Funding Opportunities - New this week (1 st Feb 2016) For the full list please go to http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/pages/funding-opportunities.aspx Opportunity Sport Relief Community Cash Grants (UK) Sport Relief Community Cash grants are available for projects in the UK that are helping local people who are disadvantaged. Small voluntary and community sector groups including constituted voluntary and community groups; charities; and social enterprises; etc. can apply for grants of between 500 and 1,000 for projects that helps people of all ages: Feel more included in their community Builds their skills Increases their sense of achievement. The type of activities that can be funded include: Foodbanks Counselling and advice services Disability sports clubs/activities Training, skill building and volunteering projects; etc. Priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community and are undertaking actions as a means of addressing these needs. The grants are administered by the Community Foundations within the UK. To see your local Community Foundation please click on the link below and select the link for your closest Foundation. http://ukcommunityfoundations.org/community_foundations/map Social Entrepreneurs Transforming Places (UK) UnLtd, the charity for social entrepreneurs is looking to support social entrepreneurs that are looking to deepen their impact within their community and be a catalyst for social change. Funding of up to 15,000 is available to social entrepreneurs who want to improve their community further and have a strong vision of how to make this happen. In addition to the financial support available the social entrepreneurs will also get three years of support from an Award Manager and a full diagnostic of their social venture. This programme is delivered in partnership with the Local Trust. Local Trust's mission is to enable residents to make their communities and their areas even better places in which to live. Applications are being accepted from individuals aged 16 or over and living in the UK who are not part of an established organisation. The deadline for submitting an Expression of Interest form is the 11th February 2016. The deadline for submitting a full application is the 18th February 2016. https://unltd.org.uk/social-entrepreneurs-transforming-places/ Royal Bank of Scotland Skills and Opportunities Fund (UK / Ireland) The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced that its Skills and Opportunities Fund will re-open for applications on 1st February 2016. Charities, social enterprises, community groups, state-funded schools and colleges across the UK and Ireland will be able to apply for funding (last year this was up to 35,000) to help people in disadvantaged communities develop create or access the skills and opportunities they need to help themselves and skills that will enable them to get into work or start a business. The RBS has split the country into seven regions, each with its own decision making board, in order to distribute our Skills & Opportunities Fund. Although all regions will be looking to fund projects that enable people to help themselves, each will have differing priorities recognising regional differences. When all applications have been received and reviewed, the RBS will publish a shortlist of projects being considered for funding in each region. Voting will then be open to the public. The outcome of the
public vote will be taken into consideration by the regional judging panels. Last years winners included John Hampden Grammar School which received funding towards a project aimed at young adults who are struggling to reach the required standards or have behavioural issues and come from deprived backgrounds and the Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre which received funding for a Women Ex- Offenders Peer Mentoring Programme which aims to improve the life chances of women ex-offenders through educational and volunteering opportunities. The closing date for applications will be the 19th February 2016. http://skillsandopportunitiesfund.rbs.com/ Grow Wild Grow for It Awards (UK) Grow Wild, which inspires communities across the UK to come together to transform local spaces, by sowing, growing and enjoying native wild flowers has announced that it is looking for young people, aged 12 to 25, to enter their new Grow For It competition. Awards of up to 500 are available to create a piece of wild flower-inspired visual or performance art through their Get Creative Award. Groups of young people who want to transform a local space with native plants and wild flowers can also apply for up to 500 through the Transform a Space Award. The deadline for entries is 22 February 2016. To apply for a Grow For It! award applicants must be known to an educational institute or youth/community/voluntary/sport organisation that can receive the 500 award on their behalf. https://www.growwilduk.com/content/grow-it Funding for Projects that Support Vulnerable Families and Individuals (UK) The First Utility Foundation, which is a charitable trust funded and created by First Utility, the UK's largest independent energy supplier, has announced that its grant making programme is open for applications. The Trustees are looking to support projects run by UK-registered charities that: Make a genuine difference to the lives of vulnerable families and children Improve the quality of life for older people Make life better for people with disabilities. The Foundation has a particular focus on supporting initiatives that can demonstrate a track record in reaching marginalised communities and/or deliver innovative solutions to alleviate suffering. There are two categories of financial grants available: General Support grants of between 3,000 and 10,000 to cover an organisation's core costs Flagship grants of up to 20,000 contribute to a specific initiative or project. Applicants will need to have at least 30% of the project funding secured from other sources. Projects supported in the past include: AbilityNet which delivers free in-home IT support and training for elderly or disabled people across the UK. It is receiving a grant to expand its reach and enhance its network of volunteers as it works to combat the isolation and loneliness of many disabled and elderly people. The closing date for initial applications is the 29th February 2016. http://www.first-utility-foundation.org.uk/ Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy (UK) The Government has launched a new fund to tackle human rights violations overseas. The Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy (MCFHRD) provides financial support to projects that: Further British interests overseas by tackling the root causes of human rights violations Strengthening institutions and governance
