Funders are providing emergency funds to support organizations assisting vulnerable communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. These include the National Lottery Community Fund offering awards up to £10k and over £10k to help with liquidity issues, Sport England providing £10k for organizations supporting physical activity, and the Arts Council offering up to £35k. South Yorkshire's Community Foundation will provide up to £5k for groups helping older people, those with disabilities or mental health needs, low-income families and others. The National Lottery Heritage Fund will offer £3k-£50k over three-six months for organizations most in need. Funders are also being flexible with existing grants and deadlines.

1. Peter Foyle
South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau
SEE webinar presentation , 2 April 2020

2. Emergency Funds for Covid-19 work
• Funders are supporting groups working with vulnerable communities,
and some are also supporting groups’ viability.
• Many funders are saying to existing recipients that they will be
flexible in terms of spend and re-purposing grants. Talk to your
funder!! SYFAB can offer advice on these and other funding issues.
Contract us on advice@syfab.org.uk

3. National Lottery Community Fund
• Activities specifically geared to supporting communities through this
crisis.
• Helping organisations overcome any liquidity issues caused by COVID-
19
• Awards for All (up to £10k)
• Reaching Communities (£10k +)
• https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/

4. Sport England
• Organisations who have a role in supporting the nation to be active
but who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing
of operations due to the ongoing crisis
• £10,000
• https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/our-
funds/community-emergency-fund

5. Arts Council
• Organisations and individuals who will need it during this crisis
• Up to £35,000
• https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19

6. South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation
• Voluntary organisations providing support to the most vulnerable and
isolated including:
• Older people
• People with disabilities
• People with mental health needs
• People on low income
• Families with young children
• Up to £5,000.
• Becoming active very soon.
• https://www.sycf.org.uk/apply/south-yorkshire/covid-19-response-
fund/

7. Charities Aid Foundation
• To help organisations affected by the impact of Covid-19 to continue
to deliver much needed support to communities across the UK
• Up to £10k / currently paused
• https://www.cafonline.org/charities/grantmaking/caf-coronavirus-
emergency-fund

8. National Lottery Heritage Fund
• To address immediate pressures over the next three-six months for
those organisations most in need £3,000 - £50,000
• Active soon
• https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/heritage-emergency-fund-
launches-help-sector