1. March 2011 funding opportunities
Contact me if anything here is unclear or if you would like to discuss
any ideas you have regarding approaching these funders. This list
contains new and ongoing funding opportunities.
James Hutchings
Mission Resources Adviser
James.hutchings@exeter.anglican.org
01392 294960
Funding specifically aimed at Christian
projects
Funding for community projects run by parish churches, deaneries,
dioceses and other bodies connected to or working in partnership with the
Church of England
Under the Church and Community Fund grants of up to £15,000 are available to
community projects run by parish churches, deaneries, dioceses and other bodies
connected to or working in partnership with the Church of England. Projects supported
must promote aid and further the work of the Church of England. This does not exclude
Anglican projects in partnership with ecumenical or other-faith partners, which are
warmly welcomed, but it does exclude projects run by secular bodies which have little or
no connection to the Church of England, overseas projects and projects in which an
Anglican body is not a key player at a local level.
Typical projects supported by the CCF might include employing a youth worker,
renovating an old church hall for use as a community centre or providing hot meals for
the homeless in a church room.
http://www.ccfund.org.uk/smartweb/apply/information
Christian charities concerned with social inclusion
The Anchor Foundation supports Christian charities concerned with social inclusion
particularly through ministries of healing and the arts.
They will consider applications for either capital or revenue funding and will consider
applications for projects abroad. In any one year the grant range to a project is between
£500 and £10,000. It is normal practice not to give grants to the same project for more
than three years.
Applications are considered at twice yearly trustees meetings in April and November The
next deadline is the 31st July. If submitting electronically please send the completed
form to:
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2. secretary@theanchorfoundation.org.uk Alternatively please post applications to: The
Anchor Foundation, P.O. Box 21107, Alloa, FK12 5WA
Website: http://www.theanchorfoundation.org.uk
Funding for faith community work
This programme provides grants of up to £5,000 to enable churches and faith-based
organisations, working in very deprived communities, to engage in social action through
supporting them to initiate or develop community work. This will then enable groups to
either undertake larger pieces of work or significantly improve the existing provision.
The project must be directly tackling the effects of profound poverty and should be
working in the 10% most deprived areas in England. Mustard Seed Grants can pay for
specific activities but not for on-going revenue expenditure, existing salary costs, deficit
funding, or retrospective spending. It is expected that work supported under the Mustard
Seed Programme will grow into more substantive or developed activities.
This is a rolling programme where there are no deadline dates.
http://www.cuf.org.uk/act/cuf-funding
Grants for faith based organisation to engage in social action
The Church Urban Fund (CUF) has announced that it is seeking applications from
churches and faith-based groups under its Mustard Seed Fund. The aim of the fund is to
provide grants to enable churches and faith-based organisations to engage in social
action through supporting them to initiate, develop and formulate ideas and opportunities
in preparation for undertaking larger pieces of work. Mustard Seed Grants can pay for
specific activities but not for on-going revenue expenditure, deficit funding, or
retrospective spending. The Church Urban Fund particularly assists churches in
deprived areas in their outreach to their local community and aims to support the mission
of the Church.
Eligible projects need to be directly tackling the effects of profound poverty and should
be working in the 10% most deprived areas in England. The 'Mustard Seed' programme
makes grants of up to £5,000. The programme operates on a rolling basis and
applications can be made at any time.
http://www.cuf.org.uk/mustardseed.aspx
Support for people with physical or mental disabilities
The Archer Trust is a UK Christian charitable grant-making trust, that aims to support
small UK charities that help people with physical or mental disabilities or people facing
disadvantage. Preference will be given to those organisations working in areas of high
unemployment and deprivation. The trust will fund projects in the UK and overseas (only
via UK charities which can ensure that funds are being well used). The grants available
range from £250 - £3,000. Applications can be made at any time. Trustees meet twice a
year, normally in March and September to consider applications.
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3. http://www.archertrust.org.uk/
Funding for places of worship for essential structural repair projects and
the installation of new facilities
The National Churches Trust awards grant funding to places of worship for essential
structural repair projects and the installation of new facilities.
Repair Grants of £10,000 and above and Community Grants of between £5,000 and
£25,000 are available.
Applications are accepted from listed and unlisted churches, chapels and meeting
houses of any age, as long as they are open (or planning to reopen) for public worship
and where the congregation is a member or associated member of Churches Together
in Britain and Ireland.
The closing date for receipt of applications for grants in 2011 is 1 September. To apply,
please visit http://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/.
Funding for places of worship built before 1896
The William and Jane Morris Fund is open to applications from churches, chapels and
other places of worship built before 1896. The Fund offers grants of up to £1,000
towards work concerned with the conservation of decorative features such as, stained
glass windows, sculpture, furniture, internal monuments and tombs, and wall paintings.
Grants towards major structural repairs and fabric maintenance may be considered
under exceptional circumstances.
The Fund’s committee is composed of Officers of the Society and Fellows with expertise
who are able to advise on applications.
Applications must be received by 31st March for consideration in the May.
http://www.sal.org.uk/grants/downloads/morris-form.doc
Christian community project support
The Gibbs Trust supports:
• Innovative undertakings by Methodist churches and organisations;
• Other Christian causes, especially of an ecumenical nature; and
• A wider category within the fields of the creative arts, education, social and
international concerns.
Grants given are usually between £1,000-£3,000.
www.gibbstrust.org.uk
Funding for monument and artefact restoration
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4. St Andrew's Conservation Trust The conservation, preservation and restoration of
sculptures, monuments and other artefacts of historic or public interest, which are on or
attached to property which is a church, or owned by a charity, and to which the public
has access.
Funding NOT For:
Churchyard table tombs except in very restricted circumstances
Apply on a form available from the contact above
Preference for the south west of England
ST ANDREW'S CONSERVATION TRUST
S R V Pomeroy
Chair
Duddle Farm
Nr Bockhampton
Dorchester
Dorset DT2 8QL
Funding for teaching Christianity in religious education
The Jerusalem Trust makes available to schools a number of grants to support the
purchase of resources for teaching Christianity in Religious Education. These can
include textbooks, teacher resources, artefacts, videos, tapes and CD-roms for use in
RE lessons. The fund is open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK, although
priority will be given to non-church state secondary schools. Occasionally grants will be
awarded to primary schools who have experienced the loss of resources through critical
incidents such as fire or flood.
The maximum size of any grant is £500 and applications can be submitted at any time.
http://www.stapleford-centre.org/resources/re-grants-for-schools
Funding for Christian projects including church repairs
The Allchurches Trust aims are to promote the Christian religion, to contribute to the
funds of any charitable institutions or associations and to carry out any charitable
purpose. Grants will normally be made in the form of single payments.
The majority of the Trust’s donations are used to support the dioceses and cathedrals of
the Church of England. The Trust has a general fund which responds to requests for
financial assistance from Anglican churches, churches of other denominations and the
Christian community. The Trust supports appeals from churches for building and
restoration projects, repair of church fabric, church community initiatives, religious
charities, charities preserving the UK heritage and other charitable causes.
Funding NOT For:
Charities with political association; National charities; Individuals; Appeals for running
costs and salaries or appeals from the same recipient twice in one year or in two
consecutive years.
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5. Applications should be submitted in writing on the form available off website or from
contact above, detailing the objectives of the project, the appeal target, how the funds
are to be utilised, funds raised to date and any previous support received from the trust.
Allchurches Trust
Company Secretary
Allchurches Trust Limited
Beaufort House
Brunswick Road
Gloucester GL1 1JZ
Tel: 01452 873189
atl@eigmail.com
www.allchurches.co.uk
Funding for a wide range of projects in the community
The Marsh Christian trust supports a wide range of projects/general charitable purposes.
