f Keeping you up to date with the latest funding opportunities Funding Insight The weekly funding e-magazine from www.grantsonline.org.uk 1 st June 2021 New Funding Opportunities....................1 Funding to Help Young People Volunteer in Response to Covid-19 (UK).......2 Funding Package to Support Business Growth in the Creative Sector (UK)....2 Funding for Projects that Improve People’s Lives (UK).....................3 Teacher Development Fund Re-opens for Application in Autumn 2021(UK)......4 Grants Available for Projects that Improve the Lives of Disadvantage Women and Girls (UK)......................................................................5 Screwfix Foundation (UK)..................................................5 Funding for Schools Science Projects (UK).................................6 Funding to Support Vulnerable Young Migrants (UK).........................7 The National Churches Trust’s Gateway Grant Programme Opens for Applications (UK) 8 Funding to Improve the Display & Interpretation of Nationally Significant Museum Collections (UK)..........................................................8 Funding to Support Arts Projects (UK).....................................9 Woodward Charitable Trust (UK)...........................................10 Music for All Re-opens its Community Project Funding Grant Scheme (UK)...11 Grants of up to £10,000 Available to Support Tenants and Landlords (UK)..12 Department for Education Launches New £83 Million Post-16 Capacity Fund (England) 13 Funding to Restore Woodland Habitat & Increase Resilience to Diseases & Climate Change (England)................................................................13 Funding to Support Disadvantaged Communities Affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic (England)................................................................14 Transition Funding for Year 11 Pupils in Alternative Provision Settings (England) 14 Funding for Music Making Projects For Young People in Challenging Circumstances (England)................................................................15 Funding to Support the Creation of New Woodland (England)................16 Funding to Support the Education of Young People with Physical or Learning Disabilities (Scotland)..................................................16 Grants of up to £20,000 Available to Support BME Communities Impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic (Scotland)......................................................17 Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund Re-Opens to Applications (Scotland)....17 Grants to Improve Health, Social Welfare & Employment Opportunities for Young People (Scotland)...............................................................18 Grants to Install Security Measures for Places of Worship Experiencing Hate Crime (Scotland)...............................................................18 Grant Programme to Empower Young People to Create a More Resilient & Mentally Healthy Future (Wales)...........................................................19 Funding Call to Find Filmmakers from Underrepresented Groups in the Film & Television Sector (Northern Ireland)................................................19 1
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Keeping you up to date with the latest funding opportunities
Funding Insight
G InsightThe weekly funding e-magazine from www.grantsonline.org.uk 1st June 2021
New Funding Opportunities....................................................1Funding to Help Young People Volunteer in Response to Covid-19 (UK)..............................................2Funding Package to Support Business Growth in the Creative Sector (UK)..........................................2Funding for Projects that Improve People’s Lives (UK).........................................................................3Teacher Development Fund Re-opens for Application in Autumn 2021(UK)..........................................4Grants Available for Projects that Improve the Lives of Disadvantage Women and Girls (UK)..............5Screwfix Foundation (UK)...................................................................................................................... 5Funding for Schools Science Projects (UK)...........................................................................................6Funding to Support Vulnerable Young Migrants (UK)............................................................................7The National Churches Trust’s Gateway Grant Programme Opens for Applications (UK).....................8Funding to Improve the Display & Interpretation of Nationally Significant Museum Collections (UK)....8Funding to Support Arts Projects (UK)...................................................................................................9Woodward Charitable Trust (UK).........................................................................................................10Music for All Re-opens its Community Project Funding Grant Scheme (UK).......................................11Grants of up to £10,000 Available to Support Tenants and Landlords (UK).........................................12Department for Education Launches New £83 Million Post-16 Capacity Fund (England)...................13Funding to Restore Woodland Habitat & Increase Resilience to Diseases & Climate Change (England) 13Funding to Support Disadvantaged Communities Affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic (England)......14Transition Funding for Year 11 Pupils in Alternative Provision Settings (England)...............................14Funding for Music Making Projects For Young People in Challenging Circumstances (England)........15Funding to Support the Creation of New Woodland (England)............................................................16Funding to Support the Education of Young People with Physical or Learning Disabilities (Scotland) 16Grants of up to £20,000 Available to Support BME Communities Impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic (Scotland) 17Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund Re-Opens to Applications (Scotland).............................................17Grants to Improve Health, Social Welfare & Employment Opportunities for Young People (Scotland) 18Grants to Install Security Measures for Places of Worship Experiencing Hate Crime (Scotland)........18Grant Programme to Empower Young People to Create a More Resilient & Mentally Healthy Future (Wales) 19Funding Call to Find Filmmakers from Underrepresented Groups in the Film & Television Sector (Northern Ireland)19Funding of Up to £10,000 Available to Tackle Social Deprivation (North East)....................................20East Midlands Academic Health Science Network - Patient and Public Involvement Fund (East Midlands) 21Summer Holidays Activities and Food Programme for School-Aged Children (Sandwell)...................21Grants to Support Youth Drugs & Alcohol Prevention (Cumbria).........................................................22Leeds Healthy Holidays Grants Programme (Leeds)...........................................................................22Funding for Emergency Laptops & Support for Schools (Southwark)..................................................23Funding to Support Mental Health (Devon).........................................................................................23
Funding Reminders...............................................................24Grants to Enhance the Teaching of Mathematics (UK)........................................................................24Funding & Support to Help Build Financial Resilience (UK & Ireland).................................................25Funding for Projects that Combat Abuse and Violation of Human Rights (UK)....................................25Business and Academic Partnerships: Apply for Funding (UK)...........................................................26
Funding to Help Young People Volunteer in Response to Covid-19 (UK)
The Alec Dickson Trust provides support for young people who aim to enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society, through volunteering or community service.
