Funding

Below is a list of possible funders for VCS Groups working with children and young people within the Wakefield District. Young Lives try to provide up to date and accurate information, but we are not responsible for the information on these websites and you must contact the organisations direct, or visit their websites, for the up to date position or for further information.   

Funding with Short deadlines   

PRS for Music Foundation Deadline: 6 February 2012

Wakefield and District Housing Community Grant Scheme (Next Deadline: 3 February

Capacity building for work with disabled children and young people (Closing date 15th February)

Comic Relief Local Communities - Wakefield Deadline: Next 17 February 2012

Woodward Charitable Trust (28th March 2012)

Positive Activities Funding Opportunity

Do you want to support children and young people aged 8-19 and make a positive difference to their lives and social development?  Possible grants are available for groups from £3,000 - £5,000. To find out more please visit the Positive Activities page here 

Advice Services Fund

The Government has made up to £16.8 million for a programme called the Advice Services Fund to support organisations in the free advice sector that have been affected by reductions in public spending. The programme aims to enable not-for-profit advice organisations to continue providing free services to people in their communities in England.
Grants of £40,000 - £70,000 are available and, to ensure this funding has the greatest impact, priority will be given to organisations that have experienced high levels of cuts and those that haven't received funding through the Transition Fund. Account will also be taken of how applicants plan to use their grants, their plans for the future, including ways to improve efficiency, and how the quality of their advice services helps meet local needs. The Government has identified four categories of advice that the Advice Services Fund will support, as they have been advised by the sector that these are the areas of greatest demand for free advice services.
The Advice Services Fund categories are:
• Advice on debt
• Advice on welfare benefits
• Advice on housing
• Advice on employment
Organisations that do not currently provide advice in at least one of the categories are not eligible for the Advice Services Fund, but may wish to visit the funding central website at www.fundingcentral.org.uk
Visit the website to look at questions and answer and to find out how to apply:
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_advice_services_fund?tab=1&regioncode=-uk
Please let Karen Morrell or Amanda Scott know if you are or a partner organisation are intending to progress with a submission to this fund as this will enable them to signpost any other interested parties thereby avoiding any duplicate bids and the possibility of missing opportunities for collaboration.
Amanda Scott, Senior Partnerships Officer (Funding), External Funding Team, Policy, Performance & Partnerships, Wakefield Council, Room 20, Town Hall, Bond St, Wakefield WF1 2HQ
Tel: 01924 306788
ascott@wakefield.gov.uk or kmorrell@wakefield.gov.uk  

Agnes Trust Fund 

 The Agnes Trust Fund assists with the education and training of disadvantaged people or with youth development projects. Priorities to include:
• Education and training schemes involving areas which provide basic skills or improve employment prospects, such as lifeskills, ICT, literacy and numeracy; and sports/arts/environment only where appropriate
• Youth development projects which help disadvantaged, vulnerable or at risk young people aged 13 upwards usually involving education and training but can include activities. 
http://www.agneshunter.org.uk/what-we-fund/

 

Aiming High for Disabled Children

Wakefield Council will be funding Aiming High Grants and a Family Activities Scheme for Parents caring for a Disabled Child. This will be administered by KIDS through Wakefield Early Support Advice Information and Liaison Service.
Grants are available for local voluntary providers and support groups to plan and provide opportunities to give carers' breaks, or to provide ctivities for disabled children and young people who reside in the Wakefield District.
You can download information and application form 

 

Alec Dickson Trust

The Alec Dickson Trust provides grants of up to £500 to help young people of up to 30, or small groups of young people, run a volunteering project in their local area. The fund seeks to support projects that enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society such as:
• the homeless;
• those with drug dependency problems;
• people with disabilities.
For further information on how to apply contact alecdicksontrust@gmail.com or call 020 7278 6601. For more information visit the website at:
www.alecdicksontrust.org.uk 

Allen Lane Foundation

The Foundation is interested in funding work which benefits people in the groups such as asylum-seekers and refugees, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender people, gypsies and travellers, migrant workers, offenders and ex-offenders, people experiencing mental health problems and people experiencing violence or abuse. There is a 2 stage application process which takes between 2 and 6 months to process fully. The grants are relatively modest. Single, one-off grants range from as little as £500 up to £15,000. Grants repeated for more than one year vary from about £500 per annum up to £5,000 per annum, for a maximum of three years. Visit the website for more information:
www.allenlane.org.uk  

Andrew Lloyd Weber Foundation

The objects of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation are to promote culture, heritage and the arts for the public benefit. As well as providing Musical Theatre scholarships, the Trustees welcome applications to support projects in the areas of culture, heritage and the arts and will consider funding towards projects that make a real and ongoing difference to people's lives. All applications to The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation must be completed on line on their website as detailed below. The overarching principle that will guide the trustees in making funding decisions will be a desire to make:
"Awards to projects that make a real and ongoing difference to people's lives"
Priority will be given to the area of performing arts (music, dance and drama) but other areas will be considered. All applicants must ensure they read the Standard Terms and Conditions for Grants which can be found on the website below:-
www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com/funding-projects/how-to-apply.html

Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust

This charity was set up in memory of Andy Fanshawe, one of Britain's leading mountaineers The Trust gives grants that allow disadvantaged young people to take up opportunities to experience the great outdoors. They usually support programmes run by schools or youth groups for those who are disadavantaged or face particular challenges. For more details on whether your project qualifies and for information on how to apply, visit the website at:
http://www.andyfanshawe.org/ 

ASDA Foundation

The ASDA Foundation is ASDA's charitable trust which was set up in 1988 to support local good causes chosen by their colleagues, and is funded by profits from the mid-week national lottery. Under the Foundation's terms, they will assist any charity in the UK, as well as people and projects who require financial assistance, providing they have the support of local ASDA colleagues. They will always look at each application based on their criteria and on the individual merits of the cause, and its potential benefits to the local community
Enquire in store or visit Website: http://your.asda.com/asda-foundation

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

The trustees welcome applications for funding projects of between £1,000 - £5,000 within the following areas for the next three years - children, youth, the elderly, medical, music and the arts, overseas, and community. The deadlines for applications for music and arts are 1 June 2011 and 1 November 2011. The deadlines for applications for children and youth are 1 June 2014 and 1 November 2013.
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/index.php

Awards for All England

Awards for All England is a simple small grants scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000. The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. To do this we want to fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:
• People have better chances in life - with better access to training and development to improve their life skills.
• Stronger communities - with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
• Improved rural and urban environments - which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
• Healthier and more active people and communities.
The application form is short and simple. Email the completed form to them and you will find out if you are successful within six weeks. Visit the website to find out more:
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/summary.html

Awards for Bridging Cultures

The Awards for Bridging Cultures (ABCs) was created to promote the work of the many organisations across the UK that promote intercultural dialogue. Funded by the Baring Foundation, the awards scheme gives cash prizes for projects that successfully build trust and respect between people from different cultures. . Their definition of interculturality is "a dynamic process by which people from different cultures interact to learn about and question their own and each other's cultures. Over time this may lead to cultural change. It recognises the inequalities at work in society and the need to overcome these. It is a process which requires mutual respect and acknowledges human rights." The deadline for receipt of all applications is 5pm on Monday 13 September 2010. Visit the website for details of criteria.
www.bridgingcultures.org.uk/

Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established primarily to aid the research into learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability by making grants to voluntary organisations working in this field. Grants from £250 can be awarded for capital and revenue costs, including project and core costs. The Trust funds work around severe learning difficulties and autism but does not fund work focusing on mental illness or dyslexia. Grants will not normally be awarded to individuals. Applications will only be considered from voluntary organisations that are registered charities or are associated with a registered charity. They consider projects concerning children or adults. Grants will not normally be awarded to individuals. Visit the website for more information: http://www.bailythomas.org.uk/ 

Barclays Community Sports Award

Barclays have launched a Community Sports Award which recognises the achievements of groups and individuals who have used sports to benefit their communities. One award of £1,000 will be made each month during the Barclays Premier League season (approximately August - May). At the end of the season the monthly winners will be entered into an end of season award with a chance to win a further £5,000. The Barclays Community Sports Award is a new award to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups that use sport to benefit communities across the UK. If you would like to nominate a person, group or not for profit organisation which has used the positive power of sport to make a real and lasting difference in their community then please complete the online form.
Visit the website for the terms and conditions and forms.
http://www.barclayscommunitysportsaward.com/

BBC Children in Need - Grants Programme

Grants are open to UK charities and not for profit organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under. There are four general grant deadlines each year: Small grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years and Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years All applications will only be accepted exclusively online. Children in Need give grants for projects delivered by organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people, who must be 18 years and under, living in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. Disadvantages experienced by children and young people include:
• Illness, distress, abuse or neglect; Any kind of disability; Behavioural or psychological difficulties; Living in poverty or situations of deprivation.
The application should focus on the children your project will work with and the differences that your project will make for them. You should clearly be able to demonstrate how your project will change the lives of the children involved for the better. Where possible it should take into account their views and involve them in decisions that affect them. You can contact them by Email: pudsey@bbc.co.uk or Helpdesk Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Tel: 020 8576 7788.
Application deadline dates will be 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October annually. There has also been a switch to online applications. Full guidance and application forms are available on Website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/general_grants.shtml

Ben Kinsella Fund

A new £250,000 fund for projects to tackle knife crime has been launched in memory of Ben Kinsella who was murdered in 2008. Fifty grants will be available for young people to run positive anti-knife crime activities in their local area. Money will be given to projects which directly benefit disadvantaged young people and will be targeted at areas with high levels of knife crime and serious youth violence. Youth charity, the http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/communitycashPrinces Trust will look after the fund and also provide a dedicated mentor to each selected project who will assist the young people in delivering their project and provide them with skills to help them into work or training.
Life skills
Theresa May said: 'The Ben Kinsella Fund will help young people deliver valuable projects in their local areas whilst providing them with long-term life skills. Local people know what works in their community and this fund will help some inspiring young people really make a difference to their neighbourhoods.' Telephone 0800 842842 for more information. See also websites for the Home Office and Princes Trust.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/media-centre/news/kinsella-fund
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/communitycash

BIG -Changing Spaces: Community Spaces

Grants: £10,000 - £50,000. This programme will fund community groups who want to improve local green spaces such as play areas, community gardens and parks. The Community Spaces programme, run by Groundwork UK, opened on 19 March 2008. It will fund community groups who want to improve local green spaces such as play areas, community gardens, parks, wildlife areas and village greens, kick-about areas and pathway improvements. There are currently four types of grants available:
Small grants from £10,000 -£25,000 Medium grants from £25,001 - £49,999
Programme Closing Date: Friday 7 January 2011, 12 noon.
All legally constituted community groups (e.g. Friends Groups, Tenants and Residents' Associations) can apply. However, please note that Community Spaces will not fund: individuals, sole traders, local authorities, parish or town councils, schools, health bodies, profit-making organisations, and other statutory bodies. For more information, please visit the Community Spaces website: www.community-spaces.org.uk or call the Changing Spaces Advice helpline Tel: 0845 3 671 671 (opening hours 8am-7pm Monday to Friday) for further details. Community Spaces, Groundwork, Lockside, 5 Scotland Street, Birmingham B1 2RR Tel 0121 236 8565 Email: info@community-spaces.org.uk

 BIG - Reaching Communities - Increased Capital Strand

Voluntary and community organisations can submit outline proposals for capital grants of 100k and £500k towards projects with a total value of no more than 750k. Applications are invited at any time and will be assessed on a monthly rolling basis.
Every project we fund must:
• Respond to need - Need is the term we use to describe a problem or issue, or situation where something needs to change to make things better for a person, or group of people or environment.
• Involve the people who will benefit from the project in planning and running the project
Achieve one or more of the following four outcomes:
1. People having better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills
2. Stronger communities, with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems
3. Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
4. Healthier and more active people and communities.
You can call their national helpline for advice on 0845 410 20 30, call the Lottery Funding Helpline on 0845 275 00 00 email: general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk or visit the website for full information and application details at:
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities?fromsearch=-uk

Big Lottery Fund 
Every year BIG gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. It goes to community groups and projects working to improve health, education and environment.  
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ 

Blitz

Blitz from The Bond Hotel Group, subsidises short breaks in Blackpool and St Annes for those living with a disability and their carers. Blitz is also hoping to make a substantial contribution towards an organised group break for 8 or more people living with a disability, which appears to be aimed at care homes. There is an application form available on the Bond Hotel website. If you fill in the application form on behalf of someone else, you need to ensure the details provided are of the person whom Blitz will contact regarding the funding as and when it becomes available. Groups need to complete just one application. Visit the website at:
http://www.bondhotel.co.uk/index.php/funding-options.html

Bodfach Trust 
The Bodfach Trust is a family trust based in Montgomeryshire, Mid-Wales.  The Trust not only makes grants to charities across the UK but is also often actively involved in their work. The Trust makes grants to charities involved in five areas -  affordable housing, care for the elderly, helping young people, preservation of old buildings, and supporting green spaces and public parks.  Practical support is also provided to charities through advice and active involvement in the charities' activities.   Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply: 
http://www.bodfachtrust.org.uk/index.php

Boost Charitable Trust

Boost Charitable Trust was created in 2005 to Build On Over-looked Sporting Talent, to champion the disabled and disadvantaged and to inspire them to overcome their challenges through the power of sport. Like many other Trusts, we receive many more applications than we can fund. The Trust will only support charities or non-profit making organisations with a focus on sport. Please send or email a letter, no more than two sides of A4, telling us the following details:-
• The name of your organisation - what you do and who your beneficiaries are
• Funding - why you need funding, details of the project and approximate funding requirements
All letters are studied by the Administrator and at least one Trustee who determine the outcome of your proposal, which will be one of the following
1. Your application is unsuccessful.
2. Your organisation will receive a small award, up to £500.
3. Your proposal will be discussed at the following Trustee meeting, and a meeting arranged to find out more about you, with a view to a larger grant being awarded
Please note, even if your proposal goes before the Trustees, there is no guarantee of success. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.boostct.org/

Breaks 4 Kids - YHA

(thanks to fit4funding)
Breaks 4 Kids is a charitable fund, founded and supported by YHA (Youth Hostel Association). They help to fund youth group and school trips for children from low income households, by contributing up to 50% of the cost of their YHA accommodation and food. This gives children who would otherwise be left behind, the chance to be included in the trip with the rest of their group. Residential trips and activities allow children to expand their horizons, build their confidence and self-esteem, and develop important skills in communication and team building. They believe that all children should have the opportunity to experience learning beyond their classroom, allowing them to appreciate the countryside and the cultural value of our towns and cities. For more information on how they can help and how to apply please visit:-
www.breaks4kids.co.uk/schools-and-groups/index.aspx 

Brelms Trust

The Brelms Trust has made some changes to its funding information. Funding priority is now given exclusively to Yorkshire based projects directly benefiting Yorkshire communities.
The funding areas are now:
• Preserve and protect health, reduce sickness, and advance education and training about healthcare to the disadvantaged in the community whether socially, economically or by virtue of age, sex, gender, race or religion
• Develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities in Yorkshire in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society
• Relief of poverty, particularly in Yorkshire or in areas affected by natural disasters
• Advancement of education, arts and culture by supporting community based projects, specifically within Yorkshire
• Relief of suffering among victims of natural or other kinds of disaster in the form of money (or other means deemed suitable) for persons, bodies, organisations and/or countries affected, including the provision of medical aid
• Promotion for the benefit of the public of the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment
• Other charitable objects as the trustees shall deem appropriate from time to time.
• The maximum amount has also been updated; the minimum grant remains at £1,000.
Grants can now range up to £5,000 per annum for 3 years, or up to £7,000 as a one off grant. Capital and revenue can be supported. The Trustees prefer to see that the grant given is part of an overall funding strategy for the project requirements. Applications may come from existing or new organisations for one off grants or continuing grants for up to 3 years, which may fund smaller capital projects or core expenditure. Only registered charities registered with the Charities Commission can apply. Requests may come from existing or new organisations. Visit the website for more details including how to apply:
http://www.brelmstrust.org.uk/applicationform 

Broadband Community Partnership

Grants available from the Partnership are: 
Small grant: funding small projects by local community groups to benefit the local community 
Partnership fund: to help improve the quality of life for residents in Broadland. The Partnership will prioritise projects from community groups which:

• Support older people
• Support young people
• Support 'community champions'
• Support the environment

How much can you apply for? 
Small grant: up to £500 for small projects (total cost under £5,000) 
Partnership fund: up to £5,000 
Applicants may apply for up to 100% of their costs. This will only be awarded in exceptional circumstances where the applicant meets the Partnership's core aims and has fully discussed this option with the Partnership Coordinator.  Please note: all grants are subject to funds being available.  Further information is available on the website at: 
http://www.broadland.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/2936.asp

 BT Community Connections

Currently there are nine million people in the UK who have never used the internet. BT Community Connections is an award scheme which offers community groups the chance to get online and help people discover the wonders of the internet. If your group helps the community access the internet and improves people's ICT skills, you could be eligible to apply for a year's free broadband. Visit the website to find out how to apply:
http://www.btplc.com/Responsiblebusiness/Supportingourcommunities/Digitalinclusion/BTCommunityConnections/ApplyingforaCommunityConnectionsAward/index.htm

Buttle UK

Our Small Grants programme provides a high quality, personal, and fast response to families living in crisis, when there is no one else that can help. Families living in poverty in the UK can often lack basic items such as a bed, a cooker, a fridge-freezer or a washing machine. Providing these through our grants can offer relief from a critical situation. Working with over 5000 voluntary sector or local authority partners across the UK, we are able to target support at those most in need: children and young people living with severe medical, emotional, social and financial issues. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.buttleuk.org/

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Innovation Fund

The foundation aims to maximise the beneficial effect of its funding and partnerships and focuses on areas where they may have most impact. Apart from their new Innovation Fund almost all of their work is proactive. Not-for-profit organisations can apply for R&D funding to scope a new idea which enables them to work together with other organisations or experts outside their usual practice, or to enable them to undertake active research into areas they would not normally have the time or money to explore. This fund is not open to individuals. They particularly welcome ideas that take the perspective of people at the receiving end of activities or services, whether as audiences, participants or clients. They are also looking for ideas that demonstrate a cross-sectoral approach. It is expected that grants will average between £10,000 and £25,000.
For more details and information about how and when to apply visit the website at:
http://www.gulbenkian.org.uk/innovation-fund

Capacitybuilders

Capacitybuilders is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) set up in 2006 to take over the management of the ChangeUp Programme and to work with other funders to build the capacity of the Third Sector. They exist to create a more effective third sector and we do this by improving support for third sector organisations. They seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of support for third sector organisations. Find out about funding on their website. 
http://www.capacitybuilders.org.uk/about-us/how-we-deliver/funding

Capacity building for work with disabled children and young people (Closing date 15th February)

If you are interested in this funding please contact kate@ylc.org.uk so that organisations can work together.
The Innovation and Sustainability Programme is part of CDC's work as Strategic Partner to the Department for Education. The programme is intended to support the development of capacity building across the voluntary and community sector. In the programme CDC is supporting up to 19 projects totaling £180,000, made up of seven projects of £5,000, seven projects of £10,000, and five projects of £15,000. This programme is available to not-for-profit organisations only to use to:
• Help improve their sustainability
• Increase the participation of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (SEN)
• To support innovative work which leads to better sustainability
Criteria for applying
• This programme is only open to not for profit organisations* with a maximum annual turnover of£750,000.
• The organisation must demonstrate a commitment to the active and inclusive participation of disabled young people and young people with SEN and their families.
• The organisation must operate an equal opportunities policy.
For more information and details of how to apply visit the website at:
http://www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/innovationsustainabilityprogramme  

Cash 4 Clubs

Cash 4 Clubs offers all sports clubs in the UK the chance to win grants ranging from £250 to £1000. It is a simple scheme aimed at giving community clubs a helping hand and providing the opportunity to raise the money they need to invest in their club. Sport in the community is about local people, local facilities, local groups and organisations working together to provide opportunities to enjoy sport. Betfair and SportsAid recognise the importance of community sport, so Cash 4 Clubs has been set up to facilitate fundraising for community sports clubs throughout the country. Cash 4 Clubs offers all sports clubs in the UK the chance to win grants ranging from £250 to £1000. It is a simple scheme aimed at giving community clubs a helping hand and provide the opportunity to raise the money they need to invest in their club. Clubs can apply for a Cash 4 Clubs Sports Grant by filling out the online application form at any time, available at website below. Any sports club can apply as long as they are registered with their sport's National Governing Body or local authority. Funding can be requested for anything that will add to the sustainability and effectiveness of the sports club. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis after selection by our committee. The judges include representatives from Betfair, SportsAid, and other independent and sports committee members. Visit the website for full details:
http://www.cash-4-clubs.com   

The C Charitable Trust

The C Charitable Trust is a grant making charity and has wide ranging charitable objectives. The Trust is open to applications from organisations across the spectrum of the voluntary and community sector. There are no application deadlines as trustees make grant decisions on a monthly basis. It normally takes 12 weeks from application to applicants being informed of the trustees' decision. For further information visit the website at:
http://www.ccharitabletrust.org/

Charities Aid Foundation

They are helping to shape the charitable sector from the inside out. Today charities have over £2 billion of their funds in CAF branded products, ensuring that every pound is maximised. They provide the latest facts, figures and trends from the charity sector. They offer banking services, fundraising advice and guidelines, workshops and training etc. Visit their website to find out more.
http://www.cafonline.org/

Children Today Charitable Trust

Children Today was founded in 1994 to help disabled children and young people up to the age of 25 enjoy a better quality of life by providing them with the specialised equipment they need. Often children and young people with disabilities remain excluded from a lifestyle which other people may take for granted. They want to join in and take part in the same sorts of activities, within their capabilities, as other children. They want to gain more independence from their parents as they get older, but are often prevented from doing so.
The Children Today Charitable Trust awards grants for a wide range of equipment for children and young people with disabilities. Eligible equipment includes: powered, manual and sports wheelchairs; specially adapted tricycles, bicycles, buggies, and walking aids; and specially designed sensory equipment ie Fibre Optic Sprays. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.childrentoday.org.uk/how-we-can-help/application-process  

CLA Charitable Trust

The CLA Charitable Trust was founded in 1980 and helps to provide facilities for the disabled to take part in country sports and recreation and training in agriculture and horticulture. It also promotes education in the countryside for disadvantaged children and young people. The Trustees give grants and awards, focusing on smaller projects where the grant makes a real contribution to the success of that project. Applications should be for a specific project or item of capital equipment rather than on-going running costs. The Trustees do not give grants to individuals and the average grant is in the region of £2,500. Applicants should make every effort to ensure that their application is within the guidelines of the Trust and in order to save time and cost to the charity, ineligible applications will not be acknowledged. Applications will not be accepted by email. Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply:
http://www.cla.org.uk/About_the_CLA/grants%20application/  

Claire Young Launches TeenBiz Scheme for Young Entrepreneurs

Open to applications from today, TeenBiz is the UK's first business start-up initiative for young people aged 18 and under. It was founded by Claire Young, a finalist on the 2008 run of the BBC television series, The Apprentice. The scheme aims to provide teenage entrepreneurs with the tools needed to start their own businesses. It is designed to ignite an entrepreneurial interest among students who want to take their ideas to the next step and require assistance to make this happen. The objective is to help 100 young people who have fresh ideas, hunger and drive, to commence business operations over the next three years. Every month one student will receive up to £500 of funding. The money can be used towards a range of start-up costs, primarily equipment required in the early stages of setting up a new business. Additionally, successful applicants will receive a mentor and a 'Business in a Box' start-up pack - including a virtual PA service, business cards and the loan of office space. Sponsors of the scheme have also donated vouchers for stationery and a website. TeenBiz is open to all students, of all academic levels - from 13 to 18-years-old, all over the UK. Coinciding with this year's Global Entrepreneurship Week, the scheme is launching in a climate of high teenage unemployment and social disengagement, as demonstrated by the summer riots which took places in cities across England.Applications are accepted at any time. Grants will be made commencing 1 January 2012.
http://www.teenbiz.org.uk     

 Clothworkers' Foundation

The Clothworkers' Foundation welcomes applications for the following grants programmes:
Main Grants Programme (decision within 6 months)
UK registered charities* with an annual operating income of under £15m. Operating income is the normal day to day income of the organisation, such as money received from donations, grants, contracts, investments etc. Exceptional income (such as money received for a major, one-off, fundraising initiative) can be deducted from the total income of the organisation, in order to calculate the operating income total. Grants of over £1,000 for capital costs.
Small Grants Programme (decision within 8 weeks)
• UK registered charities* with an annual turnover under £250k. Total income must be less than £250k pa, regardless of any "exceptional income" or one-off grants.
• Projects that cost less than £100k in total
• Grants of between £500 and £10k for capital costs
A charity which has received a grant in either programme cannot apply again for at least five years.
if your organisation is not a registered charity, please see their FAQ and read Q6.
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.clothworkers.co.uk/Grant-Making/Overview/Grant-Programmes.aspx

Coalfield Regeneration Trust

The Trust's grants programme is about helping groups who respond to local need. But they're also proactive in developing ideas and projects that address key issues such as worklessness, isolation, skills, sector development and sustainability.
Main Grants Programme - The trust can make grants from £10,001 to £200,000 in England, £10,001 to £50,000 in Scotland and £10,001 to £100,000 in Wales, to voluntary, community and statutory organisations Awards can be for capital or revenue for up to 3 years or to the end of the funding programme. Different timescales apply in different countries and our regional offices can give you details. The application and assessment process involves a telephone interview or site visit and they aim to get a decision within 23 weeks of a complete application being received. All awards are reviewed annually and continued funding is subject to the terms and conditions of the grants being met. Applicants are expected to plan and prepare for the continuation of the project beyond the period of the grant.
GAME ON - Funded by The Coalfields Regeneration Trust and The Football Foundation, GAME ON is an exciting football initiative designed to encourage the regeneration of lives, communities and facilities in former coalfield areas. The aim of GAME ON is to help re-establish football and other sports at the core of England's coalfield communities and so improve the quality of life for all, but particularly the area's younger generation.
For advice on how to apply for any of the Trust's funding programmes please contact your nearest regional office (see website below). They will supply the appropriate application forms and provide advice and support to help you submit your application. They can only accept a hard copy of the application form and this needs to be returned to the Trust at their Head Office; PO Box 97, Rotherham. S63 7WX Email : info@coalfields-regen.org.uk Tel: 0800 064 8560 Fax: 01709 765 599
Website: http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/ 

Comic Relief

Comic Relief's UK Grants Programme 2009 - 2012 aims to tackle poverty and social injustice by helping people make lasting, positive changes in their lives and their communities. The Programme will provide funding through a range of priority areas, including youth people. Grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 are available. The deadline for applications is 28th October.
http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/vision-principles-uk-grant-making 

Comic Relief Local Communities - Wakefield Deadline: 17 February 2012

(From fit4funding)
The programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities. Projects should be run by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with and priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community. Under the programme, organisations can apply for funding to:
increase local services, build skills of local people, increase community cohesion, respond to local economic needs, increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation.
Organisations which have received a Community Cash grant or any other grant from a Community Foundation before can apply for a Local Communities grant. However organisations which hold a grant directly from Comic Relief, cannot apply for a Local Communities Grant. A Local Communities grant must be at least 50% of the total cost of the project.
They welcome applications from a range of organisations including: community groups, residents associations, community centres, social enterprises, CIC's and Credit Unions. They must either be located in the Wakefield District and supporting local people or, if located elsewhere, be able to clearly identify how the grant will benefit local Wakefield District residents.
Types of activities that might be funded include:
Furniture Projects providing access to benefits advice or combating fuel poverty Community consultation exercises Community employment projects Food Co-ops Running costs; including salaries, core costs and project costs Committee and volunteer/staff training Community sport activities
For more detailed information and to apply please visit:-
http://www.communityfoundationwakefield.co.uk/grant_application.htm?pID=25us  
or email info@communityfoundationwakefield.co.uk

Comic Relief - Sport for Change

Comic Relief have developed this programme to support a range of innovative projects that are using sport as a tool for making a real difference in the communities in which they are based. The aim of this programme is to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities. They will fund organisations that are using sport to address a social issue or community concern such as substance use, crime related problems, integration, exclusion of older people, community cohesion, gangs or knife crime, mental health, and young people at risk. These are examples only and they welcome applications for work tackling any social issue so long as the need for the work is clearly explained. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/uk/sport

Communities and Partnerships Small Grants Fund

The Small Grants Fund aims to support community health initiatives within NHS Wakefield District boundaries by providing funding for either:
• start up costs for new groups
• established groups to develop activities
Applications should be able to show that they are working in at least one (and ideally more than one) of the following areas:
• Reducing inequalities in health
• Community participation & capacity building
• Tackling the wider social determinants of health
The Small Grants Fund award grants of up to £500 to voluntary and community organisations which:
• Operate on a not for profit basis
• Have a constitution or a set of rules covering the group's purpose, membership and area of benefit (or in the case of new groups - are working towards this)
• Have a bank account / building society account in the name of the group which requires at least two people to sign cheques/withdraw funds. In exceptional circumstances an accountable body may be able to manage the grant.
Grants can be awarded for both revenue and capital costs and can be for 100% of costs or a contribution to a larger project. If the grant is for part of a larger project, we expect to be able to clearly see what part of the project the grant will pay for. Projects should take less than 12 months to complete and any grant money not spent on agreed expenditure should be returned to NHS Wakefield District after the 12 month period.  The contact is Linda Johnson, Communities & Partnerships, Wakefield District Primary Care Trust, International House, Waldorf Way, Turner Way, Wakefield, WF2 8EF
email: linda.johnson@wdpct.nhs.uk
Tel: 01924 315765

 or Click on the links below for more information:

  Guidance

 Application Form

Community Chest - Wakefield

Wakefield Councils 21 wards have each been allocated 9,000 from Community Chest. The purpose of the fund is the provision of small grants (up to a maximum of 1000 per project) for community groups in recognition of the contribution they make in achieving the districts priorities. Wakefield Council is responsible for administering the fund which includes assessing each application to ensure it meets set criteria, making decisions on allocation of grants and monitoring the expenditure and outcomes of each agreed project. Applications will be submitted to the Community Chest Panel for determination. All outcomes will then be notified to Cabinet for information. Bids are invited for the fund from any voluntary, community, recreational groups and special interest forums, based and working within the Wakefield District. Grants are available for the purchase of specific items or towards the cost of specific pieces of work. Please note that multi-ward or district-wide applications are no longer eligible. Only single ward applications will be accepted.
Eligible projects
Buying materials for a community art club, drama society, or similar event Paying for a training programme or learning opportunity for a group's committee or its members Hiring or purchasing of equipment Paying for new groups to hire a room to hold a first meeting Funding a community festival, sports day or similar events Paying for excursions and outreach work, including any associated and necessary refreshments and equipment costs for either the excursion and/or outreach work Supporting fund raising activities for the applicant in order to assist with the overall sustainability of the organisation Buying basic IT equipment and necessary training to support its use Design and print of community group stationery or publicity materials Renovating premises or building improvements to enhance community use of a building (subject to relevant / appropriate permissions).
For further guidance and how to apply please visit:-
www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Funding/CommunityChest/default.htm

Community Builders

Communitybuilders aims to make sustainable investments in community enterprises to build their long term financial viability and increase their ability to deliver significant social impact in their communities. The Communitybuilders Fund was endowed to Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) a registered charity, by the Department of Communities and Local Government in March 2011. The purpose of the endowment was to establish a long-term evergreen fund under stable and continued management, where loan repayments are recycled and can be reinvested in the sector. The Fund will help support exemplar projects which are unique in their offering to local communities, and help long-term regeneration. They must be innovative, enterprising and ambitious. The Communitybuilders Fund is managed on ACF's behalf by The Social Investment Business. The ACF is the parent charity of The Social Investment Business. Visit the website for full details and how to apply:
http://www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk/about-the-fund/

