Quarterly Funding Quarterly Funding Newsletter Newsletter Issue 2 – May 2008 Issue 2 – May 2008 Contents Page Lottery Lottery Programmes at a Glance 2 BIG - Family Learning 2 BIG - Community Spaces 3 BIG - Ecominds 4 HLF - Heritage Grants 4 HLF - Parks For People 5 HLF - Young Roots 5 MLA – Learning From Past Conflicts 5 Natural England – Access to Nature 6 RSWT – Local Food 7 Foundations & Trusts Adobe Discounts for Charities 8 ANOB Sustainable Development Fund 8 Awards For Bridging Cultures 9
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Quarterly FundingQuarterly Funding NewsletterNewsletterIssue 2 – May 2008Issue 2 – May 2008
Contents
PageLottery
Lottery Programmes at a Glance 2BIG - Family Learning 2BIG - Community Spaces 3BIG - Ecominds 4HLF - Heritage Grants 4HLF - Parks For People 5HLF - Young Roots 5MLA – Learning From Past Conflicts 5Natural England – Access to Nature 6RSWT – Local Food 7
Foundations & Trusts
Adobe Discounts for Charities 8ANOB Sustainable Development Fund 8Awards For Bridging Cultures 9Barclays Trading Places Awards 9Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 9Charles Hayward Foundation 11Community Sustainable Energy Programme 11Conservation Training Bursary 12Country Houses Foundation 12
Cricket Trust ‘Go Green’ Fund 13Donate a PC 13Elephant Trust 14International Award to Improve the Living Environment 14Kings Fund 14Guardian Charity Awards 15Princes Trust Community Cash 15QIA Star Awards 16 Repair Grants for Places of Worship 16Resource Recycling Awards 17Trading Places Awards 17Tubney Charitable Trust 18Tree Council Grants 18V-VCashpoint 19Village Core Programme 19WRAP Organics Capital Grant Programme 20
Government
Bio-Energy Capital Grants 21Civil Society Challenge Fund 21Enterprise Capital Fund 22Myplace 22SE Seed Fund 23
European
European Youth Foundation 25Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme 25INTERREG IVA 25Rural Development Programme for England 27UK-German Connection Challenge Fund 27Youth in Action 28
BIG Lottery Fund – Programmes at a GlanceProgramme Budget (England
wide unless specified)
Open for applications
Advice Plus Up to £50M Closed.Awards for All £60M has been
agreed for 2007/2008Open now.
BASIS (Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services)
Up to £155M Should open in Spring 08.
Changing Spaces – Access to Nature
£25M Open now.
Changing Spaces – Community Spaces
£50M Open now.
Changing Spaces – Community Sustainable Energy Programme
£10M Should open this month.
Changing Spaces – Local Food
£50M Open.
Family Learning Up to £40M Outline Proposal Form 29/8/08Full application 30/11/08
International programme
Up to £72M (UK-wide) Closed.
Parks for People Up to £90M 30th September 08 (final deadline)People’s Millions Up to £50K per project Should open this month.Reaching Communities 2nd year budget
£100M Open now. Existing forms accepted until 31st October.
Research Programme Up to £25M Round 2: 12/9/08Round 3: 30/3/09
Young People’s Fund Extension of £100M Local Grants due to open Spring 2008.
BIG - Family LearningThis is a programme that helps parents to understand more about how their children learn and encourages adults and children to learn as a family.
They want to support families who face barriers to learning or who are not confident helping their children to learn. They are very interested in hearing from projects where learning is not based on getting a qualification and those that will help families who have not been involved in learning together before. They are looking for imaginative projects that meet local needs and remove the practical barriers to learning, for example, by providing travel costs, additional support for disabled participants, or childcare.
You can apply for grants of over £10K-£500K. They will fund projects for up to five years. You can apply on a local or national basis.
You can apply to Family Learning if you are: a registered charity; a voluntary or community group; a statutory body, including schools and children’s centres; a charitable or not-for-profit company; a social enterprise; a private sector organisation. Statutory bodies and private sector organisations applying must involve a voluntary or community sector partner in planning and running the project.
Closes for applications 29 August 2008. Tel: 0845 410 2030 Website: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Community SpacesCommunity Spaces is a £50M programme managed by Groundwork UK for the Big Lottery Fund. The programme helps community groups create or improve green and open spaces.
Community Spaces will provide funding for community groups to create and improve their local environment. Examples of projects are, community gardens & parks; informal sports areas & multi-use games areas; nature reserves; squares & village greens; churchyards; ponds & projects which improve community access to green space.
There are four sizes of grant available: Small grants of £10K-£25K and medium grants of £25K-£49,999. Application packs available via the website or the Advice Line and both grants will be available on a rolling basis for three years.
Community Spaces will also be awarding a limited number of Large and Flagship grants: Large grants of £50K–£100K and flagship grants of £100K–£450K. There will only be one bidding round for large and flagship grants and community groups will be able to apply from summer 08 with 9mths to submit Stage 1 application forms.
All Community Spaces applications will need to go through a two-stage application process: Stage 1 applications will be available via the website or the Advice Line and once submitted will receive a decision within 10 weeks; Stage 2 Application - If groups are successful at Stage 1 they will be allocated a Facilitator who will provide a more detailed Stage 2 application form. Facilitators will be able to provide expert and specialist advice to every project; they will also be able to provide support to applicants to complete the Stage 2 application form. Once complete Stage 2 applications are received they will be assessed and groups will receive a decision within 12 weeks.
The Big Lottery Fund has awarded Mind £8.8M from its Changing Spaces programme to start up 'Ecominds' to fund projects that will help transform local environments and build the confidence and self-esteem of people with mental health problems.
Ecominds aims to reduce the stigma and social exclusion faced by people with mental health problems by funding environmental projects that bring people together right across the community. Over the next five years Ecominds will award grants up to the value of £250K to 125 environmental projects eg returning habitats to their natural state, starting up recycling initiatives, community agricultural projects.
Schools, community groups and voluntary organisations will be encouraged to apply for funding. They must develop plans that show how they intend to rejuvenate their local environment but most importantly, show how they will involve local people with mental health problems on their eco-project.
Heritage Lottery Fund – Heritage Grants HLF has now published its third strategic plan and new application materials.
The Heritage Grants programme is the HLF's main channel for awarding grants for projects relating to the national, regional or local heritage. Projects should require over £50K and meet the following objectives:
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.
A more simplified application process, for projects requesting £3K-£50K, is available through the HLF's Your Heritage scheme.
Both reports have been fully updated in line with the new guidance materials. Under the Heritage Grants programme, applications requesting up to £5M may be submitted at any time. Applications requesting over this are subject to an annual application round, the deadline for which is 30 September.
Heritage Lottery Fund/BIG Lottery Fund – Parks for People This initiative helps with the restoration and regeneration of public parks and gardens.
The term 'public park' is defined as an existing urban or rural green space, the main purpose of which is for informal recreation and enjoyment. This definition includes parks, gardens, squares, walks and promenades. Parks for People focuses on the regeneration of public parks which will also create new opportunities for communities to learn about and enjoy their local environment. A wide range of capital work is supported through this programme, including:
Repairing and restoring landscape of all types; Improving access for all; Park furniture, lighting and signs.
Grants ranging from £250K to £5M are available. The final deadline for stage one applications under the Parks for People initiative in its current format is 30 September 2008.
Heritage Lottery Fund – Young Roots The Young Roots grant programme is designed to help local youth organisations work with young people (aged 13 to 25) to explore the heritage of the UK.