In this round of funding, the Trust are calling for applications of up to £500 from UK-based volunteering or community service projects, organised and run by people under 30 years old, which directly or indirectly respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Applications must align with Public Health England guidance on how to volunteer safely during the pandemic.
The deadline for applications is 8pm on the 23rd June 2021.
Funding Package to Support Business Growth in the Creative Sector (UK)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has launched a competition that provides UK registered micro and small businesses in the creative sector with a package of support to grow their business.
The aim of the £2.5 million competition is to help creative businesses explore new revenue streams by creating new products, services, or IP which respond to changing market conditions.
Applicants can claim 100% of eligible project costs up to a maximum of £25,000 for innovation projects. Successful applicants must work with an Innovate UK EDGE advisor to maximise their project’s impact.
The deadline for applications is 11am on the 16th June 2021.
For more information about how to apply email [email protected] or call 0300 321 4357.
Funding for Projects that Improve People’s Lives (UK)
The Henry Smith Charity provides grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 per year for up to three years to charitable organisations (charities and not-for-profit organisations, including social enterprises) that help people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available.
The charity has six funding priorities that describe the work they support and how they want to bring about change for the most disadvantaged people in the greatest need. These are:
Help at a critical moment - Helping people to rebuild their lives following a crisis, critical moment, trauma or abuse.
Positive choices - Helping people, whose actions or behaviours have led to negative consequences for themselves and others, to make positive choices.
Accommodation / housing support - Enabling people to work towards or maintain accommodation.
Employment and training - Supporting people to move towards or gain employment. Financial inclusion, rights and entitlements - Supporting people to overcome their financial
problems and ensure that they are able to claim their rights and entitlements. Support networks and family - Working with people to develop improved support networks
and family relationships
Grants can cover running costs, salaries and project costs for organisations that can demonstrate a track record of success and evidence the effectiveness of their work. Eligible organisations include charities and not-for-profit organisations (including social enterprises) in the UK with a turnover of £20,000 - £500,000.
Please note: The Henry Smith Charity are aware that current services are likely to be affected by coronavirus. However, as the application process takes approximately 6 months, they would like applicants to detail how they would wish to deliver their services once the current government restrictions have been lifted.
Teacher Development Fund Re-opens for Application in Autumn 2021(UK)
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has announced that the Teacher Development Fund (TDF) will re-open for applications in autumn 2021. Through the TDF, primary schools working in partnership with other primary schools as well as arts / cultural organisations can apply for grants of up to £150,000 to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to support the delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the classroom and to embed learning through the arts in the curriculum.
In response to Covid-19, the Fund will have a particular focus on exploring how blended approaches, combining digital and face to face delivery, can enhance teacher CPDL in arts-based learning.
Applications should focus on:
Primary schools Supporting children and young people experiencing disadvantage Approaches which involve learning through the arts Long-term, inquiry-based projects which support teachers’ professional development and
learning Promoting effective and equitable partnerships between schools and arts/cultural
organisations and artist practitioners The contributions of school leaders and artist practitioners as both professional learners and
as supporters of embedding learning through the arts in the curriculum Approaches which involve any of the following art forms: crafts; creative writing, including
poetry; dance; design; film; music; opera; photography; digital arts and media; theatre and drama; the visual arts; and cross-arts practices.
The Foundation expect to make around six grants to partnerships of arts/cultural organisations and up to ten schools, which will work together for two academic years.
Potential applicants are advised to read the fund guidelines and FAQs and to explore the films, blogs and links to further reading.
Previous projects supported include:
Charles Dickens Primary School, London, which received a grant of £149,430 for its “All the School's a Stage” project. This involved Southwark Teaching School Alliance and Shakespeare’s Globe collaborating to train teachers and leaders in eight Southwark primary schools to incorporate drama techniques into their classroom practice. The project will see Year 1 and Year 3 teachers from each school take part in professional development led by Globe practitioners. Actors will work alongside teachers in their classrooms, using dramatic storytelling techniques to support the children’s development in speaking, reading and writing. The second year of the project will see the same teachers embed their learning into their school’s curriculum, leading their own professional development sessions for staff and creating a unit of work to incorporate the new approaches.
