June Funding Opportunities
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With thanks to Berkshire’s wonderful CVS’s for the information contained in this article; Volunteer Centre West Berkshire, Slough CVS, Wokingham & Bracknell InVOLve and Reading Voluntary Action.
Aviva Community Fund
Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund. Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community.
Woodward Charitable Trust
Grants up to £3,000 (but mostly below £1,000) for core funding for smaller registered charities with an income below £200,000. They support work with isolated children and young people, disadvantaged families, and prisoners and ex-offenders in the UK.Deadline for applications is noon on 29 July 2022
Thames Valley Community Fund
The Community Fund (previously known as the Police Property Act Fund) is intended to support voluntary and community groups that help to prevent crime and keep communities safe. Community Fund are pleased to share details of when the next round is due to open for applications (subject to change):
Great Western Railway Community Fund
Grants are available for small and medium not-for-profit projects that have a community benefit or address an area of social need across the GWR network and can be completed within one year.
Funding to Combat Loneliness Among Older People and Adults with Disabilities Across Great Britain
Grants are available for small groups and charities across England, Scotland, and Wales to support older people and adults with physical, learning, and mental disabilities to get active, connect with people, and engage with their local community.
Asda Foundation – U18 Better Starts Grant
Not-for-profit organisations working to benefit children and young people under 18 years of age can apply for funding of £500 – £1,500 for a range of activities in the summer.
The Barrack Charitable Trust
The purpose for which the trust is established are as for the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture, the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intended, and, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health and disability.
The February Foundation
We makes grants to a range of charities and charitable activities in accordance with its grant making policy which is set out in our annual report and accounts. The Foundation supports project or core or capital costs.
The Volant Charitable Trust Covid-19 Response Fund – deadline on 31 July 2022
The Volant Trust accepts applications from charities in the UK and internationally that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Wakenham Trust
We have been established since 1975, and in 2020 we are still supporting many of the same sorts of micro-scale community projects we helped back then, though we have added education (in its broadest sense) to our list of priorities. Our core goal is to help small groups of people who are getting together to make a difference in their communities.
Newly Reopened: Music for All – Community Project Funding
Are you working in groups and educational organisations within your community? We support projects and initiatives bringing music to communities.