Grants of £3K- £25K are available for activities such as: Researching, recording and making available information on local history or cultural
traditions, through making an exhibition or film for the public to view; Photographing and learning about local heritage features and creating community
exhibitions or web pages; Learning practical skills for conserving wildlife and developing a nature trail so that
others can learn about the countryside.
Youth organisations (e.g. youth clubs, charitable organisations, supplementary schools) will need to work with at least one heritage organisation (e.g. museums, wildlife organisations and organisations which look after historic buildings).
Applications can be submitted at any time, however, following the launch of the Heritage Lottery Fund's third strategic plan and new application guidance materials in April, any applications to be submitted using the old application pack must be done so by 30 June.
MLA - Learning from Past ConflictsThe MLA Partnership manages funds and leads on a whole range of programmes and strategic initiatives to promote museums, libraries and archives.
Their Past Your Future 2 is the second phase of the hugely successful Their Past Your Future Programme. This second phase is focused around an annual grant programme open to all museums, libraries and archives in England. The programme offers funding for the sector to use their collections and resources to explore innovative and creative ways of increasing community learning and young people’s knowledge and understanding of the impact and contemporary significance of conflict. This overarching aim encompasses themes of remembrance and commemoration, identity and reconciliation, citizenship, diversity, asylum, conflict resolution and peacekeeping.
The programme, which receives cash from the Big Lottery Fund, is managed and delivered by the MLA Partnership. In this second phase of the programme (2007-2010) grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available through an annual grant programme. Museums, libraries and archives in England may apply for grants focused on one or both of the following areas: work with children and young people; inter-generational learning.
The latest round for applications to the fund is now open. The deadline is 23 May 2008. Successful projects will be announced at the end of June.
MLA Regional Agencies are running seminars for potential applicants to the MLA TPYF2 grant programme. The dates of these seminars are below. To find out more contact your MLA Regional Agency.
Natural England - Access to Nature Access to Nature is a £25M grant scheme to encourage people to understand, access and enjoy our natural environment. Funded by BLF’s Changing Spaces, it will focus on three themes: Community awareness & active participation; Education, learning & volunteering; Welcoming, well-managed & wildlife-rich places.
Access to Nature will fund projects in urban, rural and coastal communities across England. The priority will be to fund projects that make a lasting change in areas of high social, economic and/or environmental deprivation.
Applications will be accepted from Voluntary & Community Sector organisations, which includes Charitable incorporated organisations, Friendly Societies, Industrial & Provident Societies, Charitable Trusts & the public sector. Eligible applicants must have a governing document, if not a statutory body.
To qualify for funding, organisations must show evidence of partnership working and how they intend to involve the people they are trying to reach in developing, making decisions about and implementing the project.
Access to Nature will make grants of between £50K-£500K. They will also make a small number of larger grants of over £500K for projects which have a national significance.
For projects with a total value of between £55,556 and £100K, applicants can apply for a grant of either up to 90% of the total project cost or a maximum of £100K (whichever is the lesser). Matched funding for the balance is required and can be either cash or in-kind.
For projects with a total value of £125K-£715K, applicants can apply for a grant of either up to 80% of the total project cost or £500K (whichever is the lesser). Matched funding for the balance is required of which at least 10% of the total project cost must be cash.
For projects with a total value of over £715K, applicants can apply for a grant of up to 70% of the total project cost, of which at least 10% of the total project cost must be cash.
Application forms and guidance notes will be available at launch from website below. The format will be a 2 stage process: Stage 1 is an Expression of Interest form which asks for initial details about your project and organisation. This form will enable Natural England to assess your project's eligibility. Stage 2 is a more detailed application form which they will use to assess your project.
RSWT - Local FoodGrants of £2K-£500K are available for not-for-profit groups and organisations delivering such projects as growing, processing, marketing and distributing local food; composting and raising awareness of the benefits of such activities.
There are three levels of funding available through Local Food: Small Grants – £2K-£10K; Main Grants - £10K-£300K: Beacon Grants - £300K-£500K.
Local Food employs a two stage application process for all three sizes of grant. The First Stage application process allows you to outline proposals and to ensure eligibility. This is followed by a full Application. If you are not invited to submit a Full Application they will tell you why. Forms can be completed in a word interactive document downloadable from website below and emailed to: [email protected] or handwritten and posted. To request your hard copy First Stage Application form, please call the Changing Spaces Advice Line Tel: 0845 3 671 671.
For the Small and Main grants there are no deadlines, it is a rolling programme, although all funded projects must be completed by March 2014.
All Beacon Grants will be assessed in a single competitive round. First Stage Applications for Beacon Grants need to be submitted before the end of June 2008 and Full Applications by the end of November 2008. The successful Beacon Grants will be announced in March 2009.
Adobe Discounts for CharitiesAdobe has extended its charity offering so charities can buy: Adobe Boxed products at discounts of 65%; Adobe licensing under the Education Transactional Licensing programme (TLP)
Boxed products available include: Design Premium CS3 - Deliver innovative ideas in print, web, and mobile design Web; Premium CS3 - Redefine the extraordinary in web design and development; Production Premium CS3 - Put ideas in motion with the total post-production solution; Photoshop Extended CS3 -
Discover new dimensions in digital imaging; Dreamweaver CS3 - Design, develop, and maintain standards-based websites and applications; Master Collection CS3 - Design across media.
TLP is available to charities which operate on a not-for-profit basis and whose aim is one or more of the following: Relief of poverty; Advancement of education; Advancement of social and community welfare; Advancement of culture; Advancement of the natural environment. Contact your preferred Adobe Authorised Reseller for more information:
Areas of Outstanding Natural beauty (AONBs) Sustainable Development Fund
Minimum grant: £500 Maximum grant: £25,000.
The SDF offers financial support to projects that bring sustainable social, environmental and economic benefits to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).
The (SDF) is a national grant scheme co-ordinated by Natural England for DEFRA. There are 36 AONBs in England, covering about 15% of country; each of the protected landscapes has its own SDF.
Grants can be given to organisations, businesses, community groups and individuals who wish to explore and develop practical projects that enhance, conserve and improve the environment, economy and way of life across AONBs.
Awards for Bridging Cultures The Awards for Bridging Cultures recognise and reward grass roots, community and voluntary organisations for local schemes and projects that promote intercultural dialogue, understanding and awareness. The scheme also recognises public and private sector organisations for initiating and supporting such activity.
Award winners receive cash prizes of up to £10,000, a trophy and DVD recorder and editing support. Shortlisted organisations receive cash prizes of up to £5,000, DVD recorder and editing support. Public and private sector organisations receive a trophy to recognise their support of intercultural schemes.
Barclays Trading Places Awards Sole traders, partnerships or companies that have successfully changed their life and set up a new business are invited to enter the Trading Places Awards.
The first prize is a Gold Package which consists the following: £10,000 cash for the business. £3,400 worth of computer server and desktop software items, courtesy of Microsoft.
The runner-up prize is the Silver Package which consists of: £5,000 cash for the business. £1,100 worth of computer desktop software items provided by Microsoft.
The remaining eight regional winners will each receive a Bronze Package which consists of: £1,100 worth of computer desktop software courtesy of Microsoft.
Ten regional winners are selected and must attend a judging session on 5 September 2008.
The awards are open to sole traders, partnerships and companies that had been trading for a minimum of three months and a maximum of three years on 7 April 2008. The majority of shares must be private ownership and the business must have an annual turnover of less than £1 million. The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 May 2008.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation The Foundation supports projects which are original in their field and favours those which take place outside London. Additionally the Foundation values strategic partnerships. They may also consider ideas which fall outside their programmes if they think these to be of particular interest and have the potential to be truly innovative.
