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Funding Newsletter
November 2022
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So, we have our third Prime Minister in under three months and currently our fifth Chancellor of the Exchequer in four months as it has been confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will stay in post - sparing us a sixth!
We know we have a serious economic crisis on our hands, not to mention the political crisis we have endured. The new PM even used the word ‘crisis’.
We know we have had economic turmoil and we know we are facing a bumpy time ahead. With the cost of living crisis, further inflamed for many with the interest rate rises, resulting in higher mortgage rates, which in turn impact rental rates, people are going to need help.
Voluntary organisations are facing an unforgiving triple hit of a further increase in demand on services, which were already stretched following Covid, as well as further income reduction, which had already fallen due to Covid, as well as increased expenditure due to cost increases.
So, what might Rishi Sunak do to support the not-for-profit sector?
Well firstly, he supported people with the furlough scheme during Covid lockdown. This bodes well. He said in his speech on Tuesday October 25th, when addressing the nation as the newly appointed Prime Minister, “You saw me during Covid do everything I could to protect people and businesses with schemes like furlough. There are always limits, more so now than ever, but I promise you this, I will bring that same compassion to the challenges we face today.”
Secondly, in his March 2021 budget he pledged funding for domestic abuse services, veterans charities, thalidomide survivors, and the arts sector.
It is hard to keep up with so much chaotic change but the Energy Bill Relief Scheme still stands and voluntary sector organisations can apply for energy bill relief between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023.
The Energy Prices Bill which places a cap on energy prices for households and businesses, introduced under the Boris/Rishi duo was to be for two years. However, Hunt, as Chancellor, changed this to six months until April 2023 when it will be reviewed. We have yet to hear what Sunaks’ plans for this are.
As Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced at the 2022 Spring Statement that the rate of basic rate income tax in the UK will be reduced from 20% to 19% with effect from 6 April 2024. Then Hunt abolished this a couple of weeks ago.
We do not yet know if this tax cut will be revived. Hunt having announced that it will not stand only a week ago and Sunak wanting income to shore up government debt would indicate that the 20% tax rate might stay, but I think one would need more than a hunch or crystal ball right now to guess what could happen.
The tax cut was to include a four year transition period for gift aid relief to maintain the income tax basic rate relief at 20% until April 2027.
Gift Aid (based on the current rate of basic rate income tax at 20%) currently allows the sector to claim Gift Aid on eligible donations at the rate of 25p for every £1 of donation received. So, for every £10 donated under gift aid, the value of the gift to the charity or CASC will be £12.50.
If tax at the basic rate was cut after 2027, the amount that could be reclaimed on eligible Gift Aid donations will be 23p for every £1 of donation received, which is a significant drop.
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced, on Wednesday 26th October, that he will delay the announcement of a keenly awaited plan for repairing the country's public finances until November 17th. Tax rates will be a key component of the awaited plan. We will probably have to wait until the Spring budget for more focused
announcements, but let’s hope that there is recognition that the voluntary sector needs support.
This article was correct at the time of writing! (October 27th)
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Funding Fair - November 16th
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Once again Central and East Surrey Voluntary Action organisations will be running our annual Funding Fair.
Confirmed presenters are:
- Community Foundation for Surrey
- Your Fund Surrey
- The Lloyds Bank Foundation
- Walton Charity
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Groundwork
- Others to be confirmed
By contributing to the panel discussion this will also be your opportunity to let the Funders know how the cost of living crisis is affecting your organisation and what support you need from Funders in 2023.
Please click here to register.
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UK Government - DBEIS
The Green Home Finance Accelerator
The UK Government has launched a new £20 million fund to boost the choice of affordable green finance products for homeowners to retrofit homes and help them reduce energy consumption. The Green Home Finance Accelerator will provide funding to support banks, building societies and other UK finance providers to develop, test, and pilot a range of innovative green finance products which offer upfront and affordable capital to help homeowners overcome the up-front cost of retrofit. The competition will be delivered across two phases: the Discovery Phase which will award grants of up to £200,000, and the Pilot Phase which will award grants of between £200,000 and £2 million. Consortiums of different partners are encouraged.
The deadline for Discovery Phase applications is 12pm on the 14th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
Sense Cost of Living Support Fund
In response to the cost of living crisis in the UK, Sense, the national disability charity, has launched a fund to provide financial support to people with complex disabilities who live in the family home and are on low incomes. The Sense Cost of Living Support Fund will award grants of £500. All applications must be completed on the individual’s behalf by a social care professional nominated by Sense. This can be a support worker, service manager or a social care worker. There are no restrictions on how the money can be spent. Sense has partnered with the Turn2us charity to process payments. For any questions please contact Turn2us on 0808 802 2000 or email them at sensegrants@turn2us.org.uk.
Applicants must be accessing a SENSE service or one of the services provided by a SENSE partner charity.
No application deadlines have been indicated.
For more information please click on this link.
Aviva Community Fund
Cost of Living Boost
To help with the cost-of-living crisis, the Aviva Community Fund is offering an additional £2 million in match funding for causes supporting financial wellbeing in their communities across the UK.
