantaged people;
6. Disability projects; which can include rehabilitation, training or advocacy for people who are either physically disabled or learning disabled as well as help to improve employability;
7. Environmental projects, especially with a strong educational element;
8. Addiction, including projects tackling the social exclusion elements and preventative programmes and projects supporting families of addicts.
Trustees will only consider appeals made on their own application form. If you would like an application form sent electronically please email Karin Hooper at contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk. You are asked to keep the grant application form to one page. It is not sufficient to answer “see attached documents”. If supplementary information is sent this should be separate from the information requested by the Trustees on their form.
Potential applicants are encouraged to telephone the administrator, Karin Hooper, on 020 7410 0330 to discuss their work if they think it might meet the Trustees' criteria.
More information can be found at www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk or contact The Woodward Charitable Trust, Allington House (1st Floor), 150 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5AE
FAITH IN ACTION – second round launch - added 16.11.09
£2 million is being made available, (maximum size of grant £6000) with the aim of supporting local projects that have a clear focus on faith and inter faith issues – and a direct link to one or more of the following four priorities:
1. Developing the confidence and skills to ‘bridge’ and ‘link’.
2. Supporting shared spaces for interaction and social action.
3. Developing structures and processes which support dialogue and social action.
4. Improving opportunities for learning which build understanding.
The maximum size of grant in Round Two will be £6,000.
The Fund is open to faith, inter faith, voluntary and community sector organisations at national, regional and local level in England. Unlike Round One, this funding round will operate as a rolling programme. Applications will be accepted in the date and time order that they are received by the Community Development Foundation, until the total value of the eligible, relevant applications received equals the overall value of the fund. More information is available from www.cdf.org.uk
UNLTD MILLENIUM AWARDS (Level 2) - added 16.11.09
The Spring 2010 funding round of the UnLtd Millennium Awards (Level 2) is now open to applications.
Social entrepreneurs within the UK who have ambition, drive, determination and a vision to bring about social change are invited to apply for practical and financial support. Awards are offered on two levels:
Level 1 – awards of between £500 and £5,000 for individuals who need help getting their project off the ground. Support is available for project running costs.
Level 2 - awards of up to £15,000 are available for individuals whose project can be scaled-up to create a sustained impact within their community.
Funding is intended to take projects to the next level and may be used, for example, for living expenses of award winners so that their time may be devoted to the project.
Level 2 awards are distributed in spring and winter each year. The Spring 2010 deadline for receipt of Expression of Interest forms for the Level 2 awards is 22 March 2010 (12 noon). Applications for Level 1 awards may be made at any time. Please visit www.unltd.org.uk for more information.
PARKS FOR PEOPLE - added 12.11.09
Parks for People is a Heritage Lottery Fund programme which offers grants from £250,000 to £5m for projects involving urban or rural green spaces designed for informal recreation and enjoyment.
Capital work and projects may be funded. Deadlines are 1 March and 31 August 2010 for both first and second round applications. Visit www.hlf.org.uk for more information
AWARDS FOR ALL - EASIER THAN EVER TO APPLY! - added 09.11.09
On 2 November 2009 BIG introduced some changes to Awards for All.
Firstly they have “tweaked” the application form and the guidance notes to make them clearer.
Secondly, they have introduced a new guide to help groups during the application process. The guide explains what they need from groups that have been offered a conditional grant, and should prove useful for deciding whether to apply to Awards for All in the first place.
And the third change is the relaxation of the requirements for a referee. The application form will no longer ask for referee details to be included. They haven’t removed the requirement altogether; they may ask some groups for referees once they’ve looked at their application, but it will make applying to Awards for All quicker and easier in the first instance.
For further details about these changes, or if you think you might have a suitable project, why not take a look at the Awards For All website where there are application materials, questions & answers, case studies, and lots more to help you put together an application for funding.
The Britannia Building Society Foundation - added 06.11.09
The Foundation offers grants and donations between £1,000 and £25,000 to registered charities and schools working within education, particularly numeracy and / or financial literacy, in an area where there is a high density of Britannia Building Society members. The Foundation prefers buying specific items of equipment but in some circumstances will consider capital expenditure and salary costs.
Application forms are available on request by emailing charitable.foundation@britannia.co.uk or telephoning 01538 391734. A copy of the applicants most recent report and accounts will be required to accompany the application. Please note that as Trustees only meet twice a year there may be a delay before a decision is made and communicated.
BENEVOLENT FUND FOR CHARITY WORKERS IN NEED - added 02-11-09
The only benevolent fund providing advice and financial assistance for the families of charity employees in need, the Charity Employees Benevolent Fund (CEBF), will be launched on Thursday 12 November.
Applying to or supporting the CEBF is easy, and can be done by visiting www.cebf.org.uk or calling 020 7415 7004
THE PILGRIM TRUST - added 02-11-09
The Pilgrim Trust supports projects that come under the four main headings of:
o social welfare;
o art and learning;
o preservation; and
o places of worship.
The Pilgrim Trust gave away approximately £2 million in 2008. The average size of grant given in 2008 was £23,500 but, nearly half of grants were for £20,000 and under. There is a small grants fund for applications of £5,000 or less and a large grants fund; from which the average size grant being £20,000.
The Trustees normally meet in January, April, July and October. Applications and supporting information must be received at least 6 weeks prior to the meetings.
For more information please go to www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk
THE LEONARD LAITY STOATE CHARITABLE TRUST - added 02-11-09
The Trust gives grants to eligible applicants in England and Wales, but has a preference for funding Registered Charities and properly constituted not-for-profit groups in the South West. The Trust provides grants for projects in the following areas:
o Youth and children
o Disadvantage
o The community
o The environment
o The Arts
o Methodism
o Non Methodist churches
o Medical and disablement
Capital and revenue grants are available. Awards are normally in the region £100 to £2,000 and applicants are expected to show what other sources of funding have been secured.
Applications in writing may be made at any time. There is no application form. For further information visit their website at www.stoate-charity.org.uk or contact:
Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust
7 Sherwood Close
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 2SB Email: charity@erminea.org.uk
Rural Development Programme for England - Fund will support rural services - added 15.10.09
A £7.5 million fund has been launched to help the region’s rural community and social enterprises to boost local services. The fund, part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), has been set up by the South West RDA to enable community and social enterprises to play a major role in expanding or adding to the basic services they provide. Funding will be targeted in two ways:
• A grant to support projects from community and social enterprises for the improved delivery of, and access to, basic services
• Advice and support for community and social enterprises that deliver basic services in order to improve their overall viability
Over the next three years, £2 million will be available annually to not-for-private-profit organisations such as registered charities, community businesses, social enterprises or co-operatives and parish councils to support a range of projects. The grants should be used to directly support the provision and delivery of basic services in rural areas. These can range from key services such as access to child care, retail services or services provided for the benefit of the community such as renewable energy projects. They could also include provision of local services such as small-scale transport, local shops and community facilities. It is important that the services and projects supported must be able to sustain themselves after the period of grant support is over. The grants themselves should help to achieve this.
The fund is open to enterprises in rural areas – the countryside or towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000 – across the whole of South West England. All projects will go through the same appraisal process with viability, sustainability and value-for-money being major considerations. Further more information on the RDPE and this scheme is available at www.sw-ruralgateway.info
Computers for Rural People Scheme – added 08.10.09
Individuals clubs and organisations, etc, in rural areas that need access to information and services, are able to purchase fully functioning ex-government computers for as little as £99. The computers are being made available through the Arthur Rank Centre. This is a collaborative unit supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation. For organisations that need more than one computer; e.g. for a Drop-in centre, School etc. the prices are even lower.
For more information please visit their website at; http://www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/projects/computers_for_rural_people/index.html
J Paul Getty Junior Charitable Trust Re-opens for Applications – added 08.10.09
J Paul Getty Junior Charitable Trust has re-opened for grant applications. Under the new guidelines the Trust will make grants of up to £250,000 in the areas of social welfare as well as the arts and heritage. In particular, the trust is seeking to support projects:
• In the areas of reducing re-offending
• Improving the prospects of young people, refugees and asylum seekers
• Integrating different social and ethnic groups
• Tackling substance misuse and homelessness; preserving heritage
• Sustaining the arts.
The Trust will usually only support registered charities in England, although applications from organisations of comparable charitable status, such as Industrial Provident Societies or Community Interest Companies, will sometimes be considered but only where there is a very strong connection with one or more of the Trust’s current funding priorities. Applications can be made at any time.
It is worth noting that accordance with the expressed wishes of Sir Paul, the trustees have now decided to wind down the Trust over a period of between five and ten years. This means that they will be increasing the level of annual spend and will be looking for opportunities to award a number of more substantial grants that will have an enduring impact. Go to http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk/index.html for more details.
National Indicator 7 Seeding Fund - added 07.10.09
Funding has been made available until March 2011 to help voluntary and community groups to grow and be more efficient and effective. It is recognised that Dorset’s voluntary and community sector is mostly made up of small organisations with no or few staff. Voluntary and community groups in Dorset have said that one of their most important needs is more support for fundraising and other income generating activities (eg trading, bidding for contracts). However a very common problem for groups is to find the time and / or skills to undertake activities that will lead to an increase in income therefore the NI7 SEEDING FUND has been created to help groups with their capacity. Small grants of up to £1,000 are available to increase the capacity of organisations to increase their income, eg:-
• Writing or updating a Business Plan or Fundraising Strategy
• Researching funding opportunities
• Developing a fund raising idea
• Developing / planning a trading idea
• Making applications or writing a tender
The money can be used to cover costs such as:-
• Extra hours for existing staff
• Paying for other staff to cover the time spent by another member of staff
• Paying for short term consultant to undertake the activity
• Covering the expenses of volunteers
Criteria for the fund are:-
• Groups must be independent, reinvest any surplus into their own organisation and be based in Dorset
• The main beneficiaries of the work of the organisation must be those living and working in Dorset
• Groups must have an income of less than £500,000
• Groups must have less than six months of operating costs as reserves
• Priority will be given to groups with less than £100,000 and / or with less than three months operating costs in reserves
• Groups must show that they lack the capacity to develop fund raising activities
• Groups must show how the grant will ultimately benefit those living and working in Dorset
For more information, an application form or any queries please contact Rachelle Smith on 01305 216411 or rachelle.smith@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk You will receive a decision within three weeks.
Community Transport Association Announces Rural Community Transport Fund - added 07.10.09
The Community Transport Association (CTA) and the Plunkett Foundation have announced a new three-year Social Enterprise Rural Community Transport Development Fund.
The Fund will offer grant and loan packages to eight organisations in England to enable them to build contract income and reduce reliance on grant funding. The funding package will be supported by a range of training, development and networking support provided by the CTA and Plunkett over the life of the programme.
The funding, totaling almost £1 million, has been secured from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the Department for Transport, the Commission for Rural Communities and Futurebuilders England.
Further information on the programme will be announced in early November. Follow information on their website www.ctauk.org
Co-operative Community Fund - added 17.09.09
Community Fund grants, between £100 and £2,000 are awarded to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that meet the following criteria. To be successful a group must carry out positive work in the community and their project must:
* address a community issue
* provide a good long-term benefit to the community
* support co-operative values and principles
* ideally be innovative in its approach
To read more about the Fund, visit www.co-operative.coop/membership/Community-Fund
The Fuserna Foundation - added 17.09.09
The Fuserna Foundation provides support for a wide range of charitable aims and charities and community groups throughout the UK may apply. Grants up to £15,000 are available.
The Fuserna Foundation helps revitalize existing charities and charitable projects that are failing in their objectives due to financial constraints and or lack of exposure and publicity.
It offers support for a wide range of activities including:
• projects that alleviate poverty and financial hardship
• projects that relieve sickness and poor health
• enabling people to reach their potential despite social, physiological or environmental barriers
• helping local communities to improve their area
• caring for people suffering from mental or physical illness
For more information please visit www.fusernafoundation.org
The Church and Community Fund - added 17.09.09
The aim of the Church and Community Fund is to strengthen the Church of England’s relationship with local communities. Organisations and groups linked to the Church of England may apply for grant funding and grants up to £10,000 are available.
Typical projects supported might include:
o employing a youth worker,
o renovating a church hall for use as a community centre, or
o providing hot meals for the homeless in a church room.
The Fund is very flexible fund with scope for innovation. It can support both capital and revenue projects as well as feasibility studies or professional fees. For more information, please go to www.churchandcommunityfund.org.uk
Landfill Communities Fund – Small Grants Scheme – added 03.09.09
ENTRUST, the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund, has announced that its proposed Small Grants Scheme is now open.
The aim of the scheme is to allow accredited Environmental Bodies to distribute small grants more easily. The following restrictions apply:
• Each individual grant will be capped at £2,000. This is the maximum total cost of the venture.
• The Small Grants Scheme can only be used for small, discrete schemes.
