Funding e-bulletin 25th August 2015
Please remember that if you require further details of the funding described below you are more than
welcome to contact me, judith@ervas.org.uk I am also more than happy to search for funding and
support you with your funding applications.
Judith
Youth Social Action Fund - applications throughout the year.
A new £1 million Youth Social Action Fund has been set up by the Government to encourage youth
participation in social action. The fund will address gaps in participation that a recent Ipsos Mori Youth
Social Action Survey identified.
For further information please go to: http://www.iwill.org.uk/fresh-funding-announced-as-governmentintensifies-support-for-youth-social-action/
Starbucks Youth Action - applications any time from July 2015 until February 2016
UK Youth and Starbucks are inviting groups working with young people to apply for grants of up to
£1,000. The Fund aims to inspire and support 16 to 24 year olds to make a positive impact in their
community. Two young people need to lead the project. Although the primary focus is on young people
not in education or employment, strong applications from other applicants are considered.
For further information please go to: http://www.starbucks.co.uk/responsibility/community/youth-action
Henry Smith Trust
Henry Smith, one of the largest charitable trusts, offers Main grants and County grants supporting a wide
range of groups including carers, community service, disability, healthcare, mental health, young and
older people. There are no application deadlines but Trustees meet up quarterly in June, September
and December to consider applications.
The Trust also runs a Holiday Fund to provide disadvantaged children under 13 in the UK with a
recreational holiday or day trip they would not otherwise be able to go on. The children should be from
areas of high deprivation, experiencing disadvantage, or have a disability. Schools, youth groups and
charities are all eligible to apply for grants between £500 and £2,500. Deadlines vary depending on the
date of the trip. Awards are made on a first come first served basis.
For further information please go to: http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/
Jeans for Genes Day/Genetic Disorders – deadline 30 Sept 2015
Grants of between £500 and £25,000 are available for UK charities and support groups that support
children (18 years or under) and families with genetic disorders. Funding is available for projects and
essential specialist equipment such as pain relieving beds, wheelchairs, car seats and portable hoists.
For further information please go to: http://www.geneticdisordersuk.org/grantprogramme/applyforagrant
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund – opens early September and closes 5 November. 2016 will
follow a similar timescale
The Triangle Trust Development Grants programme is open twice yearly, for projects which support the
rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders Grants of up to £40,000 available. Applications for
Organisations working with ex-offenders.
For further information please go to: http://www.triangletrust.org.uk/what-we-fund/development-grantcriteria
Arts for Change Fund – deadline 8th October 2015
The Arts for Change Fund is operated by The Two Ridings Community Foundation. It supports projects
using the arts or cultural activities to engage with communities and enrich the lives of those who are
excluded or disadvantaged through low income, rural or social isolation, age, disabilities, race, sexuality
or gender. Priority will be given to small, locally based groups.
For further information please go to: http://www.trcf.org.uk/apply-for-funding/find-a-grant/arts-changegrants/
Arts Council England - Creative Local Growth Fund – deadline 16th October 2015
The Creative Local Growth Fund supports the cultural sector to contribute to local economic growth and
by securing long term partnership between LEPs, other local partners and the cultural sector. Grants
made under this strategic fund should be used as match funding for investment delivering under ERDF
or from other ESIF programmes such as the European Social Fund (ESF). Applicants can apply for
grants between £150,000 and £500,000. Activities can include: Skills development, apprenticeships and
paid internships; Innovation, research and development; Partnerships with other sectors (private sector,
higher and/or further education, other public agencies); Commercialisation of cultural products; Building
digital capacity; SME and start-up business support; Development of specific creative industry clusters.
For further information please go to: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/apply-forfunding/creative-local-growth-fund/
Key Fund
Key Fund is offering access to finance of up to £150,000. If you are an established Social Enterprise, the
Key Fund wants to help you unlock your business potential and take you to the next stage. Mark your
application ‘Growth Fund North’. Or call 0845 1401400.
For more information please go to: http://thekeyfund.co.uk/
Good Neighbours Scheme – applications throughout the year
Rural Action Yorkshire has grants of £300 for each community wanting to set up a Good Neighbours
Scheme. They will also provide support and guidance to assess the level of need in your community, set
up a group of core volunteers and provide information toolkits which include volunteer guidelines,
funding advice, insurance help and much more.