Community Development Foundation

£30 Million is now available to fund community projects in some of the most deprived areas of the country. People will be encouraged to give time, expertise and resources towards the projects they identify in their areas. The government will match these pound for pound, helping to stimulate local action towards meeting community needs. Community First Neighborhood Matched Fund is an initiative that provides local communities with the means to address their own priorities:
• Communities will set up local panels in each eligible ward, and will decide upon projects for funding in their area.
• It is a matched fund programme, which means that every £1 provided in funding must be matched by a similar amount of in-kind donations (this means donations of cash, services, free products or volunteer time.
Funding allocation:
Funding has been allocated at ward level across every local authority in England. Eligible wards were selected on the basis of high levels of deprivation and significant increases in benefits claimants. The amount of funding for each area is based on the concentration of these characteristics within a ward. Because funding is targeted to reach the most deprived areas, only certain electoral wards are eligible in each Local Authority. Use the postcode checker to find out if your area is eligible.
http://www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/neighbourhood-matched-fund?p_p_id=NMFPostcodeSearch_WAR_NMFPostcodeSearch&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-3&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_NMFPostcodeSearch_WAR_NMFPostcodeSearch_phpURI=index.php

Community Foundation for Wakefield District

The Community Foundation for Wakefield District is a Grant Giving Charity. We seek to support charitable work and projects in the Wakefield District. You don't have to be a registered charity. Social Enterprises will be eligible for support depending on the grant scheme and the project concerned. If you haven't done so already, register on Wakefield Council's Voluntary Sector Directory. This is an invaluable resource for all in the Voluntary and Community Sector, and those working with it, including the Community Foundation. The more people that are on it the more useful it will be. Visit the website at:
Visit: www.communityfoundationwakefield.co.uk/  

Co-op Community Funding

The Community Fund is a grant scheme that helps local communities throughout the UK. Community Fund grants, between £100 and £2,000 are awarded to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that meet the following criteria. To be successful, a group must:
• Carry out positive work in the community
and a project must:
• address a community issue
• provide a good long-term benefit to the community
• support co-operative values and principles
• ideally be innovative in its approach.
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/funding-selection-criteria/

Creative England - two new film funds

(Thanks to SYFAB)
Creative England have announced two new funds to support the development of regional filmmaking talent. The funds are:
Development Fund - offers grants from £2,500 to £25,000 from a total fund of £250,000. The fund is open to individual writers, writer/directors and/or producers and writer/director/producer teams based in the English regions. The funding is to support the development of a range of feature films, including animation and documentary. Funding can be used for the costs of developing a screenplay (or the documentary equivalent) such as research costs, writer's fees, script editor/developer support and script readings.
You can also apply for funding for screenplays that are ready to be presented to potential financiers. Funding can help with: budgeting; scheduling; casting; producing teaser trailers/pilots; other expenses associated with raising finance and generating sales and distribution interest.
Deadline: applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Film Networks Fund - Grants from £2,500 to £25,000 are available to networks and organisations who are supporting and promoting filmmaking activities in the English regions. Funding is available across a range of eligible activity including: provision of editorial and technical support for emerging talent looking to produce work; delivery of networking, screening and industry speaker events and master classes; provision of peer-to-peer support, mentoring, training and advice.
There is a total fund of £150,000 in this round.
Deadline: 30 January 2012. You must allow up to five working days before the deadline for an eligibility check before your full application can be submitted.
Contact: Talent Development Team
Telephone: 0161 281 4355
Email: talent@creativeengland.co.uk
Website: http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/news/creative-england-opens-two-new-film-funds  

CSJ Awards 2011 
Applications for the CSJ Awards 2011 are now open. The annual CSJ Awards recognise effective poverty fighting groups from across the UK. Cash prizes of £10,000 are awarded to charities, small voluntary groups and other local projects that display innovation and effectiveness in addressing the causes of poverty, turning lives around and reversing social breakdown. Now in its sixth year, the CSJ Awards have brought over 70 winning voluntary groups to the attention of the national media and policy makers and a total of £223,250 has been given out to date. Winners are announced at the awards ceremony, which is attended by politicians, celebrities and the media. Visit the website to find out more: 
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=39 

The Davy Grassroots Fund

The Davy Grassroots Fund has been set up to encourage the participation of young people in sport, with an emphasis on team sports and activities. This Fund is a One Community Founder Fund and has been supported by a matching donation from The Office of the Third Sector.
The founding donation was made by the Davy family, and in launching the fund Ken Davy said "We wanted to help to give more youngsters the opportunity to get involved in sporting activities and One Community is the ideal way of making the most effective use of the donation" Applications will be invited on an annual basis, opening in Spring 2011. For further information please visit:
http://www.one-community.org.uk/dpage.php?id=52

Dickie Bird Foundation

The Dickie Bird Foundation provides support for individuals with the aim of helping disadvantaged young people (under 18) to participate in sport, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice, irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity. Eligible costs are sports kit, coaching and training. Grants given are normally between £100 and £5,000, although more may be given in certain circumstances.
http://www.thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk 

Dosh Donors 
The Government has funding for young people in the Wakefield District to spend each year on improving their communities and making young people's lives better. The money can be used to pay for things like equipment or buildings and running costs such as youth workers or energy costs, youth centres or sports facilities. Connect to WakiesWorld for more information. 
http://www.wakiesworld.com/page.asp?idno=2915 

Drapers Charitable Fund

The Drapers Charitable Fund provides grants under £10,000 for charities working with the homeless, people under the age of 25 who are excluded, prisoners, the elderly and disabled adults. The charity aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities within the UK, particularly those disadvantaged or socially excluded, through the award of grants in the fields of education and relief of need. Examples of what they fund -relief of poverty, young carers, disability, encouraging young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to continue or further their education. Visit the website at:
http://www.thedrapers.co.uk/Charities/Grant-making-trusts/The-Drapers-Charitable-Fund.aspx 

Drinkaware grants

The Drinkaware grants scheme aims to change the UK's drinking culture for the better. They work to positively influence public behaviour and find innovative ways to raise awareness about the effects of alcohol, to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm. Their funding schemes give local and national projects a fantastic chance to change the nation's drinking habits and make a positive difference to people's lives. This is your chance to be part of the solution.
Grants are available to groups in any part of the UK, working with any population group, through 3 schemes:
Ideas Fund - up to £2,000 Awareness Projects - up to £25,000 Big Impact Awards - up to £100,000
Their funded projects include peer-led education schemes, alcohol education work, awareness raising among disadvantaged people who are at risk of harm from alcohol misuse, pilot projects and innovative work. All applications for funding should be made by filling in the Application Form which is available to download from their website at:
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/grants

Dulverton Trust

The Dulverton Trust includes the following areas of activity:
Youth and Education - This is our largest category and is concerned with educational activities and opportunities for disadvantaged young people, helping them to achieve their true potential. This includes enabling young people at risk of offending or exclusion to access education and employment. They wish to encourage studies in science and technology that will open up career opportunities for young people in business and industry. They believe in the character-building value of challenging outdoor activities such as adventure training and sail training that encourage leadership and team spirit. We also wish to help children, particularly from urban and suburban areas, to value the countryside.
General Welfare - They support a wide range of activities that benefit disadvantaged people and communities, with particular interest in: maintaining active living and independence for older people strengthening and supporting family relationships the welfare of children in disadvantaged families and of children in care supporting carers the rehabilitation of prisoners and ex-offenders and help for their families to rebuild their lives helping young homeless people to move forward the welfare of former members of the Armed Forces developing tolerance and understanding between faiths.
Major Grants - for charities that operate nationally or across the geographical regions of the UK. Support will normally be restricted to charities whose annual income is below £50 million.
Minor Grants - for smaller charities usually working at local or county level. Support will normally be restricted to charities whose annual income is below £400,000. A fixed sum of money is earmarked each year for these awards and the maximum grant is £3,500. Priority will be given to charities working in areas of severe deprivation or rural isolation. Trustees meet four times a year to consider Major appeals: in February, May, July and October. Minor appeals are considered four times a year at variable times between the main agenda meetings. There are no deadlines or closing dates. The Dulverton Trust, 5 St James's Place, London SW1A 1NP Tel: 020 7629 9121 Fax: 020 7495 6201 Email: trust@dulverton.org Full Guidelines and Application details are on:
http://www.dulverton.org/  

Education Endowment Foundation

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) funds projects addressing educational disadvantage. They are particularly looking for projects which can be developed, scaled up and replicated and which will have a measurable impact on attainment. In the first two years funding will be focused on children eligible for free school meals attending primary and secondary schools targeted for EEF funding. There is further information on checking this out on the EEF website. The following organisations are eligible to apply:
• Registered charities
• Not-for-profit organisations
• Individual schools
• Clusters of schools
• Teacher groups
• Universities
• Colleges
• Academy chains
• Mutuals
• Co-operatives
• Any combination of these can apply for funding.
The smallest grant is likely to be around £50,000 per year. Projects should reach 100 pupils and preferably a number of schools. Deadline: applications may be submitted at any time but there are three review points per year when they will be assessed. The next three review points are: 3 October 2011, 2 December 2011 and 30 March 2012. Visit the website for more information:
http://educationendowmentfoundation.com/

Telephone: 020 8788 3223
Email: eef@suttontrust.com

Emergency Essentials Programme

BBC Children in Need have announced the creation of their Emergency Essentials Programme to deliver the charity's welfare grants for individual families. The programme will be administered by Buttle UK which works seamlessly with their own Small Grants Programme. The needs of the individual child are paramount to both programmes and reflected in their united mission to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people in need throughout the UK. The programme will give emergency grants for essential items for struggling families living in extreme deprivation throughout the UK. Visit the Buttle website for more information:
http://www.buttleuk.org/pages/-children-in-need-48.html

Equitable Charitable Trust 
The Equitable Charitable Trust is an education charity. It makes grants towards projects for children and young people under the age of 25 who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or disabled. Current priorities include:
• Education projects or services that support the learning and development of disabled children and young people in the UK
• Formal education projects for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK that support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects) or that deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability
The length of funding can range from one to three years. Grants of more than one year are paid in annual instalments, with instalments beyond the first year dependent on receipt of progress reports that are satisfactory to the Trustees. The size of grants ranges from £3,000 to £30,000. Most are for sums between £5,000 and £20,000. It is rare for a multi-year grant to exceed £10,000 p.a. and most multi-year grants will be for sums between £5,000 and £7,500 p.a. Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply:
http://www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk/

Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation (Deadline: 15 January 2012)

The Foundation will give grants that fall under:
• Education - grants which will make a difference, projects that are having difficulty getting started, capital projects, benefiting people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Welfare Purposes - including those concerning children to the age of 18. The Foundation defines welfare support as: ‘providing financial support to assist those who (person or community) need support during a period of difficulty or are disadvantaged by circumstances beyond their control'.
• Homlessness - The Foundation aims to support homelessness through existing charities that exist to alleviate the plight of the poor who live on the streets. The Foundation takes interest in those who are made homeless by natural disasters or political activity beyond their control. This definition does not extend to short-term refugees. The Foundation prefers to make one-off donations to get projects started or support specific projects.
• General Charitable Purposes - This is a broad area with limited funding which allows Trustees to consider grant applications which fall outside the four main criteria but have particular appeal to them.
For more detailed information and to apply please visit:-
http://ersf.org.uk/application-process/

Ernest Cook Trust

The Ernest Cook Trust is one of the UK's leading educational charities. Rooted in the conservation and management of the countryside, the Trust actively encourages children and young people to learn from the land through hands-on educational opportunities on its estates and by offering grants. The 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 or the arts (in the broadest sense) or aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/index.html  

Esmee Fairburn Foundation - Main Funds

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life throughout the UK. They do this by funding the charitable activities of organisations that have the ideas and ability to achieve change for the better. They take pride in supporting work that might otherwise be considered difficult to fund. Primary interests are in the arts, education and learning, the environment and enabling disadvantaged people to participate fully in society.
Main Fund
The Main Fund distributes most of the funding. It is responsive to requests for support across the broad range of our interests, which are: the arts, education and learning, the environment and enabling disadvantaged people to participate fully in society.
They will prioritise work that:
• Addresses a significant gap in provision
• Develops or strengthens good practice
• Challenges convention or takes a risk in order to address a difficult issue
• Tests out new ideas or practices
• Takes an enterprising approach to achieving its aims
• Sets out to influence policy or change behaviour more widely.
Visit the website for full details:
http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/ 

Eu Youth in Action Programme  (Next Deadline: 1 February 2012)

Priorities have been set for the EU Youth in Action Programme for 2012:
1. projects aimed at promoting young people's commitment towards a more inclusive growth,
2. projects stimulating young people's spirit of initiative, creativity and entrepreneurship, employability, in particular through youth initiatives,
3. projects promoting healthy behaviours,
4. projects aimed at raising young people's awareness and mobilisation in tackling global environmental challenges and climate change
Activities must fit with the actions set for the programme. These, and comprehensive guidance, are set out in a Programme Guide detailing the priorities, features, and criteria for the fund. Visit the website for full information:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2012/index_en.php  

 Excellence and Strategic Development Fund

 The Department of Health has launched the 2012/13 Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund. To be successful organisations will need to have a clear focus on how their proposals would support and drive forward new ideas, disseminate and replicate excellence or undertake strategic developments in voluntary sector capacity and/or capability in health and care.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_118373 

Extended Schools

See what funding is available to support the development of extended services in schools. It includes area based grants, Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare Grant, Standards Fund and a single capital pot.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=1285

The Family Fund 
The Family Fund helps families with severely disabled children and young people aged 17 and under to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life. Grants are for things that make life easier and more enjoyable for the disabled child, young person and their family, such as washing machines, driving lessons, computers and holidays. Any family caring for a severely disabled child where household income is less than £28,000 is eligible to apply for a grant. If you have previously been helped by the Family Fund, you can now apply for a grant on-line.  
www.familyfund.org.uk 

Fidelio Charitable Trust

The Fidelio Charitable Trust supports the Arts and the Trustees aim to help individuals and groups who would not be able to carry out a project or activity without financial support, particularly those who are at an early stage in their careers. Such individuals and groups must be recommended by an appropriate person in an institution, college, Arts Festival and similar organisations. Fidelio's funds are limited and no single grant will be greater than £5,000. The person representing the recommending institution or organisation must vouch for the competence and skill of those for whom they are applying to Fidelio and state how they were selected. They should explain their professional relationship with the individual or group, and describe accurately the project or activity for which money is required. It is important to give as much detail as possible about how much money is needed and how the proposed budget is made up. The trustees, while willing to provide support, may sometimes only be able to part-fund a project or activity. The closing dates for receipt of applications are 1st February, 1st June and 1st October. Fidelio Charitable Trust, 2nd Floor, 20-22 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LR Email: fidelio@act.eu.com
Visit the website for more information:
http://fideliocharitabletrust.org.uk/

Financial confidence

The Big Lottery Fund has launched the Improving Financial Confidence programme, a £30m fund for projects in England aimed at helping families and individuals avoid financial difficulty. The programme will offer grants worth between £500,000 and £1m for projects lasting between three and five years. The programme aims to give people more confidence and skills in accessing and using financial services, such as bank accounts and affordable loans. It is targeted at certain groups, including young people, of social housing residents who live in target local authority areas. The application deadline is 16 September.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_improving_financial_confidence

Fit4Funding

Fit4Funding help voluntary organisations with questions about what to do before applying for funding, sourcing funding, making applications and managing funds. They can also advise on what to do when funding ends. 
http://www.fit4funding.org.uk/ 

Football Foundation Grow the Game 

Organisations will be able to receive a £5,000 grant over two or three years with financial support being reduced in the second or third year of the project. Applications are accepted from any not-for-profit organisations in England. 
Link to guidelines: http://footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/grow-the-game/
Grow the Game is an extremely popular scheme and the assessment process is competitive, therefore, the Foundation strongly recommends that before making an application, applicants should contact the local County Football Association's Development Manager to discuss the project. 
E-mail: smallgrants@footballfoundation.org.uk 
Website: http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk

Ford Britain Trust

Ford are committed to supporting the communities they work and live in. That's why they created the Ford Britain Trust in April 1975 to help fund the education and advancement of our neighbours. They 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. 2011 Small grant deadlines are 1st March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st November. The deadlines for large grants are 1st May and 1st September. If you have any questions about making your application, please contact them
Email: fbtrust@ford.com Tel: 01277 252551
Ford Britain Trust, Room 1/445, c/o Ford Motor Company Limited, Eagle Way, Brentwood, Essex CM13 3BW
Website: http://www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/CorporateSocialResponsibility/FordBritainTrust

Four Acre Trust
Four Acre Trust supports charities working in the following areas: 

Mentoring schemes - Mentoring schemes for young people aiming to achieve a significant change in lifestyle and aspirations. Youth work in local communities - Core costs of local youth organisations using volunteers to deliver programmes for young people aimed at improving their future prospects. 

