Sport Relief Community Cash
Once again Berkshire Community Foundation is distributing a £70,000 Sport Relief Community Cash fund to communities in the South. Sport Relief Community Cash grants of £500–£1,000 are available to small organisations in the South that are doing great work to help local people living tough lives. If you want to apply for a Sport Relief Community Cash grant, in the first instance please email our grants team or phone 0118 930 3021 with brief information on your project.
WHO CAN APPLY?
We are particularly keen to ensure we reach groups of people who often miss out. As such we accept applications from the voluntary and community sector including:
• Constituted voluntary and community groups
• Charities
• Social enterprises
• Co-operatives
• Community interest companies
The closing date for applications to this fund is Monday 15th February 2016.
http://www.berkshirecf.org/grants/sport-relief-community-cash-2016/
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Greggs Environmental Grants
Improving People's lives by improving their environment
Greggs Foundation aims to make a difference to people in need at the heart of their local communities. It has a number of funds which aim to address the needs of disadvantaged local communities. We are delighted to announce a new programme, funded by the 5p levy on carrier bag sales in Greggs shops, that aims to improve people's lives by improving their environments.
This programme is a pilot and the outcomes will be reviewed at the end of six months to ensure the programme achieves the desired level of impact.
The programme will open for applications on 1st January and is split into two grant programmes, small grants of up to £2,500 and large grants up to £10,000. There's a set of criteria for each programme and an online form to express your interest.
For more information, please follow the links below:
Small grants up to £2,500
Large grants up to £10,000
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The Kelly Family Charitable Trust
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust is interested in funding charities whose activities involve the whole family in initiatives that seek to tackle problems that face one or more of its members, and whose aims include the strengthening of family bonds by helping all elements of the family unit to grow together and support each other.
Grants are awarded twice a year to charities whose aims fall within the criteria of the Trust. Grants will generally be in the range of £1000 - £5000, but Trustees will consider requests for higher amounts.
Applications must be submitted by 1st March and 1st September to be considered at the subsequent meeting. The Trustees will ask for more detail for those applications that pass the initial screening and may visit the projects they wish to support.
Applications should be made on the Kelly Family Charitable Trust’s official application form, which can be found on the How To Apply page.
http://www.kfct.org.uk/apply.html
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Heritage Lottery Fund - First World War: then and now
Grants from £3,000 to £10,000
Explore the heritage of the First World War with grants of £3,000–£10,000. This programme has a short application form, and is suitable for everyone, including first-time applicants.
The First World War affected millions across the globe and shaped the world we live in. The Centenary is a chance to understand the war better, uncover its stories and explore what it means to us today.
Everyone should have the chance to discover more about the war and mark the Centenary. That’s why we are providing this special grant programme for community projects. You can apply at any time up to 2019.
https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/first-world-war-then-and-now
Information courtesy of Slough CVS
