Communities Team, Southampton City Council
communities@southampton.gov.uk
Community funding - January 2016
Success stories:
Congratulations to Southampton Sunday Lunch Project in securing £10,000 from Denplan to give their customers a really good Christmas lunch.
Funding advice of the month:
FUNDING GUIDE FOR SMALL COMMUNITY GROUPS IN SOUTHAMPTON is
now available on-line:
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/living/comliving/Resources/howtoguides.aspx
MATCH FUNDING
Some funders will not fund 100% of the cost of a project but require “match” funding.
This means the grant applicant must already have or be seeking other additional
funding for the project or work. Even where “match” funding is not required
applicants who can demonstrate they can make a contribution have a greater chance
of success.
It simply means that funder puts some money and you find the rest. Some funders
want you to get the money (grant or donation) and others would accept in kind
contributions.
To learn how to calculate volunteer time, please check our Funding Guide:
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/people-places/community-involvement/communitygroups/community-guides.aspx
LEGEND:
Art
BME
community
Building work
Capital
funding
Community
Children
CG
Capital
Crime
Disability
Cohesion,
diversity
General
Health
Heritage
G
Deprivation
Individual
Community
groups (any)
Employment
Environment
Faith
International
LGBT
Money, Financial
advice
Music
Older people
Recycling
Registered
charity
Revenue
Salary/
Staff costs
Revenue
£ Salary
C
Social
enterprise,
CIO, CIC
Sports
Trip
Uniformed
org. (Scouts,
Brownies,
Guides)
SE
Grants listed in this section:
Funders
What you can apply for
Volunteering
Who can apply
G
CG
Ford Britain Trust
(small grants)
The Freemasons’
Grand Charity
13.01.
And
01.03.
10.02.16.
C
CG
C
CG
Ernest Cook Trust
♀
31.01.16 .
End
February
C
D'Oyly Carte
Charitable Trust
Fidelio Charitable
Trust
C
CG
Denplan
Community Fund
Notes
February
C
BBC Children in
Need Appeal
Young people
Revenue
Ashworth
Community Trust
Feminist Review
Trust
Deadlines
C
Capital
Women
♀
The Allan and
Nesta Ferguson
Charitable Trust
Anchor
Foundation
School, educ. or
training
C
Institutions, colleges, Arts
Festivals and other arts
organisations
C
C
Local grant
31.01.16.
31.01.16.
CG
CG
Deadline
each
month
(1x month)
01.10.15.
14.01.16.
and
01.03.16.
January
Local grant
Funders
What you can apply for
GALAXY Hot
Chocolate Fund
G
Who can apply
V
Girdlers’
Company
Charitable Trust
CG
(CIO)
C
Deadlines
Notes
28.02.16.
Last
Friday in
January
C
£ Salary
Going for
Growth Seed
Bank Grants
31.01.16.
CG
Hedley
Foundation
C
Henry Smith
Holiday Grants for
Children
CG
C
CG
HIWCF grant
funds
Idlewild Trust
CG
Inman Charity
Lovell Grants
(Weston &
Sholing)
Performing Rights
Society – funding
new music
Revenue
♀
♀
C
Most are
opening on
4th January
C
11.02.16.
C
28.02.16.
C
29.01.16.
C
31.01.16.
C
CIC
Education,
recreation, support,
training, health &
welfare
18.03.16.
08.12.15.
(and 30th
Nov. for
one
strand)
Heritage Lottery
Fund - Grants for
Places of Worship
The Maypole
Fund: Money from
Women for
Women
28.01.16.
Priority will be given
to projects and
ventures which sit
within a Church of
England context
2016
deadline
dates will
be
confirmed
in
All faith groups and
denominations
which are
responsible for
maintaining and
repairing their
place of worship
See the individual
fund
Local Weston &
Sholing grant
WOMEN ONLY
Furtherance
of peace, justice
& environmental
safety
Wide range of
groups are
eligible to apply
Funders
What you can apply for
Persimmon
Community
Champions
The PoldenPuckham
Charitable
Foundation
(PPCF)
Who can apply
C
The Radcliffe
Trust
CG
Rowing
Foundation
The Royal British
Legion
SITA Trust
Enhancing
Communities
Programme - Fast
Track Fund/Core
Fund
CG
15.02.16.
C
31st
January
CIC
CIO
07.02.16.
CG
26.02.16.
CG
C
£ Salary
CG
Capital
UK Youth and
Starbucks Coffee
Company
Veolia
Environmental
Trust
Volant Charitable
Trust
The Wolfson
Foundation
CIC, CIO
Capital
CG
C
25.01.16.
End
January
C
26.02.16.
♀
Capital
The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust:
08.01.16.
C
safeguard the
welfare of people
who have served in
the Armed Forces
C
01.02.16.
Urban Community
Energy Fund
Notes
December
End of
month for
the next 12
months
C
CG
PEACE
Deadlines
05.01.16.
Youth worker /
training
organisation need
to support them
throughout the
project
http://www.fergusontrust.co.uk/?page_id=67
Deadlines:
 Applications by charities for small to medium grants (up to a maximum of £50,000) may be submitted at
any time and will be considered on a regular basis.
 Applications for larger grants will be considered at bi-annual meetings held in March and September and
applications should be submitted at the very latest in the previous months i.e. February or August.
Who can apply?
 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
 Individual Students;
The Trustees will consider applications in respect of two categories of students:o Those considering embarking on a gap year may be awarded a grant of £300 towards their
expenses. No more than 165 such grants will be made each year on a first come first served basis.
Grant cheques will not be paid to the applicant, but to the administrators of the project in which the
applicant proposes to participate.
o Postgraduate PhD students, whether from overseas or from the UK, may be awarded a grant to
help meet tuition costs, but only in respect of the last year of their course. Grant cheques will not
be paid to the applicant but to the University at which they are studying .
The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust primarily funds projects which support the Trust’s interests of
education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development
The Trustees consider funding applications up to £50,000 on a monthly basis and endeavour to reply to all
successful applicants within 6 weeks of receiving their applications.
The Trust aims to support projects both in the UK and abroad, and supports charitable organisations situated in the
UK and overseas. However, all charitable organisations must be registered as a charity with the UK Charity
Commission in order to be eligible for funding.
Grants to charities will be on a matching funding basis only so that if the applicant has raised 50% of their budget
the Trustees will consider awarding matching funding up to a maximum of 50%. However, if the applicant has
raised less than 50% of their budget the Trustees will only consider awarding a maximum of 30% funding.
Evidence of actively seeking funds from other sources is seen by the Trustees as being a beneficial addition to any
application.
The Trust is unable to provide retrospective funding and therefore can only accept applications for forthcoming
projects.
Your Application
Application deadlines
Applications can be submitted at any time as the Trustees review applications for funding requests up to £50,000
on a monthly basis. If you wish to apply for funding of more than £50,000 then your application will be considered
at the next bi-annual meeting of Trustees which usually take place around March and September.
Guidance
We only accept applications submitted online using the correct application form. Any applications sent by post,
email or fax will not be considered.
Please do not contact us for guidance prior to making an application. All the information you require is contained
here. Your application will be acknowledged but no progress reports will be given and no feedback is provided in
relation to unsuccessful applications.
Please ensure that you have the following ready:
 Narrative Proposal
Describe your project in no more than 150 words.
Explain how your project fits within the Trust’s priorities. It is important to give a clear and concise sense of the
goals and the process involved. What are you hoping to achieve through your project and for what do you actually
require the funding? Please prepare this summary carefully; it is one of the tools used by the Trustees to decide
whether your application goes forward to the next step.
For further details of who is eligible to apply, please visit the relevant website pages:
Applying on behalf of a charity
Applying for help to fund your studies
Applying for help to fund your gap year
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Anchor Foundation: http://www.theanchorfoundation.org.uk/
Applications are considered at twice yearly trustees meetings in April and November and need to be received by
31st January and 31st July each year.
Who can apply?
Christian charities
The Anchor Foundation awards grants between £500 - £10,000 to registered Christian charities for projects that
encourage social inclusion through ministries of healing and the arts.
You can find out about our application process by clicking on the buttons at the top of this page.
It is important to read the Information for Applicants and to use our Application Form.
The form can be completed online or printed out (PDF format) for completion and posting to the
PO Box No provided.
Please do not send applications to the registered company address in Nottingham.
Email: secretary@theanchorfoundation.org.uk
If submitting electronically please send the completed form to:
secretary@theanchorfoundation.org.uk
Important - To prevent any further contact going into your Spam Box we suggest
you add our email address to your email address book.
Alternatively please post applications to:
The Anchor Foundation
P.O. Box 21107
Alloa
FK12 5WA
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Ashworth Community Trust:
http://www.ashworthtrust.org/
Deadlines: End of February and the end of August
The Trustees hold biannual meetings in May and November. Successful applicants will be informed within 6 weeks
of the relevant meeting. This would normally be our May meeting for those applications received before the end of
February and our November meeting for applications received before the end of August.
Who can apply?
Registered charities only – you need a United Kingdom Registered Charity Number.
Levels of grant do not usually exceed £3000. Very occasionally, a grant of up to £5000 may be made. We try to
prioritise smaller charities where our level of grant is comparatively significant. If a charity has been successful in
receiving a grant, we would not normally donate to them again in less than thirty-six months.
Information Required From You: there is no application form, but you will need to supply ALL the following
information as hard copy:
• A United Kingdom Registered Charity Number.
• An email address.
• A hard copy of your most recent set of accounts. If you have been running for over one year, we would expect to
see a full set of accounts showing a breakdown of your annual income, expenditure and carry forward balance. If
you are a new group (less than twelve months old) a recent bank statement, plus an annual budget/cashflow
forecast showing estimated income and expenditure, are acceptable.
• A brief (not more than two pages) analysis of the main objectives of your organisation and any particular project
for which funding is required. Please DO NOT send brochures, DVDs, books, annual reviews or any other bulky
promotional material. If we need more information we will contact you.
For the most part, the Trust looks to fund projects and not core funding.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ONLINE.
NO HARD-COPY APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
You will need the following information to hand to fill out the application form:
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Contact details of a referee for your charity. Please ensure they have been pre-advised, as we may need to
contact them when considering your application
A full set of your most recent audited accounts
Concise details of your project (less than 300 words)
It was created primarily to support humanitarian causes operating locally, nationally and internationally, as opposed
to animal or utilitarian projects. For the most part, the Trust looks to fund projects and not core funding.