Areas which have been funded include: social welfare; literature, arts and heritage;
environmental causes; conservation and animal welfare; healthcare and medical
research; education and training; and overseas appeals.
Grants are only made to registered charities that are experienced in their chosen field of
work with particular consideration given towards charities displaying a Christian
emphasis.
There is no deadline for receipt of applications. The Trustees meet monthly, but due to
the volume of appeals received responses to new appeals may take up to three months
to arrive. However, a response is made to every appeal. Grants are given towards core-
funding and range between £250-£4,000 with new applications at the lower end of this
scale. Further information can be found on
www.marshchristiantrust.org
Young people
Supporting disadvantaged people in need
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust (AFMT) supports projects that allow disadvantaged
young people the chance to develop an existing interest in the great outdoors. The Trust
usually supports programmes that are run by schools or youth groups, but welcomes
applications from individuals, but these must have a referee. The AFMT support a wide
range of projects, but are unlikely to support foreign trips. Projects the fund has
supported in the past include:
A £300 grant of a Youth Forum in Lancashire to support a programme of outdoor
activities. A £500 grant for a group of young people from Bradford to go on a residential
outdoor activities course in Scotland.
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6. Applications can be made at any time.
http://www.andyfanshawe.org/index.php
Funding for educational projects for the young and disadvantaged
The Equitable Charitable Trust is an education charity. It makes grants totaling up to £1
million each year towards projects for children and young people under the age of 25
who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or disabled.
The Priorities of the Equitable Charitable Trust are:
• Education projects or services that support the learning and development of
disabled children and young people;
• Formal education projects for disadvantaged children and young people 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.
For overseas projects, Trustees particularly wish to support projects with potential to
deliver benefits over the medium to long term.
Grants can be made for project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or the salary
costs of a post.
The majority of projects funded by the Trust take place at local or regional level, though
national projects and those benefiting children or young people overseas (in developing
countries only) are also supported. Grants for overseas projects are only made through
UK registered charities.
The length of funding can range from one to three years with grants of more than one
year paid in annual installments, with installments beyond the first year dependent on
receipt of progress reports that are satisfactory to the Trustees.
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 www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk/
Wooden spoon helps underprivileged children to be happy
Wooden Spoon is a children’s charity dedicated to helping underprivileged children
(disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially) and young people to live happier, richer
lives.
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7. Previous support has been capital toward medical treatment and recovery centres,
sports and activity areas, sensory rooms and gardens, playgrounds (includes schools).
Outreach programmes for children and young people in their communities can also
receive funding through Wooden Spoon. Further information can be found at
Previously funded projects: http://www.woodenspoon.com/projects/project_history.php
Website: www.woodenspoon.com/
Supporting children’s projects and helping the homeless
Organisations that work with young people have the opportunity to apply for grants
through the Hilton Foundation. Organisations such as charities and other not for profit
organisations can apply for grants ranging from a few hundred pounds up to £30,000 per
year for up to 2 years that meet one of the Foundation's chosen areas of focus. These
are; disabled children; children in hospital; homelessness; and 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 and Ratho Primary School which received a grant of £168.48 to provide 'healthy
living' water bottles for all of the children at the school.
www.hilton-foundation.org.uk
Dragon’s Den investor offers funding through charitable trust
Established by the Dragon’s Den investor James Caan in 2006 this charitable trust
supports charities involved in various activities including:
• Promoting education (including social and physical training) – Examples:
awarding scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any
university, college or institution of higher or further education. Helping in the
development of schools in underprivileged areas
You can see information about the foundation on
http://www.hamiltonbradshaw.com/charity-community/james-caan-foundation/
but for details about how to apply for the fund, you should e-mail nfo@hbpe.com.
Programme for young people
The O2 programme supports projects by young people (13 - 25) that have a positive
impact upon their community. The new programme Think Big will offer young people up
to£ 300 in grants as well as training, support and mentoring from a number of youth
charities. These include the National Youth Agency and UK Youth.
Examples of projects that could be supported could include fighting knife crime, starting
local youth groups, teaching skills to other young people or renovating community
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8. spaces. Eligible projects should be run by young people for young people, and may have
the opportunity to apply for a further £2,500 to continue their work.
Street Factory in Plymouth received funding. The project offers street dance classes for
local children.
Applications can be submitted by individual young people or groups of young people and
can be submitted at any time.
http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/
National small grants programme for sports projects
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 in England. Eligible Costs An
example of what may be funded is to purchase extra team kit or to pay additional
coaching fees
Funding/Support Up to a maximum of £10,000.
Match Funding Applicants must provide any other project costs from other sources
Other Total project costs should not exceed £50,000
Type Not-for-profit/educational establishment
Sport England
3rd Floor Victoria House
Bloomsbury Square
London
WC1B 4SE
Tel: 0845 8508 508
Fax: (020) 7383 5740
funding@sportengland.org
http://www.sportengland.org
Funding to support needy young people in the community
Social workers, health visitors and support workers working for a statutory agency or
voluntary organisation can apply for funding through the Frank Buttle Trust to help
children and young people in desperate need. Grants are intended to make a positive
contribution to their lives when their safety, health or development is at risk. The item (or
service) to be funded should be critical to the well-being of the child/young person, and
items that are merely desirable, rather than essential, will not be eligible for support. The
grants available provide necessities such as beds, bedding and essential items of
furniture and household equipment. The Trust also has an arrangement with Comet for
washing machines, cookers, fridges and other white goods that can be delivered directly
to applicants. Applications must be made through a statutory agency or voluntary
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9. organisation that is capable of assessing the needs of the child/young person, and that
can also administer a grant on behalf of the Trust. In the financial year to 31st March
2008 the Trust made 9,481 Child Support grants, totalling £1.94 million. Applications can
be submitted at any time.
http://www.buttletrust.org/grant_aid/child_support_grants1/
Funding for youth social welfare work
Registered charities working with young people aged 11 to 25 are eligible to apply for
grants through the. Each year, the Joanies Trust makes approximately 30 grants with an
average value of £1,000 to support projects that offer intensive support to young people
as well as those that promote preventative work, and especially those that are designed
to lead to individual development through integration, work opportunities or accreditation.
In particular the Trust is looking to support projects that show innovation and imagination
as well as evidence of close consultation with young people in developing their project.
http://www.joaniestrust.org.uk/index.htm
Supporting initiatives which provide opportunities to help, support and
advance young people
The Wessex Youth Trust, formerly known as the Earl and Countess of Wessex
Charitable Trust, is a regular grant making trust founded in June 1999.
The Trust supports projects and initiatives which provide opportunities to help, support
and advance young people.
There are no restrictions to the amount requested. Between 20 and 30 grants are
awarded each year with the average grant being between £2,500 and £5,000.
Grants are generally paid in one instalment, although there may be as many as five
annual instalments in the case of the more substantial grants.
Applicants should state what other sources of funding have been sought and secured.
Funding is available for projects that provide opportunities to help support and advance
young people. Preference is given to pump-priming projects for development and more
extensive fundraising initiatives. Specific project funding requests are preferred to more
general pot-filling.
Registered charities and self-help groups with charitable aims, that work with young
people, are eligible to apply. The Trust does not accept invitations to appoint
representatives to serve on the controlling bodies of organisations and objects to which
charitable assistance has been given.
Subject to the guidelines, the Trustees retain the flexibility to support a wide range of
charitable endeavour.
