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Funding Journal – May 2016

Latest news - Grants The Department for Communities and Local Government has awarded an additional £1.5 million to the Near Neighbours programme which will enable the Near Neighbours Fund Small Grant Programme to reopen in late spring/early summer 2016. For further information, go to https://www.cuf.org.uk/how-we-help/near-neighbours

The Department for Education is inviting bids from VCSE sector organisations to provide a two-year, not-for-profit national information and advice service for the families and carers of children at risk or involved in the care system in England. For further information, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/news/200-million-to-transform-life-chances-of-vulnerable-young-people BBC Children in Need is currently accepting applications from charities and not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people in the UK who are 18 years old and younger. For further information, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1N4ddmFHns8VPKjyp3PMYwn/apply-for-a-grant The Prince’s Countryside Fund has opened its Spring Round to applications from organisations and charities that are helping rural communities across the UK. For further information, go to http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/grant-giving-programme/grant-programme On 26 April Power to Change began accepting applications for a £10 million Community Business Fund. Through the fund they will award grants between £50,000- £300,000 to community businesses in England. Guidelines were due to be published on 5 April 2016. There will be two further funding rounds in July and October. For further information, go to http://www.thepowertochange.org.uk/funding/grants/community-business-fund/

Grants for Good

The launch of the Grants for Good Campaign brings a welcome focus on grants as a valuable funding mechanism. The newer arrivals on the funding scene (such as loans, social impact bonds and crowdfunding) have been getting a lot of attention. Novelty is always appealing and makes the more familiar ‘grant’ come across as a bit old fashioned and dull.

For further information, see https://www.dsc.org.uk/grants-for-good-2/get-involved/

The Community Pub Business Support Programme is a unique two year programme established to help support community ownership of pubs in England. Its value is £3.62 million and is jointly funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and Power to Change. A comprehensive package of business development support, advice and loan and grant funding has been developed to assist community pub businesses consider their viability at all stages of their development which includes:

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• A flexible package of support including: - an advice line - Events - Workshops - peer-to-peer study visits - business development advice.

• Flexible bursary awards of up to £2,500 (inclusive of VAT) to fund pre-feasibility costs such as public consultation and valuations.

• Combined loan and grant funding up to £150,000 but not exceeding £75,000 in grant https://www.plunkett.co.uk/more-than-a-pub

The government has announced that £1.5 million has been awarded to the ground-breaking Near Neighbours programme to build relationships between different communities to address hate, fear, and the voices of division. The Near Neighbours programme has received a third round of funding after two successful phases of funds from the government have been used to transform communities and promote the view that we can live well together. All Near Neighbours projects are designed to change hearts and minds by bringing together different communities within a neighbourhood so that they can work together on issues of shared concern and common values. The latest wave of funding will be used to continue the work in communities by providing further support and grants. The Small Grants Fund is expected to reopen for applications in late spring/early summer. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-15-million-funding-to-bring-communities-together

Small Charities Fundraising Training Programme now open

The Cabinet office has announced that charities can sign up for a range of training opportunities through their small charities fundraising training programme. The programme, worth over £100,000, will provide expert training to small charities from February to June 2016. It will help charities with an annual income of up to £1 million to generate more income to support their vital work.

Training opportunities will be provided for small charities, from face-to-face training, to intensive one-to-one advice sessions, skilled volunteering matches and webinars. These will cover topics including: developing a fundraising strategy; fundraising from trusts and foundations; developing corporate relationships and crowdfunding.

How to get involved

For information about fundraising training you can:

• find FSI training courses and workshops on a range of fundraising topics

• sign up for one-to-one FSI advice clinics to address a specific fundraising challenge or issue

• be matched with a skilled fundraiser, read about the Small Charities Coalition’s volunteer mentoring service and register your interest:[email protected]

• sign up for GlobalGivingUK crowdfunding workshops and webinars

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Providers will also develop and share helpful fundraising training resources and toolkits to support small charities who might not be able to attend training.

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1. FUNDING SOURCES 1.1 Time-limited Funds

Name of Fund Provider Link Description Deadline

Urban/Rural Community Energy Funds

DECC

https://www.gov.uk/urban-community-energy-fund http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/rural-community-energy-fund

The Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) supports rural communities in England to develop renewable energy projects which provide economic and social benefits to the community. The fund will provide up to approximately £150,000 of funding for feasibility and pre-planning development work to help projects become investment ready. RCEF provides support in two stages: The funds are being delivered on behalf of the government by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis and there is no set deadline for bid. The Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF) is the urban counterpart to the RCEF and was launched on 13 November 2014. UCEF is a £10m fund to kick-start renewable energy generation projects in urban communities across England. Community groups will be able to access grants and loans to support renewable energy developments.