The Cost of Living Boost will support charities and social enterprises to deliver initiatives that help disadvantaged and vulnerable people take control of their wellbeing by giving them tools to be more financially independent.
Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder and will match each donation given by the general public, up to the value of £250 between the 4th October 2022 and the 31st December 2022, or until the entire £2 million is allocated.
A maximum of £50,000 of match funding is available per organisation.
For more information please click on the following link.
Asda Foundation
Cost of Living Grant
Grants of up to £2,000 are available to support local charities, community groups and other not-for-profit organisations across the UK following increases in their rent, utility bills and food costs as a result of the cost of living crisis.
The funding is being made available through the Asda Foundation’s Cost of Living Grant to help organisations keep their buildings open, and/or to continue to support those most impacted through the provision of meals, community cafes, food parcels, delivered meals, and soup kitchens etc.
Funds can be spent from September 2022 to February 2023.
The application window will remain open until the budget cap has been reached.
For more information please click on the following link.
The British Gas Trust
Energy Support Fund
The British Gas Trust has launched a new Energy Support Fund to help British Gas customers in England, Wales and Scotland who are struggling to pay their energy bills. This fund, has been set up in response to the increasing cost of living and rising inflation, including Ofgem’s most recent price cap increase. Through the fund, thousands of eligible British Gas customers with fuel debt of £250 to £1,500, can apply for grants to help pay their energy bills over the coming months. The fund will remain open until all the money invested has been awarded. In addition, the Trust also runs the Individual and Families Debt Write Off Fund which is open to British Gas and non-British Gas customers with an energy debt between £250 and £1500.
For more information please click on the following link.
The Cosaraf Charitable Foundation
Grants of up to £2,000 are available to charities, housing associations, schools and social services providing support for individuals and families across the UK who are in financial need. The Cosaraf Charitable Foundation’s Hardship Grants will support individuals and families who have exhausted all other sources of funding and are struggling with everyday costs, such as basic living expenses, household items and utilities, work- or education-related expenses, or rent arrears. Priority will be given to the most financially excluded people, families over individuals, those with caring responsibilities, and to items that will make the most difference to the individual/family’s long-term future.
Applications can be made at any time and are assessed every six weeks.
For more information please click on this link.
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Church Urban Fund in partnership with the Benefact Trust
Refugee Support Small Grants Programme
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to Christian churches and registered Christian charities offering activities and services to welcome and support refugees arriving in England from Ukraine and Afghanistan. This could include services and activities such as:-
• supplying accommodation, clothing, food, mobile phones, and baby care items
• befriending support
• English language classes
• toddler groups
• welcome parties
• drop-in sessions
• expenses for volunteers or facilities
The funding is made available by the Church Urban Fund in partnership with the Benefact Trust, through the Refugee Support Small Grants Programme. Applications can be submitted at any time until the 9th December 2022, but may close earlier if all funding is allocated before this date.
For more information please click on this link.
Thomas Wall Trust
The Education Endowment Foundation
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to support projects that equip people (18 or older in order) from disadvantaged groups with critical life skills necessary for employment. Priority will be given to projects that target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups facing major hurdles to employment, especially; women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers.
The funding is being made available through the Thomas Wall Trust. and to be eligible the applicants must:
• Be a UK charity that has been registered with the Charity Commission for at least 3 years
• Be a project or running costs for a charity that equips people (aged 18 and over) with the skills ready for employment
• Have an annual turnover of less than £500,000 The deadline for stage 1 applications is the 23rd January 2023.
Applicants successful at this stage will be invited to submit a stage 2 application.
For more information please click on this link.
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Homeless and Housing Funds
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Help the Homeless
Help the Homeless makes grants of up to £5,000 to small and medium-sized charitable organisations (with a turnover of less than £1 million) whose aim is to help homeless people return to the community and enabling them to rebuild their lives.
Typically, such organisations may operate small or medium-sized residential or training facilities to assist homeless people.
The grants are available for capital costs.
The closing date for the next round of funding is the 15th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
The Quaker Housing Trust
Grants and interest free loans are available to registered charities and small organisations providing affordable homes for vulnerable people in Britain who are in desperate need of housing. The Quaker Housing Trust will provide support via two separate programmes for housing projects that meet the needs of people who are at points of transition in their lives such as people seeking asylum, recovering from addiction, leaving prison, or moving from domestic abuse. Best Practice Grants of up to £6,000 are available to support projects in the early stages of development. The Main Grants and Loans Programme will award a mixture of grants and loans of up to £50,000 to fund projects that create homes. (Maximum grants made are £25,000).
The next deadline for applications is the 27th January 2023.
For more information please click on this link.
Government DBEIS
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
Wave 2.1
As part of the effort to make England’s homes greener and more energy efficient, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is making £800 million in funding available to improve the energy performance of social housing in England. The funding will be available to registered providers of social housing, including private, and local and combined authority providers, to support the installation of energy performance measures that will help to deliver warm, energy-efficient homes, reduce carbon emissions, tackle fuel poverty, support green jobs, and improve the comfort, health and well-being of social housing tenants. Non-registered providers can apply within a consortium led by a registered provider.
For more information please click on this link.
