Find the Funding
Produced by the Funding Advisors Network for Hertfordshire November 2012
Contents Page
Arts 3 Children and Young People 6 Community Buildings and Amenities 11 Environment 12 Faith Groups 13 Health Care, Mental Health and Disabilities 14 Heritage 17 IT 19 Refugees, Migrants and Homeless 19 Social Enterprise 20 Sports 21 Training and Education 23
Multi Category Funders 24
Miscellaneous 30
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Are you looking for help to find funding for your community group?
Whether your group is looking for just a hundred pounds or thousands of pounds Hertfordshire County Council’s Funding Information Gateway has been set up to help you do just that.
Why not take a look at the following website: http://www.hertsdirect.org/your-community/funding/
This website has been especially set up to help you access funding opportunities.
The site includes information on: • Funding information and advice • Sources of funding and funders’ websites • Funding information events • Locality budget scheme • Free funding searches
Try the free Grantnet funding search facility or browse Grants4Hertfordshire to find out what your group might be eligible for.
Arts
Page 2 of 32 September 2011 Elephant Trust
Deadline: 14th January,2013
The Elephant Trust offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects based in the UK. The Trust's aim is to enable artists and those presenting their work, to undertake and complete projects when confronted by lack of funds. The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts. Priority is now being given to artists and small organisations and galleries who should submit well argued, imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions.
Arts Festivals are not supported.
The Trust normally awards grants of up to £2,000 but larger grants may be considered.
Contact details: http://www.elephanttrust.org.uk/docs/intro.html
Henry Moore Foundation
Deadlines: 28 November 2012 (for 23 January 2013)
The Foundation supports UK organisations, institutions, museums and galleries focussing on aspects of the arts in which Henry Moore himself was engaged e.g. sculpture, drawing and print-making.
The Foundation awards grants in six categories:
1. New Projects 2. Collections 3. Research and Development 4. Fellowships for artists. 5. Conference, lectures and publications. 6. Post doctoral research fellowships.
Contact details: http://www.henry-moore.org/grants/applying-for-a- grant/make-an-application
Ideas Tap
Deadlines: Specific for each type of Fund
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Ideas Tap is a creative network and funding body for emerging arts talent. They are a not-for-profit organisation, bringing creative people together and offering cash funding, opportunities and a portfolio to showcase work. The Funds are broken down into parts:-
Ideas Fund Innovators Open all year with four deadlines for submission, offering £1,000 for projects from any creative discipline, e.g. performances, photography, films.
Ideas Fund Green Open in the spring for 6 weeks, celebrating creative environmental projects including through art. Awards of £5,000 are offered.
Ideas Fund Edinburgh Open for 6 weeks, from October, provides £10,000 each to two winning companies, to take a show to the world’s largest arts festival.
Ideas Fund Shorts Open for 6 weeks from February, offering young filmmakers £5,000 to create a 5 minute short film e.g. documentary, trailer for features, music video, fashion, etc.
Top Up Fund Open in the spring for 6 weeks, celebrating creative environmental projects.
Application Form: Need to register as a member before application is submitted.
Contact details: e-mail: [email protected] www.ideastap.com IdeasTap Ltd, Woolyard, 54 bendmondsey St., London SE1 3UD
Music Funding for Individuals Organisations & Groups
Deadline: 4th February 2013
The Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music Foundation, the UK's leading funder of new music across all genres, has announced that its funding programme for individuals, organisations and groups is open for applications. Funding is available to any individual or not-for-profit organisation whose project or programme fits with all three of the PRS’s funding priorities, these are to:
support the creation and performance of outstanding new music in any genre; develop artists to their full potential;
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Through this programme individuals as well as bands; ensembles; collectives; charities; local authority and schools; etc. can apply for grants of up to £25,000 (£5,000 for first time applicants).
Previous projects funded include:
Audioactive 2: a registered charity working to challenge disadvantage and enhance the development of children and young people by providing high quality creative and musical experiences throughout the South East.
Africa Express: This involved 100 of the top artists from Africa and the West touring Britain by train with short shows on station platforms, market towns, town halls, schools and car parks.
Contact details: http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding
Strategic Touring Programme – Arts Council
Deadline: 31 January 2013
The £45 million programme is designed to encourage collaboration between organisations so that more people across England experience and are inspired by the arts.
Projects over £10,000 are eligible for funding provided they take place over a maximum of 3 years and at least 10% of total costs comes from other sources.
Application Form: Apply on-line at any time, following guidelines on the website.
Contact: Tel: 0845 300 6200 National Service Centre, The Hive, 49 Lever St., Manchester M1 1FN www.artscouncil.org.uk/fuding/apply-for-funding/strategic-funding/grant- programmes/strategic-touring-programme/
Theatres Protection Fund
The Fund’s Small Grants Scheme targets theatres run by charities and not- for-profit groups, which can demonstrate the value that capital improvements to their theatres would make to their work with local communities.