The next deadline is (need to check)
Applications must be made using the Trust's application form. This should be obtained
directly from the Trust. Requests for application forms should be made by letter or
telephone.
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10. All applications will receive a response within two weeks of receipt.
Mrs Jenny Cannon
Farrer & Co
66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
No email or website.
Tel: (020) 7242 2022.
Fax: (020) 7242 9899.
Social welfare/general community need
Steel Charitable Trust
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 £1,000,000, 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.
http://www.steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/grant_policy.htm
Funding for Community Shops
The Village Retail Services Association in partnership with Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
and Co-operative and Community Finance have funding available to support the start up
of new Community owned shops in rural areas of England or to save an existing shop
by transfer to community ownership. The funding which will be available over the next
three years will provide up to £40,000 per shop. This will be made up of a grant of
£20,000 together with a loan of £20,000 from Co-operative and Community Finance.
Eligible applicants will include community based organisations located in rural
communities of not less than 300 residents. The community is required to raise match
funding through community contributions, which could take the form of share capital,
donations raised through community fundraising events and grants obtained from other
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11. sources to the same or greater value than the grant requested from the Village CORE
Programme. At least some of the funds raised should have been provided by the
community itself and not solely through external grants.
The application process commences with a telephone interview with one of the
programme managers. If the community appear to meet the criteria within the
programme timeframe and if Village Core funds are available, application forms are sent
electronically where possible to the main contact person on the committee. The forms
must be returned within 6 weeks of the telephone interview.
http://www.plunkett.co.uk/whatwedo/core/Core.cfm
Supporting the disadvantaged
Percy Bilton Charity provides grants to registered charities who are focusing their
activities at the following target groups:
• Disadvantaged/underprivileged young people - Aged under 25
• People with disabilities
• People over the age of 60
There are two main types of funding: Large grants (One off payments for capital
expenditure of £2,000 and over) and Small grants (Providing funding of up to £500
towards furnishings and equipment for small projects). Favours bids from small charities.
There is no set deadline and bids can be submitted at anytime but Board meetings are
held quarterly in March, June, September and December to consider large grants.
www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk
Awards to recognise individuals, businesses, charities, community groups
and other organisations that are demonstrating the Big Society in their
work or activities
The Prime Minister has launched a series of awards to recognise individuals,
businesses, charities, community groups and other organisations that are demonstrating
the Big Society in their work or activities.
The Big Society Award will be given to 2-3 organisations every month, winners will
receive a certificate and be invited to a reception at 10 Downing Street.
Anyone, including people who benefit from the group, organisation or individual
activities, may make an online nomination, at any
http://www.number10.gov.uk/bigsocietyawards
Funding for local good causes from bakery company
Local Not for Profit Organisations such as charities, charitable companies, churches and
schools can apply for grants of up to £2,000 through the Greggs Foundation regional
grants programme.
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12. The Greggs Foundation was established in 1987 by Ian Gregg, founder of the Greggs
bakery retailer. The regional grants programme is administered by committees of
volunteers from Gregg shops, bakeries and offices who are based in England, Scotland
and Wales. They use their knowledge of the local area to make small grants to local
organisations, in particular those that make a difference to people in need in the heart of
Greggs' local communities.
The Greggs Foundation prioritises local organisations that help people in need in their
local area. Many charitable causes can be supported through the programme. Most of
the grants are to support an identifiable cause such as trips, activities and equipment.
Additionally the Foundation prioritises the following people:
• People with caring responsibilities;
• People with disabilities;
• Homeless people; and
• Older people.
Past recipients include:
• £2,000 to the Grange Day Centre in Newcastle – the grant was used to provide
outdoor activity sessions for older people; and
• £2,000 to the Sunbeams Music Trust in Cumbria. This charity uses music as
therapy for people with disabilities.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
http://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/
Community awards from large British supermarket
The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of
between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and
welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities.
Previous projects supported have included part funding to purchase minibuses;
befriending schemes; luncheon clubs; and day trips / social trips – for elderly / disabled
people; sensory garden or room projects; breakfast and after-schools clubs; playground
equipment in schools and outdoor classrooms. For example, Addington High School
received funding towards the development of an outdoor classroom. Dyslexia Action
received funding towards parent awareness courses.
Applications for grants for children and their education and welfare should be made
between the 1st December and the 31st January or the 1st May and the 30th June.
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13. Applications for grants for elderly people and adults and children with disabilities should
be made between the 1st February and the 31st March or the 1st August and the 30th
September.
http://www.tescoplc.com/plc/corporate_responsibility_09/community/making_difference/c
haritablegiving/tesco_charity_trust/cagapr09.pdf
Small grant support to address housing issues and homelessness among
vulnerable groups
The Nationwide Foundation offers small grants to charities offering support to address
housing issues and homelessness among vulnerable groups.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities with incomes of under
£500,000. Further information can be found on
www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Funding for Alcohol Education Projects
The Drinkaware Trust "Ideas Fund"awards small grants of between £100 and £2,500 to
local community (and occasionally national) initiatives designed to promote responsible
drinking and reduce alcohol related harm.
The Trust funds projects ranging from public education campaigns, peer-led education
schemes, educational theatre work, conferences, provision for educational materials,
training, workshops to other educational events. In particular the Trust welcome
applications that aim to further the strategic objectives of the Trust, which are to; reduce
alcohol misuse amongst under-18s; and to raise awareness about long term health
harms caused by hazardous or harmful levels of drinking.
The Trust accepts applications from; registered charities; other voluntary organisations;
and statutory organisations and partnerships. In addition the Trust also makes grants of
up to £25,000 for larger projects that undertake direct, hands-on work with individuals
and the community as well as grants of up to £100,000 to help larger scale projects pack
a more powerful punch or reach a wider audience. An example of a previously funded
project is "Party Safe" a partnership project between Rivington School and a local group
called Youth Express. Young people from the latter organisation worked together to
produce a ten to twenty minute DVD demonstrating the dangers of drinking to excess
and showing how quickly things can get out of control.
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/grants
Supporting a variety of beneficial causes
MODCARE assists financially or by other means any organisations in the UK engaged
in education, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress or sickness.
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14. Funds Distributed: £28,527 (2008/09)
Funding For:
* Children / Young people
* Elderly / Old People
* People with disabilities
* Other charities / Voluntary bodies
Funding NOT For:
* Animal welfare
* Environmental organisations
Apply in writing or by telephone.
MODCARE
100 Colworth Road
London
E11 1JD
Contact: Mr Anthony Oliver Salt
Tel: 020 7218 3023
Support for a wide range of projects from British bank
Barclays Stockbrokers Charitable Trust provides one off grants only, for capital projects
or specific programmes (rather than core or revenue costs).
Applications are considered in the following categories: physical and mental disability;
older people; ill health/relief in need; children/youth; family and social welfare; education
and training; blind/deaf; poverty/homelessness.
Funding NOT For:
Schools/colleges/universities; religion/church buildings; individuals; medical research;
animal welfare; overseas charities/projects; large national charities, expenses already
incurred
Registered and exempt charities only. Preference given to small and medium-sized
charities and local branches of UK charities.
Apply in writing to the contact above. If eligibility is established following receipt of an
appeal letter, then an application form will be sent.
Trustees' meetings held at the end of February, May, August and November.
Catchment Areas: UK
Barclays Stockbrokers
CharitableTrust
Trust Officer
Barclays Bank Trust Co. Ltd.
