O2 Think Big scheme
We offer rounds of funding for 15-24 year olds to help bring ideas to life, using tech for social good and encouraging innovation.
We are currently offering up to £500 for ideas around mental health, that help the people around you develop a healthy mind. Whether it's a workshop, an event or an online platform, we're open to ideas and we want to hear from you. Find out more and apply here.
http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/start-a-project/project-application
The Environment Now
The Environment Now programme is funded by O2 and the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund, and is part of the Our Bright Future programme. It is managed by the National Youth Agency.
Are you passionate about the environment and making a positive impact?
Can you see digital technology making a better future?
Have you got the entrepreneurial drive and innovation to make a difference?
If your answer is YES, and you’re aged 17-24 then you can apply for up to £10,000 and take The Environment Now challenge.
In return, we will offer you mentoring, work experience and insight days with industry professionals to help you bring your idea to life.
http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/the-environment-now
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is a tennis charity raising funds for people with disabilities. Formed in 1997 and named after the late Dan Maskell “The Voice of Wimbledon”
Tennis is great fun for all, whether playing socially with friends or at an elite level. It truly is a sport that can be enjoyed regardless of age or ability. What is exciting and of particular interest to us, is that tennis is also highly accessible to disabled people.
At the Trust we specialise in creating opportunities and supporting disabled people who want to play tennis. Over the years we have helped hundreds of individuals, clubs and groups to access and provide tennis for disabled people. We do this by:
• Providing specialist wheelchairs for individuals, clubs, special schools and centres running disability programmes
• Providing equipment/coaching kit-bags for coaches, clubs, special schools, disability groups and associations
• Grant-aiding disability groups, associations, programmes and individuals with a disability with financial aid towards certain tennis expenses
• Supporting disabled tennis players and appropriate programmes
Dates of Trustee meetings and deadlines for applications in 2017 are:-
31st July (closing date for applications 30th June)
2nd October (closing date for applications 1st September)
http://www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant.html
Rosa’s Woman to WomanThe second round of Rosa’s Woman to Woman fund is now open. With grants of up to £25,000, no fewer than 100 local grassroots women’s organisations across the UK will be supported using funds from the ‘Tampon Tax.’ Grants are available for groups with an income of under £100,000 per year, to support a wide range of charitable work that benefits women: from building confidence and leadership skills, tackling harassment and violence, to training in financial literacy and increasing engagement in decision-making – and much more besides. Rosa is particularly interested in funding work that increases impact and sustainability. Therefore grants can pay for core costs such as staff salaries, office rent and staff training; as well as project costs such as drop-in support services, mobilising volunteers and outreach. Rosa especially wants to support groups that work with disadvantaged communities or in disadvantaged areas. The deadline for stage 1 applications is Thursday 6th July at 5pm and no applications will be accepted after this date. http://www.rosauk.org/resources/blog/woman-to-woman/
M&S Energy Community Energy Fund
The M&S Energy Community Energy Fund is back and ready to deliver £300,000 to support community projects across the UK in £12,000 chunks to switch on bright ideas for renewable energy initiatives and technologies.Applications are open now until 23rd June and there's plenty of help on how to pull together the best possible application before submitting online at www.mandsenergyfund.com.
Royal British Legion's External Grants programme
The Royal British Legion's External Grants programme is open to applications from organisations running, or planning, charitable activities in support of the Armed Forces community.Applications for projects supporting the following outcome themes will be prioritised:• Employment and training• Family support• Homelessness and outreach• Supporting the elderlyPlease note that the Legion is not inviting applications for multi-year funding at this time. Applications will only be considered for 'one off' payments. Continuation funding may be applied for in following years.The typical grant award is not likely to exceed £50,000 – smaller applications are encouraged.
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-support/external-grants/
Near Neighbours Small Grants
The Near Neighbours programme offers small grants between £250 and £5,000, as seed funding for local groups and organisations who are working to bring together neighbours, to develop relationships across diverse faiths and ethnicities in order to improve their communities.
Grants have offered funding to a broad range of work; environmental, social, cultural, artistic, and sporting, that furthers the programme’s aims of encouraging social interaction and social action.
Our grants include the following criteria. Projects should: • Bring together peoples of two or more different faiths and/or ethnicities, to build friendships and develop relationships of trust.• Work locally. We want to see people who are living very locally (i.e. in the same street, estate or neighbourhood) come together.• Work sustainably. We want to see long term and natural relationships grow, that will last beyond the period of funding.• Work to improve the community. We want to see people working to make their communities a better place to live.• Involve diverse people in planning and implementation. People from more than one faith group and/or ethnicity are involved in planning and implementing the proposal.The deadline for applications is Friday 17 November 2017.
https://www.cuf.org.uk/near-neighbours-small-grants
Community Education Fund - West Berkshire
The Community Learning team at West Berkshire Council is inviting bids for Round 31 of the Community Education Fund for projects to be delivered from 1st August 2017 - 31st July 2018. This fund is focused on widening participation in Adult Education and developing opportunities for adults (19+) and families in West Berkshire.
Funding is available for projects working with priority groups, which support adults to:
• gain new skills
• improve their health and wellbeing
• re-connect with learning
• gain employment
• support their children’s learning and development.
• achieve qualifications and progress into employment.
In addition funding is available to support young unemployed adults aged between 16-24 years to access employment.
For more details please read the attached flyer and see further details on our website.
To apply, read the guidance notes and complete the CEF 31 bid please click here and email this to aclteam@westberks.gov.uk by 5pm Friday 30th June 2017.
Contact the Community Learning team, if you wish to discuss your project or the application process. Tel: 01635 519060 or email aclteam@westberks.gov.uk
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Our Community Support grants for charities help people experiencing poverty and disadvantage, sickness and disability or barriers to education and employment.
The charities we support make a significant and lasting difference to thousands of people in need and further those causes about which Freemasons and their families are most concerned.
The grants listed below are only available to charities that are registered with the Charity Commission.
The charity and/or project must also be located in England and/or Wales.
Charities which deliver community support or research can apply for either a Large Grant (over £5,000) or a Small Grant (under £5,000).
Large Grants
For Large Grants (over £5,000) charities must first complete an Enquiry Form for review before a formal Large Grant Application Form is sent to selected applicants by email.
• We encourage charities that have an annual income under £500,000 to apply for a Small Grant of £5,000 or less. We will, however, consider requests for grants of over £5,000 if the charity can demonstrate it will be used for an innovative project or service.
• Charities with an income of over £500,000 can apply for a Large Grant or Small Grant.
Further details about eligibility can be found in our Charity Grants Guidelines.
Small Grants
Between £500 and £5,000 can be awarded to charities for core expenditure such as general running or overhead costs of the charity.
To check if your charity is able to apply and begin the application process, please click here to answer some eligibility questions.
Heart Research UK and SUBWAY® Healthy Heart Grant
The Healthy Heart Grant is only available for projects that actively promote heart health or reduce the risk of heart disease through innovative approaches. HRUK is unlikely to fund existing Cardiac Rehabilitation programmes, however, if a Cardiac rehab group submits an application for a new innovative project to promote heart health for people affected by heart disease and their families, this would be considered using the same selection and awarding criteria.
The grant programme rolls out on a regional basis throughout the year.
The Carlton region opened on 19 June
Deadline: 18 Aug
Awards date: 6 Sept
https://heartresearch.org.uk/community-grants/heart-research-uk-and-subway%C2%AE-healthy-heart-grant
