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  June 2024 Funding News

  over 1 year ago
  

  Discretionary

  Deadline: 7/7/2024

  
  

  Grants are available for small, locally based voluntary and community groups to support projects which benefit local communities around Co-op food stores and funeral homes across the UK or the Isle of Man.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from the following types of organisations:

  • A church or chapel that is an excepted charity.
  • Charity registered in the UK or Isle of Man.
  • Community Benefit Society (CBS).
  • Community Interest Company (CIC).
  • Co-operative Society.
  • Credit Union.
  • Social Enterprise.
  • Scouts, Guides or Woodcraft Folk groups.
  • Any other group that can prove they are not-for-profit.

  Organisations must have their... Continue reading

  Discretionary

  Deadline: 7/7/2024

  
  

  Grants are available for small, locally based voluntary and community groups to support projects which benefit local communities around Co-op food stores and funeral homes across the UK or the Isle of Man.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from the following types of organisations:

  • A church or chapel that is an excepted charity.
  • Charity registered in the UK or Isle of Man.
  • Community Benefit Society (CBS).
  • Community Interest Company (CIC).
  • Co-operative Society.
  • Credit Union.
  • Social Enterprise.
  • Scouts, Guides or Woodcraft Folk groups.
  • Any other group that can prove they are not-for-profit.

  Organisations must have their own bank account to be eligible for funding.

  Useful links

  Co-op Local Community Fund
  https://causes.coop.co.uk/(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Energy Redress Scheme - Small Project Fund

  £20,000 - £49,000 - Deadline: 8/7/24

  
  

  Small Project Fund offers grants of between £20,000 and £49,999 for projects that will support households in vulnerable situations.

  
  

  Grants are available to registered charities for projects supporting people in or at risk of fuel poverty across England, Scotland and Wales.

  Projects lasting up to two years can be funded.

  The funding is for projects that:

  • Support energy consumers in vulnerable situations.
  • Deliver benefits to the types of consumers that were negatively impacted by the specific issues that triggered the Redress payment.

  Examples of the kind of activities that can be funded through the Energy Redress Scheme include:

  • Engaging vulnerable consumers with energy issues and delivering energy advice and support that does not duplicate existing services.
  • Installation of energy saving or renewable energy measures that cannot be funded from other sources.
  • Training and education on energy issues that are targeted at supporting vulnerable consumers.
  • Crisis support, linked to energy bills or the energy efficiency of a property, only as part of a wider energy advice project aimed at providing sustainable change for a client.

  Useful links

  Energy Saving Trust - Energy Redress Scheme
  https://energyredress.org.uk/about-us(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £40,000

  Deadline: 8/7/24

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available for charitable organisations across the United Kingdom to deliver projects and activities that support marginalised people, including women, young people, and refugees, and help build resilience to poverty.

  Who Can Apply

  Organisations with charitable purposes can apply, such as:

  • Local community groups and/or faith-based organisations.
  • Charities (including local branches of national charities) acting for the benefit of the local community.
  • Voluntary and community organisations.
  • Registered charities, including charitable incorporated organisations.
  • Registered not-for-profit companies.
  • Registered community interest companies.

  Applicants must be constituted and have an organisational bank account.

  Groups must provide:

  • Trustee/directors/senior employee(s) information.
  • Their bank account details.
  • Their organisational structure.
  • A certified copy of their registration/incorporation.

  Useful links

  Islamic Relief - Grants Programme
  https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/giving/areas-of-work/united-kingdom/grants-for-uk-domestic-programmes/apply-for-funding/

  
  

  
  

  (External link)£2500

  Deadline : 8/7/24

  
  

  Grants are available once a year to UK registered charities and charitable organisations across the UK that are seeking to help specific groups of people move towards paid employment.

  Who Can Apply

  Applications are accepted from the following:

  • UK registered charities.
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) or Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIO).
  • Organisations with a governing document showing a clear charitable aim/purpose as defined by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Have a turnover under £500,000 per annum.
  • Work with one or more of the following groups
    1. The recently homeless or vulnerably housed.
    2. Ex-offenders.
    3. 16-24 years olds not in employment, education or training.
  • Be able to show that they increase the employability of their beneficiaries.
  • Be able to supply at least one year of independently verified accounts.

  Useful links

  The Society Foundation
  https://society-foundation.org/about(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  National Grid Community Matters Fund

  Future Skills

  £5000

  Deadline: 10/7/24

  Grants are available for charities and not-for-profit organisations to deliver practical, focused programmes to boost skills and improve employability for those furthest from the job market in communities in the Midlands, South West England and South Wales where National Grid distributes electricity.

  Who Can Apply

  The following types of organisations may apply:

  • Registered charities.
  • Non-profit companies limited by guarantee.
  • Constituted charitable organisations with no charity number.

  
  Organisations must be based and projects must be delivered in the National Grid's electricity distribution area in one of the following regions:

  • East Midlands.
  • West Midlands.
  • South West England.
  • South Wales.

  Applicants can confirm they are eligible by using the National Grid postcode checker

  The following funding limits are in place for applicants:

  • Registered charities or non-profit companies limited by guarantee can apply for up to £5,000
  • Constituted charitable organisations with no charity number can apply for up to £2,000.

  
  

  Useful links

  Localgiving: National Grid - Community Matters Fund
  https://localgiving.org/community-matters-fund-2024-future-skills(External link)

  
  

  
  

  £5000

  Deadline: 17/7/24

  Grants are available to smaller charities operating across the spectrum of social need in the UK. The Trustees seek to help and improve the quality of life of people in the UK, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is achieved by making grants, within budget, to registered charities for the benefit of young people, disabled people, elderly people, the terminally ill and otherwise disadvantaged people and their carers.

  Who Can Apply

  Small to mid-sized UK registered charities that are based and working in the UK can apply.

  Applicants may apply if they have not received a grant from the Foundation within the previous two years (or submitted an unsuccessful application within the last 12 months).

  Useful links

  Hedley Foundation
  https://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £1000

  deadline: 26/7/24

  
  

  Grants are available through a partnership programme to support not-for-profit organisations with local community projects that address social welfare and environmental issues.

  The programme is designed to create a partnership of support to community groups, operating within two miles of a One Stop store, who are working to:

  • Tackle food poverty.
  • Support the vulnerable.
  • Support the elderly.
  • Support low income families.
  • Running youth sports teams.
  • Reducing/recycling waste
  • Improving the environment

  Who Can Apply

  The following organisations may apply:

  • Voluntary and community organisations.
  • Registered charities.
  • Schools.
  • Health bodies.
  • Parish/Town councils.
  • Social enterprises.
  • Community Interest Companies (running for a minimum of two years).
  • Community councils.
  • Local authorities.
  • Housing organisations.

  Applications from organisations such as women's refuges, food banks, hospices, homeless charities, charities supporting the elderly or children are typically welcome. However, this list is not exhaustive and other organisational types will be funded.

  Useful links

  Groundwork - One Stop Community Partnership
  https://www.groundwork.org.uk/one-stop-community-partnership/(External link)

  One Stop Community Partnership Programme
  https://www.onestop.co.uk/community-partnership-page/(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Asda Foundation - Investing in Spaces and Places Grant

  £25,000

  Deadline: 28/7/24

  Grants are available for small, local groups in the UK to improve community spaces and places where local people can be together and thrive.

  Who Can Apply

  Applications are accepted from grassroots, community-led organisations in the UK, including registered charities, CICs, companies, unincorporated club or association, small community groups or government entity/public body.

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be not-for-profit.
  • Have an annual income of less than £100,000.
  • Have community groups of people as their end beneficiaries.
  • Have a presence locally with work that benefits their local community.
  • Have unrestricted reserves below £100,000, unless they can provide an explanation.
  • Have a bank account in the group’s name and be able to provide proof.
  • Have suitable governance to be able to manage the grant.
  • Have the ability to report back on progress throughout the project.
  • Be able to show clear positive impacts for communities.

  Since the Asda Foundation does not accept nominations or applications sent directly from community groups, applications must be submitted to a Community Champion from an Asda superstore.

  To be eligible, applicants must either:

  • Own and have full responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of the building/space; or
  • Have a lease of over five years and full responsibility for upkeep and maintenance.

  The funder is looking for groups that are:

  • Committed to the community mission.
  • People-centred and they promote equality, inclusivity and diversity.
  • Efficiently run.
  • Locally focused with spaces that are focused on the local community, delivering services and support to multiple beneficiaries.

  Useful links

  Asda Foundation Grants
  https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants(External link)

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  £25,000

  deadline: 30/7/24

  
  

  Grants are available for not-for-profit women’s and girls’ organisations delivering frontline services in the UK addressing male violence against women and girls.

  Who Can Apply

  Not-for-profit organisations may apply.

  To be eligible, they must:

  • Be a women’s and/or girls’ organisation. Rosa defines women’s and girls’ organisations as those which are run by, for and with women and girls. This means that organisations will be governed and led by women, with the main object of working with women and girls.
  • Be an organisation delivering a frontline service to women and/or girls who have been affected by male violence and abuse including (but not limited to) domestic violence, coercive control, rape, sexual abuse, forced marriage, ‘honour’ based violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment, economic and financial abuse.
  • Undertake activities which are charitable, legal and for the benefit of women and/or girls (but organisations do not need to be registered charities).
  • Have an income of between £100,000 and £500,000 from their last set of accounts.
  • Have unrestricted reserves of no more than 12 months expenditure.
  • Have a written governing document.
  • Have a governing body with at least three unrelated members.
  • Have a UK-based bank or building society account in the name of the organisation, with at least two unrelated signatories.
  • Have an appropriate safeguarding policy in place.
  • Deliver all their work in one or more of the four UK Nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

  Priority will be given to organisations which are:

  • Led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls.
  • Led by and for women and girls with disabilities.
  • Led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls.
  • Operating in the top 10% of the most disadvantaged areas in the UK – based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
  • Based in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

  Useful links

  Rosa - Stand With Us Fund
  https://rosauk.org/our-programmes/stand-with-us/(External link)

  
  

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  £10,000

  deadline: 31/7/24

  
  

  
  

  A limited number of grants are available to small to medium-sized UK not-for-profit organisations that deliver activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from UK registered charities, community interest companies (CICs), credit union, not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee, and social enterprise companies.

  To be eligible, applicants must be based in the UK, looking for funding for UK based activities, and have:

  • An annual income of less than £750,000and less than six months free reserves.
  • Been established and active for at least 18 months.
  • Unrestricted reserves that are less than six months of their running costs.
  • A governing document (a constitution, rules, or articles of association)
  • A governing body of at least three unconnected individuals
  • A bank account in the group’s name with at least two unconnected signatories required to authorise payments.
  • An Equal Opportunities Policy
  • A Child Protection Policy or Vulnerable Adults Policy, as appropriate.

  Community interest companies and social enterprise organisations must have a governing document which shows the name, aim/purpose, objects of the group, including a dissolution clause - what happens if the group ceases to function. This clause should show that they are a not-for-profit group by confirming that any assets remaining after all debts are paid will be given to another voluntary group with similar aims. This document should also include details of their Trustees or management committee.

  Useful links

  MSE Charity
  http://www.msecharity.com/
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  May 2024 Funding News

  almost 2 years ago
  

  
  

  £ 60,000

  Deadline 21/06/2024

  
  

  Grants are available to small, local community organisations who are providing frontline services for women in England to manage the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  The programme will provide emergency funding for organisations delivering frontline services and is led by, for and/or serving women enabling them to respond to the spike in demand of priority basic needs from women who are most at risk of poverty, because of the cost-of-living-crisis.

  The funding is for projects that meet at least one of the core objectives of the fund:

  • Frontline organisations led by and/or supporting... Continue reading

  
  

  £ 60,000

  Deadline 21/06/2024

  
  

  Grants are available to small, local community organisations who are providing frontline services for women in England to manage the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  The programme will provide emergency funding for organisations delivering frontline services and is led by, for and/or serving women enabling them to respond to the spike in demand of priority basic needs from women who are most at risk of poverty, because of the cost-of-living-crisis.

  The funding is for projects that meet at least one of the core objectives of the fund:

  • Frontline organisations led by and/or supporting women can respond to an identified increase in demand, brought on by the cost-of-living crisis.

  • Frontline organisations can meet the basic priority needs of women at most risk of poverty, because of the cost-of-living crisis.

