Community Tool Kit
25 December 07
THE DULVERTON TRUST
The Dulverton Trust is an independent charitable grant-making
organisation.
It provides money to UK registered charities and to
organisations with charitable status, mainly operating in
England, Scotland and Wales.
The chief areas of activity supported by the Trust are:
* Youth and Education
* General Welfare
* Conservation
* Religion
* Preservation
* Peace and Security
* Africa
If you represent a charity working in the areas supported by the
Trust, and have checked our funding policy guidelines to ensure
that your charity does not come under any of our exclusions, you
are welcome to apply to the Trust for a grant.
The Trust does not provide support for individuals.
The Dulverton Trust
5 St James''s Place
London SW1A 1 NP
http://www.dulverton.org/index.htm
25 December 07
CHILDREN AND ARTS START
The Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts is seeking
partners to help deliver its Start programme, which provides
primary and secondary school students who might never otherwise
have the chance, the opportunity to engage with the arts.
A typical Start project will provide participants with the
opportunity to engage with their local cultural venue by
attending at least two professional performances, concerts or
exhibitions as well as taking part in an engaging enrichment
programme based around these experiences. The Start programme
aims to encourage students to develop the confidence and
enthusiasm to continue their engagement with their local
cultural venue beyond the life of an individual project.
Please visit their website to download an application form and
application guidelines for the 2008/09 Start programme in
December 2007 to become a Start partner.
The Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts, The Prince's
Foundation for Children & the Arts, 2 Arundel Street, London
WC2R 3DA
Tel: 020 7379 9752 Fax: 020 7379 9780 Email:
enquiries@childrenandarts.org.uk
Website:
www.childrenandarts.org.uk/
25 December 07
HARVEST TRUST
Harvest Trust is a national UK charity, which organises simple
seaside, holidays for disadvantaged children and has done since
1986.
There can be many reasons why a child might need a Harvest Trust
holiday and this charity specialises in simple, 'no pressure'
holidays which particularly benefit withdrawn children with low
self esteem who need space and encouragement to build
confidence.
It is important however to stress that the holidays are not
suitable for children with attention deficit disorders or other
behavioural problems.
The final closing date for holiday applications is 31 January
2008
Harvest Trust, Penboyr, Llandysul, SA44 5JE Tel: 01559 371190
Email:
office@harvesttrust.com
Website:
http://www.hartrust.vispa.com/whatisharvesttru.html
25 December 07
GARFIELD WESTON
The Foundation has recently helped a wide range of organisations
with projects in the following categories: arts, community,
education, welfare, medical, social, religion, youth and
environment. The Foundation prefers projects with as wide a
reach as possible, and takes into account the numbers of
beneficiaries in relation to the cost. It favours projects that
are fully inclusive.
There is no limit on the size of grant, although the Foundation
only provides one-off cash donations. Only UK registered
charities are supported unless the organisation is exempt from
charitable status.
Application forms are downloadable from the website and
applications are accepted at any time.
Contact: The Administrator, Garfield Weston Foundation, Weston
Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY. Tel: 020 7399 6565
Website:
www.garfieldweston.org
25 December 07
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - TOWN TWINNING CITIZENS MEETINGS
The next application deadline under the European Commission''s
Town Twinning programme is the 1st February 2008. Under the Town
Twinning Initiative, which is part of the new Active Citizens
for Europe Programme (2007 -2013) grants of between ?2,000 and
?20,000 are available to support Town Twinning citizens
meetings. Town twinning citizens'' meetings consist in bringing
together a wide range of citizens and citizens'' groups from
towns already twinned to further develop strong, informal and
personal relations between their citizens, to reinforce the
participants'' commitment to European integration; and to
contribute to the development of an active European citizenship.
To be eligible the applicant needs to be the municipality or its
twinning association in which the meeting will take place.
Citizens meetings funded under this call for proposals must take
place between 1st June and 31st July 2008....
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/action1/towntwinning/funding_en.htm
25 December 07
GREENPRINTS
A partnership of five of the country''s leading not-for-profit
organisations have come together to provide support and funding
to help young people improve green spaces in our communities.
SITA Trust, v the youth volunteering charity, BTCV, The Wildlife
Trusts and the BBC''s Breathing Places campaign, have joined
forces to develop a two-year programme called GreenPrints which
will offer funding of up to £10,000, as well as support and
practical expertise from the partners, to enable 16-25 year olds
to make a real difference to the communities in which they live.
The funding is open to not for profit organisations for projects
designed and delivered by groups of volunteers aged 16 to 25.
SITA Trust and v have each pledged £1 million to fund the
programme, making it one of the largest single investments made
by either organisation to any funding programme. The overall
programme will be managed using the expertise and experience of
SITA Trust and BTCV. One of the most unusual elements of this
programme is the individual, dedicated mentor-support that will
be provided by the BTCV and The Wildlife Trusts to assist with
the practical delivery of every single project that is
supported. If you are aged between 16 and 25 and want to put
something back into your community visit the GreenPrints pages
at www.sitatrust.org.uk
to find out more. The next application closing date is the 25th
January 2008....
http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/greenprints/apply/flagships
25 December 07
THE FOUNDATION FOR SPORT AND THE ARTS
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts was established in 1991
and has awarded grants worth over £350 million since then. The
Foundation will stop giving out funds at the end of March 2009.
Until then, their goal is to increase active participation in
sport and the arts, especially amongst young people and those
with more ability than resources.
The FSA looks to support a wide range of activities where there
is clearly beneficial impact across the community. Their
particular goal at this time is to encourage active
participation by young people. They look for evidence of
energetic fund raising and the involvement and commitment of
local people in trying to help themselves, where an award of up
to £40,000 can make the difference between success and failure.
To apply visit their website at www.thefsa.net or contact them
at The Foundation for Sport and the Arts, Walton House, 55
Charnock Road, Walton, Liverpool L67 1AA. Tel: 0151 259 5505.
E-mail: contact@thefsa.net
25 December 07
WAKEHAM TRUST
Provides grants to groups of individuals as well as small
community and voluntary groups within the UK that want to
improve their communities. The Trust are particularly interested
in supporting neighbourhood projects, community arts projects,
projects involving community service by young people, or
projects set up by those who are socially excluded. The Trust
also support innovative projects to promote excellence in
teaching, though we never support individuals. The Trust
normally make grants where an initial £75 to £750 can make a
real difference to getting the project up and running.
Applicants need to be registered charities or apply under the
umbrella of a registered. Enquiries & Applications: wakehamtrust@mac.com
Website:
http://www.wakehamtrust.org/index.php
25 December 07
CHARLES HAYWARD FOUNDATION
The Charles Hayward Foundation is a grant-making charitable
trust, which makes grants to charities and charitable
organisations that are registered in the U.K.
They predominantly fund capital costs, but occasionally, project
funding may be offered for start-up or development activities
where these are not part of the on-going revenue requirement of
the organisation.
They place great emphasis on funding projects that are
developmental or innovative: enabling things to happen that
would not otherwise happen; funding a project in its early
stages. They also value projects that are preventive or provide
early intervention, and have an impact at
community/neighbourhood level. They also wish to promote good
practice.
The small grant scheme makes grants up to £5,000 only to
charities with an annual turnover of less than £250,000.
In their other programmes, grant sizes are typically from
£10,000 to £25,000 for a one-off grant. Project funding may be
granted for a maximum of three years.
Visit the website for their guidelines including guidance on
exclusions.