Arts Programme - To support professional artists and UK based arts organisations, usually at an early research and development stage. There are two grant programmes in 2008: The Arts in Public Spaces - This will be the third and final year of this programme and those in rural areas will be prioritised. The Arts and Science - The Foundation has pioneered collaborations between artists and scientists for the past 10 years and this aspect of the programme has come to an end.
For further information see website below or Email: [email protected]
Education Programme - Within the education theme, the Foundation continues to support educational innovations and developments. In 2008, its two programmes are as follows:
Human Scale Schools - This programme is designed to help secondary schools strengthen their commitment to human scale education.
Cross-cultural Schools and Youth Work Projects - Support for secondary schools, and agencies who work with them, to implement imaginatively and ambitiously that part of the KS3 curriculum designed to encourage empathy and understanding between students from different cultures, both within and between schools (i.e. inter-school linking projects, involvement of local community groups etc.). Support is also offered to youth organisations, and those agencies who work with them, wishing to initiate projects aimed at fostering better relations between young people from different cultures and faiths.
Social Change Programme - In 2008, the Foundation is looking for applications under its social change theme which explore innovative, but well-thought-through, approaches from which learning can be gained in the following key areas:
Financial Inclusion - Projects to improve financial literacy & access to financial services for people currently not well-served by existing institutions & practices.
Environmental Awareness - Innovative work to increase personal responsibility and for trialling accessible, realisable solutions to aspects of local, national or international environmental issues.
Older People - Projects focusing on new ways to involve & support elderly people in their local communities.
Anglo-Portuguese Cultural Relations - This Programme aims to help projects that promote contemporary Portuguese culture in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ‘Cultural relations’ are taken to include activities in the arts, education and social change.
Applications will be considered at their July Meeting (deadline 23 May); November Meeting (deadline 10 October). As a guide, grants made by the Foundation rarely exceed £15K.
Charles Hayward Foundation - New GuidelinesThe Charles Hayward Foundation makes grants to UK charities & charitable organistions.
They predominantly fund capital costs. Occasionally, project funding may be offered for start-up or development activities where these are not part of the on-going revenue requirement of the organisation.
They place great emphasis on funding projects that are developmental or innovative. They would like to enable things to happen that would not otherwise happen. They prefer funding a project in its early stages rather than finishing off an already well supported appeal.
They also value projects that are preventive or provide early intervention. Their preferred area of impact is at the community and neighbourhood level.
They also wish to promote good practice. They would like to help with the development of solutions to society's problems and help to expand the take-up of these solutions where they are most needed. The Foundation sees the value in supporting activities which have been demonstrated to work and can be replicated
The small grant scheme makes grants up to £5K only to charities with an annual turnover of less than £250K.
In their other programmes, grant sizes are £10K-£25K. Project funding may be granted for a maximum of 3 years, and will be tapered downwards if appropriate. Project funding may be up to £15K pa over three years
Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP)CSEP is a grants programme run by BRE for the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). BRE carries out research, consultancy, training & testing to help create better buildings and communities.
The CSEP will provide £8M to community-based organisations for the installation of micro-generation technologies, eg solar panels, wind turbines, energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. Energy efficiency measures will only be funded in combination with a micro-generation technology installation. It will also provide £1M for project development grants that will help community organisations establish if a micro-generation and energy efficiency installation will work for them.
It aims to achieve the following outcomes: Reduction in CO2 emissions; Increased community awareness of climate change and how changes to our behaviour can reduce it; Increased skills base of local trades (for example, local builders and building-service subcontractors working on renewable energy projects for the first time); Reduction in energy bills; Reduction in reliance on imported energy and increased independence from commercial energy suppliers; Stronger partnerships within local communities with lasting social benefits; Growth of local enterprise in new technologies.
Applications are being accepted now. Capital grants will be awarded on a competitive basis at quarterly Selection Panel meetings. Funding rounds information can be found on our website www.communitysustainable.org.uk. Project Development grants will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis until all funds are spent.
Details of all aspects of the grant application process, consultants, installers and technologies are available on the website. It will also provide statistical information for all projects that have been funded, showing where the project is and the types of technologies used.
Conservation Training Bursaries Scheme Work-based internships of 6, 12 or 24 months’ duration are available to individuals looking to undertake a career in conservation.
It is intended that this scheme will help address the shortage of conservation skills across the UK and increase the number of trained conservators and conservation scientists. The scheme provides new opportunities for those without conventional conservation training to enter the workforce, and also helps bridge the gap between training and first job for new conservation graduates.
Interns are paid an educational bursary of £14,750 and are based with experienced conservators in workshops or on site, in both the public and commercial sector.
The deadline for the receipt of applications for internships starting late September 2008 is 2 June.
Country Houses Foundation The Foundation awards grants of between £50K-£250K for repairs and restoration work required to prevent loss or damage to historic buildings, their grounds & outbuildings located in England.
Eligible applicants can be an organisation or a private individual having legal responsibility for the repair of the property. Generally, the Foundation requires the building to be listed, scheduled, or in the case of a garden included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens. In addition, to qualify for a grant the applicant must be able to show the following:
There is a compelling need for the work to be done with the next two to five years. The project will enhance the historic environment. The project will have a sustainable future. There is a financial need for the grant.
Cricket Trust 'Go Green' Fund This Fund is designed to promote cricket clubs ‘going green’ and to support the UK’s short target to reduce (CO2) emissions by 20% by 2010. Clubs can potentially apply for grants for projects that have an environmental theme and/or improve energy efficiency.
The grant is limited to a maximum of £10K per club and cannot exceed 75% of the total cost of the project. Examples of the type of project that will be supported include the following:
Solar panels. Wind turbines. Low energy lighting. Improved thermal efficiency of walls, windows and roofs. Installation of energy efficient products e.g. boilers. Provision of bicycle storage. Water conservation. Composting/recycling schemes.
To be eligible to apply, cricket clubs must be affiliated to the ECB via their County Cricket Board CCB and registered for NatWest CricketForce 2008.
Applications are now being accepted and currently there is no advertised closing date.Tel: (0161) 877 6643E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.ecb.co.uk
Donate a PC - Computer hardware for the Voluntary & Community Sector There is a free 'matchmaking' service for individuals and organisations to donate un-needed hardware (computers, printers etc) to UK charities, not-for-profit organisations and educational establishments (hardware only - not software).
It is primarily for those with only one or two items to donate and/or who can not use a suitable recycling organisation. However they also have a comprehensive list of organisations that have larger quantities of computer equipment to donate to charities.
Website: www.donateapc.org.uk
Elephant Trust The Trusts aims to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. The Trust supports artists, small organisations and galleries in developing and improving the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts.
International Award To Improve The Living Environment The Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment is a biennial award which recognises outstanding contributions to improving the living environment. Participation is open to all individuals, governmental, non-governmental and civil organisations, universities, institutes and bodies whose initiatives are in fulfilment of the Best Practice standards. Best Practices are defined by the United Nations and the international community at large as successful initiatives which:
have a demonstrable and tangible impact on improving people's quality of life; are the result of effective partnerships between the public, private and civic sectors
of society; and are socially, culturally, economically and environmentally sustainable.
There are 12 Awards in total, 10 for Best Practices and two for Best Practices Transfer. Each Award winner receives a prize of US $30K, along with a certificate and trophy. In addition, the cost of travelling and full accommodation will be covered by Dubai Municipality for two individuals per winning project to attend the Award ceremony. The 2008 deadline for submissions has been extended to 30 June 2008.
King's Fund/GSK UK Impact Awards Designed to recognise small to medium-sized charities that are doing excellent work to improve people's health, the scheme rewards track records of success in the area of community healthcare. They support excellence in existing work and do not seek to fund new projects.