For further information please go to: http://www.ruralyorkshire.org.uk/project/good-neighbours
Coastal Revival Fund – deadline 14th September 2015
The Department for Communities & Local Government is inviting bids for grants to the Coastal Revival
Fund. The Fund is intended to help kick-start the regeneration of at-risk coastal heritage that has the
potential to create opportunities for new businesses and jobs. By paying for the initial work to get
restoration projects underway, the Fund will act as a catalyst to attract additional financing to help boost
local economies. The maximum bid is £50,000 and is available for both revenue and capital expenditure.
For further information please go to: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-coastal-revival-fund-andcommunity-teams-to-bring-jobs-and-businesses-to-seaside-towns
Paul Hamlyn Foundation New Grants
One of the UK’s largest independent grant-making foundations has launched its new strategic plan which
will run from 2015 to 2021 and increased its funding to £25 million per year. The Foundation which
closed to applications last October has reopened with a new strategy which focuses on six new priorities
relating to the changes it wishes to see in the UK. Funds currently open, with various rounds and closing
dates are:
Access and Participation Fund - http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/access-and-participation-fund/
Youth Fund - http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/youth-fund/
Arts-based Learning Fund - http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/arts-based-learning-fund/
Shared Ground Fund - http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/shared-ground-fund/
Ideas and Pioneers Fund - http://www.phf.org.uk/funds/ideas-and-pioneers-fund/
Money Saving Expert Financial Literacy - deadlines: 30 September, 31 January.
The MSE Charity addresses the problem of financial illiteracy by funding relevant guidance and
education for individuals and groups. Grants are up to £5,000 to constituted groups and charities, to
promote financial literacy, including consumer and debt issues.
For further information please go to: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/grants-education
The Allen Lane Foundation - applications throughout the year.
The Allen Lane Foundation provides grants for up to three years, of £500-£15,000; the average grant is
around £6,000. Funding is focused on activities which: make a lasting difference to people’s lives; aims
at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination, and encourages or enables excluded groups to share in
the life of the whole community. Examples includes: advice or information; advocacy; arts activities for
therapeutic or social benefit; befriending or mentoring, social activities or drop-in centres and
strengthening the rights of particular groups.
For further information please go to: http://www.allenlane.org.uk/who.html
Locality First Steps Programme - applications throughout the year
Community groups in deprived areas that want to develop a community action plan can apply now for a
package of support and grants. First Steps is part of the Community Rights Programme, funded by the
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The First Steps programme is being
managed by Locality and its delivery associates on behalf of the Government.
For further information please go to: http://locality.org.uk/our-work/community-grants/
Neighbourhood Planning Grants and Support Programme – applications throughout the year
The new Programme (2015-2018) supports local communities that want to draw up a neighbourhood
plan for their area. Town and parish councils, neighbourhood forums and prospective neighbourhood
forums may apply. Two types of grants: between £1,000 and £8,000 is available for writing a
neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order; Specific packages and a further grant of
£6,000 for groups facing more complex issues.
For further information please go to: http://mycommunity.org.uk/programme/neighbourhoodplanning/?_a=funding
Churchcare
Churchcare provides funding for Anglican church projects. The grants support PCCs in the conservation
of listed church buildings and their historic contents. Separate funds for a range of features, such as
organs, books, bells or stained glass. In addition to financial support, they provide expert conservation
advice to ensure that repairs follow best practice.
For further information please go to: http://www.parishresources.org.uk/churchcare/
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards – deadline 25th September 2015
The competition offers cash prizes to registered charities that work in the fields of health and social care.
The awards recognise charities that are doing excellent work to improve people's health in the UK.
Organisations will need to show how their work reflects six areas of IMPACT: Innovation: Leadership:
Efficient use of resources; quality of management processes; equality of opportunity; Partnership;
Achievement; Community focus; Targeting needs. Prizes are: overall winner £40,000, ten organisations
£30,000 and up to ten runners-up £3,000.
For further information please go to: http://us.gsk.com/en-us/about-us/us-community-partnerships/gskimpact-awards/
From the previous editions
BBC Children in Need - Main Grants Programme – deadline 15th Sept 2015
Max. Value: Discretionary
Grants for not-for-profit organisations that are working with disadvantaged children and young people
who are 18 years old and younger living in the UK.
For further information please go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3XW7FvN20PD3xr2c1T62Xly/main-grants
Bupa UK Foundation’s New Grants Programme Opens for Applications – deadline 4 Sept
2015
Max. Value: Discretionary
The Foundation's funding programmes will be developed around clearly defined themes and reflect
important factors that underpin health and wellbeing. These include mental health, ageing well,
managing long-term conditions, behaviour change and healthy living.
