CCB Funding News - March 2017
Community radio fund
The first round of the Community Radio Fund in 2017-18 is open for applications from 12 April until 5pm on Wednesday 10 May 2017. The awarding Panel will meet in June 2017 to consider the applications. The Fund has been established to give grants to help fund the core costs of running Ofcom licensed community radio stations.
There is no limit to how much can be applied for. However, applicants should also take account of the Panel’s statements on previous rounds.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/radio-broadcasters/community-radio-fund
Groundwork/Tesco 'Bags for Help'
Applications from projects that improve the physical environment and / or the use and long term sustainability of outdoor spaces are invited to take part in monthly in-store votes to determine the donation they shall receive. The prizes are
• 1st Prize – up to£5,000
• 2nd Prize – up to £2,000
• 3rd prize – up to £1,000
There are no longer deadlines; applications will be accepted at any time. For more information please click here.
WHSmith Trust Community Grants
The WHSmith Trust is an independent registered charity (registered charity no: 1013782) that aims to support good causes in the local communities where WHSmith operates, and also to promote literacy and a love of reading. Each year the Trust supports employees by matching their fundraising and volunteering for charities and schools. The Trust also makes donations to hundreds of schools across the UK and funds large scale literacy projects through its long-standing partnership with the National Literacy Trust.
With the introduction of the new WHSmith Community Grants, the WHSmith Trust is now offering grants of up to £500 to voluntary organisations and schools from the proceeds of the compulsory carrier bag levies across the UK. Grants are awarded every six months to charities, schools and community groups of any size, provided they support the community in the UK.
Trust for distribution as Community Grants.
Who can apply for a grant?
The following community groups may apply for WHSmith Community Grants:
1. Registered or Exempt Charities
2. Voluntary/Community Groups (constituted)
3. Schools and pre-schools
There are two annual application rounds – 1st October to 31st March, and 1st April to 30th September – and at the end of each six month period grant applications will be reviewed and grants issued.
The Weavers' Company Benevolent Fund
The Weavers' Company Benevolent Fund was set up in 1973 with funds from The Worshipful Company of Weavers, which is the oldest City of London Livery Company and has a history dating back before 1130 AD.
The Benevolent Fund is the Charity through which the Company directs its main charitable giving and the Charitable Grants Committee apply the income to support work in the following areas of interest.
• Young Offenders
• Prisoners and Ex-prisoners
• Young disadvantaged people, especially those at risk of criminal involvement
We are especially interested in helping smaller organisations which offer direct services. Organisations must normally be registered charities or in the process of applying for registration. The Company will consider funding up to £15,000 per annum and will normally award a grant for one year only. To make sure grants of this size have an impact, we will not normally fund large organisations.
Application deadlines
• 31 March (shortlisted applications will be considered at the June meeting)
• 31 July (shortlisted applications will be considered at the November meeting)
• 30 November (shortlisted applications will be considered at the February meeting the following year)
The Feminist Review Trust
The Feminist Review Trust gives grants to projects in the UK and internationally that support women
In 2017 and 2018 we will particularly welcome applications from non-OECD countries in the following areas:
• Lesbian and transgender rights
• Violence against women and girls
• Disabled women and girls
The submission and decision deadlines are as follows:
January 31st submission deadline for March 31st decision (Round 1 – 2017)
April 30th submission deadline for July 31st decision (Round 2 – 2017)
September 30th submission deadline for November 30th decision (Round 3 – 2017)
Opportunity Fund
Our Opportunity Fund aims to get people from economically disadvantaged communities to volunteer.
We want to invest in projects that benefit people facing disadvantage as a result of the community they live in – and that allow them to make a positive contribution to those communities. These could range from inner-city areas with high levels of crime and social exclusion to remote rural areas with few services.
We want to create opportunities that get people helping others from an early age. Many of those who take part in social action regularly started when they were as young as 10.
Sport attracts many young people and can provide a springboard to social action. Just over half of young people prefer sport to any other volunteering pastimes.
We’re keen to test bold new approaches with our Potentials Fund to get young people involved in social action that includes sport and physical activity – especially those who might not have been involved in sport before.
