f Keeping you up to date with the latest funding opportunities Funding Insight The weekly funding e-magazine from www.grantsonline.org.uk 18 th November 2019 New Funding Opportunities....................1 £10 Million Fund to Help Vulnerable People Claim Universal Credit (UK)....2 Funding Available to Expand Electric Car Charging Infrastructure (UK).....2 Funding to Support Leisure Activities for People with Physical Disabilities (UK) 3 Funding for Projects that Promote a Better Understanding of the Environment and Countryside (UK)..........................................................4 Grants for Urgent Structural Repairs to Churches (UK).....................5 Warburton’s – Community Grants Scheme (England, Scotland and Wales).......6 Grants of Up to £35,000 Available to Widen Access to Hospice Care (England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)..................................7 Health Foundation Announces New Funding Programme to Improve Health and Address Health Inequalities (England).............................................8 Rural Businesses to Benefit from £35 Million Government Fund (England)....8 Funding for Teaching Internships (England)................................9 Funding Available to Encourage Collaboration Between Community Organisations (England)................................................................10 CareerTech Challenge Fund (England)......................................11 Funding of up to £20,000 Available for Projects Working with Disadvantaged People and Communities (England – Various Locations)................................12 Homes in Community Hands: Funding Programme Opens for Applications (England) 13 Funding Available to Support the Food and Drinks Sector (Scotland).......14 Wee Grants for Wee Groups (Scotland).....................................14 Grants of Up to £25,000 Available for Projects working with Young People and Their Families (Scotland)......................................................15 Aspirational Awards Re-Open for Applications (Scotland)..................16 Toyota Parasport Fund (Northern Ireland).................................16 The Mayor of London UEFA EURO 2020 Grants Programme Opens for Applications (London) .........................................................................17 Funding Available to Address Local Health Needs (Northern Ireland).......18 Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme Opens for Applications (Wales). 19 East Midlands Airport Community Fund Opens for Applications (East Midlands)19 Funding to Support Young People’s Attainment in Education (London).......20 Funding for Urgent Building Projects in Small Theatres (London)..........21 Funding for Physical Activity Community Projects (London)................22 Funding Reminders...........................23 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 18th November 2019
New Funding Opportunities....................................................1£10 Million Fund to Help Vulnerable People Claim Universal Credit (UK).............................................2Funding Available to Expand Electric Car Charging Infrastructure (UK)................................................2Funding to Support Leisure Activities for People with Physical Disabilities (UK)...................................3Funding for Projects that Promote a Better Understanding of the Environment and Countryside (UK). 4Grants for Urgent Structural Repairs to Churches (UK).........................................................................5Warburton’s – Community Grants Scheme (England, Scotland and Wales)..........................................6Grants of Up to £35,000 Available to Widen Access to Hospice Care (England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)............................................................................................................................................ 7Health Foundation Announces New Funding Programme to Improve Health and Address Health Inequalities (England)............................................................................................................................................... 8Rural Businesses to Benefit from £35 Million Government Fund (England)..........................................8Funding for Teaching Internships (England)..........................................................................................9Funding Available to Encourage Collaboration Between Community Organisations (England)...........10CareerTech Challenge Fund (England)................................................................................................11Funding of up to £20,000 Available for Projects Working with Disadvantaged People and Communities (England – Various Locations)............................................................................................................................... 12Homes in Community Hands: Funding Programme Opens for Applications (England).......................13Funding Available to Support the Food and Drinks Sector (Scotland).................................................14Wee Grants for Wee Groups (Scotland)..............................................................................................14Grants of Up to £25,000 Available for Projects working with Young People and Their Families (Scotland) 15Aspirational Awards Re-Open for Applications (Scotland)...................................................................16Toyota Parasport Fund (Northern Ireland)...........................................................................................16The Mayor of London UEFA EURO 2020 Grants Programme Opens for Applications (London).........17Funding Available to Address Local Health Needs (Northern Ireland).................................................18Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme Opens for Applications (Wales)....................................19East Midlands Airport Community Fund Opens for Applications (East Midlands)................................19Funding to Support Young People’s Attainment in Education (London)...............................................20Funding for Urgent Building Projects in Small Theatres (London).......................................................21Funding for Physical Activity Community Projects (London)................................................................22
Funding Reminders...............................................................23Funding for Young Athletes (UK)..........................................................................................................23Funding to Promote Public Engagement and Teaching of MicroBiology (UK).....................................23Cure Parkinson's Trust Grant (UK)......................................................................................................24The Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants Programme (UK)...................................................................24Funding for Community Cohesion Projects (UK).................................................................................25Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects (UK)...................................................................26Grants to Support Children’s Health and Education (UK and Ireland).................................................26Funding for Research and Projects that Address Severe Learning Disabilities (UK)...........................27Asda Foundation Grants for Local Community Projects (UK)..............................................................28The Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants Programme (UK)...................................................................29
£10 Million Fund to Help Vulnerable People Claim Universal Credit (UK)
The Secretary of State has announced a new £10million Universal Credit Transition Fund. The fund will be available to organisations across the UK who are working to help vulnerable people, including the disabled, care leavers and those with mental health issues to claim Universal Credit as a route into work.