• Each Environmental Body can only allocate a maximum of £50,000 per accounting year (1 April – 31 March) to the Small Grants Scheme.
For further information please visit www.entrust.org.uk
MSE Charity - added 03.09.09
The MSE Charity supports projects such as self-help groups and other innovative projects that will help educate people about money/debt/consumer issues. So whether you're a charity, or an individual with a good idea, let them know and they'll see what can be done to help.
What type of projects?
Anything that fits the charity's remit. Whether it's a project to teach squaddies about money before they leave the army, or to set up a debt support group - it'll be considered. Grants of up to £5000 are available. However you will need to adhere to the following criteria:
• Projects must assist people to improve their quality of life through knowledge and understanding of how to manage and take control of their own financial situation.
• Groups will need to demonstrate that they have researched and assessed the need for the project.
• Groups must demonstrate that the project will make a significant difference to the beneficiaries so the OUTPUTS must be achievable, measurable, deliverable within budget and within a time frame and be sustainable.
• Groups will also need to show that the project will also provide outcomes that will benefit their wider communities.
• It will be necessary for groups to demonstrate that they has the skills, ability and experience to deliver the project.
• The MSE Charity will consider full project cost recovery, but costs must only relate to the project itself and not the organisations core funding.
• Projects must provide value for money.
• For existing projects with a proven success record, consideration will only be given to those that can demonstrate that funding will be used to extend the project beyond its existing boundaries in terms of the scope of project, number of beneficiaries and/or time frame.
Any properly constituted group can apply. To register your interests at any time, simply complete the initial Group Application Form online. MSE will then get in touch to discuss it further and see if it fits within the charity's aims. Group Application Form
Applications for special consideration by the Trustees.
The Trustees want to encourage all activities and ideas that will promote the charity's educational aims. They recognise that there will be such schemes that don’t fit the previous categories, or require additional expenditure. Such projects must be of national significance and the benefits must be widespread or cascade out to other worthy causes. If you have something you consider to be special then write directly to the Operations Manager (stuart@msecharity.com), who will bring it to the attention of the Trustees.
Enhancing Communities – added 25.08.09
Enhancing Communities is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for community improvement projects. They can support projects in any of 90 funding zones around qualifying waste processing sites owned by the donor, SITA UK. The programme offers two schemes providing both small and large grants
Small Grants Scheme
A fast-track process for applications for funding of up to £10,000. The overall project cost must be no more than £20,000. There are 6 funding rounds each calendar year for the small grants scheme.
Large Grants Scheme
Welcomes applications for funding between £10,001 and £50,000. The overall project cost must be no more than £250,000. There are 3 funding rounds each calendar year for the large grants scheme.
Not for profit organisations, community groups, parish councils, local authorities and charities can apply. To check the location of the qualifying waste processing sites and your eligibility to apply, please visit www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding
Communitybuilders Fund - Open from 7 September 2009 - added 21.08.09
The Adventure Capital Fund has confirmed that the Communitybuilders Fund will be open for applications from 7 September 2009. The fund will provide loans, grants and mentoring support to help empower citizens and communities by strengthening community-led organisations across England through a mixture of financial and advisory support.
The Fund is organised into the following three investment packages:
• A development package providing bespoke business support based on an initial needs assessment and leadership grants of £2,000 for staff development and training.
• A feasibility package offering further business support of up to five days and grants of up to £20,000 to use towards project development of a growth plan. Grants of up to £75,000 and 30 days of support will be available for larger projects.
• An investment package for organisations ready to develop, grow and expand their role within the community. Investment will consist primarily of loans between £50,000 and £2 million, offered at 5% for an initial three year period of a ten-year loan term.
Applications are welcomed from non-profit, multi-purpose, inclusive community-led organisations (sometimes known as Community Anchors), which are operating at a neighbourhood level.
Organisations can register their interest at any time, via the Communitybuilders website www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk
Reaching Communities - added 19.08.09
The Reaching Communities Programme has been developed by the Big Lottery Fund following extensive public consultation which recognised a strong demand for a lightly prescribed, demand-led funding programme that allowed communities to bring real improvements to the lives of those most in need. The programme is largely aimed at benefiting the work of voluntary and community organisations.
Under Reaching Communities, the Big Lottery Fund will give out grants for projects running for up to five years that:
• Offer people better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life skills.
• Build strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems.
• Develop improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
• Create healthier and more active people and communities.
Charity, voluntary and community groups, statutory bodies and social enterprises based in England are eligible for funding. All projects will be judged on two key criteria:
• There is a need for the project and this need has been clearly identified.
• The applying organisation can deliver the project well and achieve the intended project outcomes.
Grants can cover all direct revenue and capital costs of the project. Eligible revenue expenditure includes:
• Salaries of workers, staff and management.
• Expenses.
• Rent, heating, lighting, maintenance and insurance for office space and buildings used in the project.
• Training.
• Monitoring.
• Marketing.
• Professional and legal fees.
Eligible capital costs include:
• Building and engineering works required by the project.
• Plant and equipment purchase.
• Purchase of land, buildings, equipment or fixtures and fittings linked to the project.
• Transport.
• Professional and legal fees.
The application process has been streamlined so that organisations will be able to complete an outline proposal, providing brief information on the project, and will receive initial feedback within 10 working days. After this they can be asked to submit a full application form or signposted to another BIG programme which might be more appropriate for their proposals. Unsuccessful applicants cannot re-apply within 12 months.
For further information contact the Big Lottery Fund's Big Advice Line: 08454 102030 or visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation offers new grant funding - added 18.08.09
Charities that work with prisoners and ex-offenders with mental health problems are being invited to apply for funding from the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation's new £600,000 themed grant programme. The three-year programme will award £200,000 a year. Judith Leigh, grants manager at the foundation, said the maximum award was likely to be about £50,000 a year, although no limit had been set.
Leigh said the foundation chose its new theme because about 70 per cent of prisoners had mental health issues. "We want to support projects with proven track records and with innovative approaches that aim to reduce this figure," she said. "We will be particularly interested in projects that can provide seamless support on both sides of the walls, because released prisoners can all too easily drift back into the behaviour that took them to prison in the first place."
For more information, call Judith Leigh on 020 7264 4991 or email her at jl@trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk.
Porticus UK - added 13.08.09
Porticus UK's mission is to have solidarity with the poor and the marginalised, reflecting Christian responsibility and support for the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. It aims to provide high quality charity advice, grant assessment and administration, and services to donors and partners that promote organisational effectiveness.
Grants of between £10,000 and £25,000 are generally awarded, although smaller grants of less than £10,000 are occasionally funded, as are larger projects. Grants are only likely to be awarded if they fall under the following categories:
• Strengthening Family Relationships.
• Enriching Education.
• Transformation through Faith.
• Ethics in Practice.
Applications are only accepted from organisations that are a registered charity in England, Wales or Scotland, or a registered community interest company. Porticus UK welcomes applications from all eligible organisations, whether or not they have a faith basis.
Applications may be submitted at any time. For more details please visit www.porticusuk.com
Google Grants – added 28.07.09
The Google Grants UK beta programme supports organisations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.
Designed for registered charities, Google Grants provides free advertising on Google AdWords, to charities seeking to inform and engage their constituents online. Google Grants has given free AdWords advertising to hundreds of charitable groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.
As a result of this free advertising many charities have experienced an increase in the recruitment of volunteers and sponsorship. Applications can be made at any time. For more information, visit www.google.com/grants
The Hardship Fund is now Open to Applications - added 27.07.09
The Hardship Fund offers grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to third sector organisations that are suffering financial hardship, impacting on their ability to deliver front-line services in:
• health and social care;
• housing support;
• education, training and advice; and
• information and guidance.
To apply, organisations must have a turnover of £200,000 a year or more. The total amount awarded is subject to applicants demonstrating the need, and providing a detailed description of costs and activities. The total amount is unlikely to exceed 25% of projected turnover for this financial year.
The Fund is administered by the Community Development Foundation (CDF) and more details can be obtained from www.cdf.org.uk.
There is no specific closing date. Applications will be assessed in the date and time order received, until there are sufficient relevant applications up to the value of the Fund.
The Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust - added 21.07.09
The Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust provides grants up to £7,000 in support of a wide range of topics, including:
• Purchase of antiques and artistic objects for museums and collections that have public access
• care and assistance of people who are elderly or infirm
• physical recreation and drama
• development and assistance of arts and sciences
• relief of poverty
• research into matters of public interest
• support of matters of public interest
• Educational objectives, hospitals and the provision of medical treatment for the sick
Funding is available for Registered Charities only. Apply in writing to the correspondent:
J R Waters
Secretary to the Trustees
The Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust
The Estate Office
Buscot Park
Oxfordshire SN7 8BU Tel: 01367 240786 Email: estbuscot@aol.com
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust - added 17.07.09
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust awards grants for projects that help deal with difficult family situations. Registered UK charities may apply for grants up to £5,000.
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust funds charities in initiatives that support and encourage families to work as a cohesive unit in tackling problems that face one or more of its members. The overall objective is to reinforce the potential benefit and support the family members, as a unit, can give to each other.
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust is a grant giving body that was founded in 2004 by members of the Kelly family. The Trust is interested in funding charities whose activities involve the whole family in initiatives that seek to tackle problematical issues that face one or more of its members, and whose aims include the strengthening of family bonds by helping all elements of the family unit to grow together and support each other. By nurturing the empathy and understanding within the family unit the Trust seeks to encourage an environment in which family members can support each other in their efforts to deal with problems.
Trustees take a personal interest in the progress of the charities they support, and projects shortlisted for grants will usually be visited or contacted by the Trust’s Grants Administrator or other representatives of the Trust. The Trustees have a wide range of skills, and may offer personal support to funded charities if relevant.
If a charity is successful in its application for funding a progress report will be requested on the charity and the effective use of its grant during the funding year. The Trust may consider repeat funding requests on receipt of satisfactory progress reports. For more information and application details please go to www.kfct.org.uk
The Joanna Trollope Charitable Trust Grant - added 10.07.09
This grant scheme is currently open to applications and awards grants to third sector organisations (TSOs) carrying out community projects in Gloucester and the South West.
The Joanna Trollope Charitable Trust Grant is administered by the Joanna Trollope Charitable Trust and is available to TSOs active in Gloucester and the South West. The scheme aims to fund projects that will benefit people in need and help local communities. Projects involving young people will be prioritised.
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
A Cowgill
Joanna Trollope CharitableTrust
Godwin Bremridge & Clifton
12 St Thomas Street
Winchester
Comic Relief funding available through Community Foundations - added 09.07.09
The Bournemouth Dorset and Poole Community Foundation are inviting applications for grants up to £10,000 from a fund of over £5 million that they are distributing on behalf of Comic Relief. Community groups, residents associations, community centres, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies and credit unions are eligible to apply for a grant for a range of activities that will:
• increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation;
• help people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives to regain their confidence and self-esteem;
• build the skills of local people;
• increase community cohesion; and
• respond to local economic needs.
The closing dates for applications are as follows:
• 15th July 2009
• 15th January 2010
• 15th June 2010
• 15th January 2011 (if funding available)
More information available from: http://www.localgiving4dorset.org.uk/content/view.php?item=62
Faith in Action to Re-Open for Applications - added 09.07.09
The Community Development Foundation is funding a second round of its Faith In Action Programme due to open in July 2009. The programme is open to faith, inter faith, voluntary and community sector organisations at national, regional and local levels in England. The aim of the fund is to support the government’s aspiration to help faith communities and others to promote understanding, dialogue and develop strong and sustainable partnerships. The Fund is particularly keen to support projects that focus on the inclusion and participation of women and young people and those which involve partnerships between one or more organisations.
All applications must directly relate to one or more of the fund’s four priorities. These are:
• developing the confidence and skills to "bridge" and "link"
• supporting shared spaces for interaction and social action
• developing structures and processes which support dialogue and social action
• improving opportunities for learning which build understanding.
More information is available from www.cdf.org.uk
Community Cashback – added 02.07.09
Community Cashback is a new scheme in England and Wales which gives local people a say in how £4million of recovered criminal assets (for example confiscated cash or property) should be spent in their communities.
You can suggest a project you would like to see happening in your area or if you don't have a project to suggest, you can have your say on a project suggested by someone else in your community. The basic criteria are:
• The projects should be related to nuisance, anti-social or criminal behaviour or its impact on the community.
• Projects could focus on one or several neighbourhoods.
• Projects should be community-focused and make a noticeable difference to the community.
• Projects must demonstrate value for money, be able to be delivered quickly and their impact should be clearly evaluated.
• Outcomes must be visible to the community.