Find out more about both of our new funds in our volunteering investment guide.
Applying to either our Opportunity or Potentials funds involves a competitive two-stage selection process.
The first stage will be an expression of interest, where you can tell us about your organisation, your understanding of the audience you want to work with and your initial project idea.
Expression of Interest closes 24 April 2017 (12 noon)
Local Covenant Grants
Grants up to £20,000 for Community Integration and Local Delivery of Services
The Armed Forces Covenant sets out the relationship between the nation, the government and the armed forces. Applicants are expected to have experience and a track record of working with the Armed Forces Community, as well as a real understanding of the issues facing the Armed Forces Community. This is not a general fund for organisations to support their core activities simply by adding members of the armed forces community to their beneficiary group in order to apply for funding.
Under this priority we will fund projects that respond to the local needs of the Armed Forces Community and improve recognition of the Armed Forces Covenant, and that:
• help integrate Armed Forces and civilian communities across the UK,
and/or
• deliver valuable local services to the armed forces community.
The main purpose of your application should fall into one of these categories:
• Health and wellbeing
• Education and employability
• Events and commemorations
• Delivery of services
There are no deadlines and so you are welcome to submit your application at any time during 2017. We will be making decisions four times in every 12 month period so no one should have to wait more than 20 weeks for a decision – and in most cases it will be far sooner.
Applications submitted by 2 April will be decided before the end of May.
Youth Music's grants programme
Youth Music’s grants programme provides funding for music-making projects in England. Their work is focused on supporting children and young people who face barriers to music-making as a result of the circumstances they are in. Two separate funds are available:
Fund A offers small grants for high quality music-making projects and involves a simple application process.
Round 9: Friday 7 April 2017
Fund B offers medium-sized grants for larger programmes of work.
Round 6 Stage 1: Friday 12 May 2017
Greggs Foundation Launches Round 2 of its Environmental Grants Fund
The Greggs Foundation is currently accepting applications from not-for-profit organisations and schools in Great Britain that are seeking funding for an environmental project.
The Greggs Foundation uses the money raised from the 5p levy on carrier bag sales in Greggs shops to provide grants to small not-for-profit organisations and schools in Great Britain for projects that make a difference to local areas.
The grants of up to £2,000 are aimed at projects which make a difference to local areas across Great Britain, with preference given to projects which include one of more of the following:
Improves the local environment.
Insures involvement of local communities.
Delivers a sustainable and measurable difference.
Supports people in need.
Grants can cover the purchase of equipment, sessional salary costs, purchase of trees/plants, small capital projects and learning activities.
Greggs Foundation Launches Round 2 of its Local Community Projects Fund
The Greggs Foundation is currently accepting applications from not-for-profit organisations across Great Britain.
The Greggs Foundation uses the money raised from the 5p levy on carrier bag sales in Greggs shops to provide grants to small not-for-profit organisations in Great Britain for projects that make a difference to local areas. Although any size organisation can apply, the Foundation is more likely to fund those with an income of £300,000 or less.
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for projects and providing equipment for people in need at the heart of local communities.
Eligible organisations should be working with those who are:
- Disabled or suffering chronic illness.
- Living in poverty.
- Voluntary carers.
- Homeless.
- Isolated older people.
- In significant, demonstrable need.
For further information please click here
Kellogg’s Online Training and Grant Package
Kellogg’s has teamed up with Forever Manchester, a UK Charity, and Northumbria University to provide FREE online training to help you run a successful breakfast club. The training includes information on effective planning and accessing funding opportunities so you can create a sustainable breakfast club that is around for the long term.
You can apply for this training up until 31st May 2017. Once your application form has been received, your contact details will be passed to Northumbria University who will contact you with the joining instructions for the training.
Breakfast clubs who have successfully completed the training will be eligible to be assessed for further support from Kellogg’s, in the form of a sustainability grant to the value of £1,000.
Please read the following before beginning your application:
• Your breakfast club must be already set up (established for at least 6 months or more) and based in a school or community organisation in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
• If you have previously received an award through the Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Network Sustainability Package, you will not be eligible to apply again.