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Disadvantaged and Disability Funds
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The Hedley Foundation
The Hedley Foundation is inviting applications from small-to-mid-size registered charities helping to improve the quality of life of people in the UK, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.
The Foundation typically makes around 250 awards of up to £5,000 each year for initiatives that benefit the lives of young people, disabled people, elderly people, the terminally ill and otherwise disadvantaged people and their carers. Occasional larger sums are given to charities where high impact can be achieved.
Applications should be received at least 6 weeks before the next review meeting on the 25th January 2023.
For more information please click on this link.
The Ironmongers Company
Registered charities (including Schools that are registered as charities for young people with disabilities) that work with disadvantaged children under the age of 25 can apply for funding of up to £10,000. Of particular interest are projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential and educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills. Projects could, for example, support special educational needs; address behavioural problems or promote citizenship; and parenting or life skills. Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches to disseminate the outcomes to a wider audience. The funding is being made available through the Ironmongers Company's grants programme.
The next closing date for applications is the 15th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
The Education Endowment Foundation
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to support projects that equip people (18 or older in order) from disadvantaged groups with critical life skills necessary for employment. Priority will be given to projects that target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups facing major hurdles to employment, especially; women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers.
The funding is being made available through the Thomas Wall Trust. and to be eligible the applicants must:
• Be a UK charity that has been registered with the Charity Commission for at least 3 years
• Be a project or running costs for a charity that equips people (aged 18 and over) with the skills ready for employment
• Have an annual turnover of less than £500,000
The deadline for stage 1 applications is the 23rd January 2023.
Applicants successful at this stage will be invited to submit a stage 2 application.
For more information please click on this link.
Motability
Transport Grants
Charities and organisations working in the Community Transport sector catering for disabled people can apply for grants ranging from £100,000 to £4 million to expand and improve community transport options. The funding is being made available through the charity Motability who are focussing their grant making on:
- Funding support for staff or volunteer training and costs.
- Funding to increase the number of vehicles available in the community to help organisations support disabled people.
- Funding local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of community transport and influence its inclusion in transport strategy and policy.
- Funding to schemes, programmes and initiatives that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up the service they can provide to help more disabled people.
There is a two stage application process. Stage 1 applications can be submitted at any time and will be accessed within 4 weeks. Organisations successful at this stage will be invited to submit a stage 2 application.
The programme will run until March 2025.
For more information please click on this link.
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Faith and Places of Worship Funds
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Church Urban Fund and Benefact Trust
Refugee Support Small Grants Programme
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to Christian churches and registered Christian charities offering activities and services to welcome and support refugees arriving in England from Ukraine and Afghanistan. This could include services and activities such as supplying accommodation, clothing, food, mobile phones, and baby care items; befriending support; English language classes; baby and toddler groups; welcome parties; drop-in sessions; and expenses for volunteers or facilities. The funding is made available by the Church Urban Fund in partnership with the Benefact Trust, through the Refugee Support Small Grants Programme. This is a rolling fund and applications will remain open until the 9th December 2022, but may close earlier if all funding is allocated before this date.
For more information please click on the following link.
The Childs Charitable Trust
The Childs Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust, supporting Christian UK registered and excepted charities and organisations both in the UK and overseas.
Projects will be considered that fall into the following categories:
- Youth - the trust looks to support projects working in schools and with vulnerable and disengaged young people in the UK. Supported activities may include RE Lessons; School Assemblies; Lunchtime/After school clubs; Evangelism; Personal Development Programmes; Homelessness Prevention.
- Outreach - the trust works to share the gospel of Christ by supporting all aspects of Christian outreach both in the UK and overseas and can fund, for example, Church Plants; Overseas Mission; Training in Evangelism; Chaplaincy.
- Society - the trust believes people of faith bring a valuable contribution to social action and justice and support initiatives that have a positive impact in their society. Grants could support, for example: Counselling; night shelters; alcohol/drug rehabilitation; homelessness; or prison/ex-offenders work.
- Education - the trust supports initiatives involved in all areas of Christian education including Bible Translation; Media Initiatives; Bible Colleges; Literature; Apologetics.
Applicants must be registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland or be ‘excepted’ charities. Organisations with a turnover in excess of £5,000,000 should contact the office prior to submitting an application, to check eligibility.
No minimum or maximum funding amounts are specified.
The primary focus for grants allocated is on those organisations who actively share the Christian gospel in their work.
Please note that in view of the present Coronavirus pandemic and international financial instability, the trustees are having to critically review all applications with regard to the financial viability of both the organisation and project. Applications for funding should not be made if the project in question has been postponed or is likely to be cancelled.
Applications received in December, January and February will be considered for the April trustees’ meeting.
For more information please click on the following link.
William and Jane Morris
Church Conservation Fund
The Fund accepts applications from churches, chapels and other places of worship built before 1896 for grants of between £500 and £5,000 to carry out small programmes of conservation work to decorative features and monuments. All work funded must be directed by a professional architect or established conservator and completed according to the principles of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB).
Eligible work could include (but is not limited to):
- Stained glass windows
- Sculpture
- Furniture
- Internal monuments
- Tombs
- Wall paintings.