  • Frontline organisations led by and/or supporting women will be strengthened during the cost-of-living crisis.

  The programme will provide emergency funding which helps to meet the following objectives:

  • Women affected by the cost-of-living crisis and poverty gain confidence, tools, skills and support to build their financial resilience and improve their mental health.

  • Vital frontline jobs/roles and services will be protected or enhanced by additional funding enabling organisations led by and serving women to meet increased demand for their services.

  Value Notes

  Grants of between £15,000 and £60,000 over three years are available. This should be split across the three years, with a maximum of £20,000 per year.

  Projects must start by November 2024 and all funds must be spent by November/December 2027.

  This is a highly competitive fund. Round 1 received 475 applications with funding awarded to 63 organisations.

  Who Can Apply

  The following types of non-profit groups can apply:

  • Registered charities.

  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs).

  • Charitable Trusts.

  • Co-operative Societies.

  • Community Benefit Societies.

  • Community Interest Companies limited by Guarantee.

  • Community Interest Companies limited by Shares.

  • Company limited by Guarantee.

  • Unincorporated organisations/associations.

  To be eligible to apply, organisations must:

  • Be delivering frontline services which are led by, for and/or serving women.

  • Be responding to identified need and demand as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.

  • Be based in England, especially within the priority geographic areas.

  • Have an annual turnover of less than £1 million.

  • Have their own UK based bank account with at least two unrelated signatories.

  • Have their own management committee with at least three unrelated members.

  • Have a written governing document.

  Priority will be given to organisations and/or services supporting the following groups:

  • Women experiencing racial inequality.

  • Women with No Recourse to Public Funds.

  • Women that are the sole parent to children under 18 years.

  • LGBTQ+ communities experiencing financial insecurity.

  • Disabled women (this can include women with long term health conditions)

  • Faith communities

  • Migrant women

  • Educationally/economically disadvantaged women

  • Older and younger women

  • Women who have experienced domestic violence, economic abuse or sexual abuse

  • Women that are care-experienced or care-givers

  • Women that have had contact with the criminal justice system

  • Women that have experience of homelessness or are currently homeless

  • Other specific groups.

  At least 50% of grants will be committed to projects that support women experiencing racial inequality and/or disabled women.

  Applications from smaller organisations are encouraged.

  Applications from partnerships will be accepted.

  
  Eligible Expenditure

  The aim of the funding is to protect essential services for women most impacted by poverty and the cost-of-living crisis.

  The fund can cover the following types of costs:

  • Emergency support and to meet the priority basic needs of women in the community through, for example, normal charitable support including welfare packs, food or clothing (these should be purchased by the organisation to distribute to women in their community, using their usual policy and processes).

  • Dedicated organisational capacity development.

  • Staff salaries.

  • Project activities.

  • Running costs.

  • Equipment.

  • Organisational development.

  • Contributions to fixed costs.

  How To Apply

  Round 2 is a two-stage application process:

  • Stage 1: Complete an online Expression of Interest Form by the deadline of 21 June 2024 (5pm).

  • Stage 2: Smallwood will invite around 100 organisations to submit a full application

  Full guidance notes, FAQs and an online Expression of Interest form can be found on the Smallwood Trust website.

  Groups can also submit their Expression of Interest as a video or audio file.

  Contact Smallwood Trust for more information.

  Documents & links

  https://www.smallwoodtrust.org.uk/grants-to-organisations-2/(External link)

  
  

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  £ 75,000

  Deadline: 27/06/2024

  
  

  Grants for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities for projects that make improvements to community facilities and the natural environment that are located near a qualifying Veolia site in England.

  Objectives of Fund

  The Trust currently offers three grant schemes:

  • Community Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve community buildings or outside spaces for the benefit of the community.

  • Environmental Improvement Grants are for Environmental Bodies that are enrolled with ENTRUST, the regulator of The Landfill Communities Fund, and are a registered charity. Grants are available to enable landscape scale improvement projects such as habitat creation/management, and/or species protection.

  • Habitat and Biodiversity Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations that are enrolled with ENTRUST to support structural improvements to a single habitat, such as a waterway, woodland, or nature reserve.

  The funder is looking for projects that:

  • Protect and enhance biodiversity and natural habitats

  • Inspire the creation of a sustainable carbon neutral space.

  • Promote community action and wellbeing.

  • Are inclusive and accessible to everyone and anyone to use.

  
  

  Value Notes

  Three different grants are available:

  Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

  • Projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 (including VAT and professional costs).

  • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

  Habitat and Biodiversity Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

  • Projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 (including VAT and professional costs).

  • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

  Environmental Improvement Grants start at £75,000. There is no upper limit. CTP payment is applicable.

  Grants will be paid by BACS transfer in three separate payments.

  Match Funding Restrictions

  Match funding of at least 10% is required for projects before the full application is submitted.

  For all awards, an independent third party contributor will need to reimburse the landfill operator the 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Community grant applications will be accepted from:

  • Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents that state members or directors receive no financial benefit, have a minimum of two directors, and have been established for a minimum of two years.

  • Local authorities.

  Applicants must use the Postcode Checker(External link) to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.

  Habitat and Biodiversity Grant applications will be accepted from:

  • Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents with at least two unrelated trustees that has been established for a minimum of two years.

  • Environmental bodies already enrolled with ENTRUST.

  To be eligible for an Environmental Improvement Grant, organisations must:

  • Be already enrolled with ENTRUST as an Environmental Body, and a registered charity.

  • Have experience of delivering projects funded through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).

  • Have a track record proven expertise in delivering similar successful environmental improvement projects.

  • Have a project located in England that meets ENTRUST requirements.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  Community Grant Funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates.

  Funding can be used for the construction and/or improvement of buildings or outdoor spaces, such as:

  • Physical improvement to a building or outdoor space with public access, such as community centre or space, public park, play area, skate park, MUGA, sports ground, woodland, nature reserve, community garden, public right of way, inland waterway

  • Fixed items, including kitchen cupboards and worksurfaces, boilers and radiators, windows and doors, toilets, and fencing.

  Funded projects must be completed within 12 months of the start date.

  Habitat and Biodiversity Grant Funding is for projects resulting in structural improvements for a single habitat, such as woodland or nature reserve to improve natural habitats and help native species thrive.

  Funding can be used for:

  • Physical improvement works that result in habitat improvements and/or increase biodiversity.

  • Staff costs that directly relate to completing the physical improvements at the project site.

  • Equipment required for project delivery.

  Funded projects must be completed within 12 months of the start date.

  Environmental Improvement Grants are for ambitious and imaginative projects which will make a local, regional, national and global impact on the environment by:

  • Protecting and expanding threatened habitats.

  • Protecting and increasing biodiversity.

  • Having the widest impact on the environment.

  • Monitoring, assessing and promoting the impact.

  
  

  Location

  Within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site in England.

  https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/index.php?page=Postcode_Checker_1(External link)

  
  Documents & links

  https://www.veoliatrust.org/(External link)

  https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/(External link)

  
  

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  £1000, £3000 or £6000

  Application deadline: 06/06/2024

  Grants are available for National Digital Inclusion Network members to boost their digital inclusion support offer.

  Objectives of Fund

  The funding is for National Digital Inclusion Network members to reduce digital barriers faced by people living locally or using their services.

  The Network is free and open to any organisation that wants to or is already delivering digital support for people.

  The £1 million Fix The Digital Divide Fund offers the following grants at different times during the year, which are only available to their Network members, with full details available once the grant scheme opens for application:

  • Digital Inclusion Capability Grants for hubs in the Network to build their capacity to provide digital inclusion support.

  • Digital Inclusion Impact Grants for hubs to provide digital inclusion support to more members of their local communities, predominantly skills via Learn My Way and access to data through the National Databank.

  Value Notes

  Grants range in value:

  • Activation Grants of £1,000.

  • Impact Grants of £3,000 (to support 60-90 people) or £6,000 (to support 120-150 people).
    

  Who Can Apply

  The Network is free and open to any organisation that wants to or is already delivering digital support for people.

  Capability Grant applications will be accepted from organisations from across the UK who have some experience delivering digital inclusion support already and who want to develop their inclusion offer.

  Impact Grant applications will be accepted from organisations from across the UK who have experience delivering digital inclusion support already and want to expand their digital inclusion offer.

  Groups cannot apply for a Capability Grant and an Impact Grant at the same time.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  The Capability grants support the further development of the organisation’s capacity to deliver digital inclusion support and ultimately help more people to either gain digital skills or access free mobile data.

  The Impact grant is aimed at funding new proposals that support organisations to reach and support the hardest to reach members of their community.

  
  

  How To Apply

  Applications are currently being accepted for Impact Grants and Capability Grants with a deadline of 6 June 2024.

  Grant guidance, further descriptions and the application form for each of the grants can be found on the Good Things Foundation website

  Information on how to become a National Digital Inclusion Network member (which is free) can be found on the Good Things Foundation website. The joining application needs to be submitted at least five business days before the deadline of any funding round.

  Contact the Good Things Foundation for further information.

  Documents & links

  https://network.goodthingsfoundation.org/funding-and-services(External link)

  https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/network/join/(External link)

  
  

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  £ 10,000

  Application deadline: 16/06/2024

  Grants are available for non-profit community groups and registered charities in specific wards within the West Midlands to help increase walking and cycling in their communities.

  Objectives of Fund

  The funding is intended to empower communities within the Cycling for Everyone Wards to deliver walking, wheeling, and cycling activities.
  

  The aims are to benefit people and increase access to active travel, and engaging one or more of the following priority audiences:

  • Children (16 years old and under).

  • Families.

  • Women.

  • Disabled people.

  • Ethnic minority groups.

  Value Notes

  Grants of up to £10,000 are available.

  Projects need to start within a month of application approval and be completed by 15 September 2024.

  Payment will be made 50% up front and the remaining 50% upon purchase of the items and/or activity. VAT will be excluded from grant payments.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from:

  • Formally constituted clubs, associations, or trusts

  • Registered charities

  • Social enterprises

  • Company Limited by Shares

  • Company (limited by guarantee)

  • Registered CASC

  • Community Interest Companies

  • Unregistered clubs or associations.

  
  

  Faith groups are welcome to apply as long as the funded activity is not used to promote the religious beliefs of the organisations.

  
  

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Have a written constitution or governing document which sets out the rules on how the organisation is run.

  • Be a not-for-profit organisation

  • Have an organisation committee or Board that includes three or more unrelated or cohabiting members with an equitable distributed decision making/voting rights.

  • Have appropriate organisational safeguarding policies and procedures, including separate policies for children and adults at risk.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  The funding needs to support walking, wheeling, and cycling activities.

  Examples include but are not limited to:

  • Equipment, including bikes (for loan), cargo bikes (for loan), helmets, locks, lights, walking boots, umbrellas, maps.

  • Led walk-and-ride training to encourage the community to enjoy their local path.

  • Access to bike maintenance training, learn-to-ride training, walk leader training, and other forms of training to build walking and cycling capacity.

  
  

  Groups are encouraged to suggest their own ideas of how the funding could be used to get more people out cycling, walking, and wheeling.

  
  

  The funding is to be used for direct project costs, such as:

  • Equipment hire / purchase

  • Coaches fees / expenses

  • Hire of facilities

  • Promotion / publicity

  • Staff costs

  • Transport / travel

  • Other expenditure.

  
  

  Location

  Organisations applying for a grant must be in one of the following wards:

  • Local Authority Coventry. Wards: Foleshill, Longford, Canley (Westwood ward), Henley, Willenhall (Binley/ Willenhall). Lower Stoke.

  
  

  How To Apply

  Guidance notes, FAQs and the application form can be found on the Sustrans website.

  The deadline for applications is 16 June 2024 (23:59).

  Applications will be reviewed by Transport of West Midlands and relevant Local Authority colleagues on an ongoing basis.

  Notification of decisions to successful applicants is expected the week of 24 June 2024.

  Project delivery, monitoring and reporting will need to be completed by 15 September 2024.

  Contact Sustrans for further information.

  
  

  Documents & links

  https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/2024/may/grant-applications-open-to-support-walking-and-cycling-in-the-west-midlands/(External link)

  
  

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  £ 150,000 | Application deadline: 20/06/2024

  
  

  Free independent energy assessments and/or capital grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations delivering frontline services in England to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings.