The application deadline is the last Friday of every second month

Grants for social welfare projects

The Inman Charity http://www.inmancharity.org/

The charity provides grants to UK registered charities for social welfare projects and for charities working with people who are disadvantaged.

It is particularly interested in supporting projects in the following fields:

o Care of the elderly.

28th February and 31st August annually

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o General welfare. o Hospices. o The deaf and blind. o Care of the physically and mentally disabled. o The Armed Forces; and o Medical research.

Education and training projects for young people

The British and Foreign School Society

http://www.bfss.org.uk/

For projects:

o That widen educational access and opportunity and reduce the barriers to achievement, in keeping with the Society’s vision to maximise educational opportunity for all; and o In areas of deprivation or educational disadvantage. This may include areas that have suffered some form of natural disaster.

For 2016 deadlines, see web site

Summer play schemes

The Hilden Charitable Fund

http://www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk/summer%20playcheme%20guidelines.htm

Grants between £500 and £1,500 are available to help community groups in the UK to run summer play schemes for the benefit of disadvantaged children aged five to 18 years.

The Trust is seeking to fund:

o Projects for children aged 5 to 18 years; o Locally based schemes lasting from 2 to 6 weeks; and o Schemes with strong volunteer support.

Applications are accepted from voluntary agencies with an income of less than £150,000.

20th May 2016

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M&S Energy Fund Marks & Spencer Energy

https://www.mandsenergyfund.com/

Whether you’re a community energy group, a sports club or simply an organisation that wants to have a positive impact on the environment, M&S want to hear from you. You have until 31st May 2016 to tell them all about your project to be in with a chance to win funding.

31st May 2016

Postcode Community Trust Grants

Postcode Community Trust

http://www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk/applying-for-a-grant

Registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs), constituted voluntary and community organisations, community interest companies (CIC), not-for-profit organisations and sports clubs can apply.

Applicants that are not formally registered as a charity can apply for small grants of between £500 and £2,000. Those that can provide a valid charity number can apply for grants of up to £20,000 for England and Scotland and up to £10,000 for Wales

31st May 2016

Bags of Help Tesco

http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/tescocommunityscheme/pages/large-grants-tes

Bags of Help is Tesco’s local grant scheme where the money raised from the government's 5p bag charge is being used to fund a large number of local projects to create or improve green spaces in communities' right across England, Scotland and Wales. These will range from building new parks and sports facilities, to woodland walks and community gardens.

3rd June 2016

Covenant Fund Ministry of Defence https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covenant-fund

FAMILIES IN STRESS - Grants of between £20,001 and £300,000 for projects that support families of serving personnel who are experiencing a significant stressful life event

22nd June 2016

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and would benefit from an intervention from a provider who can offer specialised, localised (or easily accessible) and immediate support.

These life events could include life-changing injury, bereavement, domestic abuse, relationship break-up, those subject to the civil or service justice system or mental health issues.

Beneficiaries should be the families of serving personnel based both in the UK and overseas. Projects must either be new or enhance the support that is already available with an emphasis on long-term self-sufficiency. Projects should fill gaps in provision and not replicate or replace services already provided, nor create dependency.

This priority will not fund capital schemes such as play parks or projects that extend to the family of veterans.


COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/DELIVERY OF LOCAL SERVICES - Grants up to £20,000 for projects that respond to the local needs of the Armed Forces Community and improve recognition of the Armed Forces Covenant, and:

• Help integrate Armed Forces and civilian communities across the UK, and/or • Deliver valuable local services to the armed forces community.

Round One closes on 22nd June 2016 Round Two opens on 23rd September 2016 and closes on 2nd November 2016

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VETERAN'S GATEWAY - A single grant of up to £2 million for a two-year pilot project to set up a single 24/7 multi-media point of contact for veterans seeking assistance. It will refer callers to existing service providers across the UK, and then follow up with the caller to ensure they got the advice they need.

The Veterans’ Gateway will be funded as a two year project, with the aim that it became self-financing within those two years.