The next funding round is 31st March (applicants notified by 31 May). Applications can, however, be submitted at any time.
For more information please click on the following link.
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Co-operative Bank Donation Fund
Organisations such as Registered Charities, Co-operatives and Credit Unions; etc. that have a Community Directplus account with the Co-operative Bank can apply for grants of up to £1,000 from the Customer Donation Fund. Since 2003 the Co-operative Bank Donation Fund has donated over £750,000 to 866 organisations. The money can be used to support special projects and fundraising activities; and all Community Directplus account holders are eligible to apply. Examples of previous projects supported include the Theatre company 20 Stories High which received funding towards three dictaphones, 12 MP3 players and the work of an experienced Technical Manager to help develop and stage a new production; and Wiltshire Wood Recycling, a not for profit organisations, which received funding towards new tools, boots, hard hats and high-viz jackets for the workers.
The next closing date for applications is March 2023 and applications will be assessed in April.
For more information please click on this link.
Tesco Community
Golden Grants
Tesco are donating £1million to local good causes in a ‘golden ticket lucky dip’ version of its blue token scheme. Starting at 12pm on the 15th October 2022, the Tesco Community Golden Grants campaign will see participating stores each give away a golden token worth £10,000. Shoppers who pick the golden tokens will be able to choose which of the three local good causes in that store’s current vote will be awarded a £10,000 Golden Grant. The prize draws will end on a store-by-store basis when the winning token in each store is drawn. The £1million donation marks £100 million in Community Grants being given to good causes such as breakfast clubs, food banks, Meals on Wheels, playgrounds and green spaces, and counselling and support services for young people.
For more information please click on this link.
The Better Community Business
Network Grant
UK charities, community, self-help or voluntary groups, other not-for-profit organisations and individuals acting for the benefit of the local community are invited to apply for grants of up to £3,000 for initiatives that have a positive impact on their local community. The Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities, especially those who come from disadvantaged or socially deprived backgrounds. The types of causes supported include education, health, ex-offenders, homeless/poverty, arts & culture, the environment, the elderly, disability, and social cohesion. A total of £36,000 in funding is awarded annually to twelve charities and community projects.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 11th November 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation
Crowdfunder
The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has teamed up with Crowdfunder to make £100,000 in funding available for sustainable community projects in England, Scotland and Wales.
Charities and community interest companies can apply for up to 50% of their crowdfunding target, up to a maximum of £5,000, to support projects that match one or more of the following themes:
- the environment and conservation;
- health and wellbeing;
- the prevention or relief of poverty.
Projects could include rewilding projects, community gardens, social inclusion and mental health projects, sports projects, community food banks, money management and budgeting skills, and educational projects for communities to reduce their carbon footprint.
Projects must be delivered in 2022/2023.
No application deadline is given.
For more information please click on the following link.
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Environmental and Conservation Funds
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Ernest Cook
Outdoor Learning Officer Grant
This grant supports charities and non-profit organisations who want to employ Outdoor Learning Officers, funding a contribution towards salaries only.
The aim of the grant is to encourage young people to enjoy the outdoors and engage with nature. Officers will educate communities about land, food production and biodiversity, their work will enable society to have a healthy respect for their local environment and drive sustainable behaviour.
Successful applicants’ new recruits will also be invited to join OPEN (Outdoor Practitioners Education Network), the Trust’s network of Outdoor Learning Officers, sharing best practice and exchanging ideas and skills.
Grants will be awarded for up to £15,000 per Outdoor Learning Officer, per year, for up to three years.
For more information please click on this link.
The Tree Council Branching Out Fund
Through the Fund, schools, community groups, parish and town councils, and tree warden networks within the UK will be able to apply for grants of between £200 and £2,000 to get communities and young people up to the age of 21 involved in planting and caring for trees, hedges and orchards.
The funding will cover the cost of trees, hedges and fruit trees; reasonable costs of non-plastic protection and supports, as well as peat-free compost and/or soil improvers.
The closing date for applications is the 4th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
The Matthew Good Foundation
The Matthew Good Foundation has launched the next round of its Grants for Good Fund. The aim is to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment.
The Fund will share £10,000 between five shortlisted projects, which will be voted for by employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £1,000.
As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation are keen to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running.
To be eligible, applicants will have to have had an income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
Funding is awarded every three months and the deadline for the next funding round is the 15th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
The Forestry Commission and DEFRA
Seed Sourcing Grant
The Forestry Commission, in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, has launched a new £1.2 million fund to boost domestic tree seed production.
The Seed Sourcing Grant will help to improve the quantity, quality, and diversity of England’s seed supply, support green jobs, and ensure the availability of planting stock to meet domestic tree planting needs and targets.
Any UK-based public, private or third sector organisation can apply for funding to deliver activities including managing existing seed stands, desk and field studies, and planning and planting of new seed stands and seed orchards.
Individual private landowners may also apply for eligible activities on their own land. Multi-year funding is available.
The deadline for applications is 11:55pm on the 13th November 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
Government DBEIS
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has announced that Phase 3b of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme is expected to open to applications from public sector organisations in England.