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  This scheme offers voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) based in England the opportunity to apply for a free Independent Energy Assessment (IEA), a comprehensive evaluation of their building’s energy usage, efficiency and potential for energy savings.

  
  

  The IEA will be carried out by a team of independent energy assessors who will work with successful applicants to help identify energy-saving opportunities in their building.

  In addition, those who qualify may apply for a capital grant which can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in the applicant’s IEA, to reduce their building’s energy costs and support the delivery of their frontline services.

  
  

  
  

  Value Notes

  A total of £25.5 million is available.

  The scheme offers:

  • Free independent energy assessments

  • Option of capital grants of between £2,000 and £150,000

  
  

  All funds must be spent and projects completed by March 2025.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  To be eligible for an Independent Energy Assessment, applicants must be:

  • A single applicant with charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes. If the organisation distributes surpluses to individuals such as members or shareholders, they must have an asset lock and reinvest a minimum of 51% into charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purposes. In addition, the organisation must have one of the following legal structures/statuses:

    • Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

    • Community Benefit Society (CBS)

    • Trust

    • Unincorporated Association

    • Co-operative society

    • Community Interest Company (CIC)

    • Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

    • Company Limited by Shares (CLS)

  • Based and operating in England.

  • Delivering frontline services or managing a building as a hub that delivers multiple frontline services.

  • Able to evidence a need for energy efficiency support.

  • Financially sustainable, and likely to continue operating for at least the next two years.

  • Able to upload their organisation’s governance document, last set of annual accounts and, if available, their building’s energy bills from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023.

  
  

  
  

  To be eligible for a Capital Grant (in addition to the above), applicants must:

  • Have been operating for at least two years.

  • Have an existing IEA that identifies capital energy efficiency measures, includes potential cost savings, has been completed within the past two years and was conducted by a qualified and experienced independent energy assessor.

  • Provide evidence that the energy efficiency measure(s) being requested will enhance their financial resilience and support the delivery of their frontline services.

  • Have a long-term arrangement with their premises, either owning the building or having a minimum of two years left on their lease and be able to provide documents evidencing this.

  • If they have a lease, have the building owner’s permission to carry out the capital works and they must complete the Building Owners Permission Form.

  
  

  The scheme’s intended outcome is to support diverse organisation types and ensure a good geographic and demographic spread of funding, so these are also factors that will be considered during assessment.
  

  
  

  If the scheme is oversubscribed, priority will be given to:

  • Organisations directly supporting individuals and communities with critical needs, particularly those related to the rising cost of living.*

  • Organisations for whom energy is the biggest concern.

  • Micro, small and medium-sized organisations. Priority will be given to organisations with an income of less than £1 million per year.

  
  

  *Examples include:

  • Services that address poverty, including by providing food, warmth, emergency supplies or personal grants.

  • Shelter, accommodation and housing for those most in need.

  • Advice services for people experiencing financial, housing or legal challenges.

  • Services that address specific physical and mental health issues (such as disability, addiction and dementia).

  • Education, training and employment services that improve employability.

  • Community hubs or centres, out of which a number of these services operate.

  
  

  Full details can be found in the guidance notes.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  Capital Grants can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in the applicant’s IEA, to reduce their building’s energy costs and support the delivery of their frontline services.

  
  

  How To Apply

  The guidance notes, frequently asked questions and eligibility checker can be found on the Groundwork UK website.

  
  

  The first step in the application process is for groups to use the online eligibility checker to see if they are eligible to apply for the cost and delivery of an Independent Energy Assessment (IEA).

  
  

  Those who are successful will be matched up with an independent energy assessor who will assess the building and help identify energy-saving opportunities.

  
  

  Applications for IEAs are currently open with notification of decisions within 15 working days. The deadline for Independent Energy Assessment applications is 20 June 2024.

  Groups are encouraged to apply as early as they can to ensure their independent energy assessment is completed and satisfactory, and they have sufficient time if they decide to apply for a Capital Grant.

  The deadline for Capital Grant applications is 14 August 2024.

  Webinars will be held for each Capital Grant round. The next webinars will be held for the spring and summer rounds with bookings via the Groundwork UK website.

  
  

  
  

  The scheme will close to IEA and Capital Grant applications on 30 August 2024.
  

  
  

  
  

  Documents & links

  https://www.groundwork.org.uk/vcseenergyefficiency/?utm_source=Groundwork+Updates&utm_campaign=80b575792f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_12_06_08_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-80b575792f-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D(External link)

  
  

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  £ 5,000

  Application deadline: 27/06/2024

  
  

  Grants are available to community groups, charities and social enterprises for environmental projects across the UK.

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  
  

  The funding aims to support specific UK-based environmental, conservation and community renewable energy projects.

  The theme for the current round is soil health.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Applications are accepted from a range of UK based organisations, including charities, social enterprises, voluntary organisations, small grassroots community groups and businesses.

  To be eligible, the organisation and/or project must:

  • Be entirely based in the UK.

  • Have a website or social media presence.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  Funding supports small environmental projects across the UK.

  The latest round of funding is targeted towards projects and initiatives working to combat the problem of soil degradation, the way land is managed and increasing soil organic matter levels in UK arable and horticultural soils in the next 20 years.

  
  How To Apply

  Applications are open for the May to June application window. The funding window will close 27 June 2024 (12 noon).

  The Trust operates three funding windows per year:

  • January to February.

  • May to June.

  • September to October.

  The guidelines and online application form can be found on the Naturesave Trust website.

  Contact Naturesave Trust for further information.

  
  

  Documents & links

  https://naturesave.co.uk/naturesave-trust/(External link)

  
  

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  Discretionary (average £3,500) | Application deadline

  Grants are available to local charitable organisations working with young people aged up to 25 years in England and Wales.

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  The funding is intended for local organisations with charitable aims that are working with young people from 0 to 25 years of age in England and Wales.

  There is particular interest in projects that lead to employment, accreditation, further education, training and integration. The Fund looks for innovation and entrepreneurship. The panel looks for strong evidence of how closely applicants consult young people in developing their service, and for any community involvement or local financial support.
  

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from the following organisations provided they have charitable aims:

  • Organisations set up as Community Interest Companies, or a recognised Social Enterprise that can demonstrate that they have clear charitable purposes and that their work has a defined social benefit.

  • Faith based organisations as long as the grant benefits the wider community and is not intended to influence people’s religious choices or promote a particular belief system.

  • National charities with a base in the area and a significant local presence can apply if the grant is for the benefit of local people. However, priority is given to small, local organisations.

  • Schools seeking funding for activities that are outside the scope of statutory provision.

  
  

  To be eligible, applicants must have:

  • A written constitution/set of rules that sets out the organisation’s purpose, and how it is managed.

  • A list of those involved in running the organization, including trustees if appropriate.

  • A copy of their most recent annual accounts or financial records showing the balance of funds, income and expenditure. If they do not have financial records that cover a full year, they will need to provide what records they have currently.

  • A bank account in the name of the organisation with at least two signatories, and original bank statements. Alternatively, small organisation that do not have a bank account could ask another charitable organisation to look after the funds for them as long as they provide written authorisation from the organisation that will do this.

  • A safeguarding policy if the organisation works directly with children or vulnerable adults.

  • An equal opportunities policy if the organisation employs staff.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  The grants can be used for running costs, both project and core costs, as well as capital costs.

  
  

  How To Apply

  Applications can be made throughout the year. The Trustees meet three times per annum to consider applications. Contact the Foundation's office for the date of the next meeting.

  General grant guidelines and online application form can be found on the Herefordshire Community Foundation website.

  
  

  Documents & links

  https://www.herefordshirecf.org/funds/joanies-fund-england-wales/(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Join our Grant Writing Workshop!

  Is your community group considering applying for National Lottery funding?

  Whether you're just starting out, or you're fine-tuning your application before submission, we're here to help!

  Come along and join others working on their applications. Share ideas, get help with the National Lottery funding application online form, and the Community Resilience Team will be there to lend a hand if you need support.

  When: 16th May 2024

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  Cost: Free

  Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm

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  Join our Grant Writing Workshop!

  Is your community group considering applying for National Lottery funding?

  Whether you're just starting out, or you're fine-tuning your application before submission, we're here to help!

  Come along and join others working on their applications. Share ideas, get help with the National Lottery funding application online form, and the Community Resilience Team will be there to lend a hand if you need support.

  When: 16th May 2024

  Location: Coventry City Council, One Friargate, Coventry, CV1 2GN

  Cost: Free

  Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm

  Places are limited, to book your place on the workshop here(External link)

  
  

  Want to know more? Please contact the team CommunityResilience@coventry.gov.uk(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £200,000

  Deadline: 09/04/2024

  Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for local projects that support the wellbeing of communities in the Severn Trent region.

  There are 3 funding pots:

  • £2,000 to £10,000 – up to 12 months for project completion
  • £10,001 to £75,000 - up to 24 months for project completion
  • £75,001 to £200,000 - up to 24 months for project completion

  
  

  
  

  Match Funding

  They encourage all applications to provide match funding but it’s a requirement for applications of £10,001 or over.

  
  

  Themes:

  They work to three themes of community wellbeing and your application should highlight at least one of these:

  • People - Projects that support healthier lifestyles and skills development
  • Places - Projects that help create better places for communities
  • Environment - Projects that improve access to and promote a healthier natural environment, including the preservation of water

  If you're applying for £75,000 or more, your project should have a combination of all three!

  Both the applicant organisation and the project's beneficiaries must be located within the Severn Trent region, which stretches from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from the West Midlands to the East Midlands.

  Projects must benefit Severn Trent customers. A Severn Trent customer is somebody who receives their water supply from Severn Trent, or whose waste is taken away and treated by the company.

  Organisations applying for more than £10,000 must be either charity registered or company registered (and supply a charity or company number), or an exempt charity, local authority or parish council.

  Useful links:

  https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund/(External link)

  
  

  £ 5,000

  Deadline: 10/05/2024

  Grants are available to UK registered charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that improve, fix, and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need across the UK.

  Who Can Apply

  Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations based in the UK (including specialist not-for-profit schools) can apply.

  Applications will be accepted from:

  • Registered Charities with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  • Registered Charities with OSCR
  • Registered Community Benefit Society with the FCA
  • Registered Cooperative Society with the FCA
  • Registered Community Interest Company (CIC) with Companies House.

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be supporting people in need in the UK by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress. The main beneficiaries could be:
    1. People suffering from sickness or disabilities.
    2. People from diverse groups.
    3. Disadvantaged or vulnerable people.
    4. People suffering from financial hardship.
    5. People suffering from mental health issues.
  • Be looking for funding to support projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of homes, community buildings and other buildings.
  • Have suitable governance to manage funds, eg, financial reporting, committee meetings, etc.

  Useful links

  https://www.screwfix.com/help/screwfixfoundation(External link)

  
  

  
  

  £3,000

  Deadline: 13/05/2024

  Grants are available to community organisations and charities across the West Midlands for projects that support the well-being of people in communities where Citizen provide social housing.

  Who Can Apply

  Local groups, organisations and charities may apply.

  Useful links
  https://www.citizenhousing.org.uk/citizen-local-fund/(External link)

  
  

  
  

  £25,000

  Deadline: 15/05/2024

  
  

  A competition for registered charities in the UK with research ideas to tackle real-world problems, focusing on the programme's themes of 'tackling inequalities, 'living well' and 'sustainability'.

  Winning Challenges will be assigned to an OU Research Team to take on the research idea and this team will receive a baseline of £25,000 in research funding to cover the direct cost of the research

  Who Can Apply

  Applications are accepted from all registered charities in the UK. Each charity must nominate a contact person, who must be an employee, trustee or volunteer of the charity. The nominated contact person must be a resident of the UK and over 18 years of age.

  UK charity entries must be directly related to the work and mission of the charity.

  Useful links

  https://societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/competitions/challenge-us(External link)

  https://societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/assets/media/OU%20Challenge%20Us%20Competition%202024%20Brochure%20-%20CHARITIES.pdf(External link)

  
  

  
  Larger Projects Fund

  £50,000

  Deadline: 15/05/2024

  
  

  Grants are available to non-profit making organisations in qualifying areas of England for improvements to local community facilities, historic buildings and structures, sport and recreation facilities.

  Who Can Apply

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be run on a not-for-profit basis. This could include community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
  • Own or hold a lease for the project site with at least five years remaining.
  • Be based at a project site which must be owned or leased by the applying organisation.