Applications may be submitted at any time. More information is available from http://cashback.cjsonline.gov.uk/
Communitybuilders – added 02.07.09
Futurebuilders England are part of a consortium led by the Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) that has been appointed to deliver Communitybuilders - a £70 million government programme which aims to help build more cohesive, engaged and active communities through investment in community-led organisations looking to develop long term viability.
Communitybuilders is designed to help community-led organisations work towards long-term financial stability and away from grant dependency so they can continue to meet the needs of their communities for future generations. Interested organisations will be able to apply for loans and grants and have access to expert support and mentoring services.
Some basic information is already available on the website (www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk), more information will be available soon. If you are interested in applying or finding out more please call 0191 261 5200.
Hilden Charitable Trust - added 23.06.09
The Hilden Charitable Trust supports a range of what it deems ‘unpopular causes’. Small UK charities can apply for up to £5,000 and Hilden likes to support work at a community level. Priorities for funding are:
• homelessness
• minorities and race relations
• penal affairs
• overseas countries
Project costs and core costs are both eligible. For more information go to www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk
Community Voices - added 15.06.2009
Community Voices aims to inspire, engage and support disadvantaged and isolated communities across England to get their voices heard through digital media.
Led by Media Trust, and running until March 2011, Community Voices will provide funding for 26 grassroots groups, alongside one major new initiative and a further 40 small grants for specific digital projects. Community Voices will also provide comprehensive tools and resources for communities and community organisations of all sizes to increase engagement through digital media.
Community Voices is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).
Whether you’d like to apply for funding for a pilot project or if you are interested in becoming a media volunteer, you can get involved with the Community Voices programme by visiting www.mediatrust.org/digitalmentors/digital-mentors
What is digital media? Digital media is any digital technology that communities and individuals can use to express and exchange views on issues that are relevant to them. This may be getting online, using social networking, digital photography or film, mobile, radio or TV.
Mustard Seed grants – added 15.06.09
The Church Urban Fund's Mustard Seed Grant Programme aims to provide grants to enable churches and faith-based organisations to engage in social action through supporting them to initiate or develop community work.
For more information go to http://www.cuf.org.uk/mustardseed.aspx
Comic Relief Invites Community Foundations to Distribute New Grant Programme for Communities – added 11.06.09
Community Foundations across the UK are inviting applications for grants up to £10,000 from a fund of over £5 million that they are distributing on behalf of Comic Relief, up to 31 March 2011.
Community groups, residents associations, community centres, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies and credit unions are eligible to apply for a grant for a range of activities that will:
• increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation;
• help people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives to regain their confidence and self-esteem;
• build the skills of local people;
• increase community cohesion; and
• respond to local economic needs.
To apply, applicants must contact their local Community Foundation:
The Community Foundation for Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole
Abchurch Chambers
24 St Peters Road
Bournemouth
Dorset BH1 2LN Tel: 01020 292255
www.CFBDP.org
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust - added 28.05.09
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust support various community projects and charities in the UK and overseas may apply for funding. Grants of between £1,000 and £20,000 are available.
Over the next 3 years, the Trust will be supporting projects specifically in the following three categories, each with their own deadline. These are:
• Community and Disability, deadlines were 1st June & 1st Nov 2009
• Children, Youth, The Elderly and Medical, deadlines are 1st June & 1st Nov 2010.
• Music and the Arts, and projects overseas, deadlines are 1st June & 1st Nov 2011.
They will also consider Children, Youth and the Elderly - as well as other non-research based medical work.
Please note grants are usually awarded for one year only. For more information, go to: www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk
Antigone Grants - added 08.05.09
Antigone is a small organisation interested in helping in some small way to reshape the way we view, treat and look after people who have broken the law.
Antigone is set up to give grants to registered charities and gives a small number of grants each year, about 6 in total. The next grant meeting will be towards the end of summer.
Changes Antigone Wants to Help Create:
o To change the prevalent "hang em and flog em" attitude
o To create better options than reoffending for people leaving prison
o To increase awareness of positive alternatives for people breaking the law than prison
What Antigone Does To Achieve These Changes:
o Give small grants to charities who prove that people who break the law can have a future in society
o By working with a small number of charities each year, Antigone hopes to learn more about the needs of the people they support, and to think about the place of charity in society.
o Promotes their successes to ministers and the press.
o Builds alliances to work collaboratively with other independent funders and organizations.
o Promotes the needs of philanthropy to fund work in this area which is currently unfashionable and underfunded.
Applicants should consider how they might use web and mobile technologies, and funded projects must be able to measure successes in convincing ways. Antigone is always interested in hearing about interesting work and share ideas. It has a growing network, and if it can’t help you directly we, Antigone, try to put you in contact with someone who could help.
For further information or to discuss your project ideas, go to: www.antigone.org.uk/contact-us/
The Nationwide Foundation – added 27.04.09
The Nationwide Foundation makes grants to registered UK charities (including those in Northern Ireland) which offer financial and / or housing related support to:
- survivors of domestic abuse
- older people who are one of the following:
• aged 70yrs and over
• aged 50yrs and over who have dementia
• aged 50yrs and over from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups
• aged 50yrs and over who are carers for family members or partners who are also 50 years or older
• aged 50yrs and over who have experienced or are experiencing financial abuse
• aged 50yrs and over who are rurally isolated
If you think your charity might fit the above criteria please see the funding guidelines for detailed information about the types of work the Foundation will support.
The Foundation operates the following grants programmes which are open to applicants who fit its funding guidelines:
- Small Grants Programme - this offers grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities with incomes of under £500,000.
Charities wishing to apply to the Foundation must be registered with one of the following:
- the Charity Commission for England and Wales
- the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
- HM Revenue & Customs - for charities in Northern Ireland
- HM Revenue & Customs - for those charities with a turnover of under £5,000
For details of previous grant awards, go to: http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/smallgrants_previous.asp
For more information about the Small Grants and Investor programmes and how to apply, go to: http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation - added 22.04.2009
The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation aims to improve the quality of life - particularly of those most in need.
Grants range in size from £250,000 down to less than £1,000, although most grants will be for less than £10,000. Grants may be awarded for capital projects, endowments, scholarship funds, research programmes and research funding. The Foundation aims to fund a broad cross section of the community and will consider applications in the following areas:
Education Arts
Religion Community
Children and youth Elderly
Health Social welfare
Environment Animal welfare
Amateur sport
The Foundation publishes very brief guidelines for applicants. There is no application form. To apply, write to;
John Rimmington
Director
The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
20 Berkeley Square
London
W13 6LH T: 020 7408 2198 E: office@sunleyfoundation.com
Give details of your charity and its objectives, the need and purpose of your project and how much it will cost, the size of grant requested, how much has already been raised and from whom, and how you plan to raise the shortfall. Include annual report and accounts and any other documentation you feel will help to support your appeal.
Applications are considered regularly. The catchment area is England and Wales and about one in ten applications are funded. No website details are available.
The Money Saving Expert Charity Fund – added 08.04.09
This fund aims to educate and inform people about consumer or debt issues. Charities, community groups and individuals may apply. Grants up to £5,000 are available.
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) Charity has recognised that the UK has a massive problem with consumer and debt illiteracy. Companies spend billions on advertising, marketing and teaching their staff to sell – yet consumers get no buyers´ training. The MSE Charity aims to break that cycle of debt.
MSE Charity provides grants to individuals and charities to improve knowledge of consumer, debt, or personal money management. In addition, innovative projects that have the potential to help a lot of people can also be funded – as long as it helps educate and inform people about consumer or debt issues. Individuals can apply for up to £500. Charities and groups can apply for up to £5,000.
For more information, go to: www.msecharity.com
Big Lottery Fund: Heroes Return 2 - added 02/04/09
Veterans Invited to Register for Funding to Attend Commemorative Events Overseas
From April 1st, Second World War veterans from across the country can sign up for a new multi-million pound commemorative funding scheme that will provide Lottery support for anniversary trips overseas.
The Big Lottery Fund has announced the opening of its funding initiative, Heroes Return 2, pledging funding for veterans, spouses, widows and carers wishing to mark overseas anniversaries throughout 2009 and 2010. Heroes Return 2 builds on the Fund’s previous support for veterans, when funding was provided towards events marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day - including helping 39,000 veterans and their carers go overseas to revisit those sites where they saw action.
The Fund has opened up a hotline for all veterans to call for further information about obtaining a grant.
The Heroes Return 2 Hotline number is 0845 00 00 121.
The VOLANT Charitable Trust - added 02/04/09
This Trust was set up by the author J K Rowling to support charitable causes. One of the trusts two broad areas of funding is:
Charities and projects, whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues.
The Trustees meet twice a year, in March and September, to consider applications and allocate funds. If your application is successful, you will be notified immediately after the meeting has taken place.
Futurebuilders England launch new fund to help small organisations.
Futurebuilders have just launched their Small Organisation Tender Fund together with the National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning (NPTSC). The grant fund will help finance tendering costs or capacity building work – such as legal costs, advice from procurement specialists, financial expertise and bidding staff costs – to help small organisations win specific public sector contracts.
There is a limited pot of up to £220,000 for this fund and grants will be offered for up to 10% of a contract value, up to a maximum of £15,000. Contracts being tendered for must hold a minimum value of £30,000. Small organisations are defined as having an annual turnover of less than £25,000. Applicants must have been trading for a minimum of one year.
More information on www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk
Changes to Grassroots Grants Programme - added 02/04/09
The Minister for the Third Sector has announced two key changes to the £130m Grassroots Grants programme currently being administered by the Bournemouth Dorset and Poole Community Foundation.
• The programme which provides grants of to local community groups will now be available to groups with an income of up to £30,000 per year (up from £20,000).
• In addition, the Government will increase the amount it match funds private donations to the Endowment Challenge element of the Grassroots programme from 50 p for every pound donated to a £ for £ basis.
The Grassroots Programme provides grants of between £250 - £5,000 to local community groups for a wide range of activities including; the purchase of equipment, the costs of putting on a local event or workshop; staff costs; rent costs; the cost of attending a conference or event; training for volunteers; additional activities to expand an existing funded project; activities that support the local community; funding to support an organisation to achieve a quality or other standard relevant to their activities.
Applications forms are downloadable from www.cfbdp.org or www.localgiving4dorset.org.uk
LankellyChase Foundation - added 02/04/09
The LankellyChase Foundation has issued new guidelines to cover the next five years, 2009-14. They replace those that have, in the main, been in operation since 2005. The Foundation will continue to support work within the UK, concentrating on social justice, highlighting unpopular causes and working on topics that do not normally attract charitable funds. The Foundation will continue to concentrate upon smaller charities, many of which will have only a local or regional remit. The Trustees will consider applications from large national charities but support will be rare and limited. The geographic remit depends on each of the Foundation’s policy areas, but essentially the trustees are interested in receiving applications for work throughout most of England, Scotland and Wales. As a rule, uninvited applications from organisations, or for work, based in Northern Ireland or London will not be supported.
Closing date: Applications will be accepted as received. Allow up to 6 months for processing.
Foyle Foundation - added 02/04/09
The Foyle Foundation supports charities registered in the UK, the dominant purpose of which is to benefit either the Arts, Learning or Health. Within its 'Arts' scheme, the Foundation seeks applications that make a strong artistic case for support in either the performing or visual arts. Priorities for support include:
• To help make the arts more accessible by developing new audiences, supporting tours, festivals and arts educational projects; and
• To encourage new work and support young and emerging artists
Building and infrastructure projects to construct new arts facilities, improve or re-equip existing arts venues will also be considered. However, community arts activity will not generally be supported.
Within the Foundation's 'Learning' scheme, they seek to make a difference by supporting projects which facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and which have a long-term strategic impact. Their main priorities for support are:
• Libraries, museums and archives;
• Special educational needs and learning difficulties
The majority of grants will be in the range of £10,000 to £50,000. Applications for less than £10,000 per annum will generally not be accepted. The maximum amount of a large grant will not normally exceed £500,000 and may be payable over several years. Applications are accepted all year round. To read the full guidelines and find out how to apply visit www.foylefoundation.org.uk or tel: 0207 430 9119.
The Rayne Foundation - added 02/04/09
The Rayne Foundation aspires to understand and engage with the needs of UK society, and to find ways and means to help address those needs. They gives Grants within four sectors: Arts, Education, Health & Medicine, and Social Welfare & Development. There is no minimum or maximum amount you can apply for, although they rarely fund a project completely and urge you to approach others to part-fund alongside The Rayne Foundation. The average grant in 2007 was £13,666.
To read the full guidelines and download an application form visit www.raynefoundation.org.uk or tel: 0207 487 9630.
Small grants from The South West Foundation, in partnership with the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. - added 02/04/09
The South West Foundation, in partnership with the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, would like to donate grants for community organisations operating in rural areas, market and coastal towns with the aim of encouraging and enabling people to take part in their communities. Small Grants up to £1,000 (most grants will be in the region of £200-£600).