Supporting the promotion and protection of human rights Democracy and the rule of law. The funding is focused on three interconnected themes: Democratic values and the rule of law The rules-based international order Human rights for a stable world. There are three funding levels available: Under 10,000 10,000 to 80,000 Above 80,000. The deadline for applications for the 2016-17 round of funding is 4 th March 2016. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/human-rights-and-democracy-programme Clore Poetry and Literature Awards (UK) The Clore Duffield Foundation has announced that the 8 th round of its 1 million programme to fund poetry and literature initiatives for children and young people across the UK is now open for applications. Through the programme, primary, middle, secondary, special schools, sixth form colleges, academies and further education colleges as well as community groups, libraries and other arts/cultural organisations can apply for grants of between 1,000 and 10,000 to support participatory learning projects and programmes focused on literature, poetry and creative writing for under 19s. Previous projects that received funding include: First Story for Dixons Allerton School which received a grant of 9,273 for an intensive year-long residency by an established writer. There will be weekly after-school workshops, together with participation in the Young Writers' Festival in Oxford, a writing competition and a week's residential in Somerset and Action Transport Theatre, which received a grant of 7,725 to develop primary school children's appreciation of creative reading and writing through an exploration of traditional European fairy tales, using the power of live theatre performance. The closing date for applications is the 7 th March 2016. http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/grant_programmes/clore_poetry_and_literature_awards.htm Art s Council England Designation Development Fund (England) Arts Council England has opened a new funding round under its Designation Development Fund. The 2016-18 Designation development fund has 1.4 million to support projects that ensure the long-term sustainability of designated museum collections. Grants are available from 20,000 to 90,000 to improve collections for the benefit of audiences, thereby improving enjoyment, understanding and engagement. The Designation Scheme supports the pre-eminent collections of national and international importance held in England's non-national museums, libraries and archives. To apply Museum's must be accredited and using the funds for a project focused on a collection formally designated as a museum collection. Activities must start no earlier than 1st July 2016 and end no later than 31st March 2018. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Thursday 10th March 2016. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-museums/designation-scheme/designation-development-fund/#sthash.0y0l6k0m.dpuf Arts Council - Strategic Touring Programme (England) The next closing date for grant applications to the Arts Council, England Strategic Touring Programme is the 18th March 2016. The 35 million Strategic touring programme provides in excess of 15,000 for projects that encourage collaboration between organisations, so more people across England experience and are inspired by the arts, particularly in places which rely on touring for much of their arts provision. The funding is available to both organisations
and individuals. Partnerships, networks and consortia can also apply. These can include: Promoters Producers Artists Agencies Companies Marketing or audience development specialists Local authority representatives Any other kind of organisation or individual. There is no upper limit on the amount of grant funding that can be applied for. Previous projects supported through the programme include: "zeroplus Theatre" (West Midlands), a Theatre in Education company that wishes to establish a touring network in London, the Midlands, and the South East by touring two new productions that hope to engage South Asian audiences and young people from area of low arts engagement. "Tara Arts Group Ltd" (London), an Asian-led London based theatre company that champions creative diversity through cross-cultural theatre. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/apply-for-funding/strategic-touring-programme/ Healthy Hearts Grants (UK) The Heart Research UK will re-open its Healthy Hearts Grants Programme on the 1st February 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. Grants of up to 5,000 and 10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. Projects supported in the past have included: Wanderers Pulse of the Community to educate pupils in Bolton about the heart and heart disease, the importance of exercise for heart health, the dangers of smoking and heart-friendly foods. Empowering Families, London - Babies and Toddlers' to promote good eating habits and playing as exercise at an early age through two Parent Toddlers and Babies groups in Brent's most deprived wards. The closing date for applications will be the 30th March 2016. http://heartresearch.org.uk/community-grants/apply-hruk-healthy-heart-grants Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects (UK) The Elephant Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 5th April 2016. The Trust offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects based in the UK. The Trust's aim is