To register your interest and be added to a contact list to receive updates about the fund reopening, please email [email protected]
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.
Useful Links:
Tampon Tax Fund 2021-2022 - Guidance for Applicants
The Screwfix Foundation has re-opened for applications from charities and not for profit organisations for projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve the properties and community facilities of those in need by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability, distress or other disadvantage throughout the UK.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for all kinds of projects, from repairing buildings and improving facilities in deprived areas, to decorating the homes of people living with sickness and disabilities.
Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The next closing date for applications is the 14th August 2021.
The Royal Society has announced that its Partnership grant scheme has re-opened for applications.
Through the scheme grants of up to £3,000 are available for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) projects run at a primary or secondary school or college in partnership with a professional scientist or engineer.
The aim of the fund is to make the teaching of science more interesting within primary and secondary schools.
The Partnership Grant scheme forms partnerships to allow teachers to increase their scientific knowledge and to give scientists and engineers the chance to develop their communication skills and engage with enquiring young minds. Any UK primary or secondary school teacher or practicing scientist/engineer can apply as long as the students involved in the project are between 5 and 18.
A partnership needs to be established before starting the application and the initial application must be started by the school partner as the primary applicant. The second partner should be an individual currently working in a STEM related profession, such as a researcher or analyst.
Specific enquiries can be made by emailing the Education Outreach team directly [email protected] or by calling 020 7451 2531.
Additionally in 2020 there is a new extension to the scheme called Tomorrow's climate scientists. This extension will fund schools to research specifically into climate change and biodiversity issues. The application process for Tomorrow's climate scientists is the same as for the main scheme. For further information about this extension, please contact the Schools Engagement team via [email protected]
Due to COVID-19 the deadline for Stage 1 has been extended until the end of May and Stage 2 will remain open until the end of June 2021.
Projects previously funded:
What’s the Weather Like? - a Partnership Grants project between Mead Community Primary School and Black and Veatch that has enabled pupils to begin predicting their local weather.
Shooting stars on camera: Colour composition and contrasts: A project between William Perkin C of E High School and the Open University. Students have been determining the origin and elemental structure of meteors under the guidance of academic professional, Professor MonicaGrady.
Not for profit organisations and private law firms that work with young migrants can apply for grants through the Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for Vulnerable Young Migrants.
The maximum grant available is £30,000, however, limited funding is available and therefore lower applications are encouraged. The average grant size is around £12,000. Grants are available to undertake strategic legal work to benefit children and young people (under the age of 25) who are significantly disadvantaged by migration status. The fund will accept applications in any area of law that affects:
Migrants or the children of migrants, Who are under 25, Who are living in poverty, and Who face significant disadvantage or discrimination in connection with their (or their parents')
migration status.
The SLF only funds two kinds of strategic legal action- pre-litigation research and "third party intervention" in an existing case. The maximum grant length is 12 months, and most grants are for around six months.
The next closing date for applications is 5pm on the 1st July 2021.
Previous projects supported include:
Child Poverty Action Group who were awarded a grant of £8,674 to develop a challenge to what the Government say is a change in child tax credit eligibility introduced by Universal Credit, leading to refugee families with children being excluded from claiming Tax Credit for the retrospective period prior to when they were recognised as refugees.
Coram Children's Legal Centre was awarded a grant of £13,865 for pre-litigation research in order to bring strategic legal action on EU settlement scheme applications made by children and young people with criminal convictions, including especially looked-after children and care leavers.
The National Churches Trust’s Gateway Grant Programme Opens for Applications (UK)
Grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 are available to listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, across the UK towards developing a church building project costing up to £100,000 (including VAT and Fees). This includes Churches, Chapels and Meeting Houses. Funding can also be used for urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects.
The National Churches Trust’s Gateway Grant Programme also offers the grants to local church trusts:
To fund projects that support organisational development, To increase their capacity to support churches in their area. That deliver new ways of supporting churches in their area.
All grants will represent a maximum of 50% of the net project costs.
The deadline for applications is midnight on the 9th September 2021.
Useful Links:
Guidance Note for Church Repair Grants
Guidance Note for Church Project Development Grants
Funding to Improve the Display & Interpretation of Nationally Significant Museum Collections (UK)
The Wolfson Foundation has launched a new funding round to support museums and galleries undertaking projects to improve the display and interpretation of nationally significant collections for the public.