The work of the Trust is informed by a set of underlying principles:
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The oneness of humanity;
The establishment of true justice;
The paramount importance of education for all;
The need to address the situation of the very poor and of those at the margins of society;
That all people everywhere should be able to share the fruits of and be empowered to participate in the
construction of a just, prosperous and sustainable society; and
That to achieve these aims, it is necessary to build the capacity of individuals, communities and institutions.
The Trust prefers to help fund humanitarian projects and activities that share this vision and that have any of these
characteristics:
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The project or activity has been initiated by people living at the grassroots who are empowered to find the
solutions to their own problems;
The project has a relatively simple, clear set of objectives and actions that further the vision of the Trust;
The project develops the capacity of individuals, their communities or their institutions helping them to help
themselves;
The project enhances the learning of individuals, their communities or their institutions;
The project’s 'beneficiaries' participate in the management and running of the project or activity; and
The project’s 'beneficiaries' have suffered, or are suffering, from injustice, poverty or personal
circumstances that are difficult for the individual to overcome without assistance.
What We Have Funded in the Past
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Charities addressing social, physical, or educational re-habilitation
Charities offering information, support, relief or equipment for illness or disability
Charities supporting those members of society who may be considered as isolated, vulnerable, at risk or
disadvantaged
Charities supporting victims of torture or human rights abuses
Charities helping to support carers
Holidays for disadvantaged children
Youth clubs, especially in disadvantaged areas
Women's refuges
Homeless shelters
Orphanages
Charities supplying micro-loans, or other business enterprises in the Developing World
Charities helping to provide access to medical care, food or water supplies in the Developing World
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BBC Children in Need Appeal: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/
Deadlines: We are open to applications all year round, but we have a number of deadline and award dates
throughout the year.
The January Main Grants Initial Application deadline is now 13th January 2016
Small grants:
Application Deadline
When is the Decision Due?
1 March
Early May
1 June
Early August
1 September
Early November
1 December
Early March
Main grant:
Please note that the January Initial Application deadline is now 13th January 2016
Initial Application Deadline
When is the final decision due?
13th Jan
Mid Jun
15th May
Mid Oct
15th Sep
Mid Feb
Who can apply?
BBC Children in Need funds not-for-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people of
18 years and under who live in the UK.
We accept applications from organisations that already have a BBC Children in Need grant providing the grant is
coming to an end. You will need to be able to provide convincing evidence of the difference to children that your
current grant has made.
Their grants are open to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years
old and under. Your organisation and project must be based in the UK and you need to be a registered charity or
other not-for-profit organisation.
Within our general grants programme, you can apply for:
Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years
Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years
Application form is available from the Website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5ysD3mLQYYRPRLNZ032LjM7/grants
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D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust: http://www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org/
Deadline is 10th February 2016
The Trustees usually consider applications three times a year in March, July and November. The next grant making
meeting will be on the 24th November 2015 and the final closing date for the submission of online
applications for this meeting is the 24th October 2015.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be UK Registered Charities, operating in the UK.
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.
Downloadable Guidelines
To apply:
http://www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/apply_now_button.png
The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects, and they also consider applications for matched
funding.
Grant range is usually within £500 – £5,000.
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of
the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement – please
read specific areas of interest and priorities for support in our Downloadable Guidelines
(http://www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Guidelines-2015-2018-website.pdf)
The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects, and they also consider applications for matched
funding
How to apply
As of 1st April 2015 all grant applications to the Trust should be made online. However, if you need a version of
the application form in a more accessible format please email info@doylycartecharitabletrust.org stating your
preferred format.
To begin your application, please click the button below:
Contact:
Grants Administrator
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
6 Trull Farm Buildings
Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8SQ
Tel: 0203 637 3003
Email: info@doylycartecharitabletrust.org
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Denplan Community Fund: http://www.denplan.co.uk/about-denplan/denplan-community-fund
No deadlines – decisions are made on a monthly basis. The Denplan Community Fund meets on a monthly basis
and its decision is final.
Who can apply?
Community groups, individuals, charities, societies, clubs, schools, community projects
The Denplan Community Fund helps groups and organisations that:
 Operate in the area from Portsmouth in the east; to Winchester in the north and Southampton to the south
and west
 Support the local area and local people
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Help support or promote health and wellbeing, including the environment, sport, music and dance
Support those less able to support themselves
Fundraising events organised by schools
Customers who approach us for support in raising money for UK charities up to £250 maximum
Since its launch in 2013, the Denplan Community Fund has helped hundreds of local charities, initiatives, schools,
clubs, athletes, societies and hard-working individuals who strive to make a difference in their communities.
We believe that, by giving those groups and individuals a helping hand, we can promote health and wellbeing in the
wider Winchester area through the environment, sport, music and dance, as well as providing vital help to those
less able to support themselves.
The Denplan Community Fund is designed to support local community initiatives around where Denplan and its
staff are based.
We currently operate around the Winchester area, reaching out as far as Portsmouth in the east, Southampton in
the south and west, and to Winchester in the north.
If you’re interested in applying to the Denplan Community Fund, please fill out this application form and email it
to communityfund@denplan.co.uk
Please read all our rules which are printed on the application form of what we do and don’t sponsor, as well as fill in
all the boxes with as much information as possible.
Your application form should be submitted to: CommunityFund@denplan.co.uk
Or by post to:
Celia Langford
Denplan Community Fund Co-ordinator
Denplan Ltd, Victoria Road, Winchester, SO23 7RG
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Ernest Cook Trust:
http://ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/
Deadlines: 31st January - applications for the spring meeting (which usually takes place in mid-April) must be
received by the Trust by January 31st of that year.
Applications for the autumn meeting (which takes place in September) must be received by the Trust by July 31st
of that year.
Meetings to consider applications for the small grants programme take place bi-monthly throughout the year
Who can apply?
Registered charities, schools and not-for-profit organisations; small charitable organisations. All applicant
organisations must be based and working in the UK and should be either state schools, registered charities or
other recognised not-for-profit organisations
As well as offering a wide-ranging programme of land-based learning for children and young people, the Ernest
Cook Trust gives grants to registered charities, schools and not-for-profit organisations wishing to encourage young
people’s interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts (in the broadest sense), or in science, or
aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy.
A large grants programme for awards of over £4,000 and a small grants programme for awards of under £4,000
operate throughout the year.
Small and large grants programme
The application process
Restrictions
How to apply
When to apply
If an award is made
Small and large grants programme:
The small grants programme supports state schools and small registered charities which would like to undertake
projects which meet the Trust’s objectives and require a small amount of pump-priming in order for such projects to
take place. The programme is a rolling one, with meetings at two-monthly intervals throughout the year – but it is
wise to think well ahead. Suitable applications are allocated to the next available meeting, however due to high
demand you are advised to submit an application at least six months ahead of your project start date.
The large grants programme is aimed at more comprehensive education programmes: these sometimes require
support for the salary of an education officer; in such cases the ECT would always expect to be a part-funder. The
range of the programme is wide; over the years education projects linked to theatres, art galleries and orchestras
have been supported, as have those covering a wide range of environmental and countryside projects.
Questions (not applications) can be addressed to the Grants Administrator: grants@ernestcooktrust.org.uk or on
01285 712492.
Applications must be posted to:
The Grants Administrator
The Ernest Cook Trust
The Estate Office
Fairford Park
Fairford
Gloucestershire
GL7 4JH
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Feminist Review Trust: http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/
The submission and decision deadlines are as follows:
 January 31st submission deadline for March 31st decision (Round 1 – 2016)
 May 31st submission deadline for July 31st decision (Round 2 – 2016)
 September 30th submission deadline for November 30th decision (Round 3 – 2016)
Applicants will be notified about decisions as soon as possible after the decision dates.
Who can apply?
Individuals and organisations in the UK and internationally are eligible to apply.
o The Feminist Review Trust will fund:
 Hard to fund projects. Some types of projects are difficult to fund. Typically these projects
have no other obvious sources of funding. This might mean, for example, that traditional
academic sources are either not interested in the area or that it is an activist project or that
it is too feminist for most conventional funding sources. For example the Trust supported
the writing and publication of the history of Rape Crisis in Scotland and the translation and
updating sections of ‘Women and Their Bodies’ into Arabic and Hebrew.
 Pump priming activities. This means that we will provide a small amount of funding to
help start an
 Interventionist projects which support feminist values. It is often difficult for projects
around core feminist concerns such as abortion rights and domestic violence to find
funding. For example the Trust has supported Asylum Aid (an independent charity
workshop with asylum seekers in the UK) to promote its ‘Charter of Rights’ for Women
Seeking Asylum
 Training and development projects: we will fund projects which provide training in
relevant areas.
 One off events:
 Dissemination: we will fund the production and distribution of relevant material.
 Core funding: we realise that many groups struggle to raise core funding. The Trustees
are willing to offer core funding to cover staff costs, accommodation etc.
 Other projects: if your application does not easily fit into any of the above categories we
may still support it. For example, the Trust has funded a project to capture oral histories of
women’s experience of the menopause. Contact the Trust to discuss eligibility prior to
submitting your application.
If the project includes a research element
 The Trust rarely funds stand-alone research. Where projects include a research element,
please describe in your application the steps you have taken to ensure the research will be
undertaken in an ethical manner. Please also pay careful attention to the costs.
How much funding is available?
The maximum value of any individual award is UK £15,000 (or its equivalent). However, the Trustees rarely give
out awards of this amount so when you prepare your application please bear in mind that you may only be offered
partial funding. It is therefore helpful if you can identify different sub-elements in your application.
Guidelines: http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/guidelines/
Application Form:
Please download the form here
Notes to support the Completion of the Grant Application form can be found here and sent
to: administrator@feminist-review-trust.com
Please note that the Trust only accepts applications in an electronic format.
Success rates of Applications:
The Trust receives a very large number of applications; far more than we can fund. The current success rate for
applications is about 5%.
Regretfully, the Trust is not able to fund applications from UK organisations for core funding lost or reduced due to
public sector spending cuts.
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Fidelio Charitable Trust: http://www.fideliocharitabletrust.org.uk/index.php
Deadline: The closing dates for receipt of applications are 1st February, 1st June and 1st October. The trustees
aim to inform successful applicants within one month of the relevant closing date. If you do not receive any
acknowledgement within one month of the relevant closing date, you must assume that your application is not
successful.
Who can apply?