Up to £635 million in funding will be allocated to single and multi-year projects for the installation of low carbon heating in public sector buildings when existing fossil-fuelled systems reach the end of their working lives.
Applications will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis until a ‘sector soft cap’ has been reached. These caps have been introduced to allocate the funding fairly across education, health, and other sectors (emergency services, theatres, prisons etc).
For more information please click on the following link.
National Allotment Gardens Trust
Grants of between £250 and £2,000 are available to registered Allotment Associations and committees across the UK for the improvement and development of facilities on registered and permitted sites. The funding is being made available by the National Allotment Gardens Trust which aims to advance and improve the Allotments/Gardens movement through education, training, workshops and support. Non-statutory sites may also be granted funding if a long-term lease is in place. Applications will be assessed by the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis.
The next deadline for applications is the 1st January 2023.
For more information please click on this link.
IGas Energy
Community Energy Fund
IGas Energy Plc is one of the UK's leading onshore hydrocarbon producers has announced that its Community Energy Fund has opened for applications. The fund covers specific areas of Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and Lincolnshire where the company operates. IGas support projects that make a difference to life in the mainly rural communities where they operate. Organisations that are eligible to apply include community and voluntary organisations as well as local schools. Applicants will need to demonstrate need for their project, real community benefits and value for money. IGas need initial expressions of interest in order to register projects and then require submission of full applications by the 28th February 2023.
For more information please click on this link.
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Arts, Culture and Heritage Funds
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Youth Music Network
Incubator Fund
Businesses, collectives, and not-for-profit organisations working in the music industry will soon have the opportunity to apply for grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 to help open up sustainable career opportunities for young people aged 18-25. The funding will be made available through the Youth Music Network’s Incubator fund and priority will be given to projects that support young people from under-represented groups, and to support creative employers to innovate and incubate new and diverse talent. This includes both musicians and those who want to work in wider industry roles. Applications from consortia are encouraged.
The fund closes 2nd December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
The British Film Institute
National Lottery
Audience Projects Fund
Organisations with experience of film distribution, exhibition and audience development (such as film distributors, cinemas, and film festivals) will soon be able to apply for funding to increase audience choice and engagement across the UK. The British Film Institute National Lottery Audience Projects Fund will support the delivery of audience development activity with awards of up to £200,000 for multi-year and short-term projects (up to £500,000 for exceptional projects), as well as grants of up to £20,000 for research and development. Eligible projects include: marketing initiatives; immersive installations and tours; and touring projects.
The fund will open to applications on the 4th November 2022. Applications will be accepted all year round but must be submitted 16 weeks before the start of any funded activity.
For more information please click on the following link.
John Ellerman
Museum and Galleries Fund
Applications are now being accepted through the John Ellerman Foundation Museums and Galleries Fund. The fund aims to strengthen regional museums and galleries in the UK. A total of £550,000 of funding is available for applications which enable new ways of working both for established curators and those just starting out; and ensure organisations can safeguard and advance curatorial skills through a time of development or change. The Foundation expects to award five or six grants of around £90,000 for periods of two to three years, but will consider higher amounts for exceptional projects. Applications will be accepted for a wide variety of collection types, including visual and decorative arts, archaeology, and social and natural history collections.
The deadline for stage one applications is 5pm on the 9 January 2023.
For more information please click on this link
John Ellerman
Castle Studies Trust
Grants of up to £10,000 (incl. VAT) are available to individuals and organisations for research that enhances the understanding and knowledge of castles across the UK.
Grants will initially focus on new work on castles, such as architectural and geophysical surveys, radio-carbon dating, or projects that enhance the general public’s understanding of castles.
The funding, which is being made available by the Castle Studies Trust, will cover costs specific to carrying out research and site work, such as travel to and from a castle site, and can be used in conjunction with other funding sources to co-fund large-scale projects.
The closing date for applications is the 1st December 2022.
For more information please click on the following link.
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UnLtd
Grants
Grants of up to £18,000 plus business support are available to social entrepreneurs that are looking to start or grow an existing social venture. The funding is being made available through the UnLtd the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in and around the UK. UnLtd are committed to providing 50% of their awards to Black, Asian and minority ethnic social entrepreneurs, and/or disabled social entrepreneurs. To be eligible applicants need to be aged 16 or over, living in the UK and are looking to fulfil a clear social need and demand.
The closing date for this funding round is the 31st December 2022.
For more information please click on the following link.
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Department for Education
Condition Improvement Fund
The latest round of the Department for Education's Condition Improvement Fund is now open to academies, multi-academy trusts, sixth-form colleges, and voluntary aided schools across England. The Fund provides capital funding for projects of up to £4 million which help keep school and college buildings safe and in good working order. This includes funding projects to address health and safety issues, building compliance, energy efficiency, and poor building conditions. A small proportion of expansion projects will also be supported. This round of funding will give priority to projects that replace coal and oil boilers with low carbon heating systems to prevent school closure.