Breaks and holidays for young people - They support charities providing opportunities for young people and their families to experience challenging activities on a holiday or short break. They expect beneficiaries or their families to contribute to the cost.
School holiday activity schemes - They will part fund so long as beneficiaries make a contribution to the cost.
Adventure and other training centres - They support charities booking places at adventure training centres.
You don't have to be innovative - just efficient at your service provision and must respond promptly, succinctly and factually to any queries they raise relating to your application.
Four Acre Trust, Treferanon, St Weonards, Hereford HR2 8QF Tel: 01981 580002 Email: info@fouracretrust.org.uk
Website: www.fouracretrust.org.uk 

Foyle Foundation - Small Grants

The Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme is designed to support smaller charities in the UK, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per annum. Larger or national charities will normally not be considered under this scheme. Nor will the Scheme generally support charities that are able consistently to generate operational surpluses or which have been able to build up unrestricted reserves to a level equivalent to three months turnover. They plan to make one year grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to charities which can demonstrate that such a grant will make a significant difference to their work. If you cannot demonstrate this, your application will be declined. No multi-year funding awards will be made. There are no deadlines for submission. Applications will be received at all times but it may take up to four months to obtain a decision from Trustees. Please apply well in advance of your requirements. All applications will be acknowledged but in order to reduce administration, usually we will not send declination letters. If you have not heard from The Foundation within four months of your application being acknowledged, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Full details and application procedure are on Website:
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/small-grants-scheme/

The FSI Affiliate Programme is back! (Deadline 2nd December 2011)

Applications are now open for the FSI's 2012 Affiliate Programme. This is an exciting opportunity for a small charity with the vision, commitment, creativity, and ability to achieve change for the better. Through the Affiliate Programme the FSI will support up to 15 small charities providing them with a year-long programme of free consultancy-style, tailored hands-on support. The programme will begin with an FSI Life Stage Assessment to pinpoint the needs of your charity enabling us to provide exactly the right kind of support for the duration of the programme. Whether your charity is just starting out and needs help to develop the structures and systems that will enable you to achieve your vision, or you are a more established charity looking to really take your work to the next level, this is the opportunity for you.
Applications must be returned by 5pm, Friday 2nd December 2011 - Don't miss out!
For more information and how to apply visit the FSI Events and Opportunities section of the FSI online Community - you will find this on our website. Just go to the top of the homepage and click ‘login /register'. If you have any questions about the application process please post them on the FSI online Community. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.thefsi.org/   

Funders Online Portal 
Provides links to various sources of funders based or active in Europe. 
http://www.fundersonline.org/englisch/index.html 

Funding Central 
A free website, Funding Central includes details of income opportunities, grants and contracts from local authorities, the Government and the EU. Charities can enter details of the type of work they do, their location and their size, and this will produce details of the funding they are eligible to apply for. There will also be a range of tools and resources to help identify the most appropriate income source. 
http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk.  

Funding Register Family Services Grants 
Hazel Brook, the Third Sector Contract Development Officer from Family Services has updated the funding register. New grants that added this time include:

• Access to Services Delegated fund and Transport Delegated Fund - both by Metro- which provide monies to Organisations that improve access to employment and training. Specifically supporting groups working with key client groups e.g young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), lone parents, unemployed etc.
• Communities and Partnerships Small Grants Fund from NHS Wakefield District
• Small Grant Fund- Intergenerational Activities
• Comic Relief Older Peoples Fund
• Get Connected Investment Project- monies for ICT
• Coalfields Regeneration Small Grants still available

Garfield Weston Foundation

The Foundation only considers applications from UK registered charities and your registration number is required (unless you have exempt status as a church, educational establishment, hospital or housing corporation). Consideration for applications is given to:
The financial viability of the organisation
The degree of need for the project requiring funding
The amount spent on administration and fundraising as compared to the charitable activities
The ability to raise sufficient funding to meet the appeal target
Whether the organisation has appropriate priorities and plans in place to manage its activities
There are no formal deadlines for submitting applications and organisations should allow approximately four months for a final outcome, though acknowledgement letters are sent within four weeks. Please note that once an acknowledgement letter has been sent there is
typically no further correspondence until the outcome of the application. Recent funding has supported projects in the following categories: Arts, Community, Education, Welfare, Medical, Religion, Youth and Environment. All applications should be sent by post.
Full details and application procedure are on Website:
http://www.garfieldweston.org/policy/ 

Giving World Online 
The idea of this charity is to match businesses with surplus stock to charities who need the goods. You have to be a registered charity or voluntary group and need to register with the site and log in. If you find what you need when you log in and search the site, you do have to arrange for the goods to be delivered and to pay the costs. Goods can include computers from companies upgrading their systems, books, DVDs, educational material, fabric and clothing, healthcare, stationery and toys. The site is well worth a visit. 
http://www.givingworldonline.com/ 

Golsonot Foundation

The Golsoncott Foundation aims to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and in particular the fine arts and music. This includes providing access to the arts for young people and developing new audiences. Grants vary according to context and are not subject to an inflexible limit, but they are unlikely to exceed £5,000 and are normally given on a non-recurrent basis. All applications for awards should be sent by post by the end of the month preceding the month of the Trustees meeting, and should include the following:
• a clear and concise statement of the project; whether the award sought will be for the whole project or a component part; whether the applicant organisation is of charitable status;
• evidence that there is a clear benefit to the public;
• the amount requested should be specified; whether this is the only source of funding being sought (if not, all other sources of funding should be indicated, including those that have refused funding).
• Wherever possible an annual report and accounts should accompany the application along with any other supporting information deemed relevant.
For more information and detailed guidelines visit the website at:
http://www.golsoncott.org.uk/guidelines.html

Government funding 
Visit this site to find out about funding from the government. The Directory of Social Change (DSC) runs a website that provides funding information for the VCS sector. The DSC is planning to expand the content so that it provides the best possible service for the voluntary sector. 
http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk/

Grants Net UK 
Voluntary and Community Groups can apply to the Microsoft Giving Programme for small grants for software to help in fundraising or running groups. See the website fur further information. 
http://grantsnet.co.uk/grantdetail.asp?grantID=730 

Grants Online 
They provide information on various sources of funding. You have to register, but they offer a free seven day trial 
http://www.grantsonline.org.uk/ 

Grassroots Grants 
Grassroots Grants is a £130 million government funded programme managed by CDF. It includes and £80 million small grants fund for community groups. Community groups should apply directly to their nearest Grassroots Grants local funder. Visit the website to find the local funders. 
http://www.cdf.org.uk/bfora/systems/xmlviewer/default.asp?arg=DS_CDF_TECHART_23/_page.xsl/27&xsl_argx=3 

Greggs Foundation 
The Greggs Foundation operates a regional grants programme to support charitable organisations through the provision of small grants of up to £2,000. Their committees can also provide freshly produced Greggs products for community events and activities. Details of how to apply are included at the bottom of this page. The regional grants programme can support charitable organisations that are not set up to make a profit. The Greggs Foundation prioritises local organisations that help people in need in their local area. The mission of the Greggs Foundation is to: "Make a difference to people in need in the heart of Greggs' local communities" All of our applications must be able to prove that they can achieve the above. Additionally the Foundation prioritises the following people:

• People with caring responsibilities
• People with disabilities
• Homeless people
• Older people
Visit the website at:
http://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/regionalgrants.html

Grocers' Charity

The Grocers' Company has a long tradition of charitable giving and philanthropy. To formalise and develop our work in this field, in 1968 we formed The Grocers' Charity. Each year the Charity makes financial donations to a wide range of charitable causes. The Grocers' Company has time-honoured associations with a number of schools and colleges at which the Charity funds internal scholarships and bursaries. Financial support from the Charity is also available to UK-registered charities, with the selection of recipients being regularly reviewed in line with a policy to support specific areas of need. The relief of poverty (including youth poverty) and help for the disabled usually take priority, with medicine, the arts, heritage, the Church and the elderly also designated. The Grocers' Charity is administered by The Grocers' Trust Company Limited, whose directors are the four members of the Court of Assistants of The Grocers' Company who hold the offices of Master, Second Warden and the Chairmen of the Finance and Education & Charities Committees.
http://www.grocershall.co.uk/index.php/charity/ 

Happy Days Children's Charity 
They fund and organise holidays, residential trips, days out and theatre trips throughout the UK for disadvantaged young people with special needs. They help young people in special needs schools, in hospitals and in hospices and individual families. The young people they help range in age from 3 to 17. They come from many different backgrounds and cultures and suffer from many different conditions. We offer help to those with learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities and with acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses. We also help young people who have been abused or neglected, witnessed domestic violence, been bereaved or act as carers for a parent or sibling. 

We fund:
• Holidays for young people and their families.
• Residential trips for groups of children and young people.
• Days out for groups to hundreds of venues throughout the UK, including the seaside, zoos, theme parks, safari parks and fun fairs.
Trips to the theatre and theatre workshops.
http://www.happydayscharity.org/

Harvest Trust - Holidays for Children

The Trust specialises in holidays that benefit disadvantaged children in England and Wales aged eight to 11 years who need space and encouragement to build confidence. The holidays take place at the Trust's own Holiday Centre near Cardigan Bay in West Wales. They do the holiday for one group at a time so you would need to be able send about 12 children and 3 workers. You would also need to buy the food for the holiday - around £300.00. For more details visit the website at:
http://www.harvesttrust.com/whatisharvesttru.html  

Hedley Foundation

The main objective of the Trustees' grant-making is to assist and encourage development and change. It follows that most grants will be of capital or one-off nature, but the Trustees sometimes agree to help fund the introduction of new and innovative projects with a series of up to 3 annual grants. Few grants exceed £5,000 and most of them go to charities where they can make an impact. Applications for grants should be made on the application form available on the website. The Trustees meet six times a year. The closing date for a meeting is three weeks beforehand. In 2011, the Trustees will meet on the following dates: 18th May; 20th July; 28th September; 23rd November. The Main objective is around young people: their education, recreation, support, training, health and welfare. Grants are 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. Visit the website for more information and how to apply:
www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk/

Help The Homeless

Help The Homeless's main funding remit is the regular allocation of Small Grants (generally up to £3000) for capital costs to small and medium-sized charities only (those with a turnover of up to £1m per annum). Grants to larger charities will only be considered if the project is suitably innovative and it is only possible for a large organisation to develop it.
All applications must relate to projects that assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offer shelter or other forms of sustenance. All applicants must use the official form downloadable from the website and clearly describe the aims and structure of their organisation, their future plans and specific details of how any grant money will be spent. A copy of the latest available audited accounts is also required. The quarterly deadlines for grant applications each year are: 31st March / 30th June / 30th September /31st December. Contact: The Secretary, Help The Homeless, 6th Floor, 248 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7QZ Email: HTH@help-the-homeless.org.uk Visit the website for more information:
http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/

Henry Smith Charity

The Henry Smith Charity is a large grant making charity. They make grants totalling approximately £25 million each year to up to 1,000 organisations and charities for initiatives and projects that address social inequality and economic disadvantage. Through their Main Grants Programme and the Small and County Grants Programmes they make grants in the following categories, and have provided some examples below of the type of work we will fund under each category:
• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)
• Carers - including young carers
• Community Service
• Disability
• Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Misuse
• Family Services
• Homelessness
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
• Mental Health
• Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• Young People
Please visit the website for full details as the funding covers wide and diverse areas: (from fit4 funding)
http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/ 

Heritage Lottery Fund - Young Roots

Young Roots is a grant programme designed to engage young people aged 13-25 with their heritage. Young Roots projects stem directly from the interest and ideas of young people, who are supported by youth and heritage organisations to develop skills, build confidence, and connect with their local communities. Programme budget is £3000 to £25,000. To receive a Young Roots grant, your project must relate to the varied heritage of the UK and:
• provide new opportunities for a wider range of young people aged 13 to 25 to learn about their own and others' heritage
• allow young people to lead and take part in creative and engaging activities; develop partnerships between youth organisations and heritage organisations
• and create opportunities to celebrate young people's achievements in the project and share their learning with the wider community
Your project must also create new opportunities for young people to either volunteer in heritage; or gain skills in identifying, recording, interpreting or caring for heritage. You should complete the pre-application enquiry form and full application online. To do this register and apply on Website:
http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx 

Hilden Charitable Fund

The aim of the Fund is to address disadvantage, notably by supporting causes which are unlikely to raise funds from public subscription, known sometimes as 'unpopular causes.' Fund policy is directed largely at supporting work at a community level. Grants are rarely given to well funded national charities. Grants are not given to individuals. After a major review of Fund activities in 1992, the following grant making priorities were established: homelessness, minorities, penal affairs and overseas countries. These priorities are reviewed on a three year cycle. While Trustees' policy is to address needs by considering and funding specific projects' costs, Trustees are most sympathetic to funding general running, or core costs. In awarding these types of 'unrestricted' grants, Trustees believe that great value can be added, as most charities find fund raising for core costs most difficult. Trustees look to the Hilden staff team to advise applicants on funding alternatives if grant applications cannot be considered or awarded.
http://www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk/about.htm 

Hilton in the Community Foundation (Deadline 18th October)

Hilton in the Community Foundation is committed to supporting young people in need to have a brighter future. Focusing on children and young people, the Foundation works to improve the quality of education and the provision of health care to relieve suffering and equip individuals. HCF wants to really make a difference to disadvantaged children's lives. Working closely with our partners, we are supporting efforts in four key areas of need:
• Disabled children
• Children in hospital
• Homelessness
• Life-limited children in hospice
You can apply for grants of up to £30,000 a year. Visit the website to find out more.
http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/home.htm

Ideas Fund Innovators 
Ideas Fund Innovators is a funding scheme open to all creative disciplines. If you're aged between 16-25 and have got a creative project that could do with an injection of cash then apply today. Innovators is now open all year round - so that's four separate rounds of funding every year. Each of these rounds offers ten projects £1,000 each to help get them off the ground. If you want one of those projects to be yours, then follow the application process outlined below. The current fund is open until 28th September, so entries need to be in before then. Visit the website for more information: 
http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/Brief/c546ebb1-0fa8-4029-bb33-9da70121d072#Overview 

Ideas Tap

IdeasTap has a number of design briefs open for young people with creative ideas:
Ideas Fund Innovators is open to young people aged 16-25 who have an idea for a creative project. Ten awards of £1,000 are available in all creative disciplines. Projects the fund has previously supported includes dance and film projects, music videos and a photography collective. Deadline: 20 June 2011
Ideas Fund Green is offering eight IdeasTap members, aged 16-25, £5,000 each for creative projects that either address green issues or are produced in an environmentally sustainable way. They are looking for innovative ideas that offer exciting new angles on climate change, or new ways to make art in an eco-friendly fashion. You can work in any medium including film, theatre, photography, music, visual arts and literature. Deadline: 23 May 2011
IdeasTap Photographic Awards - there are two photographic briefs currently open, one for young people aged 16 - 30 and one for people aged 23 - 30. There is an overall prize in each category of £5,000 and a photographic internship, but there are also prizes for shortlisted applicants. Deadline: 10 May 2011
There are also other creative briefs currently open - see the IdeasTap website for more information:
http://www.ideastap.com

 Improving Communities

Awards for All England is a simple small grants scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000. The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. To do this we want to fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:

People have better chances in life - with better access to training and development to improve their life skills.
Stronger communities - with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
Improved rural and urban environments - which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
Healthier and more active people and communities.
The application form is short and simple, just email them the completed form. You will find out if you are successful within six weeks. Visit the website for more information.
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/summary.html 

Inclusion Grant 
Wakefield Out of School Leisure/Activity Inclusion Service are offering an inclusion grant of up to £500.00 to support mainstream leisure groups to include young people with additional needs into their service. Applications are welcome from voluntary groups, charities and community groups based in the Wakefield District. The grants are to support groups to make their activities accessible to young people who have additional needs including communication needs, physical access and ‘understanding disability issues' workshops and training.
You can download guidance notes here 
The criteria for application here  
And the application form here

Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund 
The Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund provides funding to voluntary sector projects in the health and social care field. The available funding is very limited and, to be successful, organisations will need to have a clear focus in their applications on how their proposed projects would support and drive forward new ideas, excellence or developments in services in health and social care. The scheme is open for applications for projects to start in April 2011 or later and the closing date is 1 November 2010 at noon. The fund is dependant upon the outcome of the spending review. The Information Pack provides third sector organisations with information to help them decide if this funding stream is applicable to both their organisation and the proposed activity they are seeking funding for. It details the funding themes for 2011-12, the priority areas for each theme and the criteria we will use for assessing applications. A timetable is provided for the whole process from application through to decision.  You can download all the documents from the website 
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_118373

Inspired Facilities and Iconic Facilities

As reported in March 2011, Sport England has two funds due to open, both part of the Places People Play programme, which is inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Iconic Facilities (Round Two Deadline: 19 December 2011)
Sport England has announced the next round of the Iconic Facilities programme will open 10 October 2011. The Iconic Facilities programme is an enhanced version of the previous Sustainable Facilities fund. Iconic Facilities will distribute funding in three rounds until 2012. This fund will support innovative large-scale, multi-sport facility projects that are regionally significant for at least two sports. The Round two Prospectus will be available early September 2011.
Inspired Facilities (Deadline: 28 September 2011)
The Inspired Facilities programme is due to launch 1 August 2011. Inspired Facilities will provide capital grants to refurbish and improve community sporting facilities. Community and voluntary organisations and parish and town councils will be able to apply for £20,000 - £50,000. At least 70% of the funding available is set-aside for these groups. Local authorities, statutory organisations, and education establishments such as schools will be able to apply for £20,000 - £150,000. Eligible improvements have been grouped into five areas:
• Building modernisation
• Outdoor sports lighting
• Outdoor sports surfaces and AdiZones
• Modular buildings
• Sports equipment.
As previously reported, there will be workshops across England to provide potential applicants with more information about the programme.
To sign up to attend one of the workshops visit the Sport England website:
http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/places_people_play/inspired_facilities.aspx
or visit the main website at:
http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/what_we_do.aspx

Ironmongers Company 
The Ironmongers Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential.  Grants range from a few hundred pounds up to around £10,000.  The average grant awarded is £4,000.  Grants are only given to registered charities. Projects must meet all of the following criteria:

• For children and young people under the age of 25 who are disadvantaged.
• Consist of educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills.
• Have clear aims and objectives to be met within a planned timescale.
• Are within the UK.

The Company is particularly interested in enabling primary age children to develop a strong foundation for the future.  Projects could, for example, support special educational needs, address behavioural problems or promote citizenship, parenting or life skills. Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider audience.  The deadlines for receipt of applications are 31 January and 31 August respectively. 
http://www.ironhall.co.uk/charities/organisations.htm

Jeans for Genes

Gives grants to organisations working to support children and families affected by genetic disorders. Registered charities, and groups who are not charities but whose application is supported by a medical professional, may apply. Jeans for Genes has an annual fundraising day where people pay to wear their jeans to work or school; the Jeans for Genes day this year is on 7 October.
Applications open on 1 July 2011.
Deadline: 30 September 2011
Contact: Jeans for Genes
Telephone: 020 7199 3300
Email: admin@jeansforgenesgrantprogramme.com
Website: www.jeansforgenesgrantprogramme.org/applyforagrant 

JJ Charitable Trust

The JJ Charitable Trust supports environmental education projects that involve children and young adults. And projects which help improve the effectiveness of literacy teaching in primary and secondary education for children with learning difficulties, including dyslexia, and for ex-offenders or those at risk of offending. Visit the website to find out more:
http://www.sfct.org.uk/jj.html  

Joanie's Trust

Joanie's Trust offers funding to charities working with young people aged 11 to 25. The Trust makes approximately 30 grants each year with an average value of £1,000 to support projects that offer intensive support to young people as well as those that promote preventative work, and especially those that are designed to lead to individual development through integration, work opportunities or accreditation.
http://www.joaniestrust.org.uk/ 

J Paul Getty Trust

The Trust's main aim has always been to fund well managed projects which help to relieve poverty, support disadvantaged people, and effect long-term change where help is not readily available from the public or private purse. The Trust also provides funding for the arts, and towards the conservation of the natural and built environment.
In accordance with the expressed wishes of Sir Paul, the trustees have now decided to wind down the Trust over a period of between five and ten years. This means that they will be increasing the level of annual spend and will be looking for opportunities to award a number of more substantial grants that will have an enduring impact.
Main grants can be between £10,000 and £250,000 over a period of 1 to 3 years. Multi-year grants will often be paid as a single instalment. On average it takes approximately 6 months to award a main grant, so please allow plenty of time when making your application.
Small grants of up to £5,000 are also available for smaller charities. Applications are made in exactly the same way as for their main grants programme. However, if you are successful, your grant may be awarded in as little as 3 to 6 months.
They are currently inviting applications from registered charities in the following areas:
Reducing Reoffending: projects aiming to improve the lot of people in prison and smooth the transition for those leaving prison, maximising their chances of successful resettlement Improving Prospects: projects providing meaningful occupation for young people aged 14-19 to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion; work to improve the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers
Repairing Communities: projects led from within the community with the aim of integrating different social and ethnic groups in pursuit of worthwhile goals
Repairing Lives: projects making a lasting impact on the lives of people with substance misuse problems; projects helping people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness Preserving Heritage: conserving or restoring buildings and landscapes which are of national value and accessible to the public; saving from export art and manuscripts of national importance; developing conservation skills, especially among disadvantaged groups Sustaining the Arts: nurturing and developing artistic endeavour of the highest quality
For more information, detailed eligibility criteria and how to apply please visit:
http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk  

Kelly Family Charitable Trust (Deadline: 1st March 2012)

The Trust is interested in funding charities whose activities involve the whole family in initiatives that seek to tackle problematical issues that face one or more of its members, and whose aims include the strengthening of family bonds by helping all elements of the family unit to grow together and support each other. Applications are also welcomed from sports and health-related charities whose activities comply with the above criteria. The Trust will consider both capital and revenue grants. The Trust is happy to support requests for core funding as well as project-based grants, and actively encourages applications from relatively new organisations to help them become established. Grants will generally be in the range of £1000 - £5000, but Trustees will consider requests for higher amounts.
Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply:
Website: http://www.kfct.org.uk  

 Kids Fund

The Kids Fund is part of the Field Studies Council (FSC) which is a registered charity (number 313364) aiming to 'Bring Environmental Understanding to All'. The FSC is an independent educational charity committed to raising awareness about the natural world. We work through a network of 17 residential and day Centres in the UK providing courses for schools and colleges at all levels in addition to adult Individuals & Families courses, outreach education, training and consultancy. We also publish many titles to support our work. The Kids Fund is funded by donations, mainly from FSC members who commit part of their membership subscription to the Fund but also through donations and fundraising events. The Kids Fund aims to
• bring environmental understanding to disadvantaged young people by attending a course at an FSC centre
• help disadvantaged young people to attend a course who may otherwise be excluded due to some form of disadvantage - health, mobility, deprivation or financial.
Who is it for?
Disadvantaged young people aged 8-18 years.
Voluntary youth groups (either run by voluntary leaders, managed by a voluntary organisation, a registered charity).
What does it fund?
FSC Environmental Learning and Environmental Activity Courses for disadvantaged young people. Funding will normally be up to 80% of the cost of your group's course to an FSC Field Centre to a maximum of £3000. This cost includes all accommodation, food, equipment, tuition and waterproof hire costs. 1 staff/adult free with every 10 students; additional adults pay 20%
Groups of young people aged 8-18 years (or up to 25yrs for those with special needs)
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.field-studies-council.org/supporters/kidsfund_application.aspx 

LandAid grants

LandAid is a charity established by the UK property industry which helps disadvantaged young people access the facilities, skills and opportunities to achieve their potential. They have two funds available,
Training, Education and Support Fund
Value: £5,000 - £25,000
What we fund: Training, education or support programmes targeted at disadvantaged young people, this can include NEETS, homeless or those from a low income background. Projects should engage young people and lead to recognised qualifications (see UCAS) for list of accepted qualifications or employment. We do not fund programmes that solely deliver ESOL qualifications.
Capital Projects Fund
Value: £5,000 - £25,000
What we fund: Refurbishment, conversion, extension or new build of facilities for young and disadvantaged people. We especially look for projects that have an education or learning element. This can include hostel/foyers, community or youth centres and accommodation.
We do not fund: Salaries and other general revenue costs (except where they are specific to the project) or projects where the work has already taken place. We do not make grants to individuals. Visit the website for more details:
http://www.landaid.org/grants/

LankellyChase Foundation - Arts programme

For this Arts Programme the Trustees are focussing on three specific areas: promoting the use of the arts by people with severe mental ill health, encouraging vulnerable young people to participate in arts activities and, through a closed programme, helping young artists to pursue a career in the arts. In all three of these areas, they place excellence in the arts as a core goal. The Foundation will only work with registered charities, industrial and provident societies, exempt charities and community interest companies or organisations applying for charitable status. There are detailed guidelines and application forms available from the website. Grants are generally in the region of £10,000 - £15,000 a year for up to three years. In exceptional cases we will consider larger grants.
Website: www.lankellychase.org.uk 

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation was established by the Society in 1999 to support the communities around its nationwide network of branches by making donations to charities working in those areas. Applications will normally only be considered from registered charities, but they may also consider applications from groups affiliated to registered charities. Generally, they will consider applications for community based projects which aim to provide relief of suffering, hardship or poverty, or their direct consequences. This includes adults and children with physical and mental disabilities; underprivileged families; deaf, blind and partially sighted people; and Community projects benefiting local residents. Visit the website for more information and how to apply:
http://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/about/charitable_foundation.html

Links Foundation

The Links Foundation provides grants to disadvantaged communities. Since its launch in 2003 it has distributed over £3 million in grants to over 40 projects.
The type of activities that the Foundation seeks to support include projects that:
• advance people's education
• reduce significant disadvantage
• assist those in conditions of poverty, need or distress
• provide for recreational or other leisure time occupation
The Foundation can fund new or existing projects and can help meet costs such as salary, rent and stationery as well as capital costs. The average grant per project is about £20,000. Previously funded activities include arts, crafts and drama facilities for residents on a deprived estate, funding part-time caseworker to support vulnerable and disadvantaged young people, and supporting people with disabilities to become self-employed. The Board meets every four months.
http://www.communitydance.org.uk/metadot/index.pl?id=31418&isa=DBRow&op=show&dbview_id=30851

Live UnLtd

The Live UnLtd programmed has grants of up to £5,000 (the average grant is £1,500) to help young people aged 11 - 21 turn an idea to make the world a better place into a reality. Non-financial support is also available and can include budgeting advice, networking opportunities, governance issues and working with volunteers.
http://www.liveunltd.com/ 

Lloyds TSB Foundation

Their aim is to fund and support charities that help disadvantaged people play a fuller role in the community through delivering lasting changes and benefits for their users/beneficiaries.
Their funding is needs-driven, primarily supports core costs and is designed to fund issues that affect individuals as well as multiple communities. The Community programme focuses on funding core work that helps disadvantaged people. Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply:
http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/FundingProgrammes/Pages/FundingProgrammes.aspx 

Lord Taverners Non-Turf Pitch Grants

The Lord's Taverners (accredited by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as the official national charity for recreational cricket) commits 50% of the funds it raises each year to provide grants in support of youth cricket.  Applications can be made for grants towards the installation of non-turf pitches, practice ends and nets. You can apply if you are a cricket club affiliated to a National Governing Body of Cricket, an individual school or an organisation directly involved in the running of youth cricket and which has a genuine need for assistance.

Awards will not normally exceed the following levels:

• Non-turf match pitch - £3,000
• Non-turf practice - £2,000
• Outdoor nets - £1,000

More information and application form is available from the website at:

http://lordstaverners.org/charity/support-and-funding/youth-cricket.htm

 Lottery Grants Scheme
Awards for all England is a Lottery Grants scheme for small grants in which not-for-profit groups, social enterprises, schools etc can apply for grants of between £300 and £10,000. The aim of the programme is to help to improve local communities and the lives of those most in need. Check the website to see if your organisation can apply.  
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/

MacRobert Trust

The MacRobert Trust has a range of priority categories, including youth, education, disabled and handicapped and community welfare. You need to be a recognised charity in the UK and most grants are between £5,000 and £10,000. The Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications. The Trustees of The MacRobert Trust have determined that a revised charitable donations policy should be developed in the light of the current economic climate and the large increases observed in the number of applications received. A revised policy will be considered by Trustees at their October 2011 meeting. With this in mind, potential future applicants should check against the revised eligibility criteria when they are published on The Trust's new website post-October 2011. The window for new applications for the October 2012 meeting will open on 1st November 2011 and will run through until 31st May 2012. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk/

Man Group plc Charitable Trust 
The Man Group Charitable Trust supports charitable activities that support disadvantaged groups and charities in the. UK. Groups can apply for either Small Grants of up to £50,000 or Large Grants for up to £250,000. The Trust focuses on supporting disadvantaged youth, in arts and culture, sport, education and promoting inclusion As well as projects managing literacy and numeracy. To find out more visit the website: 
http://www2.mangroupplc.com/CR/charitabletrust 

Mark Leonard Trust
The trustees' grant-making focuses on 
• environmental education in the UK, particularly projects finding practical ways of involving children and young adults; sustainable agriculture and bio-diversity; and sustainable transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy (some grants in this area are made jointly with the JJ Charitable Trust)

• Youth work that supports the rehabilitation of young people involved in anti-social or criminal activities, and helps remove the barriers to social inclusion.
The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, Allington House (1st Floor), 150 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5AE
See website for more details:
http://www.sfct.org.uk/mark_leonard.html

Marks & Spencer support for local charities

Marks & Spencer are supporting a large number of local charities through their store charity budgets. These budgets give donations of up to £50 to local charities.
Stores are not able to support:
• Personal appeals on behalf of individuals, including overseas trips
• Advertising or goodwill messages
• Political parties
• Third party fundraising on behalf of a charity
• Religious bodies, unless the project is giving non-denominational and non-sectarian support
• The supply of clothing, other than in exceptional circumstances.
You can find out more information on the website at:
http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/howwedobusiness/our_policies/charity_and_community_funding  

Mars In the Community

If your community group is based within 15 miles of the Birstall site, and you are involved in one of the following areas, you may be eligible for support. 
Healthy Active Lifestyles
Projects that encourage healthy active lifestyles; promote physical activity; promote a balanced and enjoyable diet; or encourage better understanding of nutrition and nutritional information.
The Environment
Encouraging environmental awareness and responsibility; supporting preservation and improving biodiversity of the local environment; encouraging involvement and pride in the local environment and enhancing quality of life through environmental improvements
Support can include: 
Grants over £500 (decided by the local charity committee on quarterly basis). Whilst there is no upper limit, most grants are under £2,500
To see if you are eligible for a grant, you first need to register your group by going to:
http://www.marsinthecommunity.co.uk/

Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation

The aims of the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation are broad, although particular emphasis is placed on causes that support the following areas:
the care, welfare and support of children (including education); the promotion of health, welfare and the advancement of medical services; the relief of poverty, indigence and distress; the care, welfare and support of the aged, infirm, handicapped and disabled; and the support of the arts.
The Foundation will also consider granting a small number of substantial capital donations for worthy causes that fall within its priority areas. Further details are available from Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation, 2nd Floor, Fitzrovia House 153-157 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QR Tel: 020 7383 5111 Fax: 020 7383 4999 Email: diane.morgan@wohl.co.uk

Mini Mediabox 
Mediabox is a Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) fund that gives disadvantaged young people the chance to create media projects about issues that matter to them, from film and journalism to digital media and campaigns. They have announced big changes to its ‘Mini Mediabox' grant that aim to encourage youth groups and organisations from across England to take advantage of the grant eg increasing the annual turnover threshold from £100,000 to £150,000 as well as accepting applications from support branches or umbrella groups. Full guidelines and information can be found on their website. 
www.media-box.co.uk 

