Funding Bulletin August 2015 Produced in partnership with Essex Association of Councils for Voluntary Service Help Through Crisis Fund Grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in England for projects that provide immediate support to individuals currently living in crisis or at risk of crisis as a result of hardship. The Big Lottery Fund, in collaboration with a wide range of organisations, has established the new £30 million Help Through Crisis programme to fund projects that draw on the strengths and personal experience of people facing hardship crisis so that they can overcome immediate difficulties and be ready for opportunities and challenges ahead. Grants of between £300,000 and £500,000 are available for projects lasting five years. Application Deadline: 26 August 2015 Application forms available to https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/globalcontent/programmes/england/help-through-crisis Creative Local Growth Fund Grants are available to arts/cultural organisations and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England to support the cultural sector in contributing to local economic growth. Applicants can apply for grants between a minimum of £150,000 and a maximum of £500,000.Applicants can apply for projects that last for up to three years but applicants are strongly encouraged to consider whether they require funding for one, two or three years. Application Deadline: 16 October 2015 Applicants must submit applications using the online application portal. https://forms.artscouncil.org.uk/officeforms/Arts_Projects.ofml NFU Mutual Charitable Trust The objectives of the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust are to promote, facilitate and support charitable activities which aim to relieve poverty within rural areas, advance the education of the public by research and dissemination of information in relation to agriculture or advance the education of young people within rural areas. Deadline is 23 October http://www.nfumutual.co.uk/company-information/charitable-trust/ Coastal Revival Fund Funding for local authorities, businesses, social enterprises charities and community organisations to support or restore local heritage and facilities on the English Coast that benefit the wider community and the surrounding economy. There is a total of £3 million in revenue and capital grants available through this programme. Grants willl support communities wishing to unlock the economic potential of hard-totackle buildings, landscapes and facilities. This will be achieved by funding the initial work to get restoration projects underway, acting as a catalyst that attracts additional financing from the private and charitable sectors. Applications must be received by Monday 14 September 2015 https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ccf Starbucks Youth Action Invites Applications for 2015 Funding UK Youth and Starbucks are inviting groups working with young people not in education or employment in England, Scotland and Wales to apply for grants of up to £1,000.Young people in England, Scotland and Wales aged between 16 and 24 years who are not in education or employment can apply. Two young people need to lead the project and engage a further 50 young people throughout the course of the project. The young people will need to have a youth worker/training organisation able to support them throughout the project. Although the programme is primarily focused on young people not in education or employment, strong applications from other applicants will be considered. Applications can be made at any time from July 2015 until February 2016. An online application form and full details can be found on the Starbucks Youth Action website. http://www.ukyouth.org/our-work-with-young-people/corporateresponsibility/youth-action#.Vbn0wflViko Money Lending Team Fund The England Illegal Money Lending Team is once again, able to make available money taken from loan sharks to be used to benefit local communities. The good news is that for the year 2015-2016 organisations will be able to apply for up to £5,000 to directly target an area affected by, or believed to be at risk of illegal money lending to promote the illegal money lending team and the message that loan sharks should be avoided at all costs. Your project idea will need to target illegal money lending and needs to be delivered by the 31st March 2016. If you are interested in applying and would like to know more about the funding criteria, please contact david.a.benbow@birmingham.gov.uk . Then, just send a short summary of your great idea and the budget you will require. Closing date for applications is September 30th 2015. D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds UK registered charities in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement. Deadline is 24 October. http://www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org/what-we-fund/ Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Rehabilitation This is an award for outstanding rehabilitative work with prisoners done by a small charity or community group. It champions work that fosters personal responsibility. Deadline is 30 October. http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/GetInvolved/CompetitionsAwards Buttle UK - Estranged Young People Programme Buttle UK can help address the needs of these young people by providing funding to enable them to fully access and participate in education, employment or training opportunities. We also help settle them in secure accommodation by contributing to setting up home costs. http://www.buttleuk.org/pages/support-for-young-people.html John Ellerman Foundation - Regional Museums and Galleries Fund Funding is available to help strengthen regional museums and galleries in the UK by helping organisations to enhance and sustain curatorial development to attract a broader public. The Foundation is particularly interested in funding museums and galleries that plan to: Support new ways of working both for established curators and those just starting out. Work in partnership with others to develop and share good practice. Ensure that the experience from the work funded is integrated into any future plans. The budget for 2015/16 is £482,000. The Foundation expects to make about four or five grants for periods of two to three years. The deadline for first-stage applications is 9 October 2015. http://ellerman.org.uk/how-to-apply/regional-museums-and-galleries-fund Paul Hamlyn Foundation Launches Access and Participation Fund (UK) Grants are available to support organisations to test, implement and develop ambitious plans to widen access to and deepen participation in the arts. Not-for-profit, formally constituted organisations are eligible to apply, however applicants that do not already have a track record in both the arts and work on access and participation must have a strong partnership that possesses such skills. The first application deadline for Explore and Test is 15 September 2015. The first application deadline for More and Better is 1 November 2015. http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/access-and-participation-fund/ Outdoor Play Spaces Programme – Lords Taverners “We believe it is essential for special schools catering for children with severe learning and physical disabilities to have access to suitable outdoor play equipment. ‘Play time’ is proven to improve children’s physical and mental health, help develop emotional responses and learning skills and improving basic numeracy and literacy. The Lord’s Taverners Charitable Programmes Team process applications for the outdoor play programme twice yearly. The expression of interest form will be available for download and completion between the following dates: 1 September 2015 to 30 November 2015 1 March 2016 to 31 May 2016 http://www.lordstaverners.org/outdoor-play-spaces-lords-taverners If you require any further help or assistance with any of the above funding programmes or advice on any aspect of funding or group development please contact: Rachel Fahie CEO BDVSA Email ceo@bdvsa.org Tel: 01376 550507