Page 5 of 32 September 2011 Applicants must own/manage the theatre and run a regular programme of professional community and/or amateur work presenting no less than 30 performance per year.
Application Form: Available on-line for submission at any time.
Contact: Tel: 020 7836 8591 Fax: 020 7836 3302 The Theatre Trust, 22 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0QL www.theatrestrust.org.uk/grants?utm_sources=Linx+234+- +21+June&utm_campaign=linxx234&utm.medium=email
Children and Young People
Alec Dickson Trust
Grants up to £500 are available in the applicant’s local area involving local people and demonstrating they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised in society.
Preference is given to supporting innovative projects from individuals aged 30 and under, and from small groups of young people in the UK. Recipients will need to report on how support was used and helped their project.
Application Form: available on website with guidance, can be submitted at any time and will be considered twice a year.
Contact details: Tel: 020 7278 6601 The Alec Dickson Trust, 237 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9NJ e-mail: [email protected] www.alecdicksontrust.org.uk
Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust
The Trust funds projects giving disadvantaged young people the chance to experience and develop an interest in the UK great outdoors. The Fund does not support one-off residential trips, foreign trips or capital expenditure.
Application: can be made at any time, preferably by e-mail, but written applications are accepted, answering the following questions:
who is applying? what project is proposed?
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Contact details: Ed Douglas, 181 Abbeydale Rd South, Sheffield S7 2QW e-mail [email protected] www.andyfanshawe,org/information_for_application.php
Dickie Bird Foundation
Deadline: 30th November 2012
The Foundation assists young people (under 18 yrs of age) to participate in the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances thereby improving their chances both inside and outside sport.
Eligible for funding examples: shorts, shirts, footwear, equipment, travel in the UK. Applicants will need to prove their circumstances prevent them from raising the necessary finance through any other means.
Application Form: available on website.
Contact details: The Dickie Bird Foundation, Grants Officer, 23B Rawson St., Low Moor, Bradford BC12 8PH Tel: 07503 641 457 www.thedickiebirdfoundation
Equitable Charitable Trust
This Trust is an educational charity making grants between £3,000 - £30,000, for 1-3 years, to projects for children and young people (under 25 years of age), who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or are disabled.
Current priorities for such children and young people are:
education projects or services supporting learning and development in the UK; formal education projects in the UK, which support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects) or which deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability; education projects that will increase participation in, or improve the quality of education, in developing countries, provided applicant is a UK registered charity.
Page 7 of 32 September 2011 Grants are made for project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or the salary costs of a post. Priority is given to organisations and charities with annual incomes of under £5 million. Terms and conditions are available on website.
Application Form: Apply at any time following guidelines on the website.
Contact: e-mail [email protected] The Equitable Charitable Trust, 6th Floor, 65 Leadenhall St., London EC2A 2AD Tel: 0207264 4995/4993 Fax: 020 7488 9097 www.euitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
Nominet Trust Launches New £2 Million Digital Edge Programme (UK)
Deadline: 12th December, 2012
The Nominet Trust has announced that it is inviting applications for funding through its new £2 million Digital Edge programme. Through the programme, organisations can apply for grants to fund projects that address key challenges faced by young people through the innovative uses of digital technologies - challenges such as high unemployment, social exclusion and low political engagement etc.
Organisations that can apply for funding include:
not-for-profits organisation; schools, PTAs, universities or other educational establishments; statutory bodies e.g. local authorities; social enterprises; and other grant-making bodies to make awards on behalf of the Nominet Trust. There is no upper or lower funding limit as the Trust likes to encourage applicants to be realistic about what they need to achieve their project objectives.
Contact details: http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/areas- investment/digital-edge
Peter Cruddas Foundation
The Foundation gives priority to charitable programmes designed to help disadvantaged young people to pursue their education (including vocational)
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Application Form: Can be submitted at any time. First contact Stephen Cox, the Foundation Administrator, regarding application before applying or during the application process.
Contact details: e-mail: [email protected] Peter Cruddas Foundation, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX Tel: 0203 003 8360 www.thepetercruddasfoundation.org
True Colours Trust
The Trust offers small grants (up to £10,000) usually for one-off purposes, to help small, local organisations develop and deliver programmes for disabled children, their siblings and families.
Of particular interest are:
hydrotherapy pools; multi-sensory rooms; mini-buses; young carers projects; sibling projects; bereavement support.
Application Form: on website - can be submitted at any time..