Institutions, colleges, Arts Festivals and other arts organisations in the United Kingdom, may seek financial support
as follows:
for individuals or groups of exceptional ability, whom they have been responsible for selecting, to enable them.
 to receive special tuition or coaching (e.g. in the case of musicians to attend Master Classes)
 to participate in external competitions.
 to be supported for a specially arranged performance.
 to receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art.
Applications from individuals or groups seeking support for themselves will not be accepted.
Fidelio welcomes applications for grants in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music,
speech and dance.
How to Apply:
Applications should be submitted by completing the Fidelio Application Form and should include the following:
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the name of the person or institution making the application (and, unless it is clear from its name, the
principal activity of the applicant institution or organisation).
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the name(s) of the individual(s) or group(s) for whom the application is made.
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how the proposed recipient(s) was/were selected.
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the objectives of the proposed grant.
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the total amount being applied for (this should not normally exceed £5,000) and full details of how it is
intended to be spent (it is important to give as much detail as possible).
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what other sources of funding have been sought, details of other funding obtained or reasons for not
seeking alternative support.
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the period of time for which the grant is sought (grants will not normally be considered for longer periods
than one year).
There is no Nationality restriction and the work for which money is sought may be overseas but the proposed
recipient(s) must be based in the UK.
The Fidelio Application Form may be accompanied by one A4-page letter (one only) and should be sent by
email to: fidelio@act.eu.com
Application Form
Download Adobe PDF - Application Form
Download MS Word Doc - Application Form
This form, when completed, should be sent by email to fidelio@act.eu.com
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Ford Britain Trust (small grants): http://www.ford.co.uk/
http://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/AboutFord/CorporateSocialResponsibility/FordBritainTrust
Deadlines:
Small grants: this year will be 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st November.
Large grants: 14th January 2016.
Large grant applications are considered at Trustees meetings in March and September (so please make sure you
send your application way in advance) - the closing dates for applications to be considered are published on our
website.
Who Can Apply?
The following organisations are eligible to apply:
 Registered charities.
 Schools and PTAs (Non-fee paying, state sector schools only
 Non profit organisations, including small clubs and societies
Working with our local communities to sow the seeds of change.
We are committed to supporting the communities we work and live in. That’s why we created the Ford Britain Trust in
April 1975 to help fund the education and advancement of our neighbours.
We pay special attention to projects focusing on education, environment, children, the disabled, youth activities and
projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities close to our UK locations. The Ford Britain Trust particularly
encourages applications from Ford employees, but is open to all, provided that the qualifying organisations meet our
selection criteria.
There are two types of grants to apply for:
 Small grants for amounts up to £250, available four times each year.
 Large grants for amounts over £250 and usually up to a maximum of £3,000. Large grants are considered by
the Trustees twice a year.
Find out how to apply for Ford Britain Trust grants.
Grants of between £100 - £5,000 for projects concerned with education, the environment, children, disabled
people, youth activities and projects that benefit communities. Applications for projects located in and working in
areas in close proximity to Ford Motor Company Limited's locations will be prioritised. These are Dagenham/East
London, Essex, Merseyside, South Wales, Southampton, Daventry and Leamington Spa. Contact: 01277 252551
or see www.ford.co.uk and click on “Company”, then “Corporate Information”, then “Ford Britain Trust” to find
guidelines on application.
You must apply by completing our application form. Before completing the form, please read the Guidance Notes
for Grant Applications, or click on the icon:
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Settings\scecils1\Desktop\Guidance_Notes_- Ford.pdf
Once we have received your application, together with any supporting documents, we will assess whether it
complies with the Trustee’s guidelines.
We’ll write to let you know whether your application will be considered and when you can expect to hear the
outcome or if your application will not be taken further and the reasons why.
There are two types of grants to apply for:
• Small grants for amounts up to £250, available four times each year
• Large grants for amounts over £250 and usually up to a maximum of £3,000. Large grants are considered by the
Trustees twice a year
Grant applications for the following purposes are considered
 contributions to capital projects (e.g. refurbishments)
 capital expenditure items (e.g. furniture/equipment/computers etc)§
 contributions towards the purchase or leasing of new Ford vehicles¨
 general funds (small grants up to £250 only)
Applications for small grants do not need to specify the purpose of the grant if one has not been identified.
Please send your completed application form to:
The Director
Ford Britain Trust
c/o Ford Motor Company Limited
Room 1/445
Eagle Way
Brentwood
Essex
CM13 3BW
Or by e-mail to fbtrust@ford.com
www.ford.co.uk/fbtrust
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The Freemasons’ Grand Charity:
https://www.grandcharity.org/pages/grants_to_charities.html
Grant Deadlines
Major and Minor Grants
Major and Minor Grant applications are considered at meetings held in January, April, July and October.
 Applications are currently being accepted for consideration at the meeting to be held in January 2016.
Medical Research Grants
 Applications are currently being accepted for consideration at the meeting to be held in January 2016.
Please note, acknowledgement that we have received a grant application will be made by email.
Who can apply?
Registered charities
Charities can apply for grants in the following areas:
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Medical Research
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Support for Vulnerable People
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Youth Opportunities
The organisations supported by the Grand Charity are chosen because they aim to make a significant difference to
people in need, provide maximum impact by benefitting as many people as possible and support issues that
individual Freemasons and their families are concerned about and will be glad to help.
Is your Charity eligible to apply?
Charitable causes not eligible to apply
Grant eligibility Map
Grant Applications Forms
The Freemasons' Grand Charity also provides funding to:
 Hospice services
 Air Ambulance charities
 Worldwide disaster relief
Download a full list of Grants made to Charities since 1981
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our non-Masonic grants programme please contact Katrina Baker, Head of NonMasonic Grants, on 020 7395 9314 or kbaker@the-grand-charity.org
Hospice services Air Ambulance charities Worldwide disaster relief
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GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund: http://www.galaxyhotchocolate.com/
Every week until 28th February 2016 Galaxy will be awarding £300 donations (in money, not in chocolate!) to
voluntary groups.
Visit their website for details: (Although the website says it is closed, this is because the fund re-opens on 3rd
November)
Who can apply?
We are looking to help small, local community groups and charities across the UK and Ireland by donating cash
awards to support warm hearted people and projects.
Tell us what your community could do with £300.You may be a small charity or a volunteer group or just an
individual. The GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund launches on 7 January 2013 so get ready to apply.
Tell us what your community could do with £300.You may be a small charity or a volunteer group or just an
individual.
Every week, until February 28 2016, we will be looking to help local community groups and charities across the UK
and Ireland by awarding five £300 cash awards a week.
Four of these will be awarded by our judges’ panel. There will also be a People’s Choice Award every week which
will be awarded to the entry with the most votes in any given week.
Link to guidelines
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Girdlers’ Company Charitable Trust:
http://www.girdlers.co.uk/html/charitable-giving/the-charitable-trust/
Application Deadline: the last Friday in January and August.
Who can apply?
The Trustee invites applications from registered charities, CIOs or amateur sports clubs in the UK.
The Trust's main aims are to: improve the quality of life of those disadvantaged by poverty, disability or ill health;
provide education and training support in the pursuit of excellence; and preserve or improve the physical fabric of
the community. Applications are considered under the categories of Hammersmith and Peckham and General
applications, which are available in England and Wales.
One-off grants off around £1,000 are available.
Your application can be for core costs including salaries, revenue or capital items. There is no absolute preference
Extended Description
Grants are provided and administered by The Girdlers’ Company Charitable Trust. The focus of the Trust’s
donations is with its Principle Charities, with whom it has long standing relationships. It also operates a small grants
programe.
The Trust's main aims are to:
 Improve the quality of life of those disadvantaged by poverty, disability or ill health.
 Provide education and training support in the pursuit of excellence.
 Preserve or improve the physical fabric of the community.
Geographically almost all grants go to charitable work in England and Wales, with typically half of the grants
awarded outside London.
Eligible Expenditure
The five specific areas under which applicants can apply are:
 Medicine and health
 Education
 Welfare
 Youth welfare
 Heritage, environment, humanities and Christian religion
Each area has an equal preference.
Grants can be used for core costs including salaries, revenue or capital items.
Restrictions
Successful applicants are highly unlikely to be awarded a further donation within the following five years.
Grants will not be awarded directly to students.
Application Procedure – ONLY POSTAL APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED
Applications should be made in writing on headed paper and cover each of the following points:
 Which one of the specific areas the application is being made under.
 A brief summary of the organisation’s background and aims.
 The specific nature of the request, highlighting the intended change.
 How the organisation will know if these changes have been achieved.
Addresses and contacts
Application forms may be available to download on this site - please see the downloadable files on the right hand
panel at the top of this page - or alternatively please check the funding body’s own website.
Contact details:
Enquiries
The Girdlers' Company Charitable Trust
Girdlers' Hall
Basinghall Avenue
London
EC2V 5DD
Telephone: 020 7638 0488
Email: john@girdlers.co.uk
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Going for Growth Seed Bank Grants:
http://www.going4growth.org.uk/news_and_reviews/going-for-growth-seed-bank-grants
Applications will be considered twice a year (31st January and 31st July). Successful projects/ventures will
be notified within 10 days of the awarding group meeting.
The Going for Growth Seed Bank has been established to give small grants (maximum £1000) to new
projects or ventures which support one or more of the challenges of Going for Growth:
• To work towards every child and young person having a life -enhancing encounter with the Christian faith
and the person of Jesus Christ
• To enable the capacity of children and young people to be the agents of change both for themselves and
for others
• To provide professional support and development for all those working with children and young people in
the name of the Church
Priority will be given to projects and ventures which s it within a Church of England context. Applications
will be considered twice a year (31st January and 31st July). Successful projects/ventures will be notified
within 10 days of the awarding group meeting.
Successful applicants will be expected to submit a short report on the impact or outcomes of their
project/venture.
Applications will not be considered for core work which would normally be covered by Diocesan or Parish
budgets.
Seed Bank application form
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Hedley Foundation: www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk/
The next deadline: 28th January
The Trustees meet six times a year. The closing date for a meeting is three weeks beforehand.
Applications should arrive with the Trustees in order to be considered at the trustees meeting by the following
dates:
Other deadlines:
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28th January
23rd March
25th May
20th July
14th September
9th November
Who can apply?
Registered charities only (WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE)
The Foundation makes grants to small charities working with young people in the areas of Recreation, Sport,
Training, Health and Welfare, Support and outdoor Education of young people between the ages of 11 and 25. The
Foundation is particularly keen on open air and adventure-type activities and the funding of appropriate kit and
equipment. The Foundation is keen to support small charities which can demonstrate achievement in persuading
and deterring at-risk young people from proceeding further down the pathway to custody.