1st July 2016

Health and Disability funding

The Wolfson Foundation

http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/health-and-disability/

The Wolfson Foundation funds new buildings, refurbishments and equipment for a range of organisations delivering excellent care and support. This funding tends to focus on enhancing care, providing better opportunities and improving quality of life. The Foundation’s funding in this area is focussed on three themes: 1. Palliative Care and Hospices 2. Older People 3. Transitions and Independence The size of these grants varies from around £15,000 to £100,000.

1st July 2016

Animal welfare The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust

http://www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk/policies.html

o The benefit and protection of animals. o The relief of suffering in animals. o The conservation of wildlife. o The encouragement of a greater understanding of animals.

The Trust will fund:

o General running costs associated with the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of

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domestic, wild and exotic animals. o Feeding, capture, neutering and release of feral cats. o Assistance with vet's fees and the neutering costs of animals owned by those on low incomes. o Donations towards capital purchases involving land, buildings, vehicles, equipment and educational material.

Registered charities in the UK are eligible to apply.

Townscape Heritage Fund

Heritage Lottery Fund

https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/townscape-heritage#.UVv8SxfIHmk

Previously known as the Townscape Heritage Initiative, Townscape Heritage aims to actively promote partnership projects that focus on the repair and regeneration of the historic environment in urban towns (defined as having a population of over 10,000) and cities throughout the UK. All partnerships must help people to learn about their own and other peoples’ heritage.

The scheme is primarily designed to address problems in socially and economically disadvantaged areas.

1st September 2016

Helping disengaged young people

The Peter Cruddas Foundation

http://www.petercruddasfoundation.org.uk/about.htm

The Peter Cruddas Foundation provides funding to registered charities for the following purposes:

o Pathways/support for young disadvantaged or disengaged people in the age range 14 to 30 years into education, training or employment; o Work experience/skills projects for young

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people aged 16 to 30 years. o Youth work in London, particularly evening work for disadvantaged young people aged 16 to 30 years.

There is no minimum or maximum grant level and projects can be funded for more than one year. However, the Foundation will require applicants to demonstrate that they can manage the amount they have applied for and how they intend to sustain the project after the grant has been spent.

Church fabric repairs The Wolfson Foundation and ChurchCare

http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/funding-and-grants/our-grants/fabric-repairs

Grants are available for PCCs towards the eligible costs of essential fabric repairs in architecturally or historically significant Anglican churches in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

12th September 2016

Music making with young people

Sir Michael Tippett Foundation

http://www.tippettfoundation.org.uk/html/guidelines.htm

The Sir Michael Tippett Foundation aims to support community organisations and educational establishments undertaking projects for the development of group music-making, particularly for young people aged up to 18 years in projects involving composition and creative ideas. The Foundation will pay particular attention to: o Projects involving young people o The project's musical o The artistic leadership of the project and o How the project will be planned, managed and evaluated

30th September 2016

Covenant Fund Ministry of Defence https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covena

IMPROVING LOCAL COVENANT DELIVERY (for Local Authorities) - Grants of

Opens on 10th July 2016 and

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nt-fund between £20,000 and £500,000 for projects that materially improve the experience of local Armed Forces communities (Serving Personnel, Families and Veterans) and ensure that they are not disadvantaged.

closes on 6th October 2016

Cultural and Creative Challenge Fund for arts projects

Bath & North East Somerset Council

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/sport-leisure-and-parks/arts-development/arts-funding-bath-north-east-somerset-council

Bath and North East Somerset Council's Cultural & Creative Challenge Fund for Arts Projects 2016/17 will be open for application from Monday 1 February 2016.

The Cultural & Creative Challenge Fund is for awards of £5,000 only. The fund is open to:

• Properly constituted voluntary sector groups/organisations.

• Consortia where the lead body is a properly constituted voluntary sector organisation with a bank account in the name of the group/organisation.

31st October 2016

Project Viability Grant

The Architectural Heritage Fund

http://www.ahfund.org.uk/grants.php

Project Viability Grants (PVG) are designed to fund short studies to look at potential uses for a building and at its current condition. Successful completion of this initial stage will be used to judge whether applicants can then apply for the AHF’s Project Development Grant funding. This grant is administered on a rolling basis.

