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Sustaining Support for Armed Forces Communities (UK)
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched a new £6 million programme to provide short-term support for existing charitable projects supporting Armed Forces communities in the UK.
The Sustaining Support to Armed Forces Communities programme will award one-year grants of up to £100,000 to Armed Forces charities and charities with an existing track record of supporting Armed Forces communities.
Two funding tracks are available:
Project Funding Track
· Grants of up to £50,000 or up to £100,000
· For existing projects only that are well used by people from Armed Forces communities.
· Will fund up to 2 Full Time Equivalent staff to deliver your project or activity for a year; plus other reasonable costs.
Core Funding Track
· Grants of up to £50,000 or up to £100,000
· Will fund up to two Full Time Equivalent core staff where that enables your organisation to keep delivering services.
· Can also apply for help for transformational costs to help your charity be in a stronger position to deliver services and support in future.
The application deadline for round 2 of the programme is midday on the 9th September 2021.
The Cruach Trust (UK)
The Cruach Trust, which is a small charity, which provides financial support for gardeners, retired gardeners and for preserving gardens throughout the United Kingdom has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 10th September 2021. The funding is available to registered or recognised charities, societies, trusts or other bodies. There is a preference for small local and national charities.
The trustees also have discretion to make donations to a wide range of organisations in the UK and abroad, with charitable objectives of whatever nature.
Previous projects supported have included:
· Supporting a horticultural apprenticeship, arranged through the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
· Grants for gardens, wildlife and the natural environment.
· Grants for music, the arts and cultural charities.
· Grants for medical research and support.
· Grants for organisations working with children, the elderly and vulnerable.
The trustees also have discretion to make donations to a wide range of organisations in the UK and abroad, with charitable objectives of whatever nature.
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The International Elephant Foundation has announced that it will be accepting applications for Asian and African elephant conservation initiatives for funding in 2022.
A limited number of grants will be available and the average grant size awarded will be approximately $10,000.
To be eligible for funding initiatives must:
· Clearly contribute to the in situ or ex situ conservation of African or Asian elephants or their habitats.
· Be grounded in sound scientific methodology, be logistically feasible, and have a high probability of success.
· Be impact and action-oriented not purely data collection or survey.
· Must include a component that evaluates the success in saving elephants.
· Projects must begin in the year for the portion of the project which funds are requested, but not before funds are to be awarded. Funds will not be awarded for elements of a project that will have already occurred before awards are made.
· If the project includes direct contact or capture of animals, it must meet humane standards of care when animals are involved.
International individuals and organizations are eligible to apply; as are students, scientists, and institutions. Students are required to provide faculty advisor approval; the advisor should be a co-investigator on the application and must accept the responsibility of project completion and reporting.
The application deadline is 11:59pm CST, August 6, 2021.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation has announced that it is currently accepting applications to its grant making programme.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK charities:
· To relieve the needs of people who are suffering from, or have been affected by, breast cancer by providing, or assisting in the provision of, information, care or emotional, practical and financial support.
· To advance public education in the understanding of breast cancer, its early detection and treatment, in particular but not exclusively by commissioning, or conducting, research into the causes, detection and treatment of breast cancer and by disseminating the results of such research.
Higher grants may be awarded if the trustees feel there is a special reason to do so.
Any charity working in the field of breast cancer can apply for a grant.
Applications from general cancer charities must demonstrate that the grants requested will be applied to benefit those affected by breast cancer. Where applications relate to general services, details must be given of how many (and what proportion) of the total number benefiting from the charity's work are affected by breast cancer.
The closing date for applications is the 27th May 2022. 
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Funding for Innovative Geography Teaching at Secondary Level (UK)
Two grants of £1,000 each are available to fund innovative geography teaching at secondary level. The Royal Geographical Society’s Innovative Geography Teaching Grants will provide funding for the development of imaginative, innovative or creative teaching materials.
The grants will be awarded to teacher-higher education partnerships. Ideally these will comprise one school teacher and one lecturer/researcher from a UK Higher Education Institution.
Every year, the Society identifies an area of research which is either based upon a timely issue or approach. The aim is to serve both geography pupils and the wider teaching community through the creation of teaching materials on this particular issue. The materials produced will be published on the Society’s website.
The deadline for applications is the 15th February 2022.