A secondary aim is to assist small charities helping with disabled and terminally ill young people through funding for
specialist equipment, organised respite breaks and holidays. The Foundation also supports young carers. The
Foundation provides limited bursary type funding to organisations which provide apprenticeships and specialist
training for talented young people who, for want of money alone, are unable to develop their talents.
Few grants exceed £5,000 and most of them go to charities where they can make an impact. The trust does not
support large or national appeals.
Applications for grants should be made on the application form available on the website. The application form
should be downloaded, completed in typescript, printed off and sent by post to: Mrs Pauline Barker, The Hedley
Foundation, 1-3 College Hill, London EC4R 2RA and should be accompanied by your e-mail address or a selfaddressed envelope (not necessarily stamped).
Applications for grants should be made on the attached application form.
Click here to view and download application form.
Main objective (currently about 70% of the Foundation's budget)
Young people: their education, recreation, support, training, health and welfare,
Subsidiary objectives:
Disabled people and the terminally ill: provision of specialist equipment and support for carers
Type of Grant:
Grants for specific projects only, mostly one-off, but no core revenue, salary or transport funding. The Foundation
makes a limited number of recurring grants for up to three years.
Scouts, Guides and similar organisations will be considered but not for building or re-building projects.
Appeals will only be considered if submitted using the Application Form contained in this web site together with a
copy of the charity’s most recent set of Accounts.
The application form should be downloaded, completed in typescript, printed off and sent by post to:
Mrs Pauline Barker
The Hedley Foundation
1-3 College Hill
London EC4R 2RA
email: pbarker@hedleyfoundation.org.uk
WE ARE UNABLE TO RETURN APPLICATION FORMS, CDs, VIDEOs and ANY OTHER MATERIAL
ENCLOSED.
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Henry Smith Holiday Grants for Children: http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/holiday-grantsfor-children.html
Next deadline: 18th March 2016
Date/s of Trip
Dates when Applications Considered
1 February - 30 April 2016
Applications accepted 2 November 2015 - 18 March 2016
1 May - 30 June 2016
Applications accepted 1 March 2016 - 20 May 2016
1 July - 31 August 2016
Applications accepted 2 May 2016 - 22 July 2016
1 September - 31 December 2016
Applications accepted 1 July 2016 - 18 November 2016
It usually takes six weeks for decisions to be made on applications and it is important that your application is
submitted at the appropriate time. You must ensure that your application reaches us at least six weeks before your
trip takes place.
Who can apply?
Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities are all eligible to apply
The purpose of this scheme is to provide children with a recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise
have the opportunity to access. This means that we will not fund trips where the primary purpose is education. You
must make a clear case for the financial need of the individuals attending as well as the organisation applying.
Applications can be made for grants towards holidays or outings within the UK for children aged 13 and under who
are from areas of high deprivation*, are experiencing disadvantage, or who have a disability. We will consider trips
for children who live in deprived circumstances within an otherwise affluent area, according to the National Indices
for Deprivation, but the case for support must be clearly explained.
Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities are all eligible to apply. Trips can be to countryside
or city locations, but must be outside the children”s immediate locality. We are able to fund day-trips as well as
longer residential trips, but are less likely to fund trips to high cost attractions (e.g. theme parks).
Grants of between £500 and £2,500 can be considered. We will only fund a maximum of two-thirds of the
total cost of a holiday as we expect some of the funding to be raised elsewhere but please be aware that,
even if we are able to make a grant to your organisation, we may not be able to award you the full amount
you ask for.
It is important to us that no child be excluded on financial grounds from a trip we are supporting.
Your organisation may receive funding for a maximum of three consecutive years. If your organisation has already
received three years' funding, we will not consider a further application until two years after the last grant was
awarded. Each application is considered on its own merits, but demand for our grants is high and always exceeds
the budget available so, we cannot guarantee that each application will be successful.
If you already have a current grant with us through one of our other grant programmes you cannot apply to the
Holiday Grant programme until it is finished.
* by “areas of high deprivation” we mean those that fall within the bottom third of the National Indices of
Deprivation. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website for further details.
How to apply
You should apply by completing the Holiday Grants Application form, which can be downloaded using the links at
the bottom of this page.
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Please answer every question on the application form
You may enclose additional information, but this should not exceed two pages
Please ensure you enclose all the documents and information we ask you for
All applications (except those from schools) must be accompanied by a copy of your organisation's
most recent audited or independently inspected accounts, and
a detailed budget and fundraising strategy for the trip or holiday which explains where the balance of
funds will be/have been raised.
Your application should be posted to us with your latest audited or independently inspected accounts (NB: schools
are not required to send accounts) to:
Applications — Holiday Grants
The Henry Smith Charity
6th Floor, 65 Leadenhall Street
London EC3A 2AD
It usually takes between six and eight weeks for decisions to be made on applications.
It is important that your application is submitted at the appropriate time. This year, applications will be considered
based on the date of the trip as shown below. Decisions will be made for each period on a first come first served
basis.
We reserve the right to share information received from applicants requesting funding, and from those in receipt of
funding from us, with other grantmakers, unless an organisation expressly requests otherwise. Knowingly
providing false information will invalidate any application or grant.
If you are awarded a grant, you will be expected to send us a short report on the trip within three months of it
having taken place.
Your report must include:
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Confirmation that the grant has been spent on the purpose for which it was given — i.e. the trip that you
told us about in your original application. If not, please explain.
Information about how the trip went, how many children benefited, what they gained or learned from it, and
any practical results it has produced. Include details of any useful lessons learned that will inform you
future work, or that could be of use to others.
Confirm of whether or not the trip was delivered within budget. If it was not, for example if you have over or
under spent, please explain the reasons for this.
If your organisation does not submit a final report, or your report does not cover these questions, we will not be
able to consider further requests for funding.
For further information please contact Jo Marren on 020 7264 4978.
Downloadable Documents
Links to documents open in a new window.
Holiday Grant Guidelines - Word
Holiday Grant Guidelines - PDF
Holiday Grant Application Form - Word
Holiday Grant Application Form - PDF
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Heritage Lottery Fund - Grants for Places of Worship:
http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/Grants_Places_Worship_England.aspx
The next deadlines are:
You can make a grant request under £100,000 at any time. There are deadlines for all other applications.
Deadlines
Heritage Grants or Heritage Enterprise applications under £2million – we must receive your first-round application
and all supporting documents by:
 30 November 2015 for decision in March 2016
 7 March 2016 for decision in June 2016
 13 June 2016 for a decision in September 2016
Funding decisions
Quarterly meetings to decide on grant requests between £100,000 and £2million, second-round submissions
under Townscape Heritage and Landscape Partnerships, and first-round applications under the Grants for Places
of Worship programme:
 8 December 2015
Who can apply?
Under this programme, we fund applications from all faith groups and denominations which are responsible for
maintaining and repairing their place of worship. In order to apply, you must be a formally constituted organisation
(governed by a set of rules, known as a constitution).
Grants for Places of Worship awards between £10,000 and £250,000 for urgent structural repairs to public places
of worship that are listed at Grade I, II* or II in England. All faith groups and denominations which are responsible
for maintaining and repairing their place of worship are eligible to apply.
How to apply
You will be submitting your expression of interest*, project enquiry form or application through our online
application portal.
If you have previously submitted an expression of interest / project enquiry form or begun or completed an
application, you are already registered on our application portal. Use the same email address and password to log
back in.
If you are not already registered, you will need to set up a new user account. Once you are registered, you’ll have
quick access to the portal via a link in the header of the website. If you receive a grant, you will also use the portal
to make grant payment requests, submit progress reports and request acknowledgement materials.
If you want to see the questions you’ll be asked before you register, check the reference PDF project enquiry
or application form on the relevant grant programme page.
Tel: 020 7591 6042/44
Email: enquire@hlf.org.uk
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HIWCF grant funds: http://www.hantscf.org.uk/grants.aspx
Causes supported by HIWCF grant funds:
Deadlines – please bear in mind that the most of the grants will be opening on 4th
January 2016
HIWCF is committed to increasing the amount of charitable funding that is available, and accessible, to voluntary
organisations and community groups active in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The funds that we manage are
only available to voluntary and community groups that are working locally.
Fund Name
Statu
s
Min.
Max.
Location
Cause
Opening
Deadline
Affinity Sutton
Community Chest
Fund
Close
d
£250
£250
Basingstoke
Only
Brighton Hill
Central
Basingstoke
Chineham
Eastrop
Oakley
Overton
Winklebury
Worting
Comm. Dev. &
Support - Youth
Social inclusion
Sports & Recreation
Multiple Issues &
Causes
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
Social Outings
-
-
Basingstoke &
Deane Community
Leisure Trust
Close
d
£500
£2000
Basingstoke &
Deane
Health & Wellbeing
Sports & Recreation
04/01/2016
-
BAT Legacy Fund
Close
d
£3500
£3500
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Southampton
Education & Training
Employment &
Labour
04/01/2016
-
Blue Lamp Trust
Close
d
£500
£2000
Hampshire
Portsmouth
Southampton
Crime Prevention
04/01/2016
-
Boltini and Three
Parishes Fund
Close
d
£500
£2000
Grayshott
Headley
Lindford
Liphook
Whitehill &
Bordon
Community
Development &
Support - Youth
Disability
Employment &
Labour
Health & Wellbeing
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Rural Issues
Sports & Recreation
Supporting Family
Life
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
04/01/2016
-
Business
Supporting Older
People
Close
d
£500
£500
Hampshire
Social inclusion
Transport Projects
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
04/01/2016
-
Comic Relief
Close
d
£1000
£5000
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Southampton
Arts & Culture
Comm. Dev. &
Support - Youth
Counselling/Advice/
Mentoring
Disability
Education & Training
Employment
Health & Wellbeing
Housing
Poverty &
04/01/2016
-
Fund Name
Statu
s
Min.
Max.