to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when confronted by lack of funds. The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts. Priority is now being given to artists and small organisations and galleries who should submit well argued, imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions. Arts Festivals are not supported. The Trust normally awards grants of up to 2,000, but larger grants may be considered. http://elephanttrust.org.uk/docs/intro.html Funding for Music Making Projects (England) Youth Music, England's largest children's music charity, which provides funding for music-making projects, has announced new application deadlines for its grant making programmes. Grants are available to fund developmental music-making projects for children and young people up in challenging circumstances as well as projects that support the development of the workforce, organisations and the wider sector. Youth Making's funding programme is made up of three separate funds. These are:
Fund A which offers small grants (up to 30,000) for high quality music-making projects Fund B offers medium-sized grants (30,001-100,000 per year for up to two years) for larger programmes of work Fund C offers grants (of up to 180,000) for strategic programmes to help embed sustainable, inclusive music-making across a local area. The types of organisations that are eligible to apply include charities, not for profit organisations and schools. Schools will however have to justify how to activities to be funded do not duplicate Department of Education funding. The closing dates for applications to Fund A is 5pm on the 22nd April 2016 and to Fund B 20th May 2016. Fund C is currently closed to applications. http://network.youthmusic.org.uk/funding/about-youth-musics-grants-programme Funding for Community Amenities (England & Scotland) The next application deadline for funding from the Sita Trust is the 25th April 2016. The SITA Trust provides funds to not-for-profit organisations to improve amenities that is available for leisure and recreation use by the general public. This could include: Community cafes Theatres Play areas Skate parks Youth centres; etc. Through the Landfill Communities Fund the Sita Trust can offer grants of up to 20,000 through its Smaller Projects Fund and grants of up to 50,000 through its Primary Fund. To be eligible the applicants needs to be a not - for profit organisations located within three miles of a qualifying SITA UK waste processing location (known as a SITA Trust funding zone) you may be eligible to apply to SITA Trust. N.B. due to the rural nature of our Aberdeenshire funding zone this zone has a 10-mile radius. To see if your project is located within a funding zone, please click here. http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/ Scurrah Wainright Charity (England / International) The next closing date for grant application to the Scurrah Wainright Charity is the 14th May 2016. The Charity supports a wide range of charitable projects with an emphasis on social reform and tackling the root causes of social inequity. The charity operates three funding programmes. These are: Projects in Yorkshire Projects in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa Projects which meet the broad objectives of the Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust, to work for a just and democratic society and to redress political and social injustices. The charity favours causes that are outside the mainstream, and unlikely to be funded by other charities. Typically, grants are between 1,000 and 5,000. Previous organisations supported include: The Boaz Trust a Christian organisation serving destitute asylum seekers in Greater Manchester which received a grant of 2,000. The Grandparents Association in Leeds which received a grant of 4,800. Organisations applying, do not have to be a charity, but its work must satisfy the Charity Commission's definition of charitable purposes and public benefit. https://www.grantsonline.org.uk/grants/news/ Grants for School Trips (UK) The Eridge Trust, which is a charitable trust whose purpose is to encourage young people to enjoy and appreciate visual art, especially painting, has announced that the next deadline for its grant making programme is the 31st May 2016.
The Trust makes grants of up to 3,000 to primary or secondary schools or sixth form colleges in the state sector for school trips to museums, galleries and centres of art at home and abroad. Grants are also made to UK museums and galleries for projects aimed at young people. Trips must be for students in schools or sixth form colleges in the maintained sector. In the past, the Trust has supported many different kinds of trips, mainly organised by individual schools, but also by groups of schools, education authorities and others. They have included day trips to local galleries, trips of a few days to major UK cities and trips of up to a week or more to European cities and regions. In addition, the Trust have given grants to museums to support school visits and to encourage university students to enjoy and make use of their local museum. http://www.eridgetrust.co.uk/page2.htm Small Grants from the Premier League Fans Fund (England & Wales) The Premier League is seeking applications from smaller fans' groups who want to strengthen a relationship with their professional football club. The funding is being made available through the Fans Fund Small Grants Scheme. This is a three-year 3.5m commitment from the Premier League to fund projects and organisations which improve the relationship between fans and their clubs, the way football supporters engage with each other and the way fans' experience the game. Any supporter s groups thinking of applying must be able to show that the project has been discussed with, and endorsed by, their club. A good example is the Telford United Supporters Trust (TUST) who were awarded a grant of 20,000 to help grow its number of trustees and active supporters. Applications to the Fans Fund Small Grants Scheme can be submitted at any time. Projects can take up to 12 weeks in assessment. http://www.fsif.co.uk/funding/fans-fund-small-grants-scheme/