Welcome to the Council of Somali Organisations funding newsletter (part two) with plenty of current information. Our other newsletter will bring you a round up of relevant news, information and resources. Please visit our website for more information and if you have any questions, please contact us!

Grants of £20k-£60k available for projects taking place over a minimum of two years.

To be eligible, you should be:

• an established arts organisation of any kind (including CICs), operating in the UK.
• led by global majority communities in terms of both staff and governance. Please see our Application guidance for definitions.
• established for at least two years, with audited accounts or management accounts for at least that length of time.

Sobus funding bulletin has hundreds of funding opportunities and many deadlines please click details for more information. It does take dedicated time to find the right funding opportunity.
 

Lloyds Bank Foundation offers unrestricted grants of £50,000 over two years. 
The support is for charities with an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million, with a proven track record of helping people on a journey of positive change. 

The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund is the small grant programme is a rolling programme (£5K to £15K single or multi-year grants -> Average single award £1.5K).

Therefore, you may apply for a small grant at any time. However, applications submitted one month before the small grant committee meeting will be considered at the next meeting.

Please note that the Small Grant Committee considers applications in May, July and October.

Cripplegate Foundation is launching a new fund for organisations in Islington led by, and supporting, people from marginalised groups. They have a total of £275,000 to distribute and are particularly interested in funding smaller organisations.

Closing date for applications: at 9am Monday 16th May
 

For its Summer 2022 funding round, The Fore is offering grants of up to £30,000 over 1-3 years. They make unrestricted grants which have the potential to have a transformational impact on an organisation. 

Registration for the Summer 2022 funding round will open here on Tuesday 19th April at 10am. 

To apply for funding, organisations must first register some basic contact details at the start of each funding round – this can be done at the link below when the funding round opens. The number of registrations accepted for each round is capped to ensure we are able to give every application the attention it deserves. Registration is run on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the cap is reached, the round is closed, so please register early.

Better Temporary Accommodation for Londoners is a strategic initiative funded by Trust for London and Oak Foundation that aims to strengthen the voice, connections and influence of people in Temporary Accommodation (TA) and ultimately to improve people’s experience of TA. 

The deadline for grant applications is Tuesday 17th May