The deadline for applications is 12pm on the 7th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
Greggs Foundation
Breakfast Club Grants
Grants are available for UK primary schools interested in opening free breakfast clubs. The Greggs Foundation will provide an initial start-up grant for equipment such as chest freezers to store food items or toys and activities for the club. The average club costs £3,000 to set up and run for a year based on 65 children. Schools should be able to attract adult volunteers to help run the scheme which must be able to show that at least 40% of their pupils qualify for free school meals and that the school serves a disadvantaged community. The breakfast club must be offered for free to ensure all pupils can attend Payments are also made each term towards other food items and Greggs plc donates bread from the nearest shop.
Although applications can be made at any time, there is currently a waiting list for funding.
For more information please click on this link.
Department for Education
Trust Capacity Fund
The Department for Education has launched a new round of funding through the Trust Capacity Fund. A total of £86 million will be available over the next three years to help School Trusts develop their capacity to grow. It has a particular focus on supporting strong trusts, and strong schools forming trusts, to take on underperforming schools, particularly in education investment areas and other places of higher need. Depending on the funding strand applied for, the maximum grant available is £300,000. To be eligible, the applicant needs to be an academy trust or local authority-maintained school in England considered to be of good financial health with a record of meeting, or driving improvements in, school standards.
The closing date for applications is the 16th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
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Children and Young People Funds
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National Deaf Children’s Society
Inclusion Grants
Grants of up to £150 are available to support deaf children and young people to get involved in events and activities, groups, and clubs across the UK.
The funding, which is made available through the National Deaf Children’s Society’s Inclusion grants, will support activities that help to build confidence, independence and development in deaf children and young people aged 5-18 years, particularly those from lower incomes and with more complex needs.
This could include initiatives such as after-school clubs, British Sign Language courses, and swimming lessons.
Applicants should be members of the National Deaf Children's Society.
Payments will be made directly to the person, organisation or business that provides the service (eg. school, football club, Scout Association, recreation centre).
Applications can be made at any time.
For more information please click on this link.
National Deaf Children’s Society
Make a Change Fund
Young deaf people can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to create projects that make positive changes for themselves and other young deaf people across the UK.
The funding, which is made available through the National Deaf Children’s Society’s Make a Change Fund, will support projects that benefit the lives of deaf young people aged 8 to 25, such as improving their local area, addressing an issue they face, or pushing for greater inclusion.
Creative projects involving art, drama, music, film etc, and projects that tie their ideas in with school projects or youth group activities will also be considered.
Projects funded so far are include:
- A sign language club to help deaf and hearing classmates communicate with each other
- Improving deaf awareness at local leisure centres
- Sharing deaf awareness tips with bus drivers and emergency services staff.
A youth worker or an organisation such as a school or youth group must be involved to support and manage the funds.
Applicants should register their interest in the first instance.
For any questions, please email:-
makeachange@ndcs.org.uk or text 07740940726.
For more information please click on this link.
Youth Endowment Fund
'Trusted Adult' Fund
A new £12.5 million fund has been launched to learn more about how helping to build trusted adult relationships, outside of the family environment, can lead to improved outcomes for young people who have been or are at high-risk of being involved or affected by violence, offending or exploitation. The Youth Endowment’s ‘A Trusted Adult’ funding round will fund and evaluate six to ten projects that provide support for children and young people with the greatest unmet needs, by assigning them a mentor or key/case worker to act as a trusted adult. Applications are invited from any organisation in the public, private and voluntary sectors in England and Wales.
The closing date for applications is the 25th November 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
Buttle UK
Support for Boarding Programme
Bursaries are available to provide boarding school places for vulnerable children impacted by an ongoing significant crisis at home. Through the Support for Boarding programme, Buttle UK will provide fully funded bursaries in residential schools so that young people can attend boarding schools and benefit from the environment until they complete their GCSE year. Between ten and twenty places will be funded during the 2023-24 academic year for children between the ages of 11 and 18 who cannot stay within the family home with their parent or carer due to a disruptive and chaotic home environment. Stage 1 applications will be accepted directly from parents and carers until midnight on the 27th November 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
UK Community Foundation
#iwill Fund
UK Community Foundation has announced the latest round of the #iwill Fund which aims to inspire young people to get involved in social action in their communities. With investment from the National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Fund will support projects that engage young people in volunteering, fundraising, campaigning and other activities that both benefit their communities and develop their skills. Sixteen community foundations will award grants of up to £10,000 to not-for-profit organisations in England for projects lasting up to a year, focusing particularly on the 10 to 14 age range. Community foundations will use match funding to double the resources available leading to total funding of more than £1.4m for the programme. Groups should visit their local Community Foundation website for more information.
For more information please click on this link.
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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Fairer Future Grants
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has announced that their Fairer Future grants stream has opened for applications. The funding supports projects that tackle injustice and structural inequality to create a more inclusive society, with a focus on five priority areas: arts and creativity making change; children and young people's rights; racial justice; gender justice; and migrant justice. The Foundation are keen to work with those with experience of the issues being addressed. No application deadline has been indicated and applications can be submitted at any time.
For more information please click on this link.
Grand Plan Fund
Grants of £1,000 are available to support people of colour in the UK to develop and deliver a wide range of creative and cultural projects. The funding is made available by the Grand Plan, which awards ten grants every two months to support projects for which £1,000 would make a huge difference, ranging from poetry, paintings, fashion, zines, music, food, flowers, and photographs to workshops or events. It can be used to cover costs such as equipment, courses, time, materials or travel – anything needed to create and deliver a new cultural project.