Eligible applicants are registered charities (which have been in existence for at least three years), with an annual income of less than £1M, independently constituted from any national umbrella organisation.
Under the 2008 Awards, a total of ten winners each received an award of £25K, with an overall winner also receiving an additional £10K. Ten organisations were also given highly commended or runner up status and be awarded £5K or £3K.
Small & medium-sized charities that have made outstanding & valuable contributions to social welfare in the community are invited to apply to this annual award scheme. Five winning charities will each be awarded the following:
£6,000. A brand new PC. A half-day consultancy session and follow-up support for six months. A tailored package of media services.
To be eligible, charities must have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5K-£1M. The winning charities will be announced at a prestigious award ceremony in December 2008. The closing date for receipt of applications is 1 August (5pm).
To enter, download an application form from the website or request one from 01727 898146, or email [email protected]
Community Cash Awards are grants of up to £5K to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community.
The project needs to improve life in a local community, eg new basketball court, music studio, youth club, sex education workshops in schools, youth advisory board, local magazine.
Anyone 14-16yrs and in school, but struggling, or 16-25yrs, unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week can apply. Projects must be run and managed by people aged 14-25yrs, clearly benefit the local community, benefit the people running the project and be a new or developing project.
Funding of up to £1K is available for 14-16yrs olds and £5K for 16-25yrs. They will also provide you with advice and support to give you the best chance of success.
To apply call free Tel: 0800 842 842, fill out an online form.
QIA Star Awards The QIA STAR Awards recognise those working within the learning & skills sector in England including tutors, trainers, managers & support staff.
Each award winner will receive a cash prize, a trophy and a certificate. In addition, each winner will also receive £1,500 from the STARlight Fund for personal and professional development. The 2008 Award categories are as follows:
Teaching, Training and Learning Practitioner. Skills for life. Responses to Learners' Needs. Engaging Employers. Support Role. Workforce Development. Learning Support. Leadership. Innovation. Lifetime Achievement.
Eligible entrants are those working in the learning and skills sector, in an environment that is not a school or university. The organisation, workplace, or programme they help to deliver must either be fully or partly funded by the Learning and Skills Council.
The deadline for entries is 6 June 2008.Tel: 0845 225 4523E-mail: [email protected]: http://staraward.qia.org.uk
Repair Grants for Places of Worship Support is provided for urgent high-level repairs to the historic fabric of places of worship listed at grade I, II* or II. Legally constituted religious organisations, from all faith groups and nominations, are eligible to apply.
Applications are accepted from 1 April each year until the annual deadlines of: 30 June, for grade I and II* listed places of worship; and 30 September, for grade II listed places of worship.
Resource Recycling Awards 2008The Resource Awards were set up to identify, promote & reward the achievements of community-based and not-for-profit recycling projects. The awards take place at the Community Recycling Network (CRN) annual conference, held in London on 4 June 2008. Nominations are invited under the following five categories:
Novelis Community Recycling Project of the Year. Yell Best Partnership Project. Biffa Climate Conscious Award. Berryman Kerbside Project of the Year. Individual Contribution to the Community Waste Sector.
The winners of the project awards receive the following: A cheque for £2,500. A recycled glass award. High-profile coverage in Resource magazine.
The Individual Contribution award is a non-financial award. The winner receives a year’s subscription to Resource magazine and a recycled glass award.
The deadline for nominations is 19 May 2008.http://www.resourcepublishing.co.uk/resource-awards.html Tel: (0117) 907 7043
Trading Places Awards 2008 Barclays Trading Places is a set of Awards for anyone who has taken the challenge to change their life by setting up a business. This year, the Awards have been expanded to include 10 regional heats. The 10 Regional Winners must attend a judging session in London on 5 September 2008.
The overall winner will receive a Gold Package consisting of the following: £10,000 cash for the business & £3,400 worth of computer server and desktop software
items, courtesy of Microsoft.
The runner-up prize is the Silver Package which consists of: £5,000 cash for the business & £1,100 worth of computer desktop software items
provided by Microsoft.
The remaining eight regional winners will each receive a Bronze Package which consists of: £1,100 worth of computer desktop software courtesy of Microsoft.
The awards are open to sole traders, partnerships & companies that have been trading for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 3 years on 7 April 2008. The majority of shares must be private ownership & the business must have an annual turnover of less than £1M. The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 May 2008.
Tubney Charitable TrustFrom June 08 the Tubney Charitable Trust will award grants to invited applicants only. The Charity has a limited life and is spending both its income and its capital to achieve its objectives. Over the next three years they will allocate most of the Trust’s remaining uncommitted funds to a small number of large, focused grants.
Support for the environment will be devoted to organisations/activities that will deliver a long term, positive impact on: Enhancement of UK biodiversity through work with land owners on a landscape scale; Conservation of the UK marine biodiversity; Conservation of uncharismatic UK species.
Support for farmed animal welfare will be directed toward organisations/activities that will deliver a long term positive impact on: Catalysing changes among those involved in the production, consumption & regulation of animals reared for food by: Enabling high welfare production; Encouraging high welfare consumption; Ensuring better regulation; Addressing the most pressing species-specific farmed animal welfare concerns; Improving the welfare of broiler chickens; Ending tail docking of pigs; Reducing metabolic disease and increasing the welfare of dairy cows; Strengthening the farmed animal welfare sector.
Leading NGOs and other advisors have helped them identify areas of pressing need for which the injection of funds in the near term will make a significant difference to achieving positive change in the long term.
The deadline for online applications to the Trust’s current open programmes will be 5.00pm on 2 June 2008. Please note that £1.5M has been allocated to make grants under the Conservation of the Natural Environment programme for applications received between now and that date. Unfortunately, due to the limited sum available, with immediate effect, the Trust will no longer consider applications for land acquisition projects.
Tree Council Grants - Trees for Schools/Community TreesThe Tree Council's two grants programmes, ‘Trees for Schools' and ‘Community Trees' are available for schools & community groups who are able to show that children under the age of 16 will be actively engaged in the planting projects. National Tree Week (26 Nov - 7 Dec 08) is the focus for these projects & applicants need to organise their planting events in conjunction with this.
Funding of £100-£700 is available and successful applicants will receive 75% towards planting costs. The remaining 25% will need to be secured by the school/organisation. This grant is open to UK community groups, both formal & ad hoc. Children aged up to sixteen must be included in the planting project.
If you are interested in applying in time for National Tree Week in 2008, you can download an application from their website or contact them for more information. The closing date for applications is 31st May 2008.
V - VCashpoint Grants are available to young people in England 16-25yrs to set up exciting & creative voluntary projects to benefit their communities. Maximum grant is £2,500, with £1M to be distributed over four funding rounds.
The grant must be used to design & implement a project that will benefit the applicant’s community and will have a positive impact. Grants are for projects that involve young people in their organisation, planning and implementation. Projects should last no longer than six months following payment of the grant.
Application materials are now available for the fourth round. Completed forms may be returned using the online application facility, by post or by email. The deadline for applications is 18 July 2008.
Village CORE ProgrammeThe Village Core Programme supports the establishment of community owned shops in rural communities. It provides a start-up grant of up to £20K conditional on at least equivalent contributions being raised from the village community (eg share capital, donations) and through a loan from Co-operative and Community Finance, a recognised Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI).
All elements of the programme are supported by ViRSA, who provide advice to the village community and manage the assessment procedure.
The programme aims to better understand the support needs of community owned village shops. For this reason, successful applicants to the programme should agree for the outcomes of their support to be used for evaluation purposes on an aggregated and confidential basis. In addition applicants agree to their shop being used in case studies and in promotional materials for the programme.