Current figures show that a fifth of claimant’s delay making a Universal Credit claim because they don’t know how to make a claim or think that they will find a job quickly. The fund aims to support innovative ideas that engage with vulnerable people early, helping them to make timely claims for the new benefit.
Funding Available to Expand Electric Car Charging Infrastructure (UK)
The UK Government is urging local authorities to take advantage of £5million of funding which is available to help build up local charging infrastructure and to increase access to chargepoints for drivers. Funding for electric vehicle chargepoints remains available through the following schemes:
workplace charging scheme (£500 per chargepoint socket and £10,000 per business);
electric vehicle homecharge scheme (£500 per chargepoint socket).
Chargepoints are now being mapped and a league table of availability by council area aims to raise awareness. The government has also recently doubled the amount of funding available for councils to build chargepoints on residential streets.
Funding to Support Leisure Activities for People with Physical Disabilities (UK)
The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust will consider grant applications relating to the provision of leisure activities for people with physical disabilities. The Trust was established to encourage and assist the provision of leisure activities for the disabled.
The Trustees particularly favour applications where the potential beneficiaries meet one or all of the following criteria:
The potential beneficiaries are physically disabled wheelchair users Improved access for wheelchair users is proposed A sporting or leisure activity involving disabled wheelchair users is proposed
One donation in any 12-month period may be made to charitable organisations.
In 2018, 209 grants were made totalling £608,054. Of these 42 were for over £5,000, these included:
Charity Link Leicester - £34,000 Revitalise Respite Holidays - £6,000 The Wheelyboat Trust - £5,000 WhizzKids - £5,000
All applications should be submitted together with appropriate financial information. Charitable organisations should include a copy of their latest financial statements. Applications meeting the above criteria will be considered from charitable organisations. Applications on behalf of individuals will only be accepted through a charitable organisation or equivalent recognised body.
Trustees meet quarterly to consider grant applications.
Funding for Projects that Promote a Better Understanding of the Environment and Countryside (UK)
UK based schools and not for profit organisations can apply for funding to the Nineveh Charitable Trust for a broad range of projects and activities that promote a better understanding of the environment and countryside, whilst facilitating improved access, education and research. Whilst the Trust does not specify a minimum or maximum grant amount that can be applied for, an analysis of previous grants would suggest a maximum of £5,000 per year for up to three years.
Previous projects supported include:
Busby Primary School which received a grant of £2,000 to build a 'vertical garden' for environment enhancement as well as the children's educational value;
a grant of £1,400 to Bickleigh-On-Exe Primary School to create an all-weather school and community gardening area with poly-tunnel and shed;
Castlemilk Day Nursery which received a grant of £5,000 to build a multi-function shelter with provision for special needs teaching; and
St Joseph's Specialist School & College, which received a grant of £4,000 towards a community garden expansion.
Applications are usually discussed at the Trustees’ quarterly meetings and applications can be submitted at any time.
Grants for Urgent Structural Repairs to Churches (UK)
National Churches Trust has changed its grant programmes in line with the new Building Resilience Strategy for 2019-2023 and now offers three grant streams.
The Cornerstone Grant Programme supports the conservation and sustainable use of church buildings, focusing on larger and more complex projects.