Contact details: The True Colours Trust, 1st Floor, Allington House, 150 Victoria St., SW1E 5AF Tel: 020 7410 0330 Fax: 020 7410 0332 www.truecolourstrust.org.uk
Variety Youth Club Programme
The Club believes that a key way to help disadvantaged youngsters achieve their ambitions, and keep them from resorting to crime, etc, is through supporting youth clubs and similar community projects.
Application Form: on website with guidance - can be submitted at any time.
Contact details: The Variety Youth Club and Grants Manager, Julie Thomas Tel: 020 7428 8120 e-mail: [email protected] www.varietyclub.org.uk/section.php?id=34
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Young Persons Volunteering Fund Deadline: 2nd January 2013
Through this fund, the SITA Trust can provide grants of up to £10,000 for volunteering projects owned by 14-25 year olds. This 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. SITA Trust can provide funding towards the resources required by young volunteers to transform a derelict piece of land into a community green space or give a local community centre a much needed 'make-over'. Funding can be sought to provide necessary equipment such as tools, paint, plants, fencing and materials.
To be eligible applicants must be able to demonstrate that young people will be fully involved in the design and development of the project and projects must be compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund.
Contact details: http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering
Youth Music Grants Deadline: 27 March 2013
Youth Music, the UK's largest children's music charity provides grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 to support music-making activities for children and young people, especially young people in challenging circumstances, such as:
Mental health issues Special educational needs Physical disability Rural isolation Economic deprivation.
Youth Music will fund non profit-making organisations that are 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).
Youth Music aims to support music making principally in out of school hours such as during weekends, holidays as well as in breakfast and after schools clubs. Youth Music understands that programmes may need to begin in school hours especially if the proposal involves encouraging first time participation in music. To help with this, Youth Music will consider applications for programmes where up to 25% of the time is spent in school hours. The proposed programme should aim to encourage children and
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Contact details: http://network.youthmusic.org.uk/funding
Community Buildings and Amenities
B&Q Waste Donation Scheme
B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through all stores, allowing donations of waste materials, e.g. slightly damaged tins of pain, off-cuts of timber, odd rolls of wallpaper, end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools.
For health and safety reasons, no electrical, petrol or gas items may be donated.
Co-ordinated in-store, a Waste Donation Form is on file for interested groups. All donation forms must be signed by a representative of the group and no donations may be re-sold.
Contact details: www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment- ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp
Biffaward Small Grants
Small grants of between £250 and £5000 are on offer for future projects (e.g. community buiding, nature reserve, cultural facility, outdoor space) costing no more than £10,000 in total. A third party-contributor(s) is/are required to provide 5% of the grant being applied for.
Main criteria:
the site must be within 10 miles of a Biffa operation (see proximity checker on website) and within 10 miles of any landfill site. the project is eligible to be registered with ENTRUST under category D. (It is not necessary to be enrolled with ENTRUST.) the public will have access to the site for at least 104 days/year.
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(Biffaward also operate other schemes for larger projects.)
Application form: can be submitted at any time, via website. Guidance notes provided.
Contact details: www.biffa-award.org/small-grants-scheme
Environment
Biffaward Small Grants
Small grants of between £250 and £5000 are on offer for future projects (e.g. community buiding, nature reserve, cultural facility, outdoor space) costing no more than £10,000 in total. A third party-contributor(s) is/are required to provide 5% of the grant being applied for.
Main criteria:
the site must be within 10 miles of a Biffa operation (see proximity checker on website) and within 10 miles of any landfill site. the project is eligible to be registered with ENTRUST under category D. (It is not necessary to be enrolled with ENTRUST.) the public will have access to the site for at least 104 days/year. grants will be for site-based improvement work, not equipment or running costs.
Biffaward also operate other schemes for larger projects.
Application form: can be submitted at any time, via website. Guidance notes provided.
Contact details: www.biffa-award.org/small-grants-scheme
Faith Groups
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Allchurch Trust
Funds support churches, religious charities, charities preserving UK heritage, theological colleges, schools promoting the Christian religion, and those concerned with the disadvantaged and disabled. Applications to detail:
how funds will be utilised; funds raised to date; any previous support received from the Trust.
For large applications, submission of annual accounts may be requested.
Application Form: available on website, to be submitted in writing at any time.
Contact details: Allchurches Trust Ltd, Beaufort House, Brunswick Rd, Gloucester GL1 1JZ www.allchurches.co,uk/applications/index.aspx
Churchcare Deadlines: see website for different funds
The Cathedral and Church Building Division (which supports both the Church Building Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England) administers grant schemes supporting PCCs, Chapters and Friends groups to conserve churches, cathedrals and their historic contents –furnishing, artworks and fabrics.
Greater churches may be eligible for the Cathedral Amenities Fund grant scheme.
Cathedral Chapters can apply for grants from the English Cathedrals Repair Fund or the Cathedral Amenities Fund.
Applications for grants for completed or already commenced work, cannot be considered.
