New and Changed Funding Streams
Business Transformation Grants East Midlands Airport Fund
Capacitybuilders Capital Programme for Resource Centres Healthy Hearts
Home Office Community Fund Kelloggs Active Living Fund
Match Funding from V NDC Capital Programme O2 It's Your Community
Peter Harrison Foundation (Sport) Small Organisation Tender Fund
The Anchor Foundation supports Christian charities concerned with social inclusion particularly through ministries of healing and the arts. In any one year the grant range to a project is between £500 and £10,000 per year for up to 3 years. Application deadlines 31 Jan and 31 July for twice yearly trustee meetings. Examples of projects they have recently funded, the application form and guidance notes are all on the website. www.theanchorfoundation.org.uk/
Arts Council
Grants for the arts are for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. They are for activities carried out over a set period and which engage people in
The latest version of the application pack includes:
- a simpler application form
- enhanced guidance on how to apply
- revised details of how your application will be assessed
- further information about other sources of funding
To request a copy of the Grants for the arts application pack, please contact their enquiries team Tel: 0845 300 6200. Download the application form and how to apply booklet from the website www.artscouncil.org.uk.
Grants for the arts - They fund arts activities that benefit people in
Regular funding for organisations - They regularly fund around 880 arts organisations on a three-year basis, investing £350million per annum by 2010/11. Their support helps bring high quality work to a wide range of people – as both audiences and participants.
Cultural leadership programme - They launched this programme in May 2006 to promote excellence in management and leadership. (Website: www.culturalleadership.org.uk ) is a Treasury funded investment in excellence in leadership across the creative and cultural industries. This key support from the Government acknowledges the particular value of the cultural and creative industries within the
Own Art - This interest-free loan scheme is designed to make it easy and affordable for people to buy contemporary works of art including paintings, photography, sculpture, glassware and furniture. Around 250 galleries across the country are participating in our scheme. You can buy art, interest free, from any of these.
Take it Away - This is an interest free loan scheme designed to make it easy and affordable for people to be able to buy musical instruments.
To find out more, please contact their enquiries team Tel: 0845 300 6200 Textphone: 020 7973 6564 or use inline enquiry form at: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/survey.php?fid=13 Details of your regional office can be found at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/aboutus/contact.php
Website: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/index.php
Arts Council England will invest an extra £44.5 million in artists and arts organisations over the next two years to help maintain artistic excellence during the economic downturn. Their initiatives include:
Sustain - a new £40 million open application fund for arts organisations suffering as a result of the recession £500,000 support for the Town Centres Initiative to enable more artistic activities to take place in empty retail spaces Arts Council - £4 million increase in the Grants for the arts budget over the next two years
The Arts Council wants public and private funders alike to maintain their levels of investment in the arts, and for artists to see themselves not as victims of the recession but as a key part of its solution. The new funds have been made available by the Arts Council radically reducing its Lottery cash balances over the next two years.
Sustain is a new £40 million fund that will provide extra financial support and expert help and advice for organisations under pressure specifically as a result of recession. Grants from £75,000 to £3 million will be awarded and the programme will run initially over two years, 2009/10 and 2010/11. Any arts organisation can apply but priority will be given to those who are seen as vital to the Arts Council achieving its mission of Great art for everyone. Sustain has been designed as a rapid response fund and it is hoped that the turn around from application to award will be a maximum of six weeks.
Arts Council England has also set aside £500,000 to support the Town Centres Initiative announced by the Government. Hundreds of artists across the country are already helping to reinvigorate ailing town centres by taking over empty retail space for creative activities and it is hoped this new fund, which will award grants of £1,000 to £10,000 will enable many more to do so.
There will also be additional support for individual artists and smaller arts organisations through the Arts Council’s existing Grants for the arts programme. The 2009/10 budget for the Grants for the arts will be increased from £52 to £54 million and will rise again in 2010/11 to £56 million. These additional funds will be available to individuals and organisations not qualifying for a Sustain grant, as well as to anyone applying to Grants for the arts in the normal way. To find out more, please contact their enquiries team Tel: 0845 300 6200 Textphone: 020 7973 6564
Website: http://press.artscouncil.org.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=659&NewsAreaID=2 and http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/gfta2006.php
The NDC Board has recently agreed its priorities for the period 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010 and is seeking proposals for capital projects in the NDC area which will contribute to these priorities. The NDC has also aligned its priorities to those included in the Local Area Agreement for the city and will be looking to maximise the impact of its final year funding in relation to these targets. Minimum grant £50K Maximum grant £500K. For further details download the information sheet on the DOWNLOADS PAGE.