For further enquiries please contact the Grants Officer at  grants@rgs.org  or on 0207 591 3073.
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Grants to Support the Teaching & Learning of Physics (UK)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to schools, colleges, charities and other not-for-profit organisations who wish to carry out projects or activities that support the teaching and learning of physics.
Through the Ogden Trust’s Physics Education Grants programme, a small number of grants will be awarded for projects that are based around physics and developed with current evidence in mind – part-funding may be considered for general science projects where there is a clear physics component. All applicants must be based in the UK and working predominantly in England. 
To apply for funding for a physics education project, you must register on  grant management system, Flexi-Grant . Once registered, select the Physics Education Grants from the available grants page. For more information on how to register, please see the  Flexi-Grant User Guide .
The closing date for applications in this round is the 4th July 2021.
Funding for Projects that Address Severe Learning Disabilities (UK)
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to provide both research and project funding in the area of severe learning difficulties, including autism for both children and adults. 
General grants are made to cover capital projects and core costs to include staff costs, general running and office costs at charitable organisations, schools and centres. 
Projects funded include: 
·          Capital works for residential, nursing and respite care, and schools.
·          Employment schemes including woodwork, crafts, printing and horticulture.
·          Play schemes and play therapy schemes.
·          Day and social activities centres including building costs and running costs.
·          Support for families, including respite schemes.
·          Independent living schemes
·          Snoezelen rooms. 
Applications will only be considered from voluntary organisations which are registered charities or are associated with a registered charity. Schools and Parent Teacher Associations and Industrial & Provident Societies can also apply. Funding in the past has ranged in value from £250 to £150,000. 
The next deadline for applications seeking funding in excess of £10,000 is the 1st August 2021.
Applications for £10,000 and below are considered under the Small Grants procedure and can be submitted at any time.
Recent awards have been made to:
·          Rose Road Association, £30,000 towards capital costs and funding of short breaks.
·          Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group, £25,000 towards core costs of Play Group.
·          Willow Tree Garden, £30,000 towards refurbishment and development of buildings connected with the woodworking workshops.
The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund (UK)
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has announced that the next round of the Collections Fund is now open for applications. Run by the Museums Association (MA) and supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the fund awards grants to projects that bring Museum collections closer to people.
Grants of up to £90,000 over two years are available to Museums for ideas that make a strong link between the collection, the people the organisation wants to work with and the activities and context of the organisation. 
It anticipated that a total £1.3 million will be awarded to between 7 and 10 projects.
The fund has awarded £10m to 145 projects since it launched in 2011. Recent projects include Multaka-Oxford at the Pitt Rivers Museum and the History of Science Museum in Oxford, which creates volunteering opportunities for forced migrants to work with collections.  
The closing date for applications in the current round is the 13th September 2021.
The Anchor Foundation provides grants of between £500 and £10,000 per year to Christian Charities that encourage social inclusion through ministries of healing and the arts. Funding can be awarded for up to three years. 
The Foundation will consider applications for either capital or revenue funding. Only in exceptional circumstances will grants be given for building work. 
Previously funded projects include:
· The Karis Neighbour Scheme which received a grant of £700 for revenue costs at a drop-in centre for women refugees in Birmingham.
· Discovery Camps which received a grant of £1,500 to subsidise holidays for children arranged by churches in and around Dundee.
· Scargill House which received a grant of £5,000 to facilitate cross cultural engagement and understanding amongst children using arts based residential courses in Yorkshire. 
The next deadline for applications is the 31st July 2021.
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Greggs Foundation Breakfast Club Grants (England, Scotland & Wales)
The Greggs Foundation currently supports over 127 breakfast clubs throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Schools that are interested in applying for funding to open a breakfast club at their school must be able to show that at least 40% of pupils qualify for free school meals and that the school serves a disadvantaged community. School should be able to attract adult volunteers to help run the scheme and attendance at the club must be free for all pupils.
The Foundation uses the grants to support breakfast clubs through an initial start-up grant for equipment such as chest freezers to store food items or toys and activities for the club. Greggs Foundation also makes a payment each term towards other food items and Gregg’s plc donates bread from the nearest shop.
Recently set up breakfast clubs include:
· "Clubs" at Hillside Community Primary School, in Skelmersdale which received funding of £600 for its breakfast club which around 45 young people attend each day.