Application Form: Online via the website.
Contact details: Cathedrals and Church Building Division, Church House, Great Smith St., London SW1P 3AZ Tel: 020 7898 1866 www.churchcare.co.uk/funding.php National Churches Trust
Applications from listed and unlisted Christian places of worship in the UK are considered. Applications are invited for:-
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Repair Grants: Grants of £10,000 or more for urgent structural repair.
Community Grants: Grants between £5,000 - £25,000 towards projects such as installing toilets, catering facilities etc., to benefit local community and place of worship. Heating and lighting projects do not qualify.
Application: initial enquiries at any time, via on-line grant enquiry form with FAQ page and guidance notes for assistance.
Contact: e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 020 7600 6090 http://nationalchurchestrust.org/supporting-you/grants/welcome-new.php
Health Care, Mental Health and Disabilities
Caron Keating Foundation
The Foundation targets and financially assists cancer charities, professional carers and support groups. It is a family run Foundation – Gloria Hunniford is the administrator. See “Beneficiaries” for guidance regarding work supported.
Application Form: On-line - can be submitted at any time.
Contact details:Gloria Hunniford, PO Box 122, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UB http://www.caronkeating.org/
“Carers Can” Programme Opens for Applications Deadline: 9th November, 2012
The Carers Trust has announced the launch of the second funding round for the Young Carers Can Programme. The programme is open to any Third Sector/not for profit organisation that wishes to provide support activities for young carers across the UK. Grants of up to £2,500 are available to provide fun, social and structured activities that will improve well-being and aspiration, through tackling social exclusion and improving the self-esteem of young carers living in their local area. l Contact details: http://professionals.carers.org/young- carers/articles/young-carers-can,7142,PR.htm
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Disability Sport and Play
The Lord's Taverners has announced that its Disability Sport and Play programme is expected to re-open for applications on the 1st January 2013. The Lord's Taverners is one of the UK's leading Youth Sports and Disability Charities and Official Charity of Recreational Cricket. Through the Disability Sports and Play programme funding will be available to schools, clubs and other organisations which cater for youngsters under the age of 25 years with a physical and or learning disability. Grants will be awarded for sensory, soft play and outdoor play equipment.
Grants do not generally exceed £5,000.
Contact details: http://www.lordstaverners.org/charity/support-and- funding/special-needs.htm
Equitable Charitable Trust
This Trust is an educational charity making grants, between £3,000 - £30,000, for 1-3 years, to projects for children and young people (under 25 years of age), who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or are disabled.
Current priorities for such children and young people are:
education projects or services supporting learning and development in the UK; formal education projects in the UK, which support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects) or which deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability; education projects that will increase participation in, or improve the quality of education, in developing countries, provided applicant is a UK registered charity.
Grants are made for project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or the salary costs of a post. Priority is given to organisations and charities with annual incomes of under £5 million. Terms and conditions are available on website.
Application Form: Apply at any time following guidelines on the website.
Contact: e-mail [email protected] The Equitable Charitable Trust, 6th Floor, 65 Leadenhall St., London EC2A 2AD Tel: 0207264 4995/4993 Fax: 020 7488 9097 www.euitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
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Healthy Hearts Grants Deadline: 28th February, 2013
Heart Research UK has announced the next funding round, under its Healthy Heart Grants Scheme, will open early January 2013.
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.
The types of projects supported in the past have included:
Watford and District YMCA which received funding to work with local schools to encourage children to make healthy lifestyle choices through games and activities. The Foresight Project in Grimsby which encourages visually impaired people to take regular exercise using tandem bicycles.
There are two application rounds per year. Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants and July and August for grants awarded in November, each year.
Contact details: http://www.heartresearch.org.uk/grants/healthyheartgrant
True Colours Trust
The Trust offers small grants (up to £10,000) usually for one-off purposes. to help small, local organisations develop and deliver programmes for disabled children, their siblings and families.
Of particular interest are:
hydrotherapy pools; multi-sensory rooms; mini-buses; young carers projects; sibling projects; bereavement support.
Application Form: on website - can be submitted at any time..
Contact details: The true Colours Trust, 1st Floor, Allington House, 150
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Heritage
Churchcare Deadlines: see website for different funds
The Cathedral and Church Building Division (which supports both the Church Building Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England) administers grant schemes supporting PCCs, Chapters and Friends groups to conserve churches, cathedrals and their historic contents –furnishing, artworks and fabrics.
Greater churches may be eligible for the Cathedral Amenities Fund grant scheme.
Cathedral Chapters can apply for grants from the English Cathedrals Repair fund or the Cathedral Amenities Fund.
Applications for grants for completed or already commenced work, cannot be considered.
Application Form: Online via the website.