The Home Office Community Fund
Youth violence is a major concern that continues to devastate families, communities and neighbourhoods. The Home Office is working across government to provide help and support for young people, parents and victims. Voluntary and community organisations are key to this process and can make a real difference by transforming the lives of vulnerable young people who are either at risk or who have been involved in gangs or carried or used an offensive weapon. In December 2008, the Home Secretary outlined a new £4.5m fund for local community groups to run activities for young people in 13 priority areas, including
Small Organisation Tender Fund
Futurebuilders have launched the Small Organisation Tender Fund together with the National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning (NPTSC). This grant fund helps finance tendering costs or capacity building work - such as legal costs, advice from procurement specialists, financial expertise and bidding staff costs - to help small organisations win specific public sector contracts. There is a limited pot of up to £220,000 for this fund, £150,000 of which has been contributed by the NPTSC. Grants will be offered for up to 10% of a contract value, up to a maximum of 15,000. Contracts being tendered for must hold a minimum value of £30,000. For the purposes of the Small Organisation Tender Fund, a ‘small organisation’ is defined as one with an annual turnover of less than £250,000. Applicants must also have been trading for a minimum of one year. Visit the website HERE
Peter Harrison Foundation - Opportunities Through Sport
This Programme is a nationwide one and applications are accepted from charities throughout the
Grants will often be “one off” grants for capital projects. We will, however, also consider revenue funding for a new project or if funding is key to the continuing success or survival of an established project. The Trustees welcome applications for the following types of project:
- Projects which provide a focus for skills development and confidence building through the medium of sport
- Projects that have a strong training and/or educational theme within the sporting activity
- Projects that provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or disadvantaged people
- Projects with a high degree of community involvement
- Projects that help to engage children or young people at risk of crime, truancy or addiction
For more details and information on how to apply - visit the website HERE
Capacitybuilder New Capital Programme for Resource Centres
Capacitybuilders has launched a £5 million Capital Grants Programme to develop third sector local resource centres. The programme will run until March 2011 and is the last main funding programme to be announcement by Capacitybuilders under the Office of the Third Sector’s 2008-11 investment in ChangeUp.
The programme is aimed at improving access by frontline third sector organisations to the facilities and services available in local resource centres, supporting initiatives which encourage collaboration and shared ‘back room’ functions. To find out more visit the Capacitybuilders website
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. Government or local authority funded institutions are not supported, however, community and voluntary groups aided by public money may apply. Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants and July and August for grants awarded in November, each year. Applications received at any other time of year will be returned.
Click here to download the terms and conditions
Click here to download application form
Click here to download application form guidelines
Click here to download project summary guidelines
Click here to look at some previously funded projects
Contact the lifestyle team on 0113 297 6206 or email lifestyle@heartresearch.org.uk for more information.
O2 It's Your Community charter
It's Your Community exists to inspire us all to make a positive change to the communities in which we live. Grants are from £100 to £1,000. Awards should be for the benefit of the community, or to build community spirit. If your idea is any of the following:
· a physical improvement that you can touch
· likely to make real, tangible results that you can see
· demonstrates fresh, bold thinking, and is innovative enough to inspire others
On the other hand, if your idea is
· To top up existing funds
· a one-off project, which may not have lasting impact
· Aligned with political or religious organisations
· To raise money for a third-party giving organisation
· For a project outside the
· On private property or land
· Aimed at supporting an individual
· school project which supports the national curriculum but does not involve the wider community
· To host a fundraising event
· To sponsor community events such as fetes, festivals or recreational clubs
...then It's Your Community may not be the right programme for you.
Below are some examples of the types of projects we help out with. We've found they fall naturally into four main groups. But obviously this list isn't exhaustive, and we're open to new, ground-breaking suggestions outside these four areas.
