Dear readers
Halloween is upon us once again. Have you got anything spooky planned?
We’ve eight opportunities for you this week. I hope there is something of interest for you.
Don’t forget if you are looking for a particular type of funding to fund a bespoke project, let us know and we may be able to point you in the right direction.
This week:
£100 to £1000
- Money for life Challenge
£1000 to £5000
- Quartet Community Foundation Express Programme
- Ernest Cook Trust
- Woodward Charitable Trust
£500 to £10,000
- True Colours Trust
£10,000 plus
- Heritage Fund – Young People
- Scottish Power Energy People Trust
- Lloyds TSB Foundation – The Community Fund
Good luck
Heather
£100 to £1000____________________
Money for life Challenge
Groups of 16 to 24 year olds in the UK
The first £200 is to be spent on bringing the project to life. Once the project summary has been submitted at the end of the Challenge, then a further £300 will be provided to cover the costs incurred by the organisation.
Youth Groups who need inspiration for a project can find a number of ideas on the Money for Life Challenge website
The deadline for 2013 applications is 22 November 2013.
£1000 to £5000___________________
Quartet Community Foundation Express Programme
The Foundation manages and distributes funding to voluntary and community groups who can reach the most disadvantaged people in Bristol , Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire , and provides them with opportunities that they would not otherwise have. Applications can be submitted at any time.
Applicants do not have to be a registered charity, as long as the organisation has charitable aims, a constitution, a Management Committee, use of a group bank account with at least two signatories, and a child protection policy if applicable.
For further information on how to apply, please go to the Quartet Community Foundation Express Grants Programme website.
Ernest Cook Trust
The Trust makes small grants to charities, schools and non-profit organisations for work that encourages young people’s interest in the environment, the arts, or to improve literacy and numeracy. Applications are assessed every two months, and there are no application forms. To apply, you need to write to the Trust, explaining more about your organisation, your project and how it fits the aims of the Trust. You should also include a simple budget.
For more information, visit the Ernest Cook Trust website
Woodward Charitable Trust
The Trust makes grants for small scale, local work in a variety of areas such as projects with children, homeless people, minority groups, disability, arts and offenders. Grants are allocated to charities with an income of less than £250,000 a year.
Three kinds of grants are available: small grants up to £5,000, large grants over £5,000 and children’s summer play scheme grants of £500 to £1,000.
You can apply for funding for work in the following areas:
Social and ethnic minority groups
Prisoners and ex-offenders
Homelessness
People experiencing violence or abuse
Arts outreach work
Disability projects
Environmental projects
Addiction
Grants are assessed twice a year in January and July. For further information on the above criteria and how to apply for the grants, please visit the Woodward Charitable Trust website http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/index.html
£5,000 to £10,000______________
True Colours Trust
The Trust provides grants, usually for one-off purposes, to help smaller organisations develop and deliver programmes for disabled children, their siblings and families. The Trustees are particularly keen to support:
- Young carer projects
- Siblings projects
- Bereavement support
- Hydrotherapy pools
- Multi-sensory rooms
- Mini-buses
You can apply any time. For further information and an application form, visit the True Colours Trust website
£10,000 plus__________________
Heritage Fund – Young People
This programme is for projects led by young people. It aims to involve 13 – 25 year olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. It is a rolling programme and there are no deadlines for applications.
To find out more, visit the Heritage Fund website
Scottish Power Energy People Trust
The Trust makes grants to charities, community groups and not-for-profit groups. You can apply for any amount up to £50,000 for work in the following categories:
Crisis funding: for example, to help women and children who need emergency accommodation and vulnerable young people setting up their first home
Income maximization: for example, conducting benefits checks to help households that aren't claiming all the benefits to which they're entitled, or those who are not eligible for government grants because they do not receive the qualifying benefit
Energy efficiency measures and advice: for example, improving home energy efficiency through draught proofing, insulating and offering energy efficiency advice.
Priority will be given to projects aimed at helping families with young children and young people. Reducing fuel poverty must be the main aim of your project, not just one part of it.
Applications are assessed by the trustees, who meet four times a year. Only 30 applications are considered at each trustee meeting, with these 30 places offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Scottish Power Energy People Trust website
Lloyds TSB Foundation – The Community Fund
This programme focuses on funding core work that improves social and community involvement, improves life choices and chances, and helps people to be heard.
The amount available depends upon the size and needs of your organisation. You must be an underfunded charity (12 months reserves or less) and if you are working locally, you must have an income of £1million or less.
You can apply for funding to:
· Enable the continued provision of services
· Support the expansion of services
· Help improve the quality of services
· Maintain and or improve their capacity and/or effectiveness
· Encourage learning and best practice
· Lobby or campaign at a local, regional or national level.
To read more about the application process, visit the Lloyds TSB Foundation website
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