Location
Cause
Opening
Deadline
Disadvantage
Racial & Cultural
Integration
Rural Issues
Soc. Enterprise
Soc. inclusion
Sports & Recreation
Family Life
Volunteering
Comm. Dev. &
Support -Older
People
Doris Campbell
Memorial Fund
Close
d
£1500
£3500
Hampshire
Southampton
Comm. Dev. &
Support - Youth
Education & Training
Employment
Volunteering
04/01/2016
-
Families in Crisis
Close
d
£500
£2500
Hampshire
Portsmouth
Southampton
Counselling/Advice/
Mentoring
Health & Wellbeing
Housing
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Supporting Family
Life
04/01/2016
-
FORD
Southampton
Community Fund
Open
£1000
£6000
Eastleigh
Southampton
Arts & Culture
Education & Training
Employment &
Labour
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Social Enterprise
Sports & Recreation
Volunteering
IT / Technology
Training
16/11/2015
14/12/2015
Hammerson
Close
d
£500
£5000
Southampton
Education & Training
Employment &
Labour
Health & Wellbeing
Social Enterprise
Sports & Recreation
Volunteering
Mental Health
04/01/2016
-
Hampshire
Apprenticeship
and Traineeship
Scheme
Close
d
£1500
£3500
Hampshire
Portsmouth
Southampton
Community
Development &
Support - Youth
Education & Training
Employment &
Labour
-
-
Hampshire
Shrieval Fund
Close
d
£500
£5000
Hampshire
Crime Prevention
Education & Training
04/01/2016
-
Isle of Wight
Apprenticeship
Scheme
Close
d
£1500
£3500
Isle of Wight
Community
Development &
Support - Youth
Education & Training
Employment &
-
-
Fund Name
Statu
s
Min.
Max.
Location
Cause
Opening
Deadline
Labour
Isle of Wight
Community Fund
Close
d
£500
£3000
Isle of Wight
Community
Development &
Support - Youth
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
04/01/2016
-
Monatgu Neville
Durnford & St Leo
Cawthan Fund
Close
d
£500
£2000
Emsworth
Fareham
Gosport
Havant
Hayling Island
Lee on the
Solent
Rowlands
Castle
Southsea
Waterlooville
Education & Training
Health & Wellbeing
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Social inclusion
Sports & Recreation
04/01/2016
-
New Forest
Marathon
Community Fund
Close
d
£500
£2000
New Forest
Health & Wellbeing
Sports & Recreation
-
-
New Forest Trust
Close
d
£500
£1000
0
New Forest
Education & Training
Environment/Conser
vation
04/01/2016
-
North Hampshire
CCG Well-being
Fund
Close
d
£500
£1500
Alton
Basingstoke &
Deane
Bentley
Greywell
Hartley
Wintney
Hook
Odiham
South
Warnborough
Counselling/Advice/
Mentoring
Health & Wellbeing
Sports & Recreation
04/01/2016
-
Older People's
Small Grant
Programme
Close
d
£500
£1000
Basingstoke &
Deane
East
Hampshire
Eastleigh
Fareham
Gosport
Hart
Havant
New Forest
Rushmoor
Test Valley
Winchester
Health & Wellbeing
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Social inclusion
Transport Projects
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
04/01/2016
-
Orchid
Environmental
Close
d
£500
£5000
Hampshire
Environment/Conser
vation
-
-
Fund Name
Statu
s
Min.
Max.
Location
Cause
Opening
Deadline
Fund
Penton Trust
Close
d
£500
£1000
Basingstoke
Only
Disability
Health & Wellbeing
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Social inclusion
Transport Projects
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
04/01/2016
-
Police and Crime
Commissioner's
Small Grants
Award
Close
d
£500
£3000
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Southampton
Anti-Social
Behaviour
Crime Prevention &
Safety
Social Inclusion &
Fairness
-
-
Portsmouth City
Community Fund
Close
d
£500
£2000
Portsmouth
Comm. Dev. &
Support - Youth
Counselling/Advice/
Mentoring
Crime Prevention
Disability
Education & Training
Employment
Health & Wellbeing
Poverty &
Disadvantage
Racial & Cultural
Integration
Social Enterprise
Social inclusion
Sports & rec.
Family Life
Comm. Dev. &
Support - Older
People
04/01/2016
-
Red Funnel Travel
Close
d
£25
£250
Isle of Wight
Transport Projects
04/01/2016
-
Small Grants
Small Items
Close
d
£250
£500
Hampshire
Portsmouth
Southampton
Social inclusion
Volunteering
Equipment
Social Outings
04/01/2016
-
Fund Name
Sovereign
Statu
s
Close
d
Min.
Max.
Location
£500
£5000
Basingstoke &
Deane
East
Hampshire
Eastleigh
Fareham
Hart
Havant
New Forest
Portsmouth
Rushmoor
Southampton
Test Valley
Winchester
Cause
Disability
Social inclusion
Supporting Family
Life
Community
Development &
Support - Older
People
Opening
Deadline
04/01/2016
-
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Idlewild Trust: www.idlewildtrust.org.uk
Deadlines for applications:
11 February 2016 for a Trustees’ meeting in May 2016
8 September 2016 for a Trustees’ meeting in November 2016
Who can apply?
Applications accepted only from UK Registered Charities, churches that are Excepted Charities with an income of
less than £100k, and some UK Publicly Exempt Charities (museums.
We now ask our applicants to apply to The Idlewild Trust using our online application process.
1. Please read our Application Guidelines to check you meet our criteria and your project fits our funding
deadlines. The Application Guidelines also include our Terms and Conditions, introduced in February 2014.
In Recent Grants, there are also details of previous grants awarded and the number of applications we
receive.
2. Please read Application Questions before applying.
3. To start the application process, please click Apply
Please note:
If you have any queries about our online application process, please contact the office on 020 8772 3155 or
info@idlewildtrust.org.uk. If you have already downloaded our previous application form, available before July
2011, we can no longer accept this and ask you to use our online system straight away. Thank you.
The Idlewild Trust makes grants to registered charities (not to individuals) concerned with the encouragement of
excellence in the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of
historical interest or national importance.
Occasional support is given to bodies for educational bursaries in these fields and for conservation of the natural
environment. The Trust's interest is national and it is unlikely to support a project of local, parochial interest only.
If your application is not successful, you may apply again for the following meeting.
Our categories:
Arts Education: The Trust funds education projects and initiatives within the performing arts, visual arts and the
fine arts. The projects must be professionally run and should demonstrate best practice in the field of arts
education.
Museums, Galleries and Fine Arts: The Trust funds exhibitions, projects and capital works within museums,
galleries and other venues concerned with the fine arts including the visual arts and crafts. The Trust will need to
be satisfied that the work is of a high standard and will attract visitors from outside its immediate community, if not
nationally. Priority is generally given to projects of a national interest with a national or regional audience.
Preservation and Conservation: The Trust funds the conservation or restoration for the benefit of the public of
lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the United Kingdom. However the Trust does not
fund new work within a restoration project such as new heating systems, annexes or facilities.
Performing Arts: The Trust funds projects, events and performances within the performing arts including music,
dance, poetry and drama. The Trust will need to be satisfied that the work is of a high standard and will attract an
audience from outside its immediate community, if not nationally. Priority is generally given to projects of a national
interest with a national or regional audience.
How to Apply:
We now ask all applicants to use our new on-line application process. Please go to the “Apply” section of our
website and follow the instructions.
If you have any queries about the application process, please contact the office on
020 8772 3155 or info@idlewildtrust.org.uk
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Inman Charity: http://www.inmancharity.org/
Deadline: 28th February and 31st August
Applications must be received by the end of February or the end of August each year to be considered at the
Spring or Autumn meetings.
Frequency: Biannual.
Who Can Apply?
Charities registered in the UK may apply.
Grants are available for registered charities in the UK carrying out medical, social welfare or general
welfare activities.
Objectives of Fund
The scheme aims to fund projects with a social welfare focus and those working with disadvantaged people.
No minimum or maximum level of funding is specified.
The directors are particularly interested in supporting the following areas of charitable work:
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Medical research
Care of the elderly
General welfare
Hospices
The Deaf and Blind
Care of the physically & mentally disabled
The Armed Forces
Link to guidelines:
http://www.inmancharity.org/
Useful information:
 Application is by letter providing the following information:
 The registered Charity Number, the aims and objectives of the Charity, and any other relevant factors.
 Details of the total amount required.
 Contributions received to date.
 Proposed timing to complete the work.
 A copy of the latest annual report.
 A set of the most recent audited accounts.
Useful documents & links:
Useful Links
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The Inman Charity
Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
1.
Enquiries
Inman Charity
BM Box 2831
London
WC1N 3XX
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Lovell Grants (Weston & Sholing): http://www.southampton.gov.uk/people-places/grantsfunding/lovell-grant.aspx
When is the deadline?
There are 3 deadlines per year until January 2016:
29 January 2016
Who can apply?
Community or voluntary organisations, schools or statutory agencies within the area bordered by Weston Lane to
the city boundary and Portsmouth Road to the shore
Lovell Grants for Weston and Sholing offer grants of between £300 and £1,000 are available for local organisations
in Weston and parts of Sholing that benefit people who live or work in this area. They are provided by Lovell
developers.
How to apply:
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Read the application guidelines to ensure your group and project are eligible for funding
Complete the online application form you can read the application questions before you start completing
the form in the ‘Question guidance’ section of the application guidelines.
Submit the application form online and the supporting documents either online (as part of the form) or by
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The Maypole Fund: Money from Women for Women:
http://www.maypolefund.org/grant.html
Deadlines for funding applications are: 31 January and 30 June of each year.
Who can apply?
We prioritise small women’s groups and individual women over larger and more established women’s groups or
organisations.We give precedence to projects by individual women or women’s groups over women’s initiatives
within mixed groups of women and men
Do you have an imaginative project for peace with justice, anti-militarism and action against male violence, nuclear
issues and environmental safety, women's social and political autonomy?
Maypole may be able to help with a grant of up to £750.
Aims
Our aim is to resource imaginative, non-violent activities by individual women and women's groups for the
furtherance of peace with justice and environmental safety.
This means we welcome applications from women for projects and activities for any of the following:
 disarmament and action against the arms trade;
 anti-militarism and action against male violence;
 nuclear and environmental issues;
 promoting women's social and political autonomy throughout the world;
 international links between women for these purposes.
We give grants of up to £750.
Grants from the Maypole Fund have contributed to a wide range of activities. So far, Maypole money has helped
with printing leaflets, mounting exhibitions and making videos. We have financially helped women to set up and
take part in conferences, workshops and other events. We have enabled groups to buy equipment to resource their
projects.
Here are just three very specific examples out of very many:
 a Maypole grant helped to finance legal costs for women arrested for opposing British arms sales to the
Indonesian government to use against East Timor.
 Maypole funds have been given to organisations in India, Uganda and Britain to empower women in their
opposition to domestic violence.