Contact details: Cathedrals and Church Building Division, Church House, Great Smith St., London SW1P 3AZ Tel: 020 7898 1866 www.churchcare.co.uk/funding.php
English Heritage – Historic buildings, monuments and designed landscapes
Deadline: for +£2000,000 - by 31 January 2013.
Grants available for urgent repair and conservation, required within 2 years to prevent significant loss or damage. All applications are assessed against English Heritage’s National and Regional Priorities and are handled by the regional offices (see website below).
Conditions of the grant:
the public can access the completed work;
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Application Form: available on website with guidance.
Contact details: Tel: 0870 333 1181 Fax: 0179 341 4926 Minicom text telephone for the deaf or hard of hearing: 0800 015 0516 e-mail: [email protected] www.english-heritage.org.uk/prefessional/funding/grants/grants- available/hbmdi/
For regional offices: www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/contact-us/offices/
National Heritage Memorial Fund
The Fund provides grants to help with the acquisition, preservation and maintenance of land, buildings, works of fine and decorative art, museum collections, archives, manuscripts, items of transport and industrial history, etc., which are of outstanding importance to the national heritage, and are under threat of loss or damage or relate to the original purpose of the Fund – to commemorate those who gave their lives.
Charities, voluntary and public and not-for-profit organisations may apply for grants.
Applications for projects such as revenue funding, daily running costs, payroll staff, research/development, general furniture and fittings, will not be considered.
Application: at any time.
Contact details General enquiries: Tel 020 7591 6042 e-mail [email protected] Post: 7 Holbein Place. London SW1W 8NR. Application enquiries: Fiona Talbott, Head of Museums, Libraries and Archives Tel: 020 7591 6008 e-mail [email protected] www.nhmf.org.uk/HowToApply/Pages/default.aspx
IT
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Arthur Rank Centre – Computers for Rural People
To encourage people living in rural areas to appreciate the opportunities provided by e-mail and internet, the Arthur Rank Centre has set up the “Computers for Rural People” to provide computers at very low cost to:
people retired or approaching retirement; a very busy person, trying to organise things by telephone and letter; assist school-children with their homework.
The Centre has arranged with the global charity Oasis, to supply re- furbished computers at charity prices. Applicants are requested to make voluntary donations of £12 minimum, to the Centre, to cover costs and help the charity’s charitable work.
Contact details: www.ruralchurch.org.uk/commuities-and- farming/computers-for-rural-people
Microsoft Britain Works
Microsoft aims to help 500,000 people into employment by giving them access to vital IT skills over the next 3 years. A major component is their NFO Programme providing resources to UK registered charities with an employability programme.
Application Form: e-mail [email protected], at any time, and an application form will be e-mailed to you to complete your registration.
Contact details: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworks/ngo.aspx
Refugees, Migrants and Homeless
Homelessness Transition Fund Launches Future Ready Fund The Homelessness Transition Fund has announced the launch of its new Future Ready fund. The aim of the Future Ready Fund is “To protect and enhance essential and strategically critical services for single homeless people and support them in the transition to becoming sustainable”.
Page 19 of 32 September 2011 Grants of up to £25,000 are available for projects that:
lead to stronger organisations or test/pilot new approaches that will attract funding; prepare organisations for change; build their skills and abilities to take advantage of new funding opportunities; build relationships or partnerships which strengthen organisations and help to attract funding and provide better services; will make sure organisations can continue to support clients in the best ways possible.
Contact details: http://homeless.org.uk/transition-fund/future-ready
Social Enterprise
Big Society Capital
Big Society Capital has launched a £600 million fund to finance grassroots social projects run by charities and community groups which can prove they are able to repay an investment through the income they generate.
The Scheme is financed by£400 million from dormant bank accounts plus £200 million from Britain’s four largest high-street banks – HSBC, RBS. Barclays and Lloyds. To be eligible, applicants must:
be a Social Investment Finance Intermediary primarly benefitting UK people in areas of ageing; children and families; community development; criminal justice; disability; education; emp[loyment; financial inclusion; healthy living; housing and shelter; market infrastructure; mental health; have a strong management team and good corporate governance; have a robust business plan and financial model; have a clear social mission with systems for delivering and monitoring social impact.
Application Form: By on-line Expression of Interest form, at any time. Application guidance notes on website.
Contact details: www.bigsocietycapital.com
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation – Strands
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The Foundation allocates funds to specific stands of work.
Food Strand The Foundation seeks to enable UK people to access, prepare and eat nutritious food, and is interested in work that influences policy and practice across a wide range of food-related areas. Finance Fund The Foundation aims to compliment its grant making with loans and other investments to charities and social enterprises. By providing money it will share the risk and return of the investment. The Finance Fund is not open to unsolicited applications but will accept enquiries from recent or current grant-holders.
