Veolia Environmental Trust
Grants of up to £75,000 are available to constituted not for profit organisations within five miles of a Veolia site. (To check, please click here.). Eligible projects should fit under one of the following:
• Community Buildings and Room – including community spaces, village halls and spaces within religious buildings.
• Outdoor Spaces – including parks and nature reserves, community garden and footpaths, bridle ways and cycle paths.
• Play and Recreation – including play areas, pavilions, changing facilities and skate parks
• Supporting biodiversity – including the species related element of a BAP (national or local), the habitat related element of a BAP or HAP (national or local), and reintroduction programmes to a specific habitat
Initial enquiries can be made at any time but the deadline for applications is midday on:
• Fri 27th May
• Fri 26th August
For more information or to apply please click here.
Fields In Trust County Fund
£3,000 is available for projects or equipment on Queen Elizabeth II Fields in England. Applications are welcomed, and the fund will close once all the money allocated has been awarded. For more information or to apply please click here.
Greggs Foundation Environment Grants
Funding is available for schools and not for profit organisations that make a difference to local areas, with preference being given to project that benefit people who are disadvantaged. Projects will benefit the local environment. There are two streams of funding available:
• Small grants – up to £2,500
• Large grants – between £2,500 - £10,000
There are three deadlines this year:
• Fri 1st July -decisions at end of August
• Fri 30th September – decisions at end of November
For more information or to apply please click here.
Football Foundation’s Grow the Game
Not for profit organisations can apply for Grow the Game grants for projects that increase participation in football. Grants of up to £1,500 per team created are available for two to three years, with grants reducing in the second or third year of the project. The following types of team are eligible for grants:
• Male teams from aged under 14 and above
• Female teams
• Disability teams
The deadline for applications is Thurs 10th March. For more information please click here.
Armed Forces Day
The Ministry of Defence are offering grants of up to £10,000 to cover up to 50% of project costs that celebrate Armed Forces Day. Individuals, ex-service organisations, schools and other organisations are eligible to apply. Armed Forces Day takes place on Sat 25th June. The deadline for applications is Fri 25th March. For more information or to apply please click here.
Heart Research UK-Health Heart Grants - Deadline 30th March 2016
Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities across the UK. Please click here for further details.
BBC Children In Need - Deadline 15 May 2016
Grants for not-for-profit organisations that are working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and younger living in the UK. For further information please click here.
Hilden Charitable Trust Summer Playscheme Fund - 20 May 2016
Grants are available to voluntary and community groups in the UK to help run summer play schemes for the benefit of disadvantaged children. For further details please click here.
Energy Action Fund
Local community centres that need to improve their energy efficiency and schools or charities looking to add a spark to the area through energy education, can all apply for funding.
Applications for the E.ON Energy Action Fund can be submitted for a range of energy related improvements and activities, from appliances and insulation to educational events. Priority will be given to projects focused on reducing energy use and renewable energy.
Successful projects will receive anything from £50 up to £2,000 from E.ON to power their plans for a more efficient future. The E.ON Energy Action Fund is currently open for applications until Friday 8th April 2016.
https://www.eonenergy.com/About-eon/Community/energy-action-fund
Bring Joy Foundation
The Bring Joy Foundation will make donations to not-for-profit groups, organisations and charities that can demonstrate their commitment to creating activities designed to improve the lives of the elderly.
What we fund
Events, activities or pastimes that bring the joy and fun back into ageing. This is open to groups or organisations across the UK that work with the elderly.
You must also be able to prove that you are a not-for-profit organisation.
What you need to do to apply
Letters of Enquiry
You need to send us a Letter of Enquiry which must be submitted by post. We will send an email confirmation to acknowledge receipt of your Letter of Enquiry. Letters of Enquiry require approval by the Bring Joy Foundation Trustees. Please review the Letter of Enquiry Guidelines and the information on our procedures below.
Donation amounts
The Bring Joy Foundation will make donations in amounts ranging from £100 to £5,000. Donation requests of more than £5,000 will be considered in special circumstances.
http://www.bringjoyfoundation.org/
Reaching Communities England – Big Lottery Fund
Reaching Communities funding is for projects that help people and communities most in need. Grants are available from £10,000, upwards and funding can last for up to 5 years. If you think you need more than £500,000 you must call Big Lottery before applying to discuss why you believe a larger project is appropriate. There is no upper limit for total project costs. Reaching Communities can fund salaries, running costs, a contribution towards core costs and equipment. Reaching Communities can also fund up to £100,000 for land, buildings or refurbishment capital costs.
