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NIDOS
International Development
Funding Directory
This directory lists more than 75 sources of funding for international
development organisations. It is by no means a definitive list but is a
starting point for organisations looking for funding. Potential applicants
should always check the funder’s website, if they have one, for the
most up-to-date guidance.
Contents
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Funding Search Tools
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UK Trusts and Foundations – Large (Approx annual grant making £1million or more)
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UK Trusts and Foundations – Medium (Approx annual grant making over £100,000
and less than £1million)
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UK Trusts and Foundations – Small (Approx annual grant making £100,000 or less,
or total annual grant-making unknown)
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Scottish Trusts and Foundations
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US Trusts and Foundations
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European Trusts and Foundations
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Government Funding
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Funding Search Tools
DFID Funding Finder
Website: https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding
DFID launched their international development Funding Finder in late 2014. The tool helps
charities and NGOs identify the most relevant funds and allows users to search by sector, country,
amount of money required and type of organisation. Results include any DFID-funded grant, fund
or business support that relates to international development work.
View the tool and search for funding here.
SCVO’s Funding Scotland
Website: www.fundingscotland.com
SCVO have launched a free online funding resource for Scottish third sector organisations.
Bringing together more than 800 funders with a track record of supporting projects in Scotland,
the site is expected to be a valuable resource to enable smaller charities, social enterprises, and
voluntary organisations around Scotland to identify new funding opportunities. The search
functionality allows users to filter by various criteria, including types of funding, main beneficiaries,
geographical locations, and thematic areas.
Trustfunding
Website: www.trustfunding.org.uk
Trustfunding.org.uk is an online database containing information on over 4,200 UK grant-making
trusts covering all types of work within the charitable and voluntary sector. Sophisticated
searches are possible by various criteria including type and location of projects for which funding
is sought and also by named Trusts. Subscriptions to the database for individual users usually
costs just over £200 per year, but NIDOS members can access the database for free at named
locations throughout Scotland – click here to contact us for details.
Note: ‘Grant total’ is the total amount of funding disbursed by the funder in the most recent year for which information is available.
UK Trusts and Foundations - Large
(Approx annual grant making £1million or more)
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement
Last reviewed: 13/11/2014
Website: http://www.fergusontrust.co.uk
Grant total: £5-6 million
Charitable organisations can be situated either in the UK or overseas but must be registered as a
charity with the UK Charity Commission and will principally be educational bodies or aid
organisations involved in projects supporting educational and development initiatives, including
the promotion of world peace and development. All grants made by the Trust are project based
and must have an educational aim, element or content. In general the Trustees will not consider
applications for core funding or the construction of buildings in the UK. Overseas, however, the
Trustees will consider funding aid projects e.g. water treatment, food and medical supplies or the
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provision of basic facilities that are the pre-requisite of an educational or development initiative.
Grants are made on a match funding basis only.
Deadline: Grants up to £50,000 apply any time, larger grants apply by February or September
The Baring Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk
Grant total: £2million
Details: The purpose of the International Development Grants Programme is to improve the
effectiveness of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations
(CBOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to address problems arising from the long-term forced displacement
of people. This does not include economic migration. The Foundation will accept applications from
registered charities, voluntary and constituted not-for-profit organisations in the UK which have
had an income of over £150,000 and less than £15 million for each of the last two years. This
includes the global income for federated organisations. Such UK charities will need to have close
working partnerships with non-governmental and community-based organisations in Sub-Saharan
Africa and to seek to benefit people disadvantaged or marginalised by long-term forced
displacement. No further grants will be made in 2014, and the theme for the programme from
2015 onwards will be Gender Development and LGBTI rights in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further details
will be issued on the website after more research and this is likely to be in the second half of
2015.
Contact: The Baring Foundation, 60 London Wall, London EC2M 5TQ, Tel: 020 7767 1348 Fax:
020 7767 7121
Email: baring.foundation@uk.ing.com
The Beatrice Laing Trust (also Maurice, Hilda, and Kirby
Laing Trusts, an application to one is an application to
all)
Last reviewed: 22/11/2014
Website: http://www.laingfamilytrusts.org.uk/beatrice_laing_trust.html
Grant total: £1,500,000
Details: Focused on the relief of poverty and advancement of the evangelical Christian faith in
the UK and abroad. Grants to projects overseas are concentrated on building the capacity to
provide long-term solutions to the problems faced by countries in the developing world rather
than providing emergency aid. The vast majority of grants fall into the £1,000 - £5,000 range.
Grants of over £5,000 are awarded by the trustees at meetings held twice a year. Grants of under
£5,000 are made on a monthly basis by the trust director and are ratified at the trustees' annual
meeting.
Contact: Miss Elizabeth Harley, 33 Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2DX, Tel. 020 8238 8890
The Breadsticks Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: www.breadsticksfoundation.org
Grant total:
£1,000,000
Details: From the foundation’s website: ‘The Breadsticks Foundation makes grants to charities
involved in improving the provision of healthcare and education. The Foundation aims to work
with communities on the fringes of their society and economy. We fund projects in the UK, Africa
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and Asia and we work with organisations based in the UK and abroad. Applications for funding
from the Breadsticks Foundation are, as of July 2013, by invitation only. Unsolicited grant
applications will not be considered.
Contact: info@breadsticksfoundation.org.
Comic Relief – International Grants
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.comicrelief.com
Comic Relief’s international grants strategy primarily funds work in sub-Saharan Africa; work
outside Africa is by invitation only. The international grants strategy is organised into five themes
aimed at creating a just world free from poverty. Applicants must choose up to five outcomes that
their application will bring about, as listed below under each theme.