Application Forms: Can be submitted at any time, downloaded from website; or apply in writing with outline proposal. Guidance is available on website.
Contact details: e-mail: [email protected] Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG Tel: 020 7812 3700 Fax: 020 7812 3701
Sports
Dickie Bird Foundation Deadline: 30th November 2012
The Foundation assists young people (under 18 yrs of age) to participate in the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances thereby improving their chances both inside and outside sport.
Eligible for funding examples: shorts, shirts, footwear, equipment, travel in the UK. Applicants will need to prove their circumstances prevent them from raising the necessary finance through any other means.
Application Form: available on website.
Contact details: The Dickie Bird Foundation, Grants Officer, 23B Rawson St., Low Moor, Bradford BC12 8PH Tel: 07503 641 457 www.thedickiebirdfoundation National Hockey Foundation
Page 21 of 32 September 2011 This Foundation encourages the development and growth of hockey by providing grants between £10,000 and £75,000, through clubs and educational establishments and supporting England Hockey’s youth development activities.
Grants are generally made quarterly to:
young people and hockey; young people and sport in Milton Keynes; enable the development of hockey at youth or community level; smaller charities.
Application Form: Apply at any time following guidelines on the website.
Contact: e-mail [email protected] 9 Hamlet Green, Northampton, Northants, NN5 7AR www.thenationalhockeyfoundation.com/page10.htm#g1
Grants for Disability Sport and Play (UK)
The Lord's Taverners has announced that it’s Disability Sport and Play programme is expected to re-open for applications on the 1st January, 2013. The Lord's Taverners is one of the UK's leading Youth Sports and Disability Charities and Official Charity of Recreational Cricket. Through the Disability Sports and Play programme funding will be available to schools, clubs and other organisations which cater for youngsters under the age of 25 years with a physical and or learning disability. Grants will be awarded for sensory, soft play and outdoor play equipment.
Grants do not generally exceed £5,000.
Contact details: http://www.lordstaverners.org/charity/support-and- funding/special-needs.htm
Sport England – Get healthy, get into sport
Sport England’s Youth and Community Strategy (2012 – 2017) is to encourage more people to participate in sport once a week, especially those who are the least active, to produce the greatest potential health benefit.
Funding will be distributed via one round, with £5 million available from this year. National Lottery awards between £30,000 - £50,000 will be considered for this fund.
Interest in the fund is being sought from appropriate partners with whom
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Applicatoin Form: Apply to be a partner in the scheme via an Expression of Interest form to be downloaded from the website.
Contact details: Tel: 08458 508508 e-mail: [email protected] Sport England, 3rd Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4SE http://www/sportengland.org/funding/get_healthy_get_into_sport.aspx?ut m_source=Funding+News+email+updates&utm_campaign=2c249538ee- FN_MAILCHIMP_DAILY&utm.medium=email
Training and Education
Equitable Charitable Trust
This Trust is an educational charity making grants, between £3,000 - £30,000, for 1-3 years, to projects for children and young people (under 25 years of age), who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or are disabled.
Current priorities for such children and young people are:
education projects or services supporting learning and development in the UK; formal education projects in the UK, which support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects) or which deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability; education projects that will increase participation in, or improve the quality of education, in developing countries, provided applicant is a UK registered charity.
Grants are made for project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or the salary costs of a post. Priority is given to organisations and charities with annual incomes of under £5 million. Terms and conditions are available on website.
Application Form: Apply at any time following guidelines on the website.
Contact: e-mail [email protected] The Equitable Charitable Trust, 6th Floor, 65 Leadenhall St., London EC2A 2AD Tel: 0207264 4995/4993 Fax: 020 7488 9097 www.euitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
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Multi-Category
Allen Lane Foundation
The Foundation offers one-off grants of £500 - £15,000 or grants repeated for more than 1 year from £500 - £5,000 pa, for a maximum of 3 years.
The Foundation will fund beneficiaries (who are not in London) such as:
asylum seekers and refugees (but not groups working with a single nationality); gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people; gypsies, travellers, migrant workers; offenders and ex-offenders; older people; people suffering mental health problems; people experiencing violence or abuse.
Application Form: A short Registration Form should be sent with application, at any time. Form with guidance, is on website.
Contact details: Allen Lane Foundation, 90 The Mount, York YO24 1AR Tel 01904 613223 Fax 01904 613133 e-mail: [email protected]
Edge Fund
Deadline: 1st December 2012.
Grants up to £5,000 are available to UK communities, campaign groups and activists working for social, economic and environmental justice, enabling those it helps to say where the money should go. Priority will be given to grassroots or unfunded groups.
Funding is available for work in the following areas:
addressing inequalities tackling discrimination addressing and promoting human rights protecting and environment and animals working with people with disabilities working with young people.