Grants, usually in the range of £50,000 to £500,000 (minimum £15,000), are available to registered charities and local authorities for creating new galleries, refurbishment and equipment, or occasionally, education and learning spaces. Projects should aim to improve future sustainability, increase the numbers of visitors to museums and galleries across the UK, and help the conservation of architectural heritage.
There is a two-stage application process.
The deadline for applications for stage one is the 1st July 2021.
Useful Links:
To see the list of questions asked at Stage 1, click here.
The Fidelio Trust has announced that the next closing date for applications is 5pm on the 17th September 2021
The Trust offers grants of up to £5,000 in support of the Arts, in particular Music, including:
Opera Lieder Composition Dance.
The Trustees aim to help individuals and groups such as:
Colleges Arts Festivals Other arts organisations who would not be able to carry out a project or activity without
financial support.
Funding is available towards:
Tuition or coaching costs To participate in external competitions To be supported for a specially arranged performance To receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art.
Charities, social enterprises, and community interest companies can apply for funding of up to £3,000 through the Woodward Charitable Trust. Priority is given to projects that make good use of volunteers, encourage past and current users to participate, ensure that funds awarded are being well used and fall within the following areas:
Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour. This covers gang violence and knife crime, education and mentoring as well as projects that work to raise self-esteem and employment opportunities and encourage an active involvement in and contribution towards the local community;
Disadvantaged families, this covers parenting support and guidance, mental health, food poverty, refuges and domestic violence projects and would also include projects that benefit travellers, ethnic minorities and refugee families;
Prisoners and ex-offenders and specifically projects that maintain and develop contact with prisoner’s families and help with the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders after their release.
Two types of grant are awarded:
Small grants (under £3,000, but usually £1,000 or less;) Large grants (over £3,000) – these are usually given to charities known by the Trustees
The Woodward Charitable Trust only makes grants for core costs rather than specific projects as they recognise that smaller charities can find these hard to fund.
Previous grants awarded include:
Futures Theatre Company, £1,000 for a touring production across schools in London to engage young people to challenge issues relating to peer pressure and coercion
Training and Learning Company, £2,000 to establish a multi ethnic lunch club for disadvantaged BME people in Dorset
Henry Dancer Days, £500 for a story telling project to distract children undergoing cancer treatment in Durham.
The deadline for receipt of applications is noon on the 30th July 2021.
Music for All Re-opens its Community Project Funding Grant Scheme (UK)
Grants are available to UK based community groups and schools to bring music to their community and to establish themselves as a sustainable music programme.
The funding which is being made available by the charity Music for All, can be put towards musical instrument costs, workshops/training, using music to break down barriers, providing a variety of educational opportunities as well as helping to find ways to integrate many diverse and minority groups positively into society.
UK based community music groups and educational organisations are eligible to apply. Applicants are encouraged to look for other sources of funding to add to the amount needed to deliver the project.
Examples of projects funded:
Belham Primary School: Used a grant from Music for All to purchase instruments and resulted in 137 out of the 180 children learning violin, guitar, ukulele or recorder. This compares to 6 months earlier when only a handful were learning just the recorder.
The next closing date for applications is the 1st November 2021 to receive funding in January 2022.
Music for All also award grants to individual musicians. This programme is currently closed to applications.
Useful Links:
Individual Grant Application Instructions and Eligibility Criteria
Community Project Funding Instructions and Eligibility Criteria
Grants of up to £10,000 Available to Support Tenants and Landlords (UK)
The next application deadline for applications to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) Charitable Foundation is 5pm on the 27th August 2021.
The TDS Charitable Foundation aims to improve private rented housing standards. Through its grants programme, the Foundation is looking to support bids that promote knowledge of inexperienced landlord's obligations or tenant's rights and responsibilities. Charitable organisations including housing associations and community interest companies (CIC's) can apply for projects that will help to educate inexperienced landlords about the obligations of being a private landlord and which will help educate tenants about their rights and responsibilities.
The Foundation are particularly interested in receiving applications that seek to drive forward education and learning as well as dispute resolution, in light of the impact which Covid-19 has had on the Private Rented Sector.
The maximum grant available is £10,000 per project.
Previous projects supported include:
4 the community - a project to extend and improve the information, education, and support available to Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) tenants in Rhyl.
Cardiff Tenants and Residents Federation - a tenant education programme that specifically informs tenants about the key differences about renting in Wales, as well as wider rights and responsibilities.
Department for Education Launches New £83 Million Post-16 Capacity Fund (England)
A new £83 million fund has been launched by the Department for Education to ensure colleges can accommodate an expected demographic increase in 16 to 19-year-olds in the 2022/23 academic year.
Further Education Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges, 16-19 Academies, and Free Schools can bid for funding of between £100,000 and £4 million from the Post-16 Capacity Fund, which will support capital investment projects that create additional space in order to accommodate more learners. Projects could either increase the overall gross internal floor area of learning space and associated functional areas or facilities, or reconfigure the space.