Enquiries can be made to David Brown or Dorothy Napierala on 020
7370 7063 or 020 7370 7067 or directed to Hayward House, 45
Harrington Gardens, London, SW7 4JU Website:
www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
25 December 07
RELIGION AND SOCIETY RESEARCH PROGRAMME OPENS FOR
APPLICATIONS
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has announced that the
Religion and Society Research Programme is now open for
applications. The aim of the programme is to support
collaborative research across various disciplines to explore the
current developments in the arts and humanities and social
sciences communities, concerning questions of belief, human
culture, society and religion. This is the second funding phase
of the programme and the focus of this call for proposals is on
furthering understanding of religion, society and youth. Funding
is available for collaborative research studentships, workshops
and small projects as well as large collaborative projects and
research networks. The total budget available for this call is
£4 million and is open primarily to researchers and research
teams within Higher Education Institution (HEI) departments and
non-academic bodies. The closing dates for applications are the
14th February 2008 for the for collaborative research
studentships; 10th July 2008 for large research grants, the 2nd
October 2008 for workshops, networks and small research grants
....
http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/apply/research/sfi/ahrcsi/religion_society.asp
25 December 07
FUNDING TO SUPPORT ADULT EDUCATION INITIATIVES
Organisations involved in all forms of adult education have the
opportunity to apply for funding through the European
Commission's Grundtvig Programme. Grundtvig, forms part of the
European Commission's new Lifelong Learning Programme
(2007-2013) and will support activities that respond to the
educational challenge of an ageing population in Europe; and to
help provide adults with pathways to improving their knowledge
and competences. The type of activities funded through the
programme include "mobility if individuals" projects which may
include visits, assistantships and exchanges for participants in
formal and non-formal adult education, including the training
and professional development of adult education staff; Grundtvig
Learning Partnerships focusing on themes of mutual interest to
the participating organisations; multilateral projects aimed at
improving adult education systems through the development and
transfer of innovation and good practice; and networks of
experts and organisations working in particular on developing
adult education in the discipline, subject area or management
aspect to which they relate, identifying, improving and
disseminating relevant good practice and innovation and
providing content support to projects and partnerships set up by
others and facilitating interactivity between such projects and
partnerships. The programme will also support other initiatives
aimed at promoting the objectives of the Grundtvig Programme.
The closing dates for applications is the 31st January 2008 for
mobility projects; the 15thFebruary 2008 for Learning
Partnerships; and the 29th February 2008 for multilateral
projects, thematic networks and accompanying measures....
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/grundtvig/index_en.html
25 December 07
FUNDING FOR FILM PROJECTS INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE
First Light Movies, which is supported through the Lottery and
was set up to provide funding for film projects undertaken by
young people, has announced that it is now seeking application
through its "First Light Movies Studio Award". Through this
ward, First Light Movies is seeking to support the production of
between two and four films your organisation can receive funding
to make between two and four short films of up to 10 minutes in
length where young people aged between 5 and 19 take a lead role
in all aspects of the production process. To be eligible to
apply for an award, an organisation must be experienced in
collaborative filmmaking with young people. Previous projects
supported have included a school from Exeter that produced a
short animated horror film about a murderous ghostly teacher. A
group in Dorset produced a drama that examined how DNA affects
your identity and young people from rural Wales received an
award to produce a documentary about the increasingly rare Welsh
mountain pony. The maximum grant available is £25,000 and the
deadline is Tuesday 15 January 2008....
http://www.firstlightmovies.com/
25 December 07
NEW FUNDING SCHEME TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND SPORT AMONGST YOUNG
PEOPLE
The Big Lottery Fund, the Arts Council and the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport and Legacy Trust UK have come together
to launch a new £40m funding scheme to use the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games to promote culture and sport among young people
and communities. Under this scheme funding will be available on
a national and regional basis under three broad themes: Sport
and Wellbeing; Knowledge and Learning; and Arts & Culture. It is
expected that Legacy Trust UK, which administers the scheme will
start to invite applications for funding in early 2008. It is
expected that successful applicants will have a track record of
delivering projects on a UK-wide, national or regional scale;
geographical and community reach; and credibility in their
sector as a leader of good practice. The types of projects
supported are likely to encompass, community sport, healthy
living, wellbeing, education, learning and personal development,
heritage, the performing arts, creativity, community events and
festivals. Projects which encourage a joined-up approach across
sport, education and culture will be especially welcomed. More
details about the grants themselves and how to apply will become
available in December 2007..
http://www.legacytrustuk.org/
Small Purpose Grants
Big Lottery Awards for All
Small awards programme. Awards:
£500 to £10,000
Applicants: community groups with an annual income of less than
£20,000.
Phone 0141 242 1400 www.awardsforall.org.uk
Scottish Community Foundation
Two programmes with a maximum of
£1,000 and £5,000 to fund equipment, maintenance costs,
insurance, training, general running costs, accommodation,
sessional costs, volunteer expenses. Phone 0131 524 0300
Fax 0131 524 0329 Email
grants@scottishcommunityfoundation.com
www.scottishcommunityfoundation.com
GO4Volunteering
GO4 Volunteering is a grant
programme from the
Voluntary Action Fund aimed at helping small voluntary
organisations and community groups that rely on volunteers. It
can provide grants of up to £2000 to help small groups become
more effective and confident about involving volunteers. The
funding comes from the Scottish Executive.
The scheme will consider applications to fund:
training programmes for volunteers
training programmes for voluntary management committees
the cost of professional support or consultancy to help
develop useful policies or training packs, including policies on
equality and diversity, child protection and health and safety
visits to more established organisations to share their
experience of what works well with volunteering
team building or planning events involving volunteers
Who can apply?
The grant is aimed at small, local groups with limited funding.
Groups will be considered for grants if they have:
income below £50,000 per year
a signed constitution
a bank account in the name of the organisation
an independent referee
No deadline
- applications welcomed at any time.
For further information please contact:
E-mail:
Patricia.McKibben@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk;
Tel: 01383 620780
Patricia McKibben, Voluntary Action Fund, Comely Park House, 80
New Row, Dunfermline KY12 7EJ
UKVillages Community Kitty
The aim of this funding
programme is to support small groups with their work at the
heart of UK communities, i.e. the truly local clubs that make a
difference to the daily lives of those living in the local
community. Any community group or club can apply
but they must first register details of their community
group on the main
UKVillages.co.uk website. It is straightforward and easy to
register, there is no charge and the service offers free local
publicity and awareness of the group's activities. The funds
must go towards a clearly identifiable project.
Examples of community groups or projects which would be
eligible: Playgroups/Playgrounds, Community/Village Halls,
Environment, Old peoples needs or causes, Young People or Youth
initiatives, Fetes/Festivals etc., Technology for local usage,
Local heritage organisations. The project must be identifiable
UKVillages will not offer grants to cover running costs.
Grants are available from £50 - £300.
Awards from the Kitty are allocated twice a year. Grants will be
allocated no sooner than six weeks after the closing date (10
April or 10 October). Applications can only be made through the
UKVillages website. Written applications will not
be accepted.
Applications will be judged on relevance,
uniqueness, regionality and other related fund raising.
Applicants must allow UKVillages to run some Public Relations
around any successful application for a grant. Once a month, for
6 months, the recipient of a grant is required to post a notice
to their UKVillages community diary stating how their grant
winning project is proceeding.
Age Concern Scotland Grants
Age Concern Scotland awards small
grants to voluntary organisations working for the benefit of
older people in Scotland. Age Concern Scotland members can
apply for a Conference and Training Grant of up
to £500, for example, which can be used to enable employees to
develop and improve their work with older people through
participation in relevant conferences and training events.
Prospective'Age Concern Scotland members can also apply for a
Small Equipment Grant of up to £500 - priority
is given to small organisations with an annual income of less
than £10,000.
All applications are assessed by Age Concern Scotland's Grants
Committee, which meets bimonthly. Grant applications can be
lodged at any time. For more information visit
www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk
20 July 07
NEW HIGHLAND 2007 FUNDING FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
deadline: Friday 31 August 2007
Highland 2007 has announced further funds to involve
communities and voluntary groups throughout the area in the
celebrations for the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
With support from Communities Scotland, Highland 2007 is
offering funding for projects and events that contribute to the
aims and objectives of this special year. To apply for funding,
not-for-profit organisations should consult their local housing
associations or Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to submit an
application. Applications may be made for up to £30,000 and must
be submitted before the closing date - funding decisions will be
announced in early September. Organisations should contact their
local RSL in the first instance to discuss the eligibility of
the project or event. Contact details for each area's RSL are
listed on the Highland 2007 website -
www.highland2007.com . Application forms can also
be found on the Highland 2007 website or from their local RSL.
20 July
07
B&Q ''BETTER NEIGHBOUR'' GRANT SCHEME
Through the Better Neighbour Grant Scheme, schools,
community groups and charitable organisations can apply to their
local B&Q store for funding to support a local community
project. The B&Q Better Neighbour Grants are available to help
get a community project up and running. The scheme provides £50
to £500 (at retail cost) of B&Q materials, for example, pond
liners, plants, peat-free compost for projects such as a
pond/wildlife garden or paints labelled low or minimal VOC for
redecoration projects. Eligible applicants for support include
Applications submitted must be from a registered charitable
organisation, school or other recognised community groups, for
example Youth or Day Care Centres, Scouts, Guides, etc.