The next application window will open on the 1st November 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
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Armed Forces and Veterans Funds
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Royal British Legion
Everyday Needs Grants Programme
Grants of up to £2,400 are being made available to help UK Armed Forces veterans and their families who are struggling to pay their bills due to the cost-of-living crisis. The funding is being made available through the Royal British Legion’s Everyday Needs Grants Programme to support people who need help with everyday essentials such as kitchen appliances, clothes, and energy costs. The initiative will provide non-repayable emergency grants of up to £200 a month for up to twelve months. Applications can be made at any time and should be assessed within five days of submission.
For more information please click on this link.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
Armed Forces Families Fund
Early Years Programme
Grants of up to £80,000 are available to support nurseries providing childcare for children from Armed Forces families across the UK.
Applications are accepted for projects lasting up to two years that help enhance the learning environment of nurseries on or within a 5-mile radius of an Armed Forces base or unit, to meet the specific needs of Service children aged 0-5 years.
Funding could, for example, be used to provide training for key staff, or for outdoor equipment designed to be used by young children to build their confidence and resilience.
The funding is made available by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust through the Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years programme. The closing date for applications is at 12pm on the 5th December 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities Programme
UK charities and Community Interest Companies can apply for funding to deliver targeted projects aimed at veterans with specific, complex needs, especially where there are gaps in support and provision. Through the Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of up to £100,000 over a period of up to three years. Specific groups which could be targeted include people who have been bereaved, those with unmet needs from physical injury, serving people who were born overseas or with immediate family overseas, Armed Forces families coming to the UK, and veterans from LGBT+ communities. Activities could explore socio-economic considerations or needs relating to disabilities or mental health needs such as addiction.
The closing date for applications is the 14th November 2022.
For more information please click on this link.
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The Masonic Charitable Foundation
Bursaries for Hospice Staff
Bursaries are available to help hospice staff in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man improve the quality of care given to patients in need of hospice and palliative care, and to their families and carers.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation Bursaries for Hospice Staff will support the professional development of individual staff, significantly increasing their expertise in the work they do, rather than training or updating them in the basic skills needed for their role.
All applicants must be working in an eligible organisation as either a:
- Nurse
- Healthcare Assistant
- Doctor
- Allied Health Professional
- Social Worker
- Bereavement Counsellor
- Administration Staff (HR, Finance, Fundraising)
- Spiritual Care Worker
- Pharmacist
- Complementary Therapists.
Bursaries can be used to cover a maximum of 50% of university accredited course or module fees, up to £1,500 in any one year. Match funding is encouraged.
Applications can be made at any time until all funding is exhausted.
For more information please click on the following link.
Hospice UK
Extending Frailty Care Grants
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to improve the quality of end of life care for older people with frailty in hospices throughout the UK. The funding is made available by Hospice UK through their Extending Frailty Care programme to support projects that test innovative ways of improving the quality of life for people aged over 65 years with advancing frailty who have palliative care needs, and who also experience lack of care coordination due to fragmented community services. Projects are welcome from all settings where hospices are working in partnership with other providers for example, hospital; community; care home, voluntary sector and social networks including family. Only adult hospices that are members of Hospice UK are eligible to apply.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 5th December 2022.
For more information please click on the following link.
The Wolfson Foundation
Professional Development Grants
Hospice Staff
Bursaries are available to hospice staff in the UK to improve the quality of care given to hospice and palliative care patients and their families and carers. The Wolfson Foundation Professional Development Grants Programme aims to increase the expertise of nurses, healthcare assistants, doctors, allied health professionals and social workers by supporting their professional development. Bursaries can cover fees for university accredited palliative care courses including degree, masters and PhD level programmes. Some palliative care conferences may also be included. Applicants can apply for a maximum of 50% of course or module fees, up to £1,500 in any one year and a maximum of £3,000 in any three-year period. Match funding is encouraged.
Applications must be received at least one month before the start of the course or conference.
For more information please click on the following link.
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Poundland Foundation
Kit 4 Kids Grant Scheme
Grants of up to £750 are available to local children's sports clubs or organisations in the UK to purchase new kits. Applications will be considered for any kind of team sport, from football to netball, hockey to volleyball. The funding is being made available through the Poundland Foundation’s Kit 4 Kids grant scheme, which is open to registered charities, community interest companies, and unregistered organisations with an income of under £10,000. Last year the Foundation awarded 250 grants to provide equipment and kit to help children get active again after the Coronavirus pandemic. Money for the Foundation comes from in-store fundraising, carrier bag donations and micro-donations through chip and pin machines.
No deadline is given.
For more information please click on this link.
BaseballSoftball UK
Facilities Fund
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to baseball and softball clubs and leagues looking to build and upgrade their facilities. The funding is made available through BaseballSoftballUK's (BSUK) Facilities Fund which aims to support clubs and leagues by making them stronger, safer and more sustainable. A total of £10,000 of funding is available in this round, which can be used for goods such as backstops, dirt, fencing, dugouts, pitching mounds, and ‘permanent’ storage, i.e. on-site shipping containers. The fund is open to any baseball and softball not-for-profit club, league or association in the UK officially registered to the BSUK Development Charter. Match funding is required.
