HOME GROWN - Funding Opportunities
Funding Central
http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk/ - a free website for all third sector organisations,
including community groups. To help you find out the best sources of funding for the kind of
activity/organisation you are doing.
Young Suffolk
http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/youngsuffolk/Funding - the site is specifically for groups
working with young people, but offers a lot of information and support. Groups would need
to be members, which costs about £30 a year, to get some of the benefits.
Open Weekend in Suffolk Grant
http://www.openweekendinsuffolk.com/ visit the website for an application form.
The London 2012 ‘Open Weekend’, is an annual UK-wide celebration of art, culture, sport, and
everything that makes up the London 2012 Games. It’s an opportunity for local community groups to
showcase themselves and inspire others. Suffolk Open Weekend is making grants available to
enable parish or town councils, community groups and groups of individuals across Suffolk to hold
small cultural and sporting events to mark London 2012 Open Weekend. Groups can apply for a
grant up to £500. Events must be scheduled to happen within Suffolk during the ‘2012 Open
Weekend’ which is 23rd to 25th July 2010. If you need further information please contact 01473
264654 or email: Katrina.Copping@suffolk.gov.uk
Suffolk Single Gateway programme
The Suffolk Single Gateway was set up as a 'one stop shop' for publicising and allocating
county council grants, to voluntary and community groups. The aim is to improve ease of
access to the funds available, in order to support work by co-ordinating the application and
decision making processes of the different funding streams.
There is a limited budget, although they try to support as many applications as possible.
Social care and Health Grant Aid give a small amount of ‘core purpose’ funding to voluntary
and community groups that do not receive any other funding from Suffolk County Council.
However, most of the funding streams will only provide funding for development projects.
Please note the maximum one group can receive in one calendar year is £3000.
Suffolk Single Gateway – Arts For All funding
Many people find it difficult to take part in the arts, perhaps for social or physical reasons or
maybe just because there isn’t very much going on in their area. Arts for All can help to
overcome these difficulties, by supporting innovative, high-quality arts projects, which
benefit people with limited opportunities to enjoy the arts.
The fund can help with the costs of running a project, such as artists’ fees, marketing and
publicity, venue hire and specialist transport costs; it cannot be used for buying equipment
or large items such as buildings. Arts for All supports new projects. If you run a regular
programme of activities or events, you will have to show how the project extends your
normal activities.
Arts for All cannot support:
 Arts activities that are part of a fundraising scheme;
 Costs for building work or equipment;
 Groups wanting funding for their usual activities;
 Projects that only benefit one person; and
 Projects that have already begun
If you are thinking of making an application, please contact the arts consultant for an
informal chat about your project and general advice on funding (see below).
Voluntary and community groups and not-for-profit arts organisations are welcome to apply
to Arts for All; individuals are not eligible. Applications for projects that have already got
funding from other sources are welcomed and, in fact, these applications are normally
prioritized. The ‘other sources’ could be either public funds, like Awards for All, Grants for
the Arts, the National Foundation for Youth Music and the Heritage Lottery Fund, or private
and business sponsorship. For more information about Lottery Funds, please contact the
arts consultant.
The maximum available is £1500 but this is rarely granted, particularly if there are other
sources of funding available for your project. Arts for All normally funds one-off projects so
funding is for one year only. However, if your group is planning a longer programme of
activities and is applying to other schemes for funds over two to three years, they will try to
support you with longer-term funding.
For further information contact Katrina Copping – Culture and Communities Development
Manager . Tel: 01473 264654 or Email: katrina.copping@socserv.suffolkcc.gov.uk
Grants from The Suffolk Foundation
The Suffolk Foundation manages and distributes charitable funds for individuals and
companies who want to support local voluntary and community activity. In addition,
donations of all sizes are pooled into an endowed fund to provide income to support local
community activity. In this way, all donations can make a real and lasting difference to our
communities.
Funds Held
The following grant-making funds are currently available through The Suffolk Foundation:
The AXA Insurance Fund
Grants of up to £2,800 to charitable, voluntary and community groups working for the
benefit of people living in Ipswich, Haverhill and surrounding villages. (This fund has a
quarterly theme, so please call The Suffolk Foundation for details.)
The Baker Tilly Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups that work to enrich
lives of the Suffolk people.
The Barclay Family Fund
One annual grant of up to £1,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups that work
to enrich the lives of Suffolk people.
The Bluebell Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups supporting children
and young people in East Suffolk.
The Chapman Family Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups supporting children
and young people in Babergh.
The Cheffins Community Fund
Grants of up to £500 to charitable, voluntary and community groups working to help people
in need in Newmarket, Haverhill and surrounding villages.
The Comic Relief Fund
Grants of up to £10,000 to support charitable, voluntary and community groups who are
increasing local services; building skills of local people; promoting community cohesion;
responding to local economic needs or providing sport and exercise for Suffolk people who
are excluded or disadvantaged.
The Essex and Suffolk Water Fund
Grants of up to £500 to charitable, voluntary and community groups in areas serviced by
Essex & Suffolk Water.
Grassroots Grants Programme
Grants of between £250 and £3,000 to small charitable, voluntary and community groups
who are responding to the diverse needs of their communities. The Grassroots Grants
Programme is fully described in a separate factsheet. Please call Sue Wright on 01473
734127 for details.
The Lovewell Blake Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups who are working to
tackle disadvantage in the communities of Waveney.