· Swalwell Primary School, in Gateshead where nearly 50% of school children are entitled to free meals received a grant of £1,100.
Although applications can be made at any time, there is currently a waiting list for funding.
Capital Grants for Theatre Improvements (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Theatre Operators can apply for grants of up to £20,000 to improve the environmental sustainability of their theatres.
The Theatre Improvement Scheme can support a range of projects that consider different ways theatre buildings can reduce their environmental impact. This might range from building management systems to more efficient water heaters, or a green roof to new windows.
To be eligible to apply to the scheme, applicants must demonstrate that they:
· own or manage theatres with titles or signed leases of more than 5 years on buildings in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
· run a year-round programme of live performance, of no less than 30 performances a year
· have a bona fide UK charitable or not-for-profit legal structure and be able to provide certified or audited accounts for at least two years
· operate theatres that achieve excellence through their producing and programming or architectural significance
The funding is being made available through the Theatres Trust in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation and the closing date for applications is 12 noon on the 6th September 2021.
Local Connections Fund to Re-open for Applications (England)
The National Lottery Community Fund has announced that round 2 of the £4 million Local Connections Fund will re-open for applications on the 28th June 2021.
The Local Connections Fund will provide grants of £300 - £2,500 to small, local organisations (with an annual income of £50,000 or less) that are working to reduce loneliness by helping people build connections across their communities.
Round 2 will focus on:
· activities that physically bring people together in a safe and secure way
· remote activities (when this is the best or only way for people to build connections) - for example, remote activities may benefit people who are geographically isolated, people with illnesses or disabilities, or those who are not quite ready to meet people in face-to-face settings
· helping individuals to get out of the ‘lockdown mentality’ and meet people in their communities again
· helping organisations who work to reduce loneliness restart their activities - for example, cleaning and refreshing meeting spaces or refreshing materials, and ensuring equipment is ready to be used.
A total of £2 million will be available in this funding round.
Organisations that received funding in the first round, will not be eligible for funding in the second round.
Funding Boost to Help Level up Opportunities for Children and Young People in Social Care (England)
The Department for Education is making £16 million in funding available to councils to ensure there is a local champion for children with a social worker in every local authority in England from September 2021.
The funding will enable local authorities to extend the role of virtual school heads which provide targeted support for looked-after children to help them level up their outcomes in education and reach their full potential.
A further £3 million in funding has also been confirmed for a new pilot, where Virtual School Heads will support looked-after children and care leavers in post-16 education. Launching in October, the pilot will enable Virtual School Heads to expand their work into further education settings.
Local authorities interested in the pilot will be able to submit expressions of interest from July 2021.
BFI Short Film Funding Reopens to Applications (England)
Grants of up to £15,000 are available to directors based in England to support the production costs of 15-minute short fiction films, in both live-action and animation.
The BFI Network Short Film Fund is intended to stimulate new ideas and stories from directors who haven’t yet directed a fiction feature film that has received UK distribution, and will support standalone projects including those that have the potential to be developed into other forms or formats (e.g., a feature film, content in serial form, etc).
The fund is run in partnership with the BFI Network Talent Executives who will work with filmmakers on the delivery of funded projects.
The next application window will open on the 20th August 2021 and will close on the 1st October 2021.
Creative England has reopened their New Ideas Fund to applications from individuals and small to medium sized enterprises working on screen-based storytelling including film, television, animation, games, immersive media or technology that supports these industries.
Grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 are available to support the development of new and innovative ideas to help business growth in the English regions outside of London.
Applications for funding of between £10,000 and £25,000 can only be made by registered limited companies.
Examples of ideas that could be funded include:
· developing/prototyping new technology for storytelling;
· building new storytelling platforms;
· and experimenting with new formats of content creation.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and considered at a regular panel meeting held at least once a month.
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Funding to Support Business Planning & Strategy for Companies Working in Moving Image for Storytelling (England – outside of London)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to support registered sole traders and small to medium-sized enterprises working in moving image for storytelling, including film, television, games and immersive media, to build meaningful connections and create opportunities for business growth.
Creative England’s Business Planning Grants can be used to subsidise the cost of working with an expert to support companies in the English regions outside of London with their business planning and strategy. This may include acquiring specialist expertise, knowledge and contacts.