Grants are offered towards the cost of urgent structural repair projects costed at more than £100,000 including VAT. The Trust will also consider projects that introduce kitchens and accessible toilets to enable increased community use, costed at more than £30,000 including VAT.
Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are awarded to represent a maximum of 50% of the project cost.
Applications are accepted from listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, across the UK. The Trust particularly encourages applications from priority areas i.e. North East England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The next deadline to apply for a Cornerstone Grant is 2nd March 2020 for a decision in July 2020.
Warburton’s – Community Grants Scheme (England, Scotland and Wales)
Charities and organisations with charitable aims can now apply for up to £250 worth of funding for projects that have a direct and tangible social impact on families and solve significant social issues. Funding is available for projects that meet the following themes:
Health, Health Education Financial Stability Worklessness Aspiration Employability and Skills.
The Community Grant scheme is being made available by Warburton’s and is administered by the Charities Aid Foundation. Community investment funds are allocated to the local Warburton bakeries and depots. This helps to make the best decisions for the local community, the applicant’s postcode will be used to find the relevant bakery or depot. Application will then be sent to that site to make a decision.
The closing date for applications in this round is the 10th February 2020.
Grants of Up to £35,000 Available to Widen Access to Hospice Care (England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
£450,000 of funding has been made available to adult and children’s hospices based in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man that are full members of Hospice UK. Grants of up to £35,000 each are available to support projects which seek to address inequality and widen access to hospice care.
The scope of projects should focus on one of the following:
People experiencing homelessness (or who are vulnerably housed) , or People with learning disabilities.
Funding has been made available by the Masonic Charitable Foundation under the Hospice Grants – Widening Access programme.
Support is available for projects that run for up to 18 months and that work in collaboration with partners and the local community to develop support to address the needs of local people.
The closing date for applications is the 27th January 2020.
Health Foundation Announces New Funding Programme to Improve Health and Address Health Inequalities (England)
The Health Foundation has announced that it will be launching a funding programme in partnership with the Local Government Association for councils to work with others from their local area to improve health and address health inequalities.
The Shaping Places for Healthier Lives programme is due to launch in November 2019 and will provide grants of up to £100,000 per year for up to 3 years to take system-wide action on the wider determinants of mental and physical health.
The projects selected will demonstrate a coordinated approach to improving health and addressing health inequalities in local communities through creating conditions for better health
Up to five projects will be selected for funding.
The expression of interest stage will open on 20 November 2019 when the full programme prospectus will be released. Applications must be made through the Local Government Association. Please email [email protected] to be sent programme updates and the prospectus on the launch date, or visit the programme page on the Local Government Association website.
Rural Businesses to Benefit from £35 Million Government Fund (England)
A guaranteed £35million of funding has been made available to Rural businesses across the country to create new jobs, boost tourism and unlock growth in rural areas. This funding could be increased to £50million if enough high-quality applications are received.
The Growth programme has been funded by the Government and provides grants for rural start-ups and businesses to purchase state of the art equipment and machinery to grow their business or open up opportunities for tourism. The minimum grant available is £20,000 and an initial expression of interest form should be submitted to the Rural Payments Agency outlining how the application meets the criteria for the scheme - from creating new jobs, increasing business turnover and improving productivity.
The closing date for expressions of interest is the 16th February 2020.
Grants are available for school-led partnerships to design and provide teaching internships targeted at science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate students.
The aim of the scheme is to let STEM undergraduates experience mathematics or physics teaching before they commit to it as a career.
Schools are invited to apply for funding to provide opportunities in summer 2020.
As part of the development of the programme, the Department for Education aims to improve the availability of internships across England. The DfE encourages applications to provide internships in geographic areas where there are gaps in provision, for example, the East of England and South West.
Applications from school partnerships covering wide geographical areas are also welcomed. To reduce duplication, schools in close proximity are encouraged to work together to submit an application with one lead school responsible for the administration and grant relationship with the DfE.
For the minimum cohort size of 10 interns, the grant funding would equate to £20,000.
The funding is for £500 per week for each student. Of this £500 per week:
£300 will be used to cover the intern’s expenses £200 will go directly to the school to cover co-ordination costs and overheads
Funding is for the 2020 cohort only.
