June Funding News

£3,000

The aim of the fund is to support our residents and communities to thrive. We support ideas and projects that promote mental and physical wellbeing, reduce social isolation, bring communities together and enhance local areas.

Next round of applications opening soon!

Check back in here for more details or check Citizen's website for information on previous rounds!

Health Protection Community Grant

From the 1^st of July through to the end of December 2023, community groups and organisations based in Coventry will be able to apply for a small grant to help raise awareness of key health protection messages. The Health Protection Community Grant scheme can be accessed through the Public Health team at Coventry City Council.

This purpose of this grant is to help local community and voluntary groups to raise awareness of a variety of health protection topics.

What are the health protection topics?

The health protection messages we want help to raise awareness of include:

• Vaccination for older adults
• Vaccinations for pregnant women
• Oral Health
• Measles
• Sexual Health
• Tuberculosis (TB)

For more information on the scheme and to access the application form please see our webpage health-protection

You can also request the application form and more information direct from the team at: HPTeam@coventry.gov.uk

For the launch of the scheme the team are holding two online sessions for groups to get more information and ask any questions:

• Tuesday 11^th July at 2pm
• Wednesday 19^th July at 11am

Please email HPTeam@coventry.gov.uk to book a place

American Express - Community Giving Programme

Objectives of Fund:

The Foundation provides support to not-for-profit organisations whose work aligns with its priorities. Grants are available for projects in the following areas:

• Backing equal futures: programmes helping empower more diverse, equitable and inclusive workforces and communities.
• Backing small: programmes building inclusive economic growth and empowerment through financial literacy, mentoring and training for diverse small business owners and individuals.
• Backing low-carbon communities: programmes advancing climate innovation and action to address climate challenges and promote resilient communities globally.

How To Apply:

The Foundation does not actively solicit applications for grants and new partnerships. However, interested organisations are invited to submit details about their work at any time by email.

These submissions will be reviewed each year between November and January and those organisations that align with the funder's priorities may be contacted for further information and invited to submit a grant application.

Find more information on expressing your interest in working with American Express

Persimmon Community Champions 2023
£ 6,000

Deadline: N/A

Objectives of Fund:

The funding is part of Persimmon's commitment to leave a positive lasting legacy in the local communities in which Persimmon works.

The funding is intended for local charities, sports clubs and good causes.

Value Notes:

Grants of £1,000, £5,000 or £6,000 are available.

Each of Persimmon Homes 30 offices across the UK make a donation of up to £6,000 every three months to local charities and organisations in their communities.

There are no deadlines.

A simple online application form is available to complete on the Persimmon website.

Groups should fill in the form, explaining why they deserve the donation, how much money they are seeking.

This application will then be forwarded to the nearest local Persimmon office for consideration.

Start your simple application...

Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme

Objectives of Fund

The scheme is part of the Government's Hate Crime Action Plan. The scheme is intended to reduce the risk and impact of hate crime at places of worship and associated faith community centres. Funding is available for protective security measures to places of worship that have been subject to, or are vulnerable to a hate crime attack.

Hate crimes are any crimes motivated by hostility on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. This scheme is focusing on religion.

In 2023 and 2024, funding is provided via two distinct schemes:

• Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme

• Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

The funding can cover the costs security measures from the following list:

• CCTV (fixed cameras, not pan-tilt cameras)

• Fencing and/or railings (no more than 2.1m high)

• Manually operated pedestrian and vehicle gates

• Door hardening, locks and mail box/mail bag

• Reinforcing single glazed windows (with anti-shatter film or bars/grilles only)

• Intruder alarms including integrated smoke/heat detection

• Door entry access control (fob or keypad)

• Video intercom systems

• Lighting (building mounted)

Applicants do not need to choose what they would like to apply for in advance. If successful, a survey will be carried out at the place of worship. During this survey, the most appropriate measures for the site will be discussed.

Find all the information and apply

Shackleton Foundation Leadership Award

£ 10,000 Deadline: 17/07/2023

Objectives of Fund:

The Foundation aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people by supporting ambitious and inspirational leaders with innovative and scalable social ideas who are seen as high risk but also with high potential. The proposed projects should be long-lasting and far-reaching with the potential to provide solutions to intractable social problems faced by young people.

The term 'social entrepreneurship' refers to the development of new models or approaches to social problems with significant potential for breakthrough social impact.

What the fund provides:

Successful applicants can expect to receive assistance with the practical aspects of starting up a social venture. These include:

• Seed-funding. A single grant of £10,000 to get the idea started.

• Membership of the Shackleton Leaders’ Forum.

• Advice on maximising impact and building a sustainable business model.

• Awareness building for the venture.

• Introductions to potential second stage funders.

Take a look at the application

£30,000

Deadline for registration: 19/07/2023

Objectives of Fund:

The funding is intended to help strengthen the organisation internally and help it to take the next step forward in its growth or sustainability.

This unrestricted funding can be used for any purpose, including core costs and capital funding.

The grant could help, for example, an organisation grow, increase internal capacity, serve new beneficiary groups, become more sustainable or more efficient, etc.

Applications for core costs must show how the funding will move the organisation forward rather than enabling ‘business as usual’.