Better Futures - enabling some of the world’s poorest people to gain access to vital services such
as health and education
 Better access to quality housing and access to affordable water and sanitation
 Increased uptake of primary healthcare services
 Improved quality of primary healthcare
 Improved access to good quality basic education and increased retention and attainment
 Improved access to good quality, relevant, non-formal education and training
Healthier Finances – tackling financial poverty and enabling economic resilience in families and
communities, as well as supporting enterprise and employment
 More secure tenure and management of land, housing and other assets
 Better working conditions and pay
 Increased and more secure incomes
 Greater resilience to environmental risks and shocks
Safer Lives – reducing violence, abuse and exploitation
 Greater protection from violence, exploitation and abuse
 A reduction in risky sexual practices
 Integration of children and young people into safe and secure families and communities
 Safer working environments and protection from harmful work
Stronger Communities – empowering people, organisations and networks to play an effective role
in their communities and society, as well as nurturing talent and leadership
 Young people have greater confidence and skills, and a belief in their ability to improve
their opportunities in life
 Organisations and their leaders are more effective in delivering on their mission and
strategic goals
 People and organisations hold decision makers to account and take a greater role in
decision making
 Women and girls and their organisations are influential in driving social change
Fairer Society – helping people overcome inequality and have a say in decisions that affect their
lives
 Greater equality between women and men, and girls and boys
 Laws and policies upholding and protecting the rights of citizens are enacted and
implemented
 A reduction in stigma and discrimination
Deadline: The deadline for submissions of proposals for cycle 3 has now passed. The website will
be updated when further grant making dates have been confirmed. Generating Ideas proposals
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are now being accepted; the deadline is midday on Wednesday 7 January 2015. For more details
and to apply, visit the website.
Contact: grants@comicrelief.com
Comic Relief – Common Ground Initiative
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding/common-ground-initiative-cgi
Grant total: £41 million (international grantmaking)
Details: CGI, co-funded with DFID, has been extended to Phase II.
 The Small UK NGO Fund provides grants to small and diaspora organisations working in
international development.
 CGI now refers only to work with the African diaspora outside the Small UK NGO Fund. The
framework for Phase II will be available in December 2014 with a full strategy in early
2015.
Funding is available to UK-registered charities. Small organisations must have had an annual
turnover of less than £1 million for the previous 2 financial years. In 2014 an additional £12
million was invested in the fund by DFID for a further 5 years (2014 to 2019).
Deadline: Visit the website for current deadlines and application information.
Contact: cgi@comicrelief.com
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.potterfoundation.com
Grant total: £3,200,000
Details: The foundation supports the ideals of a rational and humane world. The Foundation
seeks to achieve an impact through grants that promote reason, education, and human rights, in
the hope of improving mutual understanding, reinforcing good governance, and encouraging the
growth and maintenance of a robust civil society, particularly in less developed countries. The
trust has five main areas of interest: Civil society, Human rights, Education, Research, and the
Arts. Applications follow a two stage process. Organisations should fill in the form on the
foundation’s website first, eligible organisations or projects will then be invited to submit a formal
application. Contact: The David and Elaine Potter Foundation, 10 Park Crescent, London W1B
1PQ, United Kingdom.
Email: info@potterfoundation.com
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.gatsby.org.uk
Grant total: £33,100,000
Details: One of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. Focuses on:
International work is focused on Africa with the overall objective of promoting economic
development that benefits the poor through support to key sectors and markets in East Africa,
such as cotton, tea and forestry sectors. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted.
Contact: The Gatsby Charitable Foundation, Allington House, 150 Victoria Street, London, SW1E
5AE.
Global Innovation Fund
Last reviewed: 16/01/2015
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Website: http://bit.ly/1xYsez3
Details: Funded by DFID, USAID, the Omidyar Network, SIDA and the Department for Foreign
Affairs and Trade in Australia, the Global Innovation Fund (GIF) was launched in September 2014.
The GIF will invest £125 million in innovative, cost-effective solutions to major development
challenges in any country in the developing world. The GIF will make a modest number of
investments until they are fully operational in spring 2015. Initial applications are now being
accepted on a rolling basis. Anyone may apply, including social enterprises, non-profits,
researchers, individuals, and universities.
The Haramead Trust
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £870,000
Details: Supports work in developing countries, and the UK. Focuses on children, social welfare,
education, people with disabilities, homeless people, medical assistance, victims and oppressed
people and religious activities.
Contact: M J Linnett, Trustee, Park House, Park Hill, Gaddesby, Leicestershire, LE7 4WH, Phone:
01664 840908, Fax: 01664 840908
Helen Hamlyn Trust
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.phf.org.uk/page.asp?id=138
Grant total: £1,900,000
Details: The Helen Hamlyn Trust is a separate grant-giving organisation established by Lady
(Helen) Hamlyn, the widow of Paul Hamlyn. The Trust supports a wide range of projects in
memory of Paul Hamlyn. Projects supported benefit people, including young people, in the UK,
mainly through the arts and education, and people in India. The Trust's activities fall within the
aim and broad objectives of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Contact: The Helen Hamlyn Trust, 129 Old Church Street, London, SW3 6EB
Humanitarian Innovation Fund
Last reviewed: 20/11/0214
Website: http://tinyurl.com/69fx3xm
Details: The Humanitarian Innovation Fund supports organisations and individuals to identify,
nurture and share innovative solutions to the challenges facing operational agencies in the
delivery of effective humanitarian aid. All funds are currently closed, but the small grants facility
will open again in early 2015.
Contact: info@humanitarianinnovation.org
IMMANA
Last reviewed: 16/12/0214
Website: http://bit.ly/1oGOe7Q
Details: IMMANA (Innovative Metrics and Methods for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions) is a new
five-year research initiative funded by DFID. The aim is to develop robust scientific evidence
guiding changes in global agriculture to feed the world’s population, projected to hit nine billion by
2050, in a way that is both healthy and sustainable. There are 15-20 research grants of up to
£250,000 to be awarded in two rounds. Open to researchers and institutions from both developed
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and low and middle income countries (LMICs). The call for applications for Round 1 has now
ended. IMMANA Fellowships for early career researchers will be launching soon.