Osbourne Court
Gadbrook Park
Rudheath
Northwich
Cheshire
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Funding for the relief of sickness and hardship arising from age
The James Tudor Foundation is a grant-giving charitable organisation established for the
relief of sickness and the provision of financial assistance to people suffering hardship or
distress arising from age, ill-health or infirmity. The Foundation makes grants, gifts and
loans to organisations who have been established for at least two years and that are
registered charities within the United Kingdom, that can maximise the effectiveness of its
donations. The grants are for charitable purposes across six programme areas:
• Palliative care
• Medical research
• Health education
• Awards and scholarship
• The direct relief of sickness
•
The UK independent healthcare sector and the fulfilment of their charitable objects by
other means.
The Foundation expects to make donations of up to £1 Million a year. Grants for under
£5,000 will be made within one month, Grants that exceed £10,000 may take up to four
months to process. Applications can be submitted at any time.
http://www.jamestudor.org.uk/index.htm
Supporting for the well being of needy people
The Woodroffe Benton Foundation makes grants towards: people in need - primary care
of people who are sick or elderly or those affected by the results of a local or national
disaster; promotion of education; conservation and improvement of the environment.
Local branches of national organisations - the trust prefers to give a large grant to the
national headquarters; individuals.
Maximum grant is usually £2,000.
Funds Distributed: £221,000 (2008).
Applicable to registered charities only. Apply on a form available from the contact above.
Full guidance notes are also sent along with the form.
The Trustees meet quarterly in January, April, July and October.
Woodroffe Benton Foundation, 16 Fernleigh Court, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 6NA,
Tel 020 8421 4120
alan.king@which.net
http://www.wcva.org.uk/all/dsp_link.cfm?subcat=64&cat=25
Supporting community development in rural areas
The main work of the Arkleton Trust is organising seminars, workshops and publishing
information about rural development issues.
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16. It also administers some small funds including the John Higgs Memorial Fund - which
seeks to identify groups doing specific development, community or educational (not
within schools) work in rural areas, which are either struggling to start, having trouble in
maintaining valuable activities, wishing to develop in new or unfamiliar areas, or seeking
to evaluate their work. In addition, the fund tries to assist these groups to find the right
person to help and guide their efforts.
To learn more about this trust, see www.arkletontrust.co.uk
Grants in the areas of the arts, community education, medical,
environment, health, religion, welfare and youth
The Garfield Weston Foundation offers support to organisations that are registered
charities and excepted or exempt charities such as churches, hospitals, educational
establishments, museums and housing corporations. Founded in 1958 the Garfield
Weston Foundation is a UK based, general grant-giving charity that makes grants in the
areas of the Arts, Community Education, Medical, Environment, Health, Religion,
Welfare and Youth.
Applications are considered individually by the Foundation and the following issues are
taken into consideration:
• The financial viability of the organisation;
• The degree of need for the project requiring funding;
• The amount spent on administration and fundraising as compared to the
charitable activities;
• The ability to raise sufficient funding to meet the appeal target;
• Whether the organisation has appropriate priorities and plans in place to manage
its activities.
There is no limit on the size of grant. In the past, the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
received funding for the refurbishment of facilities in two Edwardian houses which have
been converted into a number of studios and practice rooms; RHS at Harlow Carr in
Yorkshire received funding to build a dedicated education space to house a library,
lecture and theatre rooms, online access, kitchen facilities and storage.
There are no application deadlines.
http://www.garfieldweston.org/
Foundation offers support for various themes
The New Look Group Foundation supports local projects related to the following themes:
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17. Learning through access to education:
• Formal education or vocational training
• overcoming truancy
• seeking an apprenticeship, or
• developing life skills.
Learning through accessibility:
• Helping to promote an inclusive approach to life, irrespective of physical or
mental ability.
Learning to deal with issues:
Helping people to help themselves and their friends by tackling anxieties linked to such
issues as eating disorders, obesity, body image, bullying, alcohol or substance
abusePreference is given to local schools, community groups, and registered charities in
the following areas:
• Educational activities aimed at helping people to help themselves;
• Regenerating local communities and promoting a positive 'community spirit';
• Activities which help people to feel included in local community life who might
otherwise feel excluded and which promote positive self-esteem and confidence.
To get more details, e-mail foundation@newlook.com or see
http://www.newlookgroup.com/index.cfm?page=1016.
Grants for enhancing quality of life for those in need
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
Foundation'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.
Examples of grants that the ACT Foundation has made are:
Woodlands School – Hydrotherapy pool for disabled children; and
Whizz Kids – Mobility aids for children.
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18. Applications can be made at any time.
http://www.theactfoundation.co.uk/
Funding for general charitable purposes
The Lord Barnby’s Foundation has established a permanent list of charities that it
supports each year, with the remaining funds then distributed to other charities. Its
priority areas include the following: heritage; the preservation of the environment; and
the countryside and ancient buildings, particularly the great Anglican cathedrals;
charities benefiting people who are ex-service and service, Polish, disabled or refugees;
welfare of horses and people who look after them; technical education for the woollen
industry.
Funding is not for Individuals.
Applications will only be considered if received in writing accompanied by a set of the
latest accounts. Appeals are considered three times a year, in February, June and
November.
Examples of grants allocated with 2008 include: The Holburne Museum (£2,000); The
ISIS Project (£1,000); The Langford Trust (£2,500); Talking Space (£1,000); Tall Ships
Youth Trust (£2,000); Territorial Army (£5,000); Care International UK (£500); Cares for
Kids (£1,000)
Funds Distributed: £257,081 (2008).
Mrs J A Lethbridge (Secretary)
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION
PO Box 71
Plymstock
Plymouth
Devon. PL8 2YP
DIY store with waste donation scheme
Schools, charities and community groups can apply for products and waste materials
through the B&Q Waste Donate Scheme. B&Q operates this Scheme through all of its
stores within the UK. B&Q donates products and waste materials they haven’t been able
to sell for re-use such as slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, odd rolls of
wallpaper and end-of-range materials. Donated products should benefit the local
community and the environment and cannot be resold. Due to its Health and Safety
scheme, electrical, petrol and gas items are not available for donation. Applications must
be made directly to B&Q stores.
Applications to the scheme can be made at any time.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/content_lookup.jsp?
content=/aboutbandq/social_responsibility_2007/waste_donation.jsp&menu=aboutbandq
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19. Dividend fund to benefit local communities
The Community Dividend Fund uses the “odd pence” donated from Co-operative Group
Dividend cardholders to fund projects that benefit local communities. Community and
voluntary groups as well as charities are able to apply for funding of between £100 and
£5,000 to support projects that benefit the local community. To be eligible, the project
must benefit a local community in which at least one Co-operative group business
trades.
The type of activities supported must fulfil a perceived need in the local community by
addressing community issues such as combating crime and anti-social behaviour,
promoting education and improving health.
Activities must also target disadvantaged groups or areas and be in line with co-
operative values and principals.
Past projects include:
Concorde Wheelchairs Dancers - The Concorde Wheelchair Dancers is a Bristol dance
team with members representing all ages and disabilities. The Co-operative Membership
Community Fund awarded the group a grant of £500, enabling members to take part in a
national competition in Blackpool.
Blaina After School Club - The 2H After School Club based at Ystruth Primary School
provides care for autistic children and their siblings. The school club has recently
received a donation of £500 from The Co-operative Community Fund, and has used the
money to create a sensory garden.
Applications can be made at any time.
http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/Community-Fund/
Funding from Getty Jnr Charitable trust before closure
The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, one of the largest grant making trusts in the UK
has announced that it is winding down the Trust over a period of between five and ten
years. This means that the Trust 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. Since 1986 the Trust has awarded nearly £38 million to over 3,000
charities across the United Kingdom. The Trust aims to support projects which help to
relieve poverty, support disadvantaged people, and effect long-term change where help
is not readily available from the public or private purse. The Trust also provides funding
for the arts, and towards the conservation of the natural and built environment. The Trust
makes grants through two funding streams.