The closing date is the 24th February 2023.
For more information please click on this link.
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Community Foundation for Surrey
supported by Surrey County Council
Strategic Transformation Programme
With funding support from Surrey County Council to underpin the programme, the focus of this programme will be to support local voluntary and community organisations to become more resilient. It will help organisations to plan and adapt to change and be better equipped to survive and thrive through challenges and opportunities that may arise.
The programme is being managed by Community Foundation for Surrey.
What sorts of things would be considered?
- Work to carry out a feasibility study for premises move or new merger/partnership
- Strengthening an organisation’s leadership and governance, ensuring it has the right skills available to maintain and develop its work including set up of new partnerships/merger or improving strategic planning.
- Building the capacity of an organisation’s digital/IT infrastructure to help deliver services and reach the communities it serves more efficiently and effectively.
- Small capital work to adapt or refurbish existing premises for new purpose or support move to new premises
- Work to design and implement new systems to enable two organisations to work more closely together
- Analysis of potential demand for services/needs including analysis of potential partner organisations
- Reviewing structure and governance models
- Reviewing income and fundraising options or impact measurement
- Work to Improve capacity e.g. strengthen impact, effectiveness or sustainability.
- Increasing the involvement of service users/communities in the design, development and/or delivery of services.
The Programme will not consider
- Applications to support ‘business as usual’ – these can be made through our usual grant rounds, but this fund is specifically to fund ‘business change’
- Applications for core/running costs.
- Applications from individuals, political or sectarian organisations, mainstream schools and colleges, playgroups, community centres, sports clubs. Religious groups can apply but their services must be open to all and the grants cannot be used for the promotion of religion.
- CFS general Eligibility Criteria apply
What size of grants are available?
- Grants of up to £15,000 will be awarded
Who can apply?
- The Fund will support registered charities that have been in existence for at least 3 years with a demonstrably strong track record.
- We will prioritise supporting organisations whose primary function and service is supporting people and communities that face the greatest disadvantages and exclusion or have been greatest impacted by the pandemic. Organisations must be focussed on Surrey.
- Partnership bids are welcome. For partnership applications, we will expect the applicant to demonstrate what additional benefits will be delivered by working together. To be considered as a ‘partnership’, each organisation must be actively involved in the partnership and have a clear role within it. It is expected that there will be some form of partnership agreement or at least evidence of an agreement between partner organisations
- CFS general Eligibility Criteria apply
Additional support
- Successful applicants to the Strategic Transformation Fund will be offered support (where required) from skilled volunteers to assist with financial management, governance or merger discussions
How to apply
- Groups can start their application by submitting an Expression of Interest
- This will be a rolling programme with no deadlines.
Walton Charity
Walton Charity awards grants to local charities, schools and social enterprises who are tackling poverty and inequality in Elmbridge.
Priorities include:
• Tackling the root causes of child poverty
• Alleviating financial poverty
• Promoting personal health and wellbeing, particularly mental health
• Addressing isolation and loneliness for those on low incomes
• Facilitating access to affordable housing
• Improving educational attainment for disadvantaged children and young people
Of particular interest is funding projects which help improve the life chances of children and young people from low-income families across Elmbridge. Walton Charity are also keen to support local organisations who are responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
For more information please click on this link.
Walsingham Care
Walsingham Care provides financial assistance to older people of limited means in Elmbridge.
The Charity provides financial support to people over the age of 60 who are suffering from long-term ill health, disability or terminal illness.
Walsingham Care aims to improve the quality of life for retired people.
- Help with funding care equipment to allow people to remain in their own home.
- Assistance in meeting costs to allow a rest or a short break for the home carers.
- Support with the costs of nursing care at home or respite care in a nursing home.
- Regular top-up grants towards any shortfall in care fees for people in residential or nursing home care.
- Projects working to alleviate social isolation and/or loneliness.
For more information please click on this link.
Community Foundation for Surrey
Community Foundation for Surrey manages 86 donor funds.
The priority themes for 2022 are:
Young People, Wellbeing and Equity & Inclusion.
Applying starts with submitting an Expression of Interest - one form to access all donor funds.
There are no deadlines for submitting and expression of interest.
To read the eligibility criteria please click on this link.
Your Fund Surrey
The £100m Your Fund Surrey allocation is designed to help empower communities to deliver big, place-changing capital projects that local areas need, improving opportunities and quality of life for residents.
The fund criteria aligns with Surrey County Council’s 'Community Vision 2030'.
To find out more about this fund, the fund critieria and how to submit your idea please click on this link.
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Bespoke Funding Advice and Support
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Central Surrey Voluntary Action is offering free funding advice to voluntary, community and faith sector organisations working in Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.
If you would like to receive advice and support please email us at admin@csva.co.uk
The position of Funding and Sustainability Officer is sponsored jointly by Elmbridge Borough Council and Walton Charity.
If you would like to receive advice and support for your organisation within Elmbridge please contact beverly.mann@csva.co.uk.
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