  The Trust provides a postcode checker so that potential applicants can check the eligibility of the project's location.

  Useful links

  https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/suez-communities-fund-england/(External link)

  
  

  Smaller Projects Fund

  £20,000

  Deadline: 15/05/2024

  
  

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations in qualifying areas of England for physical improvement to community facilities, such as village halls, public parks, sports facilities, historic buildings and structures.

  Who Can Apply

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be run on a not-for-profit basis. This could include community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
  • Own or hold a lease for the project site with at least five years remaining.
  • Be based at a project site which must be owned or leased by the applying organisation.

  Applicants should check the Trust's postcode checker to ensure their project's location is eligible.

  Useful links

  https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/suez-communities-fund-england/(External link)

  £10,000

  Deadline: 17/05/2024

  One-off grants are available to UK registered charities for projects that improve homes and communities spaces for those who are experiencing homelessness, in financial hardship, impacted by health, disability or other disadvantage or distress.

  Who Can Apply

  UK registered charities based and working in the UK can apply.

  The following organisations can apply:

  • Foodbank
  • Community centre
  • Religious organisation
  • Disability charity/ service
  • Homelessness charity
  • Community volunteer group
  • Community shop/ pantry
  • Family centre/ charity
  • Mental health charity/ service
  • Community fridge
  • Children's/ youth charity
  • Health charity
  • Elderly care charity/ group
  • Poverty relief
  • Community cafe
  • Social/supported accommodation.
  • Soup kitchen
  • Community garden
  • Preschool/ nursery
  • Hospice
  • Primary school
  • Environmental charity/ group
  • Youth group/ club
  • Redistribution and logistics
  • Nursing/ care home
  • Emergency/ rescue service
  • Day care centre
  • Sports club/ group
  • Community/ city farm
  • Conservation charity/ group
  • Veterans charity
  • Domestic abuse charity
  • Secondary school
  • Neighbourhood group
  • Park group
  • Recycling/ reuse charity
  • Performing arts group
  • Advice service
  • Refugee/ asylum charity
  • Hospital
  • Animal rescue/ care
  • Charity shop
  • Recreation and social group
  • Human rights organisation
  • LGBTQ+ charity
  • Community transport
  • College
  • Racial equality charity
  • Wildlife charity/group
  • Heritage trust
  • Campaigning organisation

  Useful links

  B&Q Foundation Grants
  https://bqfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant
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  £ 1,000

  
  

  Deadline 12 April 2024

  
  

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation (IMD areas 1-3) to support delivery of their football activities to engage with the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.

  
  

  Community sports groups can apply to receive:

  • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.

  • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.*

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  £ 1,000

  
  

  Deadline 12 April 2024

  
  

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation (IMD areas 1-3) to support delivery of their football activities to engage with the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.

  
  

  Community sports groups can apply to receive:

  • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.

  • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.*

  • Coaching grants to get more women qualified to coach girls’ football at a grassroots level.

  • Access to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and resources.

  • Exclusive opportunities to apply for Premier League and Barclays FA Women’s Super League tickets, mascot opportunities and exclusive promotional experiences.

  *Deep Impact grants are for existing grantees, who have already received a £500 access grant from the Barclays Community Football Fund in 2022 or 2023.
  

  
  

  How To Apply

  There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

  • Round one opens 12 February and closes 12 April 2024.

  • Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.

  
  

  Useful links

  https://sported.org.uk/barclays-community-football-fund-2/

  
  

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  £50,000

  Deadline: 8/4/2024

  
  

  One-off grants are available to UK registered charities based in Birmingham and the West Midlands in the areas of social welfare, medical and healthcare, education and training, conservation, penal reform and the arts.

  UK bodies legally exempt from registration with the Charity Commission may also apply and small grants are sometimes made to unregistered groups in the West Midlands who have a constitution, an elected committee and a bank account controlled by two or more committee members

  Useful links:

  https://wa-cadbury.org.uk/

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  £200,000

  Deadline: 09/04/2024

  Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for local projects that support the wellbeing of communities in the Severn Trent region.

  There are 3 funding pots:

  • £2,000 to £10,000 – up to 12 months for project completion
  • £10,001 to £75,000 - up to 24 months for project completion
  • £75,001 to £200,000 - up to 24 months for project completion

  
  

  Match Funding

  They encourage all applications to provide match funding but it’s a requirement for applications of £10,001 or over.

  
  

  Themes:

  They work to three themes of community wellbeing and your application should highlight at least one of these:

  • People - Projects that support healthier lifestyles and skills development
  • Places - Projects that help create better places for communities
  • Environment - Projects that improve access to and promote a healthier natural environment, including the preservation of water

  If you're applying for £75,000 or more, your project should have a combination of all three!

  Both the applicant organisation and the project's beneficiaries must be located within the Severn Trent region, which stretches from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from the West Midlands to the East Midlands.

  Projects must benefit Severn Trent customers. A Severn Trent customer is somebody who receives their water supply from Severn Trent, or whose waste is taken away and treated by the company.

  Organisations applying for more than £10,000 must be either charity registered or company registered (and supply a charity or company number), or an exempt charity, local authority or parish council.

  Useful links:

  https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund/

  
  

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  £10,000

  Deadline: 15/4/2024

  
  

  Small grants of up to £2,000 and Large grants of up to £10,000 are available to support projects addressing the local needs in Coventry which will enable the community to be better off through life.

  Grants will be considered from charities, constituted voluntary and community groups that support communities by focusing on improving:

  • Isolation & Vulnerability for people aged over 60 year – e.g. support services for the elderly, befriending services and support and befriending with bereavement

  The following types of organisations may apply:

  • Registered charities.
  • Constituted community groups.
  • Companies limited by guarantee with charitable aims.
  • Community interest companies.
  • Co-operatives – registered community benefit societies and registered industrial and provident societies.
  • Social enterprises.

  Applications from mutual aid groups will be considered; however any such groups will need to work with a constituted group/registered charity who will need to hold the funds on their behalf.

  Groups must:

  • Have been running for at least two years.
  • Have an income level of less than £500,000, as shown in their most recent annual accounts.
  • Be applying for projects in Coventry and/or Warwickshire (priority will be given to groups based in Coventry).

  
  

  Useful links:

  https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/coventry-building-society-small-and-large-grants/

  
  

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  £50,000

  Deadline: 23/4/2024

  Grants are available to arts organisations in the UK for projects that promote the role of creativity in the lives of people with mental health problems from ethnically diverse backgrounds. The current call is for projects focused on men, creativity and mental health.

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be an established arts organisation of any kind (including museums) operating in the UK. This could be a charity or a regulated social enterprise, such as a Community Interest Company.
  • Have delivered creative opportunities to people with mental health problems for at least two years.
  • Have had an annual income of over £75,000 for the last two years.

  In this case, ‘arts organisation’ means an organisation whose primary purpose is around the arts and creativity broadly defined. Applicants working in partnership with relevant community groups and sharing resources are encouraged to apply.

  Useful links:

  https://baringfoundation.org.uk/our-grant-making/current-funding-opportunities/

  
  

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  £500

  Deadline: 26/4/2024

  What you can get:

  • £500 worth of products
  • NEW - An additional Climate Curriculum Pack (valued at £150)
  • 4 hours of CPD on your setting’s site, broken down as follows:
    • 2 hours of CPD on the topic chosen from the LSNG training list for any adults from your setting. This is an opportunity for the staff to benefit, not just the lead applicant. This part of the offer is perhaps more valuable than the products, the value lies in the skills and understanding that this part of the award offers. This is not a visit to look at potential physical changes to your site, it will look at how you use your existing space to teach the curriculum outdoors. Your trainer will be in touch before the session to discuss the content.
    • 2 hours on site on the same day to undertake LtL’s Climate Ready School Grounds digital tool. This will generate a report on how your school grounds can be improved, particularly from a climate perspective. We value and encourage input from the Sustainability Lead and the cohort of Eco Committee and/or Pupil Council members. Click here(External link) to find out more information about this
  • 1 years membership to Learning through Landscapes. This sees access to exclusive discounts, offers and outdoor learning resources.
  • 3 webinars on a variety of topics.
  • A plaque from the players of the People's Postcode Lottery to display in your setting's reception area.

  The following are eligible to apply:

  • Nurseries and other early years providers.
  • Pre-schools.
  • Primary schools.
  • Secondary schools.

  Priority will be given to applicants that include children in the decision-making process.

  Useful links:

  https://naturegrants.ltl.org.uk/

  
  

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  £2,500

  Deadline: 30/4/2024

  Grants are available to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe place to call home.

  Organisations must have a turnover of under £1.5 million and be supporting young people aged 16 years and under.

  Useful links:

  https://the7starsfoundation.co.uk/

  
  

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  £1,000

  Deadline: 30/4/2024

  Grants are available to support grassroot football clubs across the UK with a priority on supporting children up to the age of 18 access sport and physical activity and/or providing more equipment and opportunity for children. The Footie for All grants will support grassroots clubs in providing more spaces, better equipment and new kits – anything they need to help support children in their local communities.

  Applications are open to grassroots football clubs across the UK. Groups must be constituted and have a governing document and safeguarding policy in place.

  Useful links:

  https://tescostrongerstarts.org.uk/footiefund/

  
  

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  Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

  £6,000

  Deadline: 1/5/2024

  Grants are available to UK registered charities for charitable work in the UK that benefits children, through their education and/or welfare, youth projects, and the elderly and their welfare.

  UK registered charities whose purpose is to:

  • benefit children and adults particularly those living in socially deprived areas, through education to develop core skills and support wellbeing and mental health.
  • benefit the wellbeing and welfare of children and adults by preventing or reducing poverty and homelessness in the community.
  • support the elderly and improve their wellbeing by reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of Dementia and Alzheimer's and support later life/palliative care.

  UK registered charities based and working in the UK may apply. They must have submitted their trustee annual report, annual return and latest audited accounts to the Charity Commission. Charities must have at least one year of published accounts covering a 12-month period.

  Successful applicants must wait three years before re-applying. Unsuccessful applicants must wait two years before re-applying.

  Useful links:

  https://www.skiptoncharitablefoundation.co.uk/
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  £2500

  
  

  
  

  Deadline: 17 March 2024

  
  

  
  

  The KFC Youth Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 to not-for-profit groups with a turnover of less than £300,000 and that have existed for at least 12 months to deliver a variety of projects that help young people create firm foundations through early intervention in communities near KFC restaurants across the UK.

  
  

  
  

  Applications will be considered from registered charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or unregistered charities that:

  • Benefit young people aged 11-25 years old.

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  £2500

  
  

  
  

  Deadline: 17 March 2024

  
  

  
  

  The KFC Youth Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 to not-for-profit groups with a turnover of less than £300,000 and that have existed for at least 12 months to deliver a variety of projects that help young people create firm foundations through early intervention in communities near KFC restaurants across the UK.

  
  

  
  

  Applications will be considered from registered charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or unregistered charities that:

  • Benefit young people aged 11-25 years old.

  • Support those in a position of economic disadvantage (including one of the following: care leavers, those experiencing homelessness, young carers, young parents, refugees, and young people at risk of or with experience of the criminal justice system).

  • Empower young people to fulfil their potential and build a positive future by providing spaces that allow young people to feel safe and secure, helping them to unlock talent, build life skills, provide mentoring, and improve their chances to gain meaningful employment.

  • Demonstrate positive results from their project within 12 months of KFC funding being received.

  
  

  
  

  There is a two-stage application process. Groups must first submit an online Expression of Interest, including a two-minute video about their organisation, before being invited to submit a full application.

  
  

  https://www.kfc.co.uk/kfc-foundation-community-grants(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £ 7,500

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Application deadline: 22 March 2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available to community organisations for projects to improve the health and wellbeing of older people. For the current round, projects should focus on one-to-one initiatives to alleviate loneliness for people over 65 years old in Great Britain.

  
  

  
  

  Organisations must be working with adults over 65 years of age and providing direct person-centred interventions.

  
  

  
  

  The project must be legally charitable and unrestricted funds will only be awarded to registered charities.

  
  

  
  

  Organisations must have:

  • An annual income less than £250,000.

  • A governing document.

  • A registered bank account in the name of the organisation.

  
  

  
  

  There is a two-stage application process. Initially, an online expression of interest form should be submitted. This will be reviewed and, if selected, the main form will be sent to successful applicants: the full application should include a recent bank statement, safeguarding policy and, if not a registered charity, either the constitution and/or articles of association.