Main grants can be between £10,000 and £250,000 over a period of 1 to 3 years.
Small grants of up to £5,000 are also available for smaller charities.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk/funding.html
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20. Transport operator funding community projects
The FirstGroup Plc is committed to making a real difference to the communities in which
they operate in the UK, by supporting a wide range of charitable causes and community
organisations. The Grants charitable criteria include: young people; health and the
environment. Funding is not available for grant making bodies, promotion of political or
religion beliefs, government funded schemes and animal welfare. Arts and research
projects will only be considered in exceptional cases. The funding available is
discretionary.
The application form is available from the FirstGroup PLC website and applications can
be submitted at any time.
http://www.firstgroup.com/corporate/community/charity_and_sponsorship.php
Funding for community groups
Not for profit organisations and organisation with a charitable purpose can apply for
funding through the Mark Leonard Trust. The Mark Leonard Trust is one of the
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts and focuses on environmental education in the UK.
In particular the Trust seeks to support projects that focus on:
Finding practical ways of involving children and young adults; sustainable agriculture
and bio-diversity. Sustainable transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy and
youth work that supports the rehabilitation of young people involved in anti-social or
criminal activities.
Projects supported in the past have included:
• A grant of £10,000 to the Federation of City Farms and Community gardens
towards a pilot project in Coventry to develop food growing activities in schools
• A grant of £10,000 to Plumpton College to complete the construction of an
environmentally friendly classroom.
Applications to the Trust can be submitted at any time.
http://www.sfct.org.uk/mark_leonard.html
Projects for a wide variety of charitable purposes
Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation supports project a wide variety of charitable
purposes including: education; arts; heritage; youth; community; conservation; housing;
health; medical research.
Funding is for capital and/or revenue costs.
Grants are normally in the range £200 to £10,000 but may, exceptionally, be greater.
Match funding is not necessarily required and the grant can be used as match funding. If
match funding is required, this may be in the form of another grant or volunteer time
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21. Appeals are considered regularly. The Foundation does not issue strict guidance upon
the types of project funded
Applications may be made at any time
Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
20 Berkeley Square
London
W1J 6LH
Tel: (020) 7408 2198
Fax: (020) 7499 5859
office@sunleyfoundation.com
Funding to improve human well being
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation provides grants to charities for educational projects,
music composition and performances, herbal medicine, medical research, disability, and
farming related projects. Grants of up to £20,000 are available to registered charities
with a turnover of less than £500,000. The Foundation favours supporting small charities
that will carry out the project themselves (except in the case of medical research), who
rely on volunteers and who can demonstrate a successful history of projects. The
Trustees will usually meet to consider applications in January, April, July, and October.
Applications need to be submitted before the last week in the month before the next
meeting. For example, for an application to be considered at the January meeting,
applicants will need to submit it before the last week of December.
http://www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/charitable-applications/charity-details/the-sylvia-
waddilove-foundation-uk
Environmental
Bank foundation supporting community projects throughout England
The Santander Foundation has announced that their budget for Community Partnership
Group areas is now fully committed, but that they will re-open for applications in
January 2011. The Santander Foundation brings together the charitable donations
formerly made in the UK by Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley savings
business. Through the Foundation funding is available to registered charities that work in
the areas of Education and Training and Financial Capability.
The Foundation will make grants to buy tangible items such as equipment or training
materials. Grants are also available to fund project costs such as sessional worker fees,
salaries, room hire or other costs incurred in the delivery of the charitable priorities.
http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/aboutus.aspx
Grants to make places a better place to live
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22. The David Knightly Charitable Trust grants are available between £500 to £5,000 for
projects helping to make local communities better places to live. Projects supporting
community groups will be prioritised.
For further information, write to:
Gillian Binks, David Knightly Charitable Trust, Pride of Place Awards,
22 Ferndene Road, Withington, Manchester
M20 4TT Tel: 0161 445 6452.
Support for community groups
The Friends Provident Foundation makes grants of up to £200,000 to not-for profit
organisations for projects that address financial exclusion within disadvantaged
communities. The funding is distributed through the Financial Inclusion Programme
2009-2012. The Foundation will consider applications for work that will make a strategic
contribution to the overall outcome of financial inclusion in the UK. The Foundation will
consider requests for capital or revenue funding, core funds or project costs. The
Foundation is willing to consider applications from any type of legally independent
organisation, but can only support work that is legally charitable. Actions previously
supported through the Foundation include; making money management advice available
to young people via mobile phones and interactive digital TV; a research project to look
at the difficulties that people with a learning disability are having in gaining access to
banking services.
Website: Friends Provident Foundation (UK)
Protecting outdoor spaces, funding from landfill operator
The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge is a new campaign supported by the SITA
Trust, HRC Prince William and the Fields Trust. The Challenge aims to protect 2012
outdoor recreational spaces in communities such as pitches, woodlands, children's play
areas, gardens, bicycle trails, parks etc, all across the country as a permanent living
legacy of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee which will be in 2012.
Local Authorities, Parish and Town Councils, sports clubs and other private landowners
can apply to obtain Queen Elizabeth II Field status. All those areas that are designated
a Queen Elizabeth II Field will then be able to apply through SITA's £1 million Queen
Elizabeth II Fields Fund, for grants to make improvements to the recreation area.
Through this fund there will be two different strands:
The QEII Fields Volunteer Support Fund, which will make grants of up to £5,000 to fund
those projects where volunteers are extensively involved in the delivery of the project;
and the QEII Major Works Fund, which will make grants of up to £25,000 to support
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23. those projects that also focus on delivery by volunteers, but will allow major works to be
carried out by contractors.
The Fund is anticipated to open in mid 2011. For further information including how to
apply to become a Queen Elizabeth II Field click on the link below.
Check website’s postcode checker for eligibility from Sita.
http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/news/175
Funding for tree planting awards
The Tree Council's Tree Futures has announced that as part of the National Tree week
2011 it is offering help for tree planting through two grants programmes. The ‘Trees for
Schools' and ‘Community Trees' funds. Any school or community group within the UK
that is planning a project that actively involves children under 16 is encouraged to draw
on the fund to plant trees and make a greener future. The Tree Council's National Tree
Week is the focus for these projects and successful applicants need to organise their
planting events in conjunction with our annual celebration of the new tree planting
season. The Tree Council are able to fund projects between £100 and £700 and
successful applicants will receive up to 75% towards their planting costs. For example, if
your project totals £700, The Tree Council would offer up to £525. The remaining 25%
will need to be secured by your school or organisation. The closing date for applications
is the 31st March 2011
Funds to Support Tree Planting Projects (UK)
Renewable energy grants for the community
The Naturesave Trust, which was set up in 1995, to fund specific environmental and
conservation projects throughout the UK and to encourage the greater adoption of
sustainable development, especially within the Small and Medium Sized business
community (SMEs) has announced that it now provides start up 'seed corn' grants for
community renewable energy projects. The Trust are keen to help communities, in
particular, that do not have the initial start up capital to undertake all the preliminary work
to get to the planning stage and most importantly for the community to retain as much
control as possible over the operating income once the project has been successful.