Bupa UK Foundation - http://www.bupaukfoundation.org/
Hilden Charitable Fund – deadline 9 Sept 2015
Max. Value: Discretionary
Funding is available to charities in the UK and non-governmental organisations in the developing world.
In the UK, the Fund supports projects concerned with: homelessness; asylum seekers and refugees;
community-based initiatives for young people aged 16-25 years and penal reform. In the developing
world, the Fund supports projects concerned with: community development; education; and health.
For further information please go to: http://www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk/
Applications that can be submitted at any time
The Joseph and Annie Cattle Trust
The Joseph and Annie Cattle Trust is set up to help vulnerable people change their lives in Hull and East
Riding of Yorkshire, by providing financial support. The aged, disabled and underprivileged are assisted
wherever possible, as are children suffering from dyslexia.
Full Details are here - http://www.jacattletrust.co.uk/
Young Roots – rolling programme, applications considered at monthly advisory meeting.
The Young Roots programme from Heritage Lottery supports projects between £10,000 and £50,000,
that:
http://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/young-roots#.VTdvQdJViko
First World War Heritage - Apply anytime up to 2019—monthly meetings by local HLF
Offices to assess applications
Heritage Lottery Fund provides help to groups, communities and organisations to mark the centenary of
the start of the First World War by exploring, conserving and sharing the heritage of the First World War,
from memorials, buildings and sites, to photographs, letters and literature. Grants are from £3,000 £100,000 and upwards.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/understanding-first-world-war#.VTdwndJViko
Lennox & Wyfold Foundation
There are no deadlines and no minimum or maximum level of grant - although most grants are between
£5,000 and £10,000. Written applications should be posted to the Foundation's contact at their registered
office:
Martin Betts, Lennox and Wyfold Foundation, RF Trustee Co. Limited,15 Suffolk Street, London
SW1Y 4HG.
St James's Place Foundation – applications throughout the year
The Small Grants Programme is available to smaller UK Registered Charities working nationally,
regionally or locally in the UK with an annual income of up to £750,000. Maximum grant £10,000.
Supports charities under the following themes: Cherishing the Children; Combating Cancer; Supporting
Hospices.
http://www.sjpfoundation.co.uk/
Paul Hamlyn Foundation – applications throughout the year
Grants to organisations which aim to maximise opportunities for individuals to experience a full quality of
life, now and in the future. Funds projects under the following three themes: Arts, Education and
Learning, and Social Justice. Average grant size of £19,300. In particular projects which are concerned
with children and young people, and others who are disadvantaged.
http://www.phf.org.uk/
Community Buildings Pre-Feasibility Grants Open for England – applications anytime
For further information please go to: http://mycommunity.org.uk/programme/community-buildingshousing/?_a=funding
Community Buildings Project Support Grants Scheme Opens for England
For further information please go to: Link to guidelines:
http://mycommunity.org.uk/programme/community-buildings-housing/?_a=funding
Neighbourhood Planning Grants and Support Programme 2015-2018 Launches – rolling
programme
For further information please go to: http://mycommunity.org.uk/
Henry Smith Charity - Main Grants and County Grants Programmes
For further information please go to: http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/grant-programmes.html
Charles Hayward Foundation
For further information please go to: http://www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk/guidelines/
WA Horncastle Charitable Trust
Write to or email Mr Stephen J. Trynka, W A Horncastle Charitable Trust, Wilberforce Court, High Street,
Hull, HU1 1YJ. Tel: 01482 323239 or E-mail: steve.trynka@rollits.com
The Askrigg Foundation
For further information please go to: http://thedales.org.uk/the-askrigg-foundation/
Dulverton Trust
For further information please go to: http://www.dulverton.org/guidelines.htm
Children's Services Innovation Programme
For further information please go to: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-servicesinnovation-programme
Lloyds Foundation
For further information please go to: http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/
Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
For further information please go to: http://www.bernardsunley.org/funding-policy.html
Lewis/Goldberg Charitable Trust
How to Apply: Applications must be made in writing. Contact Lewis/Goldberg Charitable Trust for further
information, Lewis/Goldberg Charitable Trust, 69 Brim Hill, London, N2 0HA. Tel: 0208 455 3378.
Rest-Harrow Trust
Please contact: Judith Susan Portrait,Rest-Harrow Trust, 21 Whitefriars Street, London, EC4Y 8JJ
sarah.hovil@portraitsolicitors.com