Applications can be submitted at any time..
http://tinyurl.com/2fde77
20 July
07
YOUTHLINK SCOTLAND: VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS SUPPORT FUND
As part of the Year of Action on youth work, YouthLink
Scotland is making available grants of between £30,000 and
£50,000 to National Voluntary Youth Organisations in Scotland to
support the development of better training, improve the support
for volunteers and to build the capacity of the national
voluntary organisations. Priority will be given to bids which
support the delivery of the National Youth Work Strategy and
additional consideration will be given to partnership bids which
demonstrate best value. Applications need to be submitted before
the 31st August 2007..
http://www.youthlink.co.uk/home
20 July
07
ACTIVE LIVING FUND
Grants of up to £1,000 are available through the Kelloggs
Active Living Fund for projects that remove the "barriers" which
stop people being active. The fund is open to charities and
other voluntary and community organisations as well as Schools
for activities that directly lead to people taking part in
sustained physical activity. In particular, the Fund is looking
to support projects that implement innovative ways of getting
non-active individuals active; existing projects or activities
that adapt or expand so that they are available to new groups of
people or new geographical areas; and existing projects or
activities that need new or replacement equipment, or existing
projects that require replacement funding. A panel of Kellogg''s
employees meets every two months to assess applications.
Applicants should receive a decision on their application within
approximately 10 weeks of submitting your application..
www.kelloggs.co.uk/company/corporateresponsibility/activelivingfund/
20 July
07
IT4C LAUNCH 2007 IT VOLUNTEER AWARDS
IT 4 Communities has announced that the 2007 IT Volunteer
awards are now
open for entry. The awards are open to anyone who has
volunteered their professional IT skills or charities that have
made use of IT volunteers over the last year. Those who enter
the awards have the chance to gain national recognition and win
prizes including £250 for the charity involved. The award
categories are; Best Accessible IT Volunteering Project, which
will be awarded jointly to a volunteer and a charity that have
worked together on a successful project that used IT to help
people with disabilities; Best IT Volunteer, which is open to
charities to nominate the IT volunteer that has made a
difference to their organisation; Best IT Volunteering Project -
Impact on Organisations which will be awarded jointly to a
volunteer and a charity that have worked together on a
successful project; and Best IT Volunteering Project -
Innovation which will be awarded jointly to a volunteer and a
charity. Applications need to be submitted by the 6th October
2007..
http://www.it4communities.org.uk/it4c/home/AwardsC/awards.jsp
20 July 07
ALCOHOL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FUND
The next application deadline for grants from the Alcohol
Education and Research Fund is the 5th September 2007. The main
aims of the Fund, which is administered by the Alcohol Education
and Research Council, are to increase the capacity of
individuals and organisations to deal with alcohol issues and
also to develop the evidence base. Two types of projects will be
considered. The first will be rigorous research projects that
focus upon improving the evidence base. The second will aim to
develop people and organisations. Previously funded projects
include a £38,145 grant to Glasgow Caledonian University to
research into young people''s street drinking behaviour and a
grant of £30,000 to University of Bath to develop a toolkit for
working with the children and families of problem alcohol and
drug users..
http://www.aerc.org.uk/index.php
20 July 07
ECO PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY
The Eco Prize is awarded for a creative work which
positively and imaginatively inspires people to be
environmentally-friendly and adopt greener lifestyles. There are
two categories of award: Established Talent and Emerging Talent.
The prize in each category is £1,000. The Prize is made by the
Eco Trust, a charitable trust which supports creativity and the
environment. In 2007, the Prize is funded by Sust., the
Lighthouse on Sustainability, Loch Fyne Oysters Trust, and by
the Russell Trust. In 2007 the Prize is being run in association
with Friends of the Earth Scotland, one of Scotland''s leading
environmental organisations, and The Lighthouse, Scotland''s
Centre for Architecture, Design and the City, and the hub for
the creative industries in Scotland. The closing date for
entries is the 31st August 2007..
http://www.eco-prize.org.uk/index.php
20 July 07
BBC WILDLIFE FUND
Established in May 2007, the BBC Wildlife Fund is a grant giving
charity to support projects that are working to protect
endangered wildlife and biodiversity - animals, plants and the
wild places they need and to help protect and improve the
natural habitats that wildlife and humans share. Initially, the
Fund is getting the bulk of its money from the appeal promoted
in the BBC Saving Planet Earth TV series. Money raised will be
prioritised for distribution among the projects featured in the
Saving Planet Earth programmes. Grants will be decided - by the
Trustees - in the autumn of 2007 and will usually provide
funding over three years. Once the total amount of monies raised
from appeals in summer 2007 is known, the Fund will invite grant
applications from UK charities working internationally and in
the UK to protect wildlife..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/savingplanetearth/aboutus/index.shtml
20 July 07
ITS YOUR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO FUND 60 PROJECTS PER MONTH
O2 have committed £1 million to the "Its Your Community"
initiative. Its Your Community, which is managed by the
Conservation Foundation, provides grants of £100 to £1,000 to
individuals and groups to improve their local environment. The
type of projects supported in the past included environmental
projects such as turning derelict land into an amenity park or
wildlife area, tree planting, creating a wildlife pond,
renovating neglected river and canal footpaths, providing water
butts and recycling facilities in village halls, etc. The
commitment by O2 means that the initiative will now be able to
support up to 60 projects per month. Applications can be made at
any time and are judged on the 20th of every month..
http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/ActLocalAwards.php
20 July 07
NEW MUSIC AWARD 2008
Individuals, groups, organisations, consortia - working in any
genre and artistic context within the music industry are being
invited to apply for the New Music Award. This is a £50,000
prize organised by the PRS Foundation for New Music. The purpose
of the award is to inspire and stimulate the creation of an
imaginative and original piece of new British music. The New
Music Award challenges the UK''s creative music community to
extend the boundaries of its work. The award is not a cash
reward for the winner''s existing work but will, in effect,
provide £50,000 towards the creation and performance of a piece
of new British music. The deadline for applications is the 2nd
November 2007.
http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk/newmusicaward/index.htm
20 July 07
TALKTALK INNOVATION IN THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2007
Encouraging UK charities to use the Internet to connect,
support and inspire. Many UK charities and community groups have
recognised the power of the Internet for giving much needed
support, from chat rooms on health issues to web-based support
networks. Broadband, mobile and other digital technologies are
helping to provide essential lifelines. TalkTalk and Citizens
Online have teamed up to help UK charities and community groups
harness the power of the web. Thirty projects will benefit from
£2,000 each, plus a year's free subscription to TalkTalk.
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-server-
PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.TALKTALK.STATIC.COMMUNITYAWARDS.INNOVATIONAWA
RDS or use
http://tinyurl.com/ypp3y3
20 July 07
GOOGLE GRANTS
The Google Grants UK beta programme supports organisations
sharing Google's philosophy of community service to help the
world in areas such as science and technology, education, global
public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.
Designed for registered charities, Google Grants provides free
advertising on Google AdWords, to charities seeking to inform
and engage their constituents online. As a result of this free
advertising many charities have experienced an increase in the
recruitment of volunteers and sponsorship. For more
information, visit
http://www.google.com/grants
20 July 07
2008 IMPACT AWARDS
The Kings Fund, in association with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
has announced the 2008 round of the IMPACT awards. The awards,
which are now in their eleventh year, are designed to recognise
and reward the work of small- to medium-sized voluntary
organisations in the UK with a proven track record in community
health care. The awards are open to registered charities that
are at least three years old, work in a health-related field in
the UK and have a total annual income of less than £1 million.
An overall winner will receive £35,000, nine other winners
receive £25,000 and up to ten organisations that are highly
commended or runners up receive £5,000 or £3,000. The deadline
for applications for 2008 Awards is 5pm on Friday the 28th
September 2007..