Recently funded projects by the Trust include Pilling St John's Primary School which
received funding towards the installation of a wind turbine at the school, providing
energy and income to the school and Trees for Health which received funding from the
Trust to set up green woodworking area to utilise local coppice wood in Devon.
http://www.naturesave.co.uk/trust_naturesave.html
Landfill tax credit scheme: Flagship Programme reopens
Biffawards, which awards grants to community and environmental projects through
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24. 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 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; and the Wildlife Trust for
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire & Peterborough who won a Flagship
grant of £389,930 towards the Great Fen Project. This project, which demonstrates
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.
http://www.biffaward.org/about/foverview
Enhancing communities from Landfill site operator
Under the Sita Trust’s Enhancing Communities Programme grants of up to £50,000 are
available to not for profit organisations, community groups, parish councils, local
authorities and charities for projects that make physical improvements to community
facilities and historic buildings / structures. SITA will accept applications from projects
which are within 3 miles of qualifying SITA UK waste processing sites.
Previous projects supported through the programme include:
A £10,000 grant to Ashtead Cricket Club to resurface and restore the playing field of the
former Parsons Mead School to create a sports pitch that can be used for cricket and
football and a £10,000 grant to enable the replacement of existing electric radiant
heaters with a modern combination condensing boiler at All Saint's Church Hall in
Guildford.
The next closing date for applications is 10 am on the 18th April 2011 for the Fast
Track Fund (formerly Small Grants Scheme) scheme and 10 am on the 21st March 2011
for the Core Fund (formerly Large Grant Scheme).
http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding
Local – Devon specific etc
Small grants programme for Devon
The Devon Community Foundation, which is an independent charity committed to
supporting local community causes and providing grants to support local causes, has
announced a new grassroots small grants programme for local community groups and
charities. Community Groups and Charities in Devon, that are volunteer led and with an
annual income of up to £30,000 are eligible to apply for a grant of between £250 and
£5,000 over three years.
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25. The grant can be used for activities that increases or develops the capacity of small
voluntary and community groups. Examples of the type of activities that can be funded
include:
• Staff costs to enable employment;
• Training for volunteers;
• Putting on local events or workshops;
• Measures to achieve a quality award or improved standards;
• Activities to support community activity;
Additional activities to expand an existing funded project; The purchase of equipment to
benefit the group such as a computer, oven or furniture, etc.
The foundation is quickly running out of funds for the Grassroots Grant Scheme - apply
now to avoid disappointment! It is likely that the next round in September maybe the last
standard round to be held, as almost all of the funds available have now been awarded.
Therefore, if you are planning to apply to the Grassroots Grants Scheme make sure you
apply now. We have Outreach support available should you require help with your
application - go to the Grassroots Grants page for further details.
http://www.devoncf.com/applying_for_a_grant/index.htm
Networking and Empowerment Fund for Communities
The Networking and Empowerment Fund is provided by Creating Excellence in
partnership with the South West Foundation which administers the grant. Funding is
intended to support a variety of networking activities, including give people a voice and
influence decisions in their communities and to support funding advice worker networks.
The priority of the fund is to support existing or new networks of funding advice workers
that provide funding advice and support free at the point of contact to third sector
organisations. 50% of the fund is ring fenced for this purpose.
To be eligible, applicants must:
Be located within South West England.
Have a bank account in the name of the organisation.
Have a set of rules or constitution.
Be able to provide a copy of their latest accounts. (New organisations should
Be able to provide a copy of their latest bank statement or the inside pages of their
building society pass book.)
Be able to demonstrate their commitment to equality of opportunity.
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
Grant Administrator
South West Foundation
Westway Farm
Bishop Sutton
Somerset
BS39 5XP
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26. Tel: 01275 333 666
Email: info@southwestfoundation.org.uk
North Devon Council – Community Councillor Grants
Current Status:
Open for Applications
Description:
Financial assistance is available for projects or services which benefit the North Devon
Community.
Maximum value: £1,500
There is no set limit on the size of the grant which can be applied for. However, the size
of grant usually awarded is as follows:
• For projects covering an electoral ward - up to £1,500.
Extended Description:
North Devon Council's Community Councillor Grants scheme is in place to support
community and voluntary groups to help develop activities and facilities that will benefit
the socio-economic culture and environment of North Devon.
These are awards for a specific project such as an event, a new or re-furbished facility or
a pilot of a new service. The grant seeker will approach the district councillor of their
ward for support in their application. They are time limited. All project grants will be
subject to a funding agreement. The budget will be split equally amongst the district
councillors.
Latest Information:
Applications are accepted and considered throughout the year.
Key Criteria:
Organisations eligible to apply include:
• Voluntary organisations.
• Community organisations.
• Village hall committees, Parish Councils, other community and voluntary sector
organisations.
Proposed projects and activity should fall under one of the following headings:
• Sports.
• Culture and heritage.
• Environment and sustainability.
• Social welfare.
• Community.
The project must demonstrate:
• A need for the activity.
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27. • A need for financial assistance.
• Local community support.
• Local benefit in accord with corporate strategies.
• Measurable benefit.
• Environmental sustainability.
Applicants to this fund should have the following:
• A constitution
• A bank account.
• Independently signed off accounts.
• Not-for-profit aims.
• Open access (within target group).
Eligible Expenditure:
Eligible expenditure includes:
• Core running costs.
• Specific projects such as an event, a new or refurbished facility, new equipment
or the pilot of a new service.
• Equipment.
Restrictions:
Funding for the following will not be considered:
• Donations.
• Projects which cover an area which is primarily the responsibility of another
funding agency.
• Double funding from North Devon District Council sources.
• Out of area activities.
• Fund-raising events.
• Projects which promote religious belief or political activities.
• Twinning.
• Civic events.
• Memorials.
• Retrospective funding.
Application Procedure:
Contact North Devon Council for further information and application forms.
Links
Community Grants:
(http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/index/lgcl_community_and_living/lgcl_grant_schemes/no
nlgcl_community_grants_intro.htm) »
North Devon District Council: (http://www.northdevon.gov.uk) »
Useful addresses and contacts for this scheme:
Lucinda Tomlinson Grants Officer
North Devon Council
Community and Leisure Services
Civic Centre
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28. Barnstaple
EX31 1EA
Tel: 01271 388433
Contact North Devon Council
Application Form and guidance –
http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/community_councillor_grants_application_form_07.08.doc
Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund
The Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund has been set up to encourage innovative
sustainable development projects that help to improve the quality of life for current and
future generations. The Fund will support proposals that focus on environmental,
economic, social and cultural aspects of life.
The level of grant support will not normally exceed 50%. For the voluntary sector it will
not normally exceed 75%. Up to 100% will be available in exceptional circumstances
and in most cases this will require a considerable contribution in kind, such as volunteer
time or loan of equipment, premises, land etc. Although there is no prescribed maximum
or minimum grant, the average to date has been around £6,000.
Proposed projects should change the attitude and behaviour of individuals and
communities in ways that enhance understanding of sustainable development and the
role of Dartmoor National Park Authority, while promoting co-operation and social
inclusion.
Priority will be given to eligible projects that:
1. involve young people and combat social exclusion;
2. encourage links between urban groups and those resident in Dartmoor National
Park;
3. demonstrate innovation or best practice;
4. lever in contributions from other sources;
5. add value or new dimensions to existing sustainability projects; and/or
6. have little access to alternative public funding; and/or
7. bring organisations together to co-operate in tackling problems or promoting
new ideas.
Visit the website for further eligibility information and to get an application pack:
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/index/livingin/li-dartmoorsustdev.htm
Before you complete your application you should first speak to the Sustainable
Development Officer on 01626 831067 or email dsdf@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.
Fund for innovative ideas
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29. Springboard is an investment fund created to support the development of innovative
ideas that will have a significant impact on the economy of Devon, Cornwall and the
Isles of Scilly.