There are 3 stages in the funding process:
Stage 1: Grant application Applications for assistance can be submitted at any time up to & including 30 July 2009. An application will normally take 6 weeks to be assessed and for a decision to be taken.Applications recommended for support will be notified in writing & invited to submit a loan application to Co-operative and Community Finance and to provide evidence of legal structure and community contributions.
Stage 2: Applying for the loan. It is at this stage of the application that you will need to apply for the loan from Co-operative and Community Finance. You can download the form from the website below.
Donna Smith Tel: 01993 814377 Fax: 01993 810849 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.virsa.org/index.cfm/villageshop/Programme.About
WRAP Organics Capital Grant Programme Launched The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched the Organics Capital Grant Programme to realise a significant increase in the available processing capacity for source-segregated food waste which would otherwise go to landfill.
WRAP will provide up to 30% towards capital costs of plant, equipment & infrastructure for food waste processing capacity compliant with the Animal By-Product Regulations.
To be considered for WRAP funding support, projects must meet all of the following requirements:
Be a capital investment (operating costs are not eligible) to create new or expand existing food waste processing capacity, compliant with the ABPR, diverting food waste from landfill into recycled products.
Be located in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Be installed and fully operational by 31 December 2010. Use commercially proven technology. Use source-segregated food waste from the municipal, commercial and/or industrial
waste streams (that would otherwise go to landfill). Preference will be given to facilities co-processing food waste-rich feedstock from municipal and commercial/industrial sources.
Be able to demonstrate that the project viability is dependent on WRAP support. Be commercially sustainable in the medium and long term. Demonstrate clearly defined end markets for the output(s) of the project.
The deadline for applications is 30 June 2008 (1.30 pm). This is the first in a series of rounds under the Organics Capital Grant Programme (subject to the continued requirement for funding).
Bio-Energy Capital Grants Round 4 of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme has opened with a fund for 08/09 of £4M.
Applications are invited from industrial, commercial and community sectors in England, including small and large businesses, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, local authorities, housing associations and charities. Capital grants of up to £100K per installation are available at a variable rate of up to 40% of the difference in cost of installing a biomass boiler or combined heat and power (CHP) plant compared to installing the fossil fuel alternative. The boiler or CHP plant must be fuelled by eligible biomass, such as:
purpose grown energy crops (e.g. miscanthus, short rotation coppice willow and poplar etc);
clean wood fuel derived from any part of a tree as a result of forestry operations, arboricultural tree management operations, and primary processing, including saw milling;
wood waste or residues, provided it is not covered by the Waste Incineration Directive; agricultural residues originating from production, harvesting, and processing, including
straw or husks, animal manures and slurries, poultry litter and biomass material from excess production or insufficient market, such as silage;
food industry wastes and residues not covered by the Waste Incineration Directive.
The deadline for applications is 20 May 2008.Subject to funds being available, there will be a further application round in autumn 2008 and several rounds in 2009 and 2010.
Civil Society Challenge FundDepartment For International Development has focused on the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals to eradicate poverty. They have been engaging with a wider range of organisations across civil society both in the UK and in the developing world. They support them in their role of helping poor and excluded people to enhance their capacity to organise and get their voice heard, and to demand better services and better access to them.
As well as these 'rights based' activities they also support innovative service delivery projects that provide lasting benefits through the inclusion of key elements of empowerment, advocacy and capacity building. They also appreciate that, in certain circumstances, basic service delivery is, at least initially, the only viable approach to take and are willing to consider such applications on a case by case basis.
The CSCF is DFID's main central channel of support for UK based civil society organisations' programmes. The CSCF can provide up to 100% of total costs, up to a maximum of £500K per project. They check on the applicant's financial position to ensure that the support requested
does not make any Civil Society Organisation (CSO) overly dependent on CSCF funding. They will also look for evidence that both the UK and overseas partners have the capacity to manage the level of funding requested.
You must first submit a concept note to Email: [email protected] If the concept note is approved you will then be invited to submit a proposal. Concept Notes can be submitted between 1 February and 15 June each year. This allows them to concentrate their efforts on appraising proposals between the end of June and 31 January each year.
Proposals: Proposals must be received no later than 31 July in order to be considered for funding from the following April onwards.
Enterprise Capital Fund The third round competition for Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) is now open.
The aim of the programme is to increase the availability of growth capital to small/medium-sized enterprises affected by the 'equity gap', so helping to alleviate what would otherwise remain a significant barrier to enterprise and to productivity growth.
The Government envisages that it will approve around three new funds in this ECF round; the final number selected will depend on the type, number and quality of bids received. There is no maximum fund size for an ECF, but the Government will commit no more than £25 million to a single fund. Initial funding rounds are limited at £2 million.
ECFs will be available when established to high-growth small businesses that have potentially viable expansion plans. They will be small to medium sized businesses located anywhere in the United Kingdom.
There is no formal closing date for this round; however those wishing to bid are strongly advised to contact the Capital for Enterprise team before 30 June 2008.
Myplace The Big Lottery Fund is delivering myplace on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
Grants available are £1M-£5M. The total available is £190M between 2008 and 2010. £160M will be available in year one of which up to £50M is available through the Fastrack route.
Myplace aims to deliver world class youth facilities driven by the active participation of young people and their view and needs.
Funded projects must deliver all the following outcomes: more young people, parents and communities feel that young people have exciting and safe places to go in their leisure time where they can get involved in an attractive range of activities; more young people, particularly the most disadvantaged, participate in positive leisure time activities that support their personal and social development; more young people have access to information, advice and support services from within places they feel comfortable; stronger partnership working between local authorities, third, private and public sector partners to plan, deliver and operate financially sustainable youth facilities with and for young people.
myplace will only fund projects that will deliver on all four of these outcomes and demonstrate evidence of the real participation of young people, particularly disadvantaged young people, in the development, design and future of running of the project.
All projects will need to demonstrate genuine cross-sector partnership between public sector bodies and third and/or private sector organisations.
The fast track will enable early investment in projects that are already well developed and therefore able to submit robust business and capital plans with their application. This will enable final investment decisions to be made on the basis of the single application.
The standard route will provide applicants with an in-principle investment decision prior to providing capacity building support to help them develop their detailed delivery plans.Application and guidance materials for the first funding round will be available from 6 May 2008. The deadline for fast track applications is 29 July 2008 and the deadline for the standard route is 30 September 2008.
They expect to open a second funding round in early 2009 to commit a further £30M, plus any surplus from the first round. Potential applicants should note that the focus of the second round will be determined following a review of year one.
A leaflet which sets out further information can be downloaded from the website below. Full guidance materials, application forms and questions and answers will be available to download from their website from 6 May 2008.
Regional seminars are taking place during early May to inform groups about myplace: Thursday 8 May (pm) London Bethnal Green; Thursday 15 May (am) South East Woking.
Please contact your regional office if you would like to attend. See website below for details.BIG advice line Tel: 0845 410 2030 Website: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_myplace?regioncode=-uk&progStatus=open&country=%20UK&status=theProg&chan=funding&title=myplace
South East Seed FundThis equity Fund aims to support high growth small to medium-sized enterprises, or university spin-outs/ins, with proof of concept, growth and seed capital funding. Businesses must be able
to demonstrate a clear advantage over competitors, commercially viable Intellectual Property, readiness for market and strong market demand.
The Fund will invest between £50K-£250K, although in exceptional cases more may be invested. The investment must be match funded by a private source, such as an individual or corporate institution, although assistance is available to identify these.
Funds may be invested for a range of purposes, for example: initial management salaries; establishing/building a sales force and creating sales activity; production working capital; setting –up a corporate centre where none exists; and installing IT systems.