This programme is currently open for applications with a quick turn around on decisions. Priority will be given to:-
• Small community organisations that are addressing the needs of people in their communities by engaging people in activity either as volunteers or as people benefiting from funded charity activities.
• Charitable organisations with running costs under £15,000 although organisations with larger running costs that can demonstrate a small amount of funding will make a real difference will be considered if they meet the criteria.
South West Foundation
Westway Farm,
Bishop Sutton
Somerset
BS39 5XP
England Tel: 01275 333666
info@southwestfoundation.org.uk
http://www.the-foundation.org.uk/GRANTS.htm
Awards for All - added 21.04.09
BIG’s new-look Awards for All programme launched on 1st April.
A total of £45 million is available in England offering Big Lottery Fund grants of between £300 and £10,000 to grassroots groups in the community and voluntary sector, health bodies, schools and statutory bodies.
The programme aims to make a difference to communities and the lives of those most in need and will focus on social and environmental projects that benefit local communities.
The new easy-to-use application form can be downloaded, filled in and emailed direct to the Big Lottery Fund as well as being available in hard copy. Previous Awards for All application materials will no longer be accepted.
Find out more at the new Awards for All website: www.awardsforall.org.uk
From 1 April 2009, Sport England, Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund will each run their own small grants programme. Their joint website: www.lotteryfunding.org.uk helps to signpost visitors to the appropriate source of funding for them and also allows them to search information on current Lottery funding programmes across the UK.
The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust has published new guidelines covering the period April 2009 to March 2011.
The Trust is a significant funder for several reasons: it is amongst the largest independent grantmaking trusts covering the whole of the UK, with annual spending in the order of £20 million; the trustees are not obsessed with innovation for innovation’s sake; the Trust supports work across a wide range of need, including young and older people, community needs, relationships, learning, housing, substance abuse, mental health, criminal justice and financial security. It prefers to support organisations with a turnover of less than £1 million.
Closing date: First-stage applications are dealt with as received. It should take less than a month for an initial decision to be made. More information on their website www.tudortrust.org.uk
The Gannett Foundation - added 02/04/09
There's another opportunity for local organisations to apply for a grant from the Gannett Foundation.
Projects need to take a creative approach to local community needs that will benefit a large number of people. The maximum grant is £50,000 and projects must take place within the catchment area of one of more than 300 newspapers published by the American Gannett Corporation and its subsidiary Newsquest Media Group.
Projects must be local and take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as:
• neighbourhood improvements, economic development, youth development, community problem solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation or cultural enrichment.
The Foundation prioritises projects/items of lasting benefit such as:
• specially adapted minibuses for older people with disabilities, sport, environment, conservation or local history projects
Applicants must be registered charities, and national and regional charities can only apply for specifically local projects. Medical, research organisations or animal charities may not apply. Neither will applications be accepted from organisations with substantial financial reserves. As a rule, grants are small: between £1,000 and £5,000, but in exceptional cases up to £50,000 may be awarded. Grants are only made for specific items and detailed costings must be provided.
There's a newspaper listing at www.newsquest.co.uk/links.html where you can find out if there is a Newsquest publication near you, and there's a Newsquest contacts list at www.newsquest.co.uk/contacts/ . Applications have to be made to the local newspaper, so go to their website and search under Gannett Foundation if the information is not immediately obvious. There is an application form that can be completed online at www.gannettfoundation.org/applicationUK.htm then printed and sent to your local newspaper office.
For further information, go to: www.gannettfoundation.org
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation has announced that funding is available to local and national charities or not-for-profit organisations that address rural and urban deprivation.
Under Rural Issues, grants are available for projects that could include for example providing transport for the elderly, disabled or disadvantaged; contact networks for young disabled people; projects which encourage a sense of community such as community centres and village halls; employment training schemes especially those promoting local, traditional crafts; projects addressing issues such as drug/alcohol misuse or homelessness.
Under the Urban Deprivation grants are available for projects that could include for example youth clubs; training schemes to help people out of unemployment; drop in centres for the homeless. In addition, from July 2009, the Foundation will start a three year themed grant which will fund projects addressing mental health issues for prisoners and ex-offenders.
The Grants Committee meets quarterly to consider applications at the beginning of February, May, July and November. The deadline for submitting applications is generally 2 months before the date of a meeting.
For more information, go to www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk/
Links Foundation Funding
The Links Foundation provides funding to a wide range of community based organisations across Britain. They fund new or existing projects. The average spend per project is currently about £20,000 and they can fund both capital and revenue costs. Trustees meet up to four times a year in line with demand. At these meetings the board assess where grants will be distributed. Contact : www.linksfoundation.org/needourhelp/howtoapply.aspx
or email: information@linksfoundation.org
The Wates Foundation
The Wates Foundation has published its new guidelines for the period 2008-2010. They are significantly different to those they replace, with new priority areas and a much expanded geographical catchment area. The Foundation is an independent grant-making Family Trust and its Trustees and committee members are drawn exclusively from the Wates family. The new guidelines reflect the broader areas of interest of family members who have recently become Trustees. Applications are welcome from organisations working in Berkshire, Bristol, Avon and Somerset, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex and the Greater London area within the M25.
Closing date: First-stage applications dealt with as received.
see: www.watesfoundation.org.uk
The Wakeham Trust
Grants of £75 to £750 are available to help with funding for small groups working to improve their local community. For more details visit www.wakehamtrust.org
The Yapp Charitable Trust
The Trust makes grants of up to £3,000 per year for up to 3 years to sustain the work of charities working with the following groups:
Elderly people, Young people aged 5-25, People with disabilities or mental health problems, people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse, and a history of offending. Applications can be submitted at any time. View further details at www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk
HEALTH
Funding to develop cancer self help groups - added 02.09.2010
Through the Helping You Help Others programme, Macmillan, the national charity supporting people living with cancer, is inviting new cancer self help and support groups across the UK to apply for grants of up to £500 to help with their initial development and promotion of service such as promotional costs; printing (leaflets, stationary, newsletters etc.); postage; venue hire; refreshments costs; and speaker fees; etc. Start-up grants for new groups are assessed on a monthly basis from January through to December.
The final closing date for Start-up grant applications this year is 1st December 2010.
For more information and to request an application pack, please email: resources@macmillan.org.uk or phone 020 7840 4936. Macmillan are also inviting existing groups to apply for grants of up to £3,000 for their continuing development, for activities such as; away days; speaker's fees and associated costs such as travel; and the purchase of group resources such as computers, laptops and display materials for use at information days.
The closing date for applications for grants to existing groups is the 29th October 2010.
For more information please follow this link http://www.macmillan.org.uk/HowWeCanHelp/CancerSupportGroups/HowWeSupportYourGroup.aspx
£100,000 FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS IN DORSET - added 23.07.2010
The Health & Wellbeing Partnership is able to make £100,000 available to local Community Planning Partnerships' Health Action Groups (or to the Partnership itself where these may not exist) from the Department of Health's 'Communities for Health' programme........ As the closing dates will vary across the Partnerships, please contact the relevant Community Partnership for an application form/pack. Completed application form(s) should be submitted to the relevant Community Partnership by the deadline stated.
The contact details for the Community Partnerships are as follows:
Christchurch Wilbert Smith 01202 495088 w.smith@christchurch.gov.uk
East Dorset Simon Woodcock 01202 886201 swoodcock@eastdorset.gov.uk
North Dorset Hugh De Iongh 01258 484025 HdeIongh@northdorset.gov.uk
Purbeck Sue Bellamy 01929 557303 suebellamy@purbeck-dc.gov.uk
West Dorset Maria Clarke 01305 252305 m.clarke@westdorset-dc.gov.uk
Weymouth & Portland Louise Stewart 01305 838364 louisestewart@weymouth.gov.uk
(Louise will be on leave until September, for the funding pack, please see the website: http://www.weymouthandportlandpartnership.org/background.html )
Awards are made on a once-only basis, and will be area-weighted against health inequalities data. In West Dorset there is an allocation of £25,838. In Christchurch there is an allocation of £11,535.
The funding is being provided to improve health in disadvantaged areas and should be used for local projects and initiatives, which improve the health and wellbeing of the local community. Projects should focus attention on local health issue 'hotspots' already identified through local community / parish / town/ health action plans that reduce health inequalities and contribute towards meeting the Local Area Agreement targets.
Additionally, the Local Transport Plan and Improvements Group, Dorset County Council has generously made £10,000 available from the Local Transport Plan to support the Active Travel priority. West Dorset has been allocated £2,584 of this funding.
Criteria
The Communities for Health programme aims to focus local activity on key health and wellbeing priorities through promoting action between different sectors, local organisations and communities, and developing the capacity of local health partnerships. Communities will be engaged in initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of the population, and develop their capacity to support individual behavioural change for healthier lifestyles, through projects that focus on four key health and wellbeing priorities:
• increasing adult participation in physical activity;
• supporting people with mental ill-health back to work or to continue in work;
• supporting work to further develop smokefree environments;
• enabling active travel for adults and children.
Additionally, up to 20% of the Partnership’s allocation can be used to address health improvement where issues have been identified in the Partnership’s Community Plan.
Projects should be:
• based on evidence of need
• develop innovative practices for community-based health improvement
• sustainable
• well-evaluated
Successful projects will be expected to submit to the Community Partnerships' Health Action Groups (or the Partnerships themselves, where these do not exist) reports on progress outcomes on a quarterly basis, together with a final report at conclusion.
An application form and further guidance can be obtained from chris.carman@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk . The completed forms should be submitted to Maria Clarke, Community Planning Officer by end of Thursday 23 September 2010, preferably by email m.clarke@westdorset-dc.gov.uk
For further information and advice, please contact: Catherine Boulton, Community Planning and Development Advisor, NHS Dorset
01305 361168 catherine.boulton@dorset-pct.nhs.uk (on leave w/c 26 July and 30 August).
Examples of C4H projects, including Dorset funded projects for 2008, feature on the Local Government Improvement and Development website. These are examples of good practice and case studies that address issues of health inequalities and health improvement. See link below.
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5889786
The ACT Foundation - Support for people in need - added 19.07.2010
Funding for individuals in need and charities that work to enhance the quality of life for people in need, (specifically the mentally and physically disabled) can apply for
funding the Act Foundations's grant programme. The Foundation makes grants to support the modifications to homes, schools, hospices etc; the provision of specialist equipment such as specialised wheelchairs, other mobility aids and equipment including medical equipment to assist independent living; and financial assistance towards the cost of short-term respite breaks at a registered respite centre.
Grants can range from £100 to several millions. Applications can be made at any time. More information is available at www.theactfoundation.co.uk
Department of Health Funding for Children's Palliative Care - added 13.07.2010
The Department of Health is providing £30 million of funding for children's palliative care in 2010/11.
The aims of the funding are to support projects focused on benefiting the lives of children with palliative care needs and enhancing palliative care services for children, bringing together local commissioners and providers, including third sector organisations.
There is no specific limit on funding individual applications. The Department expects most applications to be for £5,000 or more revenue funding. Depending on the audit guidance of the organisation applying for funding, applications may be able to include up to £5,000 capital spending.
Applications will be considered for all aspects of the child and young person's journey through the ACT care pathway from pre-diagnosis to death and bereavement including the neonatal period (ACT/BLISS pathway). NHS organisations and voluntary organisations that meet the conditions set out in section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 are eligible to apply for funding. Other organisations interested in making an application should contact the Department of Health.
The funding is expected to be distributed in two bidding rounds. The first round has a closing date for applications of 30 July and is targeted at those organisations able to submit a proposal promptly. Organisations needing more time to develop their bids can submit them in time for the second round closing date of 30 September. More information is available from the website at www.dh.gov.uk
Healthy Heart Grants - added 17.06.2010
Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message.
Previous recipients of the grant include a group that teaches circus skills to teenagers as a way of encouraging them to get active, and an organisation that holds belly dancing and line dancing classes for local residents to make physical activity fun.
Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants and July and August for grants awarded in November. The next deadline for applications is Tuesday 31 August 2010. For more information visit www.heartresearch.org.uk/healthy_heart_grants.htm
ALCOHOL EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - added 15.03.2010
This programme aims to provide support for young people aged 11-25 who are drinking excessively.
Comic Relief will fund services that aim to reduce the levels of young people's drinking, create greater awareness of the dangers of harmful drinking and provide direct support to young drinkers at the greatest risk - those drinking excessively and dangerously. This could include individual or group work sessions, or both.
Applications can be made by voluntary and community organisations working with the specified target group. Comic
Relief want in particular to encourage joint applications from young people's agencies and alcohol agencies where
expertise can be shared, innovative approaches developed and where the added value of working together can be
shown. Grants available vary between £25,000 and £40,000 per year for up to three years.