 Women's libraries in Nicaragua and the UK have been supported by financial assistance from the Maypole
Fund.
Please read these guidelines carefully before applying for a grant.
Your application must be for a project which falls within our AIM/S and fulfil one or more of our CRITERIA. Much as
we would wish to support all worthwhile women's projects, our funds and constitution do not permit this. As we
receive more applications than we have money to fund, we are especially looking for imaginative, non-violent and
politically expressive projects. We welcome applications from women for projects and activities that meet the
followng aims of
The Maypole Fund:
 Peace initiatives, disarmament and action against the arms trade;
 Anti-militarism and action against male violence;
 Nuclear issues;
 Environmental issues;
 The promotion of women’s social and political autonomy throughout the world;
 International, national and/or regional networking between women for the above purposes.
We have chosen the following CRITERIA to help us decide between applications: We prioritise small women’s
groups and individual women over larger and more established women’s groups or organisations.
 We give precedence to projects by individual women or women’s groups over women’s initiatives within
mixed groups of women and men;;
 We prefer specific one-off projects and projects not yet started to projects already started or completed;;
 We particularly welcome applications from women who do not have access to other sources of money or
whose projects find it difficult to attract funding elsewhere.
To apply for a grant, complete the application form and send it by email to maypolefund@yahoo.co.uk
Please note
1. We only contact successful applicants.
2. If you do not hear from us within 2 months of these dates, your application has been unsuccessful.
3. If you are awarded a grant, the Maypole Fund expects that you will spend it on the agreed activity, and that
within the following six months you will write us a short report showing what you have achieved with the
money, and attaching receipts for all expenditure.
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Performing Rights Society – funding new music:
http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding/Open-Funding
The next deadline for applications will be in early 2016. Full details of 2016 deadline dates will be
confirmed in December.
Who can apply? UK-based:
 Organisations that are limited by guarantee and/or a registered Charity
 Individuals
 CIC organisations
 Promoters
 Non-music organisations
 Collectives
For more information on decision dates, please see our Application Stages and Deadlines.
Our open funding supports:
 the creation and performance of outstanding new music in any genre
 developing artists to their full potential
 inspiring audiences
Our open funding is made up of two different funding programmes 1. Organisations & Groups
2. Individuals
3. Women Make Music
We hope to attract a broad range of excellent projects which make a real difference to everyone involved - music
creators, performers, organisations and audiences across the UK. Our funding decisions will focus primarily on the
quality and imagination of music presented and how well your project fits with our three funding priorities listed
above.
Need help with your application? Go to our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Our funding schemes are open to any individual or not-for-profit organisation whose project or programme fits with
all three of our funding priorities:
1. to support the creation and performance of outstanding new music in any genre
2. to develop artists to their full potential
3. to inspire audiences
To read about the projects we’ve funded in previous years, visit the Projects We've Funded section of our website
and have a look at our most recent grantees.
What we support:
 high quality new music across all genres
 projects and programmes that involve the creation and performance of new music in the UK
Activities we can support:
 Projects involving the creation of new music (we define a project as a one-off activity, e.g. a commission,
residency, education project or tour)
 Programmes that strongly feature or are based around new music (e.g. promoting a series of live events
featuring great new music, the new music component of a festival programme, artist development
programme or multiple commissions)
 Equipment/rehearsal space hire if it is an essential part of the project
 Administrative costs (e.g. time spent organising the project, letters, printing, stamps)
 Development time (e.g. the time it will take the music creator to work on the new material)
 Website creation
 Promotional activity/PR costs relating directly to your development as an artist/the project
 Musician fees (we will not fund a project if you do not pay your musicians)
 Contingency (up to 10% of the total project budget)
 Working with a producer if it is part of the creative process
 Concerts, record launches, gigs, tours, installations, festivals, promoters…
 Recording costs
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Persimmon Community Champions:
http://www.persimmonhomes.com/charity?utm_source=Funding+News+49&utm_campaign=Funding+Bulle
tin&utm_medium=email&utm_source=LINX+378+-+4+June&utm_campaign=LINX378&utm_medium=email
Deadlines: they give £2,000 each month for the next 12 months
Who can apply?
Registered charities and community groups.
Persimmon Community Champions is here to fund good causes across the UK. In the next 12 months they plan to
give away up to £750,000 to fund your local community initiatives.
They gives donations of up to £1000 to local UK groups and charities, which have already raised vital funds
themselves.
All of our 24 businesses, our timber frame business Space4 and our PLC head office are giving away up to £2000
each every month – that’s a whopping £52,000 a month available to fund local community initiatives.
It’s really simple to apply for a donation.
All you need to do is complete the online form, telling us why your group or charity deserves our donation. Included
in your application we need to know how much you’ve already raised and how much you want us to donate.
Remember, we need the name and location of the charity initiative so that we can ensure the right business
receives your request.
Apply
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The Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation (PPCF): http://www.poldenpuckham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Deadline: our next deadline for applications is midnight on 15th February 2016
The Trustees usually meet twice a year in the Spring and in the Autumn (the deadlines are usually in September
and February).
Who can apply?
We support the work of UK registered charitable NGOs.
We also support organisations or projects that are not UK registered charities if they can indicate a UK registered
charity that is able to receive funds on their behalf.
The Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation (PPCF) is a grant giving trust with Quaker family roots in the United
Kingdom. We aim to contribute to the development of a just society based on a commitment to nonviolence and
environmental sustainability. In order to do this, in the limited areas described below we support projects that seek
to influence values and attitudes, promote equity and social justice, and develop radical alternatives to current
economic and social structures.
Those seeking to change policy or attitudes
Our resources are limited and we receive a huge number of applications. In order to make informed grant
decisions we have to focus our grant-giving in a number of ways. For this reason we fund organisations in UK that
are working to influence policy, attitudes and values at a national or international level. These may be single issue
groups working to achieve a particular change, or organisations with a broader remit. We give particular
consideration to small pioneering headquarters organisations.
We only support practical projects when they are clearly of a pioneering nature, with potential for influencing UK
national policy.
Size of grants and supported organisations
We usually give grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 per year, for up to three years. We usually support
organisations for whom this would represent between 5% and 50% of their annual income (organisations with an
annual income of between £10,000 and £300,000 approximately).
What We Fund
 Peace and Sustainable Security
We support the development of ways of resolving violent conflicts peacefully, and of addressing their
underlying causes.
 Environmental Sustainability
We support work that addresses the pressures and conditions that risk global environmental breakdown.
Interested in applying?
Before contacting us please see our 'How to Apply' page for further information, where you can download our
PPCF Guidelines and other documents that you will need. Please note that these guidelines apply to unsolicited
applications. Trustees may choose to support other work from time to time at their own discretion.
Those seeking to change policy or attitudes
Our resources are limited and we receive a huge number of applications. In order to make informed grant
decisions we have to focus our grant-giving in a number of ways. For this reason we fund organisations in UK that
are working to influence policy, attitudes and values at a national or international level. These may be single issue
groups working to achieve a particular change, or organisations with a broader remit. We give particular
consideration to small pioneering headquarters organisations.
We only support practical projects when they are clearly of a pioneering nature, with potential for influencing UK
national policy.
Exclusions
We do not fund:
 organisations that are large (see above)
 organisations that are outside UK (unless they are linked with a UK registered charity and doing work of
international focus)
 work outside the UK (unless it is of international focus)
 grants to individuals
 travel bursaries (including overseas placements & expeditions)
 study
 academic research
 capital projects (e.g. building projects or purchase of nature reserves)
 community or local practical projects (except innovative projects for widespread application)
 environmental/ ecological conservation
 international agencies and overseas appeals
 general appeals
 human rights work (except where it relates to peace and environmental sustainability).
 community mediation and crime related work
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The Radcliffe Trust: http://www.theradcliffetrust.org/ or http://www.theradcliffetrust.org/guidelines/
Deadlines:
 For consideration by the Trustees in June: Our deadline is 31st January for applications to both the
Music and Heritage & Crafts schemes
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For consideration by the Trustees in December: Our Heritage & Crafts scheme deadline is 31st July
and our Music scheme deadline is 31st August
Who can apply?
Applications must be on behalf of a UK Charity, Not-For-Profit, or Exempt organization – the Trust does accept
applications from CICs, CIOs and other not-for-profit organisations. However we will ask for copies of your
accounts.
Applications can be made to either the Music Scheme or the Heritage & Crafts Scheme
Applicants must be based in the UK
Bursaries and other support fees will normally be paid to the training organisation
Please consider the questions below in regard to your proposed application. If you can answer YES to all of them
we would be delighted to consider your application;
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Is the application being made on behalf of a UK Charity, Not-For-Profit, or Exempt organisation?
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Can you confirm that the application is for a specific project and not for a general appeal or endowment
fund?
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Is the majority of the project for which funding is required, taking place after 1st December 2015?
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If you have applied before, has it been at least one year since your last successful application?
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Have you read the FAQs?
Have you read the scheme specific criteria and exclusions?
Please click here to apply now.
The Radcliffe Trust will accept on-line applications only from 1st March 2015.
The application form will request information about the organisation, the project and finances, so please ensure
that you have gathered this information in sufficient time to submit the application before the deadline.
You will be able to return to the application form to edit details up to the point at which it is submitted. Once
submitted the application cannot be edited.
If you wish to discuss your application, please contact our Administrator on 01285 841900 or via
radcliffe@thetrustpartnership.com. If appropriate any specific query may be passed onto our Advisers. Any
guidance given offers no guarantee of success.
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Grants are generally in the region of £1,000-£5,000. Applications for grants in excess of £10,000 as a oneoff payment will generally not be considered .
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Rowing Foundation: http://www.therowingfoundation.org.uk/index.php
Application Deadline: 7th February 2016
Deadlines for applications in 2015
Forthcoming meetings in 2015
7th February 2016
March 2016
May 2016
June 2016
Monday 10 August
14 September
Monday 9 November
14 December
Who can apply?
Funding is available to schools, organisations and clubs in Britain that are involved in the water elements of the
sport of Rowing and who are individually affiliated to British Rowing (other than via their governing body).
The Foundation's preference is to make grants of between £500-£2000 up to 50% of the cost, usually to initiate
projects when a club, school or other organisation can demonstrate their ability to complete the project. Grants are
made to support rowing only. The Foundation does not give grants to support sailing or swimming.
The Rowing Foundation does not give grants to individuals, only to clubs and organisations, and for a specific
purpose, not as a contribution to general funds.
