People’s Postcode Lottery Dream Fund
Applications are
welcomed from projects that meet at least one of the Postcode Dream Trust’s six
charitable purposes:
- Community
development
- Environmental
protection
- Health
- Human
rights
- Participation
in sports
- Prevention
of poverty
There will be two
awards; one of £1million and two of £500,000 to give groups an opportunity to
deliver their dream project. For more information please click here.
Youth Music Grants
Youth Music grants
fund developmental music-making projects for children and young people up to
the age of 25 as well as projects that support the development of the
workforce, organisations and the wider sector. The fund is made up of
three separate streams:
- Fund
A – Up to £30,000 for high quality music making
projects. Deadline for applications is Thurs 22nd October
- Fund B – Between £30,000 - £100,000 for larger programmes of work. Deadline for applications is Thurs 5th November.
For more
information please click here.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund
The Prince’s
Countryside Fund supports the sustainability and protection of farms and rural
communities. Applications for up to £50,000 are invited from not for
profit organisations focusing on at least one of the following:
- Thriving
Rural Communities –providing solutions to deliver assets and services that
keep rural communities together
- Rural
Livelihoods –focus on developing stronger, sustainable farm and rural
enterprises
- Farmers
of the Future – improving skills and increasing opportunities for rural
careers, particularly in farming
The deadline for
applications is Thurs 8th October. For more information please click here.
Heritage Enterprise Grants
The Heritage
Lottery Fund “Heritage Enterprise Grants” funds the restoration of historic
buildings carried out by not for profit organisations in partnership with
private organisations. There are two levels of funding:
- Grants
of between £100,000 - £2million – decisions are made every three months
- Grants
of between £2million - £5million – the next deadline is Thurs 8th October
For more
information or to apply, please click here.
The SITA Trust
The SITA Trust
offer grants to not-for-profit organisations including charities, local
authorities and councils, to improve community leisure facilities and historic
buildings and structures. All projects must be in a SITA Trust funding
zone. (To check if your project is in an eligible locations please click here)
There are two funds available:
- Primary
Fund – Grants of up to £50,000 for improvement
projects that have an overall cost of no more than £250,000. The
deadline for applications is Mon 12th October.
- Smaller
Projects Fund – Grants of up to £20,000 for
projects whose overall costs of no more than £40,000. The deadline
for applications is Mon 12th October.
For more
information or to apply please click here.
Charity Bank
Charity Bank offer
loans of between £50,000 - £2.5million to charities, social enterprises and
organisations with a charitable purpose, or up to £3.5million to housing
associations. Examples of how a loan can be used are:
- To
buy property, community assets and development sites and develop them for
community use
- To
fund new projects or the expansion of existing ones
- To
provide bridge finances in the time it takes for a grant or other funding
to arrive
- To
fund day to day operations
This funding news is courtesy of Community Action Norfolk