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/funding/gsk_impact_awards/index.html
20 July 07
CAMELOT FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW APPLICATION ROUND
The Camelot Foundation has announced the latest application
round of the Transforming Lives programme. The Transforming
Lives programme spends £1.5 million each year to develop new
approaches and creative ideas for re-connecting marginalised
young people (aged 11 to 25) to the mainstream of UK life. The
priority groups targeted through this programme are; young
parents or those at risk of becoming young parents; young
exiles, newly arrived in the UK; young people with mental health
problems; and young disabled people. Each application round of
this programmes focuses upon a different theme. The Camelot
Foundation has announced that this application round of the
Transforming Lives programme will support projects that involve
working with young people to address and promote social cohesion
that arises through the challenges of identity that they face in
their lives today. The Foundation envisages making 3 - 5 grants
of between £40,000 and £80,000 during this application round.
The application deadline for this round of funding is Friday the
3rd of August 2007 at 5pm.
http://www.camelotfoundation.org.uk/tl.asp
20 July 07
THE BE CAUSE AWARDS
UnLtd, the charity which supports social entrepreneurs has
announced that it has launched a new award scheme in partnership
with Bebo, a social networking website. The "Be Cause Awards" is
a new scheme to inspire people to make a difference in their
community. Using the Be Cause toolkit, applicants can put
together a robust plan for a social action or social enterprise
project and then enter it for a monthly Be Cause Award. If your
idea meets Be Cause criteria applicants can be in the running
for a £1,000 award to help get a project off the ground.
Applicants can nominate their project for an award, or if other
in the Bebo community can enter it if they think it''s a good
idea. Every month
a panel of experts from UnLtd and Bebo will select five projects
from all those nominated that have the potential to make a
positive impact on society. The whole Bebo community will then
be asked to vote for the best project over a two-week period.
The project which receives the most votes will be awarded the
£1,000 award, as well as receiving ongoing support and advice
from UnLtd in order to maximise the potential of the project.
Every year a Judges Choice Award of £5,000 will be given to the
project with the best ongoing potential. In addition, everyone
who takes part in the Be Cause Awards will be eligible for
further support and funding from UnLtd if the projects show
enough promise to be expanded and developed..
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MID=367137231&MemberId=3963962534
£250,000 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEERS
The Scottish Executive has announced a new funding package
worth £250,000 to encourage more volunteers to get involved in
environmental projects. The initiative known as "Healthy
communities need healthy places and natural space" will play a
vital part in maintaining and developing physical and mental
wellbeing for people and will help to achieve the goals of the
Scottish Biodiversity Strategy. The additional funding will be
available help volunteer managers ensure that more people can
take the opportunity to volunteer and enjoy and enhance their
communities natural environment....
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/06/13081742
FUNDING TO SUPPORT NEW WAYS OF DELIVERING
INNOVATION
Nesta, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and
the Arts, which aims to increase the UKs capacity for
innovation, has announced that each year it will announce at
least two Calls for Ideas, inviting proposals for pilot projects
that will test out new ways of delivering education for
innovation, within formal and informal learning. The first Call
for Ideas, Taking a Leap, focussed on how to inspire
enterprising attitudes and behaviours around risk, in young
people or the professionals that worked with them. The next call
for ideas is likely to be announced in autumn 2007....
www.nesta.org.uk/programmes/future_innovators/call_for_ideas/index.aspx
20 July 07
BIG: RE SEARCH
The Big Lottery Fund will provide up to £25 million in the UK
over 2007-2009 to fund social and medical research grants in the
UK.
The aim of the Research Programme will be to influence local and
national policy and practice by funding the Third Sector to
produce and disseminate evidence based knowledge. In the longer
term the programme, through producing sound evidence, will aim
to help develop better services and interventions for
beneficiaries. Integral to meeting the aim of the programme will
be the following five outcomes:
1. Improved understanding of issues relating
to the Big Lottery Fund's UK themes and country outcomes
2. Improved Third Sector participation and knowledge in
developing, doing and using research
3. Improved dissemination of Third Sector led research4.
Increased participation of beneficiaries and users in a range of
research roles
5. Improved partnerships between the Third Sector and the
research community.
The programme will be demand-led. It will
fund medical and social research on issues identified, and
considered important, by the charitable and voluntary and
community sector; and support the use and dissemination of this
research activity. Key will be that beneficiaries and users are
involved, in setting the agenda, conducting, managing and
disseminating the research.
Only organisations from the voluntary and
community sector will be eligible to apply for funding. The
voluntary and community sector will be encouraged to link up
with universities and the wider research community, but
universities themselves will be ineligible to apply for funding.
This programme is going to be delivered for
the Big Lottery Fund by Momenta. Momenta works for the public
sector to turn policy into practice by offering a range of
programme management services, including research management,
knowledge transfer, best practice, fund management and behaviour
change programmes.
Help will be available to organisations that
wish to do research, so that they have the skills and expertise
to lead an application. This support is to be delivered by Third
Sector First. Third Sector First is a collaboration of
specialists in research and social policy, working primarily in
the public and 'third' sectors. It is linked through past or
current membership to several of the UK's leading university
research centres and has conducted project evaluations in many
subject areas, including health, social care, community safety,
childcare and addictions.
The programme will be open for applications
by the end of 2007.
BIG advice line Tel: 0845 4 10 20 30
Website:
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_research_programme.htm?regioncode=
-uk&status=theProg®ioncode=-uk&status=theProg
20 July 07
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION: NEW GUIDELINES
Grants to UK charities whose core work is in the areas of
Learning, the Arts and Health. Learning - The Foundation's main
priorities for support are: libraries, museums and archives; and
special educational needs and learning difficulties. State
funded schools and special schools may be supported (see special
guidance notes). Citizenship, esteem-building, training, skills
acquisition to aid employment, early learning projects or
playgroups will not generally be considered.
Arts - They seek applications that make a strong artistic
case for support in either the performing or visual arts, that
particularly help you to develop your artistic vision. Other
priorities are: to help make the arts more accessible by
developing new audiences, supporting tours, festivals and arts
educational projects; and by encouraging new work and supporting
young and emerging artists. Building and infrastructure projects
to construct new arts facilities, improve or re-equip existing
venues will also be considered. Community arts activity will not
generally be supported.
Health - The Foundation supports applications linked to a
known medical condition. The Foundation funds projects or core
work that makes an active contribution to improved health care.
Smaller health charities, including those for rare or
distressing conditions will be favoured. The Foundation will
also support smaller research projects from time to time, where
the outcome is expected to translate quickly into improved
healthcare. Advocacy, respite, counselling or general support
services such as information distribution or telephone helplines
will not generally be supported.
The Foundation''s primary aim is to support UK charities
(international work is not funded) whose core remit covers
Learning, the Arts or Health.
Most grants awarded range between £10,000 and £50,000.
Charities wishing to make an application for funding should
refer to ''Guidelines for Applicants'' and the ''Application
Form'' which are available electronically in Word format for
download from their website. It may take up to 4 months,
occasionally longer, to receive a decision from the Trustees.
Please apply at least 6 months before you require
the funding.
Foyle Foundation: Tel: 020 7430 9119 Email:
info@foylefoundation.org.uk
Website:
www.foylefoundation.org.uk
20 July 07
THE JEPHCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST
We like to make grants which will make a difference,
preference will be given to charities or projects which are
having difficulty getting started, or raising funds from other
sources. This often means that the Trust is funding capital
projects, eg for equipment or materials, rather than running
costs.
Grants are made to charities in all parts of the world.
Population Control
The Jephcott Charitable Trust is prepared to consider support
for schemes, particularly educational ones, which help to
control excessive growth in population.
The Natural Environment
The Trust has supported a number of projects involved in
conserving the natural environment. It does not support projects
involving animal welfare or heritage sites or buildings.
Education
Projects will be considered include benefitting people of all
ages and backgrounds. They may be able to provide formal
education, to teach vocational skills to enhance the possibility
of employment, to enhance computer skills, health awareness,
distance learning.
Health
A very wide range of healthcare projects are supported.
Projects which require long-term funding are not normally
considered. The Trust prefers to make one-off donations to get
many projects started, rather than support fewer projects
charities over a long period.
Contact: The Secretary, The Jephcott Charitable Trust, Cotley,
Streatham Rise, Exeter EX4 4PE.
http://www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk
20 July 07
VODAFONE UK FOUNDATION'S REACH PROGRAMME
Reach is The Vodafone UK Foundation''s flagship three year £5m
funding programme. Reach will fund charities working in
collaboration helping 16-25 year olds facing exclusion from
society. Charities are currently being invited to apply for the
funding with a view for the winning programme to be announced in
November 2007, commencing work in April
2008.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/vukf/reach
7 July
07
CULTURE PROGRAMME - CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2008 call for the Culture Programme is now expected to
be announced in July 2007 with a deadline in October/November.