The Linbury Trust
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.linburytrust.org.uk
Grant total: £5,600,000
Details: One of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. The trustees of the Linbury Trust make
grants to organisations and towards causes across a broad range of categories, including the Arts;
Education; Environment and Heritage; Medical; Social Welfare and Developing Countries.
In terms of overseas work, the Trustees have an interest in supporting medical causes in
Palestine. For many years they also funded scholarship and bursary programmes for South African
students. The Trustees generally do not make grants in response to unsolicited applications.
Contact: The Peak, 5 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1AP
Nominet Trust
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.nominettrust.org.uk
Details: Mainly funds UK-based initiatives that contribute to a safe, accessible Internet used to
improve lives and communities. However, UK based organisations running overseas project that
meets the trust’s aims are welcome to apply. Current areas of focus are:
 Encouraging open innovation
 Supporting young people to address the social challenges they face
 Improving the quality of life for older people and their communities
The Nuffield Africa Programme
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/africa-programme-0
Grant Total: £6.8 million (total over all funding programmes)
Details: Focus on development of qualified professional personnel for economic development and
delivery of health, education and other services. Through the Africa Programme, the Nuffield
Foundation invests in UK/Africa partnerships to increase the professional and academic training
available for people in eastern and southern Africa. This programme is currently closed.
Contact: Sarah Lock, Africa Programme Co-ordinator, Tel: 0207 631 0566
Email: slock@nuffieldfoundation.org or info@nuffieldfoundation.org
The Peace Support Fund
Last reviewed: 16/12/2014
Website: http://www.peacesupportfund.org/about.html
Grant Total: US $3.5 million
Details: The goal of the Peace Support Fund is to increase the likelihood of sustainable peace in
Myanmar by supporting initiatives which increase trust, confidence, engagement and participation
in the peace process, and which reduce inter-communal tensions. Funded projects will seek to
contribute to peace building in Myanmar. The Peace Support Fund (PSF) will provide funding to
demand-driven, small-scaled and tailored initiatives which either provide direct, tangible support
to the peace process; or seek to directly contribute to a reduction in inter-communal violence.
Funded projects range in size and duration and focus on supporting cross-sectoral, political
dialogue through, for instance, state and national level consultations, workshops, negotiation
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preparation and training, addressing peace information needs and similar initiatives. We invite
proposals from a range of organisations, local, national and international, but especially encourage
local initiatives and organisations. At this time, initiatives must be planned for completion prior to
September 2015.
The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk/
Grant total: £6,800,000
Details: Small grants programme supports work in a range of areas including disaster relief with
grants of up to £5,000. Must be UK registered charity. While you may apply anytime, applications
submitted one month before the small grants committee meeting will be considered at the next
meeting; the Small Grants Committee meet to consider applications in January, April, July and
October.
Contact: David Hutson Esq, MVO, The Secretary, The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation,
Clarence House, London, SW1A 1BA.
The Waterloo Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: www.waterloofoundation.org.uk
Grant total:
£5,500,000
Details: TWF aims to support organisations which help the economically disadvantaged build the
basis of sustainable prosperity. TWF believes that improving an individual’s ability to access a
high-quality education; and supporting communities to have access to clean drinking water,
sanitation and hygiene are both key to achieving this objective. Prioritises support for the most
disadvantaged developing countries in the world, for example as determined by the UNDP’s
Human Development Index rankings. There are no specific deadlines by which applications need
to be received.
Contact: The Waterloo Foundation, 46-48 Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2DT
Email: info@waterloofoundation.org.uk
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.wfd.org
Grant total: £3.4 million
Details: WFD's work focuses on strengthening parliaments and political parties in Africa, Asia,
Eastern Europe and the Middle East. We also work with the institutions that make up civil society.
In all these fields we work at the local, national and regional level. We welcome opportunities to
discuss potential new initiatives. If your work relates to one of our specialisms and you believe
you can make a contribution to our programmes in one of our priority countries (see the website
for details), we would be very pleased to hear from you. However we do not accept proposals for
funding standalone grants. See programme details under each region.
UK Trusts and Foundations - Medium
(Approx annual grant making over £100,000 and less than
£1million)
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The Alchemy Foundation, formerly The Starlight
Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £280,000
Details: Supports work in health and welfare, famine relief overseas with particular interest in
water projects in the developing world.
Contact: Annabel Stilgoe, Trustee, Trevereux Manor, Limpsfield Chart, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0TL
The Clara E Burgess Charity
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £260,500
Details: This trust primarily grants funds to charities whom children are the principal beneficiaries
of their work. Grants may be provided on the basis of: 'the provision of facilities and assistance to
enhance the education, health and physical well-being of children particularly (but not exclusively)
those under the age of 10 years who have lost one or both parents'. Within such circumstances,
grants can be made to the following causes: education/training, overseas projects, disability,
social welfare, hospitals/hospices, medical/health and medical research.
Contact: RBS Trust Services, Eden, Lakeside, Chester Business Park, Wrexham Road, Chester,
CH4 9QT.
The Coltstaple Trust
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total (most recent year): £250,000
Details: ‘The relief of persons in need, poverty or distress in third world countries and the relief
of persons who are homeless or in housing need in the UK or any other part of the world'.
Contact: Lord Oakshott of Seagrove Bay, c/o Pollen House, 10-12 Cork Street, London, W15 3NP
Phone: 020 74394400
Evan Cornish Foundation
Last reviewed: 16/12/2014
Website: http://www.evancornishfoundation.org.uk/
Grant total: £844,000 (2009)
Details: The Evan Cornish Foundation supports charities working overseas, and prioritises
applications which promote tolerance and equality for women and combat human rights violations.
The Trustees focus on six areas: education, elderly, health, human rights, social and economic
inequality, and prisons. Grants are limited to £5,000 for first-time applications. Apply online using
the standard application or re-application form as applicable. Trustees meet quarterly.
