Monday 23 September 2013

Belated funding update - 23 September 2013

Dear readers
 
A few days late this week, but please find this weeks pick of opportunities which include:

£100 to £1000
  • The Mall Fountain Charity Fund
  • Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust
  • South West Foundation
£1000 to £5000
  • Scout Association
£5000 to £10,000
  • Royal Bank of Scotland – Inspiring Youth
  • Birmingham Bodenham Trust – Special Education Grant
  • Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company
£10,000 plus
  • Heritage Lottery Fund – Our Heritage
  • Henry Smith Charity
Thanks,
Heather

£100 to £1000____________________

The Mall’s Fountain Charity Fund 
Small local charities and voluntary community groups, where a small amount of money can make a difference, are eligible to apply. The organisation does not need to be a registered charity, but must have charitable aims, a constitution or set of rules and a management committee.  Applicants must be based and working within a 25 mile radius of the Mall at Cribbs Causeway, including Weston-super-Mare and Newport to the west, Stroud to the north, Chippenham to the east, and Shepton Mallet to the south.

The maximum amount awarded from the fund is £1,000, and only one grant from the programme will be awarded to an organisation in a year. Next round open to applications in January 2014 with a deadline for March 2014.

For examples of eligible expenditure and how to apply, go to the The Mall Foundation Fund

Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust
The Trust gives grants for projects in England and Wales (but with a clear preference for the South West of England) in the areas of medical and disablement, Methodism, the community, disadvantage, non-Methodist churches, the environment and the arts.

Grants are usually awarded in the range of £100 to £2,000, typically between £500 and £1,000, and are made as one-off payments for a specific project or part of a project.

The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.  However, the majority of applications are decided at the Trustee meetings held in April and October each year.  Therefore, the Trust recommends December to February and June to August as the best times to submit applications.

Those eligible to apply include registered charities and non-profit making bodies that are properly constituted and with clear charitable purposes that are operated entirely on a voluntary basis.  Applicants must demonstrate what other sources of funding have been sought and secured.  A grant will not normally be paid until all other funds needed for a project have been raised and the project started. For further information on eligibility criteria and how to apply, go to the Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust website.

South West Foundation – Small Grants
The foundation was set up by the South Western Co-operative Housing Society and was launched in September 2001. the overall aim of the Foundation’s grant programmes is to alleviate poverty and hardship by supporting organisations working with people most in need in the market and coastal towns and rural areas of the South west Region. 

Grants of up to £1,000 are available for funding projects that encourage and enable people to take part in their communities.

Applications may be submitted at any time, but applicants must contact the Foundation to discuss their proposal before an application form can be sent out. Further information and contact details can be found on the South West Foundation website.

£1000 to £5000___________________
 
The Scout Association – Development Grants Board 
Grants are available to Scout groups across the UK.  A number of funds are available with varying levels of grant, but are generally up to a maximum of between £2,000 and £3,500.  Grants are available for various purposes and groupings, whilst others support individual members who may be experiencing financial hardship in being involved in Scouting activities.  Applications may be submitted at any time.

Interested applicants must submit a generic form which will be directed towards the most suitable fund by the DBG. For Large Development Grants over £2,000 a separate extended application form is required, which will is available from the DGB Grants Manager.

Most applications must be received at least six weeks before the event or project being applied for. For further information on eligibility criteria, and to obtain an application form, please go to the Scout Association Development Grants Board website

£5000 to £10,000__________________

Royal Bank of Scotland – Inspiring Youth
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group has launched a new three year funding programme week which will focus on young people, women and social entrepreneurs in the UK. RBS will provide a funding pot of £1.5million over the next three years for the Youth Enterprise programme, which is the first programme to open for applications.

Inspiring Youth Enterprise will invest in both new and existing programmes, led by not-for-profit organisations, supporting young people aged 13 to 30 years. 

RBS are looking to support organisations that are helping young people on their enterprise journey.  This might be helping them to set up in business, delivering enterprise education, innovative networking events, developing entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, and more.  They will be open to applications twice a year for the annual funding pot of £500,000.

All successful applicants will be given the opportunity to take advantage of a range of additional benefits including accessing network and partnership and the impact its making. 

The deadline has not been confirmed yet.