With a proposed budget of 408 million Euros, the new Culture
Programme is a Community programme established for seven years
(2007-2013) that aims to enhance the European cultural area.
This will be done by developing cultural cooperation between the
creators, cultural players and cultural institutions of the
countries taking part in the programme. The Programme will be
open to the participation of non-audiovisual cultural
industries, in particular small cultural enterprises, where such
industries are acting in a non-profit-making cultural capacity.
The specific objectives of the programme are; to promote the
transnational mobility of people working in the cultural sector;
to encourage the transnational circulation of works and cultural
and artistic products; and to encourage intercultural dialogue.
http://www.euclid.info/
7 July 07
BRIDGES VENTURES ANNOUNCES NEW £75 MILLION INVESTMENT FUND
Bridges Ventures, which is a privately-owned venture capital
company with a social mission has announced that it has raised
over £75 million for its second community development venture
fund. Bridges Ventures exists to invest in businesses located in
under-invested, mainly inner city areas of the UK. The type of
businesses that Bridges Ventures invests into are; early stage
and development capital; management buy-outs; and
property-backed businesses. Although Bridges Ventures is a
generalist investor it focuses on healthcare, education, and
environmental businesses. Bridges Ventures can provide up to
£7.5 million in investments.
http://www.bridgesventures.com/index001.php
7 July 07
GSK IMPACT AWARDS:
Funding announcement
The IMPACT Awards are designed to recognise and reward
charities that are doing excellent work to improve people's
health. The Awards are open to registered charities that are at
least three years old, working in a health related field in the
UK, with a total annual income under £1 million. Nine winners
receive £25,000 and an overall winner receives £35,000. Up to
ten organisations that are highly commended or runners up
receive £5,000 or £3,000.
You decide how to use the Award money.
From 2nd July 2007 the 2008 IMPACT Award guidelines and
application form will be available at:
www.kingsfund.org.uk/gskimpactawards
Closing date for applications: 5pm on 28th September 2007
7 July 07
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS UNDER THE NEW LIFE + PROGRAMME TO BE
LAUNCHED IN AUTUMN 2007
The European Commission has announced that the first annual
call for proposals for projects funded by the new LIFE+
programme is likely be issued in mid-September 2007. The LIFE +
programme will be the EU's main
fund for supporting environmental projects. With a budget of
just under 2 billion Euros, Life + (2007 -13) will address
all four priority areas of the Sixth Environment Action
Programme (6EAP, running from 2002 to 2012) - climate change;
nature and biodiversity; health and quality of life; natural
resources and waste - as well as the programme's seven Thematic
Strategies. The new programme is divided into the following
strands LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity focusing on the
implementation of the EU directives on the conservation of
habitats and of wild birds, as well as further strengthening the
knowledge needed for developing, assessing, monitoring and
evaluating EU nature and biodiversity policy and legislation;
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance covering the other 6EAP
priorities besides nature and biodiversity, as well as strategic
approaches to policy development, implementation and
enforcement.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/index.htm#owengreenwk
25 June
07
Primetime
Primetime
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_primetime ,
the latest collaboration between the Big Lottery Fund and BBC
Scotland, are looking for projects aimed at helping older people
get together to keep healthy and active.
The country is split into six region areas: Highland and
Islands, Edinburgh and Lothian, North East, Glasgow and West,
Central and Fife, and Ayrshire and South Scotland. 18 projects
will be chosen from around the country for the final BBC series
which will enable viewers to vote for the project they would
like to see funded. The winners from each region will receive a
£500,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund.
Alison Magee, chair of the Big Lottery Fund's Scotland Committee
said: "At present Scotland's population is ageing faster than
any other country in Europe. Half the population will be over 50
in ten years time. We want people in their 50s and over to be
able to live life to the full, and share their skills,
experience and talent for the benefit of the whole community."
The deadline for applications is August 24 2007.
25 June 07
E.On Source Fund
The E.ON Source fund
http://www.eon-uk.com/2060.aspx offers grants
of up to £30,000 to local community groups and not for profit
organisations located in England, Scotland and Wales that wish
to implement sustainable energy projects in their buildings.
Applications deadlines are 24th August 2007 and the 21st
December 2007.
16 March
07
COMIC RELIEF''S RED NOSE PROGRAMME
The next deadline for applications for funding through Comic
Relief''s Red Nose Programme, is the 8th June 2007. This is
Comic Relief''s largest grant making programme and focuses on
supporting community based projects that work with young people,
older people, people with mental health problems, refugee and
asylum seekers as well as tackling domestic violence and
deprivation. The deadline applies to applications made through
its main grants programme which makes awards of above £5,000.
Grants awarded can be for up to three years in duration and in
previous years most of the grants made under this programme have
been in the region of £15,000 - £40,000. Organisations can also
apply for funding at any time through the small grants
programme. The small grants programme makes awards of up to
£5,000 for projects that support older people, tackle mental
health problems and tackle deprivation.
http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/uk/
16 March
07
COMMUNITY FOOD AND HEALTH SMALL GRANTS SCHEME
Community Food and Health (Scotland) has announced that its
small grants programme will open for applications on the 19th
April 2007. Community Food and Health aims to ensure that
everyone in Scotland has the opportunity, ability and confidence
to access a healthy and acceptable diet for themselves, their
families and their communities. Under the small grants
programme, grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to
groups and agencies who wish to work with Scotland's low income
communities to improve access to, and take up of a healthy,
varied and balanced diet. The closing date for applications is
the 29th June 2007.
http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/funding/smallgrants.php
9 March
07
BIG LOTTERY FUND: A BIGGER PEOPLE'S MILLIONS: OPENING SOON
It is not too soon to be thinking about People's Millions,
which will be even bigger and better this year. The People's
Millions is an exciting partnership between the Big Lottery Fund
and ITV in which viewers vote for the project they want to
receive funding.
GRANT SIZE: Organisations will be able to apply for grants of up
to £80,000 plus VAT.
PRIORITIES: To help communities transform their local
environments by improving green spaces, buildings and amenities.
Also, to help people use and enjoy their local environments.
ELIGIBILITY: The programme will be open to voluntary and
community groups, local authorities, schools and health
organisations.
DEADLINE: The next round opens on 13 March 2007 and the deadline
for
submissions is 17 May 2007.
People across the UK will be able to vote for their favourite
projects when the on-air contest hits TV screens towards the end
of November 2007. Community projects are urged to register their
interest now by calling the People''s Millions information
hotline. Tel: 08450 10 11 12. Website:
www.thebiglotteryfund.org.uk or
www.thepeoplesmillions.org.uk
16 February 07
TRANSFORMING LIVES
The Camelot Foundation has announced that the next funding
round under its "Transforming Lives" programme will be launched
on the 30th March 2007. The Transforming Lives programme spends
£1.5 million each year to develop new approaches and creative
ideas for re-connecting marginalised young people (aged 11 - 25)
to the mainstream of UK life. The funding is open to registered
charities that work with young people that fall within the
Foundations priority groups. These are; young parents or those
at risk of becoming young parents; young exiles, newly arrived
in the UK; young people with mental health problems; and young
disabled people. Each funding round of this programmes focuses
upon a different theme. Recent themes have included; hate crime
and victimization; tackling negative stereotypes; young People
living in rural areas; and sexual health information..
http://www.camelotfoundation.org.uk/
16 February 07
LANKELLY CHASE FOUNDATION
The Lankelly Chase Foundation has announced that it is
inviting applications under its 2007 Childrens Playscheme Small
Grants Programme. Each year the Trustees of the LankellyChase
Foundation set aside funds for summer playschemes for children
between the ages of 5 - 13 years. Preference is given to small
local playschemes lasting 4 - 6 weeks, and groups planning
special activities for youngsters who are disadvantaged or who
have a disability. This includes summer activities for children
in refuges. In total about 140 grants of between £200 - £500 are
made every year to organisations in England, Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland. The closing date for applications is the 11th
May 2007..