Elton John Aids Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.ejaf.com
Grant total: £830,000
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Details: The Robert Key Memorial Fund (part of EJAF) is applicable in all 25 countries in which
EJAF currently fund and is open all year around. It is open to organisations that can demonstrate
an immediate, tangible benefit for individuals living with HIV. Applications will be considered for
awards of up to £10,000 per year on a rolling basis and may be for single or multi-year
programmes. They must operate in one of the Foundation’s programme countries.
Fuserna Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.fusernafoundation.org
Grant total: £3.5 million
Details: Supports work in the UK and overseas – in areas of relief, children, health, elderly.
Website currently under construction. The 2015 application schedule will follow the dates below:
-For consideration in the first quarter of 2015, please submit applications by December 31, 2014.
Decisions will be issued by the end of March 2015.
-For consideration in the second quarter of 2015, please submit applications by March 31, 2015.
Decisions will be issued by the end of June 2015.
-For consideration in the third quarter of 2015, please submit applications by June 30, 2015.
Decisions will be issued by the end of September 2015.
-For consideration in the fourth quarter of 2015, please submit applications by September 30,
2015. Decisions will be issued by the end of December 2015.
Contact: Fuserna Foundation, Sixth Floor, 6 Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair, London, W1J 5BQ,
Tel: 020 7409 3900
Fax: 020 7409 3901
Hinduja Foundation
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://hindujagroup.com/hinduja-foundation/default.html
Grant total: £ 145,000
Details: Core objectives are: Healthcare, Education, Arts, Culture and Interfaith Understanding,
Social Welfare, Sports. Focused especially on Indian subcontinent
Contact: The Trustees, Hinduja Foundation c/o New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, London,
SW1Y 4TE, Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7839 4661
The Joffe Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 20/11/2014
Website: http://www.joffecharitabletrust.org
Grant total: £368,000
Details: Supports projects which mainly focus on or have an impact on development in
Anglophone Africa. Particularly campaigns with a realistic prospect of success in relation to human
rights, corruption and economic systems that favour the poor (examples of charities we have
funded in this category include Transparency International, Stamp out Poverty, Global Witness
and World Development Movement). Also narrowly focused initiatives which aim to fill a specific
gap in efforts to assist poor people (examples of charities we have funded in this category are
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Tourism Concern, ASTI- Acid Survivors Trust International, Mango - Management accounting for
NGOs, Orchid - Female Genital Mutilation)
Contact: Lord Joffe, Trustee, Liddington Manor, The Street, Liddington, Swindon, SN4 0HD,
Phone: 01793 790203
The Madeline Mabey Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.mabeygroup.co.uk/about/the-madeline-mabey-trust/
Grant total (most recent year): £232,830
Details: This trust has previously donated funds to charities or organisations that promote
children’s welfare, medical research and humanitarian aid purposes. Their beneficiaries are based
in the UK and overseas.
Contact: Ms J. Singeisen, Madeline Mabey Trust, Floral Mile, Twyford, Reading, RG10 9SQ,
England.
Norton Rose Charitable Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/uk/corporate-responsibility/charitable-activities/
Grant total: £609,000
Details: Education, social welfare, medical – worldwide. Also considers major disaster relief
appeals.
Contact: Patrick Farrell, 020 7444 2723
Email: Patrick.Farrell@nortonrosefulbright.com
Queen Anne’s Gate Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £809,000
Details: Focus in particular on projects which ‘make potentially unproductive lives productive’.
Often this means a bias towards educational, medical and rehabilitative charities and those that
work with underprivileged areas of society. There is an attempt to focus a significant proportion of
donations on Asia, Malawi and UK. The Foundation will make grants for up to three years at a
time or for one-off projects.
Contact: WillcoxLewis LLP, The Old Coach House, Bergh Apton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1DD
Ryklow Charitable Trust 1992 (also known as A B
Williamson Charitable Trust)
Last reviewed: 07/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £96,000
Details: In international development the trust supports: ‘Projects in the developing world,
especially those which are intended to be self sustaining or concerned with education’. Grants are
also made to individuals. It is important that applications are kept as brief as possible. Applications
must be made using the application form available on the trust’s website. Applications should be
made between 1st September and 31st December each year.
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Contact: Stephen Marshall, Ryklow Charitable Trust 1992, c/o Robinsons Solicitors, 10-11 St
James Court, Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1BT, stephen.marshall@robinsons-solicitors.co.uk, (01332)
254157
STARS Impact Awards/STARS Foundation
Last reviewed 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.starsfoundation.org.uk
Grant total £400,000
Details: STARS has two award programmes; the Impact awards and Global Rising Stars award.
The Global Rising Stars award is focused on supporting small, grass-roots organisations with
grants of up to $20,000 flexible funding available, plus $10,000 for tailored capacity building
activities. The Impact Award is geared to larger organisations. This programme is in the process
of being reviewed an updated, with details of the new scheme to be published in December 2014.
Contact: STARS Foundation, 11 Belgrave Road, London SW1V 1RB, Tel UK+44 (0)870 334 9000
Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.sylvia-adams.org.uk
Grant total: £5,000-£30,000
For 2014/15, the trust will be supporting work in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Grants will only be
made for one year, and the particular areas of concern are:
*High impact health initiatives
*Initiatives to help small scale farmers
*Education for girls
*Water and sanitation.
The trust will fund specific projects but will also consider core funding Applications are a two stage
process – see http://www.sylvia-adams.org.uk/application_process/index.php.
Contact: Sylvia Adams House, 24 The Common, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 0NB,
Tel: 01707 259259, Fax: 01707 259268,
Email: info@sylvia-adams.org.uk
Director: Jane Young. Trustees: Jerry Golland, Tim Lawler, Mark Heasman
Tanzania Development Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.tanzdevtrust.org
Grant total: Grants typically less than £6,000
Details: Supports work in Tanzania only. The Trust supports projects proposed by communities in
all parts of Tanzania. It seeks to combat poverty and disease by the development of education,
health and social services, the improvement of water supplies and other communal facilities and
the promotion of self-help ventures. In making grants the Trust will try to promote equal
opportunities and projects which improve the environment. We favour sustainable projects, with
sound local organisation and good evidence of local participation and contribution and which offer
a dedicated liaison person to assist with submission of progress reports. Full funding guidelines
and application form are available on the trust’s website.