Community Places – Improving the places communities share
Community People – Helping bring people together
Community Pride – Tackling issues head on and restoring a sense of pride
Community Landscape – Improving communities natural environments
To apply for an award go to Website:
The fund will give small grants to fund projects and activities that directly lead to people taking part in sustained physical activity. The aim of the fund is to help remove the "barriers" which stop people being active. Kellogg's Active Living Fund is very keen to fund activities that enable adults and children to exercise together. Priority will be given to applications requesting support for family units - children and adults undertaking physical activity together. They are particularly looking for projects that are innovative in their approach to involve children or young people and their families. The maximum grant request that will be considered is £1,000. The panel meet every two months and you should receive a decision on your application within approximately 10 weeks of submitting your application. Please note that the panel's decision is final and there is no right of appeal. They will not make a grant: To individual athletes, sportsmen and women; For costs associated with salaries or posts; To profit making organisations; Towards transport costs, as all projects should be accessible to ensure sustainability; To applications where the request does not directly support the activity being undertaken, for example the fund will consider a request for equipment, but not for maintenance on a building being used; To retrospective applications, where the activity has either taken place or has commenced at the time an application is considered by the Kellogg's panel; For costs relating to refreshments. The Active Living Community Fund is being administered by The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester. For any queries in relation to this application or if you would like help or support in completing your application form please contact Louise Daly Tel: 0161 214 0940 http://www.kelloggs.co.uk/company/corporateresponsibility/activelivingfund/
BIG - Changing Spaces
Changing Spaces is an environmental programme focusing on three priority areas - community spaces, local community enterprise and access to the natural environment. It will invest around £200 million in environmental projects across
Local Food programme (run by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts) - will fund organisations that will deliver a variety of food related projects to make locally grown food more accessible and affordable to local communities. For more information visit www.localfoodgrants.org
Community Spaces programme (run by Groundwork
Community Sustainable Energy programme (run by Building Research Establishment) - this will pay for community-based organisations to install renewable energy technologies and energy saving measures. For more information visit www.communitysustainable.org.uk
Access to Nature programme (run by Natural England) - this will fund a range of organisations who want to encourage people from all backgrounds to learn more about and enjoy the natural environment. For more information visit www.naturalengland.org.uk/accesstonature
Ecominds programme (run by Mind) - this programme is due to launch in spring or summer 2008. It will fund a range of groups who want to encourage people with experience of mental distress to get involved in environmental projects, such as improving open spaces and wildlife habitats, designing public art and recycling. For more information visit www.ecominds.org.uk
If you have a project that you thinks fits under one of the programmes visit the websites listed on this page or call the Changing Spaces Advice Line Tel: 0845 3 671 671 (textphone: 0845 6 02 16 59). Website: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Open to community groups within the 'area of benefit' (see map on website). Not all City areas are covered. The Community Fund awards grants to support eligible projects that have a community and/or environmental benefit that is long lasting. In order for an application to be successful it must meet at least one of the following Fund objectives: To bring the community closer together through facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure time activities; Offer environmental improvement and/or heritage conservation; Improve awareness of environmental issues through environmental education; Encourage and/or protect wildlife. See website for details.
Business Transformation Grants (BTG)
The regional Business Link service has announced two new initiatives to help businesses introduce change to transform their business performance. The schemes, funded by East Midlands Development Agency (emda), are designed to support businesses that have less than 250 staff and that are trading in the
The BTG is designed to support the development and sustainability of your business and can fund projects identified through an in depth review with a Business Link adviser. The BTG can support both revenue and capital projects. http://www.emincubation.co.uk/main/NEWS/1299
The Allen Lane Foundation – no longer has closing dates but will be operating a rolling programme, processing applications as they come in. The Foundation wants to support work that’s aimed at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination – particularly for groups who are often less popular with other funders. For example, asylum-seekers and refugees; gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender people; gypsies and travellers; offenders and ex-offenders; older people; people from black and minority ethnic communities and migrant workers; people experiencing mental health problems; people experiencing violence or abuse. If the people you work with don’t include a significant number from one or more of these groups you are unlikely to be able to make a successful application. Grants are relatively small with around £15K being the maximum, either as a one off grant or over 2 or 3 years and are not made to large organisations (even for small projects). More info http://www.allenlane.org.uk/
Aimed at increasing the quality, quantity and diversity this funding stream can match 100% of any new private sector investment in youth volunteering. More info here