This is a rolling fund and applications will remain open until March 2022 but may close earlier if all funding is allocated before this date.
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The Weir Charitable Trust (Scotland)
Small community groups and charities based in Scotland can apply to the Weir Charitable Trust for funding of up to £25,000 to support projects relating to:  
· Sport i.e. encouraging and increasing public participation in sport.
· Health i.e. the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering.
· Culture i.e. supporting heritage through participation projects.
· The advancement of animal welfare.
· Recreational Facilities i.e. the provision or organisation of recreational facilities that are primarily intended for people who need them due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and are available to members of the public at large. 
The Trust accepts applications from new or established community groups and small charities, based in Scotland and providing services in Scotland, who are struggling to secure funds through mainstream funders or who have unsuccessfully explored all the statutory sources of funding. Eligible applicant organisations will have an income of £125,000 or less per year. 
Projects supported in the past include:  
· Farmersfield Rest-home for Elderly Donkeys (FRED) - £2,000 for this rest-home for elderly donkeys.
· Plains Senior Residents Club - £1,797 for this volunteer-run Club offering over 20 senior residents a weekly home-cooked meal and a friendly place to meet.
· Inverness Foodstuff - £10,000 to support the Volunteer Manager role at this drop-in-centre for people in need. 
The next deadline to apply is 5pm on the 27th August 2021.
Bank of Scotland Foundation Reach Programme to Re-open for Applications - Very Short Deadline (Scotland)
Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 will be made available to charities that can demonstrate they address disadvantage and social exclusion to ensure that the most vulnerable people are supported and provide them with opportunity and equality.
Examples include charities addressing primary disadvantage such as homelessness, abuse, mental health or poverty, or secondary disadvantage such as debt issues, learning disabilities, illiteracy, lack of employability skills or health issues; as well as charities addressing exclusionary challenges for minorities, people with disabilities, LGBT people, drug users, institutional care leavers, the elderly or the young.
The funding is being made available through the Bank of Scotland Foundation's Reach Programme and is available to registered charities in Scotland that have been operating for a year or more and have an income of less than £1.5 million. The next application window will open at 12 noon on the 26th July 2021 and will close at 12 noon on the 29th July 2021.
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Funding to Help People Live Healthier Lives Through Walking & Cycling (Scotland)
Grants of up to £25,000 are available for facilities that will encourage social housing residents in Scotland to be healthier and more active through walking and cycling.
The Social Housing Partnership Fund offers grants to social housing providers in areas of high deprivation to improve cycle parking, storage, shelter, security and lighting at their properties. It also funds street furniture, planters, litter bins and community gardens to make it easier, more enjoyable and more accessible for people to walk, cycle and spend time.
The funding is being made available by Cycling Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Government.
For any questions about the fund, please get in touch by emailing  socialhousingfund@cycling.scot . 
New Fund Opens for Island Communities to Aid Green Economic Recovery (Scotland)
Grants of up to £150,000 are available to businesses and community groups located across Scotland’s inhabited islands for projects focused on supporting sustainable island economies and the journey towards net zero.
The Island Communities Fund, backed by £2 million of Scottish Government funding and administered by Inspiring Scotland, will provide funding for community-led projects that support environmental sustainability whilst contributing to increased community resilience and economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The types of projects which could be supported include:
· electric transport;
· renewable energy sources;
· recycling / repurpose projects;
· green tourism facilities;
· small scale recycling;
· and sustainable agriculture.
The deadline for applications is 12pm on the 16th July 2021.
£3 Million North Wales Town Centres Fund Opens to Applications (Wales)
A £3 million fund piloted by the Welsh Government to encourage entrepreneurs and businesses to start and grow their businesses in Bangor, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl and Wrexham is now open for expressions of interest.
The Town Centre Entrepreneurship Fund will provide discretionary grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 to support businesses with the revenue costs of starting up or relocating to a town centre location, as well as loans of between £1,000 and £5,000 made available by the Development Bank of Wales.
Grants must be match funded by a minimum of 100% through loans and/or savings.
The scheme will be open to applications until the 20th June 2022, but may close earlier if all funding is allocated before this date.