Applications will be assessed on project need, planning and cost.
The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on the 14th June 2021.
Funding to Restore Woodland Habitat & Increase Resilience to Pests, Diseases & Climate Change (England)
The UK Government are launching a new funding stream as part of their Nature for Climate Fund to improve woodland habitat and increase their resilience to pests, diseases and climate change.
The Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds are aimed at forestry businesses and conservation organisations in England who are in a position to help owners better manage their existing woodlands.
Three funding streams are being launched:
the Routes to market for ash timber Innovation Fund; the Temporary infrastructure Innovation Fund; and the Regional Woodland Restoration Innovation Fund.
Further information on each fund, including how to apply will be available shortly.
Funding to Support Disadvantaged Communities Affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic (England)
The UK Government and The National Lottery Community Fund are awarding emergency funding of up to £10,000 to enable organisations to continue delivering services for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities affected by Covid-19.
The funding will support registered charities, voluntary and community organisations, and other not-for-profit organisations in England for initiatives lasting up to six months which support people and communities who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Funding will also support organisations that have experienced an increase in demand for their services and are facing immediate financial pressure as a result of the pandemic.
Applications from organisations that are led by people with lived experience, such as disabled people and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities are encouraged.
Applications can be made at any time although eligibility is changing after the 17th August 2020.
Transition Funding for Year 11 Pupils in Alternative Provision Settings (England)
In response to the disruption to education for pupils due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department for Education is providing additional funding to help disadvantaged year 11 pupils at Alternative Provision (AP) settings in England to transition to post-16 provision.
AP schools and colleges will receive up to £750 from the AP Transition Fund for each pupil to help them move into further education, employment or training through extra mentoring, pastoral support and careers advice.
Funding can be tailored to an individual pupil’s needs or can be pulled together into a package that supports wider groups of year 11s.
FE colleges and independent schools will need to submit expressions of interest by the 25th June 2021.
Schools and colleges will need to submit a claim form by the end of February 2022.
Funding for Music Making Projects For Young People in Challenging Circumstances (England)
Schools, as well as other not-for-profit organisations, can apply for grants to fund developmental music-making projects for disadvantaged young people as well as for projects that support the development of the workforce, organisations and the wider music making sector. The funding is being made available through Youth Music, England's largest children's music charity, which provides funding for music-making projects.
Youth Making's funding programme is made up of several separate funds. These are:
Fund A which offers small grants (£2,000 to £30,000) for high quality music-making projects that will help to achieve a musically inclusive England.;
Fund B offers medium-sized grants (30,001 - £150,000 per year for up to two years) to support music-making and music-making related activities for children and young people (aged 0-25) facing barriers; and workforce and organisational development projects to promote a relevant, diverse, and inclusive music offer for all children and young people.
Fund C awards larger grants of up to £160,000 per year for projects with a dual role of delivery and strategic work; expanding and embedding high quality, inclusive music-making. This is currently closed and is expected to open for applications later in 2021.
Music Education Hub Development Fund which offers grants of up to £50,000 and are available to partnerships of at least three Music Education Hub lead organisations. This is currently closed to applications
Incubator Fund which offers grants of £5,000 to £30,000 and are available to businesses, collectives, and not-for-profits working in the music industries. The fund is designed to help open up access to sustainable careers in music for people aged 18-25, particularly those who are underrepresented; and to support creative employers to innovate and incubate new and diverse talent. The Fund is currently closed and is due to re-open in late July 2021.
In applying for funding schools will have to justify how the activities to be funded do not duplicate Department of Education funding.
The next closing date for applications to Fund A is the 30th July 2021.
The deadline for submitting an Expression of Interest to Fund B is the 1st October 2021.
Disabled applicants that need further support to make an application to Youth Music, can apply to the Access Fund. This provides funding to cover any additional access costs that might be required to make an application to one of Youth Music’s main grant funds. There are no deadlines for this fund as they would coincide with any open funding rounds.
Funding to Support the Creation of New Woodland (England)
Landowners and land managers will shortly be able to apply to a new fund to create new woodland in England.
The UK Government’s England Woodland Creation Offer will be funded through the Nature for Climate Fund will open for applications in late spring and will and support the creation of over 10,000 hectares of new woodland.
The offer, which will be administered by the Forestry Commission, will support capital costs for tree planting and reward farmers and landowners for providing public and/or wider environmental benefits. Schemes that clearly demonstrate they will deliver environmental or social benefits can receive additional contributions. They will support nature recovery, provide new public access, benefit water habitats, improve water quality, or reduce flood risk.
Further information will be provided in due course.
Funding to Support the Education of Young People with Physical or Learning Disabilities (Scotland)
The John Watson Trust awards grants for educational purposes to children and young people under the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged.