Email via the online contact form on Inspiring Youth Enterprise website.
 
Birmingham Bodenham Trust – Special Education Grant

The Grant is provided and administered by The Birmingham Bodenham Trust and is available for individuals and voluntary and community organisations in the UK. The scheme is intended to support organisations providing specialist equipment or care provisions for people with special education needs who are under the age of 19. Special educational needs include communication and learning difficulties, deafness, blindness, in a wheelchair and autism.

In particular, the scheme wishes to fund projects with the themes of education and training, recreational activities, medical treatment or care. Projects must be innovative and not be available under normal local authority or Central Government provision.

Applications are considered a quarterly Trust meetings, and applicants will be informed of the decision in writing. Further details can be obtained from:

Birmingham Bodenham Trust
Finance (WS)
PO Box 16306
Birmingham
B2 2XR
 
 
Telephone:   0121 303 8744

Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company 
The Trust Company offers grants to charitable organisations working in the UK .  The scheme is intended to support small local organisations undertaking charitable projects, particularly to relieve sickness and poverty.  Funding is available for small, local community projects.

The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.  Applications are available from Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company website, or via:

Mr K R McDiarmid
Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company
Englefield Estate Office
Englefield Road
Theale
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 5DU

Telephone 01189 302 504
 
£10,000 plus__________________

Heritage Lottery Fund – Our Heritage
The Our Heritage programme is for any type of project related to national, regional or local heritage in the UK. You can apply for a grant of more than £10,000 and up to £100,000. They fund projects that make a lasting difference for heritage, people and communities in the UK. Under this programme, they fund applications from single organisations, partnerships and private individuals.

They recommend that you send a project enquiry form before you apply.
Applications can be submitted at anytime.

E-mail: enquire@hlf.org.uk 
Tel: 020 7591 6042
Source: Fit4Funding

Henry Smith Charity
Henry Smith Charity awards grants totalling approximately £25 million each year to up to 1,000 organisations and charities throughout the UK for initiatives and projects that address social inequality and economic disadvantage.

Applications can be made for revenue funding (projects, core costs) and capital expenditure (building, equipment).  Priority is given to work with groups experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage (people with disabilities for example) and to work that tackles problems in areas of high deprivation (those that fall within the bottom third of the National Indices of Deprivation).

For details of the main categories for which grants are made, and the type of work that is prioritised for support, go to What We Fund page. There are no deadlines for these grants, but the Trustees meet four times a year in March, June, September and December to consider grant applications.

Saturday 14 September 2013

Get active to get healthy

Public Health Minister Anna Soubry calls on the nation to get active and get healthy.

One year on from the Olympics and Paralympics more than half the adult population is doing the recommended amount of physical activity, but worryingly more than a quarter are not doing even 30 minutes a week and putting their health at risk, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry has warned today.

Only a third of boys and a quarter of girls meet the recommendation for at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day and latest statistics also show that almost 30 per cent of adults are active for less than 30 minutes per week – prompting a call for everyone to get up and get active.
To encourage this the Department of Health has today announced more than £5 million of funding to encourage children and families to exercise more.

Public Health Minister Anna Soubry said:

"It’s fantastic that more than half of English adults are doing the recommended amount of physical activity, but I am shocked that more than a quarter are not getting even 30 minutes of exercise a week. We were all inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics and as part of their legacy we want to encourage everyone – children and adults – to get active and get healthy."
"We want to do everything we can to help people lead longer, healthier lives, which is why for the first time ever, we’ve given local authorities increased and ring-fenced budgets to tackle public health issues in their local area."
The Youth Sport Trust will use the additional £3 million pounds to extend Change4Life School Sports Clubs to areas with the highest childhood obesity, building on the success of the 8,000 clubs already established.

Last year more than 100,000 children and young people took part in Change4Life sports clubs with double the amount of primary school children who attended exercising for an hour a day.

More on the story here

Friday 13 September 2013

Funding update for Friday the 13th.. woooo

Dear PLANS readers

Thank you to all who took the time to complete my survey on the funding bulletin. It will remain open for your input for the remainder of the month Survey link..