Contact: Julian Marcus, Chairman 11 Barnards Place SOUTH CROYDON CR2 6DZ, United
Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 8668 5230
Email: tanzdevtrust@gmail.com (Applications to applications@tanzdevtrust.org)
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TRAID – Textile Recycling for Aid and International
Development
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website www.traid.org.uk
Grant total: £360,000
Details: TRAID funds projects which:
TRAID will consider projects that combat the negative impacts of the textile supply and production
chain on people and/or the environment.
TRAID seek to fund projects which
 Reduce inequality
 Involve the local partner and beneficiaries in the project design, and include them in its
implementation, monitoring and evaluation
 Build the capacity of the local organisation(s), and address the capacity of local
stakeholders to advocate for their own rights where applicable
 Protect and improve the environment or do it no harm
 Aim for sustainability
 Address the capacity of stakeholders to advocate for their own rights, where applicable
Applications are a 2-stage application process; concept notes followed by full application.
Deadline: The next call for applications will be in the first quarter of 2015
Contact: madeleine@traid.org.uk
The Trust for Education
Last reviewed: 02/03/2012
Website: no website
Grant total: £215,000
Details: To advance the education of the public, in particular, by the development of people’s
abilities to enter into post-compulsory education and the promotion and development of public
knowledge and understanding about institutions engaged in post-compulsory education and the
range and diversity of their provision.
Contact: Mrs Jane Symonds, Wrigleys Solicitors LLP, 17-21 Cookridge street, Leeds, LS2 3AG
Email: malcolm.lynch@wrigleys.co.uk
UK Trusts and Foundations - Small
(Approx annual grant making £100,000 or less, or total annual
grant-making unknown)
The Ashmore Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Grant total: Unknown
Website: http://www.ashmorefoundation.org/
Details: The Foundation seeks to provide financial grants to worthwhile causes within the
Emerging Markets in order to enhance human welfare, opportunities and capabilities, particularly
for those that are vulnerable: children, young people and disadvantaged communities.
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The grant making policy is wide ranging but maintains a particular focus on education and health,
the former in particular seen as the best way to help the long term self development of Emerging
Market countries. The Foundation is also interested in supporting social enterprise and
sustainable livelihoods as a method of reducing poverty in a manner that empowers people to
help themselves. The Ashmore Foundation is committed to addressing social needs within
disadvantaged communities primarily in: Brazil, Columbia, India, Turkey and Indonesia. The
Ashmore foundation does not accept unsolicited applications.
Contact: The Ashmore Foundation, Ashmore Investment Management Ltd., 5th Floor, 61
Aldwych, London WC2B 4AE, United Kingdom.
Charities Aid Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://tinyurl.com/6aykzv9
CAF Venturesome provides loans to charities, social enterprises and community groups when
grants may not be available and access to traditional financial institutions is difficult.
The Dorfred Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.dorfred-trust.org.uk/
Grant total (most recent year) £28,000
Supports work in developing countries – often preferring to donate small projects where a small
amount of funding will make a big difference.
Contact: Philip Gardam, Trustee, 9 Bailey Mews, Auckland Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DR,
Telephone: 01233 510914
Email: info@dorfred-trust.org.uk
The Edith M Ellis 1985 Charitable trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.theedithmellischaritabletrust.org/
Grant total: Small grant up to £3,000 and interested free loans of £5,000 (to be paid back over 5
years).
Details: The Trust aims to give small grants to a broad range of Quaker and other UK registered
charities or Non Governmental Organisations. They donate to projects that promote international
peace and conflict resolution, community development work in the UK and overseas and
organisations/charities that work with asylum seekers and refugees, including internally displaced
people.
Contact: Jackie Baily, Virtuosity Executive Support, Prospect House, 6 Westgate, Thirsk, North
Yorkshire, Y07 1QS.
The Estelle Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: https://estelletrust.wordpress.com/
Grant total (most recent year) £118,000
Details: Supports education, training and social development of orphans and vulnerable children
in Zambia.
Contact: The Estelle Trust, Wey Court East, Union Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PT
Tel: 01252 736600
Email: info@estelletrust.org
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Lindenleaf Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: unknown
Details: Established in 2008, the charity have a particular interest in supporting charities or
organisations that work with children and young people, and in community development
programmes. This trust provides funds to UK and overseas based charities and individuals.
Contact: 344 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9UH
Email: paul_greatbatch@hotmail.com
The Loke Wan Tho Memorial Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £15,000
Details: Supports environment and conservation organisations, medical causes and overseas aid
organisations
Contact: The Secretary, The Loke Wan Tho Memorial Foundation,,Abacus Financial Services Ltd,
La Motte Chambers, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE1 1BJ.
Marmot Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £99,000
Details: There is an emphasis on funding green initiatives that are working towards a sustainable
future, and peace and security that are seeking to reduce international conflict including by the
eventual elimination of nuclear weapons. Funding of 'green' organisations that support changes
that will pave the way for a sustainable future. Also an interest in supporting peace organisations
that are seeking new ways of dealing with conflict particularly at an international level and
lessening the dependence on armaments including the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons.