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Application Form: Apply in writing following the guidelines on the website.
Contact details: [email protected] Tel: 0776 712 6916 http://edgefund.org.uk
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Main Fund
Grants are offered for projects regarding:
the arts; education and learning; the natural environment; disadvantaged people, enabling them to participate more fully in society.
Types of projects funded/excluded are available on website.
Application in two stages: Stage 1: At any time, send outline proposal, (on-line guidance available), to which a reply will be received within a month, whether or not to proceed to the Second Stage. Stage 2: provide additional information as requested.
Contact details: e-mail: [email protected] Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG Tel: 020 7812 3700 Fax: 020 7812 3701
Freemasons’ Grand Charity – Non-Masonic Grants
Deadline: 30th November, 2012
Grants are made to charities which are registered with the Charity Commission. Regional or local charities must apply to the Provincial Grand Lodge of the region. Provincial Offices are listed in the telephone directories under “Freemasons” or “Masons”.
Grants, considered at meetings in January, April and July, are awarded principally in the following areas:
Vulnerable people (with disabilities or healthcare needs) Older people and babies Medical Research Youth Opportunities
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Core funding grants of £500 - £5,000 are available to small charities, the annual incomes of which do not exceed £1 million.
Grants between £5,000 and £50,000 are made for designated purposes and may be granted for up to 3 year periods, for capital projects.
Hospice Grants – made as part of a nationwide project. Application forms available from the appropriate Provincial Grand Lodge, the Freemasons’ Grand Charity office, or from the website.
Medical Research Grants – Preference given to charities which are members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC). It is advisable to read the AMRC Guidance, prior to submitting an application. Grants for Religious Buildings of national importance. Grants up to £5,000 available. Applications are considered only after recommendation by the Provincial Grand Lodge, which must discuss the application with the Freemasons’ Grand Charity and obtain a copy of the Religious Buildings Application Form.
All applications must be accompanied by a full copy of the charity’s latest annual report and audited accounts.
Contact details: Tel: 020 7395 9261 Fax: 020 7395 9295 Freemasons’ Grand Charity, 60 Great Queen St., London WC2B 5AZ e-mail [email protected] www.grandcharity.org/paages/grants_to_charities.html
Hilton in the Community Foundation Grants (UK)
Deadline: 12th February 2013 (5.30pm)
Organisations working with young people, such as charities and other not for profit, may apply for grants through the Foundation. Applications for grants can range from a few hundred pounds up to £30,000 per year for up to 2 years, which meet one of the Foundation's chosen areas of focus. These are:
Disabled children Children in hospital Homelessness Life-limited children in hospices.
Previously supported projects by the Foundation have included:
Oakington Manor Primary School which received a grant of £1,000 towards equipment for journalism projects.
Page 26 of 32 September 2011 Heathrow Special Needs Farm was awarded £10,000 in 2010 for two years’ support for the costs of providing young people with disabilities and special educational needs, the rural atmosphere of a working farm a stone’s throw from Europe’s busiest international airport.
Contact details: http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/application.htm
Santander Foundation
Grants up to £10,000 can be awarded anywhere in the UK. All funding is for one off donations. No multi-year funding is offered.
The Foundation has two grants programmes to help disadvantaged people in the UK:
1. Santander Community Plus – grants up to £5,000 to small local UK charities or local projects of national charities – funds to cover salaries, equipment, materials.
2. £10,000 grants programme to fund:
(a) Education and training - to improve the skills of disadvantaged people – formal training as well as independent living skills, improving self-esteem, crafts for disadvantaged children, reminiscence projects for older people, etc.
(b) Financial capability – to help disadvantaged people understand how to manage their money e.g. budgeting skills, accessing affordable credit, challenges arising from being a carer, unemployed, relationship break up.
Application Form: Apply at any time – form and guidance on website. Nominations can be made by charities and Santander customers and staff - Customer Suggestion Form available at Santander branches.
Contact details: Alan Eagle, Santander Foundation, 201 Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes MK9 1AN www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/ e-mail: [email protected]
Santander Launches Community Plus Fund
Following the launch, in September, of a new £250,000 pilot fund for charities in the South West, Santander Foundation has announced the launch of a new £1.23 million Community Plus fund to support charities helping local disadvantaged people across the UK.
Page 27 of 32 September 2011 UK registered charities can apply for a grant of up to £5,000. The funding must be for a specific project that helps disadvantaged people, e.g. for a piece of equipment or to pay for the costs of a part time sessional worker.
Application: visit any Santander branch and complete a nomination form, which should be dropped into the box provided in your local branch.
There are no closing dates and entries will be regularly considered by a panel of staff drawn from across the region. Successful charities will be notified within 2 months of submitting their nomination.