  
  

  McCarthy Stone Foundation(External link)

  
  

  
  

  McCarthy Stone Foundation - Grants Programme(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £250,000 - £5,000,000

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  No deadline

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The Heritage Enterprise programme is for projects that seek to achieve economic growth by investing in heritage. It is primarily for enterprising community organisations and partnerships between commercial organisations and community organisations, to help them rescue neglected historic buildings and sites and return them to a viable productive use.

  
  

  
  

  Heritage Enterprise is designed to bridge the funding gap that prevents a historic asset in need of repair from being returned to a beneficial and commercial use. The case for grant funding will depend on there being a conservation deficit. This is where the existing value of a heritage asset plus the cost of bringing it back into use is greater than the value of the asset after development has been completed.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Match Funding Restrictions

  
  

  
  

  Applicants must make a contribution to the project. This can be made up of cash, volunteer time, non-cash contributions, or a combination of all of these.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  How To Apply

  
  

  
  

  Applications go through a two-round process. Step one is to submit a short Expression of Interest form at any time. Applicants who are successful will move on to step two and will be invited to submit a development phase application followed by a delivery phase application.

  
  

  
  

  Deadlines for development and delivery applications are quarterly. The 2024 deadlines are 12 noon on:

  • 29 February 2024, to receive a decision by the end of June 2024.

  • 30 May 2024, to receive a decision by the end of September 2024.

  • 15 August 2024, to receive a decision by the end of December 2024.

  • 21 November 2024, to receive a decision by the end of March 2024.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Documents & links

  
  

  Heritage Enterprise Grants(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Heritage Fund(External link)

  
  

  
  

  £ 1,000

  
  

  Deadline 12 April 2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation (IMD areas 1-3) to support delivery of their football activities to engage with the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.

  
  

  
  

  Community sports groups can apply to receive:

  • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.

  • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.*

  • Coaching grants to get more women qualified to coach girls’ football at a grassroots level.

  • Access to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and resources.

  • Exclusive opportunities to apply for Premier League and Barclays FA Women’s Super League tickets, mascot opportunities and exclusive promotional experiences.

  
  

  
  

  *Deep Impact grants are for existing grantees, who have already received a £500 access grant from the Barclays Community Football Fund in 2022 or 2023.
  

  
  

  
  

  How To Apply

  
  

  
  

  There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

  • Round one opens 12 February and closes 12 April 2024.

  • Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.

  
  

  
  

  Documents & links

  
  

  Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Sported - Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £ 120,000

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Application deadline: 15 March 2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The funding is focused on work led by and for young people who have less access to creative programmes or who are underrepresented in arts and culture.

  
  

  
  

  This includes young people who:

  • Are D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.

  • Are from communities experiencing racial inequity.

  • Are economically or educationally disadvantaged.

  • Identify as LGBT+.

  • Have migration or care experience.
    
    

  
  

  
  

  Value Notes

  
  

  
  

  The funding can be used for single or multi-year grants.

  
  

  
  

  The maximum limit that can be applied for is £120,000 for up to three years.

  
  

  
  

  It is expected that between 8 to 12 grants will be awarded.

  
  

  
  

  A Learning Programme will run alongside the funding. This will be co-designed by funded organisations and facilitated by a Learning Partner. The Learning Programme will enable peer support and learning. Organisations will be compensated to support participation.

  
  

  
  

  
  How To Apply

  
  

  
  

  There is a two stage application process:

  • The first stage is to submit an online Expression of Interest which can be done between 14 February 2024 and 15 March 2024 (17:00). Decisions are expected in early May 2024.

  • Applicants who have a successful Expression of Interest will be invited to submit a full proposal and have a conversation with the Foundation. Decisions are expected by the end of September 2024.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Links

  
  

  Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Youth-Led Creativity Funding(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £20,000 and £40,000

  
  

  
  

  Deadline: 20 March 2024

  
  

  
  

  The objective of the funding is to bring about the following types of changes:

  
  

  
  

  • Support for adults and young people (aged 11-18) who are experiencing mental health problems, socio-economic disadvantage, discrimination and marginalisation:

    • to have greater access to natural spaces and nature-based activities;

    • to be involved in the development and running of nature-based activities in their local area;

    • to experience measurable positive changes to their mental health.

  • Additional support for those who need it accessing other services, for example, advice or specialist mental health services.

  • The learning gained through the delivery of funded activity is used to work with decision-makers locally to make changes that benefit local people’s access to nature.

  
  

  
  

  For the purposes of this funding programme:

  • Natural spaces can be in towns and cities, the countryside, or the coast, such as parks, community gardens, woodland, canals, lakes, rivers, beaches, and greened/reclaimed urban spaces.

  • Nature-based activities can include creating, maintaining, accessing and using natural spaces.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The funded activity should last two years.

  
  

  
  

  Match funding of at least 25% of the grant value is required.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  How To Apply

  
  

  
  

  Guidance notes and the application form can be found on the People’s Health Trust website.

  
  

  
  

  There is a two stage application process:

  • The first stage is to submit an initial online application by the deadline of 20 March 2024 (13:00).

  • Groups who are successful at stage one will be notified by 10 April whether they have been invited to stage two.

  • Groups invited to stage two will then have until 1 May 2024 to complete the application. Notification of awards in the beginning of June 2024.

  
  

  
  

  Contact the People's Health Trust for further information.
  

  
  

  
  

  Links

  
  

  People's Health Trust - Nature for Health(External link)

  
  

  
  

  People's Health Trust - Nature for Health - Guidance(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  £ 5,000

  
  

  
  

  Deadline: 13 March 2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The Foundation supports the following:

  • Youth: to help disadvantaged young people, supporting youth projects through education, the arts, sport and adventurous activities.

  • Disabled: to improve the quality of life of those with a mental or physical disability.

  • The elderly and terminally ill: to improve the quality of life of the elderly and those receiving end of life care.

  • Miscellaneous support: other social welfare projects such as those for carers, the homeless and ex-offenders.
    
    

  
  

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  
  

  
  

  The scheme is intended to support smaller charitable organisations undertaking projects for young people, the disabled, terminally ill patients and others in need. The main objective of the Trustees' grant-making is to improve lives and to lift people's aspirations.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  How To Apply

  
  

  
  

  An application form can be downloaded from the Foundation's website. Additional information to be submitted includes:

  
  

  
  

  • A copy of the most recent set of audited accounts.

  • A breakdown of the costs demonstrating how the grant will be spent.

  • The anticipated outcomes/impact and who/how many people will benefit.

  
  

  
  

  Completed application forms should be sent by post to the Foundation.

  
  

  
  

  Links

  
  

  Hedley Foundation

  
  

  
  
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  Inclusive Communities

  Up to £75,000

  Deadline: 5pm 5th February

  
  

  
  

  The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

  
  

  
  

  The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people... Continue reading

  
  

  
  

  Inclusive Communities

  Up to £75,000

  Deadline: 5pm 5th February

  
  

  
  

  The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

  
  

  
  

  The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games.

  
  

  
  

  This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games:

  • Bringing people together

  • Improving health and wellbeing

  • Helping the region to grow

  • Putting the region on the map

  
  

  
  

  Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes:

  • Physical activity and sport

  • Mental health and well-being

  • Arts, culture and creativity

  • All grant thresholds open on 6th November 2023.

  • Small Grants (up to £15,000) and Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000) will close 5pm 5th February 2024

  
  

  
  

  Figure out which fund you'll apply for...(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Maximum value: £7,500 - £25,000

  
  

  
  

  Application deadline: 12 noon 09/02/2024

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available for regionally based voluntary and public sector organisations to help reach adults who are without essential digital skills, primarily those who are aged 75+ and living in England, Scotland or Wales.

  
  

  
  

  Grants of between £7,500 – £15,000 and £15,001 – £25,000 are available.

  
  

  
  

  The funding is available to organisations that can help engage people and communities across Britain with information about how to get and use smart meters. Applications will be considered from regionally based organisations preferably with local networks that can deliver support to people in one of the target groups. This includes charities, housing associations and local authorities.

  
  

  
  

  Projects need to address the fund’s objectives, which are to support those who might find it difficult to engage with the smart meter rollout.

  
  

  
  

  This year, the funding is aimed at partners who can evidence reaching people with a number of these characteristics, including:

  • Aged 75+.

  • Have at least one disability or impairment (for example, but not limited to, relating to sensory, physical, mental health or learning/memory).

  • From lower socioeconomic groups.

  • Lower literacy.

  
  

  
  

  The funding is for organisations who can deliver two types of activity:

  • Direct activity: direct contact with people in the target audience, such as face-to-face events, advice or via telephone.

  • Indirect activity: communication or marketing channels used to indirectly reach the target audience and convey information about smart meters, such as the use of advertising (for example, but not limited to, newsletters, posters, leaflets and radio advert

  
  

  
  

  All projects must start by 1 April 2024 and finish by 4 December 2024.

  
  

  
  

  An online drop-in Zoom session to answer questions about the application process or the proposed project will take place on 23 January 2024 (11:30am - 12:30pm). Registration is required (Meeting Registration - Zoom(External link))

  Useful Links

  
  

  NEA(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Smart Energy GB in Communities Grants Programme 2024(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Maximum value

  
  

  £ 1,000

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Application deadline

  
  

  12/04/2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation to support delivery of their of football activities to engage with young people from underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.

  
  

  
  

  
  The funding will ideally be spent within a six-month period.

  
  

  
  

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Operate in an area of high deprivation and support the hardest to reach young people facing multiple disadvantage. Only organisations located in or supporting young people from IMD areas 1-3 are eligible to apply. (Please note that disability football applications from groups that sit outside of IMD areas 1-3 will be considered.)

  • Be already delivering football activities to young people under the age of 25, or you are wanting to start with support from the Access grant.

  • Be delivering services directly to beneficiaries from one or more of the priority groups as follows; women and girls, young people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community and from lower socio-economic groups.

  
  

  
  

  The funding can be used for anything that will support delivery of football activities to under-represented groups such as:

  • Venue hire including floodlights and heating.

  • Coaching costs

  • Volunteer expenses

  • Equipment

  • Kit

  • Marketing and communications

  • Training and qualifications

  • Insurances and affiliation

  
  

  
  

  How To Apply

  
  

  
  

  There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

  • Round one opens 12 February and closes 12 April 2024.

  • Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.

  
  

  
  

  The FAQs, application guidance, and online application form can be found on the Sported website.

  
  

  
  

  Groups who are not a Sported member or existing grantee will need to create an account to start their application.

  Useful links

  
  

  Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Sported - Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Maximum value

  
  

  £ 2,000

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Application deadline

  
  

  -

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for energy efficiency projects in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.

  
  

  
  

  The funding must be spent within one year.

  
  

  
  

  Applications will be accepted from the following local organisations with an income of or less than £250,000 as shown in their most recent annual accounts:

  • Registered charities

  • Constituted community groups

  • Companies limited by guarantee with charitable aims

  • Community interest companies

  • Co-operatives - registered community benefit societies and registered industrial and provident societies

  • Social enterprises

  
  

  
  

  
  

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Have a management committee/board of trustees/board of directors with at least three unrelated people as members, a list of those directors will be required showing who has bank authorisation.

  • Have a written constitution/articles/set of rules.

  • Have a copy of their most recent annual accounts or financial records showing their organisation's balance of funds, income and reserves.

  • Have a bank account in the organisation's name with at least two unrelated signatories.

  • Have a bank statement from the last three months.

  • Have copies of their safeguarding policy (if working with children or vulnerable adults).

  • Have an equal opportunities policy.

  • Be able to provide quotes for capital items over £300.

  
  

  
  

  
  The fund aims to:

  • Support the development and installation of renewable energy projects.

  • Encourage the sustainable use of energy and reductions in carbon emissions.

  • Promote public awareness of environmental issues and support educational initiatives.

  • Encourage the implementation of sustainable initiatives to community buildings.

  
  

  Useful links

  
  

  
  

  Heart of England Community Foundation - Funding(External link)

  
  

  
  

  Community Energy Warwickshire Fund(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Maximum value: £ 25,000 | Application deadline: 26/02/2024

  
  

  
  

  The Talent Development Network is PRS Foundation's new approach to funding organisations, consolidating existing support into one holistic programme for organisations working at the frontline of talent development.

  
  

  
  

  The programme offers:

  • Up to three consecutive years of grant support providing organisations the opportunity to plan longer term initiatives.