Whilst the Trust operates primarily within Edinburgh and the Lothians, it may also award grants Scotland-wide to eligible individuals and organisations that include schools, established charitable organisations and other groups supporting disadvantaged young people.
Grants can cover expenses such as:
Special or additional tuition School trips (must be applied for by the school and not individuals) Bus passes School expenses such as books and equipment Laptops where there is a special education need
Schools may also apply for help towards school trips or outings for eligible pupils. In exceptional cases, where personal circumstances make boarding necessary, school boarding fees may qualify for a grant.
Projects previously funded include:
Castleview Primary School: £1,000 towards the Benmore trip Longstone Primary School: £1,000 towards a residential trip Women’s Aid East and mid Lothian: £1,000 towards their summer programme
Grants of up to £20,000 Available to Support BME Communities Impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic (Scotland)
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) community organisations in Scotland can apply for a share of £250,000 in funding to continue delivering services to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities facing racial inequality who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights will distribute small grants of up to £5,000 or large grants of up to £20,000 from the Comic Relief and National Emergencies Trust’s Global Majority Fund to organisations led by and/or serving BME communities to support project costs, core costs, or a mixture of both.
A portion of the funding has been ringfenced to organisations operating within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on the 17th June 2021.
Useful Links:
Application Guidance
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Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund Re-Opens to Applications (Scotland)
The Scottish Government has launched a new funding round to support collaborative projects that improve the visitor experience in rural parts of Scotland that are facing pressures on their infrastructure or have negative impacts on communities due to significant increases in visitor numbers.
The Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund will award grants of between £75,000 and £375,000 to National Park Authorities and Local Authorities to support infrastructure requirements around (nonpaid for) visitor or natural attractions.
Projects might include parking, scenic laybys, toilet provision or recycling points.
The Fund will be administered by VisitScotland and requires a minimum of 25% match funding.
Expressions of interest must be submitted by 5pm on the 13th August 2021.
Grants to Improve Health, Social Welfare & Employment Opportunities for Young People (Scotland)
Grants of up to £3,000 are available to charities and community groups working to improve the health and social welfare of, and offer training and employment opportunities to disadvantaged young people up to the age of 25 in Scotland.
The Essentia Foundation is looking for projects that:
Support the participation in mainstream society for individuals with learning disabilities or long-term life limiting health conditions
Support young people who face long-term challenges living in poverty and inequality. Support those who have been excluded from school to access or return to education or
training opportunities Provide skills and training to those who are furthest from the labour market Aim to improve the health and welfare of children and young people (being those under 25)
The deadline for applications is the 28th June 2021.
Grants to Install Security Measures for Places of Worship Experiencing Hate Crime (Scotland)
The Scottish Government has made £500,000 in funding available for the provision of security measures and improvements aimed at reducing the vulnerability of places of worship to hate crime.
The Hate Crime Security Fund for Places of Worship will award grants of up to £20,000 to individual places of worship of all faiths in Scotland for the installation of up to three security measures and improvements. Applicants will need to demonstrate their vulnerability to hate crime whether or not a crime has been committed or reported to the police.
The Fund has been developed in partnership with Police Scotland and will be managed by Impact Funding Partners.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 21st July 2021.
Successful applicants will have up to three months from receiving the grant to install their security measures and improvements, and submit a short report, including finances, to Scottish Government.
Grant Programme to Empower Young People to Create a More Resilient & Mentally Healthy Future (Wales)
The National Lottery Community Fund has launched a new programme to improve Young People’s mental health and resilience, with a focus on collaborative, innovative youth work where the young people being affected are at the forefront of decision making.
The Mind Our Future grant programme will award a share of £10 million in grant funding to up to ten third sector and public sector organisations in Wales working in partnerships for initiatives that will empower young people to create a more resilient and mentally healthy future. Partnerships must consist of not-for profit and public sector organisations such as a local authority, school or police force, etc.
This might involve working with a specific age range, young people who are in a specific location, or those who share a specific characteristic such as sexual orientation, ethnic background, or experience of the care system.
There is no maximum grant amount. The deadline for applications is the 29th November 2021.
Funding Call to Find Filmmakers from Underrepresented Groups in the Film & Television Sector (Northern Ireland)
An initiative to find Northern Ireland resident filmmakers from groups that are underrepresented in the film and television sector has been launched by Northern Ireland Screen.
The New Shorts Focus Scheme is open to entry-level writers and writers/directors from underrepresented groups including women aged 30 and over, disabled people, black and minority ethnic people, and gay/lesbian/bisexual and transgender people.
Six projects will be chosen to go through a development process between September 2021 and March 2022. Up to three projects will then be selected to move into production after the initial development period.
Applicants are invited to apply with a one-page outline for their project by the 23rd July 2021.