Useful Links:
List of 2019 teaching internships schools by RSC region
Funding Available to Encourage Collaboration Between Community Organisations (England)
Not for profit organisations in England can apply for grants of over £10,000 for up to five years to the Big Lottery Funds £40 million Partnership Fund. The aim of the fund is to help local organisations develop a more strategic approach to improving their community by developing and growing new and existing partnerships with other organisations.
The funding can support many different types of partnership, including:
cross-sector partnerships; local place-based collaboration; local and national organisations working together around a particular theme.
The grants can be used to fund project activities, operating costs, organisational development and capital costs. A total of £40 million is available this year.
The Big Lottery Fund will support ideas that meet one or more of their three funding priorities:
Bring people together and build strong relationships in and across communities Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest
possible stage.
Organisations eligible to apply include:
Voluntary and community organisations Registered charities Social enterprises Groups of organisations, as long as they are led by a voluntary and community organisations
or social enterprise Schools Statutory bodies (including town, parish or community councils) Community interest companies (with two or more directors).
The funding is being made available through the Big Lottery Fund’s Partnership Fund and applications can be submitted at any time.
Grants of between £100,000 and £250,000 are available to UK registered companies and charities for innovative tech solutions that can help adults vulnerable to workforce changes to learn new skills and retrain. The innovative tech solutions funded will need to be delivered within the context of an existing (or adapted) online course of 15-50 hours that builds core skills such as communication, numeracy or digital skills.
To be eligible for funding, projects must be targeted to people who are most vulnerable to workforce changes. Target beneficiaries must be:
Located in England; Working in roles most susceptible to change due to automation; Employed, self-employed or working part time in England; Aged 24-65 years old; Without a qualification at degree level; Earning below £35,000 per annum
In addition to the £250,000 grant funding made available through the CareerTech Challenge Fund, successful applicants will receive support to test their approach, design with target audiences in mind, refine their business model and connect with investors and potential buyers.
The closing date for applications is 2pm on the 9th December 2019.
Funding of up to £20,000 Available for Projects Working with Disadvantaged People and Communities (England – Various Locations)
Small charities and not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged people and communities in Gloucestershire (including Bristol and South Gloucestershire), Hampshire (including Southampton and the Isle of Wight), Kent, Leicestershire, Suffolk, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex can apply for grants of between £500 and £20,000 to the Henry Smith Charity County Grants Scheme.
The funding available can cover running costs, salaries, projects and small capital projects or expenditure.
Projects can last between 1 and 3 years and to be eligible the applicant organisation need to have a turnover of up to £250,000 (up to £1m if activities are county-wide).
Applications can be submitted at any time. There are no deadlines.
Projects supported in the past include:
Abbey Physic Community Garden in ken received a grant of £15,000 towards three years’ salary of a Garden Manager at a project providing therapeutic horticultural activities for vulnerable people.
Age Concern Farncombe received a grant of £10,000 towards one year’s running costs of a project in Surrey that helps ensure isolated older people can access a day centre.
Homes in Community Hands: Funding Programme Opens for Applications (England)
Power to Change is awarding grants of between £15,000 and £100,000 (the average will be around £50,000) through the "Homes in Community Hands Fund" to community led housing projects that will create schemes that deliver affordable homes for rent or sale to locally connected people. These can be either as new build housing or by refurbishing empty properties.
Small amounts of capital funding averaging around £25,000 are also available to applicants to sit alongside the main revenue grant.
The funding is focused on community groups in the early stages of their community-led housing development and is intended to support feasibility and pre-development work, leading up to submitting a planning application.
Grants awarded through the programme can be used for the following:
Feasibility work to assess the viability of a site or buildings for development Pre-development costs to develop plans, leading to submitting a planning application (if
required) Post-planning costs for work to get your project ready to start on site
Funds will be mostly focused in Leeds City Region, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley City Region, West of England and West Midlands but will also be available to genuinely innovative community led housing projects anywhere in England.
Applications can be submitted at any time. All funding must be committed by December 2021.
Funding Available to Support the Food and Drinks Sector (Scotland)
A total of £100,000 of funding has been made available to businesses and projects celebrating locally produced food and drink in Scotland. Funding of up to £5,000 is available to support regional events, networks and collaborative initiatives across the country for projects that deliver benefits to Scotland’s world leading food and drink sector over the long term.