http://www.lankellychase.org.uk/downloads.htm
16 February 07
CRISIS -CHANGING LIVES PROGRAMME
Crisis, the national Homeless Charity is inviting
applications under its Changing Lives Programme. The Crisis
Changing Lives programme provides financial awards of up to
£2,000 to solitary people who are homeless or settling into a
home and looking for support so that they may achieve their
vocational goals. The award can be used to attend a training
course or help buy tools and equipment necessary for a course or
even to set up a business. The closing date for applications is
12 noon on the 23rd March 2007.
http://www.crisis.org.uk/page.builder/changinglivesawards.html
16 February 07
GRANTS FOR PROJECTS TO HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Organisations such as hospitals, clinincs, schools and
colleges, and social and welfare organisations that work to
improve the quality of live for visually impaired people (blind
and partially sighted) are eligible to apply for funding from
the Ulverscroft Foundation. The trustees meet quarterly to
consider appeals in January (deadline 15 December), April
(deadline 15 March), July (deadline 15 June) October (deadline
15 September) each year..
http://www.foundation.ulverscroft.com/
16 February 07
ARTS & BUSINESS - REACH INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
Arts and Business, the national not for profit organisation
that aims to increase business involvement in the arts has
funding available to bring together the Business and Arts worlds
in mutually beneficial partnerships. The funding which is made
available through its REACH programme can provide funding of up
to £10,000 to arts organisations to develop sustainable
relationships with and draws in new monies into the arts from
the business community. The REACH programme will accept
applications from the 1st of April and applicants will need to
apply through the Arts and Business 12 regional offices.
http://195.167.181.209/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,184,1016,1020,1025
2 February 07
BIG ANNOUNCES RE-LAUNCH OF PEOPLE'S MILLIONS PROGRAMME
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced that it will be
re-opening the People''s Million Programme in March 2007. The
People''s Millions is a £15 million partnership programme
between the Big Lottery Fund and ITV. It was launched in June
2005, and in November 2005 53 grants of up to £50,000 were made
to projects throughout the UK which would benefit local
environments. In 2006 Big Lottery Fund awarded over £4.3 million
through the People''s Millions programme to a total of 85
projects across the UK, taking the total awarded so far to just
under £7 million. Projects funded in 2006 included a skate park,
a community garden, children's play facilities, a climbing
boulder, a therapy centre, a community garden and even a baby
cafι bus - a mobile drop in facility for new or expectant mums.
During 2007 the maximum grant will be increased to £100,000. The
programme will be open to voluntary and community groups, local
authorities, schools and health organisations. Successful
applications will be decided by TV votes will take place towards
the end of November 2007..
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_peoples_millions.htm
2 February 07
CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION
The UK Branch of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has a
reputation for recognising and initiating innovative ideas. The
Foundation focuses on a few specific grant priorities in any one
year. The 2007 priorities for the four programmes: Arts;
Education; Social Change and Anglo-Portuguese Cultural
Relations. As a general principle the Foundation supports
projects which are genuinely original in their field and also
favours those which take place outside London. The Foundation
does not give grants in response to general fundraising appeals
or towards the simple continuation of existing services. Please
read about their exclusions before making an application and
there is a notional limit of £15,000 to any one grant.
Fully prepared proposals are considered at Trustee Meetings
which are held in the first week of March, July and November.
Initial proposals need to be submitted at least two months
before the relevant meeting. Please apply in writing to the UK
Branch. There is no standard application form, but succinctness
is welcomed. Contact details are: Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation, United Kingdom Branch, 98 Portland Place, London WIB
1ET Tel: 020 7636 5313 Fax: 020 7908 7580 Email: info@gulbenkian.org.uk
visit the website for further guidance at
www.gulbenkian.org.uk
2 February 07
IDLEWILD TRUST
The Idlewild Trust distributes grants totalling
approximately £120,000 each year to registered charities in the
UK. Grants usually range from £1,000 - £3,000 and are made to
projects concerned with: -encouraging the performing and fine
arts; - the preservation of buildings of public interest,
objects of beauty or items of historic interest; and -
occasional support is given for conservation of the natural
environment.
Applications are considered twice a year. The deadline dates for
2007 are 16 March 2007 and 28 September 2007. For more details
contact the Trust at Tel: 020 8772 3155 between 10am & 4pm
Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Email:
idlewildtrust@lineone.net or visit their website at
www.idlewildtrust.org.uk
2 February 07
YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST GRANTS
The next deadline for applications to the Yapp Charitable
Trust is the 26th May 2007. The Yapp Charitable Trust is an
independent grant making trust that aims to make grants
totalling £300,000 to about 100 small charities each year.
Grants of up to £3,000 per year for up to three years are
available to sustain the work of charities that work with
elderly people; children and young people aged 5 - 25; people
with disabilities or mental health problems; people trying to
overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical
origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse, and
a history of offending. Grants are also available to promote
lifelong learning....
http://www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk/
2 February 07
B&Q ''YOU CAN DO IT'' AWARDS
B&Q have launched the next bidding round of the B&Q ''You
Can Do It'' Awards. The awards aim to play a key part in helping
local communities create inclusive and sustainable projects; for
example giving new life to a community centre, local sports club
facilities or community garden. Under the scheme, community
groups and charitable organisations can apply for one of 20
awards worth £5,000 of B&Q products. The closing date for
applications is the 30th March 2007. In addition, each local B&Q
store also has a ''limited'' budget to provide grants of between
£50 and £500 to community groups under its Better Neighbour
Grant Scheme..
13 January 07
YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST GRANTS
The next deadline for applications to the Yapp Charitable
Trust is the 31st January 2007. The Yapp Charitable Trust is an
independent grant making trust that aims to make grants
totalling £300,000 to about 100 small charities each year.
Grants of up to £3,000 per year for up to three years are
available to sustain the work of charities that work with
elderly people; children and young people aged 5 - 25; people
with disabilities or mental health problems; people trying to
overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than
medical, origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties,
abuse, a history of offending; and promote lifelong learning.
The grants are available to support running costs and salaries.
http://www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk/
13 January 07
NORWICH UNION COMMUNITY STARS
Grants of between £250 and £1,500 are available through this
programme to support charities in the local communities where
Norwich Union has its largest offices (Perth and Glasgow are the
two eligible areas in Scotland, the rest are south of the
border). Each area has a regional budget and a local panel to
administer the scheme in their area. Grants must be used
for a specific project to benefit the local
community which can be completed within 12 months (but can''t be
used for salaries or general appeals). Applications are
considered quarterly - deadlines are 31 December, 31 March, 30
June and 30 September.
For an application pack, contact Doreen Walker, Glasgow''s
Regional Co-
ordinator (tel: 0141 446 5106).
13 January 07
DEUTSCHE BANK SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Awards of £1,000 are available to young people aged 11 - 18
who have
helped improve, change or create something in their school, club
or community. These could include young people who have for
example campaigned against racism, stood up for animal rights,
spoken up about bullying at school or even started a club or
school council. The award is open to both individuals and small
groups of young people. A total of five prizes are available and
the deadline for entries for the award is the 2nd February 2007.
http://www2.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/about-us/spotlight.aspx
12 January 07
B&Q ''YOU CAN DO IT'' AWARDS
The next bidding round of the B&Q ''You Can Do It'' Awards
will be launched on the 29th January 2007. The awards aim to
play a key part in helping local communities create inclusive
and sustainable projects; for
example giving new life to a community centre, local sports club
facilities or community garden. Under the scheme, community
groups and charitable organisations can apply for one of 20
awards worth £5,000 of
B&Q products. The closing date for applications is the 30th
March 2007.
In addition, each local B&Q store also has a ''limited'' budget
to provide grants of between £50 and £500 to community groups
under its Better
Neighbour Grant Scheme..
http://tinyurl.com/cbukz
12 January 07
VETERANS CHALLENGE FUND
The Veterans Policy Unit has announced that the Veterans
Challenge Fund (VCF) is open for applications. The VCF supports
the Strategy for Veterans, which has been developed by the
Ministry of Defence (MOD) in consultation with other government
departments and ex-service organisations representing veterans.
The total value of the fund is £750,000 per year and
organisations can apply for grants of up to £100,000 for
activities that; prepare service personnel for the transition to
civilian life following their service; the provision of advice
and help from the Government and voluntary sector where needed;
and recognition of service personnel's contribution to society.