Deadlines for Project Development Grant applications in 2016: 11 May for 22 June Council meeting 17 August for 28 September Council meeting 26 October for 7

Project Development Grant

The Project Development Grant (PDG) scheme is intended to assist an organisation to cover some of the costs of developing and co-ordinating a project and taking it towards

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the start of work on site. To qualify, an organisation must have established that the end use of the project is likely to be viable and have decided to take the project forward.

December Council meeting

Community Grants Programme

St John’s Hospital

https://www.stjohnsbath.org.uk/community-support/grants/community-grants/

St John’s Hospital is seeking to fund

projects which build resilience in people,

enterprises and communities in B&NES.

Applications are welcomed from registered

charities which focus on supporting and

developing people to achieve their

aspirations and potential.

31st October 2016

Ward Councillors’ Initiative programme

B&NES Council

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/neighbourhoods-and-community-safety/community-grants-and-funding/ward-councillors-initiativ

Applications from B&NES Ward Councillors

only 31st December 2017

The Libraries Fund The Arts Council

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/apply-for-funding/grants-arts-libraries-fund/

The aim of the Grants for the Arts Libraries Fund is to inspire innovative partnerships between local authority public libraries and arts organisations, and encourage library users and those living locally to take part in artistic and cultural activities.

Applications can be for between £1,000 and £100,000 and may cover activities lasting up to three years.

Applications should support arts activities, i.e. time-limited arts projects with their own artistic aims and outcomes. This includes a

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wide range of arts activities that support, enhance and enrich public libraries’ core work, and develop libraries’ role as a cultural provider in their communities.

Activity must be additional to public libraries’ core work. Work that a library service receives funding through the local authority to deliver can't be grant funded through the scheme.

The programme can include funding activities involving any of the art forms that come under the Arts Council’s remit

The Community Ownership and Management of Assets

National

http://mycommunity.org.uk/programme/community-assets/?_a=funding

Delivered by Locality and partners on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government. COMA supports partnerships between local public bodies (such as local authorities) and community groups (including parish councils) to develop multiple asset transfer or single, ground breaking asset projects

Operating a rolling application window that will be closed to new applications once the 50 places have been filled

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1.2 Ongoing Funds

Name of Fund Provider Link Description Deadline

Discovery Grants The Discovery Foundation

http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/

The Discovery Foundation will provide grants to support knowledge, skills and innovation to give disadvantaged people the confidence to discover and create a new world of opportunities. Discovery Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK Registered Charities, Community Interest Companies and Credit Unions to fund local projects helping disadvantaged people.

Ongoing – see website

Community-based projects

The Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust

The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time in writing to:

The Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust PO BOX 1268 Chobham Surrey GU24 8WE Email: rowanbentallcharitabletrust @hotmail.co.uk

The Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in Southern England undertaking community-based projects in the following areas:

o Healthcare; o Churches; o Children; o Older people; o Special needs; o Education; o The Environment; o National disasters; and o Animal welfare.

Grants between £50 and c£5,000 are available.

Ongoing

The Cobb Charity grants

The Cobb Charity The Cobb Charity does not have a web site or publicise a phone

Grant awards are designed to benefit projects promoting a more sustainable environment

Ongoing

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number. For further information see http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=248030&SubsidiaryNumber=0

through education.

Eligible education topics include:

o Traditional country skills; o Recycling; o Food and health; and o Organic food production.

Smaller UK charities are eligible to apply for a grant of up to £750.

AFTAID grants AFTAID http://www.aftaid.org.uk/grantapp.html

AFTAID awards emergency grants for anything that is required to take away hardship from the day-to-day life of an older person. Grants can include:

o Mobility scooters. o Walk-in showers. o Radiators. o Cookers. o Fridges. o Washing machines. o Beds. o Bedding. o Clothing. o Rise/recliner chair. o Tumble drier. o Small emergency house repairs. o Carpeting. o Essential or emergency house cleaning. o Microwave. o Rewiring. o Central heating boiler. o Video intercom. o Installation of phone line. o 'Blind' software for a PC. o Wheelchair access ramp. o Bath lift.

Grants are not available for:

• Ongoing or retrospective payments. • Repayment of debts.

Ongoing

Lloyds Register Foundation grants

Lloyds Register Foundation

http://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/funding/

The Lloyds Register Foundation provides funding to projects that meet its 2014-2020 strategy. The strategy sets out four themes:

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1. Promoting safety and public understanding of risk. 2. Advancing skills and education. 3. Supporting excellent scientific research. 4. Accelerating the application of research.