• A limited number of sustainability grants are available so priority will be given to:
> schools that have 35% and above of children eligible for free school meals and/or in receipt of the pupil premium
> community based breakfast clubs that can evidence how their children are disadvantaged
https://www.tfaforms.com/445397
The Edge Fund
The Edge Fund will be giving £40,000 to about 30 grass-roots groups, campaigning against the systems that cause injustice. The deadline for applications is 11.30pm on the 17th April. You will find out if you are short-listed toward the end of June, and grants will be made in mid-July.
We support work run by and for communities facing discrimination and injustice. We fund work carried out by individuals and grass-roots groups in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England that find it difficult to get funding elsewhere. We do not fund traditional charity work, instead we support activity that challenges abuses of power and aims to change society by bringing an end to the systems that cause injustice. While applicants may be working on short term reforms, we are looking for applicants that ultimately aim to end or replace unjust systems with a just alternative.
https://edgefund.org.uk/
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Masonic Charitable Foundation look beyond Freemasonry, making significant financial grants to charities to help people live happy, fulfilling lives and participate actively in society.
Issues they support are:
• financial hardship
• health and disability
• education and employability
• social exclusion and disadvantage
Small Grants
Between £500 – £5,000 can be awarded to smaller charities with an annual income that does not exceed approximately £500,000. Small Grants can be used for core expenditure such as general running or overhead costs of the charity.
Large Grants
Over £5,000 can include funding salary costs, specific project costs and refurbishment costs. These are available only to charities with an income above £500,000.
https://mcf.org.uk/community/
Kellogg’s Online Training and Grant Package
Kellogg’s has teamed up with Forever Manchester, a UK Charity, and Northumbria University to provide FREE online training to help you run a successful breakfast club. The training includes information on effective planning and accessing funding opportunities so you can create a sustainable breakfast club that is around for the long term.
You can apply for this training up until 31st May 2017. Once your application form has been received, your contact details will be passed to Northumbria University who will contact you with the joining instructions for the training.
Breakfast clubs who have successfully completed the training will be eligible to be assessed for further support from Kellogg’s, in the form of a sustainability grant to the value of £1,000.
Please read the following before beginning your application:
• Your breakfast club must be already set up (established for at least 6 months or more) and based in a school or community organisation in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
• If you have previously received an award through the Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Network Sustainability Package, you will not be eligible to apply again.
• A limited number of sustainability grants are available so priority will be given to:
> schools that have 35% and above of children eligible for free school meals and/or in receipt of the pupil premium
> community based breakfast clubs that can evidence how their children are disadvantaged
https://www.tfaforms.com/445397
The Edge Fund
The Edge Fund will be giving £40,000 to about 30 grass-roots groups, campaigning against the systems that cause injustice. The deadline for applications is 11.30pm on the 17th April. You will find out if you are short-listed toward the end of June, and grants will be made in mid-July.
We support work run by and for communities facing discrimination and injustice. We fund work carried out by individuals and grass-roots groups in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England that find it difficult to get funding elsewhere. We do not fund traditional charity work, instead we support activity that challenges abuses of power and aims to change society by bringing an end to the systems that cause injustice. While applicants may be working on short term reforms, we are looking for applicants that ultimately aim to end or replace unjust systems with a just alternative.
https://edgefund.org.uk/
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Masonic Charitable Foundation look beyond Freemasonry, making significant financial grants to charities to help people live happy, fulfilling lives and participate actively in society.
Issues they support are:
• financial hardship
• health and disability
• education and employability
• social exclusion and disadvantage
Small Grants
Between £500 – £5,000 can be awarded to smaller charities with an annual income that does not exceed approximately £500,000. Small Grants can be used for core expenditure such as general running or overhead costs of the charity.
Large Grants
Over £5,000 can include funding salary costs, specific project costs and refurbishment costs. These are available only to charities with an income above £500,000.
https://mcf.org.uk/community/
Information courtesy of Slough CVS, ACRE Network, J4bcommunity
