ICO grants programme
The ICO grants programme invites organisations to bid for funding to support independent research into privacy and data protection issues and develop privacy enhancing solutions.A number of awards will be made each year of between £20,000 and £100,000.
They have set 5 strategic goals in our Information Rights Strategic Plan:
• increase the public’s trust and confidence in how data is used and made available;
• improve standards of information rights practice through clear, inspiring and targeted engagement and influence;
• maintain and develop influence within the global information rights regulatory community;
• stay relevant, provide excellent public service and keep abreast of evolving technology; and
• enforce the laws we help shape and oversee.
The deadline for applications is 5pm 28 July 2017.
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/what-we-do/grants-programme/
Eaga Charitable Trust
Eaga Charitable Trust has opened its grant round for 2017. The Trust provides financial support for work that contributes to understanding and addressing the causes and effects of fuel poverty. We aim to promote a sound evidence base to underpin decision-making in relation to improving the public’s health and wellbeing and combatting fuel poverty. This year our focus is on health, wellbeing and social cohesion, including the behavioural aspects of measures to improve energy efficiency and increase access to low-carbon technologies.Further details of the 2017 grant programme and grant priority areas can be found here.
The deadline for the submission of grant applications is Friday 28 July 2017 and decisions on grant applications will be made in early September.
https://www.eagacharitabletrust.org/2017-grant-round-now-open/
Engaging Libraries
Engaging Libraries is looking for public libraries across the UK and Ireland that want to pilot creative and imaginative public engagement projects on health and wellbeing. Public libraries have a key role in delivering on health and wellbeing as outlined in national library strategies across the UK and Ireland and the Society of Chief Librarians’ Universal Health Offer. The programme is a partnership between the Wellcome Trust and Carnegie UK Trust and is the outcome of joint work between the Wellcome Trust and the Society of Chief Librarians.Engaging Libraries offers:
• £5,000 – £15,000 to deliver a public engagement project on a health or wellbeing theme. While most applications are expected to fall within this bracket, there is an opportunity to request up to £25,000 for more ambitious projects
• A package of support from library and public engagement experts
• Kick-starter day with the opportunity to share project ideas, get advice about public engagement and support to think about your evaluation. There will also be the chance to meet other projects.
• An external evaluation to ensure learning and experience can be shared more widely.
We are aiming to support between 8 – 10 libraries and activities must be completed between October 2017 and October 2018.
https://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/project/engaging-libraries/
Heart Reseach UK & SUBWAY Healthy Heart Grants
Grants of £1,000 - £10,000 are available to not for profit organisations with a new project to promote heart health and reduce heart disease in specific groups or communities. Applications for this region are welcomed from Mon 10th July to Fri 1st September. For more information please click here.
Social Entrepreneurs Programme
Support, training and funding is available for community or social enterprise projects. The programme aims to help projects for a year through:
A Learning programme run by the School of Social Entrepreneurs. Grants of up to £10,000.
Mentoring. A network of other social and environmental projects. Projects are invited at all stages of development, from an idea to being ready to expand. Registration to be involved in the 2018 scheme is now open. For more information please click here.
Arts Council England Catalyst Small Grants
Grants of £10,000 - £30,000 are available to not-for-profit, arts and culture organisations, museums and libraries to increase their fundraising capacity so that they attract more private giving. Applicants will have received Arts Council England funding within the last two years and have an annual income of £100,000 - £750,000. Applications are
welcomed from Thurs 13th July to Thurs 10th August. Please click here for more information.
Skipton Building Society's Grassroots Giving
Grants of £500 are available to small community groups (with an annual turnover of less than £10,000) that enhance the lives of people in their local community and have a lasting impact. The winning 164 applications will be chosen by a public vote after being shortlisted. The deadline for applications is Mon 31st July. For more information please click here.
Information provided by Slough CVS and Norfolk Community Action