Contact: The Secretary, BM Marmot, London, WC1N 3XX
Miss K M Harbinson’s Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £150,000
Details: Supports work in the UK and developing countries
Contact: The Secretary, Miss K M Harbinson’s Charitable Trust, 190 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,
G2 5SP
Telephone: 0141 204 2833
The Philip Henman Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.pht.org.uk/
Grant total (most recent year) £39,000
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Details: The Philip Henman Trust offers grants to major UK- based charities, who are concerned
with overseas development and who require partnership funding for projects lasting between
three and five years. These grants are split into annual payments (normally between £3,000 and
£5,000 P.A.) with a maximum total of £25,000. Once the grant has been approved the
organisation will be guaranteed an annual grant for the duration of the project, as long as receipts
and reports are sent back to the Trust in the way that is specified. Applicants must use the online
form; the trust is no longer accepting applications by post.
Deadlines: 10th September (one deadline each year – it is always this date)
Contact: info@pht.org.uk
Dr Richard Solomon’s Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: Unknown
Details: Mainly supports international development - education, relief of poverty, age, sickness,
accident or disasters. Preference for ‘ecologically sound democratic projects’. Apply in writing to
the contact.
Contact: Dr Richard Solomon’s Charitable Trust, Fell Edge Farm, Straight Lane, Addingham,
Moorside, West Yorkshire, LS29 9JY, 01943 830841
Scottish Trusts and Foundations
The Claremont Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Details: Supports work in Scotland and overseas. Interested in Christian work and accepts
applications from inter-church and secular groups. General appeals from well established charities
are not considered.
Contact: Mr N Kerr, 57 Raeswood Gardens, Crookston, Glasgow G53 7LD
Columba Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total: £5,000
Supports general charitable purposes in Scotland and overseas, particularly health and children
Contact: Thomas Monteith, Bird Semple, 21 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, G2 4BL, 0141 304
3434
The John M Archer Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: none
Grant total (last year): £45,282
Details: General charitable causes in the UK and overseas but in particular:
 Relief of Poverty
 Advancement of Education
 Advancement of Religion
 Advancement of Health
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 Advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture or Science
 Relief of those in need through Age, Ill Health, Disability
Apply in writing to the contact
Contact: Mrs W Grant, secretary, 12 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RX
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland offer capacity building grants and the Henry Duncan
Awards for organisations based in Scotland – organisations working internationally are eligible.
Only organisations with an annual income of less than £500,000 are eligible for Henry Duncan
Awards. See http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk for details.
Contact: Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11
3AF
Tel: 0131 444 4020 Fax: 0131 444 4099
The Rozelle Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.rozelletrust.org
Details: The Trust aims to help charities whose activities are primarily based in Scotland, or
overseas in developing countries. Priority is given to projects that support the very poorest in
their community. Please note that only registered charities can be funded. Main priorities are:
Children and young people, People living in poverty (particularly self-sustaining work), People with
disabilities
Contact: The Rozelle Trust, PO Box 11318, Paisley, PA1 1AQ
Souter Charitable Trust
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.soutercharitabletrust.org.uk
Grant total: £2,000,000
Details: The trust supports projects for the relief of human suffering in the UK and overseas and,
as committed Christians, Brian and Betty are particularly interested in projects that also promote
spiritual welfare. Over the years the trust has supported thousands of projects ranging from
combating the world’s biggest killer, malaria to supplying daily meals to school children in Africa.
Souter Charitable Trust have previously donated funds to charities such as ‘Against Malaria
Foundation, Bethany Christian Trust, Mary’s Meals, JAM International, the Vine Trust, Tearfund’
and to many more of the kind. Grants are generally given to charitable organisations and not to
individuals or in support of requests on behalf of individuals. Applications for building projects,
personal educational requirements or personal expeditions are specifically excluded.
Contact: Souter Charitable Trust, PO Box 7412, Perth, PH1 5YX.
Email: enquiries@soutercharitabletrust.org.uk
US Trusts and Foundations
Compton Foundation Inc.
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
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Website: www.comptonfoundation.org
Grant total: US$5,224,700
Details: Currently only support 501(c)(3) organisations based in the United States
Contact: 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94104, Phone: 415.391.9001,
Fax: 415.391.9005,
Email: info@comptonfoundation.org
Ford Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.fordfoundation.org/grants/organizations-seeking-grants
Details: Provide grants to organizations in the United States, Latin America, Africa, the Middle
East and Asia. ‘Our commitment to social justice is carried out through programs that:
* Strengthen democratic values
* Reduce poverty and injustice
* Advance human knowledge, creativity and achievement
An initial grant enquiry can be made using the form on the website.
Contact: For contact information and country offices please see:
http://www.fordfoundation.org/about-us/contact-us
The McKnight Foundation
Last reviewed: 27/11/2014
Website: http://www.mcknight.org/international/seasia.aspx
Grant total: $111,652
Details: The Southeast Asia programme supports work in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
 Supporting efforts to increase self-determination for indigenous and ethnic minority
communities.
 Supporting efforts to increase community resource rights related to rural land, forests,
rivers and coastal resources, and, in some cases, urban land housing.
 Supporting balanced approaches toward better management of natural resources in ways
to support both local communities and biodiversity conservation.
Two stage application process: letter of inquiry followed by full proposal if successful. Detailed
guidelines on the initial letter and application process as well as funding criteria are available on
the website. They annual deadline for application for the Southeast Asia programme is the 1st
May.
Contact: Karyn Sciortino Johnson, international program administrator
Email: ksciortinojohnson@mcknight.org
Oak Foundation
Last reviewed: 09/12/2014
Website: http://www.oakfnd.org
Grant total US$150,000,000
Details: Funding programmes include Environment, Child Abuse, Human Rights, Issues Affecting
Women, Housing and Homelessness, Learning Differences, Special Interest Grants, Denmark,
Zimbabwe. Each programme has its own goals and funding restrictions; see website for details.
Grant size varies from US$17,000 to US$8,000,000. Oak has its headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland and funds programmes in 42 countries worldwide.
Contact: For contacts for specific programmes see http://www.oakfnd.org/contact.php. The
foundation’s main office is in Geneva and can be contacted on info@oakfnd.ch
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Last reviewed: 09/12/2014
Website: http://www.rbf.org
Grant total: US$25,000,000 (approx.)