The fund is open to a wide range of organisations and previous
projects supported through the VCF include a veterans related
Citizens Advice Bureau advice booklet and research into
mentoring vulnerable service leavers (transition); training
courses for trainers in widow's bereavement issues; research
into late onset PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder); and an
educational display linked to the Far East Prisoner of War
memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum. There is no closure
date for applications. The Fund is managed across the financial
year based on when an applicant states that they would wish to
call on the Fund's resources...
http://tinyurl.com/y4dqln
21 December 06
FUNDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GREEN POWER GENERATION
TECHNOLOGIES
The Department of Trade and Industry has announced that
Phase 2 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) will open
for applications on the 8th January 2007. The second phase of
the LCBP will provide £50 million in grants over the next 18
months to help fund the installation of micropower technologies
such as solar panels, micro wind-turbines and ground source heat
pumps on schools, not for profit and public sector buildings.
Organisations can apply for between 30% and 50% of the cost of
installing approved microgeneration technologies, depending on
the technology up to a maximum of £1 million. In addition suplus
energy generated will be able to be sold back to the National
Grid.
http://www.lowcarbonbuildingsphase2.org.uk/index.jsp
21 December 06
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES £29 MILLION OF GRANTS
The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation has announced that in 2007
they expect to make grants of £29 million across the UK. The
Esmιe Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent
grantmaking foundations in the UK and makes grants to
organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for
people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future.
The Foundation makes grants through four programme areas: Arts &
Heritage, Education, Environment and Social Change: Enterprise
and Independence. In the past the majority of grants have been
up to £100,000 (although the Foundation has also made larger
grants). Applications need to be for charitable purposes and can
be made at any time.
http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/
21 December 06
GRANTS FOR PLANTING TREES
The Tree Council, a national charity that promotes the
planting and conservation of trees in town and countryside has
two grant schemes available for 2007. These are the Trees for
Schools Fund and the Communities Tree Fund. Under these funds
grants of up to £700 are available both to schools and community
groups proposing to undertake
well-planned tree planting projects starting in 2007 during
National Tree Week, 21st November to 2nd December. The closing
date for both funding streams is the 31st May 2007.
http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/tc/grants%20link.htm
21 December 06
CAMELOT FOUNDATION - TRANSFORMING LIVES PROGRAMME
The Camelot Foundation has announced that the next deadline
for applications under its "Transforming Lives" programme is the
26th January 2007. The theme for this call for proposals is
tackling prejudice, in particular, working to reduce
victimization and hate crime within and towards our priority
groups. . The funding is open to organisations that work with
marginalised young people (11-25) and that meet the needs of the
Foundations priority target groups (Young parents or those at
risk of becoming young parents; Young exiles, newly arrived in
the UK; Young people with mental health problems; Young disabled
people). The Transforming Lives programme spends £1.5 million
each year to develop new approaches and creative ideas for
re-connecting marginalised young people to the mainstream of UK
life.
http://www.camelotfoundation.org.uk/
21 December 06
FUNDING TO SUPPORT UNPAID CARERS FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL
Help the Hospices, the national charity in the UK for the
hospice movement, has announced that it is seeking applications
under its Carers Seedcorn grants programme. The aim of this
programme is to initiate or pilot new initiatives that support
people who provide unpaid care for terminally ill family or
friends. Help the Hospices are looking to fund projects that
address the challenges faced by carers of the terminally ill in
a creative and innovative way. Project grants are for a minimum
of £1,500 and a maximum of £5,000. Grants are only available to
independent voluntary hospices within the UK, and only one
application will be considered from each hospice. The total
budget for the 2007 Seedcorn Grants programme is £35,000, and
Help the Hospices anticipate awarding approximately seven grants
in this funding round. The closing date for applications is the
20th April 2007.
http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/grants/dsp_seedcorn.asp
21 December 06
BT SCHOOL AWARDS
The BT Schools Awards, which aims to improve speaking and
listening and communication skills of young people, has now been
replaced by two new award schemes known as the BT Speaking and
Listening Awards and the BT Seen and Heard Awards. The BT
Speaking and Listening Awards offer prizes of between £500 and
£5,000 to UK schools and youth groups that can demonstrate that
they understand and endorse the principles of dialogue; help
young people have better conversations; and promote the
importance of speaking and listening. The closing date for
entries is the 9th January 2007. BT have further announced that
the "Seen and Heard" Awards will be launched in January 2007.
http://www.bt.com/speakandlisten
YOUNG CARER''S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, which has been
contracted by Comic Relief to distribute grants to voluntary
sector services for young carers during 2006 and 2007 has
announced that Round 3 of the small grants element of the Young
Carer''s Grants Programme will open for applications on the 8th
January 2007. Under the small grants programme, grants of up to
£2,000 per year are available to organisations to help provide
intensive one-to-one support to more young carers, especially
hard to reach young people and those most in need of support.
This can include mentoring, befriending, peer mentoring,
counseling or other therapeutic work. The closing date for
applications is the 9th March 2007.
www.carers.org/articles/comic-relief-youngcarersgrantsprogramme,663,CA.html
15 November 06
CVS Small Grants Scheme For Caithness And Sutherland
As a partnership initiative, Caithness Voluntary Group (CVG),
Voluntary Groups East Sutherland (VGES) and CVS North have
secured funding from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise, which
will be used to make Small Grant Awards to community groups in
Caithness and Sutherland. This pilot scheme will run for one
year commencing on 1st. October, 2006. Funding assistance is
available to formally-constituted voluntary groups whose
membership is open to the whole community. Assistance is
discretionary and the level of assistance will be assessed
according to the nature and merit of each project. We expect to
see community benefits as a result of each project. The
applicant organisation must own, lease or have a management
agreement in place relating to any asset for which assistance is
requested. CVS Small Grants Scheme is unable to assist
organisations with restricted membership, such as religious or
political groups, nor with normal running costs. Applications
from sports organisations will not normally be considered, and
will therefore be directed to their local Sports Council -
Caithness Sports Council -
Sutherland Sports Council We
cannot approve assistance to projects that have already started.
In an effort to keep the application process as straight-forward
as possible, we will provide one application form to cover all
types of projects. This form can be used by all applicant groups
seeking up to £1,000 towards training, or up to £1,500 towards
capital costs or other discretionary projects.
Application Form
27 October 06
Highland Community Safety partnership
Scottish Executive - Local Action Fund 2006-2007
Area: Caithness
Closing Date: Monday 20th November
Maximum Grant available: £2000
Description: Funds are available for small local based
projects which will contribute to the reduction of youth crime
in Caithness. All organisations and agencies working with the
14- 25 age group are eligible to apply.
For an application form email:
helen.allan@highland.gov.uk
or
angela.alexander@highland.gov.uk
18 October 06
CAITHNESS YOUTH BANK
Area: Caithness
Closing Date: 17th November 2006, next assessment date will be
February
Minimum Grant: £100 Maximum grant: £1000
Description: Caithness Youth Bank was designed and set up by
young people in Caithness. The scheme has just been launched and
we would welcome applications from young people aged 11-25.
Grants will only be given if we are assured the project will
benefit young people and/or the community.
For an application pack please
email:
caithnessyouthbank@yahoo.co.uk
15 October 06
BIG LOTTERY FUND
Open Programmes:
Awards For All Scotland
Area: Scotland
Closing date: No date set
Minimum grant: £500 Maximum grant: £10000
Description: Funds are available for activities which bring
people
together, improve quality of life, increase involvement and help
groups to become well organised.
Fair Share
Area: UK
Closing date: 31 December 2013
Minimum grant: £5,000 (with some flexibility) Maximum grant:
£250,000
(with some flexibility)
Description: Jointly funded by the New Opportunities Fund and
Community
Fund, Fair Share is targeting 77 areas across the UK.
International Communities
Area: UK
Closing date: 30 April 2008
Minimum grant: £50,000 Maximum grant: £500,000
Description: We aim to fund effective projects that tackle the
causes of
poverty and deprivation and bring about a long term difference
to the lives of disadvantaged people.
International Small Grants
Area: UK
Closing date: 31 January 2008
Minimum grant: £500 Maximum grant: £10,000
Description: £500,000 is available for small and medium-sized UK
non-governmental organisations working with partners overseas.
International Strategic
Area: UK
Closing date: 26 January 2007
Minimum grant: £1 million Maximum grant: £5 million
Description: £30 million available to fund projects that aim to
deliver improved mother and child health and improved primary
education.