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Wales Arts International have re-opened their International Opportunities Fund for the development and delivery of international work.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to support the development of relationships, collaborations and networks between Wales’ creative professionals and arts organisations and international partners, raising the profile of Wales and its connections through the arts globally. Approximately £70,000 in funding is available in this round which will primarily support the development of projects using digital platforms and tools.
Applications are welcomed from informal or formal artist collectives and from arts organisations supporting a number of individual creative professionals.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 7th July 2021.
£3 Million Fund Launched to Provide Respite & Short Breaks for Unpaid Carers (Wales)
The Welsh Government has launched a £3 million fund to provide respite and short breaks for unpaid carers.
The fund will provide flexible support to meet the needs of individual carers through a range of person-centered and innovative options, including face-to-face support and short breaks, helping unpaid carers have regular periods away from their caring routines or responsibilities.
Funding will be split into two phases. Local authorities will be allocated £1.75 million in the first phase to meet an anticipated surge in demand for respite services. In the second phase, £1.25 million will fund a new Wales-wide short breaks fund.
The Canada Media Fund and Northern Ireland Screen have reopened their funding scheme for the development of screen-based projects between Canadian and Northern Ireland producers.
Grants of up to £29,250 are available from the Canada-Northern Ireland Co-development Incentive for Audio-visual Projects for the co-development of television projects in the drama, documentary, animation or education genres, or digital media content made for other platforms, including web series, video games, transmedia projects, and virtual or augmented reality.
A total of £117,000 in funding is available in this round and producers have until the 1st September 2021 to submit their applications.
For more information, please contact Aine Walsh, Head of Irish Language Broadcast Fund, by emailing  aine@northernirelandscreen.co.uk .
Funding Available to Address Local Health Needs (Northern Ireland)
The Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) has announced that grants are available to promote and support local communities to work in partnership with community pharmacists.
The funding which is being made available through the Community-Pharmacy Partnership (BCPP) aims to promote and support local communities to work in partnership with community pharmacists to address identified local health and social wellbeing needs.
Projects could for example focus on addressing a wide range of health and social wellbeing needs in villages or in urban housing estates. The funding is available to pharmacists who have commitment and support from a pharmacy contractor or a constituted community group or voluntary organisation. Statutory organisations e.g. HSS Trusts, Councils etc cannot apply but can support applications and be involved in developing projects.
Two levels of funding are available:
· Level 1 funding (up to £2,500 for projects lasting up to 6 months)
· Level 2 funding (up to £12,000 for projects lasting up to 1 year).
The next closing date for Level 1 applications is the 28th October 2021.
The next closing date for Level 2 applications is the 18th November 2021.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire to help them invest in low carbon technologies and energy-saving upgrades.
The purpose of the grant funding is to help businesses reduce their energy bills and overheads, cut their carbon emissions, and boost their eco-credentials; as part of the UK goal to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050.
Grants fund one-third of the cost of upgrading energy systems in commercial premises.
Supported projects include LED lighting, solar PV, heating upgrades, double glazing and more.
Grants of between £25,000 and £50,000are available to groups of state schools (in partnership with local voluntary organisations where appropriate) for projects aimed at supporting their most challenged pupils, strengthening links with home life and coordinating the support of other available professionals. 
The funding is being made available through the John Lyon's Charity’s Schools in Partnership Fund and is available to schools in 
· Barnet
· Brent
· Camden
· Ealing
Previous projects supported include:
· St Anselm's RC Catholic Primary School which received a grant of £38,000 for a play therapy project with four other schools and the Catholic Children's Society (Westminster).
· Kingsbury High School which received a grant of £15,000 for a psychotherapy project with Brent Centre for Young People.
The Schools in Partnership Fund has a two-stage application procedure and the Trustee meets in March, June and November to consider applications.
£1 Million in Funding Available to Make a Difference to Charities (North West of England)
Philanthropic energy consultancy, Box Power, are inviting applications to their 2021 donation fund which is expected to donate £1,000,000 over the next twelve months to charities across the North West of England.
Grants of up to £20,000 are available to make a difference to as many charities as possible from all sectors and all sizes.
Charities previously supported include those helping people, and their families, affected by cancer; charities providing specialist care and support for local people facing life-limiting illnesses and their families; and charities supporting disabled children, young people and their families.
Charites are encouraged to complete an application form detailing in no more than 500 words what the monies will be used for.