  • Between £10,000 and £25,000 each year to organisations to provide crucial, transformative, and impactful support to the UK's most talented music creators to develop their careers.

  • Access to a network of pioneering talent development organisations across the UK where organisations can share and learn from each other.

  
  

  
  

  Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations, with a track record of transformational talent development of at least 18 months, based in the UK with an eligible programme of activity. This includes:

  • Talent development-specialist development organisations.

  • Festivals.

  • Venues.

  • Promoters.

  • Commissioning organisations.

  • Orchestras and large ensembles (large performance groups would include orchestras, choirs, jazz bands or folk groups with 12 or more performers).

  • Curators.

  • Organisations that are limited by guarantee and/or a registered charity.

  • CIC organisations.

  • Collectives including creator-led collectives.

  • Non-music organisations including local authorities, museums, etc where they are responsible for the management and delivery of music creator development-focused activities.

  Useful links

  PRS Foundation & Talent Development Network(External link)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Maximum value: £250 - £2,000

  
  

  
  

  Application deadline: 31/03/2024

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available to individuals and families across Great Britain to be used to help write off their energy debts.

  
  

  
  

  The Trust currently offers two funds:

  • Individuals and Families Fund

  • British Gas Energy Support Fund

  
  

  
  

  Both are intended to tackle fuel poverty by clearing the energy debts of struggling households and respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

  
  

  
  

  
  It should be noted that the Trust does not award cash payments, and will instead credit the householder account.

  
  

  
  

  Applicants must:

  • Live in England, Scotland or Wales.

  • Be a pre-payment meter customer.

  • Not have received a grant from the British Gas Energy Trust within the last two years.

  • Be seeking a grant to clear an outstanding debt on a current or open gas, electricity or dual fuel energy account in their name or be a member of that household. The energy account must relate to a main residence.

  • Have electric and/or gas debt.

  • Be facing fuel poverty.

  • Have received help from a money advice agency.

  
  

  
  

  It is not a requirement to be a British Gas Customer, though the majority of the funding pot is set aside for customers.

  
  

  
  

  Non-customers should check with their own provider first, as there may be funds available to support them.
  

  
  

  
  

  Restrictions

  
  

  
  

  The following energy suppliers all offer their own funds to their customers:

  • Eon

  • Eon Next

  • EDF

  • Scottish Power

  • OVO

  • Boost

  • SSE

  • Octopus

  
  

  
  

  Customers with any of these suppliers should apply directly to them.

  
  

  
  

  The Trust cannot make part payment toward an energy debt.

  Useful links

  
  

  
  

  https://britishgasenergytrust.org.uk/grants-available/(External link)
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  Inclusive Communities

  Up to £300,000

  Deadline: varies

  
  

  The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

  
  

  The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work... Continue reading

  
  

  Inclusive Communities

  Up to £300,000

  Deadline: varies

  
  

  The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

  
  

  The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games.

  
  

  This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games:

  • Bringing people together

  • Improving health and wellbeing

  • Helping the region to grow

  • Putting the region on the map

  
  

  Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes:

  • Physical activity and sport

  • Mental health and well-being

  • Arts, culture and creativity

  • All grant thresholds open on 6th November 2023.

  • Small Works and Refurbishment Grants close on 4th January 2024 (up to £100,000).

  • Small Grants (up to £15,000) and Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000) will have varying closing dates in throughout 2023 – 2024.

  • Large Grants (£75,000 to £300,000) will close on 4th January 2024.

  
  

  Figure out which fund you'll apply for...

  
  

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  £ 75,000

  Deadline: 04/01/2024

  
  

  Grants for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities for projects that make improvements to community facilities and the natural environment that are located near a qualifying Veolia site in England.

  
  

  The funder is looking for projects that:

  • Protect and enhance biodiversity and natural habitats

  • Inspire the creation of a sustainable carbon neutral space.

  • Promote community action and wellbeing.

  • Are inclusive and accessible to everyone and anyone to use.

  
  

  Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

  • Projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 (including VAT and professional costs).

  • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

  
  

  Match funding of at least 10% is required for projects before the full application is submitted.

  
  

  For all awards, an independent third party contributor will need to reimburse the landfill operator the 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.

  
  

  Applicants must use the Postcode Checker to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.

  
  

  Community Grant Funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates.

  
  

  Funding can be used for the construction and/or improvement of buildings or outdoor spaces, such as:

  • Physical improvement to a building or outdoor space with public access, such as community centre or space, public park, play area, skate park, MUGA, sports ground, woodland, nature reserve, community garden, public right of way, inland waterway

  • Fixed items, including kitchen cupboards and worksurfaces, boilers and radiators, windows and doors, toilets, and fencing.

  
  

  Funded projects must be completed within 12 months of the start date.

  
  

  Start your application on the website!

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  West Midlands - UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Multiply Small Grants

  £25,000 - £100,000

  Deadline: 10/01/2024

  
  

  Grants are available to organisations in the West Midlands Combined Authority area to carry out projects focused on increasing the levels of functional numeracy in the adult population, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

  
  

  The following priority approaches have been identified for the West Midlands:

  • Financial literacy delivered via local authority partners.

  • Universal Credit claimants in work delivered via West Midlands colleges.

  • Delivery through employers by independent training providers.

  • Residents who are in work, learning online with tutoring delivered via Higher Education partners.

  
  

  Grants of between £25,000 and £100,000 are available.

  
  

  For the minimum grant of £25,000 at least 100 employed residents should be engaged in the project. Any funding above the minimum grant value should reflect a maximum unit cost of £250 per resident engaged.

  Delivery of projects must take place between 1 February 2024 and 31 July 2024. There will be opportunities to access further funding depending on the success of the initial project

  
  

  Projects should include the following:

  • Employment of a ‘Numeracy Champion’ to engage with employed residents accessing their services to promote the benefit of enhanced numeracy skills and qualifications.

  • Provision of a numeracy-based taster session to residents (between one and two hours) with the intent of raising awareness and referring onto more formal training (e.g., other Multiply strands. adult education or community learning provision).

  • Facilitating a planned transition to WMCA Multiply or other skills provider to facilitate any progression towards full qualifications.

  • Oversight of the relationship between resident and training provider during the transition phase and until the resident has commenced learning.

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  Grants are available for charities and other not-for-profit organisations that are supporting people in fuel and food poverty in England, Scotland or Wales.

  
  

  The funding is for projects that fall within Utilita Giving’s purpose of supporting people in fuel and food poverty.

  
  

  The charity will prioritise funding that goes to:

  • Relieve fuel poverty or food poverty.

  • Educating the public in matters relating to fuel poverty or food poverty, including causes and impacts of such poverty and the things people can do to help prevent it.

  
  

  The funding can be used for a number of different things that support people in fuel and food poverty.

  
  

  Examples include:

  • A new van or transport for foodbanks charities to collect and redistribute food.

  • Additional paid staff to support a fuel poverty advice phoneline.

  • Additional money to feed disadvantaged families in a warm and welcome space.

  
  

  Applications can be made at any time. Each application will be carefully reviewed individually and any applicant can expect to receive a response within 14 working days.

  
  

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  Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Windrush Justice Programme

  £ 22,000 over 2 years

  No deadline

  
  

  Not-for-profit organisations based in the UK who provide advocacy support to those wishing to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme, including work to regulate their status before being able to access the fund, can apply for grants of £22,000 over two years.

  
  

  The funding is for organisations already providing advocacy support to victims of the Windrush Scandal.

  
  

  For this fund, advocacy support is taken to mean:

  • Assisting people with applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

  • Supporting applications to the Windrush Scheme (formally the Windrush Taskforce).

  • Signposting to other organisations offering support (for example, signposting more complicated cases to solicitors providing pro bono support).

  
  

  
  

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Have at least 51% of their Trustees/Governing body who are Black, Asian or mixed heritage.

  • Be already providing advocacy support to those seeking to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme

  • Have at least three unrelated individuals responsible for the governance of their organisation

  • Have a bank account in their name, requiring two independent signatories.

  
  

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  £ 2,500

  Deadline: 5pm 05/01/2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available to small UK registered charities to help them improve their digital presence.

  UK registered charities with an annual average income of less than £400,000 may apply.

  Successful applicants must agree to commence work on their project within three months of being awarded a grant.

  The funding is to be used on a distinct digital project: to build websites or digital products.

  Priority will be given to projects in the following areas during the appropriate application period:

  • 2023/24 Application Period 4: Art and Culture

  • 2024/25 Application Period 1: Social Justice/Refugees/Housing

  • 2024/25 Application Period 2: Education

  
  

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  £ 5,000

  Deadline: 08/01/2024

  
  

  Grants are available for UK registered charities for specific projects or core activities that equip disadvantaged people aged 18 and over with the necessary communication skills for employment.

  
  

  The Trust views communication skills as critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.

  
  

  The funding is for registered charities that are working to develop communication skills for people from disadvantaged groups who want to improve their employment prospects.

  
  

  As an inclusive charity, the Trust welcomes proposals which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, such as women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seeker

  
  

  The Trust will support annual repeat funding for up to three years – subject to satisfactory annual reviews of progress and impact.

  
  

  Priority will be given to:

  • Match funded projects.

  • Charities that can provide compelling evidence of impact.

  • Charities working with collaborative networks.

  • Self-sustainable projects, with a view to becoming less reliant on grants in the future.

  Check out their website for further information!

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  Discretionary amount

  Deadline: 10/01/2024

  
  

  Awards are available to registered charities working in the Midlands, North of England, and Wales, in the fields of youth, welfare, community, and environment. A package of support will enable winners to develop, raise their profiles, become more sustainable and face the future with greater confidence.

  The Awards offer a package of support intended to deliver long-term benefit to the charity, including a fully funded year of support from Pilotlight and an unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500.

  
  

  The 22 Award Finalists will receive:

  • A fully funded year of support from Pilotlight.

  • An unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500 to support the work with Pilotlight, this includes travel expenses to meetings.

  • Access to a network of local charities working with Pilotlight.

  • Two ‘connect’ sessions with other Award Winners across the year.

  
  

  To be eligible, your charity should work in one of the following areas:

  • Youth - the provision of services to children and young people up to age 25, including advice and guidance, work experience, training and coaching.

  • Welfare - helping vulnerable individuals, including adults experiencing exclusion, social or economic hardship or homelessness, offenders, providing support for older people and disabled.

  • Environment - practical action around sustainable land use and fishing, renewable energy, recycling schemes, biodiversity, species preservation, marine life, education, climate change science and conservation.

  • Community - including volunteering work, practical projects to improve an area, running community centres and providing a range of services for their local community.

  
  

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  Inclusive Communities

  Up to £300,000

  Deadline: varies

  The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

  The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work... Continue reading

  
  

  
  

  Inclusive Communities

  Up to £300,000

  Deadline: varies

  The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

  The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games.

  This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games:

  • Bringing people together

  • Improving health and wellbeing

  • Helping the region to grow

  • Putting the region on the map

  Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes:

  • Physical activity and sport

  • Mental health and well-being

  • Arts, culture and creativity

  • All grant thresholds open on 6th November 2023.

  • Small Works and Refurbishment Grants close on 4th January 2024 (up to £100,000).

  • Small Grants (up to £15,000) and Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000) will have varying closing dates in throughout 2023 – 2024.

  • Large Grants (£75,000 to £300,000) will close on 4th January 2024.

  
  

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  £2500 - £8000

  Deadline:14 December 2023.

  
  

  Voluntary and community groups which work with specific groups of Coventry people and can use their community links to talk to people who do not have a strong voice.

  Different methods of gathering and recording experiences and views based on what works for those to be reached.

  Projects should focus on our target groups in the Coventry population, one of more of the following:

  • Children/young people
  • Men who experience a health or access inequality
  • Ethnic minority communities that experience a health or access inequality.

  Inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society. Health inequalities can result from things like:

  • Poverty/income
  • Learning disability or physical disability
  • Education
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity

  Healthwatch will support the successful applicants by:

  • Providing support at the start of your piece of work to make sure your method works well

  • Supporting the analysis of the information you collect as we are experienced in using qualitative information, identifying themes, and making recommendations for change.

  • Turning the findings into a Healthwatch report; briefing; or Healthwatch branded video so that we can use our powers for influence, making recommendations and getting a response

  • Using our connections and work for change based on what you find.