The Monica Rabagliati Charitable Trust
The Monica Rabagliati Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust constituted under a trust deed dated 8 December 1997. Whilst retaining its general scope, it is intended that the charity will make grants primarily in support of organisations that focus on the alleviation of child suffering and deprivation. The Trustees have decided to prioritise small/medium sized organisations where possible. The Trustees review all relevant applications and give them fair consideration.  http://www.rabagliati.org.uk/apply_for_a_grant.htm

Mothercare Group Foundation

Mothercare is proud to have its own charitable foundation which we established in 2004. The Foundation is an independent registered charity, Chaired by Ian Peacock, with three additional trustees. Its charitable objectives are:
• Ensuring the good health and well-being of mums-to-be, new mums and their children;
• Special baby-care needs and premature births;
• Other parenting initiatives relating to family well-being.
These objectives are closely linked to the interests of our customers and staff. Historically, the Foundation has made approximately 20 donations per annum to a variety of children's and parenting charities.
http://www.mothercareplc.com/charity  

Moto in the Community Trust

The Moto in the Community Trust is a grant making charity. They want to build relationships and work together in the long term. Each grant application has to be completed by a charity or good cause in conjunction with the General Manager at a Moto site. If you want to apply for a grant through Moto in the Community, you should first contact the General Manager of Charity Champion at your nearest Moto site. The Trustees who manage the Trust evaluate every application for support. Applications are looked on favourably when they clearly provide opportunities for Moto to engage with the organization making the application. This could be by including Moto staff in a volunteering programme, by visiting a Moto site to tell staff more about a project or through an existing relationship the good cause has with a Moto staff member. Each grant application is considered by the Trustees of Moto in the Community, who meet every 12 weeks. The next deadline is January 15th. The Moto in the Community Trust looks to support a wide variety of local charity and community projects. There are three types of grants under the Moto in the Community Trust umbrella:
• Community Grant
• ‘Making a difference' Grant (employee volunteering scheme)
• Moto Benevolent Fund Grant
The Community Grant Scheme is the most appropriate scheme for outside bodies wishing to approach the Moto in the Community Trust. It looks as if there are three Moto sites in the Wakefield District. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.motointhecommunity.co.uk/grants.htm

Nationwide Foundation - Money Matters

This seems to be mainly aimed at older people and homelessness, but there is also a grant for survivors of domestic abuse. The Nationwide Foundation has a number of objectives which it supports through its small grants programme under the headings of Money Matters; Homes Matter and Families Matter. Each has its own set of objectives with detailed information on the website. The programme offers grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities with incomes of under £500,000.The application process has been made as easy as possible, and they operate a rolling programme for small grants and there are no deadlines. The Nationwide Foundation, Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon SN38 2SN Tel: 01793 655113 Fax: 01793 652409 Email: enquiries@nationwidefoundation.org.uk  
Website: www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/funding.asp

Natwest CommunityForce

In each of the local Natwest markets they will be offering three community projects the chance to win awards of £6,000 each. And it will not be Natwest that decide the winners, but local people, who know the projects and what will benefit the local area most.
NatWest CommunityForce is more than just financial support; it is about connecting people to projects. Groups can also ask for help in the shape of volunteering time and expertise from local people on their website. If you are or know a local charity, organisation or group which you think would benefit, please register at the website below by 4th September 201. Their goal is to make sure that the Government support they have received is paid back in every sense. Part of that is about supporting the communities in which they work and CommunityForce is one way in which they hope to do that. If you would like to know more about NatWest CommunityForce, please have a look at the website:
http://communityforce.natwest.com/ 

New Look Foundation

New Look Foundation support local charities and organisations and will consider applications that meet their local giving criteria as follows:
• schools, community groups, and charities registered in England and Wales
• educational activities aimed at helping people to help themselves
• activities aimed at regenerating local communities and promoting a positive 'community spirit'
• activities which help people to feel included in local community life who might otherwise feel excluded
• activities which promote positive self-esteem and confidence
Please forward applications to foundation@newlook.com
or visit the website at: http://www.newlookgroup.com/index.cfm?page=1016

Noel Buxton Trust

Grants can be made to charities active in involved in the welfare of children in disadvantaged families and of children in care. This will normally cover families with children of primary school age and younger, although work with children in care will be considered up to the age at which they leave care. The Trust welcomes applications from registered charities. Exceptionally the Trust will consider appeals from charitable organisations that are not or not yet registered. The Trust is a small one and seldom makes grants of more than £4000, often considerably less. Successful applicants will normally hear from the Trust within six months. See the website for details of how to apply:
www.noelbuxtontrust.org.uk

The Nominet Foundation launch funding programme

Nominet are a charity that provides funding to innovative projects which strive to improve and encourage the safe use of the Internet for educational, inclusion and other charitable purposes. They will give grants to organisations that can convince them that their innovative IT-related projects can make a positive difference to the groups listed below - in the UK, developing countries and around the world. Initial funding has come from Nominet, which maintains the .uk register of domain names and is one of the world's largest Internet registries. Nominet's vision is of a world where the Internet is a trusted space, which everyone can be part of and has a positive impact on people's lives.
To find out more go to: http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/index.php

02 Think Big

Wanted: Young People with Big Ideas. If you're 13 to 25 and there's something you want to create or change, start a project. Find out how Think Big can help your idea grow with money, training and support. Take a look around and if you see something you want to create or change, start a project to make it better. For you, your community or your surroundings. It can be anything from starting a dance club, to starting a revolution. If you're stuck for ideas we've collected some stories from past projects to help you get inspired. To read more about the process visit the website at:
http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Education
The Education and Learning Open Grants scheme operates across three themes: Supplementary education, developing speaking and listening skills for 11-19 year olds, add to the learning - preventing school truancy and exclusion.
Arts
The Arts Open Grants Scheme supports work that increases people's enjoyment, experience and involvement in the arts. All applications to the Arts Open Grants scheme must relate to this theme. Their grants aim to enable organisations to experiment with and develop new ways of engaging with audiences and participants, such as introducing more people to traditional cultural activities or ensuring that the widest range of people has a greater opportunity to shape their own experience of the arts and culture. The emphasis is on inter-generational initiatives where young people (up to 25 years old) are one of the groups involved.
Both
They have a two-stage application process - the first stage, applicants are required to show that the work for which they are seeking funding fits with the themes and priorities of the programme they are applying to. They also require that applicants show how their proposal meets their criteria for Change and Outcomes, Innovation and Participation. There are no closing dates. For more information visit the website:
http://www.phf.org.uk/

Pearson's Holiday Fund

(Syfab)
The Pearson's Holiday Fund gives grants that assist financially disadvantaged children and young people in the United Kingdom to have holidays or take part in respite activities. Grants are awarded for the benefit of children and young people aged between 4 and 16. Most applications for grants relating to disadvantaged individuals are submitted by social workers, health visitors, young carers' organisations, teachers, ministers of religion, etc. Group-related applications are received in connection with school educational/activity trips, student youth projects, and youth club holidays, etc. The fund does not accept direct applications from families. Instead, families should ask a relevant third party referring agency to submit an application on their behalf.
Contact: Pearson's Holiday Fund Telephone: 02086 573 053
Email: general.secretary@pearsonsholidayfund.org  

People's Health Trust - Health Lottery

The People's Health Trust has announced how it will distribute the new Healthy Communities programme, which is part of the new Health Lottery. The Healthy Communities programme, which has launched in specific areas in England, has grants of £5,000 - £10,000 for health related projects delivered by local charities and community groups with an annual income of less than £75,000 a year. There are 51 local lottery areas that make up the Health Lottery in England, Scotland and Wales. There is a map of eligible areas and information on open programmes on the People's Health Trust website, and the one for Wakefield, Health Amaze, is now open. Visit the website to read the guidance and find out more:
http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/index.php/apply-for-funding/small-grant-programmes  

People's Postcode Trust

The People's Postcode Trust is the grant giving independent charitable trust of People's Postcode Lottery. They distribute funds to small organisations, community groups and registered charities. Funding is available for 3-month projects ranging from £500 up to £10,000. Funding will be awarded to projects with one or more of the following aims:
• To prevent poverty
• To promote, maintain, improve and advance health
• To advance citizenship or community development
• To advance public participation in sport
• To promote, improve and advance human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
• To promote and advance environmental protection or improvement
• The next funding rounds are:
Open: 11 July 2011; deadline: 26 August 2011
Open: 10 October 2011; deadline: 11November 2011
Visit the website for more information and details of how to apply:
http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/ 

The Percy Bilton Charity

The Percy Bilton Charity is a grant-making trust and company limited by guarantee founded in 1962. Grants are made to organisations and individuals in need throughout the U.K, including organisations assisting disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities and older people may apply for grants towards capital expenditure. Social workers may apply on the behalf of individuals who have a disability or mental health problem for grants to purchase basic furniture, equipment and clothing.
http://www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk/

Peter Cruddas Foundation

The Peter Cruddas Foundation aim to benefit disadvantaged and disengaged young people in our society by ensuring their funding reaches those most in need. They achieve their aims and objectives through making grants for charitable work. They wish to build relationships with our supported organisations and foster collaboration wherever they can. Those they cannot help financially through their criteria they hope to help in other ways, through consultancy, business planning and networking. The Foundation gives priority to programmes designed to help disadvantaged young people to pursue their education (including vocational) and more generally develop their potential whether through sport or recreation, voluntary programmes or otherwise. Preference will be given to the support of projects undertaken by charitable organisations for the benefit of such people, but consideration will also be given in appropriate circumstances to applications for individual support. Current funding streams include
• Pathways/support for young disadvantaged or disaffected people into education, training or employment
• Crime diversion schemes
• Work experience/skills projects for young people
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.thepetercruddasfoundation.org/about.htm  

Peter Harrison Foundation

This charity operates mainly in the South East of England, but the opportunities in sport programme operates in this area. The Trustees wish to support sporting activities or projects which provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and to develop other personal and life skills. Grants will often be "one off" grants for capital projects. We will, however, also consider revenue funding for a new project or if funding is key to the continuing success or survival of an established project. The Trustees welcome applications for the following types of project:
• Projects which provide a focus for skills development and confidence building through the medium of sport
• Projects that have a strong training and/or educational theme within the sporting activity
• Projects that provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or disadvantaged people
• Projects with a high degree of community involvement
• Projects that help to engage children or young people at risk of crime, truancy or addiction
http://www.peterharrisonfoundation.org/programme.htm

Pfizer UK Foundation grants (next deadline 18th January 2012)

The Pfizer UK Foundation gives £1million each year to projects addressing health inequalities resulting from social, economic, cultural and demographic factors. Charities and community led organisations can apply for between £3,000 - £50,000 funding, which must meet the following criteria:
• clearly tackles a defined health inequality
• targets a specific local area or marginalised community
• can demonstrate a tangible impact on a defined group of people
• covers a period of no longer than a year
Contact the Pfizer UK Foundation to discuss your application, and request the application form and guidance notes. There are three deadlines for in 2012 for applications: 18 January, 30 May, and 5 September.
Next Deadline: 18 January
Contact: Pfizer UK Foundation
Telephone: 01737 330713
Email: pfizerukfoundation@pfizer.com
 Website:
http://www.pfizer.co.uk/sites/uk/our_responsibility/pfizer_uk_foundation/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=Funding+News+email+updates&utm_campaign=b345d7fe7a-FN_MAILCHIMP_DAILY&utm_medium=email  

Philip Lawrence Awards

The Philip Lawrence Awards were set up in memory of Head teacher Philip Lawrence who was killed outside his school in 1995. They have run each year with the support from the Home Office. This year The Department for Children, Schools and Families are also funding the Awards. PLAnet, the Philip Lawrence Awards Network, was launched in December 2009, intended to bring a new dimension to the awards and to give young people more opportunities to get involved. We want to show everyone just how many groups of young people are doing extraordinary things for their communities: leading the way, crossing divides, building bridges between young people and adults, and making their communities stronger and safer. The Philip Lawrence Awards Network is managed by Catch22. The closing date is 7th November, so visit the website soon for more information:
www.philiplawrenceawards.net

Porticus UK

Porticus UK's mission is to have solidarity with the poor and the marginalised, reflecting their Christian responsibility and support for the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. This is done through the provision of high quality charity advice, grant assessment and administration, and services to our donors and partners that promote organisational effectiveness. They aim to offer a dynamic service, providing both effectiveness and initiative whilst remaining an organisation in touch with people's needs. The success of their work is judged, ultimately, by how much long-lasting and tangible impact is made on people's lives; whilst producing changes which ensure the respect of our network partners, beneficiaries and donors. Grants are given under the following categories:
• Strengthening Family Relationships
• Enriching Education
• Transformation through Faith
• Ethics in Practice
Although their values are based in the Catholic faith, they welcome applications from all organisations, whether or not they have a faith basis.
http://www.porticusuk.com/index.php

Princes Trust Community Cash Awards

Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a project that will benefit your community. You need to check the regional web pages for more information.
What you get
• A grant to get you going of up to £3,000 (the average amount given is £1,500)
• Support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community
Are you eligible?
You must be either:
• aged 14-16, and achieving or at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A* - C, or
• aged 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours a week)
Projects must:
• be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
• clearly benefit the local community
• benefit the people running the project; and
• be a new or developing project.
Check the regional pages for more information:
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/in_your_region/yorkshire_and_the_humber.aspx

Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a project that will benefit your community. You need to check the regional web pages for more information.
What you get
• A grant to get you going of up to £3,000 (the average amount given is £1,500)
• Support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community
Are you eligible?
You must be either:
• aged 14-16, and achieving or at risk of achieving less than 5 GCSEs grades A* - C, or
• aged 16-25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16 hours a week)
Projects must:
• be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
• clearly benefit the local community
• benefit the people running the project; and
• be a new or developing project.
Check the regional pages for more information:
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/in_your_region/yorkshire_and_the_humber.aspx

Princes Trust - Development Awards

The Prince's Trust offers Development Awards to help young people enter education, training or work. Cash grants of up to £500 to help young people get into education, training or employment. This includes equipment and travel costs, course fees, clothes and childcare costs. Visit the website for full details of what the grants can cover:
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants/development_awards.aspx 

PRS for Music Foundation Deadline: 6 February 2012

(fit4funding)
They have now launched new funding schemes. With this change, they 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. Funding decisions will focus primarily on the quality and imagination of music presented and how well your activity fits with their three funding priorities. These priorities are:
to support the creation and performance of outstanding new music in any genre to develop artists to their full potential to inspire audiences UK-wide
Due to the high number of applications expected, they regret that they cannot offer telephone advice to Stage 1 applicants. The next deadline is 6th February 2012.
Please visit the website below for more detailed information and to apply.
PRS for Music Foundation, 29-33 Berners Street, London W1T 3AB Tel: 020 7306 4044 Fax: 020 7306 4814 Email: info@prsformusicfoundation.com
Website: http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com  

Rank Foundation

The Rank Foundation is a grant giving charitable trust, restricted to causes within the UK approved by the Charity Commission. It concentrates exclusively on:
encouraging and developing leadership amongst young people
supporting disadvantaged young people and those frail or lonely through old age or disability
the promotion of Christian principles through film and other media
The Rank Foundation have two grant making programmes:
Major Grants. Anything over £7,500. We do NOT accept unsolicited appeals for our Major Grants programmes. These are mostly tied to our research driven projects. We are not currently accepting any new applications for Major Grants. We will review this again in June 2011. Please do not send unsolicited postal applications - these will not be processed.
Minor Grants (Small Appeals). Minor grants of less than £7,500 are known as the Small Appeals programme. Eligibility for this is via our online application process. Please complete this in order to ascertain eligibility. If you are eligible, further advice is given. Please note: if asked for 'amount required' please give the total cost of the project. The Small Appeals programme is for capital costs only. We do NOT fund salaries, running or core costs under this category. No exceptions. The Directors meet quarterly and applicants will be notified when their appeal is to be considered. Regrettably, due to overwhelming demand, unsolicited appeals are extremely unlikely to attract a grant in connection with salaries, general running costs or major capital projects. (from fit4funding) Visit the website for full details:
http://www.rankfoundation.com/what-we-do/