Support will also be provided in the form of financial expertise, specialist sector knowledge and corporate governance.
Businesses must have a strong management team and have their headquarters or the material part of their business in the South East of England. Businesses must be based on research, knowledge or skills from a higher education institution in the region.
Applications may be made at any time.Tel: (01483) 484200E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.seeda.co.uk
Council Of Europe - European Youth Foundation Financial support is offered to European youth activities which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.
Eligible to apply are international non-governmental youth organisations or networks; national or local non-governmental youth organisations or networks; and non-governmental structures involved in youth work.
The next deadline for Category A International Youth Meetings and Category B Other Types of Youth Activity has been announced; applications for activities taking place between 1 April and 31 December 2009 are invited by 1 October 2008.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (EIP) covers a variety of actions to promote, support and improve: access to finance for SMEs; SME cooperation; innovation in enterprise; eco-innovation; entrepreneurship and innovation culture; and related economic and administrative reform. It forms one of the three main strands of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) for 2007 to 2013.
A Call for Proposals concerning eco-innovation has now been issued. This Call provides funding for about 40 projects from a €28 million budget for innovative, environmental-friendly projects in the area of materials recycling, sustainable buildings, food & drink industrial processes, green business and smart purchasing.
The deadline for submissions (electronic only) is 11 September 2008.Tel: (00) 322 299 1111Fax: (00) 322 298 8822Website: http://ec.europa.eu/cip/eip_en.htm
INTERREG IVA - 2 Seas Programme LaunchThe new Interreg IVA Cross Border Cooperation Programme, which funds cooperation between organisations in a geographical area covering the South and East Coasts of the UK and areas of Belgium, France and Holland was officially launched in Dunkirk, France on the 24 April. With over 200 attendees and press and media coverage, the event was considered to be a resounding success.
Interested parties from each of the countries eligible to access more than €160 million were present and were provided with key information about the Programme, its’ funding priorities and the organisations responsible for running the programme itself.
The speakers during the morning sessions demonstrated how the Programme has been developed over a number of years with high level involvement and support from each of the four Member States, in close cooperation with the European Union; final formal approval of the Programme by the EU is expected in June 2008.
First Call for Projects
The Programme’s first call for projects also began on the 24 April. The Joint Technical Secretariat, based in Lille, will fund projects which address or solve a cross-border issue, which are “bottom-up” in nature (i.e. not initiated by central Governments) and which fit into one of the Programmes’ three main funding priorities:
1. Creating an economically competitive, attractive and accessible area (€59 million in funding)
2. Promoting and developing a safe and healthy environment (€40.8 million in funding)3. Improving quality of life (€44.8 million in funding)
Small or “micro” projects and projects involving partners from the France-Channel- UK Cross Border Programme (Priority 4 projects) are not being invited to apply at this stage.
New Information
Several new pieces of information came to light during the event, notably that the grant rate for projects will be 50% of the total project budget for revenue costs. Capital costs can run to a maximum of 25% of a project budget - up to a maximum of €500 000.
The JTS also explained that there will be 7 set budget lines which will apply to all projects: -
1. Staff Costs2. Administration Costs3. Consultants and Suppliers4. Travel and Accommodation5. Equipment costs6. Capital costs & 7. Audit and control costs
Copies of the application form and financial annexes are now available from the JTS.
For more information on the dates and deadlines of the Two Seas Programme, please see the website www.nordpasdecalais.fr/europe/cooperation.asp (only in French at the moment) or www.interreg4a-2mers.eu (under construction).
For more information on the dates and deadlines of the Channel Programme (which covers South and East Coasts of England and the Northern Coast of France from Brittany to Somme), visit: http://www.interreg3.com/EN/i4_consult.asp.
Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE)Promotional leaflet going to 10,000 farmers, foresters and growers - To help ensure the industry is aware of the funding opportunities with RDPE, a leaflet is being sent this week to 10,000 businesses in the South East. The electronic version of this leaflet can be obtained from www.seeda.co.uk/rdpe.
Progress with selection of Leader applications - SEEDA received 16 Leader applications at the end of January. These are in the process of being appraised and a selection panel met recently to decide which applications will receive RDPE funding.
Expressions of interest for RDPE support - So far SEEDA have received 88 expressions of interest amounting to a total investment of £25M, requesting £10.5M of grant. The breakdown of expressions of interest is: Irrigation reservoirs - 30 Renewable energy and anaerobic digestion - 16 Adding value to food - 10 Adding value to forestry - 8 Farm diversification - 21
They have also received a number of full grant applications but are still looking for new expressions of interest particularly in the areas of:
Adding value to primary produce and processing of food Renewable energy Forestry Farm diversification Collaboration in the development of new products and markets that involves businesses
from across supply chains i.e. farmers, processors, retailers working together.
UK-German Connection - Challenge FundThe Challenge Fund gives grants for language and non-language related activities, which is designed to encourage young people to:
Pick a topic or subject of their choice and explore it in an international context; Take a fresh look at cross- or extra-curricular project work; Take an active role in a practical, ‘hands-on’ team venture; Work together towards a concrete outcome, product or event of their choice.
Grants provided through the UK-German Challenge Fund cover project resources, joint activities and reciprocal partner visits. Joint projects can cover a wide range of themes. Examples could include:
Science and technology - Business and enterprise; Citizenship; Energy and the environment; Multimedia and ICT; Culture and the arts; Vocational skills; Cross-curricular themes.
Those who are eligible include: Schools and youth groups in the UK and Germany. Youth groups should involve young people up to the age of 25 (please note: students enrolled at a
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Higher Education institution are not eligible). Applications from clusters of schools or youth groups or cross-sector clusters are also welcome.
Grants will normally be given on the basis of the following requirements: The project involves real collaborative work between the young people from both
countries, including project work and other joint activities; The activity focuses on thematic project work, leading to concrete outcomes and results; The project includes a strong element of involvement of young people in the conception,
implementation and dissemination of the project; some projects may also be youth-led, with guidance by teachers or youth leaders;
Both sides undertake trips to the partner institution; The two visits must be clearly related, part of the same project, and the period of time
between the visits must be no longer than 8 months; At least 5 young people from each participating institution are involved in the project; In the case of project groups involving young people under the age of 18, a vetted and
qualified adult (teacher, youth leader etc) must accompany the group; Where possible, the trip includes young people who would otherwise not have the
chance to take part
All organisational duties (including child protection and risk assessment arrangements) are carried out by the organising party
The total amount of grant provided will be judged on a case-by-case basis, depending on the size, circumstances and numbers involved in the individual projects.
The Fund provides grants of 50% towards the overall costs; in exceptional circumstances, the grant can cover up to a maximum of 75% of the total costs. Grants are available for both large and small projects and the amount can be to anything up to, but will not exceed £5K.
Funding is available for: Project-related costs, e.g. materials, resources, dissemination activities; Travel, accommodation and subsistence costs for the trips to Germany and the UK
Teachers / youth leaders / project coordinators apply on behalf of their institution. Applications must normally be submitted at least 4 weeks in advance of the project start. Deadlines: 31 July 2008 and 31 October 2008.
Youth In Action - Information Activities For Youth The objective of the scheme is to encourage involvement by young people in public life and to develop their potential as active, responsible citizens. Proposed projects must result in a greater provision of quality information and improve young people's access nationally and at European level to information and various communication outlets. The funding provider will give preference to projects that are innovative and wide-ranging, and which reflect the priorities of the umbrella Youth in Action programme, namely:
Participation of Young People. Cultural Diversity. European Citizenship.
A total of €900K is available under this Call. Grants may be awarded at a rate of no more than 80% of project costs to a maximum of €100K. Projects must run for between 12-18 months and start between 1 Jan and 31 Mar 2009.