The Port Community Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups addressing the needs
of residents in Felixstowe and surrounding villages.
The Small Grants Fund
Grants of up to £900 to charitable, voluntary and community groups that address Suffolk’s
priority needs, which include children and young people, the elderly, the disadvantaged
(e.g., homelessness, low-income families, rural isolation), carers, racial and cultural
integration and health and wellbeing (e.g., drug and alcohol misuse, disabilities, mental
health issues, domestic violence).
The Suffolk Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups that address Suffolk’s
priority needs, which include children and young people, the elderly, the disadvantaged
(e.g., homelessness, low-income families, rural isolation), carers, racial and cultural
integration and health and wellbeing (e.g., drug and alcohol misuse, disabilities, mental
health issues, domestic violence).
The Tattersalls Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 to charitable, voluntary and community groups who are improving
the lives of people in Newmarket and villages in Forest Heath District Council.
Contact for more information or application packs:
The Suffolk Foundation
Old Reading Rooms,
The Green, Grundisburgh,
Woodbridge,
Suffolk,
IP13 6TA
Telephone: 01473 734120
Fax: 01473 734121
e-mail: info@suffolkfoundation.org.uk
Awards for All
Awards for All England is a simple small grants scheme making awards of between £300 and
£10,000. The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of
people most in need.
To do this we want to fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:
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People have better chances in life - with better access to training and development to
improve their life skills.
Stronger communities - with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
Improved rural and urban environments - which communities are better able to access and
enjoy.
Healthier and more active people and communities.
You may be eligible to apply for an Awards for All grant if you can meet one of the criteria
mentioned above, and:
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you are a not-for-profit group (including social enterprises), or you are a parish or town
council, school or health body.
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you have a bank account that requires at least two unrelated people to sign each cheque or
withdrawal.
you have a governing body with at least three unrelated members
you can spend the grant within one year.
Contact
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Call our team for advice on 0845 4 10 20 30.
Email us at general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk.
Call our Lottery Funding Helpline on 0845 275 00 00 or go to www.lotteryfunding.org.uk for
details of all the lottery funding available.
Visit website http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/summary.html
Available for groups in Mid Suffolk
Community Projects - Minor Grants
Support is aimed at local communities seeking 'one off' grants of up to £1,000 for small scale
projects that help to promote community activities including high-quality art projects.
Further information on Grant Aid is available at www.midsuffolk.gov.uk . Please ensure that you
read the Funding Criteria for each of the grant schemes.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the suitability of your group/project for MSDC
Grant Aid, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Development Officer . The MSDC
Community Development Officer can also provide advice and information on other sources of
funding as well as help and guidance on how to complete application forms.
If you are in the early stages of developing your group or project the Community Development
Officer can also provide help, guidance and training on virtually every aspect of the process,
including recruiting members; setting up the group; writing a constitution and other policy
documents; forward planning etc.
To obtain the necessary application forms please contact: Mr Tom Barker, Community
Development Officer – Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC). Telephone: (01449) 724647
E-mail: tom.barker@midsuffolk.gov.uk
Available for groups in Ipswich
IPSWICH ARTS GRANTS
Ipswich Borough Council’s and Turnstone annual revenue Arts Grants are for individual performers,
artists, groups and organisations. The Ipswich Arts Grants offer a number of awards (starting at
£100.) The grants are designed to assist our local talent with costs associated with the development
of the arts in Ipswich.
The closing date for grant applications is November each year. Once applications have been
received they go to the Arts Grants Panel for approval. Successful applicants can expect to receive
confirmation of their grant application by the end of December .
Application forms are available from:
Ipswich Arts Grants
The Town Hall Galleries
Cornhill, Ipswich, IP1 1DH
Telephone: 01473 432863
Email: visualarts@ipswich.gov.uk
2010 grants will be announced in the summer with the deadline for the end of November.
Available for groups in Babergh
Babergh Communities Together
If you’re looking for new sources of funding or need advice about developing your voluntary
or community group, come to a Funding & Development Surgery. You will receive an hour
of one-to-one support where we focus on your specific needs. For the latest Surgery dates,
visit the EVENTS page. All Surgeries run from 10am – 1pm by appointment only
Call Marian Sedwell, (Accredited Funding Adviser) on 0845 370 6340
Available for groups in St Edmundbury
Community development grants
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/live/CommunityDevGrants.cfm
The council is committed to supporting voluntary organisations and community groups which operate within
St Edmundsbury and whose services support the councils aims and objectives.
The councils grants schemes include:
Arts grants:
Awards up to £500 to help towards art and cultural projects.
Capital grants for a specific project or initiative:
Successful applicants include Lidgate Village Hall Committee who completely refurbished
their hall, Kedington Parish Council who upgraded their children's play area, and
Cavendish Wanderers Cricket Club who purchased some capital equipment.
Core funding:
To help voluntary and community organisations with their running costs. Examples
include The Citizens Advice Bureau, The Volunteer Centres, a local history group and
communities entering the Britain in Bloom competitions.
Grants for less than £250:
For community based organisations and charities. These currently include annual grants
to resident associations and a percentage discount on the rates for hire of St
Edmundsbury's halls.
Rural Areas Community Initiatives Fund:
Capital grants awarded from £500 to £5000 towards community projects.
Contact details
Paul Rounce, Community Funding Officer,St Edmundsbury Borough Council
West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
Phone: 01284 757079. Fax: 01284 757607. email: paul.rounce@stedsbc.gov.uk