  Reaching Out to Carers Innovation Fund

The Government wants carers to be able to maintain a life of their own alongside their caring responsibilities. It is keen to improve early identification of carers so that they can be supported in considering their various options and make informed choices about their lives. We are therefore targeting a specific scheme at voluntary sector organisations in England who, in addition to their primary work with individuals with particular conditions, illnesses or with particular age groups, are also keen to support carers.
On the DH webpage you will find a full information pack and an application form for the fund. Applications should be returned by 5pm on Wednesday 17 November 2010 toSCP-Carers@dh.gsi.gov.uk. The webpage is with more information can be found by following the below link:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_120426

For any further information, please send enquiries in the first instance to SCP-Carers@dh.gsi.gov.uk or call the Carers Strategy Team on the number below.
Carers Strategy Team, Department of Health, Tel: 0207 972 4670

Real Help for Communities

The government's £15 million Real Help for Communities: Targeted Support Fund (grants element) aims to help small charities offering vital local services to those most in need during the recession in the areas of England that are most at risk of increased deprivation. This includes several areas in the Wakefield District. Visit the CDF website at:
http://www.cdf.org.uk/practice/grants/default.asp?xsl_argx=5
or download the guidance notes (pdf, 246KB) from
http://www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest;jsessionid=7FA680E56F25DEB6B1C3830E58C4342E

Realising Ambition

The Big Lottery Realising Ambition programme aims to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people at risk of becoming involved in crime, to enable them to fulfil their potential. The Big Lottery Fund has appointed a consortium led by Catch22, working with the Young Foundation, the Social Research Unit, Rathbone and Substance, to identify 20 of the best projects or programmes across the UK that are already diverting children and young people away from crime and might be suitable for replication.
The application process opens on 13 September.
Organisations who want to be part of the portfolio put forward to the Big Lottery Fund for investment should complete an online application form, which will be available on the Catch22 website from 13 September. For more information visit the website at:
http://catch-22.org.uk/News/Detail/Realising-Ambition-webinar 

The Salters' Charitable Foundation

The Salters' Charitable Foundation (SCF) supports a wide variety of charitable causes where its grants can make a real difference, particularly within the context of relieving need. SCF is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for Project Grants under the following three themes:
• The Environment
• Citizenship & Community Development
• Health
A short two-page application form is required for Stage 1 of the grant process.
http://www.salters.co.uk/TheCharities/TheSaltersCharitableFoundation/tabid/71/Default.aspx 

SCM Philanthropy

Aims to support small charities and individuals who undertake work in the community and help them to help others by funding non profit making activities, projects and individuals that have the passion and solutions to positively effect change in ailing sectors of society and the environment. On average, grant requests range from £5,000 to £40,000 per year for the following criteria:
• Early childhood - parenting education and early child interventions
• Education - experts agree education is the best poverty, crime and discrimination prevention method
• Health - early intervention, education, care, research and prevention
• Natural Environment - Although the issues are global, we each have a responsibility to future generations.
Skills, Jobs and Economic Security - helping people to counter barriers to employment -
Visit the website for guidelines and application forms:
http://www.scmphilanthropy.com/

Scouting Groups - grants

There are a number of grant schemes available to scouting groups. For further advice on HQ Funds and Grants, please contact the DGB Grants Team at Gilwell Park Tel: 020 8433 7100. Email: development@scout,org.uk
For advice on grants for International camps or Activity training, please contact the appropriate team: Tel: 020 8433 7100; International Team Email: international@scout.org.uk 
Activities Team Email: activities@scout.org.uk
For information and advice on external grant sources other general fundraising advice, please contact the HQ Fundraising Team Email: fundraising@scout.org.uk  Tel: 020 8433 7100
Website: http://tinyurl.com/25achsn (URL shortened using TinyURL)

Scurrah Wainwright Charity

The Scurrah Wainwright Charity takes its name from Henry Scurrah Wainwright OBE (1877-1968) who was a Leeds chartered accountant and social reformer. The Charity funds projects in England, primarily in Yorkshire and the North of England, as well as Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. It rarely funds work in any other part of the world. It looks for innovative work in the field of social reform, with a preference for ‘root-cause' rather than palliative projects. It favours causes that are outside the mainstream, and unlikely to be funded by other charities. It will contribute to core costs. For more information and details of how to apply visit the website at:
http://www.wainwrighttrusts.org.uk/swc.html 

SFP Only Connect visit scheme

The Only Connect visit scheme allows organisations to learn from colleagues in the sector about new income generation ideas. If you are new to income generation we believe you can learn a lot about what to do, or more importantly, what not to do from other organisations in the sector. The Only Connect scheme allows you to do just that.
How does it work?
We pay £150 for your time and travel to visit another organisation to learn about how they have diversified their income into trading or public service delivery or by using loan finance. We will pay the host organisation £200 as a consultation fee for their time spent with you.
All we ask in return is that you write a report of the visit so we can allow others to share your learning.
So, if you would like to:
• Pursue a new trading idea
• Learn about the delivery of public services under contract
• Use a loan to increase the capacity of your organisation to do either of the above then apply to Only Connect and learn from colleagues in the sector.
To find out more visit the NCVO website at:
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/onlyconnect

SkillsActive wins £500,000 match funding for sector training

SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for active leisure, learning and wellbeing, has secured more than £500,000 from the Department for Business, Innovation and to help meet skills gaps in the Playwork and Fitness sectors. Read more about it on the Skillsactive website:
http://www.skillsactive.com/news/2959_skillsactive_wins_500_000_match_funding_for_sector_training 

Skills Enhancement Fund

The Skills Enhancement Fund is a £50m resource aimed at engaging employers in Yorkshire and Humber to invest in skills development and therefore increase the skills base in the region. In these challenging times, it is important that businesses remain competitive and are able to respond flexibly to market changes. An important element of this is ensuring that business leaders and employees are skilled, knowledgeable and in a position to respond effectively to challenges and changes in economic and market needs. The Skills Enhancement Fund is intended to support businesses to address these challenges by enabling them to access resources improve the skills of their workforce. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.enhancementfund.co.uk/  

Skinners' Company Lady Neville Charity

The Lady Neville Charity offers one-off grants of up to £1,000 to small registered charities and not-for-profit organisations. The priority areas are disability, local heritage, local community, and performing and visual arts. The grants are for items of non-recurring expenditure such as equipment, an event or a particular element of capital building work. Visit the website to find out more:
http://www.skinnershall.co.uk/charities/lady-neville-charity.htm

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

The Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation was established in February 2000 by Skipton Building Society. The Foundation is exclusive to registered charities and support is given by way of direct donations. The Society makes an annual payment to the Foundation to fund these grants. Independent of the Society and its policies, the Foundation's decisions are determined by a Board of Trustees, the majority of which are independent of the Society.
They will consider donations to:
• To registered charities based in the UK, particularly in areas near the Society's Principal Office or one of its branches
• Where there is clear and immediate benefit to the recipients in the UK
• Where charities' objectives are to benefit children, through education and/or welfare, or the elderly and their care
• Where the charity can provide its last two years' annual accounts
• Between £500 and £10,000
http://www.skiptoncharitablefoundation.co.uk/

Small Grants - Barnardo's ‘Get Started'

Barnardo's ‘Get Started' have been allocated £4000 to distribute in amounts of up to £300 per group, to be spent before the 31st March 2012. The money is to be used by mainstream groups, to make them more inclusive of young people with disabilities and additional needs. It can therefore be used for things like equipment and training for group leaders on disability issues. For more information contact:
Chris Ashworth
Barnardo's ‘Get Started'
24 Cheapside
Wakefield
WF1 2TF
01924 239250

Small Grants Fund - Wakefield PCT

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Wakefield Groups can ask for up to £500 if they can show that their group benefits others. This grant is available every year. You can apply more than once for this money but the most you can get is £500 in any twelve months. Groups that have successfully applied for the grant in the past have used funding for:
• arranging activities for groups of children or adults
• paying fees of instructors or tutors for their groups
• setting up lunch clubs
• buying much needed items or equipment for the community
• to use room hire, and much more
They can only give money to groups if what your group is planning is good for your community, your group gives us an outline of what it does your group has a constitution. To apply for the grant you will be asked to fill in a form with some information about your group and the activities or project you have planned to do. If you need further information, support or an application form, please contact:-
Linda Johnson, Secretary, Communities and Partnerships on 01924 315762
or email: linda.johnson@wdpct.nhs.uk 

Social Impact Bond

Social Impact Bonds are designed to increase funding for preventative services that improve social outcomes. A Social Impact Bond is a contract with the public sector in which it commits to pay for improved social outcomes. On the back of this contract, investment is raised from socially-motivated investors. This investment is used to pay for a range of interventions to improve the social outcomes. The financial returns investors receive are dependent on the degree to which outcomes improve. If outcomes do not improve, then investors do not recover their investment. The public sector pays if (and only if) the intervention is successful. The social impact bond was developed by Social Finance, an organisation that works to develop the social investment market.
Social Finance is keen to support others to develop Social Impact Bonds. These Social Impact Bond pages are a place where commissioners, service providers and investors can collaborate, discuss and analyse Social Impact Bond structures and applications. The pages provide an open discussion platform, webinars to take you through our current thinking, technical guides and research that may be useful for developing Social Impact Bonds.
Social Finance is currently looking into new Social Impact Bonds in the fields of criminal justice, chaotic families, looked-after children, health and drug rehabilitation with support from the Big Lottery Fund. We have had considerable interest in the Social Impact Bonds from across the US, Canada, Middle East and Australia, and are keen to see other partners developing these. We hope you find the information useful, and appreciate any feedback on how you think it could be improved to be sent to info@socialfinance.org.uk. Visit social Finance website to find out more:
http://www.socialfinance.org.uk/sib 

SoloCo

As an accessible and easy to use fundraising tool for the smallest groups to the largest organisations, SoLoCo will over the next 5 years help to fund millions of pounds worth of projects, connecting communities, donors and traditional funders to pursue local and national goals. Their vision is to develop thriving, independent and sustainable communities. SoLoCo is the crowdfunding website that connects Third Sector projects that benefit UK communities to interested donors and supporters. Unlike general charity giving, crowdfunding with SoLoCo is highly focused - you decide exactly where you want your money to go. To learn more about how SoLoCo works, please visit their website at:
http://www.soloco.co.uk/  

Sport and disadvantage

Sported is a new charity which aims to provide funding and organisational development support to groups using sport to improve the lives of young people in disadvantaged communities. It wishes to support projects that: build stronger communities; remove barriers to taking part; reduce crime and antisocial behaviour; develop young people's confidence and life skills to enable them to develop their full potential; or improve health and well being. Visit the website for more information - you need to become a member.
http://www.sported.org.uk/member-services/funding

Sport England - Iconic Facilities

World-leading facilities are not simply the most attractive in terms of design, nor the most advanced in terms of equipment - they are sustainable in their operations and focused on their users. Sport England's Iconic Facilities fund draws on the inspirational pull of London 2012 to create local beacons for grassroots sport. We are investing £30m over the next three years in innovative, large-scale, multi-sport facilities' projects that are regionally significant for at least two sports and can demonstrate long-term financial viability.
Places People Play
The Iconic Facilities fund is part of the £135m Places People Play initative which will deliver an Olympic and Paralympic legacy of increased sports participation by bringing the magic of a home Games into the heart of local communities. It is being delivered by Sport England in partnership with the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic Association, with the backing of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Iconic Facilities is one of the three Places programmes which will transform the places where people play sport, in cities, towns and villages across the country. The facilities supported through these programmes will be the only ones to carry the London 2012 Inspire mark, a permanent celebration of their role in the legacy of the Games.
In this way, Iconic Facilities will use the inspirational pull of London 2012 to enhance a successful existing funding programme, previously known as the Sustainable Facilities fund.
Find out more at:
http://www.sportengland.org.uk/funding/sustainable_facilities.aspx

Survivors Trust

Vulnerable victims of crime will be helped by £29.4 million of dedicated funding over the next three years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.  The money will be used to support the most seriously affected, vulnerable and persistently targeted victims and witnesses. An important part of this will be to ensure those traumatised by rape and sexual violence receive the specialist support they need. Therefore up to £10.5 million of this package will go directly to rape crisis centres. This is part of a wider Government commitment to increase the provision of rape crisis centres across England and Wales.  This is the first time funding has been guaranteed on a three year basis and it will help put providers on a stable, financial footing, enabling them to give sustained support to those who need it most. Voluntary sector groups will be able to bid for this money to provide the services their local communities need. In particular this will provide renewed funding to: 
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease280111a.htm

Sport Unlimited

Sport Unlimited is a Sport England initiative, an integral part of the Government's Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People. It aims to help organisations create new sporting opportunities for semi-sporty young people aged between 5 & 19 during term time in a wide range of sports. Each activity must run for 8 weeks, with each session lasting for 1 hour per week. Funding is available to help support coaching costs, equipment, facility hire or transport. The average grant size is around £20 per head with all activities identifying clear exit routes and sustainability options for the young people. For more information and to apply please visit the website. The deadline to submit an application for autumn term delivery is Friday 28th May 2010.
http://www.livingsport.co.uk/club-development/funding/1490/what-is-sport-unlimited 

Sport For You

For the next two years, community and amateur sports clubs such as village cricket clubs, the lawn bowls clubs, badminton club, amateur boxing clubs, etc, will be able to apply for a £1,000 Amateur Sports Clubs Grant packages.The funding can be used for a wide range of purposes such as improving facilities,setting up tournaments, etc. To apply for the grant, clubs need to submit an application of no more than 250 words why your community sports club needs a £1,000 grant and what you would use it for.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/amateur/8281316/A-1000-amateur-sports-club-grant-could-be-yours.html

TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards

The TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards are open for applications. These awards, from TalkTalk are in collaboration with Citizens Online. They will go to 12 individuals, one from each region of the UK, who are using digital technology to bring about positive change in their local community. Eleven individuals will win £5,000 to put towards developing their digital project, and one overall winner will receive £10,000. All 12 winners get free broadband from TalkTalk for 18 months. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2010. For more information visit the TalkTalk website:
http://www.talk-talk.mirror.co.uk/index.html

Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme (Deadline: 31 January 2012)

The Tesco Charity Trust runs two funding schemes - the Community Awards and the larger Grants.
Community Awards - The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities. There are four rounds of funding each year. Applications should be made via the online application form. If you require any support whilst completing your application please contact our helpline Tel: 0845 612 3575.
Grants For Children's Education And Children's Welfare
Applications should be made between: 1st December & 31st January
Expected Decision date: End of April; OR 1st May & 30th June Expected Decision date: End of September
Grants For Elderly People And Adults And Children With Disabilities
Applications should be made between: 1st February & 31st March Expected Decision date: End of June; OR 1st August & 30th September Expected Decision date: End of December
Larger Grant Applications - The Tesco Charity Trust Trustees also consider grant applications at their tri-annual meetings. These grants range between £4,000 and £25,000 and are to support local, national or international projects in areas where they operate.
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.actionforall.org.uk/Communitygrants/FundingAlerts/fundingalerts/tescocharitytrust  

 Third Sector Investment Programme from Department of Health

This document provides third sector organisations with information about the Third Sector Investment Programme's Innovation Excellence and Service Development Fund to help them decide if this funding stream is applicable to both their organisation and the proposed activity they are seeking funding for. Lots of information to download at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicy
AndGuidance/DH_103016

Time to Change

If you are interested in this funding please contact Young Lives and we can pass on your details to any other interested party if you would like to work together.
The Time to Change grants fund will distribute £2.7 million to approximately 75 projects across England from April 2012 to March 2015. The fund will support projects which:
• Change public attitudes and behaviour by bringing together people who have experienced mental health problems with those who have not
• Engage the public or local communities in meaningful conversations about mental health. This could be through events, training, arts, sports - be creative!
• Are led throughout by people with lived experience of mental health problems - grants can only be awarded to constituted groups or organisations, but we will only fund projects which have people with experience of mental health problems in lead roles.
25% of the grants fund will be allocated to projects run by, and working with people from BME communities, and 20% are for projects working with children and young people. There will be a small minority of larger grants of around £85,000 but the majority of the funding will be grants of £20,000 and £40.000. Visit the website for more details:
http://time-to-change.org.uk/grants  