All projects must address one or more of the following outcomes:
People have better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills,
Stronger communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems,
Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy,
Healthier and more active people and communities
There is a two stage application process. After submitting a Reaching Communities Stage One application form, applicants will be told within 6 weeks whether the project is one that might be considered for funding. If successful, the applicant will be sent a Stage Two application form. Applicants will usually have four months to complete this.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/reaching-communities-england
Reaching Communities Buildings – Big Lottery Fund
The buildings strand of Reaching Communities provides funding for land and buildings projects costing more than £100,000. It can also provide revenue funding to help to get the building running and deliver project activities (for revenue funding or funding for a land and buildings project of less than £100,000, see Reaching Communities England).
Funding is available for building grants up to 2015 and there are currently no deadlines for applications. However, the programme is regularly reviewed and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as they are ready. To ensure that this funding makes the biggest difference to those most in need, it is targeted at buildings or sites based in the most deprived ‘Lower Super Output Areas’ in England.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/reaching-communities-buildings-england
Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund – Football Foundation
The Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund provides grants for building or refurbishing grassroots facilities, such as changing pavilions and playing surfaces for community benefit, with money provided by the Premier League, The FA and the Government (via Sport England) and delivered by the Foundation. The Fund is available to football clubs, schools, councils and local sports associations and gives grants for projects that:
Improve facilities for football and other sport in local communities.
Sustain or increase participation amongst children and adults, regardless of background age, or ability.
Help children and adults to develop their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular participation in sport.
Grants are available for between £10,000 and £500,000.
http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/funding-schemes/premier-league-the-facilities-fund/
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
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People’s Trust for Endangered Species Conservation Insight Grants
Grants of £3,000 - £10,000 per year are available for projects that focus on preserving an endangered species for up to two years. Successful projects will aim to achieve one of the following:
• Find scientific evidence that will enable the conservation of a species
• Answer a key conservation question enabling others to carry out critical conservation action
• Implement local action resulting in significant positive impact for an endangered species
The deadline for applications is Fri 12th February. For more information please click here.
The Kusuma Trust UK
The Kusuma Trust UK supports projects that increase children and young people's access to education and life opportunities, particularly those that are disadvantaged. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to registered charities. The deadline for applications is Fri 12th February. For more information please click here.
Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation
Grants of £5,000 - £15,000 per year for up to three years are available to registered charities with projects addressing either:
• Peace and security
• Environmental sustainability
It is anticipated that successful charities would have annual incomes of £10,000 - £300,000. The deadline for applications is Mon 15th February. For more information please click here.
Small Charities Fundraising Support
The Government are providing support for charities with an annual income of less than £1million to support their work by generating income. The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI), Small Charities Coalition and GlobalGiving UK are providing the training which will cover:
• How to develop a fundraising strategy
• Fundraising from trusts and foundations
• How to develop corporate relationships
• Crowdfunding
These can be accessed through the following:
• Training courses, workshops and one-to-one clinics are provided by FSI, for more information please click here
• To be matched with a fundraiser, or to become involved in the Small Charities Coalition’s volunteer mentoring service, please click here
• For information about GlobalGiving UK crowdfunding workshops and webinars please click here.
Article courtesy of Norfolk Community Action
Swimathon Foundation Community Grants Scheme
The Swimathon Foundation Community Grants Scheme offers funding to groups and individuals who provide and promote swimming in their local community. The Foundation is passionate about encouraging people to get involved with swimming, which it hopes to encourage even further with its Community Grants.
Grants vary from £300 to £2,500 and will only be awarded to organisations supported by pools that are participating in Swimathon. The grants are administered by British Swimming and the Swimming Trust and are awarded on an annual basis.