Applicants need to meet the following criteria:

• The organisation must be a UK-registered charity, CIO, CIC (Community Interest Company) or CBS (Community Benefit Society).

• The organisation must have an annual turnover of less than £500,000 in the last financial year.

Find the full application process and deadlines!

Eat it Up Fund

£ 40,000

Deadline: 21/07/2023

Objectives of Fund:

This new grant fund is aimed at finding and supporting creative approaches to reducing food waste.

The fund will support UK registered organisations with an early-stage food waste project with potential for impact at scale.

The funding is for initiatives that do one or more of the following:

• Address pre-farmgate waste (the food production process, up to the point where the products have been harvested and prepared as produce for sale).

• Prevent food from being wasted at the manufacturing and processing stage.

• Minimise food waste from retailers.

• Find creative ways to use surplus food in communities or at home.

The fund can support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.

The funding can be spent on the following costs as long as the costs are directly attributed to the initiative being funded:

• Salaries if the person is working to deliver the initiative being funded.

• Marketing and promotion costs.

• Capital costs.

There is a two-stage application process.

• Stage one is to complete an Expression of Interest form. The deadline for EoIs is 21 July 2023 (5pm).

• Stage two is only open to those organisations who are invited to apply. Full applications will be accepted from 14 August 2023 to 22 September 2023.

Interested? Take a look!

Sheldon Trust

£10,000

Deadline: 28/07/2023

The Trust offers a small number of grants twice a year to registered charities in four defined focus areas:

1. Community Projects (within the geographical areas defined below):
   These would be primarily community-based organisations, run by local volunteers, perhaps with some paid staff. They would be addressing identified local needs of a community nature.
2. Special Needs Groups (within the geographical areas defined below):
   These would be addressing groups with special needs, i.e. with age, health or learning issues which put them at a disadvantage within society.
3. Youth Development (nationally):
   These would support programmes which address the needs of 16-25 year olds, especially those not in education, employment or training. While individuals will not be supported directly, the Trustees will encourage applications from programmes which encourage individual young people to expand their experiences and challenge their capacities.
4. Holidays for the disadvantaged (West Midlands or Greater London):
   Applications for this category require a separate application form, which can be accessed at the link below. Applications will be considered throughout the year but please allow up to 8 weeks between submission and notification of the result. The average value of these grants is £1,000.

Value Notes:

The Trustees are willing to consider applications for funding of up to £10,000, when warranted. Multi-year commitments, up to three years, can also be considered.

The average grant for Holidays for the Disadvantaged is £1,000.

Applicants should be seeking funding to support one of the focus areas

Find applications for all the focus areas!

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

£ 3,000

Deadline: 01/08/2023

The funding is intended for UK registered charities whose objectives are to:

• Benefit children under 16 years old through education and/or welfare (literacy, numeracy, reducing poverty).

• Provide youth schemes and projects supporting young people (late teens or early 20s) in socially deprived areas with literacy, numeracy and employment.

• Support the elderly by reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of dementia and Alzheimer’s.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, or Charity Commission in Northern Ireland or the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

• Have at least one year of published accounts covering a 12-month period.

• Have submitted their latest audited account and trustees annual report to the Charity Commission.

• Be able to provide full details together with a breakdown of how the requested grant will be spent and a compelling explanation of the potential benefits for the recipients.

• Be able to provide full information about their work.

The funding can be used for (but not limited to) the following:

• Sensory toys and equipment for children with special needs.

• Items to care for isolated and/or vulnerable elderly people.

• Support of specially adapted equipment to be used by people with physical / mental / communication disabilities.

• Apparatus for children with special needs.

• Items or tangible social activities for Community Centres providing a benefit to many in the local community.

• Provision of tangible and social interaction activities for the vulnerable and/or isolated.

Take a look at some past projects they have funded and start your own application!

£ 1,500

Deadline: 16/08/2023

Objectives of Fund:

The scheme aims to support the access to music for schools, students and teachers by supporting the purchase of musical instruments and equipment.

How To Apply:

Completed application forms and supplier quote must be submitted by email to umuksoundfoundation@umusic.com no later than the deadline stated on the application.

Read through their guidance and apply

Henry Smith Charity - Holiday Grants for Children

£ 2,800

Deadlines:

• 8 May - 18 August 2023 (for trips taking place 1 July - 30 September 2023).

• 7 August - 17 November 2023 (for trips taking place 1 October - 31 December 2023).

Objectives of Fund:

The Charity aims to provide children aged 13 years or younger who are disadvantaged, disabled or from areas of high deprivation with a short recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience.

Applications can be made for grants towards a single trip, which could be a day trip or a longer residential of up to seven days in length. This could be to a countryside or city location but must be outside the children's immediate locality. Day trips should not involve a disproportionate amount of time spent travelling.

The funders will consider trips which are more local but these should have an emphasis on providing a new experience for the children and broadening their horizons. Examples include camping, trips to adventure activity centres or the seaside.

Multiple trips where a large group of children need to be split into smaller groups due to capacity issues will also be considered. These trips must provide the same experience for all attending, with trip dates being in the same application period.

Take a look through the details...