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund makes grants to registered charities in the following areas:
• Carers
• Community arts and education (where no statutory sources of funding)
• Disability
• Older people (particularly projects which maintain independence)
• Poverty
• Integration and rehabilitation.
The grants range from £1,000 - £10,000, with the majority of grants around £4,000 to £5,000. Grants can be either one-off, or for up to 3 years and priority is given to smaller charities. The Trust is interested in funding new activities and prefers project and core costs. The website does state that "Triangle Trustees prefer to initiate their own programme of grants, which inevitably limits the time and resources available for unsolicited applications particularly in the current financial climate." Visit the website for more information:
http://thetriangletrust1949fund.org.uk/index.htm 

True Colours Trust

True Colours Trust has a small grants fund of up to £10,000 for disabled children. The Trustees are committed to supporting a large number of excellent local organisations and projects that support disabled children and their families on a daily basis. The Trust has a small grants programme, open to application at any time, which provides grants of up to £10,000, usually for one-off purposes, to help smaller organisations develop and deliver programmes for children, their siblings and families.
The Trustees are particularly keen to support:
• Hydrotherapy pools
• Multi sensory rooms
• Mini buses
• Young carers projects
• Sibling projects
• Bereavement support
www.truecolourstrust.org.uk

The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

Charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for both small and large grants. They focus on areas of multiple deprivation and will consider applications in respect of projects which build the confidence, life skills and employment skills of young people in need as well as community projects such as those in deprived communities; projects addressing financial exclusion and the provision of sporting facilities or equipment in deprived areas. 
http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk/

Tudor Trust

The Tudor Trust is an independent grant-making trust which supports voluntary and community groups working in any part of the UK. They particularly want to help smaller, community-led organisations which work directly with people who are at the margins of society: organisations which support positive changes in people's lives and in their communities. They want to respond flexibly to your ideas and energy, and to fund effective organisations working to high standards. There is a two-stage application process to give them more time to work creatively with applicants who reach the second stage. Through careful listening and constructive dialogue they hope to give you the opportunity to think about your options and develop a proposal which focuses on the real needs of your organisation and the people you are working with. Their focus is on smaller forward-looking groups, led by capable and committed people. Visit the website for more information:
http://tudortrust.org.uk/ 

UK-German Connection - Challenge Fund

The Challenge Fund provides support for joint thematic activities between UK and German partners and is designed to encourage young people to:
• pick a subject or theme of their choice and explore it in an international context
• take a fresh look at cross- or extra-curricular project work, with or without a language element
• take an active role in a practical, 'hands-on' team venture
• work together towards a concrete outcome, product or event of their choice.
Grants provided through the Challenge Fund go towards project resources, joint activities and reciprocal partner visits, as a contribution to the overall costs. Grants are available for both large and small projects and the amount can be to anything up to, but will not exceed, £5,000.
The grant must be shared between the project partners and provides support for all participating groups from both countries.
The next deadline for the Challenge Fund is 31 January 2012 with two further deadlines of 31 May 2012 & 31 October 2012
To find out more about the Challenge Fund, please read the programme conditions and guidelines at:
http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/microsites/?location_id=216

VAWD

You can access GRANTnet through the VAWD website. This is a service community and voluntary groups, sports and other clubs, schools, social enterprises find funding for projects. You can also get support from development workers.
http://www.vawd.org.uk/

Volant Charitable Trust

The Trust supports registered charities whose purpose is to alleviate poverty and social deprivation with particular emphasis on children and women's issues. There is no stated minimum or maximum grant size, however most grants are given for more than £100,000 to large national charities but some smaller grants are given to local and regional charities. Revenue and capital costs can be funded, including equipment, premises, core costs and salaries. The next deadline is 27 January 2012. Visit the website for more details:
http://www.volanttrust.com/index.html#application 

Wakefield District Housing Community Grant Scheme

If you have an idea for a project involving your local community group, your group might be able to receive some financial assistance in the form of a Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) Community Grant.
The aim of the Community Grant Scheme is to provide small grants for local community and voluntary groups, which operate within WDH communities and to:
• Support the annual priorities and provide funding for activities and events which are important to WDH tenants. The priorities for 2011/2012 are:
o repairs
o anti social behaviour
o local environment
o supporting young people
o lifestyles and worklessness
• Strengthen small voluntary organisations and local community groups in the areas covered by WDH.
• Provide support for activities / projects that will benefit the communities in which WDH tenants live.
Whilst emphasis will be on supporting projects which benefit the communities in which WDH operates, support will be targeted to projects which directly contribute to achieving one or more of the annual tenant priorities. Grants are only available to groups, not individuals or commercial businesses. The grant helps local groups to take part in and benefit from a wide range of community services and activities. If you would like to find out more information about the aims of the scheme, together with the terms and conditions and how to apply, please refer to the Guide for Applicants which is available below. For more information visit the website at:
http://www.wdh.co.uk/community/grants/pages/default.aspx  

Warburtons

Warburtons supports charities and the community in three ways: with financial support, product donations and the personal involvement of individual people - both Warburton family members and employees. Their main focus is on grass roots activities that have a positive effect on the aspirations, education, skills and employability of young people, as well as projects that are centred on family life, promoting healthier lifestyles and contributing to improvements in the local community. Their National School Visitor Programme has been running for more than 20 years. Each year, trained teams from our bakeries visit around 1,500 primary schools, sharing our knowledge of bread making and nutrition with students. These are practical, informative learning experiences and also lots of fun. If you are a teacher and would like to organise a school visit, please contact Warburtons Customer Care Team for details. They will be able to put you in touch with your local bakery.
They can provide financial support to charities, organisations and initiatives which aim to have a positive effect on young people, their families and the surrounding community. They are particularly interested in projects and activities which improve life chances and provide opportunities for those who face more challenges than most. For example, projects which:
• Have a positive effect on the aspirations, education and employability of young people
• Have a strong family focus
• Encourage healthier lifestyles in the community
• Improve the local environment of the community
For further guidance on eligibility and to apply online please visit:-
http://www.warburtons.co.uk/page.php?p=136 

Wessex Youth Trust

The Wessex Youth Trust was set up in 1999 shortly before the wedding of HRH The Prince Edward and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones. It was established to help, support and advance registered charities which provide opportunities specifically for children and young people. The Trust's primary aim is to assist other registered charities and charitable causes and in particular those with which TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex have personal connections or interests. It provides funding for projects that provide opportunities to help support and advance young people. There are two annual deadlines: 1 May and 1 November. There are no restrictions to the amount requested. Between 20 and 30 grants are awarded each year with the average grant being between £2,500 and £5,000.
http://wessexyouthtrust.org.uk/  

West Yorkshire Police Community Trust

Grants of up to £2,500 are up for grabs through the Main Grant Round 2011 of the West Yorkshire Police Community Trust. The theme of the Grant Round is ‘Activities which discourage Anti-Social Behaviour in 11-25 year olds throughout West Yorkshire' Voluntary and Community groups can apply for grants of up to £2,500 to fund projects and initiatives that discourage Anti-Social Behavior in their local area. All applications must be supported by your local Neighbourhood Policing Team. The Application Form and Guidance Notes are available below. If you require more information or would like to discuss your application in more detail, please contact the Community Trust team on 01924 292646 or communitytrust@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk Please note that the closing date for applications, including endorsement from your Neighbourhood Policing Team is Friday 9 September 2011. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/?Page=56|Community+Trust 

Wilkinson's Helping Hands

Helping Hands is a new community initiative where each local Wilkinson's store has been given a budget to distribute to projects and schemes within the stores local community. To apply for a donation from the Helping Hands Fund you need to visit your local store and pick up an application form. These forms can be found on your stores red community boards or if you cannot find them, ask for assistance at the customer service desk.
http://corporate.wilkinsonplus.com/story.asp?id=19  

Wingate Foundation Education and Social Exclusion Grant

Education and social exclusion
The Foundation recognises that there are already considerable public resources allocated to these two areas. However, it will be willing to consider support for projects which may not qualify for public funding or attract other major funding bodies. Contributions towards the running expenses of projects for a strictly limited period will be considered. Eligible projects would ideally:
• be innovative
• focus on the disadvantaged
• have lasting effects
Alternatively they should consist of work (eg action research, pilot schemes) that would lead to such projects, and preferably they should also be capable of replication if successful. The Wingate Foundation Education and Social Exclusion Grant intend to support organisations that are innovative in their approach to alleviating social exclusion for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. Between £2,500 and £10,000 is available, the next deadline is Monday 12 December.
Performing Arts (excluding music)
The Foundation has been a consistent supporter of the performing arts. The Trustees intend to maintain that policy with particular emphasis on financial support for not-for-profit companies with a record of artistic excellence that require additional funding, not available from public sources or commercial sponsorship, to broaden their repertoire or develop work of potentially outstanding interest which cannot be funded from usual sources.
Assistance will also be considered for training and professional development for creative talent or the technical professions. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk/foundation-education.php  

Wooden Spoon

Wooden Spoon is a children's charity dedicated to helping underprivileged children (disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially) and young people to live happier, richer lives. Previous support has been capital toward sports and activity areas, sensory rooms and gardens and playgrounds. Grants are generally in the range £20,000 to £100,000.
http://www.woodenspoon.com/projects/overview_and_applications.php

Woodward Charitable Trust (Deadline 30th November / 26th March 2012)

The Woodward Charitable Trust has announced deadlines for its General Grants and Summer Playscheme 2012 programme.
General Grants: Applications will be accepted from 1 September 2011. The fund offers grants of up to £5,000 through their small grants scheme and around 5 grants of over £5,000 are made through the large grants scheme. Large grants are mainly given to charities already known to the Trustees. Please note that applications for large grants will automatically be rejected unless they are discussed with the administrator prior to submission.
The Trust is very interested in small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are willing to consider funding running costs (including core cost and salaries).
Summer Playscheme 2012: The scheme is open to organisations whose income is £100,000 or less per annum. Grants of £500 - £1,000 are available with around 30 grants being made each year. Further information is not currently available on the website, however in recent years, the summer playschemes have been for young people aged 5 - 16, who are from disadvantaged backgrounds. Contact the Woodward Charitable Trust for more information or keep an eye on the Trusts website.
http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/ 

Worshipful Company of Weavers

The Fund's aim is helping young people at risk of criminal involvement to stay out of trouble and assist in the rehabilitation of offenders, particularly young offenders both in prison and after release. The Company prefers to help new projects in the early stages and, in particular, innovatory projects which could act as a model for similar work elsewhere; it sees its role as pump-priming grants from small community-based organisations where their grant would form a major element of the funding. They are especially interested in helping smaller organisations which offer direct services. Grants are usually for up to £15,000 and may be for 3 years. See the website for details of what they will fund.

Applications are considered by the Charitable Grants Committee at their meetings in February, May and October. In considering whether a project is worthy of support and provided it meets all the Fund's criteria, an assessment visit by a member of the Company is always made. Further criteria and conditions and the application form and guidance are available on the website below. The Charitable Grants Committee meets in February, June and October of each year. Any applications that arrive too late for consideration at one meeting are automatically rolled forward to the next.
http://www.weavers.org.uk/charitable-grants

WREN Funding

Funding is capital only, but WREN is unable to consider one-off events or time-limited projects.  It is necessary for potential applicants to ensure they are in an eligible geographical location before we can consider an application. Please visit www.wren.org.uk/apply/distcalc to check whether your project site is in an eligible area.
Important changes with immediate effect:
- WREN is to reintroduce application deadlines. These will be published on the WREN website www.wren.org.uk) and can be widely advertised.
- The £250,000.00 (or 20%) maximum project size has been increased to £500,000.00 (or 10%) meaning that WREN can now contribute to far larger and more strategic projects.
I would also like to mention that I am available for any funding related events that you may well be organising and would be willing to undertake training sessions or presentations on accessing WREN funding.
If you have any questions or require any further information please feel free to contact me or visit our website www.wren.org.uk
Ben Walker, Grant Manager, Humber & Yorkshire - Grants Team, Tel 01274 833262
Email Ben.Walker@wren.org.uk

Yapp Charitable Trust

They make grants to small registered charities to sustain their existing work with:
• Elderly people children and young people aged 5 - 25
• People with disabilities or mental health problems
• People trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical, origin - such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse, a history of offending
• Education and learning (with a particular interest in people who are educationally disadvantaged, whether adults or children)
They give grants for running costs and salaries for up to three years. Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 per year. Most of their grants are for more than one year because they give priority to on-going needs. Please use their eligibility checker online before applying. Further help and their application form are on Website: http://www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk 

Yorkshire Building Society Community Investment Fund

Yorkshire Building Society's Community Investment Fund aims to have a positive impact in local communities in which the Society operates; and to help causes that would otherwise fall outside the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation criteria. Support is targeted at local communities through a combination of financial giving, voluntary activities, linking with community groups and enterprises (e.g. schools, sports clubs and local authorities). Funding of up to £300 is available. Applicants should contact their local branch to find out more about the Fund in their area. For more information go to:
www.ybs.co.uk/cf/community.html

Young Roots Programme

Through the Heritage Lottery Fund, it aims to help local youth groups to be involved in heritage projects. Providing grants of between £3,000 and £5,000 it aims to involve 13-25 year olds to find out about their heritage and develop their skills and confidence.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx

Youth Action - Supported by Starbucks

Youth Action enters year two. Supported by Starbucks, the Youth Action project has already provided funds and volunteer support for youth-led projects in 10 UK cities. Young people can apply for grants of up to £2,000. In partnership with Starbucks UK Youth has launched Youth Action, a project that supports young people to improve their own communities. Starbucks Youth Action that aims to encourage and inspire a generation of young people to take action and create positive local change. Starbucks has joined up with UK Youth and the Irish Youth Foundation to provide training, support and funding to young people from 10 cities in the UK and Ireland. If you are 16-24 (or know someone who is) and have an idea that would benefit their community why not get in touch? To see some examples of the kinds of projects we fund -visit the website:
http://www.ukyouth.org/our-work-with-young-people/corporate-responsibility/youth-action.html%20

Youth in Action - Youth Workers' Mobility (Youth Support Systems)

The EACEA (Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual & Culture) has issued a new Call for Proposals under sub-action 4.3 of the Youth in Action Programme - training and networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations. The objectives of the Call are to:
• give youth workers the opportunity to experience a different working reality in another country;
• gain a better understanding of the European dimension of youth work;
• improve youth workers' professional, intercultural and language competences;
• promote the exchange of experiences and approaches to youth work and non-formal education in Europe;
• contribute to develop stronger and better quality partnerships between youth organisations across Europe; and
• strengthen the quality and the role of youth work in Europe.
Preference will be given to those projects which best reflect the permanent priorities of the 'Youth in Action' programme, ie:
• Participation of young people.
• Cultural diversity.
• European citizenship.
• Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.
The 2011 annual priority is 'youth employment'. This priority is intended to encourage projects promoting the access of unemployed young people to the 'Youth in Action' programme. Priority will also be assigned to projects tackling the issues of youth unemployment and/or aimed at stimulating unemployed young people's mobility and active participation in society. Proposals must be submitted by non-profit organisations for projects which will start between 1 January 2012 and 1 June 2012.
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2011/index_en.php 

Young People's Musical Theatre

The BBC Performing Arts Fund will be launching the Young People's Musical Theatre scheme on 27th September. It's a new scheme that will award £200,000 in grants aimed at encouraging young people to take part in musical theatre. The scheme will be open to any non-profit theatre group who have a youth section or are made up of members under 25. The group should regularly put on musical theatre productions or wish to try out a musical for the first time.  They can apply for grants for training and development and in particular for projects that encourage new members and/or new audiences. They may wish to try more ambitious repertoire, work with other local groups or schools or put on workshops with professionals. Some groups may wish to put on a musical for the first time and could apply for funding to help them hire a live band, a director or a choreographer.
Partners on the scheme include: NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association), The Voluntary Arts Network and The Media Trust.  For more information visit the website at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/ypmt/

 Youth Music Network

The Youth Music Network is an online community connecting anyone interested in music making with children and young people. Youth Music have launched a new funding model - The Youth Music Programme - which comprises a new grants programme and a knowledge sharing website - the Youth Music Network. Funding from the Youth Music Programme will support organisations aiming to make a real difference, helping children and young people with least opportunities develop and progress in and through music making. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/musicispower/Grants.html