The Rowing Foundation prefers to encourage participation in rowing by the young or disabled through the provision
of equipment, such as boats, sculls, ergos, oars and essential safety equipment. Coaching, revenue or any
commitment requiring long term support are rarely approved.
Apply online: http://www.therowingfoundation.org.uk/fs/images/apply_online_button.png
Applications are made using this online application form.
Enquiries can directed to the Secretary:
Mr Robert Moore
applications@therowingfoundation.org.uk
For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:
Contact details:
Pauline Churcher
Rowing Foundation
2 Roehampton Close
London
SW15 5LU
Telephone:
020 8878 3723
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The Royal British Legion: http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-support/external-grants/
Deadlines: The 2015/16 deadlines are 26th February 2016, 31st May 2016, 31st August 2016 and 30th November
2016
Who can apply?
The External Grants Scheme accepts applications from organisations running, or planning, charitable activities in
support of the Armed Forces community. It is intended to fund specialised projects or services for serving and/or
exService personnel and/or their families that are not already being provided by The Royal British Legion (the
Legion) and that are in line with our programme’s Funding Priorities.
The Legion will consider applications from faith based organisations but will not fund activities that promote religion
The External Grants Scheme accepts applications from organisations running, or planning, charitable activities in
support of the Armed Forces community. It is intended to fund specialised projects or services for serving and/or
exService personnel and/or their families that are not already being provided by The Royal British Legion (the
Legion) and that are in line with our programme’s Funding Priorities.
Applications for projects supporting the following outcome themes will be prioritised:
 Employment and training
 Family support
 Homelessness and outreach
 Supporting the elderly.
Stage One applications must be completed in the first instance, with successful applicants being invited to
complete a Stage Two application.
Please review the guidelines (link below) for more information.
 Click here to download a Stage One application form (Word doc)
 Click here for our Guidelines for Applicants (pdf)
Please note that the Legion is not inviting applications for multi-year funding at this time. Applications will only be
considered for 'one off' payments. Continuation funding may be applied for in following years.
The typical grant award is not likely to exceed £50,000 – smaller applications are encouraged.
Enquiries should be directed to externalgrants@britishlegion.org.uk
Royal British Legion External Grants The Royal British Legion awards grants up to £50,000 to support charities and
community groups that aim to safeguard the welfare of people who have served in the Armed Forces. The funding
priorities are:  Employment and Training  Support for Families  Homelessness and Outreach  Supporting the
elderly. Grants can cover:  Project costs, for example, providing an activity that will benefit ex-Service personnel 
Services, such as providing welfare advice  Capital costs, including building works or purchasing equipment. The
RBL will only consider applications for building work of £50,000 or less where the amount requested will complete
the total cost required for the project and enable the building work to commence Applicants must show that they
have tried to secure funds from other sources and, where applicable, should demonstrate either that insufficient
funds were available from those sources or provide information on funding that has successfully been secured. The
2015/16 deadlines are 30th September 2015, 26th February 2016, 31st May 2016, 31st August 2016 and 30th
November 2016. Tel: 0203 207 2138 E-mail: externalgrants@britishlegion.org.uk
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SITA Trust Enhancing Communities Programme - Fast Track Fund/Core
Fund: http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding
OR (LANDFILL
COMMUNITIES FUND: http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/)
Next deadline: 25th January
Other deadlines:
Primary Fund
APPLICATION DEADLINE
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION BY
5pm on 25th January 2016
20th May 2016
Smaller Projects Fund
APPLICATION DEADLINE
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION BY
5pm on 25th January 2016
19th April 2016
Who can apply?
Not-for-profit organisations including community groups, parish councils, charities, local authorities and voluntary
organisations.
SITA Trust provides funding for physical improvements to community leisure amenities through the
Landfill Communities Fund. Not for profit organisations including charities, local authorities and councils
can apply. We support projects that make physical improvements to community leisure facilities and
historic buildings / structures in any of 100 funding zones around qualifying sites owned by our donor,
SITA UK. Click below to see if your project site is in a SITA Trust funding zone.
Primary Fund
Grants of up to £50,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations whose significant community leisure amenity
improvement project has an overall cost of no more than £250,000.
Smaller Projects Fund
We appreciate that sometimes a small capital investment can make a huge difference to a community. Therefore
we offer grants of up to £20,000 towards smaller projects with an overall cost of less than than £40,000.
Through this fund we are looking to support applicants requesting funding for smaller projects that take a matter of
weeks or months to complete. No compliant project is considered too small and there is no minimum funding
amount.
How to apply
Please download and read our application guide, this will give full details of criteria which must be met in order for
applications to be considered: Application Guide
If you'd like to talk to us about your particular project, or would like to clarify anything you've read within
the guide please give us a call on 01454 262910. When you're confident that your organisation and project meet
our criteria you can progress to our online application form: Application Form
Once you’ve registered on the online system you can revisit your form as often as you wish before submitting it to
SITA Trust for consideration. As part of the online application process we will ask you to submit supplementary
documents such as quotes and photographs. You will also need to complete a Project Budget document which can
be uploaded as part of your application: Project Budget
Contributing Third Party payment (CTP)
Before SITA Trust can release funding to a supported project we need to receive a payment called the Contributing
Third Party payment (CTP). This payment is unique to the Landfill Communities Fund.
Why?
Under the Landfill Communities Fund scheme rules, SITA UK (our donor) can contribute some of the landfill tax it
collects to SITA Trust, and reclaim most (but not all) as a tax credit. The scheme regulator requires a fee and each
successful application also incurs other minor costs.
To make up the shortfall, SITA UK requires that 11.5% of the money provided is recovered from third parties. We
call this element the Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment.
Under the rules, Landfill Communities Fund money cannot be used to provide the CTP so it must be raised from
other sources. The CTP is paid to SITA UK and not SITA Trust but neither SITA UK nor SITA Trust will benefit
financially.
To calculate the value of your CTP payment simply multiply the amount you are applying for by 0.115 or 11.5%
e.g: 20,000 x 0.115 = 2,300
(to receive £20,000 of funding you must raise a £2,300 CTP Payment (to be paid to SITA UK Ltd)).
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UK Youth and Starbucks Coffee Company: http://www.ukyouth.org/our-work-withyoung-people/corporate-responsibility/youth-action#.VazVTxFREiRR
Deadline: This is a rolling programme until March 2016.
Monthly deadlines:
Round 7
1stFebruary 2016
Round 8
7th March 2016
Who can apply?
 There needs to be two young people leading the project
 You must both be aged between 16 and 24
 Ideally you will not be in education or employment
 You will both have the opportunity to gain the level 2 QCF 10 hour Unit- Leadership in Peer Activities
 You must have a youth worker / organisation supporting you and guiding you through your project
UK Youth and Starbucks Coffee Company have launched the 2015 Starbucks Youth Action programme.
Are you working with young people aged 16 – 24 who are not in education or employment? Would you like to
support them to run a social action programme with funding of up to £1000, with an additional contribution for youth
workers support time? Then we would like to invite you to apply to Starbucks Youth Action?
To 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 be aged between 16 and 24 and need to have a youth worker /
training organisation able to support them throughout the project.
We are looking for projects that provide a positive benefit to the local community and that look to enhance the
young leaders employability and leadership skills.
To support young people through their project they will be given access to a specially designed App which can be
download in order to keep track of their project milestones and achievements while supporting them with the
planning and delivery of their social action project.
All workers supporting young people will receive a copy of our employability toolkit to run through employment
ready sessions and the QCF Unit Leadership pack, which will provide activities and recording documents for the
young person to complete to gain their QCF unit in Leadership. In addition, young people will have access to job
and apprenticeship vacancies within the Starbucks Coffee Chain.
The programme is primarily focused on young people not in education or employment although strong applications
from other applicants will be considered.
To apply for Starbucks Youth Action please complete the Online Form - Starbucks Youth Action 2015. With the
online form you must also download and complete the budget template and submit it with your application
form. Alternatively you can download the word document application form here.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to get involved in their local community and make a really positive
difference while being given excellent support tools and networking opportunities.
If you would like more information please contact Becky at starbucksyouthaction@ukyouth.org or call 07720 339
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Urban Community Energy Fund: https://www.gov.uk/urban-community-energy-fund
http://www.cse.org.uk/projects/view/1249
Deadline: The first deadline for applications is the 22 December 2014. This deadline is for groups that have
already done some preparatory work and are ready to submit a comprehensive application. You should get in
touch with us to discuss your application if you wish to submit to this early call.
Don’t worry if you are not ready to apply on the first deadline. There will be further application deadlines at the end
of January, February and March 2015. From April 2015, the application deadline is likely to be every second
month. The same deadlines apply whether you are applying for a grant or a loan.
UCEF is a revolving fund, which means that money that is provided to applicants who receive a loan will be
recycled back into the fund upon repayment. This should enable the fund to be self-sustaining.
Who can apply?
Any of the following groups are eligible to apply for the fund:
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Registered Company (including CICs)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Registered Societies (formerly known as IPS)
Parish and Town Councils
Your community group will need to be incorporated to apply to UCEF. This helps to protect both your group as
individuals and your group’s project (and therefore UCEF’s investment). Incorporation is relatively simple, and can
be quick and inexpensive. See the introduction to incorporation:
Introduction to incorporation (PDF, 338KB, 3 pages)
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What technologies are eligible?
How can my group apply?
Rural Community Energy Fund
Community Energy Strategy
Further information
See more like this
The Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF) is a £10m fund to kick-start renewable energy generation projects in
urban communities across England. Community groups will be able to access grants and loans to support
renewable energy developments.
Grants of up to £20,000 are available for the more speculative, early stages of your project’s development, such as
public consultation and preliminary viability studies.
UCEF will also provide loans of up to £130,000 to develop planning applications and a robust business case to
attract further investment. This will help your project become ‘investment ready’, that is, at the right stage to secure
a bank loan or another form of investment.
What technologies are eligible?
The technologies that will be considered under UCEF include the following:
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wind turbines
hydropower
solar photo voltaic
solar thermal
ground, water and air source heat pumps
anaerobic digestion
biomass
low carbon/renewable heat networks
gas combined heat and power (CHP) units
How can my group apply?
The Urban Community Energy Fund is now open for applications. To make sure you can apply, have a look at the
eligibility checker:
Urban Community Energy Fund: eligibility checker (PDF, 380KB, 2 pages)
The eligibility checker asks simple questions about your group and the project you have in mind. It will let you know
if your group is, in principle, eligible or not to apply to the fund.