Eligible to apply are partnerships from at least two different countries, one of which must be an EU Member State. Applicants can include non profit-making, non-governmental organisations or local/regional bodies.
The deadline for submission of applications is 30 June 2008.Tel: (00) 322 295 2584Fax: (00) 322 292 1330Website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index.htm
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
Lottery FundsAwards for All - To fund small projects which involve people in their community, bringing them together to enjoy arts, sport,heritage, charitable and other community activities.
Open Community groups, registered charities and trusts, parish councils, schools and colleges, companies with a charitable purpose and community focus, mutual societies and church based and other faith organisations
Capital (up to £50,000) and project development (up to £5,000)
Family Learning (BLF) - A number of practical and enjoyable activities for adults and children to do
Tel: (020) 7211 1800Fax: (020) 7211 1750E-mail:
Outline proposals may be submitted at
Registered charities, voluntary and community groups, charitable or not-for-profit
any time until 29/8/08. Applicants will be informed within 10-15 days whether they are invited to make a full application
companies and social enterprise. Statutory bodies (including schools and children's centres) and private sector organisations may apply but they must involve a voluntary or community sector partner in planning and running the project
£500,000 are available
Football Foundation – Small Grants Scheme - Support to enable community groups to increase skills for the football workforce by promoting coach education, volunteering programmes and providing equipment.
At any time Community groups with an income of less than £15,000, a constitution and own bank account
Up to £9,000, up to 90% of eligible costs
Heritage Lottery Fund – Townscape Heritage Initiative – to regenerate historic environment
Tel: 0207 591 6171/ 6191www.hlf.org.uk
30/11/08 Any public, charitable or not for profit organisation who would like to undertake a heritage project.
Between £250,000 and £2m
HLF – Heritage Grants - Funding for projects which aim to conserve and enhance diverse heritage and/or encourage more people to be involved in their heritage.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
learn about and enjoy the local environment, alongside improving parks and making them safer.
http://www.hlf.org.uk
HLF – Young Roots - Support to help youth organisations promote the involvement of young people (aged between 13 and 25 years of age) with the Heritage.
No deadline. Youth organisations, i.e. youth clubs and associations, community groups and charities. Schools and colleges may also apply for projects outside the main curriculum (i.e. after-school clubs)
Grants from between £3,000 to £25,000 are available
Myplace - Grants provided towards projects driven by the active participation of young people.
Fast track application deadline: 29 July 2008. Standard route deadline: 30 September 2008
Cross-sector partnerships between public sector bodies and third and/or private sector organisations
Individual grants of between £1 million and £5 million will be allocated through the scheme
Reaching Communities - to encourage voluntary and community organisations to identify their own local ideas for funding. It will support projects that improve the quality of life of communities, offering help where it is most needed.
BUPA Foundation – Medical Research Grants – to fund research around mental health, health at work, surgery, preventive health and information and communication
17/9/08 Registered charities, schools, voluntary organisations and professional and amateur arts organisations.
Between £1,000 and £10,000
Comic Relief - UK Grants Programme - Grants for projects that will benefit refugees, the young, the elderly and the disadvantaged in a wide variety of relevant fields
Applications for small grants may be made at any time.
Registered charity or voluntary organisation with charitable aims
Small grants of less than £5,000 and Main Grants of £5,000 and above with no upper ceiling
Community Sustainable Energy Programme - Grants programme designed to help organisations to reduce their energy bills and environmental impact, as well as raising public awareness of climate change and how to tackle it.
16 May 2008 Registered charities and trusts, community groups, parish councils, schools and colleges, social enterprises, mutual societies and youth organisations
Capital Grants of up to £50,000 or 50% of costs and project Development Grants of up to £5,000 or 75% of costs
Community Woodland Network – for managing and conserving woodland
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
Conservation Training Bursaries Scheme - A number of work-based internships are available with the overall aim of broadening access to careers in the conservation of cultural heritage and of increasing the UK's fund of conservation skills.
2 June 2008 Those interested in a career in conservation. Some placements are open to new entrants to conservation from arts, crafts, science or heritage backgrounds. Others are specifically for those who have recently graduated from a conservation course.
Interns are paid an educational bursary of £14,750 (currently not subject to tax).
Country Houses Foundation - The Foundation awards grants for repairs and restoration work required to prevent loss or damage to historic buildings, their gardens, and any outbuildings, located in England.
Any time Organisation or individual having legal responsibility for the repair of an historic building, its gardens and grounds.
£50,000 and up to £250,000
Creative and Performing Arts (Small Grants) - To support research projects in the creative and performing arts which fall under the remit of the following subject panels: Visual Arts and Media; English Language and Literature; Music & Performing Arts
Any time Academic and academic-related staff of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI's)
Maximum of £20,000 for up to one year
Cricket Trust 'Go Green' Club Fund - This Fund is designed to promote the concept of cricket clubs 'going green' and to support the UK's short target to reduce(CO2) omissions by 20% by 2010.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
become more sustainable. Website: http://www.eco-schools.org.uk/switched_on/index.htm
equipment, up to maximum of £5,000. Most grants will be in the region of £2,000 to £3,500
Elephant Trust - The Trust awards grants to artists, small organisations and galleries to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds.
16 June 2008 Artist, galleries, small organisations
Grants are usually limited to £2,000, but larger grants may be considered
E-Skills UK – Make It Happen – for innovative and creative use of ICT
www.cc4g.net/makeithappen 13/7/08 Primary schools Between £1,000 to £4,500
E.ON Source Fund – for energy projects resulting in the production of energy from a sustainable source or which reduce the amount of energy used by a community organisation.
www.eon-uk.com 5/8 and 8/12 Community groups, charities and not for profit organisations
Up to £30,000
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation – to improve the quality of life for people and communities that face disadvantage by making grants in the four following categories: Social Change: Enterprise and Independence, Environment, Education and Arts & Heritage.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
development; publishing for development; and books for life.
http://www.feedtheminds.co.uk
Football Foundation – Goalpost Safety Scheme – Funding is available towards the replacement of goalposts which fail to meet the British Standards safety requirements.
Any time Football clubs, community groups and local authorities
A grant of up to 50% of the costs of a pair of goalposts may be awarded to a maximum ceiling of £1,500
Four Acre Trust – Grants are provided for work falling within three main areas: respite care and holidays, vocational guidance, and relief of health disability.
The Trustees meet four times a year in Jan, Mar, Jun & Oct. Applications must be received by the middle of the preceding month to be considered.
Registered charities Up to £120,000, however the majority of grants are between £2,000 and £5,000
Foyle Foundation – Grants to registered charities, which have a core remit of Arts, Learning or Health. State funded schools are also eligible to apply.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
difficulties Tel: 01582 755 999Hedley Foundation - Grants are provided for projects focusing on the Foundation's main objective of supporting young people (i.e. education, training, health and welfare) and for the subsidiary objectives of medical equipmentfor disabled people and the terminally ill.
Historic Churches Preservation Trust and incorporated Church Building Society – Repairs to the fabric of churches (all Christian denominations), enlargement of the worship area of church buildings or construction of new churches (Anglican only).
5/12/08 voluntary organisations and small charities working with Irish people
Up to £25,000
It's Your Community Award - Grant awards are available tosupport local environmental, urban renewal and conservation projects and funding is available for both groups and individuals.
Any time Group/individual - groups include youth, action, heritage, environmental/conservation, local amenity groups, schools and parish and village councils
Awards of up to £1,000 are available
James Tudor Foundation - The Foundation is a charitable organisation established for the relief of sickness. Grants are made under 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 the Foundation's objectives by any other means.