Currently 95% of respondents find the information on funding useful.
50% of you would prefer the bulletin to be monthly with 30% preferring to keep it to weekly. If the bulletin does switch to monthly, the only issues I can see is that it will probably be larger than it is now. However, as you can see below I have re-jigged the format and grouped funding opportunities by amounts:
  • £100 to £1000
  • £1000 to £5000
  • £5000 to £10,000
  • £10,000 plus
I would love to hear your feedback on what you think of this format. Look forward to hearing from you! Funding opportunites this week include:

£100 to £1000
  • Mars Milk Fund
£1000 to £5000
  • The Archer Trust
  • Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
£5000 to £10,000
  • Royal Bank of Scotland – Inspiring Youth
£10,000 plus
  • Heritage Lottery Fund – Our Heritage
  • Henry Smith Charity
Have a nice weekend,

Heather


£100 to £1000____________________

Mars Milk Fund
The Mars Milk Fund is here to support the nation at play. Regardless of whether you’re an artist or an athlete, bowler or bird watcher, dramatist or diver, they want to help you.

They are giving away four awards of £300 every week until Sunday 6th October 2013. On top of this, every week there will be a People’s Choice Award for the entry with the most votes.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply tell them in less than 200 words how £300 would help you.
To vote, go to your favourite profile and click on 'vote' and enter your e-mail address.

£1000 to £5000___________________


The Archer Trust
The Archer Trust is a UK Christian charitable grant-making trust.

If you meet the following criteria, they may be able to help you: You are a small UK charity for whom a grant of between £250 and £3,000 will make a big difference. In one way or another, you provide aid or support to a defined group of needy or deserving people, for instance those with physical or mental disabilities or the disadvantaged. You are competently run and can support your application with up-to-date accounts.

The Trust prefers to support organisations working in areas of high unemployment and deprivation. They favour charities which make good use of volunteers. The Trust support projects both in the UK and overseas, but for overseas projects only via UK charities which can ensure that funds are being well used.

Applications can be submitted at any time; however replies may take some time because the trustees only meet twice a year, normally in March and September.
Any correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary, The Archer Trust, Bourne House, Wadesmill, Ware, Herts, SG12 0TT.
Source: Fit4Funding

Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
The Michael Tippet Musical Foundation  provides grants for the development of group music-making in England and Wales, especially involving young people in projects incorporating composition and creative ideas. Projects in and out of schools or in community situations will be considered. Grants awarded will be made towards creative musical activity. The Trustees will consider applications for first-time initiatives as well as the development of existing projects.

Grants are likely to be in the region of between £500 and £4,000 and will be made on a one-off basis. The Trustees will pay particular attention to:

·         The project’s musical aspirations, recognising that creative projects may take many different styles and forms
·         Projects involving young people, taking place in or out of school, college or in community settings
·         The artistic leadership of the project
·         How the project will be planned

For how to apply and when, please see the guidelines.  The next deadline is 30th September 2013.



£5000 to £10,000__________________

Royal Bank of Scotland – Inspiring Youth
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group has launched a new three year funding programme week which will focus on young people, women and social entrepreneurs in the UK. RBS will provide a funding pot of £1.5million over the next three years for the Youth Enterprise programme, which is the first programme to open for applications.

Inspiring Youth Enterprise will invest in both new and existing programmes, led by not-for-profit organisations, supporting young people aged 13 to 30 years. 

RBS are looking to support organisations that are helping young people on their enterprise journey.  This might be helping them to set up in business, delivering enterprise education, innovative networking events, developing entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, and more.  They will be open to applications twice a year for the annual funding pot of £500,000.

All successful applicants will be given the opportunity to take advantage of a range of additional benefits including accessing network and partnership and the impact its making. 

The deadline has not been confirmed yet.

Email via the online contact form on Inspiring Youth Enterprise website. 

£10,000 plus__________________


Heritage Lottery Fund – Our Heritage
The Our Heritage programme is for any type of project related to national, regional or local heritage in the UK. You can apply for a grant of more than £10,000 and up to £100,000.

They fund projects that make a lasting difference for heritage, people and communities in the UK. Under this programme, they fund applications from single organisations, partnerships and private individuals.

They recommend that you send a project enquiry form before you apply.
Applications can be submitted at anytime.