Successful applicants will be shortlisted and invited through to the next stage.
Small or medium sized enterprises, public sector organisations, voluntary or community organisations, and registered charities in Dorset, Bournemouth or Poole can apply for funding to help deliver renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Low Carbon Dorset provides free technical advice and grants for up to 40% of project costs, between £5,000 and £250,000, depending on the project and sector.
The programme is run by Dorset Council and the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to help organisations reduce their carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable energy and aid the development of new low carbon products. 
 
Funding to Support Children Living with Disabilities (Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham)
Parents and carers of a child under the age of 19 living with a disability in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham can now apply for funding to purchase equipment such as specialist beds, wheelchairs, trikes, IT and sensory equipment that is not available through the NHS, local authorities or any other sources.
Organisations and schools may also apply on the child’s behalf.
There are quarterly application meetings for the Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund, and the deadline for the current round is the 2nd August 2021.
Funding for Organisations to Reduce their Carbon Footprint (Cumbria)
Community groups and small to medium-sized businesses either operating or having an impact within the Lake District National Park are invited to bid for a share of £1 million in funding for projects to reduce their carbon footprint.
Low Carbon Lake District Grants of up to £20,000 (up to 60% of project costs) are being provided by the Lake District Foundation to businesses from a range of sectors, with funding from the European Structural Investment Fund.
Examples of the types of projects that could be funded include: 
· low carbon energy generation;
· sustainable transport;
· and AI and smart technology, such as smart food waste bins.
Applicants are invited to complete a registration form by 9am on the 5th July 2021.
The Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund has re-opened to applications from small community-based organisations in areas most affected by the Airport's operations.
Grants of up to £3,000 are available for local projects that benefit the community and environment through heritage conservation, environment improvement, sport, recreation, and other leisure activities, improving health and well-being. For this round of funding, the Trustees will particularly welcome applications from those organisations in Birmingham City and Solihull working to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on local communities. Priority will be given to projects where the Trustees can see evidence that organisations have made efforts to raise funds from their own resources.
The deadline for applications is the 27th August 2021.
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Click here for a list of postcodes within the Trust Fund’s Area of Benefit.
Funding to Support People with Care & Support Needs to Live Independently (Leeds)
Grants of up to £15,000 are available to support the development of social enterprises which help adults in Leeds with care and support needs to improve their health and wellbeing and remain independent.
Leeds Community Foundation’s Ideas that Change Lives - Kickstart and Development Grants will provide business guidance and financial investment for charities, community groups, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations looking to develop and/or implement ideas and services to help people to live independently in their own homes.
There are two levels of investment, which can be used to cover capital items or revenue costs:
· Kickstart grants of between £500 and £4,000;
· Development grants of between £4,001 and £15,000.
The deadline for expressions of interest is the 15th July 2021.
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Funding to Support Education in Disadvantaged Areas (UK / International)
Grants are available to support schools and registered charities that wish to undertake educational work with children and young people under the age of 25 in disadvantaged areas within the UK and international projects working with marginalised communities.
The British & Foreign Schools Society (BFSS) normally makes grants totalling about £900,000 in any one year.
For UK projects the focus is on projects to improve the educational outcomes and life chances of Young Carers and Children Looked After. Grants of between 30,000 and £100,000 are available (maximum £30,000 per year for multi-year projects).
For international projects the focus will be on improving the quality, sustainability, and access to education for young people within international marginalised and deprived communities.  Grants o between £5,000 and £60,000 are available.  (maximum £30,000 per year).
 
Grants of up to £50,000 Available for Community Projects (UK)
Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund. Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community.  Every three months from January 2020 onwards, £250,000 will be split equally among Aviva’s UK employees to donate to the projects that matter to them most. 
Aviva wants to support projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty and will be supporting projects in two key areas:
· Community resilience: tackling inequality and improving environments by building inclusive and resilient communities; or
· Financial capability and inclusion: promoting financially inclusive communities, where people can better manage their finances and avoid problem debt.
To take part the project must also be raising funds to develop a new approach, product or technology, pilot a new scheme, implement a new initiative, or expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group. All beneficiaries must be in the UK.
Applications are open on a continuous basis and are reviewed every three months. The closing date for this round is the 6th July 2021.