The funding is being delivered by Connect Local and is supported by the Scottish Government. Since 2018 The Connect Local Regional Food Fund has awarded £259,000 to 57 innovative projects including supporting the Ethical Farming Conference, the Street Food Zone at Stranraer Oyster Festival and the St Andrews Street Market.
The closing date for applications to this round is the 8th December 2019.
Useful Links:
Guidance Notes
Hints and Tips
Application Questions
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https://connectlocal.scot/regional-food-fund/
Wee Grants for Wee Groups (Scotland)
The Robertson Trust has announced that its Wee Grants for Wee Groups scheme will close for applications at 5pm on the 17th December 2019. Until then, constituted community groups and small registered charities can apply for grants of between £500-£2,000 to support their work.
To be eligible organisations can have an income of up to £100,000 per year providing the work is a good fit with the Trusts funding strands.
These are:
Care and Wellbeing - Improving the quality of life for those affected by physical and/or mental health issues and their carers;
Strengthening Communities - Increasing the ability and capacity of people and communities to create solutions which address local need;
Realising Potential - Developing confidence and resilience in young people, particularly those who face barriers to success.
Grants of Up to £25,000 Available for Projects working with Young People and Their Families (Scotland)
Registered charities in Scotland working with young children (under 3) and their parent/families, or with a parent/families expecting a baby can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £25,000 per year for projects lasting up to three years through the Cattanach Charitable Trust.
Projects working with families experiencing deprivation or in crisis will be given priority.
Grants may be for project funding, or for core funding including salaries and general running costs in smaller organisations. The Trustees prefer to fund revenue costs and a grant towards a capital project will usually only be associated with staff costs or some other aspect of revenue funding. The Trust prefers to make a grant which is a sizable contribution to a project and so is unlikely to make a small grant towards a very large project.
Previous projects supported include:
Home Start, Aberdeen, which received a grant of £10,000 from the Trust to support their core work of training and matching volunteers with families with at least one child under 5.
The SKY Project (Stuff for Youth and Kids) which received a grant of £7,873 towards the salary of a Children's Worker (especially the work with early primary school aged children) in a deprived area of Kilmarnock. Trustees meet four times a year to consider applications.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
Organisations that wish to make an application must first register on the Cattanach Charitable Trust website, with the charity number of their organisation.
Aspirational Awards Re-Open for Applications (Scotland)
Young people aged 21-26 who have at least three months of care experience have until the 12th December 2019 to apply for funds from the Aspirational Awards from the Life Changes Trust.
The fund aims to empower care experienced young people to think big about their future and transform their lives with a significant grant to help them reach their best potential. The funding is flexible and designed to meet the specific needs of individuals but priority will be given to applications that show how the funding will:
Have a long-term, positive impact Achieve aspirations in life Be used to support something which the individual has already made steps towards
achieving.
There is no specific grant amount and applications will be assessed based on what each individual is applying for.
The Trust would encourage potential applicants to get in touch to discuss their application, by emailing [email protected] or calling on 0141 212 9600.
Organisations in Northern Ireland who are working to improve the quality and quantity of sports activities for people with a disability can now apply for funding to enable the delivery of Mencap NI’s Learning Disability Awareness Training. This training will improve accessibility in sports facilities, improve the quality and quantity of sports and activities available to people with mental and physical impairments and will provide staff with a greater understanding and awareness of learning disability.
Toyota are working with Paralympics GB, Sport NI and Mencap NI to provide the Toyota Parasport Fund.
Applications are particularly welcome from sports and leisure facilities within the locality of a Toyota dealership. No minimum or maximum grant amounts are specified, please contact Denise Hyndman the Mencap Service Manager email [email protected]
The Mayor of London UEFA EURO 2020 Grants Programme Opens for Applications (London)
The UEFA EURO 2020 is coming to London. As part of the Mayor’s strategy for sport and social integration, the Mayor of London UEFA EURO 2020 Grants Programme will see up to £525,000 invested into community events and projects around the city.
The aim of the Grant programme is for all Londoners to have the chance to engage with EURO 2020 by creating positive, meaningful opportunities for local communities across the capital. Successful grant applications will enrich and bring communities together, tackle prejudices, improve health and break down barriers.