Within this, the Foundation gives priority to four research themes:

1. Structural integrity and systems performance. 2. Resilience engineering. 3. Human and social factors. 4. Emergent technologies.

Social welfare, arts and wildlife projects

The Rhododendron Trust

http://www.rhododendron-trust.org.uk/Welcome.html

The Trust wishes to support:

o UK charities – The Trust wishes to support those disadvantaged by disability or mental illness (such as those suffering from epilepsy or autism). It also regularly support charities which work with prisoners and ex-offenders, or those addicted to drugs, and the homeless. It funds charities that support carers and which help the elderly or disadvantaged children. o Arts and Nature - The Trust tends to work through large organisations such as the National Churches Trust and Fauna and Flora International. However, the Trust is open to proposals for small theatre and music projects, and to proposals for the protection of cultural and natural heritage. It is interested in projects which help sustain the environment. o Developing world charities - The Trust

Ongoing

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prefers to support charities which benefit people affected by more than just poverty, for example people disadvantaged by disability, age, gender or ethnic status, or by the poor medical, welfare or educational infrastructure in their country

Social welfare projects

The Sydney Black Charitable Trust

None – please contact:

Mrs Jennifer Crabtree Sydney Black Charitable Trust 30 Welford Place London SW19 5AJ

o The preservation of child life wherever it is menaced by conditions of economic hardship and distress; o The relief of child distress by the provision of money, food, clothes, medical assistance and nursing; o The advancement of religion and religious thought of all creeds or denominations; and o The relief or redemption of prisoners or captives.

Ongoing

People with disabilities and/or socially disadvantaged

The Cotton Trust

None – please contact:

Mrs J B Congdon The Cotton Trust PO Box 6895 Earl Shilton Leicester LE9 8ZE

The Cotton Trust offers grants to registered charities in the UK working in the following areas:

o The relief of suffering. o Elimination or control of disease. o Assisting people with disabilities and disadvantaged people of all ages.

Ongoing (End of August and end of February annually)

Sovereign Make A Difference Fund

The Southwest Foundation

http://www.the-foundation.org.uk/funding/grant-programmes/

The Make A Difference Fund is available to communities in which Sovereign Housing has properties. This covers most of the South West. To see where Sovereign Housing properties are located, follow this LINK.

Ongoing

Alleviation of the deprivation and suffering of children

The Monica Rabagliati Charitable Trust

http://www.rabagliati.org.uk/apply_for_a_grant.htm

Grants are primarily intended to support organisations which are focusing on the alleviation of child suffering and social

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deprivation.

Inter-faith dialogue The Westhill Endowment

http://www.westhillendowment.org/funding

The Westhill Endowment Charity promotes education while reflecting the principles of Christian religion and the historic Free Churches, and promotes both dialogue and educational exchange between Christianity and those of other living faiths.

Not-for-profit organisations, churches and cathedrals, hospitals and hospices, as well as higher and further educational institutions both in the UK and overseas are eligible to apply for a grant of between £1,000 and £20,000.

Ongoing

The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust; The Swire Charitable Trust; Swire 2765; John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust

The Swire Charitable Trust

No web site – write to: Sarah Irving Swire House Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6AJ Tel: 0207 843 7717 Email: [email protected]

Providing donations and grants for charitable purposes in the UK and elsewhere Ongoing

Investment in digital development

The Transform Trust https://www.transformfoundation.org.uk/who-we-are

Grants up to £18,000 are available for charities that need funding for the strategy, design and development of 'building an amazing web presence'.

The Foundation's mission has three core areas:

• To provide Tech Grants to help charities

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make a digital 'step change' • To conduct research on best practice in digital impact for non-profits; • To brings together expertise across sectors to move charities forward.

UK registered charities in England and Wales may apply for a grant.

To be eligible, charities must:

• Generate an annual income of less than £30 million; • Be able to show that their website is getting in the way of their fundraising and marketing; • Have the potential for a bigger income by raising more money and impact by reaching more supporters.

Arts-based Learning Fund

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/arts-based-learning-fund/#explore-and-test-how-to-apply

Applications will be considered for projects that:

o Take place on or off school premises and in or out of school hours. o Involve any of the following: crafts, creative writing (including poetry), dance, design, film, music, opera, photography, digital arts and media, theatre and drama, the visual arts, and cross-arts practices. o Is about learning in arts subjects or uses arts-based approaches to achieve one or more of the following: o Teaches other subjects (eg teaching science through drama-based techniques, or maths by using music, or history through the study of paintings);

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o Supports other positive whole school outcomes; and o Supports students’ life skills and readiness to learn.