Any time Organisations - preferably registered charities established for at least two years
Grants range from under £5,000 to over £20,000
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales - Grants are available to support under-funded charitable organisations that improve the lives of people in local communities, especially those who are disadvantaged.
12/6/08 Under 18 in financial need. Between £200 and £1,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Arts Programme - The Programme funds creative ways of enabling people, particularly young people, to experience all types of art.
Any time Properly constituted organisations and groups. Applications will also be considered from local authorities, individual pre-schools, schools, out-of-school clubs, supplementary schools, colleges and youth clubs
There is no minimum or maximum level of grant available
Percy Bilton Charity – Grants for Individuals – Qualified social workers or occupational therapists may apply for urgent, one-off financial assistance for essential items on behalf of individuals who are sick, disabled or over 65 on low
Ragdoll Foundation - Support for imaginative and innovative projects which promote the development of young children in the UK and throughout the world.
Any time Registered charity Grants range from £500 upwards
Rayne Foundation - Grants are available to charities in support of work of national importance which helps society's most vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals, especially children, young people and the elderly.
Refugee Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) – for refugees to set up projects that will make their communities a happier, healthier, safer and more just place.
Any time Individuals or members of small informal groups engaged in community empowerment. Applicants must be over the age of 16 and classed as a refugee
No deadline. Registered charities Between £1,000 and £25,000
Sussex Community Foundation – Resource Action Fund – for projects aiming at reducing, reusing and recycling waste
www.sussexgiving.org.ukTel: 01273 403980
No deadline. Not for profit organisations, including schools, community and voluntary groups
Up to £2,000
Sutton Trust – innovative projects that provide educational opportunities
www.suttontrust.com No deadline Schools, universities, community groups, charities and research bodies
Between £200 and £50,000
Tools for Schools - Tools for Schools is a not-for-profit business and registered educational charity that refurbishes computers donated by companies and makes them available to schools, and othereducational establishments throughout, at a nominal charge.
Any time All state schools (nursery, primary, secondary and special); further, higher and community colleges; registered charities and voluntary organisations directly involved in education
Pentium 3 computers are available from £95
Travellers’ Aid Trust – Gypsy and Traveller DIY Fund - Small grants are available to help fund
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
Gypsy and Traveller groups which seek to address some of the problems faced by Gypsies and Travellers.
Website: http://www.travellersaidtrust.org
travellers themselves
Travellers' Aid Trust – Violet Clegg Fund - Small grants are available to Travellers and Gypsies to relieve exceptional hardship being experienced by individuals, or to bring benefit to Gypsy andTraveller communities.
2/6/08 for current programme, after that by invitation only
Varies Varies
Tudor Trust - The Trust supports practical projects, as well as new and innovative projects, which benefit their communities, particularly in urban, rural and coastal areas where there is significant deprivation.
VCashpoint – to fund volunteering projects aimed at 16-25 year old.
www.vinspired.com/vbuzz/campaigns/171/
18/7 Groups of young people aged 16-25
Grants of up to £2,500
Veolia Environmental Trust - Projects must restore derelict land, prevent pollution, provide public amenities, encourage biodiversity or restore buildings for religious worship or of historic or architectural interest.
Applications may be submitted at any time for consideration at Board meetings five times a year
Environmental or community organisation - focused with a project suitable for ENTRUST registration (i.e. complies with Landfill Tax Regulations and approved 'objects')
Up to £150,000 in exceptional circumstances, however, the majority of grant awards are for much less
ViRSA – Village Core Programme This programme supports the establishment of community-ownedshops in rural communities.
30 June 2008 Organisations able to meet the scope and requirements of the project as specified
Maximum of 30% of total eligible costs of the project.
WRAP Interim Manager Support Scheme - The Interim Manager Scheme offers financial support to assist UK recycling businesses to recruit a highly skilled executive on a short-term basis.
Any time Reprocessing business (or start-up) which recycles aggregates, glass, plastics, organics, paper, wood, tyres, plasterboard or batteries
Up to £30,000
Yapp Charitable Trust - Grants are given for work with elderly people, children and young people aged 5-25 years, people with disabilities or mental health problems and people with a history of offending, addiction or abuse, and education and learning.
Any time Community organisations which are already, or about to, undertake enterprise activity in England
It would be very unusual for the Adventure Capital Fund to contribute more than 50% of an organisation's costs
Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund - Funding is available for projects that address the environmental costs of aggregates extraction, and encourage the use of recycled materials.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding£100,000 per installation
Development Awareness Fund – to promote a greater understanding and awareness of development issues across the UK.
Main grants: end of OctoberMini grants: contact office for details
Organisations or networks based in the UK with a commitment to raising awareness and understanding of development issues
£1,000 to £100,000 per annum over a three-year period
Futurebuilders - to assist voluntary and community sector organisations in providing public services in areas such as health and social care, crime, community cohesion, education and learning, and services which support children and young people.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
New Initiatives Fund – To support new projects run by organisations promoting public awareness of current electoral systems in the UK, current systems of local & national government in the UK, and the institutions of the European Union.
Various Voluntary organisations in the health and social care fields whose activities are of local significance and are non profit-making
Varies. Grants generally made for a maximum of £35,000 a year for projects lasting a maximum of three years
PCT Health Improvements Small Grants Scheme – to promote health, greater independence and improve access to voluntary sector health and social care services.
Not specified Voluntary and community organisations
Not specified
Repair Grants for Places of Worship - Support for urgent high-level repair work to the historic fabric of places of worship in England listed grade I, II* or II.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
contributing to sustainable, social and economic regeneration.
Website: http://www.cabe.org.uk
£4m. Annual open grants are between £200,000 and £1m
Their Past Your Future - Funding for the museums, libraries and archives sector to use their collections to explore innovative and creative ways of increasing community learning and young people's knowledge
Grants are limited to a minimum of £500 and a maximum of £10,000
EuropeCitizens for Europe - The programme will aim to make European citizens more aware of their duties as citizens and become actively involved in the process of European integration, developing a sense of belonging and a European identity.
Open Stakeholders promoting active European citizenship, in particular to local communities - think-tanks, citizen's groups, non-governmental organisations, platforms, networks, associations and federations, and trade unions
Under Action 2, Measures 1 and 2: Active Civil Society for Europe, the maximum grant level ranges from €60,000 to €250,000 at a rate of 80% of costs
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme - This programme covers a variety of actions to promote, support and improve: access to finance for SMEs.
Fund and DescriptionFund and Description Contact DetailsContact Details DeadlineDeadline Who Can ApplyWho Can Apply Level of Level of FundingFunding
provide financial support to European youth activities which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.
Category A International Youth Meetings and Category B Other Types of Youth Activity: by 1 Oct 2008
governmental youth organisations or networks; national or local non-governmental youth organisations or networks; and non-governmental structures involved in youth work
two-thirds of the cost of activity under categories A and B, and no more than €7,600 under Category D
Integrated Action Programme – Lifelong Learning - This lifelong learning programme incorporates the former Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci programmes, the e-Learning programme, the Europass initiative and the various actions funded through the Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level and to support specific activities in the fields of education and training.
Open Will depend on action but could include public and private bodies involved in further or higher education, such as universities, higher education establishments, research centres, companies (particularly SMEs), trade organisations (including Chambers of Commerce), social partner organisations, and local and regional bodies
Varies
Interreg IVA Programme – Channel/Manche - for projects between certain regions in South England, East of England and Northern Coast of France,
10/10/08 Local or public bodies Varies, average size is between €3m and €6m
Youth in Action – Info Activities for Youth - To draw the attention of young people and youth workers to information and communication actions with a European accent.