Applications are invited for funding for an innovative and sustainable project which will help more people participate in and enjoy swimming and to make swimming more accessible. Applicants must demonstrate in their application how the funding will allow them to:
• Introduce people to swimming who would otherwise not swim
• Increase the frequency that existing swimmers go to the pool
• Improve the swimming experience for new or existing swimmers
Closing date: Friday 4 March
http://www.swimathonfoundation.org/apply/
The Idlewild Trust
The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and crafts, the advancement of education within the arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the UK.
• Education
• Museums and Galleries
• Performing Arts
• Preservation and Conservation
Closing date: 11 February 2016 for a Trustees’ meeting in May 2016
http://www.idlewildtrust.org.uk/how-to-apply.htm
Lloyds Bank Foundation Re-opens for Initial Applications
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is currently accepting initial applications to its Invest and Enable grants programmes.
The Foundation has recently moved from a rolling grants programme to a grant rounds approach and is currently open for Round 2 with a deadline of 4 March 2016.
The Foundation provides funding to charities and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) in England and Wales through the following two programmes:
• Invest - a flexible, long-term core funding programme for charities delivering clear, targeted outcomes for disadvantaged people. These grants are from £10,000 up to a maximum of £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period - up to six years in total.
• Enable - a smaller and shorter grants programme for charities that have identified clear development needs. This funding aims to help the organisations deliver their mission more effectively. These grants are up to a total £15,000 over two years.
http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/
Article courtesy of SCVS
This grant fund is open to community groups, both formal and ad hoc, within the United Kingdom. Please ensure that children under the age of 16 are included in the planting project.
They will fund up to 4 fruit trees (but no more than that) on semi-vigorous, vigorous and very vigorous rootstocks. If you wish to plant more than 4 fruit trees, please apply to the Orchard Windfalls Fund.
Community Trees Fund 2016 Eligibility Criteria:
- Applications must be on behalf of a community group which must be a charity / not for profit organisation;
- Children under the age of 16 must be ACTIVELY involved in the planting process;
- Planting must take place on publicly accessible land, usually in public or charity ownership;
- The community group must be able to raise 25% of planting costs;
- Hedge plants and willow are not eligible for funding;
- This programme will only fund up to 4 fruit trees on semi-vigorous, vigorous and very vigorous rootstocks;
- Planting must take place during National Tree Week (or as soon as possible afterwards);
- Applications in respect of work already carried out are not eligible.
If your project meets all the criteria listed, you are eligible to apply for a grant.
The deadline for applications is the 31st of March 2016.
http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/Grants/Community-Trees
Article courtesy of SCVS
Postcode Community Trust was established in 2014 to support marginalised groups in obtaining the skills & resources to effect change in their own communities – awarding £2 million of funding in 2015.
Postcode Community Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from players of People's Postcode Lottery.
In 2016, the Trust will invite applications that help communities to overcome barriers to participation in creative and sustainable ways, and increase social cohesion through developing access to community facilities and activities.
Registered charities in England, Scotland & Wales can apply from £500 - £20,000 (£10,000 in Wales) for projects meeting the above remit, whilst other organisations may apply for up to £2,000
The form will be open at the following times in 2016:
• Tue 5th Jan – Fri 29th Jan 2016
• Sun 1st May – Tuesday 31st May 2016
http://www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk/
Grow Wild are looking for young people, aged 12 to 25, to enter their exciting new Get Creative competition or to apply for our Transform a Space awards.
Have you got a brilliant idea to communicate the importance of native wild flowers and wild spaces in a creative way? Apply now for our Get Creative award. Or do you want to work with others to help transform a local space with native plants and wild flowers? Apply now for our Transform a Space award.
A panel of young people will be judging all entries from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
They are looking for imaginative ideas that raise awareness about the importance of UK native wild flowers and plants using visual art or music, poetry and dance. Winning applicants will receive £500 to produce their creative artwork or to record their audio performance, plus the chance to exhibit or perform it outdoors at a high profile UK summer event.
Entries for this competition are invited under two age categories:
under 18s (for age 12 to 17)
over 18s (for age 18 to 25)
Please note: if you turn age 18 by 1 June 2016 please enter the over 18s category.
The deadline for entries is 25 January 2016.
Winning entries will receive their £500 award in mid-February 2016 and will need to complete their project by 31 May 2016.
Further details here: https://www.growwilduk.com/content/grow-it
Article courtesy of Slough CVS