The Programme is separated into three strands:
Celebrate as One Fund - This fund will invest in one-off community events that celebrate EURO 2020, incorporate some kind of physical activity, and address the key social integration issues of social isolation and/or social mixing. Grants of £500 - £1,000 are available
Free Kicks Fund - The Free Kicks Fund will give grants for organisations to run 12 sessions of informal football-focused activity. The fund will use EURO 2020 to improve physical activity for Londoners and engage with groups who are traditionally less active. We are particularly interested in projects which focus on women and girls. Grants of between £1,000 and £4,000 are available.
Community Fund - This fund will be allocated to community-led projects which have a theme that links either to sport (not restricted to football) or Europe in London, with the aim of bringing people together during EURO 2020. Grants of between £4,000 and £10,000 are available.
The funding is available to individuals and groups, registered charities, CICs, and other 3rd sector organisations based in London. The closing date for applications is 9am on the 20th January 2020.
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 £10,000 for projects lasting up to 1 year).
The closing date for Level 1 applications is the 20th February 2020. The next closing date for Level 2 applications is the 26th March 2020.
Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme Opens for Applications (Wales)
Organisations in Wales that are within 5 miles of an eligible landfill or waste transfer site who are managing projects that focus on biodiversity, waste minimisation and the reduction of waste to Landfill as well as wider environmental enhancements can now apply for grants of between £5,000 and £49,000.
The Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme is being managed by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action and has a total of £1.4million available per annum. A grant may also be awarded to one Nationally Significant project per year with a value of between £50,000 - £250,000 which will contribute to two or more of the themes above with broad applicability across wider areas of Wales.
The closing date for main grant applications in this round is the 13th January 2020. For Nationally Significant projects the closing date is the 20th January 2020.
East Midlands Airport Community Fund Opens for Applications (East Midlands)
Communities around East Midlands airport can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for projects that have a long-lasting community, social or environmental benefit. The funding is being made available through the East Midlands Airport Community Fund, which was established in April 2002 and since then over £920,000 has been awarded to over 1,180 projects, to bring lasting benefit to the communities around the airport.
In order for an application to be successful it must meet at least one of the following objectives:
Bring the community closer together through facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure-time activities;
Support young people to prepare for the world of work and make work an inspiring choice; Offer environmental improvement and/or heritage conservation; Improve awareness of environmental issues through environmental education; Encourage and/or protect wildlife.
There are several closing dates throughout the year and the next closing date for applications is the 8th January 2020.
Funding to Support Young People’s Attainment in Education (London)
Sir John Cass’s Foundation is one of London’s largest educational charities benefiting young residents of inner London. Through its Truancy, Exclusion and Behaviour Management programme funding is available to Schools to encourage and support children and young people’s attainment through initiatives that help them engage with, and stay in, education.
The funding is available for projects that aim to:
reduce truancy levels amongst pupils attending primary and secondary schools; reduce levels of exclusions and expulsions; and improve pupil motivation, behaviour and achievement through initiatives that promote
children and young people’s emotional well-being and social development.
Priority will be given to applications from primary and secondary schools in challenging circumstances and/or those with higher than average truancy, exclusion or expulsion rates.
To be eligible schools need to be based in Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster and the City of London.
There is a two-stage applications process. Stage 1 involves completing and submitting an Initial Enquiry Form. Those schools successful at this stage will be invited to complete a detailed application.
Useful Links:
Guidelines for Schools & Organisations
Grants – Priorities for grant making for Schools & Organisations
Funding for Urgent Building Projects in Small Theatres (London)
The Theatres Trust has announced that the next application deadline for its Small Grants Scheme is noon on the 13th January 2020.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to small theatres in London for small capital building projects that address urgent building repairs, improve operational viability, introduce environmental improvements, and enhance physical accessibility. The scheme can also be used to help lever in other sources of investment, particularly philanthropic support.
Applications for technical equipment and refurbishment of soft furnishings are a low priority for the Scheme.
In reviewing applications Trustees take into account a project’s urgency, other resources available to the applicant and the extent to which the grant would make a significant difference to promoting the better protection of theatres. Funds are generally awarded where they are considered to have the most impact in realising an applicant’s capital project.