Seedcorn funding to support early-stage development, feasibility studies or step
change activities
There is no set intervention rate; investments will typically be between £50,000 and
£250,000
The Springboard Fund will not provide displacement funding if there is another source
that will provide the funding.
Public, private or voluntary sector organisations are eligible to apply in Devon, Cornwall
and the Isles of Scilly.
Applications can be made at any time and projects will be assessed on viability, value for
money and the overall impact it will make. Grants are discretionary.
Application forms are available to download from the website, supported by proof that
the recipient is compliant with current UK legislation.
South West Regional Development Agency
Tel: 0845 600 9966
Email: enquiries@springboardfund.co.uk
Website: http://www.springboardfund.co.uk
Sir John and Lady Amory's charitable trust
Funding for good causes, with a particular emphasis on Devon.
Apply in writing.
Catchment Areas: Devon, and elsewhere in the UK.
Donations in institutions exceeding £1,000 each went to: Knightshayes Garden Trust
(£17,000); Relief for the Elderly and Infirm (£1,400); Tiverton Market Centre (£2,000);
and Churches Housing Action Team, Dorchester Abbey Appeal, Queen Alexandra
Hospital.
Sir John and Lady Amory's Charitable Trust
The Island
Lowman Green
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 4LA
Tel: 01884 254899
BBC Children in Need
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30. Children in Need Distributes £14.8 Million
BBC Children in Need raised a record-breaking total of £20,991,216 following the Appeal
night last November. BBC Children in Need has awarded £14.8 million to 422 projects
across the UK working with disadvantaged children and young people and have announced
that this spring they will be allocating the first of three rounds of grants this year. All grants
are targeted to areas where they will make a real difference and are allocated
geographically to ensure that all corners of the UK receive a share of the money raised, and
projects supported work with children and young people who may be affected by
homelessness, neglect, abuse or poverty, or those who are living with a serious illness,
disability or psychological disorder.
The minimum grant awarded was of £600 and the maximum £182,683.
There are four general grant deadlines each year: 15 January, 15 April, 15 July, 15
October
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/general_grants.shtml
BBC Children in Need distributes grants to properly constituted not for profit organisations
that work with disadvantaged children below the age of 18 living in the UK (including the
Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).
Their disadvantages will include:
• Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
• Any kind of disability
• Behavioural or psychological problems
• Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
Applications should demonstrate how your project will change the lives of children for the
better. It should be entirely focused on children. Where possible and appropriate it should
take into account children’s views and involve them in decision making. Organisations must
have:
• A constitution or governing document
• Their own bank/building society account
• At least two unrelated cheque signatories
• A written child protection policy
• Adequate and appropriate insurance
Grants can be awarded for up to three years at a time, but one year grants are only given
for:
• Capital Projects
• Seasonal Projects e.g. holiday playschemes
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31. • Holidays and outings
• Equipment & Welfare Funds
The Appeal does not give grants for:
• Trips abroad or projects abroad
• Medical treatment or medical research
• Unspecified expenditure
• Deficit funding/repayment of loans
• Retrospective funding
• Projects unable to start within twelve months
• Distribution to another/other organisation(s)
• General appeals or endowment funds
• The relief of statutory responsibilities
• The promotion of religion
• Projects for pregnancy testing or advice, information or counselling on pregnancy
choices
BBC Children in Need, PO Box 76, London W3 6FS. Tel: 020 8576 7788
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Local Information for the south west:
BBC Children in Need has changed our application process and so I would be grateful if
you could highlight this in the next edition of your bulletin. I have attached a summary for
you.
Also, I have more recent regional data for you, as follows:
Key local regional statistics, for the last full grant year which is Oct 07 to Sept 08, for the
South West are:
307 requests received to the value of £20 million
127 grants awarded totalling £3.7 million
41% of applicants were funded
amount awarded to value requested was 19%
1 Emma Beeston
Regional Manager - South West
BBC Children In Need
E-mail: emma.beeston@bbc.co.uk
T: Direct Dial 0117 974 7600(x017600) • Bristol Office 0117 974 6600 (x016600) •
Central Helpdesk 020 8576 7788 (x0267788)
F: Local Fax 0117 974 6690 • Central Helpdesk Fax 020 8576 8887
A: Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR.
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32. Lottery funding
New Big Lottery Change: Improving Futures
Every child deserves the best start in life, but we know that some grow up in difficult
circumstances. Some families experience multiple and complex problems – for example,
to do with poor health, unemployment, debt or housing problems – which can affect their
children’s wellbeing and life chances.
The Improving Futures programme aims to improve outcomes for children within these
families.
Following extensive consultation with public and voluntary sector organisations, we have
decided to fund partnerships that can offer joined-up support and provision for families
with multiple and complex problems at a local level. Interested parties need to be aware
of the following:
Partnerships must be led by voluntary sector organisations, but will need to be
supported by or include local authorities in Wales and England, Community Planning
Partnerships in Scotland, and Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland
Because every family is different, partnerships will need to be able to draw on a broad
range of expertise and services to meet their needs, including setting out to help those
families considered ‘hardest to reach’.
We have limited funding to support up to 20 partnerships across the UK, and no more
than one expression of interest should be made per local authority area.
Deadlines:
12 May 2011 – Deadline for expressions of interest.
30 September 2011 – Deadline for full application submission.
Please read our guidance in full, and if you have futher questions please call 0845 4 10
20 30 or email general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Heritage Grants over £1 Million
The next closing date for applications under the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Heritage Grants
Scheme for projects over £1million and under £5million is the 11th April 2011.
Under the Heritage Grants scheme funding is available for projects that relate to the
national, regional or local heritage of the UK. To be eligible for funding a project must:
Help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage
Conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for present and future generations to experience
and enjoy
Help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make
decisions about heritage.
HLF welcome applications from single organisations and partnerships. Priority is given to
not-for-profit organisations, and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations. If private
owners are involved, HLF expect the public benefit to be greater than any private gain.
In addition, the HLF also makes grants of £50,001 - £1 million; and Grants in excess of
£5 million.
These are subject to different application deadlines information on which can be access
through the link below.
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33. http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/heritagegrants.aspx
Heritage Lottery Fund strategic framework 2013–2019
For information.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched a public consultation on the future of Lottery
funding for heritage from 2013-2019. The consultation is open until 26 April 2011 and
views can be submitted on-line at http://www.hlf.org.uk/consultation2011.
The Government’s announcement of an increase in the HLF’s share of Lottery good
causes income from 16.7% to 20% by 2012-2013 amounts to around £50 million extra
money a year. From 2013 to 2019 HLF will have an annual awards budget of around
£300 million.
At the same time, reductions in central Government and local authority spending mean
there will be significantly less public investment in heritage across the UK during the next
four years. The consultation therefore comes at a time of continued turbulence and
change; and HLF is anxious to hear the views of its customers and partners.
[Source: Heritage Lottery Fund website – 31 January 2011]
Big fund is delivering the Transition Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil Society
(OCS), Cabinet Office.
The Transition Fund will help civil society organisations which deliver high quality public
services adapt to a different funding environment during a period when they are at risk
from reductions in taxpayer funded income.
Are you eligible?
You can only apply for a Transition Fund grant if your organisation can meet all six of the
following criteria:
You are one of the following civil society organisations:
• a voluntary and community unincorporated charitable association
• a registered charity
• a community benefit society registered as an industrial and provident society
• a community interest company
• an organisation of another type if you operate as a social enterprise and
principally reinvest surpluses for social benefit.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/transitionfund.htm?regioncode=-uk
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34. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) are introducing some changes with
immediate effect to its procedures to help potential and current applicants,
including:
Reduced match funding requirements - The minimum financial contribution (‘match
funding’) applicants to the Heritage Grants programme for grant requests over £1m has
been reduced from 25% to 10% and for grant requests under £1m from 10% to 5% of
the project costs, in cash or kind, with some contribution coming from the applicants’
own resources.
