BLF Reaching Communities funding is for projects that help people and communities most in need.
Eligibility
You can apply if you are:
- An unincorporated association, incorporated association, trust or company set up and registered as a charity.
- An unincorporated association set up as a voluntary and community group.
- A community interest company.
- A not-for-profit company limited by guarantee.
- A community benefit society.
- A town or parish council.
- A statutory body, including schools.
Projects must help people and communities in England. Project activities must take place in the UK.
They strongly encourage partnerships between the voluntary and community sector and the statutory sector.
What For?
Reaching Communities funding is for projects that help people and communities most in need.
All projects must address 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.
How Much?
Grants are available from £10,000, upwards and funding can last for up to 5 years. If you think you need more than £500,000 you must call them before you apply to discuss why you believe a larger project is appropriate. There is no upper limit for total project costs.
They can fund, salaries, running costs, a contribution towards core costs and equipment. They can also fund up to £100,000 for land, buildings or refurbishment capital costs.
If you need more than £100,000 for a land and/or buildings project please see the Reaching Communities buildings page at:
https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/reaching-communities-buildings-england
Deadline
Ongoing.
More Information
https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities
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Berkshire Community Foundation is seeking applications for projects working on ‘Vital Signs’ issues across the County of Berkshire.
This year’s funding will have a specific focus on supporting projects working with:
- Housing and homelessness
- Crime prevention/rehabilitation
- The environment
In addition, grants of up to £7,000 are available to groups in Slough working in projects that:
Relieve poverty
- Increase access to employment/employability skills
- Crime prevention/rehabilitation
- Applications must be submitted by 1st November 2015.
For more information and to apply for these grants please click here
Grants of £1,000 to £5,000 are also available for:
- Projects working with NEETS in Slough and Reading – ongoing deadline
- Projects benefitting those in Bracknell – ongoing deadline
- Projects benefitting those in West Berkshire, specifically volunteer led –ongoing deadline
For more information and to apply for these grants please click here
Comic Relief Local Communities Programme
Comic Relief is pleased to be working with UK Community Foundations and Community Foundations across the UK, to deliver this Local Communities programme. Berkshire Community Foundation is one of the delivery partners. The Local Communities programme will run for 18 months and during this time, grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 will be available. 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.
They are now open for applications. The closing date is Monday 9 November 2015.
(For this round only, they aim to spend at least 50% of the money available, on projects which ‘increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation).
The next round will open on 4 January 2016 and close on Monday 15 February 2016.
If you want to apply for a Local Communities Grant, in the first instance please e-mail grants@berkshirecf.org or phone 0118 930 3021 with brief information on your project.
UK Youth and Starbucks are inviting groups in England, Scotland and Wales who are working with young people not in education or employment to apply for grants of up to £1,000.
Now in its fifth year, Starbucks Youth Action aims to inspire and support 16 to 24 year olds who want to make a positive impact in their community.
Young people in England, Scotland and Wales aged between 16 and 24 years who are not in full time education or employment can apply. The funding is to be used by the young people to develop and run projects in their local community. Projects should provide a positive benefit to the local community and look to enhance the young leaders employability and leadership skills.
Two young people need to lead the project and engage a further 50 young people throughout the course of the project. The young people will need to have a youth worker/training organisation able to support them throughout the project.
To support the project, young people will be given access to a specially designed App. Once downloaded, the app will help them keep track of their milestones and achievements while supporting them with the planning and delivery of their social action project.
All workers supporting young people will receive a copy of an employability toolkit to run through employment ready sessions and the QCF Unit Leadership pack, which will provide activities and recording documents for the young person to complete to gain their QCF unit in Leadership. In addition, young people will have access to job and apprenticeship vacancies within the Starbucks Coffee Chain.
This year's Starbucks Youth Action is a rolling programme running with monthly deadlines.
The remaining deadlines are: 5 October 2015, 2 November 2015, 1 December 2015, 4 January 2016, 1 February 2016 and 7 March 2016.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome within two weeks of the deadline for the month in which they submitted their application.
An online application form and full details can be found on the Starbucks Youth Action website
Courtesy of j4bcommunity.co.uk