For more information please visitwww.comicrelief.com "> www.comicrelief.com
DORSET FALLS PREVENTION FUND - added 11.03.2010
The Dorset Falls Prevention Fund is open for business so get your thinking caps on and come up with ideas about how to prevent falls in Dorset!
Older people’s organisations across Dorset are invited to apply for a grant from the Dorset Falls Prevention Fund to hold events, organise activities or develop projects that will reduce the likelihood of an older person falling. Grants of up to £1000 are available, with the idea of seeing a range of co-ordinated events and activities take place during June 2010 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Falls Awareness Day.
The Fund is particularly keen to receive applications for activities that will raise awareness of the issue by involving different sectors of the community – in other words, getting people of all ages talking about what it means to have a fall, why falls occur, the particular danger to older people, and how we can all work to help prevent falls occurring in our neighbourhoods.
Please contact me at the address below for an Application Form, or simply to talk about an idea. I am happy to come to a meeting of your Forum or organisation if it will help.
Guy Patterson, Regional Adviser (Partners)
Age Concern and Help the Aged
Morwenna, Coldharbour, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4AB
T: 01935 815860 Mob: 07713 061223 E: guy.patterson@helptheaged.org.uk
BIG LOTTERY FUND - FORCES IN MIND PROGRAMME - added 08.03.2010
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced details of a new £35 million fund to help veterans who struggle with the transition to civilian life. The Forces in Mind Programme will assist veterans whose psychological wellbeing impacts on the quality of their life and others around them. Former armed forces personnel and their families are set to benefit.
BIG intends to establish an independent trust to provide long-term support and advocacy for those who served in conflicts including Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War. The Trust will draw on the expertise of existing charities working in this field and will provide support for those working with veterans to improve their psychological wellbeing.
Charities and other experts in the field are clear that where the impact of the transition from Forces to civilian life is traumatic it can lead to issues such as depression, family trauma, substance misuse, homelessness and even suicide. It will be the Trust's challenge to help veterans tackle these issues.
Forces in Mind will enable existing organisations that support veterans and their families to improve access to appropriate and relevant services. It will also fund research, awareness raising and advocacy work.
Further information about the new programme, including details of any open bidding rounds, will be reported on when available.
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - added 02.03.2010
The Triangle Trust 1949 Trust Fund supports organisations who work in the following area:
• Carers
• Community Arts & Education (where there is no statutory source of funding)
• Disability
• Older People
• Integration and Rehabilitation
• Poverty
Grants are normally in the range £1,000 to £10,000.
For more information please visit http://thetriangletrust1949fund.org.uk
GARDENING FOR THE DISABLED TRUST - added 19.01.10
The Trust awards grants to individuals in the United Kingdom in order that they may continue to garden, despite advancing illness, age or disability. Eligible costs include: Garden tools, raised beds, paving and greenhouses etc.
Applicants are required to become a member of the Trust's Garden Club at a cost of £5 per year for annual membership, or a one-off payment of £30 for a 10-year membership. Applications can be made at any time. Please visit www.gardeningfordisabledtrust.org.uk for more information.
WINTER CELEBRATION GRANT 2009 - added 12.01.10
Age Concern and Help the Aged is able to offer grants of up to £500 to clubs for older people.
Who can apply?
• Any voluntary or charitable club for older people throughout the UK whose charitable objectives are similar to those of Age UK‚ is eligible to apply‚ and whose annual turnover is less than £50‚000 per annum.
• A ‘club’ is understood to be an organised group of older people meeting regularly for social‚ recreational and other mutually beneficial purposes.
• Clubs must have a certain independence (e.g. be run by their own committee)‚ and not be merely an activity run by a larger organisation.
• You do not have to be a registered charity‚ but you do have to be a properly established group with a set of rules and your own bank or building society account.
• Grants cannot be made to individuals.
What can be funded?
• Grants are available towards the cost of winter celebrations‚ outings‚ or one-off events - for example‚ theatre trips‚ day outings‚ parties‚ and dinners.
• Grants must be for specific items‚ and not a contribution to general funds.
Application forms and guidelines can be downloaded from the website at www.ageconcern.org.uk
HEALTH AND SOCIAL VOLUNTEER FUND - added 08.01.10
Following a procurement exercise, the Department of Health has awarded a contract to a partnership led by ECOTEC to manage the new Health and Social Volunteer Fund; with Prime Timers, Attend and Community Service Volunteers (CSV).
The Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund will provide two distinct grant funding schemes:
- a local grant scheme aimed at supporting volunteering in health and social care.
- a national portfolio scheme for national organisations invited to apply for more substantial awards to deliver more strategic or developmental volunteering programmes.
The new fund will be open to third sector organisations across health and social care.
Applications for grants under the new Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund will open in January 2010. The first round will be for local projects, followed by a second round later in the year which will support a national scheme.
For further information on the new Health and Social Volunteer Fund including the priorities and guidance on how to apply, please see www.volunteeringfund.com or telephone the Volunteering Fund Helpline on 0845 172 8058.
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST – added 10.12.09
The Will Charitable Trust supports registered charities within the UK that are working in one or more of four fields:
• Care of and services for blind people, and the prevention and cure of blindness.
• Care of people with learning disabilities in a way that provides life long commitment, a family environment and the maximum choice of activities and lifestyle.
• Care of and services for people suffering from cancer, and their families.
• Conservation of the countryside in Britain, including its flora and fauna.
Full information is available at www.willcharitabletrust.org.uk/grantspolicy.htm There is not an application form, but all applicants should refer to the guidance about what should be included in an application that is available at www.willcharitabletrust.org.uk/howtopresent.htm
THE MONUMENT TRUST - added 16.11.2009
Trustees of the Monument Trust make grants in the following areas:
• Arts and Heritage (arts, architectural and environmental projects of national or regional importance, including galleries, museums, and historic houses and gardens. Proposals are particularly welcome for cultural projects which will make a major contribution to improving economically depressed areas).
• Health and Community Care
• Criminal justice
Applications should be sent by post to The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. For more information on what to include, visit www.sfct.org.uk/monument.html
ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION - added 12.11.09
The Allen Lane Foundation awards grant funding to registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations involved in small-scale projects in the UK. Grants of between £500 and £15,000 are available to organisations working in areas that benefit people including offenders and ex-offenders; people experiencing mental health problems, violence or abuse; gypsies and travellers; and asylum seekers and refugees. For more information please go to www.allenlane.org.uk
STUDD CHARITABLE TRUST GRANTS - added 09.11.09
The Studd Charitable Trust Grant is provided and administered by the Studd Charitable Trust and is available to Third Sector Organisations in the South West of England, with a preference for those active in Dorset and Devon. The scheme aims to provide small grants to help fund projects providing health and welfare services.
The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time. Please contact The Studd Charitable Trust for further information:
Mrs Geraldine Fitzpatrick
Studd Charitable Trust
Macfarlane’s
10 Norwich Street
London EC4A 1BD Tel: 020 7831 9222
NEW £4 MILLION FUND LAUNCHED TO HELP IMPROVE HEALTH & WELLBEING IN THE WORKPLACE - added 30.10.09
The Health Work and Wellbeing Challenge Fund will offer SMEs and local partnerships of trade unions, third sector groups, and public sector bodies, cash to carry out new initiatives to boost staff health and welfare. Run by the Department for Work and Pensions, the two-year scheme will give out grants ranging between £1,000 and £50,000 to deliver a range of activities including:
- Reducing stress and improving other mental health conditions.
- Providing healthy activities.
- Ensuring work-life balance.
- Supportive management.
The Great Britain-wide programme is open to applications from businesses that have been trading for less than two years and employ less than 250 staff. Bids are also welcome from local partnerships comprising trade unions, public sector bodies, and third sector groups.
The programme hopes to attract projects that will provide the necessary support to help workers remain happy and healthy in their job, improve conditions in the workplace and help prevent workers taking time off sick. The Fund is looking for innovative and exciting ideas to improve the health and welfare of employees in the workplace and can include projects to reduce stress, improve a work-life balance or provide healthy activities.
Organisations are asked to submit an expression of interest “as soon as possible” to determine eligibility – they will then have until 31 December to complete a full application. There is expected to be a second funding round next September for grants during the 2011-12 financial year.
For further information about the programme go to www.workingforhealth.gov.uk
Heinz Charitable Trust – added 12.05.09
Heinz Charitable Trust promotes community health and well-being and offers funding to registered charities in the UK. The Trust operates five key programme areas:
• Nutrition: supporting improvements in the medical aspects of nutrition and health.
Youth and Education: strengthening learning systems and supporting programmes that supplement the formal education process.
• Local Community: supporting and enhancing local communities in which H.J. Heinz has significant operations.
• Quality of Life: improving quality of life through arts, cultural and environmental programmes.
• Volunteering: supporting charitable work of Heinz employees through recognised charitable organisations.
For more information on how to apply visit www.heinz.co.uk/content/our_company/heinz_charitable_trust/application_form.aspx
Funding for independence at home for people with long-term illness and disability - added 02/04/09
Independence at Home is a national charity that helps improve independence, comfort, safety, dignity and quality of life for people with long-term illness and disability by helping towards the cost of adaptations, equipment or other things that are not available from public funds. During 2008 Independence at Home made grants to 1,250 people. The type of adaptations and equipment funded in the past include:
• The cost of home adaptations for disability, house repairs and other building work.
• Equipment such as specialised powered scooters and wheelchairs to restore a measure of lost mobility.
• Other special equipment for disability such as through-floor lifts and stair lifts, special beds, riser-recliner chairs and other specialised seating, hoists and bath lifts; household goods such as white goods, furniture, flooring and furnishings – where the need for these things was directly related to the person’s illness or disability.
• Help towards the cost of heating their homes across the winter months. In many cases, this included helping people who had been asked to pay a contribution towards the statutory disabled facilities grant.
To be eligible to apply an individual will need to be referred to Independence at Home by a social worker; occupational therapist; specialist nurses; disability and health advice workers; or key workers from other major charities.
There are no application deadlines. More information is available from: http://www.independenceathome.org.uk/helpforyou.html
Alcohol Education and Research Council – small grants programme - added 02/04/09
Organisations such as community groups, universities and charities, etc are able to apply to the Alcohol Education and Research Council under its Small Grants Programme. Funding of up to £5,000 is available for projects that increase the capacity of individuals and organisations to deal with alcohol issues. Funding is available both for research and action orientated projects. The Alcohol Education and Research Council is very flexible in what is eligible for support and is looking for projects that are innovative and that make a difference.
Applications can be made at any time. Please visit the following website: www.aerc.org.uk/grantsSmall.html
Drink Aware Trust
This trust awards grants between £100 and £2500 to local community initiatives designed to promote responsible drinking and reduce alcohol related harm. In particular it welcomes applications that aim to reduce alcohol misuse amongst under 18s and raise awareness about long term health damage caused by harmful levels of drinking. Although there are no application deadlines applications should be submitted at least two months before the proposed start of a project. Log on to www.drinkawaretrust.org.uk for more information.
SPORT
Sport England Sustainable Investment in Communities Fund - added 23.07.2010
Sport England has announced that its Sustainable Investment in Communities Fund will re-open for applications on the 26th October until the 21st December 2010.
The fund will be available to organisations such as sports clubs, voluntary or community organisations, local authorities, and education establishments, such as schools, colleges and universities to invest in innovative projects capable of transforming the places where we play or take part in sport.
Priority will be given to proposals that draw in funding from other sources. Priority will also be given to projects with a collaborative or consortia approach which can demonstrate the potential to grow and sustain participation in community sport.
The funding is for the development of the capital infrastructure, this can include:
o contributions to the costs of new build;
o modernisation; and
o major fixed equipment where it is an integral part of a project.
For further information, go to: http://www.sportengland.org/funding/sustainable_facilities.aspx
Wells Sports Foundation – Funding for Sports Clubs - added 02.07.2010
The Wells Sports Foundation has established the Sports Club scheme to create a lasting legacy for future generations through the development of club sport. Grants of between £ 500 and £ 2,000 are available to sports clubs to support projects that support the development and sustainability of sports clubs. Projects must:
o Support the development of grassroots sport for young people aged between 5 and 18;
o Have at least one partnership agreement with a local state school;
o Have raised at least 50% of the funds required for the overall project and can provide evidence of this;
o Be from clubs that have achieved club mark status;
o Guarantee that the remaining funding required for the project is between £500 and £2,000 and the overall project cost does not exceed £5,000.
The type of activities that can be funded are:
o Purchase of equipment that is specifically focused on increasing participation;
o Criminal Record Bureau checks for volunteers;
o Coaching qualifications; and
o Refereeing/umpiring courses.