Details: The Rockefeller Brothers Fund's (RBF) grant-making is organized around three themes:
Democratic Practice, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development, and three pivotal places: New
York City, Southern China, and the Western Balkans. Grant Inquiries are accepted throughout the
year. Prospective applicants should complete an online Grant Inquiry (also known as a letter of
inquiry) to the Fund. The online Grant Inquiry is the starting point for applying for a grant from
the RBF. Each inquiry is carefully reviewed by Fund staff for fit within the current funding
priorities. To be eligible for a grant, organizations should be considered tax-exempt or seeking
support for a project that would qualify as educational or charitable. The RBF awards on average
300 grants annually.
Contact: http://www.rbf.org/contact-us
Soros Open Society Foundations
Last reviewed: 09/12/2014
Website: http://www.soros.org
Grant total: $440,878,000
Details: The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose
governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to
shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and
safeguard fundamental rights. The Soros Open Society Foundations have grants programmes
under a wide range of initiatives focussing on different regions and issues, and each has its own
guidelines and application procedure – see http://www.soros.org/initiatives for detailed
information on each initiative. The website has a brief questionnaire facility to assist organisations
looking for funding – select ‘grant, scholarships and fellowships’ then ‘find grants’. The Open
Society Foundations’ initiatives address specific issue areas on a regional or network-wide basis.
Therefore, application procedures vary depending on the issue and/or region. For more
information, please visit the website. Calls for proposals for specific programmes are published on
the website at: http://www.soros.org/grants.
The Wallace Global Fund
Last reviewed: 09/12/2014
Website: http://www.wgf.org
Details: The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to promote an informed and engaged
citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon
which all life depends. The Fund supports initiatives related to environmental resource depletion
and system collapse, corporate abuses and the concentration of corporate power, planetary
carrying capacity, sustainable human population, women’s human rights, with an emphasis on
ending female genital mutilation, civic engagement, civil liberties, equal justice, independent
media, and media policy. The Fund supports activities at the global and national level, and will
consider significant local or regional initiatives offering the potential to leverage broader national
or global impact. It will consider proposals for either core or project-specific support. It does not
fund purchase of land, capital construction, profit-making businesses, debt reduction, endowment
campaigns, fundraising drives/events, or scholarships, tuition assistance or other forms of
personal financial aid.
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Applicants based in the United States must be registered 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
organizations. Applicants based outside the United States must show 501(c)(3) equivalency under
U.S. law and, if invited to submit a proposal, will be asked to sign an affidavit stating this
equivalency. Contact: Wallace Global Fund
# 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036, 202.452.1530
Email: contact@wgf.org.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Last reviewed: 09/12/2014
Website: http://www.wkkf.org
Grant total: US$358,890,687
Details: Programmes are: educated kids, healthy kids, secure families, racial equity, and civic
engagement. Generally, the Foundation gives priority to applicants from these targeted regions:

The United States

Latin America and the Caribbean (priorities – Mexico, Haiti)

Southern Africa (no unsolicited proposals accepted to the southern Africa programme).
To be eligible for support, your organization or institution, as well as the purpose of the proposed
project, must qualify under regulations of the United States Internal Revenue Service. As a result,
we are not able to provide funding directly to individuals. The Kellogg Foundation does not have
specific deadlines. Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis, and they are reviewed by staff
members as they are received – see the website for details of online application process.
Contact: http://www.wkkf.org/contact/contact-us.aspx
European Trusts and Foundations
Foundation Ensemble
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.fondationensemble.org/indexa.php
Grant total: Unknown
Details: The Foundation aims to help the most disadvantaged populations where the
environment is degraded or threatened. It has four priority areas: sustainable agriculture,
sustainable fisheries, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable technologies.
Two-stage application process; forms and instructions available at
http://www.fondationensemble.org
Contact: Headquarter: Fondation Ensemble, 45 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris,
Email: contact@fondationensemble.org
The Humane Earth Foundation
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.terrehumaine.org/index.php?art=procedure&lang=en
Grant total: 515 639 CHF
Details: This Swiss foundation is interested mainly in initiatives that are really innovative and
contribute to making changes in ways of life. The foundation no longer supports purely
awareness-raising projects, and instead exclusively supports projects involving concrete action and
actual implementation of change in lifestyle. Funding is granted only to collectively-oriented
projects conducted by solidarity-based groups of people, excluding individual projects. Given
limited resources, the foundation’s board of trustees is currently giving priority to small
associations in Western and Eastern Europe that are in real financial difficulty. The objectives of
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the foundation are to defend the natural environment and biodiversity, and to combat poverty and
exclusion, especially concerning food safety and wholesomeness, together with access to quality
health care.
Contact: http://www.terrehumaine.org/contact-en
Nando Peretti Foundation
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.nandoperettifound.org
Details: The Nando Peretti Foundation supports programs intended for the safeguarding and
promotion of human rights, children education and protection, medical and scientific research and
health, promotion of art and culture, environmental protection and nature conservation. Particular
attention is devoted to emergency programs catered for people facing severe economic hardship
and social segregation. To explore the areas of intervention and types of projects that the
foundation supports, visit the website. When the foundation is open to new proposals, a
registration link will be active. Since its inception in 2000, the foundation has awarded grants to
nearly 500 projects totalling more than 30,000,000 Euros.
GDF Suez Corporate Foundation
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.fondation-gdfsuez.com/?lang=en_us
Grant total: Unknown
Details: The GDF Suez Corporate Foundation views its philosophy and action as the continuation
of the social, civic and environmental commitment of the Group, one of the world’s leaders in the
energy sector. Its two main spheres of activity are solidarity and the environment. Under
solidarity, the foundation supports actions to assist people suffering hardship, through two
programmes: Childhood and Youth, working in the fields of health and education; and Energy
Partners, aimed at improving access to energy by disadvantaged people. Under the environment,
it operates the Biodiversity and Cities programme, which concerns ecosystem protection, action to
counteract global warming and climate change, and sustainable architecture. These programmes
are operated in every country where the Group is present. To apply, submit a request form
describing your project and organisation at the link above.