Once applications have been submitted, applicants will need to create a fundraising page on Crowdfunder that Aviva employees can browse and donate funds to.  Applicants can also showcase their projects to raise additional public donations.
Funding for Projects that Use the Arts and Media to Address the Concerns of Children (UK)
Not-for-profit organisations in the UK that are working with children and young people using the arts and creative media can apply for funding through the Ragdoll Foundation.  The Foundation's vision is to support projects where the concerns of childhood can be heard.  A variety of art forms can be supported including dance, drama, ceramics, creative play, film, music, puppetry and storytelling.  Supported projects need to support equality of opportunity, can include families and take place in rural or urban settings and may be delivered, for example, in children’s and community centres, nurseries, schools and hospitals.
Funding is available through two programmes:
· Main Grants Programme (formerly Open Grants Scheme) – Grants of £1,500 to £50,000 are available for new, larger or longer-term projects. Projects can last for up to three years. There is a two-stage application process.  Stage1 applications to the main grants programme are assessed on a rolling basis and can be submitted at any time.  Applicants successful at this stage will be invited to submit a stage 2 application.
· Small Grants Programme. Organisations can apply for up to £1,500 for small, one-off projects, pilot projects, or research and development projects lasting up to 6 months.
Preference will be given to those projects which have a deep commitment to listening to children and allow the perceptions and feelings of children themselves to be better understood.  The Foundation is mainly interested in applications that involve children during their early years, but appropriate projects for older children (up to 18 years) will also be considered.
Whilst the Foundation will fund work in and around London, they will prioritise projects taking place elsewhere in the UK.
Examples of grants awarded include:
· Dance in Devon, £20,550 over 2 years to deliver ‘All Aboard’, a new inclusive dance project for very young disabled and non-disabled children and their families.
· Discover Story Centre, Stratford, £30,988 over 2 years to expand the scope and scale its work with children 0-3 years old by creating 8 original story productions.
· The Paper Birds Theatre Company, £21,102 over 1 year to develop ‘In the Red’, a performing arts project for up to 60 young people, ages 11-18 to take place across SW England, in collaboration with 3 regional theatres.
The applications forms can be downloaded via the Ragdoll Foundation website. (Link below).
The next deadline for applications is the 2nd July 2021.
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Grants Available for Projects that Improve the Lives of Disadvantage Women and Girls (UK)
Charities and organisations with charitable purposes from across the UK can now apply for funding of £350,000 or more for projects to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged women and girls.
The funding is being made available through the last round of the UK government’s Tampon Tax Fund. The Fund allocates monies generated from the VAT on sanitary projects and applications should focus on one of two categories:
· violence against women and girls,
· or the general programme.
Grants may be for twelve-to-eighteen-month projects, and separate applications for more than one project may be submitted.
Bids must outline the long-term sustainability of project activities, demonstrating that the impact of the project will last beyond Tampon Tax funding.
The deadline for applications is midnight on the 4th July 2021. 
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Grants for Urgent Structural Repairs to Churches (UK)
Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, can apply for a grant towards the cost of urgent structural repairs.
Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are available for projects costed at more than £100,000 including VAT. Also considered are projects that introduce kitchens and accessible toilets to enable increased community use where the cost is more than £30,000 including VAT.
All grants will represent a maximum of 50% of the project cost.
Applications from the Trust’s priority areas of the North East of England, Northern Ireland and Wales are encouraged. Funding is made available by the National Churches Trust under the Cornerstone Grant Programme.
The next deadline for applications is midnight on the 5th July 2021.
Funding for Projects that Provide Targeted Support for Veterans in Hospital Settings Deadline Extended (UK)
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust are making grants of up to £120,000 available for projects across the UK that pilot better ways of supporting veterans and their families when they are in a hospital setting.
To be eligible for this funding, the applicants you must be:
· a Veteran Aware NHS hospital in England that is a member or aspirant member of the Veterans’ Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) at time of application or
· a hospital in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that can show support of the aims of the Veterans’ Covenant Healthcare Alliance
The Supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings programme will pilot innovative projects that provide targeted support for veterans.
The programme will provide funding towards the costs of employing the full time equivalent of an additional NHS member of staff to deliver the project for up to two years, as well as line management costs, a modest communications budget, and training materials.
 
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