The Foundation is particularly interested in funding:

o Work designed to achieve significant benefit for children and young people experiencing disadvantage, while adopting an inclusive/whole school approach. o Work for the benefit of primary-age children. o Work taking place in areas of social and economic deprivation outside of London.

Help for homeless people

Help the Homeless http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/

Grants from Help the Homeless are available to small and medium-sized charitable organisations. They do not make grants to individuals. They fund capital costs of projects with grants of up to £5,000

Quarterly – 15th March, June, September and December

Big Potential Big Lottery Fund http://www.bigpotential.org.uk/?

Big Potential, a Big Lottery Fund grant fund, will deliver approximately £20m of grant funding over 3 years to eligible VCSE organisations with the aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of VCSE organisations in order that they may deliver greater social impact.

The programme aims to raise awareness of the social investment market and support VCSEs who want to prepare themselves for social investment or winning contracts.

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Grants for charitable organisations undertaking social welfare work

The Rachel Charitable Trust

No web site. Write to: Mr Robert Chalk, The Rachel Charitable Trust, 5 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1PB

The main areas of charitable activity of the Rachel Charitable Trust are the provision of financial support to charitable organisations, schools and colleges engaging in:

o Philanthropic aid to relieve the sick and the needy; o Religious education; and o The advancement of religion.

The Trust accepts applications for grants from representatives of a wide range of charities, which are reviewed by the trustees on a regular basis.

Ongoing

Grants to charitable organisations active in the UK

The Medlock Charitable Trust

No web site. Write to: The Medlock Charitable Trust 7 Old Track Limpley Stoke Bath BA3 6JY

The Medlock Charitable Trust is a South West (Bath) based Trust that offers grants to charitable organisations active in the UK.

The objects of the charity are:

• to make donations to other registered charitable trusts; • to make donations to universities or other establishments for educational purposes; and • to make donations to local community charities in any part of the country.

Ongoing

Young people with special needs

St James’s Place Foundation

http://www.sjpfoundation.co.uk/

o Helping Young People with Special Needs

The Foundation will support projects that provide directly for young people (under the age of 25 years) within the UK who suffer from physical or mental health difficulties or conditions, or a life threatening or degenerative illness, or are disadvantaged.

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This will include young people under the age of 25 caring for others. Where organisations include other groups, 75% of beneficiaries must fit the above parameters.

o Supporting People with Cancer

The Foundation will support projects that provide directly for people with Cancer. Where organisations include other groups, 75% of beneficiaries must fit the above parameters.

The following grant is available:

• Small Grants Programme - The amount applied for should be up to a maximum of £10,000 in any two-year rolling period.

Social Lending St John’s Hospital https://www.stjohnsbath.org.uk/community-support/loans/

The Social Lending Programme aims to make a significant and lasting difference to our local community and the people who live there. If you’re working on a new idea that will have a positive impact in your community, please contact St John’s Hospital.

Each loan application is treated individually and St John’s Hospital will work with you to achieve your aims. The loans are straightforward, transparent and provide a good deal for you. As part of the lending process STH provide business expertise and knowledge to support you at every step.

If you’d like to discuss your project ideas, please get in touch with the Head of Social Investment or ring 01225 486 449.

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Sport England Funding National

http://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/

Various - see website See websites

The Wheelsforgood Community Fund

Wheelsforgood http://www.wheelsforgood.com/

Easi-Drive, the accident management company provides grants to support worthy causes related to the motor industry, wheels or transport.

Ongoing

Heritage Lottery Fund

Heritage Lottery

http://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes#.VXbJ1spwY6Z

HLF programmes include: • Start Up Grants – grants of between £3,000-£10,000 to help create a new organisation to look after heritage or engage people with it. This grant can also support existing groups taking on new responsibilities for heritage. • Grants for Places of Worship – historic places of worship are often at the heart of communities. Grants from £10,000–£250,000 can fund urgent structural repairs and help to make them better places for everyone to visit. • Parks for People – for projects related to historic parks and cemeteries in the UK. • Transition Funding – available to organisations in the UK who want to achieve significant strategic change (through acquiring new skills or knowledge, or new models of governance, leadership, business and income) in order to become more resilient and sustain improved management of heritage for the long term. To apply you must be a previous recipient of an HLF grant. • Heritage Enterprise – supports enterprising community organisations across the UK to rescue neglected historic buildings