E-mail: enquire@hlf.org.uk 
Tel: 020 7591 6042
Source: Fit4Funding

Henry Smith Charity
Henry Smith Charity awards grants totalling approximately £25 million each year to up to 1,000 organisations and charities throughout the UK for initiatives and projects that address social inequality and economic disadvantage.

Applications can be made for revenue funding (projects, core costs) and capital expenditure (building, equipment).  Priority is given to work with groups experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage (people with disabilities for example) and to work that tackles problems in areas of high deprivation (those that fall within the bottom third of the National Indices of Deprivation).

For details of the main categories for which grants are made, and the type of work that is prioritised for support, go to What We Fund page.

There are no deadlines for these grants, but the Trustees meet four times a year in March, June, September and December to consider grant applications.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

LAST CHANCE TO LET US KNOW YOUR OPINON ON OUR FUNDING BULLETIN

Hi readers

As you may have seen from last weeks bulletin, Rhiannon our Project Support Officer has gone back to her previous role in School Admissions. This does mean that she is no longer able to collect information around funding which you may be finding useful.

Therefore, to help us gauge how important this information is to you, please take a minute to complete this survey for me. I need to know if this service we provide is useful and necessary so I can make sure we continue to provide this information in the future. The survey only has seven questions and is anonymous so please be honest in your answers.

This is your chance to help shape the support we give.

Thank you for your time.

Heather and the rest of the Strategic Commissioning Team.

Survey link.

Sunday 8 September 2013

Localisim in action? A one day conference for Parish/Town Councils and activity providers

The Regional Youth Work Unit at Learning South West invite you to attend this one-day conference on Saturday 19 October 2013.
  • Venue: The Regional Youth Work Unit at Bishops Hull House, Taunton
  • Times: 10.00 am to 3.30 pm
  • Refreshments and lunch included.
The aims of this conference are to:
  • Explore how Parish & Town Councils are developing local responses to work with young people
  • Identify common experiences and dilemmas for Parish & Town Councils
  • Provide practical support for Councils in managing and commissioning work with young people.
There is one free place per organisation and a charge of £40 for a second person from the same organisation (£20 for RYWU & SW Council members and participating Local Authorities).

To book your place on this conference please complete the booking form and return it to jane_shipton@learning-southwest.org.uk by 4 October at the latest.

For more information, please contact Gill Millar or Jane Shipton on 01823 365441

Saturday 7 September 2013

Do you want to work with young people?

COIN (Community Opportunities in Nailsea) has funding to pay for young people to learn new skills or access new activities.  If you wish to learn to be a sports leader, scout leader, youth worker, social worker or volunteer but cannot afford the cost of it, please contact us on coi.nailsea@btconnect.com or friend us on Facebook. 

This money is payable following a simple application process, and can be paid to any organisation or individual interested in developing their skills working with young people.

Contact us soon.

COIN

Fund raising skills to be self-sustaining - FREE training for small charities in the South West

Through their Roadshow series, the FSI takes two days of free training to hubs around the UK so that all small charities*, wherever they are, can access the skills they need to be self-sustaining.

The Roadshow will offer 8 full day training sessions covering a wide range of fundraising skills and techniques ranging from Developing Earned Income to Fundraising from Trusts & Foundations to Supporting & Managing Volunteers.

Whatever your interest you will find a topic that will enhance your skills and improve your ability to support your beneficiary group. For more info and bookings, go to http://www.thefsi.org/programmes-3/training/bristol/

“The value of this course is immense. I cannot think of any other course I have been on (paid or free) that was better” Bristol 2011 Roadshow attendee

The FSI Bristol Roadshow:
  • Date 25th – 26th September 2013
  • Time 9.15am – 4.30pm
  • Location The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PY
Cost is free! (a deposit of £50 is required and will be fully refunded within 5 working days of attending the training)

*The FSI defines a small charity as a not-for-profit organisation with an annual turnover of less than £1.5 million. For our full eligibility criteria please see our website: http://www.thefsi.org/eligibility/

Friday 6 September 2013

Funding Bulletin 6 August 2013

Please find the PLANS funding bulletin for this week, including:
  • Hilton in the Community Foundation
  • Eastbourne Borough Council Community Grants Programme
  • Post Office Community Enterprise Fund
  • Sport England Community Sport Fund
  • Heritage Lottery Fund
Hilton in the Community Foundation – Last Round for 2013
Hilton Hotels’ charity dedicated to supporting young people in need, the Hilton in the Community Foundation focuses its grants programme on supporting children and young people up to the age of 25.