Joint programmes - Such as Parks for People similar changes will apply. The minimum
match funding contribution for grant requests over £1m has been reduced from 25% to
10% and for grant requests under £1m reduced from 25% to 5%. Furthermore, the
requirement for applicants to contribute 5% in cash has also been dropped, with cash or
kind now accepted (with some contribution from the applicant’s own resources).
Management and maintenance costs included in match funding - Heritage Grants
applicants are currently required to prepare a management & maintenance plan for all
projects with capital works costing over £200,000. These projects will now be able to
count their projected additional management and maintenance costs as a contribution to
match funding.
More accessible grant increases – HLF will be more willing to consider requests for grant
increases arising as a result of current pressures on existing projects.
Protecting our investment – HLF will consider requests for short-term revenue funding
for past grant holders where the economic climate is putting the project achievements at
risk.
In all cases, applicants will still need to have explored other sources of funding and
ensure their project offers good value for money. All these measures are time limited to
the end of this strategic plan period to April 2013.
For further information, see
http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/HLFbringsinnewmeasurestohelpapplicantsintoughtime
s.aspx.
The new funding strand of the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities
programme opens to applications.
There are two stands :-
• Reaching Communities – funding from £10,000 to £500,000 for revenue projects
and/or smaller capital projects up to £50,000
• Reaching Communities buildings – funding from £100,000 and £500,000 for
large capital projects.
The Reaching Communities buildings strand is offering grants of between £100,000 and
£500,000 for capital projects to improve buildings with multiple community purposes.
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35. The strand is expected to be oversubscribed so applicants are advised to use the online
eligibility checker to ensure their postcode falls within the prescribed programme areas.
Applications will be received from voluntary organisations, schools, local authorities and
social enterprises.
The Reaching Communities programme is intended to help people and communities in
need. Applications should satisfy the programme’s desired outcomes:
People have better chances in life and improved access to training and development.
Stronger communities with more active citizens working together to tackle their
problems. Improved rural and urban environments which communities can access and
enjoy. Healthier and more active people and communities.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities?tab=2&regioncode=-uk
Lottery funding for youth music projects
The Youth Music Open Programme is available for organisations wishing to apply for
grants of £5,000 to £30,000. It works with the most disadvantaged young people,
providing funding for music projects for young people and free access to music activities
for children.
Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations that are over one year old.
Participants must be 0-18 (or up to 25 with special educational needs (SEN). Projects
must include structured music-making activities for children and young people which are
planned to advance their music skills. Activities must involve training and development
and must take place principally outside of school hours.
The Youth Music Open Programme is available for organisations wishing to apply for
grants of £5,000 to £30,000.
The Open Programme targets nearly £2m of Youth Music's funding towards projects that
support our 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 marginalised by society, vulnerable, often hard to reach, who who have
the fewest opportunities 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.
Application is online. Please check eligibility, read the application guidance and contact
your Regional Executive Officer (REO)
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36. You can apply at any time, but there are three remaining closing dates for 2010/2011;
10th December 2010 for grants offered by mid March 2011; 10th March 2011 for grants
offered by end May 2011.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered until the following
closing date.
For more information, please look at the Youth Music website
http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/musicispower/apply-for-a-grant.html.
Awards for All Open
£60m
Open Programme
in 2007/08 • Grants are available of
between £300 and £10,000.
All Projects must help to deliver the
Big Lottery Fund’s outcomes • Only one application can be
There is now no need to send considered at a time.
documents such as accounts and
bank statements with applications.
There is now no need for signatures You can apply if you are:
on the application forms voluntary and community
If BIG wants to fund the application, it organisation, school, parish or
will make a conditional grant offer. town council, health body.
Following conditional offers, BIG will
ask for signatures, bank statements You cannot apply if you are a:
and any other documents needed. Individual or sole trader, private
Awards will then be confirmed if profit-making organisation,
those documents are satisfactory statutory organisation other than
Awards for All projects must meet at those listed above, organisation
least one of BIG’s outcomes: not established in the UK.
• People having better
chances in life with better access to
training and development to improve
their life skills
• Stronger communities with
more active citizens working together
to tackle their problems
• Improved rural and urban
environments which communities are
better able to access and enjoy
• Healthier and more active
people and communities
Applicants need to think about what
changes do they want to make to the
lives of the people they want to help,
and how will those changes help
achieve one or more of the four Big
Lottery Fund outcomes
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37. OTHER LOTTERY DISTRIBUTORS
Fund Contact details When Organisational Amount
type
Heritage E-mail: Grants of over Any public, £50,000
Grants: enquire@hlf.org.uk £50,000 and charitable or not for upwards
Main Grants Website: under profit organisation
Programme: www.hlf.org.uk £1million who would like to
Country and
offering grants Regional
undertaker a
of more than Committees heritage project
£50,000 for meet four times
projects that a year to make
relate to the decisions on
national, Heritage Grants
regional or local of over £50,000
heritage of the and under
UK (except the £1million –
June,
Channel Islands September,
and the Isle of December and
Man). March.
£1 million to
£5million
First-round
applications:
30 September
2010, with a
decision in
February
2011.
Applicants
have just over
18-months to
work up their
second-round
application.
Second-round
applications to
be submitted
by 28
September
2012 for
decision in
February
2013.
Heritage E-mail: England: 30 Charitable groups Up to
Lottery and customers@english- June (Grade I £200,000
English heritage.org.uk places
Heritage Website: of worship)
Conserve and www.hlf.org.uk and 30
sustain heritage September
at risk – in (Grade II
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38. places of places of
worship. worship)
every year.
Repair Grants E-mail: Two Places of worship £10,000 to
for Places of customers@english- competitive £250,000
Worship in heritage.org.uk batches per
England Website: financial
Urgent repairs www.hlf.org.uk year. The
to the fabric of closing dates
the building only for
and is open to applications
all listed places are as follows:
of worship • Places of
which are in worship listed
regular use as grade 1, 11*,
public places of 11, A, B or C
worship. – 30 June•
Places of
worship listed
grade 11 – 30
September
Small grant programme for community projects
Esmee Fairbarn supports and strengthen small Community Organisations operating in
the rural areas, market and coastal towns of the South West Region. The focus 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.
Funding Type:
Grants under £1,000.
(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 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 we may be contacting
you to see if there is any developmental help that you can be linked to that could assist
your organisation. It is also useful to know what help organisations still need.
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39. 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 form Gypsy and Traveller Communities
* people who are from any other marginalised group
Who Can Apply:-
Small community organisations.
Free Reserves
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.
If you have any queries about your eligibility please contact the Foundation on
01275333666.
All organisations must have a constitution or set of rules and a bank account in the name
of the organisation with at least 2 signatories. Applications must be made on an
application form. We will try and give you a decision within 14 days of receiving your
completed form. If you do not have either of these still contact us.
Referee:
Your referee should be someone who knows your work well and who is willing to discuss
your application with us. They must not be a member of your group, or related to a
member.
South West region. The Foundation does not currently support applications from
Bournemouth and Poole, Bristol, Plymouth, Gloucester, Swindon and Exeter unless the
applicant can demonstrate that the project will assist and/or support people from rural
areas and/or coastal and market towns.
http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/
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