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and sites and unlock their economic potential. You can apply for a grant from £100,000 to £5million. • Sharing Heritage – for any type of project related to national, regional or local heritage in the UK. Applications can be made for a grant from £3,000 to £10,000. • Our Heritage – for any type of project related to national, regional or local heritage in the UK. Applications can be made for a grant of more than £10,000 and up to £100,000. • Heritage Grants – HLF’s open programme for any type of project related to the national, regional, or local heritage in the UK. You can apply for a grant of over £100,000. • Young Roots – for projects that engage young people with heritage in the UK. Applications can be made for a grant of more than £10,000 and up to £50,000.

Big Potential

Social Investment

http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/bigpotential/

Approximately £10m of grant funding over 3 years to eligible VCSE organisations with the aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of VCSE organisations in order that they may deliver greater social impact. The programme aims to raise awareness of the social investment market and support VCSEs who want to prepare themselves for social investment. Eligible VCSE organisations will be able to access specialist one to one support from the Big Potential programme partners before making an application for grants between £20,000 and

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£75,000 to undertake more in-depth investment readiness work with one of Big Potential’s approved providers.

Community Investment Fund Social investment

http://socialandsustainable.com/community-investment-fund/

Run by Social and Sustainable Capital- invests debt and equity between £250,000 and £1m in community based, locally led organisations which are providing essential support and services to improve the well-being of local residents, developing the local economy and creating positive social change for all individuals in the community

Ongoing

Awards for all England

The Big Lottery

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/awards-for-all-england

Grants of between £300 and £10,000 for projects which will benefit the community. Applications from voluntary and community groups

Ongoing

Fulfilling Lives: HeadStart

The Big Lottery

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/fulfilling-lives-headstart

Enabling young people to deal with mental health issues

Ongoing

Parks for People The Big Lottery

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/parks-for-people

Parks for People is a joint initiative between the Big Lottery Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The programme awards grants of between £100,000 and £5 million to revitalise historic parks and cemeteries.

Ongoing

Power to Change The Big Lottery http://www.thepowertochange.org.uk/apply-igp/

£150m to invest in community-led enterprises – such as shops, businesses and community assets.

Initial grants application now open

Reaching Communities Buildings

The Big Lottery https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/eng

The buildings strand of Reaching Communities provides funding for land and buildings projects costing more than

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£100,000. It can also provide revenue funding to help to get the building running and deliver project activities.

Reaching Communities England

The Big Lottery

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/reaching-communities-england

Reaching Communities funding is for projects that help people and communities most in need. Grants are available from £10,000, upwards and funding can last for up to 5 years. If you think you need more than £500,000 you must call us before you apply to discuss why you believe a larger project is appropriate. There is no upper limit for total project costs.

Ongoing

Express Grants Programme

Quartet Community Foundation

http://www.quartetcf.org.uk/showcontent.asp?CollectionID=@0000000184&ParentID=@0000000107

Express Grants are targeted at small organisations with charitable aims where a small amount of money can make a significant difference.

Ongoing

Grants The Alec Dickson Trust

http://www.alecdicksontrust.org.uk/about/

The Alec Dickson Trusts supports young people who, through volunteering or community service, aim to enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Ongoing

Small Appeals The Rank Foundation http://www.rankfoundation.com/grant-applications/

This is a small funding stream for registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for projects which are costed at under £1million. If you are raising money for a particular project for which the mainstay is capital costs (building work, refurbishment or the purchase of long-term equipment) or a one-off short term activity (such as an annual respite break or holiday for disadvantaged young people) and have already raised a third of the total costs, you may be eligible for this

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Project and Capital Grants

The Tudor Trust http://tudortrust.org.uk/what-we-do/about-our-grants/

Funding goes towards the core costs of

running an organisation, including salaries,

overheads and day-to-day running costs.

They can also provide project grants,

capital grants for buildings or equipment

and grants to help strengthen your

organisation. There is no maximum or

minimum grant.