Funding of Up to £10,000 Available to Tackle Social Deprivation (North East)
Registered charities exempted or excepted organisations can now apply for up to £10,000 of funding for core costs and charitable activities that benefit the residents of Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside. Priority will be given to projects that:
ease social deprivation
and/or
enrich the fabric of the local community and the quality of life of individuals within that community.
The funding is being made available from the 1989 Willan Charitable Trust which, with the help of the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, distributes up to £500,000 each year. The Trustees prefer to prioritise projects for which the funding will represent a significant contribution to the delivery of the project.
Examples of projects that the 1989 Willan Charitable Trust will fund include:
Projects that meet the needs of communities experiencing high levels of deprivation. Self-help initiatives that improve local quality of life. Services for young people that address educational needs or offer diversion from crime and
anti-social behaviour. Projects assisting local communities affected by crime and anti-social behaviour Art projects that help tackle deprivation or improve local quality of life. The work of youth organisations and, in particular, the Sea Cadets, Scouts, Guides, Boys’
Brigades and other uniformed organisations. Grants here will not generally exceed £1,500. Projects that draw on the region’s rich maritime tradition to deliver improvements in local
quality of life or address deprivation. Gap year voluntary work through Project Trust. Grants are limited to a maximum of £500
towards expenses in undertaking a voluntary placement. Applicants must normally reside in the North East region.
The closing date for applications for this round of funding is the 15th August 2021 for consideration at the September meeting of Trustees.
East Midlands Academic Health Science Network - Patient and Public Involvement Fund (East Midlands)
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) have launched their annual patient and public involvement fund, offering 15 awards of £1,000 to successful groups in the region.
This funding is aimed at East Midlands health, social care, charities, voluntary and third sector organisations and groups, who want to involve patients and citizens in research and healthcare. EMAHSN welcome applications that encourage patient and citizen involvement in health and care innovation, transformation and improvement. Particularly welcome are applications that demonstrate the involvement of seldom heard and underserved communities.
Applications for the awards will be considered by a panel including representatives from the East Midlands Patient Public Involvement Senate, an independent group of patients and carers with varied health and service user experience. The Senate support health and social care organisations to embed patient and citizen involvement across the region.
Applications to the scheme are now open. The deadline for applications is midnight on the 27th June 202. If groups would like support with their application or further information, they can email [email protected]
Summer Holidays Activities and Food Programme for School-Aged Children (Sandwell)
Sandwell Council are inviting applications from voluntary and community organisations, educational settings and private providers who would like to provide hot meals and enrichment activities for school-age children during the Summer holidays.
Through the UK Government’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme, funding will be available for projects that encourage children and young people aged 5-16 who are eligible for free school meals to be more active, eat more healthily, take part in engaging and enriching activities, and to be safe and well. It is anticipated that an average of £20 per child per session will be allocated, but cost will differ depending on age, activity type, needs, rurality etc.
The deadline for applications is 4pm on the 18th June 2021.
Grants to Support Youth Drugs & Alcohol Prevention (Cumbria)
Grants of up to £2,500 are available to charities, voluntary and community groups, watch schemes, parish councils, and schools for projects that focus on drugs and alcohol prevention in Cumbria.
This round of the Cumbria Police & Crime Commissioner’s Property Fund will support projects designed to support people suffering from substance misuse issues, including early intervention programmes aimed at reducing the risk of young people becoming dependent on drugs and alcohol, and reducing the risk of young people and vulnerable members of the community being targeted by County Lines.
The Fund will also welcome applications not linked to drugs and alcohol prevention.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 11th June 2021.
Community groups, charities and social enterprises in Leeds can apply for funding to provide hot meals and enrichment activities for school-age children for four weeks during the Summer holidays.
The Leeds Healthy Holidays Grants programme will support projects that promote healthy, fun enriched holidays, particularly for children and young people eligible for free school meals. Funding can cover costs such as staff costs, reasonable venue costs, volunteer expenses, and costs associated with sourcing food and ingredients. A limited number of ‘activity only’ applications will be accepted from specialist groups.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on the 14th June 2021.
For any questions, please contact the Healthy Holidays Leeds Coordinator by email at [email protected]
Funding for Emergency Laptops & Support for Schools (Southwark)
The Newcomen Collett Foundation supports the education of residents of the London Borough of Southwark who are under the age of 25 through various grant-making programmes.
The Foundation's grantmaking priorities are:
Helping schools and other groups to buy equipment for the benefit of children. Supporting extra-curricular activities for children and young people. For example, school trips,
after school clubs, holiday clubs, uniformed organisations. Helping organisations which provide educational opportunities to schools and colleges in the
Borough of Southwark. For example, visiting theatre companies and musicians.
Funding of up to £300 is also available for emergency laptops for pupils attending a senior school in Southwark. To be eligible, schools must apply on behalf of pupils who are in the greatest financial need, and can apply for a maximum of 5 laptops. In particular circumstances, a larger grant will be considered.