UK sports clubs who have achieved Clubmark status may apply. For more information please go to www.wellssportsfoundation.org
FUNDING FOR SPORTS AND GAMES, particularly water sports - added 15.03.2010
The Rowing Foundation aims to aid and support young people (those under 18 or still in full time education) and the disabled of all ages through their participation in sport and games, particularly water sports in Britain. Projects must incorporate participation in sport and games, particularly water sports.
There have been no minimum or maximum grant levels specified. The Foundation is anxious to help organisations and clubs whose requirements may be too small, or who may be otherwise ineligible for an approach to the National
Lottery or other similar sources of funds.
Please contact: Mrs M. P. Churcher, Hon. Secretary, The Rowing Foundation,
2 Roehampton Close, Putney, London SW15 5LU. Tel: (0208) 878 3723. Email: p.churcher@sky.com
COMIC RELIEF ‘SPORT FOR CHANGE’ PROGRAMME - added 08.02.10
The aim of the programme will be to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities.
Comic Relief will welcome applications from community groups and organisations using sport as part of a broader programme of work to bring about change at an individual and /or community level.
Comic Relief is happy to receive applications from consortia of agencies as long as there is a lead community-based organisation. Applicants will also need to:
o demonstrate how they are using sport as part of a broader programme to achieve a measurable social change or impact;
o show how the work is based in community development principles; and
o have monitoring and evaluation systems in place to track the impact of the work.
The maximum grant size in this programme is £100,000 in total. For more information please follow this link www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/uk/sport
SPORT ENGLAND'S SPORTSMATCH PROGRAMME - added 04.01.2010
Sportsmatch is now open to applications for projects that will be delivered in the 2010/11 financial year.
Sport England's Sportsmatch programme makes awards to not-for-profit organisations running projects at a community level which meet one or both of Sport England's objectives of Grow or Sustain. Pound for pound matched funding of the sponsors' money is available for amounts ranging from £1,000 (£500 for schools) to £100,000.
Projects must be delivered within a 12 month period, but spend and account for Sport England's contribution by 31 March 2011. Eligible sponsors include companies, private individuals and charities/charitable trusts providing a minimum of £1,000 (£500 for schools).
Applications can be made at any time. More information is available at www.sportengland.org
Interest Free Development Loans for Bowls Clubs - added 05.10.09
Interest-free loans worth up to £15,000 are on offer to help affiliated bowls clubs upgrade their facilities for the benefit of both their members and the sport as a whole. Example projects might include:
- Clubhouse extensions.
- Car park refurbishment.
- Improved security systems.
- New kitchen facilities.
Development Loans are provided by Bowls England, the national governing body for Flat Green Lawn Bowls and are available to all Bowls England-affiliated clubs and county associations. Loans are interest-free, repayable over an eight year period and for a maximum of £15,000. A one-off administration fee will be charged.
For further information contact Penny Maguire at Bowls England, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2AZ. Telephone: 01903 820222
Cash 4 Clubs – added 09.07.09
Sports club that are registered with their sport’s National Governing Body or local authority can apply for grants of up to £1,000 through the Cash 4 Clubs grants scheme. There are three tiers of grants at £250, £500 and £1,000.
Cash 4 Clubs is a sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment, gain coaching qualifications, and generally invest in the sustainability of their club. In 2008 over £30,000 was given out in grants to 30 community sports clubs across the UK. Applications can be submitted at any time and grants are awarded on a quarterly basis. More information is available from www.cash-4-clubs.com
Sir Steve Redgrave Fund - added 09.07.09
The Sir Steve Redgrave fund aims to use the power of sport and sporting activity to bring about positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children, young people and their communities. Funds for distribution totalled £268,600 in 2008.
Funding is available for groups in areas of economic or social deprivation, who utilise sport and sporting activities - especially but not exclusively rowing - to promote physical and emotional well being, the inclusion of people having difficulties in their lives, community cohesion, and education.
Funding applications are open to community groups, small charities and schools.
Money raised by the Steve Redgrave Fund will also be shared equally with Sport Relief, which harnesses the power and passion of sport to change lives for the better. Sport Relief helps vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both in the UK and across the world's poorest countries. For more information contact;
Rebecca Hanshaw
Steve Redgrave Fund
5th Floor
89 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TP
enquiries@steveredgravefund.com or visit www.steveredgravefund.com
Sport England launches Innovation Fund - added 13.05.09
Sport England has challenged innovators – both within and beyond the sport sector – to come forward with ground-breaking concepts and solutions that will shape community sport over the next decade.
This is the opportunity to unearth the ideas that will transform grassroots sport and help create a lasting sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The best innovations, and the people who can turn them into reality, will benefit from expert support and investment through Sport England’s new Innovation Fund.
£5 million of National Lottery funding is available each year, through a highly competitive process, with up to 20 projects expected to secure investment. Sport England wants to hear about innovations that will:
• Unlock a major barrier to participation in sport
• Exploit technology to deliver sport at new times, in new settings or to new audiences
• Inspire more people to take up a sport by creatively adapting an existing game.
Sport England will only invest in innovations which, if successful, could be rolled out across the country in a way that is both cost-effective and sustainable. This will ensure that the benefits of the Innovation Fund are felt across the sporting landscape.
Applications to Sport England’s Innovation Fund will be assessed on a competitive basis by a panel of experts in sport and innovation, including a representative from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. For more information about Sport England’s Innovation Fund, including details of how to apply, go to: www.funding.sportengland.org/funding_programmes/innovation_fund1.aspx
Sport England's Sustainable Facilities Fund - added 12.05.09
Sport England aims to secure a lasting grassroots sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games, by moving towards modern community sports facilities.
Although there are no minimum or maximum levels of funding stated, the Fund only invests £10 million a year and expects to be over-subscribed. Priority will be given to proposals that draw in funding from other sources in order to maximise the impact of this limited investment fund. The Fund is open to bona fide organisations, including applicants from sports clubs, voluntary or community organisations, local authorities, and education establishments, such as schools, colleges and universities in England.
Applications will need to meet the following criteria to be eligible for funding:
• Benefit all sections of the local community.
• Be submitted by an organisation entitled to receive lottery funding.
• Relate to a recognised sporting activity of more than one national governing body.
• Comprise capital costs only which are eligible for lottery funding.
• Include partnership funding in cash or in-kind.
• The sports facility provision element of the project for which funding is sought must not have started.
View the website on www.funding.sportengland.org/
Sport England Small Grants Programme - added 06.04.09
The Sport England Small Grants Programme has been set up to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.
Awards are for amounts from £300 to £10,000, and the total project cost should not exceed £50,000.
The Fund is open to any bona fide not-for-profit club or association, statutory body or educational establishment in England, although Sport England will not fund individuals or organisations established to make a profit and distribute that profit to members. Examples of what may be funded are as follows:
- Help for a sports club to expand its age range by enabling it to buy extra team kit or pay additional coaching fees.
- Help youth clubs to work together with local sports clubs to get more young people playing sport.
Applications can be made at any time. Further information from www.sportengland.org
Sportsmatch announces 2009/10 Funding Round - added 02/04/09
Sportsmatch, which is funded by Sport England to support the development of grassroots sport has announced that it is now seeking applications for funding for 2009/10. Through the scheme, Sportsmatch offers pound for pound matched funding to investments made by businesses, trusts and individuals into projects that encourage sports participation at grass roots level.
The funding available is primarily for running costs (maximum grant £100,000) although capital awards of up to £25,000 can be made through the scheme. This can include non personal sports equipment such as:
o outdoor basketball nets
o kwik cricket surfaces
o boats
o sports wheelchairs etc
The scheme is open to community based sports projects, in particular those that benefit young people, disability groups, black and minority ethnic groups and/or women and girls. Since its original launch in November 1992, Sportsmatch, together with commercial sponsorship, has invested more than £102 million into 5784 community sports projects across England.
Applications may be submitted at any time. For more information, go to: www.sportsmatch.co.uk/index.html
Football Kickabout Areas
Goaldiggers Charitable Trust makes small grants for five-a-side and hard surfaced kick about areas for children and young people where the primary use is football. For more information please call the Trust on 0207 833 5360
YOUTH
BRITAIN’S KINDEST KIDS 2010 - open to entry - added 02.09.2010
Children between the ages of 5 and 16 are being invited by Five news and Charities Aid Foundation to enter the Britain's Kindest Kid Award 2010.
They should:
• have made an outstanding contribution to a charity, community or an individual; and
• helped to make the world a better place, and their story will encourage other young people to get involve.
The winner will appear on Five News and will receive £1,000 for themselves and £1,000 in Charity Aid Foundation vouchers to give to the charity of their choice.
Previous winners include:
Harry Mosely, who lives with an inoperable brain tumor and raised over £10,000 for Brain Tumor UK, by making and selling beaded bracelets.
The deadline for applications is the 4th October 2010. For further information click on the link below.
http://www.cafonline.org/Default.aspx?page=19363
Youth in Focus - added 30.07.2010
Big Lottery have opened a new Youth Programme. Voluntary organisations working with young carers and those leaving care, or young offenders’ institutions, can now apply for a Youth in Focus grant to provide practical help and advice. For more information please follow this link http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/
The Equitable Charitable Trust - added 16.07.2010
The Equitable Charitable Trust is an education charity. It makes grants totalling up to £1 million each year towards projects for children and young people under the age of 25 who are disabled or from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Trust’s priorities are:
- education projects or services that support the learning and development of disabled children and young people in the UK;
- formal education projects for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK that support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects) or that deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability;
- education projects that will help increase participation in, or improve the quality of, education for disadvantaged or disabled children and young people in developing countries.
Grants can be made for project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or the salary costs of a post.
The trust supports a broad range of organisations; from small and medium sized not-for-profit organisations to larger charities. However, priority is given to organisations and charities with annual incomes of under £5 million. You do not need to be a UK registered charity to apply unless you are applying for a grant towards a project or work that will take place outside the UK.
The length of funding can range from one to three years. Grants of more than one year are paid in annual instalments, with instalments beyond the first year dependent on receipt of progress reports that are satisfactory to the Trustees.
Grassroots projects without a strategic element, such as those which support students by paying their school fees or purchasing school uniforms, are unlikely to be funded.
The size of grants ranges from £2,500 to £30,000. Most are for sums between £5,000 and £20,000. It is rare for a multi-year grant to exceed £10,000 p.a. and most multi-year grants will be for sums between £5,000 and £7,500 p.a.
Applications can be submitted at any time and are considered monthly by the Trustees. The Trust does not have an application form, but recommends that organisations follow the guidelines on its website at www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
Connecting Classrooms – Funds for global education networking - added 19.07.2010
Schools, local authorities, clusters of schools and coordinating bodies in the UK are being invited to apply to the British Council's Connecting Classrooms programme to build lasting partnerships with schools in India, Sri Lanka, Near East and North Africa.
Through these partnerships Connecting Classrooms aims to develop trust and
understanding between young people in different societies, creating a safer and more
connected world for the future. All schools involved in Connecting Classrooms work with partner schools on collaborative curriculum projects, receive professional
development for teachers and school leaders which builds capacity to support international partnerships and to lead the school in an international environment;
are supported to work towards full International School Award accreditation; and become part of a global online community.
The British Council also offer grants to local authorities and other co-ordinating bodies to cover the costs of co-ordinating the project for their cluster of schools.
The next deadline for application is the 8th October 2010.
For further information on recruitment to partnerships in different regions around the world visit: www.britishcouncil.org/learning-connecting-
Youth Music funding for music-making activities - added 13.07.2010
Youth Music is the UK's largest children's music charity. Through its Open Programme, grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 are available to support projects that provide music-making activities for children and young people in support of Youth Music's goals.
Youth Music will fund any non-profit-making organisation more than one year old, that is committed to music-making activities for children and young people up to 18 (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention).
Deadline for applications is 10 September 2010. More information is available at:
www.youthmusic.org.uk/looking_for_music_funding/Open_programme.html
Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Now Open for Applications - added 02.07.2010
The Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year aims to recognise entrepreneurial talent in young people throughout the UK. Winners will not only receive a cheque for £10,000, but also support and media exposure.
UK entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 30 on 6 September 2010 are eligible to apply. Businesses must have been trading for not less than three months and not more than 18 months on 6 September 2010.
Applications to the awards must be submitted before 6 September 2010. To find out more please visit www.shell-livewire.org
vcashpoint launches new funding round - added 02.07.2010
v, the independent charity set up to encourage young people to volunteer, has launched the next application round of the vcashpoint scheme.
vcashpoint is giving away £2,500 to 16-25 year olds in England with ideas for a London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games inspired volunteering project to improve their community. Eligible individuals can apply for a grant of up to £2,500 to bring their idea to life. You must be aged 16-25, live in England, and be up for running the project yourself. You'll need to show how your project will help other people (not relatives), the environment or your community and how it has been inspired by London 2012.