Applications are currently being considered from registered charities working in the areas of young people and education or young people and health with a project focusing on one of the following areas of disadvantage:
  • Children and young people with disabilities Children and young people who are sick in hospital
  • Young people who are homeless
  • Young people and children who are life limited (requiring palliative care)
Maximum amount for any one organisation £30,000 deadline for next round of applications 15 October 2013. Successful applicants must wait five years before re-applying.  Unsuccessful applicants must wait for at least 12 months from the date of their rejection letter to re-apply.
Full details on the Hilton Community Foundation website

Eastbourne Borough Council – Community Grants Programme
This programme is open for applications for small grants of up to £10,000.  The priorities are:
  • Open access services providing comprehensive advice on welfare benefits, money and debt advice, housing and employment
  • Community development and support services, i.e. those which provide support to voluntary and community groups and other not for profit organisations to develop new community projects and activities
  • Youth engagement activities
  • Support for homeless people and rough sleepers
  • Projects which address financial inclusion
  • Projects which support unemployed people back into work
  • Projects which support the inclusion of disabled people in community activities
Deadline is 5pm on Monday 4 November 2013.
Further information from Eastbourne Borough Council 

Post Office Community Enterprise Fund
If you have an idea you would like your Post Office to support, download and print the PDF from Post Office Community Enterprise Fund Write down your idea, take it into your Post office and have a conversation with the sub-postmaster or branch manager about what you could do together to benefit the local community. 

Post Office branches (excluding Crown branches) can now apply to receive up to £10,000 to support a new scheme or service for their local community.

Winning bids will be selected by a panel comprising Post office LTD, Department for Communities and Local Government and others.  Judging will take place in autumn with the successful schemes announced shortly after.

The deadline for applications is Friday 18 October 2013.

Sport England – Small Grant
If your project meets the strategic outcomes and your organisation is eligible, an application is likely to be fundable if it meets the following criteria:
  • Applications must be for between £300 and £10,000 and total project costs must not exceed £50,000
  • Projects must be deliverable in a 12 month period from the date of our award letter
  • Projects must be focused on sports that are recognised by Sport England
  • Your project must be delivered to beneficiaries based in England
  • Your project start date must be at least 10 weeks after submission of your completed application and supporting documents
  • Your project must be for new activity and new costs associated with helping more people play sport
Please note that for sports that Sport England deem higher risk, appropriate affiliation to the National Governing Body will be required. Please call 08458 508 508 if you are unsure whether your sport fits this criterion. Further information on what Sport England can and cannot support is available at Sport England Small Grants


Sport England – Community Sport Activation Fund 
Designed in response to local demand, the Community Sport Activation Fund is a £40 million Lottery funding programme to provide grassroots activity at a very local level.  We will invest in what works best in your area, based on local need and evidence. The kind of projects we expect to fund include:
  • Activities reflecting a broad range of sports
  • Informal opportunities which could lead to regular participation
  • Multi-sport activities which provide people with a range of choices and opportunities to suit them
  • Family orientated activities with a focus on the 14+ age group
  • Local activator roles that focus on directly organising and delivering new opportunities for participation
Projects could be for up to three years and the grants will range from £50,000 to £250,000 with partnership funding required. Of the five funding rounds offered, three are still available as follows:
  • Round 3: 11 November 2013 to 13 January 2014
  • Round 4: May 2014 to June 2014
  • Round 5: April 2015 to June 2015
Further information on key characteristics that the best projects will need to demonstrate, and how to apply for funding can be found at Sport England Community Sport Activation Fund

Heritage Lottery Fund: Understanding the First World War
Heritage Lottery Fund can provide funding to help groups, communities and organisations mark the Centenary by exploring, conserving and sharing the heritage of the First World War, from memorials, buildings and sites, to photographs, letters and literature. Find out more about the grants we offer from £3,000 - £10,000, £10,000 - £100,000 and £100,000 upwards.

The heritage of the First World War includes anything relating to the First World War that we value and want to pass on to future generations – see examples of the heritage your project might explore.