Contact details: http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/aboutus.aspx
SITA Enhancing Communities Programme
Deadlines: all at 5pm on:- 26th November, 2012; 18 March 2013; 28th March 2013; 19th July 2013; 22nd July 2013;
Projects situated in any of 90 funding zones around qualifying waste processing sites owned by SITA UK, can be supported.
Core Grants Scheme (formerly Large Grants Scheme) Applications for funding between £10,000 - £50,000 are welcomed from zones in England, Scotland and Wales. The overall project cost must not be more than £250,000. There are 3 funding rounds annually for the Core Fund.
Fast Track Fund (formerly Small Grants Scheme) Applications for funding up to £10,000 are welcomed. The overall project cost must not be more than £20,000. There are 6 funding rounds annually for the small grants.
Application Form: Apply via online process or download relevant application form from link on the website.
Contact details: SITA Trust, the Coach House, Eastwood Park, Falfield, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8DA Tel: 01454 262 910 e-mail: [email protected] http//www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding
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The Steel Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust supporting general charitable purposes. Grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 are made to registered charities in the UK within the areas of:
Arts and culture Environment Health Education Disadvantaged.
Grants are made at regular intervals during the year and the total level of grants is approximately £1m. 30% of these grants will be made to organisations in the Luton and Bedfordshire area. Applications can be made at any time as there are no application deadlines.
Contact details: http://www.steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/grant_policy.htm
Tudor Trust
Tudor’s focus is on smaller groups (with an annual turnover of less than £1 million), led by people of vision, commited to growth, progression and development, e.g. organisations which are:
embedded in and have developed out of their community; providing direct services to marginalised people; focussed on overcoming community isolation and fragmentation; addressing complex/multi-stranded problems in unusual and imaginative ways; fostering community resilience regarding environmental/ economic/social change; contemplating building improvements to make a positive difference to the people using the building.
Application in two stages:
Stage 1: At any time, send brief proposal (follow on-line guidance). Stage 2: Provide additional information as requested.
Contact details: The Tudor Trust, 7 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BD. Tel: 020 7727 8522 www.tudortrust.org.uk
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B&Q Waste Donation Scheme
B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through all stores, allowing donations of waste materials, e.g. slightly damaged tins of pain, off-cuts of timber, odd rolls of wallpaper, end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools.
For health and safety reasons, no electrical, petrol or gas items may be donated.
Co-ordinated in-store, a Waste Donation Form is on file for interested groups. All donation forms must be signed by a representative of the group and no donations may be re-sold.
Contact details: www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment- ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation – Strands
The Foundation allocates funds to specific stands of work.
Food Strand The Foundation seeks to enable UK people to access, prepare and eat nutritious food, and is interested in work that influences policy and practice across a wide range of food-related areas.
Finance Fund The Foundation aims to compliment its grant making with loans and other investments to charities and social enterprises. By providing money it will share the risk and return of the investment. The Finance Fund is not open to unsolicited applications but will accept enquiries from recent or current grant-holders.
Application Forms: Can be submitted at any time, downloaded from website; or apply in writing with outline proposal. Guidance is available on website.
Contact details: e-mail: [email protected] Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG Tel: 020 7812 3700 Fax: 020 7812 3701
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Deadline: 7th December 2012
Grants are for the direct benefit of the species supported by Petplan Ltd (dogs, cats, horses and rabbits). Grants to human charities must clearly demonstrate the benefit to the animals involved.
If appropriate, welfare may include staffing, buildings, vehicles, equipment, food and veterinary fees. Education is considered important, so appeals for funding for literature/printed articles will be considered. If applying for vehicles, applicants must ensure they comply with the EU Regulations regarding transport of animals.
Application Form: available on website.
Contact: Tel: 020 8580 8013 e-mail: [email protected] Cath Bourg, Trust Administrator, Petplan Charitable Trust, Great West House (GW2) Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9EG. www.petplantrust.org/articles.php?id=41&navild=4&subnavil=1&page=Welfare
Scouting Groups – Grants
Grants are available for:
opening or re-opening new sections starting a new group (min. two sections) in a recognised area of social deprivation; local development planning events; capital equipment for promoting Scouting; adult recruitment and retention; employment of local development staff; Non-wood badge leader training; capital equipment for the delivery of adult training; young leader training; activity assessor training and assessment; activity permit assessments; DofE assessments; trustee/executive training; trainer training; minibus training and assessment; Air and Sea scout training and capital equipment purchase; support for members “in financial hardship”; volunteer expenses, uniforms, camp and activity costs; development of scouting for special needs members, including small scale building works to ensure accessibility for all.
Page 31 of 32 September 2011 Application: available from website. Submission any time but for an event, must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the event.
Contact details: DGB Grants Manager e-mail: [email protected] www.scounts.org.uk/supportresources/search/?cat=262.266/589
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