Deadline: 9 September 2010. More information is available at http://vinspired.com/vcashpoint/opportunities/839-vcashpoint-round-9/activities/84174-apply-for-s-to-set-up-a-volunteering-project-now
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION FUNDING TO TACKLE SCHOOL EXCLUSION AND TRUANCY - added 27.05.2010
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is currently accepting applications under its Education and Learning programme. In particular, the Foundation is looking to fund projects that promote innovation and change in the areas of supplementary schooling and tackling school exclusion and truancy. The costs that can be covered by the Foundation’s grants include:
o running costs such as staff salaries, and
o overheads such as stationery, rent, rates and utilities.
There is no minimum or maximum size of grant that organisation’s can apply for but the average size grant awarded in 2005 -06 was £19,300. Eligible organisations that can apply for funding include:
o charities,
o local authorities
o individual pre-schools,
o schools,
o out-of-school clubs,
o supplementary schools,
o colleges, and
o youth clubs
However, applicants must be able to demonstrate benefits to the wider community and include partnership working that will result in increasing access to education and learning to all communities and age groups. Applications may be made at any time. For more information please go to www.phf.org.uk
LIVE UNLTD - added 06.05.2010
Lottery funded Live Unltd aims to inspire 11-25 year olds by offering up cash to fund their own ventures.
Led by a team of passionate young people, Live UnLtd aims to provide other young people with exciting opportunities to create their own initiatives and develop their community for the better. So if you have an idea for a music-based project or event, why not see if Live UnLtd could help you out?
The project will create 1,500 positive activities for young people through a range of opportunities which will ultimately see over 20,000 young people benefit from the programme. If you're aged 11-25 check out the Live UnLtd website at www.liveunltd.com for details on how you can apply for up to £2,000 funding for your latest brainwave.
THE RANK FOUNDATION - added 12.04.2010
The Foundation has an extensive programme of grants concentrating on:
o Youth work
o The disabled
o Education of disadvantaged people, and
o The advancement of Christianity
Much of the work supported by the Foundation, especially that concerning youth work and young people, has been identified by talking a pro-active approach. Schemes supported have included:
o Youth leader training, involving young people in the design and implementation of an activity programme reflecting responsibility and commitment by them; and
o A gap year scheme encouraging volunteering.
Grants range from £500 to £100,000 and they can be one-off or for up to five years. One-off grants are usually not in excess of £6,000 and must not include any staff or running costs.
There is no formal application form. Applications should be no more than two sides of A4, supported by reports etc. Applicants are asked to include:
o Charity number;
o Full details of project and funding sought;
o Amount already raised; and
o Most recent audited accounts
For further information, contact: Mrs. Sheila Gent, Grants Administrator, PO Box 2862, Whitnash, Leamington Spa, CV31 2YH. Tel/Fax: 01926 744550 or visit www.rankfoundation.com
SITA Trust Young Person's Volunteering Fund - added 07.04.2010
SITA Trust has launched a new fund to support volunteering opportunities for young people. The Young Person's Volunteering Fund has been created to assist young people aged 14-25 to volunteer their time to create or enhance facilities that can be enjoyed by the wider community.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available for each project undertaken. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that:
o young people will be fully involved in the design and development of the project;
o the project is compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund; and
o the project takes into account the nine principles of volunteering as set out by the Youth Action Network.
Projects must take place within a SITA Trust 'funding zone'. A funding zone is anywhere within a three mile radius of a qualifying SITA UK waste processing location. A location postcode checker is provided on the SITA Trust website.
There will be two deadlines in 2010: 9 August and 11 October. Please visit www.sitatrust.org.uk for more information.
THE HENRY SMITH CHARITY - HOLIDAY GRANTS FOR CHILDREN - added 07.04.2010
Applications can be made to The Henry Smith Charity for grants towards holidays or outings within the UK for children aged 13 and under who are from areas of high deprivation*, are experiencing disadvantage, or those who have a disability. Applications can be considered for holidays or outings that have the objective of providing children with a break they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Holidays or outings can be to countryside or city locations, but must be outside the children’s immediate locality. The following groups are eligible to apply:
o Schools,
o Youth groups,
o Not for profit organisations,
o Charities.
The maximum grant available is £3,000 for any one trip. Grants are normally limited to a maximum of two-thirds of the total cost of a trip as the funder would expect some local partnership funding to be in place.
Organisations may apply for funding year on year for a maximum of three years, subject to receipt of satisfactory progress reports. The Henry Smith Charity cannot, however, guarantee that each application will be supported. Each case is judged on its own merits and demand for grants usually exceeds the budget available.
If a satisfactory progress report is not submitted at the end of a grant, further requests for funding will not be considered.
* “Areas of high deprivation” means those areas that fall within the bottom third of the National Indices of Deprivation (http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/indicesdeprivation07). Please see the charity’s Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
You should apply in writing in letter format (maximum of four A4 sides) providing the following information and enclosing your latest accounts (NB: schools are not required to send accounts):
• State clearly what your organisation does, who you are, and who your organisation helps;
• Provide full contact details including a telephone number and email address for the main contact;
• Details of when and where is the trip to take place, what its aims are, and what you hope the children will gain from the experience;
• The number of children who will be attending and their ages (if any children are aged 14 and over, they may attend but cannot be funded);
• A budget breakdown.
Your application should be posted to the Henry Smith Charity with your latest audited or independently inspected accounts to:
Applications – Holiday Grants
The Henry Smith Charity
6th Floor
65 Leadenhall Street
London EC3A 2AD
It usually takes between six and eight weeks for decisions to be made on applications.
If you are awarded a grant, you will be expected to send a report on the trip within three months of it having taken place. Your report will need to include:
• Confirmation that the grant has been spent on the purpose for which it was given – i.e. the trip that you referred to in your original application. If not, please explain.
• Information about how the trip went, how many children benefited, what they gained or learned from the trip, and any practical results it has produced. Include details of any useful lessons learned that could be of use to others.
• Confirm whether or not the trip was delivered within budget. If it was not, for example if you have over/under spent, please explain the reasons for this.
For further information please contact Jo Halpin on 0207 264 4983.
The document is available to download via these links in a new window.
Holiday Grant Guidelines - Word
Holiday Grant Guidelines - PDF
YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME 2010 – call for proposals - added 25.03.2010
The European Commission has announced the application closing dates for the Youth in Action Programme 2010.
Youth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union’s future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU’s borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background.
Funding is available to support partnership projects with regional or local public bodies (i.e. regions, municipalities, etc.) or with organisations active in the youth sector at the European level in order to develop long-term projects which develop or reinforce long-term actions, strategies and programmes in the field of non-formal learning and youth. The deadlines for applications are: 1 June and 1 September 2010. For more information please visit http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/programme/about_youth_en.php
O2 “THINK BIG” GRANTS - added 12.03.2010
O2 has unveiled “Think Big”, an ambitious new five million pound scheme designed to back young people making a difference in their communities, as new research shows £300 in the hands of one young person can deliver a ten-fold return for their local community.
Research shows that 46 per cent of adults believe there is a negative view of young people in society. To help counter this perception, this innovative social action programme will inspire and celebrate young people by putting £300 directly in their hands. In addition to the cash, young people will receive training, support and mentoring in partnership with some of the UK’s leading youth charities to help tackle the issues that really matter to them.
Young people aged between 13 and 25 will be able to apply for £300 grants to run projects to help their local communities. This could include:
o helping to fight local knife crime,
o overhauling a community garden,
o teaching music to other young people, or
o starting a local youth group.
The most important thing is that the projects are chosen and run by young people themselves. In addition to the cash injection, the young participants will also benefit from a comprehensive package of training and support: from project management to communications, and from presentation skills to networking. After the initial grant, they will then have the chance to apply for £2,500 to further boost their project. Training and support will be delivered through O2’s charity partners.
In addition to the investment that O2 is making, customers can get behind Think Big through an innovative investment model which will give funds to the programme. O2 will give £5 for every sim-only tariff that is purchased and £1 for every handset recycled through o2recycle.co.uk to Think Big, thereby linking O2’s social action and sustainability programmes to drive mutual benefit.
To find out more about Think Big, visit www.o2thinkbig.co.uk.
PRINCE’S TRUST COMMUNITY CASH AWARDS - added 09.03.2010
Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a project that will benefit your community.
What you get
• A grant to get you going of up to £5,000
• Support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community
You must be either:
• aged 14-16, and achieving or at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A* - C, or
• aged 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours a week)
Projects must:
• be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
• clearly benefit the local community
• benefit the people running the project; and
• be a new or developing project.
What it's not for
• Formal groups or organisations
• Expeditions or overseas travel
• Fundraising activities for charity
• Trips and outings, unless they have educational value
For more information visit: www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants/community_cash_awards.aspx
YOUTH MUSIC OPEN PROGRAMME 2010/2011 - added 24/02/2010
The Youth Music Open Programme targets nearly £2 million of Youth Music's funding towards projects in England in the following priority areas:
• Early Years – advancing the learning and development of all children in their early years by aiming to ensure universal access to high quality music making in England.
• Challenging Circumstances – improving the life chances of children and young people in the most challenging circumstances by supporting them to achieve their full potential through engagement and progression in music making.
• Encouraging Talent and Potential – realising the musical talent and potential of children and young people by ensuring opportunity for all to develop their talent, regardless of background or chosen genre.
Grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 are available to organisations that work with children and young people between the ages of 0 and 18 in England. The programme also funds work with young people up to the age of 25 when they are:
o in detention;
o have special educational needs; or
o have disabilities.
The closing dates for applications are 10 May 2010; 10 September 2010; 10 December 2010 and 10 March 2011. For further information please visit www.youthmusic.org.uk
THE FOUR ACRE TRUST - added 09.02.2010
The Trust aims to support registered charities in the United Kingdom that give individuals - mainly children and young people - help in making the most of their lives in the form of:
o mentoring schemes,
o youth work in local communities,
o respite breaks and holidays,
o school holiday activity schemes and adventure, or other training centres.
The Trust prefers to support local, district or small national organisations that have low reserves and broadly spend all their income on charitable works, and are particularly interested in supporting charities that have a high level of volunteer involvement. Core costs or specific purposes, occasionally capital costs can be funded. Grants range from £3,000 to £75,000.
The Trust supports small organizations that are Registered Charities in the United Kingdom and the Trustees meet six times a year in February, April, June, August, October and December. For more information please visit www.fouracretrust.org.uk or contact the Trust Administrator at:
The Four Acre Trust, Treferanon, St Leonards, Hereford, HR2 8QF. Tel: (01981) 580002
CHILDREN IN NEED - new grants programme launched - added 08.01.10
Children in Need is offering small grants of up to £10,000 a year for three years for third sector organisations working with children and young people. It is the first time the organisation has run a UK-wide small grants programme, and follows a pilot in Scotland. The scheme is designed to reach organisations that have not previously considered applying for Children in Need funding.
Grants will be allocated in four tranches, with application deadlines on 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October.
Any not-for-profit organisation working with children and young people under the age of 18 can apply, with some exclusions such as projects carrying out medical research or promoting religion. Decisions are expected to be made within 14 weeks of the closing date of each round.
Children in Need are looking for charities with well thought-through aims and the first thing they’ll look at is the project’s benefit for children and young people. Next they’ll consider if the organisation is clear about what improvements it wants to bring about, and if it is clear about how it can do it. They will also want to see "real enthusiasm, commitment and passion" from applicants.
All applications must now be submitted on line. For more information please visit www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/smallgrants.shtml
THE FUTURE JOBS FUND - added 12.11.09
The Future Jobs Fund (FJF) was announced in Budget 2009 as a means to create 150,000 additional jobs, primarily aimed at 18-24 year olds who have been out of work for 39 weeks or more, to deliver real benefits to local communities across England. The funding can support the recruitment of additional staff for a period of not less than 6 months to undertake discrete activities.
Dorset County Council is leading on submitting a bid on behalf of partners across Bournemouth Dorset & Poole to the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) for funds to assist Dorset enterprises and organisations to benefit from the FJF and help prevent a ‘lost generation’ of young people, who could become better placed to play an active part in the local economy for the remainder of their working lives.
A short 'prospectus' for the Future Jobs Fund, which explains the support available, and what to do next is available by contacting David Walsh, DCC Economic Development Officer on 01305 224254 or at d.walsh@dorsetcc.gov.uk .
Red C consultants have been engaged to co-ordinate the bid, and Pam Bacon is the main point of contact for information and job offers. It is hoped to submit the bid by the end of November 2009, but definitely by the end of December at the very latest.
Please give serious consideration to making good use of the Future Jobs Fund yourself, and please pass this email onto anyone or organisation you think may want to take advantage of the initiative.
First Group Grants for Young People - added 06.11.09
First Group is one of the country’s leading transport operators, and covers most parts of the country including the South West. First Group grants are designed to fund activities in the following areas:
o Young People
o Health
o Environment
The First Group supports a range of charitable causes and community organisations in the communities which they operate. The charity and sponsorship committee considers applications for a range of charitable activities including those that will benefit young people.