  
  

  Successful applicants will be notified: early January 2024.

  Set up meetings and a support session will take place in January 2024

  Pieces of work will need to be completed by 15 April 2024.

  
  

  Read the full guidance!

  
  

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  Updates on Awards for All and Reaching Communities

  New guidelines for the National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All programme mean groups can apply for up to £40,000 over two years for community-led projects.

  National Lottery Community Fund (NCLF) has revised their Awards for All Programme guidelines to reflect and deliver upon the promise and ambitions of its new UK-wide strategy, ‘It starts with community’, to build more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable communities.

  From 15 November 2023, for community-led projects that are not primarily arts or sport-focused, groups are now able to:

  • Apply for up to £20,000 per year.

  • Get project funding for up to two years (for a maximum of £40,000 within a two-year period).

  For arts and sports projects, the maximum grant amount remains £10,000 to support projects lasting up to 12 months.

  Groups can now only hold one National Lottery Awards for All grant at a time, and groups that have applied for up to £10,000 before 15 November 2023 will not be able to apply for more funding until their project is complete.

  
  

  Reaching Communities is undergoing a strategy overview so the focuses are slightly different now. They are concentrating on the following:

  We’ll support communities to connect by:

  • creating accessible, welcoming places, both physical and virtual, for people to meet

  • initiating engaging and inclusive activities that support connections within and between groups of people

  • enabling people from all backgrounds to shape the future of their communities

  • cultivating an increased sense of belonging.

  
  

  We’ll support environmentally sustainable communities that:

  • reduce carbon emissions and negative environmental impact

  • create positive environmental impacts

  • establish equality of access to the natural environment

  • improve the quality of natural spaces.

  
  

  We’ll enable children and young people to thrive by:

  • creating opportunities for children and young people from all backgrounds to enjoy community experiences

  • helping children and young people shape the decisions that affect them and their communities

  • providing children and young people access to safe spaces to play, participate, socialise and get support.

  
  

  We’ll enable people to live healthier lives by:

  • helping reduce health inequalities

  • increasing opportunities for community participation to shape better health services

  • taking a preventative approach to health.

  
  

  
  

  There is much more focus on measurable impact too!

  Read all the changes

  
  

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  Reopening

  Up to £30,000

  Deadline: 6 December 2023 - noon 13 December 2023.

  
  

  The Fore is the only open-access funder in the UK offering development funding and strategic support to early-stage charities and social enterprises who have exceptional leadership, innovative idea and cost-effective solutions.

  The Fore offers a ‘wraparound’ package of unrestricted, multi-year grant-funding (up to £30,000) training, skilled volunteers, peer-to-peer networks and impact measurement to UK registered charities, CIOs, CICs, and social enterprises with an annual revenue of less than £500,000 in the previous completed financial year.

  The 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’.

  There are three funding rounds each year (Spring, Summer, Autumn)

  Start your application

  
  

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  £20,000

  The deadline for applications is 19 December 2023 (noon).

  
  

  Co-op Foundation, in partnership with Co-op and the #iwill Fund, is offering grants of up to £20,000 for groups to support young activists, campaigners, disrupters, co-operates, and social entrepreneurs to lead social action to improve their communities and build upon Co-op’s vision of ‘Co-operating for a Fairer World’.

  Through the Young Gamechangers Fund, a total of £600,000 is available for groups with an income of less than £250,000 that are:

  • Committed to engaging in long-term projects as part of a network of young gamechangers.

  • Focused on creating sustainable positive social change that aims to have a lasting impact on individuals and the wider community.

  • Proposing or leading social action work that has a clear purpose.

  • Rooted in the Young Gamechangers Fund priorities.

  
  

  Preference will be given to groups that have previously not had access or experienced barriers to funding, groups that are led by and for marginalised communities, and groups that prioritise youth activism and shared power.

  Funding can be used for specific project costs, or core and ongoing cores such as salaries, overheads, or other activities that support the group’s work.

  There is a two-stage application process. Groups must submit an online eligibility test before being invited to complete a full application.

  
  

  Check your eligibility, take a look through the FAQs and start your application

  
  

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  £70,000 over two years

  Deadline: 8 January 2024 (17:00).

  
  

  Funding for not-for-profit projects that deliver qualifications and training to enable veterans and their families to enter stable long-term employment.

  The funding will support experienced not-for-profit organisations which can create and promote opportunities for UK veterans and their families looking to enter employment, and those already in employment who have the aspiration to progress in their careers, to acquire, or work towards acquiring, supplementary qualifications, technical training and skills.

  Grants of up to £70,000 over two years are available to the following:

  • UK universities.

  • UK charities registered for at least three years at the time of their application and able to provide published accounts for all three years if requested.

  • Community Interest Companies (CICs) registered in the UK for at least three years at the time of their application and able to provide published accounts for all three years if requested.

  
  

  Applications are particularly welcome for projects which seek to engage with groups beyond the mainstream veteran population such as:

  • Women Veterans

  • Veterans from Ethnic Minority backgrounds.

  • LGBT Veterans.

  • Veterans with health or support needs.

  • Early Service leavers

  • Veterans aged 50+ looking to re-enter the workforce.

  
  

  Consideration will also be given for opportunities where possible for veterans’ families including partners, spouses, children (aged 16-24) and the bereaved.

  Check out all the guidance for the fund on their website

  
  

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  Nature Hubs (with Starbucks)

  £3,000 - £6,000

  Deadline: 11 January 2024 (15:00).

  
  

  Hubbub is offering grants of between £3,000 and £6,000 for registered companies and not-for-profit groups across Great Britain to create or enhance green spaces within a 5-kilometre radius of a Starbucks store, whilst aligning with one or more of the following themes:

  • Increasing access.

  • Bringing People Together.

  • Upskilling the Community.

  • Building Climate Resilience

  
  

  Funding can be used for specific and discrete initiatives that create new green spaces, or enhance existing ones, that are publicly accessible and free to access. Eligible costs include:

  • Materials relating to the nature hub activity.

  • Utilities relating to the delivery of the project activity.

  • Display materials, signage, and information.

  • Services from external suppliers such as building labour costs, garden design etc.

  • Staffing costs to cover the time spent planning and delivering any activity.

  • Volunteer expenses such as public transportation costs, materials, and refreshments for volunteering days.

  • Training, such as safeguarding.

  
  

  Proposed projects should show that they will create a lasting, positive legacy and identify how the benefits of the project will continue beyond the funding.

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  National Garden Scheme - Community Gardens Grant

  
  

  Maximum value

  £ 5,000

  Application deadline

  13/11/2023

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available to amateur gardeners from community groups in England and Wales to create a garden or similar project with horticultural focus for the benefit of their local community.

  Who Can Apply

  The funding is only available to projects in England, Northern Ireland and Wales run by amateur gardeners within community groups or Community Interest Companies (CICs).

  Eligible Expenditure

  The funding is for the creation of a garden or a similar project (such as an allotment) with horticultural focus for the benefit of the... Continue reading

  National Garden Scheme - Community Gardens Grant

  
  

  Maximum value

  £ 5,000

  Application deadline

  13/11/2023

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Grants are available to amateur gardeners from community groups in England and Wales to create a garden or similar project with horticultural focus for the benefit of their local community.

  Who Can Apply

  The funding is only available to projects in England, Northern Ireland and Wales run by amateur gardeners within community groups or Community Interest Companies (CICs).

  Eligible Expenditure

  The funding is for the creation of a garden or a similar project (such as an allotment) with horticultural focus for the benefit of the local community.

  The project should aim to bring a community together by creating a space people can share, by the acquisition and sharing of gardening knowledge and skills and by inspiring a love of gardening.

  Funding could cover expenses such as:

  • Site preparation (including hire of small mechanical tools such as rotavators).
  • Hand tools.
  • Plants.
  • Trees.
  • Shrubs.
  • Containers.
  • Seating

  How To Apply

  The next application round (funding in 2024) is expected to open for applications on 2 October 2023 and close on 13 November 2023.

  Application guidelines and an application form are available on the website of the National Garden Scheme

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  Arnold Clark Community Fund

  Maximum value

  £ 2,500

  Opens early 2024

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  The Arnold Clark Community Fund helps registered UK charities and community groups close to our branches build stronger communities across the UK. As part of our commitment to give back to the communities in which we operate, we believe that by caring for these communities today, we can help them create a better future

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from:

  • UK registered charities
  • Local community groups
  • Social enterprises
  • Community interest companies
  • Groups of organisations that are community or voluntary led
  • Charitable incorporated organisations

  Arnold Clark will review applications when they are received, with charities and local community groups within a 50-mile radius of our branches being prioritised.
  

  How To Apply

  Applications are expected to open early 2024.

  Once open, the funding will continue on a rolling monthly basis. However, it is recommended that groups apply as early as they can as applications could be paused due to high demand.

  Only one application will be accepted per organisation.

  The terms and conditions and application forms are available on the Arnold Clark website

  Contact Arnold Clark Community Team for further information community.fund@arnoldclark.com

  
  

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  Learning through Landscapes

  Local School Nature Grants

  Maximum value: £ 500

  Application deadline: 10/11/2023

  Who Can Apply

  The following are eligible to apply:

  • Nurseries and other early years providers.
  • Pre-schools.
  • Primary schools.
  • Secondary schools.

  Priority will be given to applicants that include children in the decision-making process. Applicants must be employed by the school.

  https://naturegrants.ltl.org.uk/

  
  

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  Armed Forces Covenant Fund

  Maximum value: £ 100,000

  Application deadline: 13/11/2023

  
  

  Grants are available to not-for-profit groups across the UK for projects which address the hidden and complex needs of specific beneficiaries within Armed Forces communities in a meaningful way.

  Who Can Apply

  Applications are accepted from charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) in the UK which have been registered for a minimum of three years. UK Armed Forces units are also eligible to apply.

  Groups do not need to be Armed Forces-specific, but must be willing to work in partnership with Armed Forces organisations.

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  The Ernest Cook Trust

  Maximum value: £ 20,000

  Application deadline: 13/11/2023

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Grants are available to registered charities, schools and not-for-profit organisations in the UK for educational projects that will encourage young people's interest in the countryside and the environment.

  Priority will be given to organisations working within areas of urban and rural deprivation and applications including disadvantaged members of society.

  Blue Influencers Grants are open to:

  • Registered, exempt or excepted charities.
  • Located or working in an underserved community (ranking highly on the Multiple Deprivation Indices), near a blue space eg coast, estuary, waterway or river in England.
  • Experienced in marine, river, watercourse environmental issues, community/youth work or both.
  • Be able to support a Blue Mentor through regular line management.

  
  

  
  

  Outdoor Essentials Grants are open to applications from:

  • UK state-funded Ofsted registered primary, middle, secondary or high schools.
  • Any UK state funded special or alternative provision school.
  • Multi academy trusts, but applications must be made by the individual schools.

  Priority is given to:

  • Schools who are committed to enabling outdoor learning and see environmental engagement as an important part of education.
  • Schools who can demonstrate that outdoor learning has a wider benefit to families and their local community.
  • Schools with disadvantaged pupils.
  • Schools that are located in areas of high deprivation and/or have pupils who are living in challenging circumstances.
  • Schools which have not received an Outdoor Essentials grant before.

  https://ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/

  
  

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  Maximum value: £ 5,000

  Application deadline: 15/11/2023

  Who Can Apply

  Grants are available for registered charities undertaking projects to support disadvantaged and disabled children who are under 13 years of age within the UK and abroad.

  Registered charities in support of disadvantaged children aged below 13 years and that are based in the UK or Ireland are eligible to apply.

  To be eligible, organisations must:

  • Be supported by a registered charity number.
  • Have supporting up to date financial accounts.
  • Have been running for a minimum of one full year.
  • Show a ratio of administration and overhead costs to income of less than 30%.
  • Have unrestricted net assets of not more than £200,000 or of less than one year's income.

  Currently, applications are welcome from small UK-based children's charities.

  https://toytrust.co.uk/

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  Maximum value:

  £ 100,000

  Application deadline:

  24/11/2023

  Who Can Apply

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations, schools and local authorities to provide extra support to young people (aged 11 to 18 years; up to 25 years with disabilities and special educational needs) who are at risk of anti-social behaviour in eligible areas of England.

  Applications will be accepted from eligible organisation within England working in or working with young people from one of the eligible local areas. The list of eligible local areas can be found on NLCF website.