If you think you are eligible to apply you can email the fund administrator info@ucef.org.uk to request an
application form or to seek further advice on how to apply; or get the form (application form) directly from the
website: http://www.cse.org.uk/projects/view/1249
For further information contact:
Rachel Coxcoon | 0117 934 1426
Relevant downloads and links:
Browse our resource pack of guidance for setting up community renewable energy projects
Community briefing event
A one-day surgery to help community groups get ready to make a UCEF application:
Event invitation Application form
Rural Community Energy Fund
UCEF is the counterpart to the Rural Community Energy Fund, which funds renewable energy projects in rural
communities. UCEF can potentially fund all projects that are not considered to be in a rural area. To see which fund
you are eligible to apply for, see Is my project urban or rural?
For further information on the Rural Community Energy Fund, see the WRAP website.
Community Energy Strategy
The fund was a key commitment in the government’s Community Energy Strategy, which was launched in January
2014. The strategy sets out how communities can help power the country and protect the planet while helping
consumers save money on their energy bills.
Further information
The following organisations have useful information about renewable energy generation for community groups:
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Pure Leapfrog
PlanLoCal
The following documents also contain useful information:
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Urban Community Energy Fund: FAQs (PDF, 270KB, 7 pages)
Is my project urban or rural? (PDF, 457KB, 2 pages)
Introduction to State aid (PDF, 305KB, 4 pages)
Introduction to getting your project ‘investment ready’ (PDF, 319KB, 5 pages)
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO: info@ucef.org.uk
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Veolia Environmental Trust: http://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/
Deadlines:
Closing date:
26 February 2016
26 May 2016
November 2016
Decision date:
6 June 2016
12 September 2016
March 2017
(There are four deadlines; usually February, May, August and November)
Who can apply?
You can apply for a grant if you are a not-for-profit group with a constitution and a bank account; sports clubs and
organisation. Applicants need to be constituted, not-for-profit organisations – from small community groups to
larger ones such as Wildlife Trusts
It takes between four and six months from initial submission to the Finance Agreement (contract) being issued.
You may apply for any amount up to our maximum of £100,000
Generally, we will only consider your project if it comes under public amenities or conservation of biodiversity – see
'Criteria' for more detail. If your project comes under reclamation of land and/or remediation of pollution, you will
need to contact us to discuss it; capital improvement projects – whether they are community centres, scout huts, or
village halls.
Guidelines:
Funding Criteria (PDF)
Do we need to have secured funding before we apply?
Yes, you must have secured funding towards the project prior to submitting a full application. The amount(s) we
require are:
5% in actual cash of the total project cost, e.g. if the total cost is £20,000, the minimum secured amount we require
is £1,000.
If your project costs more than £25,000, you will also need 20% secured funding of the total project cost (which
includes the 5% in cash) e.g. if the total cost of your project is £35,000, the minimum secured amount we require is
£7,000 (of which £1,750 in cash).
Projects from councils (excluding parish/community councils) must have secured funding of 20% of the total project
cost or 50% of the difference between the total project cost and the amount requested from us – whichever is the
greater.
e.g. if the total project cost is £35,000, the minimum council funding required is £7,000. If the total cost is £100,000,
and the amount requested from the Trust is £50,000, the minimum council funding required is £25,000 (which is
50% of the difference between £100k-£50K).
What is a third party contribution?
Landfill operators are able to claim back 90% of the donations they make to environmental bodies like us as a tax
credit. In a lot of cases, the landfill operator seeks to recoup the shortfall of 10% by asking that a person or
organisation reimburse this cost. We ask that with grants of £40,000 or above, a contributing third party reimburses
Veolia approximately 10% of the grant amount in order to release it.
A company, public sector organisation, charity, voluntary body or an individual might be a contributing third party.
ENTRUST requires a contributing third party to receive no unique benefit from the project being undertaken.
Steps when applying:
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Confirm project is within the vicinity of a qualifying Veolia site
Identify if your project meets our criteria
Check closing dates
Read ‘Getting the best from your project’
Read our FAQs
Complete Enquiry Form
Read the documents in the first section of ‘Forms & Guidance’
Submit completed application
Application checked for compliance
Regional panel appraises application
Board review and decision on funding
Funding notification and publicity acknowledging Trust funding
Third party contribution required if relevant
ENTRUST approval obtained if relevant
Pre-Finance Agreement checks
Finance Agreement issued
Project work starts
Submit project progress reports
Payments on evidence of expenditure
Project completion
Official opening with Trust representative
Before drafting your application
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The funding process
Getting the best from your project
Questions for the full online application form
Contributing Third Party (CTP) guidance
Sample Finance Agreement
During the application process
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Guidance notes for the full online application form
Consultation statement (mandatory)
Public access statement (mandatory)
Landowner consent form (if applicable)
Business plan guidance (if applicable)
Budget detail statement (if needed)
Project delivery
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Category D/E progress report form
Category DA progress form
Final report form
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Volant Charitable Trust:
http://www.volanttrust.com/index.html
Application Deadline: 08 January 2016;
The Trustees meet twice a year, in March and September, to consider applications and allocate funds. If your
application is successful, you will be notified immediately after the meeting has taken place.
Who can apply?
Registered charities in the UK are eligible to apply.
Grants are available for registered charities in the UK undertaking projects to help poverty and social deprivation,
particularly children's and women's issues.
No minimum or maximum amount is specified in the guidelines. The Trustees are prepared to support a charity by
way of regular annual payments, but only in exceptional circumstances would grants exceed three years.
The funding is intended to support organisations undertaking projects to aid those who are suffering poverty and
social deprivation. In particular the scheme wishes to support projects that focus on women's and children's issues.
The Trust has two broad areas of funding:
 Research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis. The Trust is not considering
any health care applications, including other medical research, for the foreseeable future.
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Charities and projects, whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social
deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues. The Trustees have chosen to
fund major disaster appeals as the focus of the Trust’s International support; therefore, applications for
projects overseas are not being considered.
Restrictions – see the website.
Application forms are available to download from the Trust's website and should be completed and returned, along
with any supporting materials by post to the relevant address:
Download Application Form:
 PDF application form
(200KB, most suitable for printing)
 WORD application form
Applications should not be hand delivered. Applications are not accepted by email or fax.
On receipt of the application, the Trust will send an acknowledgement; however, due to the quantity of applications
received, there will be no further communications unless the application is successful. All successful applications
will be at the discretion of the Trustees.
Contacting The Trust
Requests for a hard copy of the application form and completed application forms should be addressed to:
Trust Administrator
THE VOLANT CHARITABLE TRUST
BOX 8
196 ROSE STREET
EDINBURGH
EH2 4AT
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The Wolfson Foundation: http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/health-and-disability/disability-andspecial-needs/
Or http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/
The Wolfson Foundation runs two funding rounds each year, a Spring and Autumn round. For most programme
areas, the key dates are:
Spring round
Stage 1 applications: accepted before 5 January
Stage 2 applications: deadline 1 March
Funding decision: June
Autumn round
Stage 1 applications: accepted before 1 July
Stage 2 applications: deadline 1 September
Funding decision: December
Please note that there may be a cap on the number of applications that are invited for each funding round and it is
therefore advisable to submit your application well in advance of the Stage 1 deadline dates. Applications received
before the Stage 1 deadline may be deferred until a later funding round if the current one is over-subscribed.
Secondary Education
Our Secondary Education programme operates to a slightly different timetable. The lead-in time from a Stage 1
application to consideration by Trustees is longer than for our other funding programmes, due to our policy of
visiting schools as a part of the application process.
Spring round
Stage 1 applications: accepted until 30 November of the previous year
Stage 2 applications: deadline 31 January
Funding decision: June
Autumn round
Stage 1 applications: accepted until 15 April
Stage 2 applications: deadline 15 June
Funding decision: December
See more at: http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/how-to-apply/overview-of-timing/#sthash.QRkylPbD.dpuf
Who can apply?
Special schools and special colleges are eligible to apply under this funding programme, as are charities providing
education and employment opportunities to adults with learning disabilities.
Disability and Special Needs
Throughout its history the Wolfson Foundation has not only funded medical research but has also made awards for
people with particular health needs or disabilities, often through smaller charities doing excellent work in a specific
local community.
Capital projects include building refurbishments, new buildings, or extensions. The purchase of specialist
equipment can be funded where a strong case is made. These grants are awarded to charities of all sizes, in the
following areas:
- learning disabilities and mental health
- physical disabilities (including visual or hearing impairments and rehabilitation)
- older people
Successful grant applications generally have identified gaps in local provision or made an attempt to meet
increasing demand on services, with careful regard for the sustainability of their project in an increasingly
challenging climate.
Nearly £10 million has been awarded over the last five years, to over 200 different organisations.
We are particularly interested in hearing from organisations working with disabilities for which it may be harder to
raise funds from the public.
See more at: http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/health-and-disability/disability-and-specialneeds/#sthash.dBChExu1.dpuf
We generally only fund capital projects (buildings/refurbishment, equipment) and only award grants to charities or
organisations with charitable status (or equivalent). We fund within four main programme areas, and you will find
more details on eligibility criteria within the relevant area: Science & Medicine; Arts & Humanities; Education;
Health & Disability. See more at: http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/funding-faqs/#sthash.JBOo6jdA.dpuf
Please visit our How to apply page for details of the application process. Once you have read the relevant pages
on our website to check that your project is eligible, you can submit a Stage 1 application via our online forms
(found on the relevant funding programme page). See more at: http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/fundingfaqs/#sthash.JBOo6jdA.dpuf
The Wolfson Foundation has a two stage application process. These pages explain the process and timing of
making an application. Details of eligibility and what we fund are contained within the various funding programme
pages. Please note that, under some funding programmes, applicants are asked to submit via partner
organisations, and so the application process and deadlines may vary from those described here. Such cases are
signposted within the relevant programme area pages.
We are committed to rigorous assessment in order to fund high quality projects. All applications undergo detailed
internal review and assessment by external experts. As such, the time between submission of a Stage 1
application and a funding decision on a Stage 2 application will be a minimum of some five months (and may in
some cases be substantially longer). As we do not make retrospective grants (i.e. your project will need to be
ongoing at the time that it is considered by our Trustees), it is important to plan carefully the timing of your
application.
The pages in this section provide an overview of the timing of the application process and what is required at each
stage.
See more at: http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/how-to-apply/#sthash.hU6Na58I.dpuf
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Source of information: Grant finder & IDOX; Funding Central;
Individual Funding Trusts