Thursday 5 December 2013

£10,000 to plus funding opportunities

  1. Big Lottery Reaching Communities Programme 
  2. BBC Children in Need – Main Grants
  3. Youth Music Programme (up to £250k)
  4. Homelessness Transition Fund (up to £250k)
  5. Sport England Inspired Facilities
  6. Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots Programe
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Big Lottery Reaching Communities Programme 

What is it?
  • This 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.
  • We can fund salaries, running costs, a contribution towards core costs and equipment.
  • We can also fund up to £100,000 for land, buildings or refurbishment capital costs.
Who can apply?
  • We strongly encourage partnerships between the voluntary and community sector and the statutory sector. 
Deadline?

Information:

BBC Children in Need – Main Grants

What is it?
  • Grants are aimed at children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through:
    • Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
    • Any kind of disability
    • Behavioural or psychological difficulties
    • Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
  • Grants are used to fund organisations working to combat this disadvantage and to make a real difference to children and young people’s lives.
Who can apply?
  • Open to charities and not for profit organisations applying for grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years.
Deadline?
  • May/September/January
Information:

Youth Music Programme

What is it?
  • The Programme supports music making opportunities for children and young people, in particular for those in challenging circumstances.  The Programme provides funding for organisations enabling them to transform the musical experiences of young people, encouraging their talent, building their confidence, and ensuring an effective and sustainable youth music sector which serves the evolving needs of young people. 
  • The programme makes grants for work that focuses on the following themes: 
    • Children in Challenging Circumstances: projects which include children who are in challenging circumstances.
    • Early years: the learning and development of all children aged 0-5, by ensuring universal access to high-quality music-making activities
    • Encouraging Talent and Potential: to provide children with musical talent and potential opportunities to develop regardless of their background or chosen genre
Who can apply?
  • Non-profit organisations that have been working for at least a year and which are based in the UK can apply.
Deadline?
  • There are two funding rounds each year, and the next deadline is April 2014.  After you submit an application, you can expect a decision within eight weeks. 
Information:
Email: Eform

Homelessness Transition Fund

What is it?
  • The main objective of the Fund is to help prevent homelessness and rough sleeping by protecting essential services for single homeless people, and supporting these services to become financially sustainable, and supporting the introduction of innovations to end rough sleeping.
Who can apply?
  • The Fund is aimed at charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises that are delivering front-line services.  Joint and consortium bids are welcome.
Deadline?
  • No deadline.
Information:

Sport England Inspired Facilities

What is it?
  • Another £40 million has been invested into the Inspired Facilities grant scheme which will enable it to offer funding to community sports projects across England for another three years.
  • Inspired Facilities is part of Sport England’s goal to deliver a London 2012 legacy of increased mass participation in sport. The funding is intended to breathe new life into tired facilities that can be unattractive, expensive to run and difficult to maintain. There is also money available to convert existing buildings into venues that are suitable for grassroots sport.
Who can apply?
  • Community and voluntary organisations from across England can apply for grants of between £20,000 and £50,000 to refurbish and improve existing facilities, or develop an existing building for sports use in the community.
Deadline?
  • The next round will be launched Spring 2014.
Information:

Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots Programme

What is it?
  • This programme is for projects that engage young people aged 11 to 25 with heritage in the UK.
  • Whether restoring a vintage motorbike, designing a new nature trail or documenting changes to their community over time, through Young Roots projects young people make a real difference to the paces where they live.  In the process, their confidence grows and they learn valuable heritage and employability skills. 
Who can apply?
  • We fund partnerships of heritage and youth organisations to help young people shape and deliver their own projects in safe environments.
Deadline?
  • This is a rolling programme, so you can apply any time.  We will assess your application in eight weeks and make a decision.   
Information:

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