  To be eligible, organisations must be one of the following:

  • Voluntary and community organisations
  • Registered, exempt or excepted charities
  • Charitable incorporated organisations (CIO)
  • Not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee (must be a registered charity or have a not-for-profit 'asset lock' clause in their articles of association)
  • Community interest companies (CIC)
  • Schools
  • Statutory bodies (including local authorities, town, parish or community councils)
  • Group of organisations, as long as they are all eligible organisations and are led by one eligible organisation who acts as the lead

  To be eligible, applicants must have:

  • At least two board or committee members who are not related.
  • A UK bank account in the name of their organisation.
  • Annual accounts (unless the organisation is less than 15 months old).

  National Lottery Community Fund - The Million Hours Fund

  
  

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  Community Hubs Grant Scheme

  Maximum value:

  £ 5,000

  Application deadline:

  30/11/2023

  Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to start a new community hub , or expand an existing hub, in order to support asylum seekers, refugees and survivors of modern-day slavery in the UK.

  Who Can Apply

  • Registered organisations managing existing hubs.
  • Constituted groups.
  • Charities.
  • Faith groups.
  • Community Interest Companies (CICs)
  • Not for profit organisations.
  • Partnerships of not-for-profit organisations.

  Priority will be given to individuals and organisations who have not previously received funding from Migrant Help.

  To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Have a bank account in the organisation's name.
  • Have adequate insurance in place to deliver the service or project as well as relevant safeguarding procedures.

  How To Apply

  There are no deadlines for applications; however, when the maximum funding available for each year has been distributed, the applications will close until the following round in the next year. The year runs from 1 April to 31 March the following calendar year.

  Applications can be submitted at any time and will be assessed on a bi-monthly basis with deadlines to submit applications for each round.

  There will be five funding rounds with the following application windows:

  • 1 April to 31 May 2023 with a decision by 30 June 2023
  • 1 June to 31 July 2023 with a decision by 31 August 2023
  • 1 August to 30 September with a decision by 31 October 2023
  • 1 October to 30 November with a decision by 31 December 2023
  • 1 December to 31 January 2024 with a decision by 29 February 2024.

  Only one application per organisation can be made in any single funding round.

  An application form and guidelines are available on request by sending an email to Migrant Help.

  Contact Migrant Help for further information.

  
  

  Documents & links

  • Migrant Help Community Hubs Online Application Form
  • Guidelines April 2023 to January 2024
  • Migrant Help

  Enquiries
  Migrant Help
  Capital Office
  128 City Road
  London
  EC1V 2NX
  Email: grantapplications@migranthelpuk.org(External link)

  
  

  Maximum value: £ 1,000

  Kellogg’s, in partnership with Forever Manchester, is awarding grants of £1,000 to school Breakfast Clubs, to help them provide breakfast to those children who need it most.

  Who Can Apply

  A limited number of grants are available with priority being given to schools that either:

  • Have 35% and above of children eligible for pupil premium funding (for England); or
  • Are based in an area which is classified as falling in the 10% of most deprived areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Applicants should check their postcode on the Kellogg Breakfast Club Grants - Indices of Deprivation Information page
  • Only one grant per school in each academic year is available.

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  #CovConnects grant fund

  Maximum value

  £ 7,500

  Application deadline

  17/10/2023

  The Council’s #CovConnects initiative has opened a new grant fund aimed at helping community organisations in the city tackle digital exclusion and loneliness amongst older adults (55+).

  The grant, which is funded through the West Midland's Combined Authority's Connected Services programme, will offer organisations in the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise (VSCE) sector the chance to apply for grant funding.
  
  Funding will be attributed to those organisations who can demonstrate how they can use innovative ways to reduce loneliness and digital isolation for older adults in the city.
  
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  #CovConnects grant fund

  Maximum value

  £ 7,500

  Application deadline

  17/10/2023

  The Council’s #CovConnects initiative has opened a new grant fund aimed at helping community organisations in the city tackle digital exclusion and loneliness amongst older adults (55+).

  The grant, which is funded through the West Midland's Combined Authority's Connected Services programme, will offer organisations in the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise (VSCE) sector the chance to apply for grant funding.
  
  Funding will be attributed to those organisations who can demonstrate how they can use innovative ways to reduce loneliness and digital isolation for older adults in the city.
  
  Projects could range from something as simple as using smart devices to increase independence and communication within the home to using virtual reality headsets to enable meaningful activity within a shared setting.
  
  Organisations will be able to apply for funding packages ranging from £500 to £7,500 to help deliver the projects. If needed, the Council's #CovConnects team are available to support organisations to scope potential programme ideas and assist with applications.
  
  If your organisation is interested in applying for the scheme, then please visit our webpages.
  
  If you want to talk to the #CovConnects team to get more information or an informal chat about your idea, they would love to hear from you. Please drop them an email at CovConnectsDigital@Coventry.gov.uk

  
  

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  Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme

  Maximum value

  £ 400

  Application deadline

  06/11/2023

  Objectives of Fund

  The principle aim of this funding is to focus on supporting families that need help the most, in a way which adheres to their principles of transparency, trust and transformation.

  The aim of these small community grants is to support projects, activities and organisations that will be of real direct benefit to families and have a direct and tangible social impact on people’s lives.

  
  

  Who Can Apply

  Not-for-profit organisations with charitable purposes that are operating in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible to apply.

  Employees of Warburtons are able to apply on behalf of organisations if they are actively involved with them (e.g. they are a volunteer, trustee, active supporter).

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  Funding is available for projects that are working towards one of Warburtons' outcome areas:

  • Health - supporting families to care for each other and lead healthier lives:
    • Improving physical health
    • Improving wellbeing
  • Place - supporting families to flourish in communities that are safer, greener and more inclusive:
    • Making spaces safe and inclusive
    • Connecting communities with the environment
  • Skills - supporting families to gain useful skills for life and work:
    • Developing useful life skills
    • Developing useful skills for employment.

  Grants can be used to cover specific costs that will benefit the cause (e.g. purchasing equipment to support an employability project).

  How To Apply

  Applications are considered quarterly. Decisions are typically made within six weeks of the deadline.

  The next rounds are:

  • Q1: 9 August 2023 to 6 November 2023 for decisions by 15 December 2023.

  To access the application form, groups should click on the link on the Financial Giving section of the Warburton website

  
  

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  The Primary Club - James Fund

  
  

  Maximum value

  £ 25,000

  Application deadline

  31/10/2023

  Fund description

  Grants are available for sports and recreational projects for the blind and visually impaired.

  The funding is intended to support grass roots and start up sporting and/or recreational projects for the blind and visually impaired in the UK.

  Who Can Apply

  Clubs and organisations in the UK can apply

  Eligible Expenditure

  Funding can support a wide variety of projects relating to the sporting and/or recreational needs of the blind and partially sighted. The Trustees are keen to support innovative and/or collaborative projects, ie enabling support to be provided in new ways, or to a wider community, or organisations working together to deliver support which they could not achieve alone.

  Running costs and purchasing equipment can be funded.

  How To Apply

  Applications must be submitted by the deadline of 31 October 2023.

  Applicants will be informed by the Trustees' decision by 31 December 2023.

  An application form is available to download from The Primary Club website and should be returned to treasurer@primaryclub.org

  
  

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  National Garden Scheme - Community Gardens Grant

  Maximum value

  £ 5,000

  Application deadline

  13/11/2023

  Grants are available to amateur gardeners from community groups in England and Wales to create a garden or similar project with horticultural focus for the benefit of their local community.

  Who Can Apply

  The funding is only available to projects in England, Northern Ireland and Wales run by amateur gardeners within community groups or Community Interest Companies (CICs).

  Eligible Expenditure

  The funding is for the creation of a garden or a similar project (such as an allotment) with horticultural focus for the benefit of the local community.

  The project should aim to bring a community together by creating a space people can share, by the acquisition and sharing of gardening knowledge and skills and by inspiring a love of gardening.

  Funding could cover expenses such as:

  • Site preparation (including hire of small mechanical tools such as rotavators).
  • Hand tools.
  • Plants.
  • Trees.
  • Shrubs.
  • Containers.
  • Seating

  How To Apply

  The next application round (funding in 2024) is expected to open for applications on 2 October 2023 and close on 13 November 2023.

  Application guidelines and an application form are available on the website of the National Garden Scheme

  
  

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  Arnold Clark Community Fund

  Maximum value

  £ 2,500

  Opens early 2024

  
  

  Objectives of Fund

  The Arnold Clark Community Fund helps registered UK charities and community groups close to our branches build stronger communities across the UK. As part of our commitment to give back to the communities in which we operate, we believe that by caring for these communities today, we can help them create a better future

  Who Can Apply

  Applications will be accepted from:

  • UK registered charities
  • Local community groups
  • Social enterprises
  • Community interest companies
  • Groups of organisations that are community or voluntary led
  • Charitable incorporated organisations

  Arnold Clark will review applications when they are received, with charities and local community groups within a 50-mile radius of our branches being prioritised.
  

  How To Apply

  Applications are expected to open early 2024.

  Once open, the funding will continue on a rolling monthly basis. However, it is recommended that groups apply as early as they can as applications could be paused due to high demand.

  Only one application will be accepted per organisation.

  The terms and conditions and application forms are available on the Arnold Clark website

  Contact Arnold Clark Community Team for further information community.fund@arnoldclark.com

  
  

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  Greene King IPA - Proud to Pitch In

  Maximum value

  £ 4,000

  Application deadline

  31/12/2023

  Objectives of Fund

  This fund aims to support and promote grassroots sport within local communities by supporting people and projects that run sports activities that positively impact the local community and would tangibly benefit from funding in the short-term.

  Individuals may nominate a sports club or organisation to receive a cash grant to continue delivering sports activities.

  Who Can Apply

  The following types of organisations can be nominated:

  • Community groups and other informal groups.
  • Registered charities.
  • Social enterprises.
  • Community amateur sports clubs (CASCs).
  • Community interest companies (CICs).
  • Co-operative societies.

  Other organisations may be considered if they can demonstrate that any funding awarded will be used exclusively for charitable purposes for the public benefit.

  Priority will be given to organisations that can demonstrate how their sports club or project benefits members of the local community.

  Examples of projects that have previously received funding include:

  • Renovations of a club’s facilities making them more inclusive and accessible.
  • Coaching qualifications and referee courses.
  • Coaching costs of running existing programmes or new sessions.
  • New equipment and kit.

  The project beneficiaries must be aged 18 and over.

  How To Apply

  The deadline for applications is 31 December 2023.

  Guidance notes and the online nomination form are available from the Greene King website.

  Successful projects will be announced within one month of the closing date.

  
  

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  Alan Edward Higgs Charity

  Maximum value

  Discretionary

  Application deadline

  -

  Objectives of Fund

  The charitable trust supports initiatives that bring benefits to Coventry and its community. The charity supports young people, families and children, and those living in disadvantaged areas.

  Who Can Apply

  Charitable organisations working to benefit inhabitants within a 25-mile radius of Coventry are eligible to apply.

  Applications from national organisations are accepted providing they can show that the grant will benefit people living within the specified area.

  Priority will be given to the following organisations:

  • Work in a particularly disadvantaged or deprived area.
  • Have limited access to other sources of income.
  • Clearly define the need they are addressing.
  • Clearly demonstrate the benefit to young people.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to service user involvement.
  • Demonstrate partnership working.
  • Offer matched funding opportunities.

  
  

  Eligible Expenditure

  Project, overhead and core costs are supported. Eligible projects should seek to address the following areas of concern:

  • Young people: insecure housing; mental and physical ill health; caring responsibilities; substance misuse; homelessness; criminal convictions and being a care leaver.
  • Families and children: substance abuse, conflict, violence, emotional detachment, debt and homelessness.
  • Resource deprivation: e.g., poor transport infrastructure, absence of safe and secure play space, lack of community meeting places, lack of sporting and recreational facilities, or difficulty in accessing advice and counselling services.

  The Trustees are particularly interested projects involving the following:

  • Early years/Early start - social and developmental support.
  • Family support and protection including debt counselling and refuge.
  • Holidays.
  • Access to opportunity and experience.
  • Young Carers.
  • Looked after children and those coming out of care.

  
  

  How To Apply

  Applications can be made at any time.

  Applications should be submitted using the online form

  Applicants may wish to contact the Alan Edward Higgs Charity to discuss your application and its eligibility before applying.