Contact: Fondation GDF SUEZ, 1 rue d’Astorg, 75008, Paris.
Government Funding
UK Government – DFID (Department for International
Development)
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/funding
Details: A number of funding streams for which NGOs can apply as detailed below.
Common Ground Initiative (CGI)
This is a demand-led fund for UK-based diaspora-led organisations creating sustainable changes
to the poorest communities in Africa. The fund is managed by Comic Relief – see details under UK
Trusts and Foundations above. CGI is now in its second phase; in 2014 an additional £12 million
was invested by DFID for a further five years (2014-2019).
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The Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF)
This fund is currently closed to applications and has been replaced by UK Aid Direct (see below).
UK Aid Match
This fund provides grants to UK-based NGOs for poverty reduction projects in developing
countries. UK Aid Match will match public donations to appeals for projects focused on poverty
reduction and the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals. Open to any UK-based not-forprofit organisation running an appeal in the UK for public donations from the UK public for poverty
reduction projects in developing countries (see note on countries on DFID website).
In July 2014 DFID announced several changes to the UK Aid Match scheme. A minimum of £1
million of the funding available in Round 3 will be ring-fenced for projects working to end female
genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). For these specific
outcomes, DFID will consider projects working in developing countries that are not currently
eligible for UK Aid Match funding. Furthermore, all projects are now limited to operating in a
maximum of three countries, instead of five as previously. Numerous changes have been made to
application templates and guidance documents, so please be sure to read all of the information
available from the UK Aid Match scheme before submitting an application. The deadline for Round
3 has now passed, but Round 4 is expected to open in early 2015. Note also that the government
will not be able to make announcements about new initiatives during the six-week period before a
general election. This means that DFID will be unable to promote or fund any appeal that starts
between 26 March and 7 May 2015.
UK Aid Direct
Announced in September 2014, UK Aid Direct supports small and medium sized Civil Society
Organisations working to reduce poverty. Building on the experience of the Global Poverty Action
Fund (GPAF), UK Aid Direct will extend its impact and reach, and respond to global international
development priorities. The first funding round closed for applications in November 2014 and is
focusing on finishing the job on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and welcomes
applications with a specific focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Up to
£30 million will be available at the first funding round, which will fund both ‘Impact’ and
‘Community Partnership’ grants. It is expected that 10% of the available funding will be allocated
to small civil society organisations through Community Partnership grants.
Funding Finder
Other funds – which to include? DFID have 35 open funds.
Scottish Government International Development Fund
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/International/int-dev
Details: The Scottish Government has four main funding streams to which NGOs can apply – the
Malawi Development Programme, the Sub Saharan Africa Development Programme, the South
Asia Development Programme and the small grants programme. The schedule for these streams is
as follows:
 Small Grants Programme – Now closed for applications for year two. The Lloyds TSB
Foundation for Scotland is administering this fund, see
http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
 Malawi Development Programme - Opened autumn 2014 for projects commencing in April
2015
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

Sub Saharan Africa Programme - Opening autumn 2015 for projects commencing in April
2016
South Asia Programme (indicative) - Opening autumn 2016 for projects commencing in
April 2017
In addition, the Scottish Government occasionally makes funding available in response to
humanitarian emergencies.
European Commission
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/about-funding_en
Details: Grants are direct financial contributions from the EU budget or from the European
Development Fund. They are awarded as donations to third parties that are engaged in external
aid activities. The Contracting Authority awards grants that are used to implement projects or
activities that relate to the EU’s external aid programmes.
Grants fall into two categories:
* Grants for actions: aim to achieve an objective that forms part of an external aid programme.
* Operating grants: finance the operating expenditure of an EU body that is pursuing an aim of
general European interest or an objective that forms part of an EU policy.
Details of open calls for proposals are available on the website.
Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.norad.no/en/support
Details: Norad's support schemes for civil society cover voluntary stakeholders that are active in
developing countries. They include organisations, associations, confederations, special interest
groups and societies. They range from large, national organisations that are involved in major
projects in several countries to small associations based in local communities that are working
with a single partner on a single project. Projects cover a wide range of areas and sectors, with
the main emphasis on women, children, the environment, education, HIV/AIDS and health. Norad
requires the organisations that receive support to meet certain requirements relating to
development expertise and administration. Due to budget limitations, there will be no open call for
proposals for 2015. Norad will invite selected organisations to apply in specific thematic areas.
Irish Aid
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/
Emergency Response Fund Scheme (ERFS)
In 2007, Irish Aid established the innovative Emergency Response Fund Scheme (ERFS) to enable
key selected NGO partners to respond quickly and appropriately to humanitarian crises.
The scheme, which draws on the EHAF fund, is particularly geared towards the initial weeks after
the onset of an emergency when the bulk of the expenses for the immediate response phase for
the agency are incurred. Agencies must have an established funding relationship with Irish Aid for
humanitarian sudden-onset response.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://www.government.nl/issues/development-cooperation/grant-programmes
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Details: The current grant programmes offered by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; FLOW,
PDP Fund against poverty-related diseases, Choices and opportunities fund, MDG Fund, Sexual
and Reproductive Health and Rights Fund; and Human Rights Fund. See website for details and
application guidance.
Belgian Development Cooperation
Last reviewed: 10/12/2014
Website: http://tinyurl.com/446pt9a
Details: Belgium provides a number of funding streams for NGOs, most of which are only open to
Belgian organisations. The ‘Conflict prevention and consolidation of society’ stream is open to
Northern NGOs: ‘The Belgian government finances projects and programmes in potential conflictareas and post-conflict areas. The administration in Brussels (Service S3.1) accepts requests,
exclusively on behalf of International Organizations and NGOs of Northern countries’.
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