Previous projects supported include:
The Tricycle Theatre which received a grant of £5,000 to help install an accessible shower and WC in a backstage dressing room, which currently has no accessible provision. These works are part of a wider capital project to address the urgent renewal of the theatre, which has been put under considerable strain due to growing audiences and increasingly ambitious programming.
The Young Actors Theatre received a grant of £5,000 to help address phase one of a larger project that concentrates on urgent repairs to leaking roofs and refurbishment to basement toilets and dressing rooms needed to bring the building up to a basic standard.
Funding for Physical Activity Community Projects (London)
Not for profit organisations, informal groups and individuals can apply for grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 through the Stronger Communities Fund for activities that use sport and physical activity to bring Londoners from different backgrounds together and help isolated Londoners feel better connected in their communities.
The funding will support recognised sporting activities as well as more informal exercise-based activity such as scoot events, walks, games such as Frisbee, tug of war etc.
The aim is to invest in projects which help to improve social integration across London by supporting projects which use sport and physical activity to work towards at least one of the following outcomes:
Build relationships between Londoners from different backgrounds i.e. projects which regularly bring different groups of people in the community together to help build relationships, reduce any negative stereotyping between these groups, and increase trust in communities.
Reduce isolation and loneliness i.e. utilise sport and physical activity as a tool to engage socially isolated groups. Of particular intertest are projects which build people's confidence and help them feel better supported in the community.
Applications can be submitted at any time until the 15th May 2020.
Talented able bodied and disabled British track and field athletes between 15 and 23 years old that are in financial need can now apply for funding from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund. The fund exclusively supports young and deserving applicants in the sport of Athletics.
Since the fund was introduced a total of £2million has been awarded in small but significant grants to several thousand young British Athletes. Each grant is designed to make a difference, helping the recipients make the difficult transition from junior to senior level through support for equipment, specialist coaching or travel and importantly help build the athletes’ confidence and self-esteem through recognition. No minimum or maximum funding amounts are specified.
The closing date for applications is the 30th November 2019.
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http://rpmf.org.uk/apply-grant/
Funding to Promote Public Engagement and Teaching of MicroBiology (UK)
The Microbiology Society has announced that grants of up to £1000 are available for a variety of educational outreach activities to promote public engagement with microbiology. Funding is available to support relevant science teaching or promotion initiatives, or to support developments likely to lead to an improvement in the teaching of any aspect of microbiology.
Full, Full Concessionary or Postgraduate Student Members of the Microbiology Society who reside in the UK or Republic of Ireland can apply under the Microbiology Society Education and Outreach Grants Programme.
Funding is available for talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals and audio-visual or computer-based packages. Applications relevant to the teaching of any aspect of microbiology in primary, secondary or tertiary (including postgraduate) education will be considered.
Commercial organisations, appropriately qualified scientists or clinicians based in an accredited university or hospital in any country worldwide can now apply for funding for laboratory or clinical research projects. Projects should have the potential to advance knowledge that might lead to a cure for Parkinson’s disease or that represent a substantial advance in treatment.
The Cure Parkinson’s Trust has a particular interest in projects that show the potential to delay, slow, stop reverse or prevent the progression of Parkinson’s disease. There are no specific limits to the amount of funding available but previous awards have been between £50,000 and £250,000 with a duration of 1-3 years.
Applications are considered four times a year, the next deadline for applications is the 12th December 2019.
Useful Links:
Guidance for applicants
Terms and Conditions under which a Grant is awarded
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The Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants Programme (UK)
UK registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for capital projects (building work, refurbishment or the purchase of long-term equipment) or a one-off short term activity (such as an annual respite break or holiday for disadvantaged young people) can apply for funding through the Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants programme.
To be eligible to apply the total project cost must be less than £1 million, the organisation must have an annual income of less than £500,000 and the organisation applying must already have raised a third of the total costs.
Applications can be submitted at any time and the Foundation is currently accepting applications for the January 2020 meeting of Trustees. Please note that the Foundation do not publish deadlines or maximum amounts as this is dependent on the number of applications received
Organisations can only apply once every 12 months regardless of the outcome of their application.