Charities and community groups may apply for funding. Grant awards are variable. For more information visit the First Group website at www.firstgroup.com/corporate/community
DORSET CRIMEBEAT - Funding young people for a safer community - added 06.11.09
If you, or a group of friends, are under 25 years old and have an idea about how to improve life in your community by contributing to crime prevention, you’re invited to apply for a grant of up to £500 to help your ideas become a reality.
For more information or an application pack, please contact the Dorset Crimebeat Co-ordinator on 01202 593333 or visit www.dorsetcrimebeat.org.uk
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust - added 02-11-09
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust was set up in memory of Andy Fanshawe, one of Britain’s leading mountaineers at the time of his death in 1992. The Trust gives grants that allow disadvantaged young people, or those who face particular challenges, to take up opportunities to experience the great outdoors. The Trust usually support programmes run by schools or youth groups, mostly within the UK and the average award is likely to be under £2,000.
The Trust supports programs that simply introduce young people to the outdoors, but prefers to fund schools and groups that offer a continuing opportunity for young people to deepen their experience. For example, by offering a sequence of days rock climbing or hill walking, rather than just a taster course.
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust does not have an application form. The projects it supports are so varied it would be difficult to design one. But each application should include the following details:
• Who is applying?
• What do you propose to do? And where?
• Who will benefit? Why do they deserve out support?
• What is the overall budget?
• How much are you applying for?
• What are your plans for continuing this type of activity?
• If you’re an individual applying for a grant, can you get a reference from a teacher or care-worker?
To check that your project is eligible please visit the website at www.andyfanshawe.org
THE FRANK BUTTLE TRUST – grants for children and young people in significant need - added 30.10.09
The Frank Buttle Trust helps to buy necessary household items that will benefit young people. The size of grant awards is variable, but generally tend to be under £200.
The aim of the Trust’s Child Support Scheme is to meet the needs of children and young people in significant need, and in the year to 31st March 2008, the Trust made 9,481 Child Support grants, totalling £1.94 million. These grants are intended to make a positive contribution to the lives of children and young people when their safety, health or development is at risk.
The grants provide necessities such as clothes, beds, bedding and essential items of furniture and household equipment, and, on occasion, the Trust funds short-term therapy costs. However, grants can be requested for a wide range of purposes, provided that the item (or service) to be funded is critical to the well-being of the child. Items that are merely desirable - rather than essential – will not be eligible for support.
For more information, please go to www.buttletrust.org
THE YOUTH OF TODAY LEADERSHIP FUND - new strand revealed - added 30.10.09
The Reaching Out scheme is for third sector organisations wishing to build their capacity and create youth leadership opportunities across England. There will be eight grants distributed from the £500,000 funding pot, ranging from £10,000 to £50,000.
The aim of The Youth of Today Leadership scheme is to address gaps in the provision of leadership opportunities for young people and to counter the key challenges faced, including the over subscription to current schemes and the lack of access to funds and opportunities. Member of The Youth of Today Leadership Team, Asli Guzel, said:
“We want third sector organisations and young people to work in partnership to drive the change you would like to see in your community. The funding could support your organisation and the young people you work with to be ‘the change you want to see in the world’”.
This strand will support the existing Scaling Up scheme from The Youth of Today Leadership Fund. This programme is aimed at local voluntary sector groups and will support innovative projects that increase the number and quality of youth leadership opportunities available to marginalised groups. The scheme will distribute £500,000 in approximately 30 grants, ranging from £5,000 to £20,000.
For further information on these schemes visit www.theyouthoftoday.org
The Ryklow Charitable Trust (Children and Families) - added 07.10.09
The Ryklow Charitable Trust awards grants to support vulnerable children and families. Charities, community groups and individuals may apply for funding. Grants between £300 and £5,000 are available.
The Ryklow Trust supports organisations and individuals involved in activities that include:
• Medical research
• Overseas Development
• Families and young people
• Environment & conservation
The Families and Children priority includes help for vulnerable families, minorities and the prevention of abuse or exploitation of children and young people. For more information visit www.ryklowcharitabletrust.org
Launch of Youth of Today - added 09.07.09
The Government has launched a major new £1 million youth initiative for England that is being led by a consortium of leading charities, which make up the new national body for youth leadership. The aim of the programme is to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of opportunities for young people as leaders of change in their communities.
Youth of Today will provide a range of leadership opportunities for young people such as the ‘Youth of Today Fellowship’ and the ‘Local Councillor and Ministerial Shadowing Programme’ - and support for third sector organisations delivering leadership programmes for 13 to 19 year-olds across England via the Youth Leadership Fund. The Fund will be managed by the Young Foundation, part of the consortium of leading youth organisations, which is led by the National Youth Agency.
The Fund is expected to make investments of between £5,000 and £20,000, through a series of funding rounds, in small innovative third sector organisations to scale up their projects and enable more users to benefit from their services. Grants should be used to develop and expand youth leadership programmes – including delivery costs, staff costs and small capital items (up to 20% of the grant awarded). The next deadline for applications is 31 July 2009. Future deadlines are expected to fall on: 20 November 2009; 26 February 2010; 31 May 2010; and 31 August 2010.
In addition, the Fund will support up to eight larger investments of £75,000 to £100,000 to established third sector organisations to help them extend their reach to new groups. The money should be used for developing the organisation, rather than funding specific programmes. 'Reaching Out' will not be accepting applications until autumn 2009. Grants will be available through a series of funding rounds. Details from www.youthoftoday.org
The Peter Cruddas Foundation - added 09.07.09
The Peter Cruddas Foundation gives priority to programmes designed to help disadvantaged and disengaged young people to pursue their education (including vocational) and more generally develop their potential whether through sport or recreation, voluntary programmes or otherwise. Preference is given to the support of projects undertaken by charitable organisations for the benefit of such people. Consideration may be also given in certain circumstances for individual support but only on referral from appropriate sponsor organisations. Priority funding streams for 2009:
• Pathways/support for young disadvantaged or disengaged young people into mainstream education, training or employment
• Crime diversion schemes
• Work experience/skills projects for young people
• Mentoring of young people in London
• General youth work in London
The Peter Cruddas Foundation can only donate to UK registered charities. To qualify you must be:
• a UK registered charity benefiting people living in the UK;
• an organisation supported by a UK charity; or
• an individual supported by a UK charity.
If in any doubt about your eligibility or project, please contact the Foundation Administrator for advice. For full contact details go to www.thepetercruddasfoundation.org
vcashpoint – added 17.06.09
vcashpoint is giving away £1 million to 16-25 year olds in England with good ideas. If you've got an idea for a volunteering project to improve your community, you could get your hands on a grant of up to £2500 to make your idea a reality.
More information from: www.vinspired.com/opportunities/vcashpoint/
YouthBank UK – added 17.06.09
YouthBank is an innovative UK-wide grant making initiative run by young people for young people. Local Youth Banks provide small grants to young people for activities of benefit to the community and that also benefit the young people taking part.
YouthBank is unique in that it is young people themselves who make decisions about how local YouthBanks are managed and run and, through a Board of young people, also direct the UK-wide programme. Grant making criteria and processes are decided by each individual YouthBank. Local areas can also receive funding, advice and support from YouthBank UK, the national umbrella body, to set up local Youth Banks.
For more information please visit www.youthbank.org.uk
Smile for Life Children’s Charity - added 16.06.09
Smile for Life is a new charity which aims to relieve the poverty, sickness and distress whether physical, mental or otherwise of children in the United Kingdom who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress. Smile for Life seeks to raise money for voluntary organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people under the age of 18 and living in the UK. Disadvantage can cover economic, physical or mental disadvantage as well as illness and abuse.
Applications are invited from voluntary organisations, individuals, schools or hospitals. Grants can cover running and capital costs. Grants can be made for up to three years and will be for up to £25,000 in most cases.
There is a two-stage application process, the first of which is an online form. It takes about 12 weeks to process applications. For further details go to: www.smileforlife.org.uk or contact:
Mrs Paula Gascoigne
80b Front Street
Prudhoe
NE42 5PU Tel: 01661 831675
New Youth Music fund launches 30 June - added 15.06.2009
Available to music projects providing music-making activities to children aged 0-18, Youth Music will be launching their new funding programme on 30 June 2009.
Grants for between £5,000 and £30,000 will be available to projects running for 6 - 24 months. The fund will be available to projects that provide structured, regular and progressive music-making activities for children and young people in support of Youth Music’s 3 goals of working with Early Years, Children and Young People in Challenging Circumstances and Encouraging Talent
To be eligible, projects will need to work with children and young people aged 0-18 years (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention) and children and young people will be at the heart of the decision making for all projects
The fund will support and promote innovation, partnership working and workforce development.
More information: www.youthmusic.org.uk/news/new-youth-music-fund-launches-30-june.html
Mini Mediabox – added 06.05.09
Mini Mediabox is a new fund that will provide grants of up to £5,000 to support projects that enable young people aged 13-19 to produce their own creative media projects.
To ensure that the most appropriate organisations are supported through this fund, organizations should have a turnover of less than £100,000. Partnerships with creative media organisations are encouraged. The scheme is particularly keen to support smaller community and grass roots organizations who may have no or limited experience of media delivery
www.media-box.co.uk/funding.php?ID=2
Learning Launchpad grants – added 30.04.09
Learning Launchpad is a fund for ambitious people who have a passion to make a difference.
Learning Launchpad is funded by Edge and helps individuals and organisations to enable young people (aged 14-25) to reach beyond academic paths to discover their potential, pursue their goals and achieve their dreams. It will support groundbreaking ideas that will raise young peoples’ aspirations and release the potential of young people.
The fund provides investment to organisations in their early stages of development. There are two stages of investment:
• Stage One Investment - These investments of up to £30,000 are suitable for people who are starting out with a new idea.
• Stage Two Investment - These investments of up to £100,000 are suitable for organisations or initiatives that are already up and running and want to grow.
Ideas will be evaluated on the following criteria:
• Social impact;
• Innovation;
• Sustainability;
• Scalability;
• Passionate, competent people.
For more information, go to: www.learninglaunchpad.org
‘Bob the Builder’ Renovate grants for pre-schools and nurseries - added 02/04/09
Children’s favourite, Bob the Builder and Project Renovate sponsor, Knauf Insulation, are offering pre-schools and nurseries the chance to win one of three ‘renovations’ worth up to £15,000 to make their settings more energy efficient and environmentally friendly in which children can play, learn and develop. Renovations will include loft and/or cavity wall insulation and it is hoped nurseries will also benefit from the installation of renewable energy technologies including wind turbines and solar panels.
To find out more about the award and how to enter log on to www.projectrenovate.com. Project Renovate packs are FREE and include everything needed to submit an award entry. There are three top prizes of:
o An energy efficient renovation worth up to £15,000
o A visit from Bob the Builder and a Bob prize pack
o A plaque to commemorate the renovation and Bob’s visit
Mums and dads can get involved too! Copies of Bob’s Guide to Energy Efficiency at Home featuring energy saving advice are also available to download. Families will have the chance to win free cavity wall and loft insulation installed in their homes – further information included within packs.
Ten runners up will each receive a Bob the Builder prize pack and up to £1,000 to spend on making their nursery more energy efficient. If you need more information please call the Renovate helpline number 0870 240 1640 with any questions.
Prince’s Trust Community Cash Awards
Prince’s Trust are inviting applications for Community Cash Awards grants to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community.
Grants of up to £1,000 are available for 14-16 year olds and grants of up to £5,000 for those aged 16-25.
Projects must:
• be run and managed by people aged 14 - 25
• clearly benefit the local community
• benefit the people running the project
• be a new or developing project.
More information can be found at www.princes-trust.org.uk follow links for Need help?/Grants
Community Spaces
This programme funds community groups who want to improve local green spaces such as play areas, community gardens, parks, wildlife areas and village greens. Community Spaces would like to receive applications from youth groups as they believe it is important for young people to be fully involved in projects, and where possible, leading projects that are of direct benefit to them. However, the main applicants must both be at least aged 18.
Further information is available from www.community-spaces.org.uk
Children in Need
This year’s appeal is gathering momentum and the website www.bbc.co.uk/pudsy is now open for downloading application forms. Applications are now going to be considered 4 times a year – 15th January, 15th April, 15th July, and 15 October – and, as applications from the South West area are currently down, now could be a good time to apply. Try to make sure that your project meets the needs of as many disadvantaged children as possible within the charity’s definitions of disadvantage.
o Illness, distress, neglect, abuse
o Any kind of disability
o Behaviour or psychological difficulties
o Living in poverty or situations of deprivation.
Contact our Funding Adviser, Chris Carman, for advice on completing your application form.