Investing In Communities
Area: Scotland
Closing date: No date set
Minimum grant: £10,000 Maximum grant: £1 million
Description: We want to invest money to bring real
improvements to
communities and to the lives of people most in need.
Investing In Ideas
Area: Scotland
Closing date: No date set
Minimum grant: £500 Maximum grant: £10,000
Description: We have £4.6 million to test and develop ideas
that could
eventually become fully-fledged projects. We may be able to fund
your
project too, but first we want to help you.
Research Programme
Area: UK
Closing date: No date set
Minimum grant: Maximum grant:
Description: The Big Lottery Fund will provide up to £25 million
in the UK over 2007-2009 to fund social and medical research
grants in the UK.
Young People''s Fund: Scotland
Area: Scotland
Closing date: 31 August 2007
Minimum grant: £5,000 Maximum grant: £1 million
Description: The Young People''s Fund in Scotland is a grant
programme to help young people aged 11-25 learn new things and
take part in healthy and positive activities.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland/
15 October 06
COMMUNITY RECYCLING SCHEME ANNOUNCES FINAL BIDDING DEADLINE
INCREASE, the programme that support community based
recycling schemes has announced the final application deadline
for funding. To date the programme has allocated £4.2 million to
83 projects. Approximately £800,000 remains to support projects
that enable community-based organisations to become social
enterprises and increase recycling and waste minimisation across
Scotland. The Programme runs a two-tier investment scheme
supporting small projects between £5,000 to £30,000
and larger, more strategic projects from £30,000 to £200,000.
The final closing date for applications is the 27th October
2006..
http://www.increase-programme.org.uk/
15 October 06
BREATHING SPACES PROGRAMME PHASE 2
The Big Lottery Fund has announced that Phase 2 of the Breathing
Spaces programme will open for funding in the autumn 2006.
Community and voluntary organisations, as well as Town and
Parish Councils and Schools are being invited to apply for
funding under the 2nd Phase of the Breathing Spaces Programme.
This is a Big Lottery Fund, inspired by and working in
partnership with the BBC''s Breathing Places campaign which aims
to transform places for people and wildlife. The aims of the
programme are to increase participation and access to local
breathing places and make a lasting improvement to the local
environment. The total amount of funding available is £5 million
and eligible applicants can apply for funding of between £300
and £10,000. Phase 2 of Breathing
Places is focused on the creation of new breathing places.
15 October 06
£3M FUND FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WANTING TO START A BUSINESS
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Barclays Bank have
launched a
£3m enterprise fund to help disabled people wanting to start a
business.
http://tinyurl.com/tstqg
15 October 06
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
BBC Children in Need welcomes applications for good quality,
carefully planned, projects which show a clear focus on children
in order to change their lives for the better. Applications are
welcomes from: self-help groups; voluntary organisations; or
registered charities. Applicants should be properly constituted,
non-profit organisations. The children they help are aged 18
years and under, and live in the United Kingdom.
You should only apply for a grant if it will benefit children
who are disadvantaged by: any kind of disability; behavioural or
psychological problems; living in poverty or situations of
deprivation; illness, distress, abuse or neglect.
The next closing date is 30 November 2006. Application forms and
guidelines are available on-line or by telephone. If you require
advice on completing the application form please contact your
local BBC Children in Need Office for your area.
Contact: Central Office Tel: 020 8576 7788 BBC Children in Need
Appeal, PO Box 76, London W3 6FS North West Tel: 0161 2443439;
E-mail: pudsey@bbc.co.uk
Website:
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/about_us/grants.shtml
15 October 06
CHARITY AID FOUNDATION
CAF's Grant Programme aims to support the growth and development
of small and medium-sized charities. CAF offers expertise and
funding in flexible ways, for example, by helping groups to fill
gaps in funding or by providing consultancy to assist in
developing new income streams or broadening existing ones.
Consultancy and Training Fund Grants
CAF want to strengthen and develop small and medium-sized
charitable organisations by providing low-cost, high quality
consultancy and support for training. Any UK based charitable
organisation with an annual income of up to £3m can apply.
Groups need to demonstrate how CAF's help will develop their
organisation in the future and improve long-term stability.
Support will include consultancy, help with training costs and
the organisation's costs during the period.
Grants include up to 20 days' consultancy and funding up to
£20,000. CAF will not automatically give 100% funding, and do
not accept requests for funding only. The next deadlines for
applications are 17 November 2006 and 2 February 2007.
Collaborative Fund Grants
CAF wants to collaborate actively with up to 5 organisations
that are working to create a more effective giving environment.
To be considered for a grant an organisation could, for example,
be working in the area of social investment and cultivating new
funding sources for the charitable sector, a membership or
umbrella group wishing to improve the effectiveness of
not-for-profit members. Visit the website for further details.
Please contact CAF before applying. CAF will request a concept
note first. The next deadline for applications is 2 February
2007.
Contact: CAF Grantmaking, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19
4TA Tel
01732 520 344 Fax 01732 520 001 E-mail
enquiries@cafonline.org
Website: www.cafonline.org
15 October 06
CHARITY TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE - MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
Charity Technology Trust's CTX Programme brings donated
Microsoft software and other donated technology products to
qualifying UK Charities via the on-line CTX Shop. Charities are
required to pay a small administrative fee, but will make
savings of between 92-96% on typical retail prices.
Organisations must meet overall eligibility criteria and those
required by individual donating partners.
In England and Wales the Programme is available to charities
registered with the Charity Commission, and Charitable Housing
Associations registered with the Financial Services Authority
and for those with HM Revenue and Customs confirmed charitable
status. For further information visit the website.
Contact: CTX Programme, Charity Technology Trust, 2nd Floor,
Downstream Building, 1 London Bridge, London, SE1 9BG Tel: 020
7785 6415 Fax: 020 7785 3915 E-mail:
customerservice@ctxchange.org
www.ctxchange.org/getting_started
15 October 06
COMMONWEALTH YOUTH EXCHANGE VISITS
A Commonwealth Youth Exchange gives young people the opportunity
to get up and go global. Exchanges are an inter-cultural
experience for local groups of 15-25 year olds and last 2 years.
Groups will visit and host overseas partners. Young people
participate in Commonwealth Youth Exchanges via their local
organisations, their youth club, community or youth organisation
or school.
An exchange may involve building a school, learning a
traditional dance or working on a health project. Every exchange
will have its own theme such as sustainable development, young
people's health issues, citizenship or arts and culture.
Priority is given to exchanges with Africa, Asia and the
Caribbean. Projects must involve young people who would not
normally have such opportunities and show evidence of real youth
ownership and participation in planning. Grants are given for
group outward visits (25%-40% of return travel costs) and group
incoming visits (up to 40% of costs). CYEC also considers
advance planning grants. Write for a starter and registration
pack including an A4 SAE with 4 first class stamps. The closing
date is 27 October 2006.
Contact: CYEC, 7 Lion Yard, Tremadoc Road, London, SW4 7NQ. Tel:
020
7498 6151 Fax: 020 7622 4365 E-mail:
mail@cyec.org.uk
Website: www.cyec.org.uk
e WELL-BEING AWARDS
The e Well-Being Awards aim to showcase best practice to
stimulate the application of information and communication
technologies (ICT) for social and environmental benefits. The
objective is to raise awareness of the beneficial and
inspirational uses of ICT. There are 6 categories of award:
. Digital inclusion;
. Age and disability;
. Building Social Networks;
. Better Ways of Working;
. Climate Change and Environmental Efficiency;
. Improving Public Services.
There are also 3 Special Innovation Awards:
. Environmental Product Innovation;
. ICT Innovation in the Third Sector;
. Inclusion through Partnership and Innovation
Organisations from the public, private or voluntary sector are
eligible to apply, with some exclusions. Organisations must be
involved in ICT projects that deliver tangible and positive
environmental, social or economic impacts. Projects must have
been running for at least 3 months. The awards are sponsored by
SustainIT, BT and various other companies. Visit the website for
further details.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 30 November 2006.
Applicants must register interest before applying.
Contact: SustainIT, UK CEED, 48 Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1SB.
Tel: 01733 312286 E-mail:
s.hills@ukceed.org Website:
www.sustainit.org
15 October 06
FIRST LIGHT FUNDING FOR FILM MAKING BY YOUNG PEOPLE
There are two programmes:
First L