The Allen Lane Foundation's Social Cohesion Programme, provides funding to support local communities in breaking down barriers and reduce tensions between different groups of people, and help to build a more cohesive and inclusive community. The aim of the funding is to:
Proactively work towards building better community cohesion and trust, and encouraging respect and understanding in the local area
Proactively promote the inclusion of marginalised groups and individuals in the life of the local community
Fund work which breaks down barriers and tensions in the local community thereby reducing feelings of division and “them and us”.
The Foundation is seeking applications from community-led grassroots groups and organisations which have a focus of work being at a very local/community level, which could be a housing estate or distinct community. The Foundation is particularly concerned about divisions in communities that occurred around the 2016 Referendum and subsequently.
Applications will be particularly encouraged from areas of high deprivation but not exclusively and the Foundation is keen to support communities in coming up with their own solutions to local issues of division. New initiatives, those that may have been tried before or are on-going, are considered as long as the work has lasting benefits for those people the projects are aimed at.
No minimum or maximum grant levels are published. In 2018, of the 153 grants awarded 112 were single grants with the remainder being for two or three years. The majority ranged from £750 to £15,000 with recipients including:
Shelley Over 60’s Club - £4,000 South Tyneside Prison Matters - £1,000 Manchester Refuge Support network - £9,935
Applications may be submitted at any time.
Potential applicants need to check their eligibility. Once this has been confirmed they will be directed to the application form.
Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects (UK)
The Elephant Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 26th January 2020. The Trust offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects. It aims to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when confronted by lack of funds.
The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts. Priority is given to artists and small organisations and galleries making or producing new work or exhibitions.
The Trust normally awards grants of up to £2,000, but larger grants of up to £5,000 may be considered.
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Grants to Support Children’s Health and Education (UK and Ireland)
The next deadline to apply to the DM Thomas Foundation Central Grants Programme is the 5th Feb-ruary 2020. The Foundation distributes a total of around £200,000 per quarter.
Grants of up to £30,000 are available per year for up to two years to registered charities for projects that improve education and health for young people in three key areas:
Children and young people with disabilities Children and young people who are sick in hospital Children and young people who are life limited (requiring palliative care)
The Foundation is a small charity and generally will not make awards of over £30,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for one-off projects or for up to 2 years work.
Applications from schools and hospitals are welcomed as long as they are made through an appropri -ate registered charity.
If favoured, grant applications for up to £5,000 can be approved by the Director, up to £10,000 can be approved by the Grants Committee, and applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the Trustees for final approval.
Funding for Research and 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.
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 Support in the community 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 January 2020.
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
Asda Foundation Grants for Local Community Projects (UK)
The Asda Foundation is committed to developing stronger, better connected, sustainable communities across the UK. The Significant Local Community Projects programme allows colleagues to nominate initiatives which will make a real long-term difference, benefiting the wider community and transforming communities to improve lives locally.
Awards are typically made to projects where:
The charity or good cause has developed a relationship with the local store or home office at a grassroots level
The work will tackle the underlying problems in the local community Community needs and aspirations are evident in the development of the project The project benefits the wider community not just a single user group There is a need for this facility locally It will make a real long-term difference and will transform the community, improving the lives
of those who live there
Grants awarded have previously ranged from £2,600 - £32,000 (in 2017) although no minimum or maximum amounts are published.
Projects funded include:
Citizens Advice, Boston - £8,093.91 to set up a community computer access point where people can use their online facilities as some cannot afford a computer or have no IT skills.
Light Project Peterborough - £19,380 to fund minibus to help move people from the streets into community living
Any charity/good cause wishing to apply should first approach their local store or home office to see if their project is something that the Community Champion would be willing to support. Applications can be submitted at any time.
The Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants Programme (UK)
UK registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for capital projects (building work, refurbishment or the purchase of long-term equipment) or a one-off short term activity (such as an annual respite break or holiday for disadvantaged young people) can apply for funding through the Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants programme.
To be eligible to apply the total project cost must be less than £1 million, the organisation must have an annual income of less than £500,000 and the organisation applying must already have raised a third of the total costs.
Applications can be submitted at any time and the Foundation is currently accepting applications for the January 2020 meeting of Trustees. Please note that the Foundation do not publish deadlines or maximum amounts as this is dependent on the number of applications received
Organisations can only apply once every 12 months regardless of the outcome of their application.
Useful Links:
Capital Costs Application Form
Short Breaks Application Form
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