Ongoing

Forces in Mind The Big Lottery

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/uk-wide/forces-in-mind

The Forces in Mind Trust Will will invest and spend £35 million over the next 20 years to support the psychological well-being and successful and sustainable transition of veterans and their families into civilian life. It will provide long-term help that supports and joins up with the valuable work already being carried out by a range of organisations

Ongoing

Lloyds Bank Foundation Invest fund

Lloyds Bank http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/invest

Provides longer term core or delivery funding for charities which meet the programme aim and are delivering clear outcomes as a result of their work. These grants are up to £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period – up to six years in total

Ongoing

Lloyds Bank Foundation’s Enable fund

Lloyds Bank http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/enable

Provides smaller, shorter term grants to strengthen charities which meet the programme aim, helping them to deliver their mission more effectively. Grants are awarded to charities which have identified clear development needs. These grants are up to a total £15,000 over two years

Ongoing

Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund – Football

The Premier League and the FA

http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/funding-schemes/premier-

Provides grants for building or refurbishing grassroots facilities, such as changing pavilions and playing surfaces for community

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benefit, with money provided by the Premier League, The FA and the Government (via Sport England) and delivered by the Foundation. The Fund is available to football clubs, schools, councils and local sports associations and gives grants for projects that: • Improve facilities for football and other sport in local communities. • Sustain or increase participation amongst children and adults, regardless of background age, or ability. • Help children and adults to develop their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular participation in sport. Grants are available for between £10,000 and £500,000.

Running costs The Yapp Charitable Trust

http://www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk/

Grants for running costs and salaries for charities with a total expenditure of less than £40,000 per year.

Ongoing

Grants Turn 2 Us http://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/

Grants for individuals in need Ongoing

Community Investment Fund

http://socialandsustainable.com/community-investment-fund/

The Fund invests between £250,000 and £1m in community based, locally led organisations which are providing essential support and services to improve the well-being of local residents, developing the local economy and creating positive social change for all individuals in the community. The Fund aims to improve the quality of life of local individuals, particularly those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged, and to enhance community engagement and cohesion by empowering people to develop locally-determined solutions to challenges

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and opportunities. To be eligible for investment your organisation must demonstrate the following: - Be a community led social sector organisation with a neighbourhood focus (please note the Community Investment Fund does not provide start-up capital) - Based and have operations in England - A clear social mission with significant measurable, direct outcomes - Strong management with proven capability to deliver - Robust business plan and financial projections - A clear demonstration of how investment repayment will be made - Good corporate governance

Sustainability, Environmental, etc

Home Energy Top Up Grant

B&NES Council http://www.energyathome.org.uk/#!grants-and-finance/c1y13

The purpose of the grant is to help towards the costs of installing energy saving home improvements such as new boilers, insulation, windows and external doors, and renewable technologies such as solar panels, and is available to home owners, private landlords, and private tenants.

Ongoing

Affordable Warmth Assistance Grant


A grant for vulnerable residents to help meet the cost of loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and new heating systems, after other funding has been taken into account

Ongoing

Energy Company Obligation Grant


ECO funding provides a grant for low income and vulnerable households, those in solid walled properties and those living in low

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income areas

Local Sustainability Fund Cabinet Office

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charitable-organisations-given-20-million-boost-by-government

An initiative that will provide grants to increase the sustainability of around 250 organisations working in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. The fund, will provide grants that will enable recipients to implement organisational changes and access professional advice that might currently be out of their reach. It will give VCSEs access to a wider range of skills and support, with all grant recipients establishing a strong volunteering relationship with a local business. These cross sector relationships will help grant recipients to strengthen their resilience and long term sustainability. The Local Sustainability Fund will be £20 million of government funding delivered over 2 years, and will be available to medium-sized VCSE organisations that deliver vital support to vulnerable and disadvantaged people. Alongside working with local businesses, recipients will also work with skilled advisors so that the fund generates maximum impact

See website for eligibility checker

Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive

HM Government https://www.gov.uk/domestic-renewable-heat-incentive

Money towards renewable heating costs for biomass boilers, solar water heating and certain kinds of heat pumps

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2. FAST FUNDING FINDERS

Funding Central www.fundingcentral.org.uk The Big Lottery https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding Quartet Community Foundation http://www.quartetcf.org.uk/showcontent.asp?CollectionID=@0000000002 GRANTfinder http://www.grantfinder.co.uk/ Directory of Social Change Funding for the Voluntary and Community sector from:

• Government departments

• Independent grant administrators

• European sources

• Regional sources http://governmentfunding.org.uk/default.aspx

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