The charity considers applications four times a year. The next deadline is the 20th August 2021.
Grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 are available to registered charities, voluntary and community groups, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations in Devon that provide mental health support.
The Devon Community Foundation’s Feel Good Grants will fund activity that directly supports individuals who are experiencing mental ill-health which is affecting their day to day lives. This could include one to one or group counselling and/or therapy, and other activities that aid recovery such as arts and crafts activities, time spent in nature, support for family members etc.
Priority will be given to activities benefiting children and young people, and those whose mental ill-health is connected to their race and ethnicity, sexual identity, gender and/or disability.
The deadline for applications is 12pm on the 24th June 2021.
Funding Reminders Grants to Enhance the Teaching of Mathematics (UK)
The London Mathematical Society has announced that Mathematics Teachers in the UK can apply for grants of up to £400 to attend specific one or two-day conferences/events organised by professional mathematical organisations.
The scheme is intended to provide opportunities for mathematics teachers to attend training which is specifically mathematical. It is intended to facilitate mathematical professional development to allow teachers in UK schools/educational institutions to:
a. Develop their subject knowledgeb. Engage in a deeper understanding of how to develop mathematical thinkingc. Appreciate the interconnectivity of mathematical topicsd. Update themselves on mathematics curriculum reforme. Use technology when and where appropriate.
The aim of the grant is to facilitate mathematical professional development to allow teachers in UK schools/educational institutions to develop their subject knowledge. The grant can contribute to the costs of registration for the course and a proportion of the travel and subsistence expenses of attendees.
Any application for a grant under this scheme must be made by a teacher of mathematics or ITE provider based in the UK. The grants are open to teachers of mathematics from primary school to A-Level or equivalent (inclusive of STEP/AEA).
The next closing date for applications is the 31st August 2021.
Queries regarding applications can be addressed to the Education Grants administrator, Katherine Wright, who can discuss proposals informally with potential applicants. Email [email protected] or Tel: 020 7927 0801
Funding & Support to Help Build Financial Resilience (UK & Ireland)
Royal London has launched a new programme working with social enterprises across the UK and Ireland, to create new ways of building financial resilience to events such as job loss, separation, serious illness or bereavement, and wider scale, prolonged events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, or climate change.
Working in partnership with Year Here and the School for Social Entrepreneurs, Royal London will provide grants of between £10,000 and £30,000 along with business support, to enable ten individuals and ten social enterprises to develop and scale up potential solutions to support those who are financially vulnerable.
Funding is being delivered through the Changemakers programme and the deadline for applications is 1pm on the 1st June 2021.
Funding for Projects that Combat Abuse and Violation of Human Rights (UK)
UK-registered charities that work towards combating abuse and violations of human rights can apply for grants of usually between £10,000 and £20,000 through the A B Charitable Trust. The A B Charitable Trust (ABCT) was set up in 1990 and supports unpopular causes that champion human dignity and to focus on small and medium-sized charities working close to the ground.
Applications are particularly welcomed from charities working to support:
migrants, refugees and asylum seekers criminal justice and penal reform human rights, particularly access to justice
The Trust generally makes one-off grants to charities registered and working in the UK with annual incomes of between £150,000 and £1.5m that do not have substantial investments or surpluses. Grants range in size, with most grants awarded being in the range £10,000 to £20,000. ABCT does not normally fund charities with large national or international links.
The next closing date for applications is the 31st July 2021.
Business and Academic Partnerships: Apply for Funding (UK)
Up to £40 million of funding has been allocated to support businesses in collaborating with an academic or research organisation and a graduate on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). The KTP scheme enables businesses in the UK to innovate and grow by linking them with an academic or research organisation and a graduate.
A KTP enables an academic or research organisation as a partner to a business (including social enterprises and other not for profit organisations) to recruit a suitable graduate (an Associate) to work at the company for the duration of the KTP. The business is thus able to access new skills and the latest academic thinking to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. KTPs can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on the project and the needs of the business.
The KTP 3-way partnership will consist of:
A UK-based business of any size or a not-for-profit organization An academic or research organisation i.e. university, college or research and technology
organisation in the UK A suitably-qualified graduate with the capability to lead a strategic business project
The KTP can be part-funded by a grant from Innovate UK with the business partner contributing to the salary of the Associate plus the cost of a supervisor who will oversee the scheme. Contributions will depend on the scale and length of the project and the size of the company i.e.
Small and medium-sized enterprises contribute around £35,000 per year, about one-third of the project costs
Large businesses contribute around £55,000 per year, or half of the project costs
Applications may be submitted either via a KTP Adviser who will check the feasibility of the idea and find the right partner or, where there is already a partnership with an academic or research organisation, via that organisation’s KTP office.
The deadline for applications to this round is the 30th June 2021.
