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Funding News - July 2024

Funding News - July 2024

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Information and Guidance
East Sussex in Figures
3VA Funding Workshop

Lottery
LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund

Government
East Sussex County Council - Life More Ordinary
Wealden Community Lottery
Wealden District Council Community Infrastructure and Spaces Funding Programme
Wealden District Council - Tackling Inequalities Through Physical Activity programme

Trusts and Foundations
Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) - Project Development Grants for England
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Serving Families On the Move
Armed Forces Families Fund - Early Years Programme
Arnold Clark Community Fund
Asda Foundation - Investing in Spaces and Places
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust – Food Poverty
Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative
British Ecological Society (BES) - Outreach and Engagement Grants
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust
Fat Beehive Foundation
Gilchrist Educational Trust - Grants to Organisations
Greene King IPA – Proud to Pitch In
Help the Homeless Grant Scheme
Homity Trust
Idlewild Trust
International Tree Foundation - UK Community Tree Planting Programme
Institute of Physics (IOP) Public Engagement Grant Scheme
Ironmongers’ Company – Charitable Grants for STEM Projects
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust
The King’s Fund – Community Health and Impact Awards
Leeds Building Society Foundation – Small Grants
McCarthy Stone Foundation – Community Grants
National Archives - Resilience Grants
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) Impact Fund
Peter Harrison Foundation - Positive Futures for Children and Young People Programme
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund
Rewilding Britain - Rewilding Innovation Fund
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Outreach Fund
SUEZ Communities Trust Landfill Communities Fund
Thomas Wall Trust - Grants for Registered Charities
Ulverscroft Foundation
Universal Music UK Sound Foundation School Fund
Weaver's Company Benevolent Fund
Which? Fund
Worshipful Company of Information Technology (WCIT) – IT4Good Grant Programme
7Stars Foundation

Funding Diary

Information and Guidance

East Sussex in Figures

East Sussex in Figures will be undergoing some exciting changes with a new look website launching in late July. We need to update the website to meet accessibility requirements and replace outdated software. The new site will provide a range of key data and analysis about East Sussex in one place.

Why do we need to change?

Accessibility - The current design of the site does not meet modern accessibility requirements as set out by the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 and it is not possible to fix these without rebuilding the entire site and the software behind it.

Software - The software behind the site is no longer being updated by the supplier, which means there is also a risk that it will be incompatible with our other IT systems at some point in the future.

Changing geographies - ward boundaries, health and other geographies have changed and may change again in the future and our solution needs to keep up with these changes.

About the new site - The new site will still provide an up-to-date source for our users to easily get to the data and analysis they need. It will include statistical indicators across topics including Population; Housing; Children’s Education and Social Care; Economy, Skills and Employment; Health & Social Care (Adults); Deprivation; Crime and Community Safety; Environment and Transport; and Society, Arts and Culture.

Data will be available as reports or profiles for different areas, displaying key indicators as text, charts, maps, and tables.

We know how important it is that VCSE colleagues are able to access the contextual data they require for preparing bids and applications for funding. However, it may take some time to ensure that all the resources that you need are available once the new site is launched. Please get in touch if there is a specific dataset which you are looking for.

While we get the new site up and running, there may be some datasets which are published on the current ESiF site that are not available in the new site. We will endeavour to help people access this data where possible, and welcome feedback from users about specific datasets which they might like to see included in future.

The web address for accessing East Sussex in Figures will still be www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk, but if you have links saved to data or resources on the old site, they will no longer work.

If you want to know more, please get in touch with us at esif@eastsussex.gov.uk

3VA Funding Workshop

3VA are holding an online Funding Workshop on Thursday 18th July 2024, 10:30am – 12:30pm.

It will be an informative session on funding opportunities. This event is targeted at those interested in applying to Sussex Community Foundation for their September funding round. Register online to book a place.

Lottery

LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund

Thanks to further funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, Consortium and its Community Partners are delighted to deliver the second round of the LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund.

The Fund focuses on supporting user-led LGBT+ not for profit organisations who work with targeted under-represented and under-resourced communities.

The aims of the fund are to support intersectional LGBT+ organisations to grow and influence the LGBT+ voluntary sector in more equitable ways; ensure they are better equipped to work with their beneficiaries; and enable them to gain more confidence applying for grants through other funders.

This fund awards up to 25,000 and all grants must be fully spent by 30th October 2025.

Apply by 21st November 2024 (12pm).

Tel: 020 7064 6500

Email: grants@consortium.lgbt

Government

East Sussex County Council - Life More Ordinary

East Sussex County Council’s Life More Ordinary is provided by Council’s Short Breaks for Children & Young People with Disabilities Service.

Statutory, voluntary and community organisations are eligible to apply for a grant to help groups (3 or more) young people who are disabled - aged 8 - 19 years to make new friends, enjoy social and leisure-time activities away from their main carers, take part in new experiences, and lead a ‘life more ordinary’!

The programme awards up to £2,000. (Please note, funding is for up to 90% of the total cost of your project).

The programme especially welcomes applications from non-specialist groups, as well as those that already include young disabled people in their activities.

For guidance and application form, please contact Brenda Lynn-Smith or Simon Stanley. They can also respond to any questions you have about applying.

Apply in writing by 25th July 2024 (4pm). (If an application is sent by email, also send a hard copy with original signatures.)

You should send completed application forms to:

Brenda Lynn-Smith, 1 Wishing Tree Road North, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9LL.

Tel: 01424 724004

Email: brenda.smith@eastsussex.gov.uk or simon.stanley@eastsussex.gov.uk

Wealden Community Lottery

Are you a charity, community group, sports club, residents’ association, parish or town council or a not-for profit group interested in raising unrestricted funds on a monthly basis?

Over the last 12 months, the Wealden’s Community Lottery has 99 good causes signed up and currently raising funds through the platform and has raised a total of £50K for good causes and the central fund.

From every £1 ticket sale, 50% of the ticket proceeds goes to support a local Wealden good cause which could be a local charity, voluntary organisation, or other not-for-profit group, with the remainder being put towards a central fund, prizes, and operating costs.

To take part, please visit Wealden Community Lottery’s website.

For more information, please email communitygrants@wealden.gov.uk

Wealden District Council Community Infrastructure and Spaces Funding Programme

The Wealden Community Infrastructure and Spaces Funding Programme helps partners improve local rural green spaces and community facilities within the district has been launched by Wealden District Council.

The council is inviting organisations such as Not for Profit organisations and town and parish councils to apply for grants between £1,000 and £20,000.

The funding is for projects that will improve accessibility and energy efficiency for community facilities and infrastructure as well as improving green spaces and active travel routes.

Examples of projects can include, installing seating areas and bike racks within green spaces, creating new or additional accessible footpaths and cycle routes, upgrading energy efficient boilers, LED lighting or improving accessibility within village halls and community areas.

A total funding pot of £120,000 is available.

The funding programme has been made available through the government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund. The England-wide initiative is a new £110million, two-year capital fund from the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs, complementary to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund – run by the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities. It will enable the council to support projects in rural areas of the district.

Further details about the grant scheme and information on how to access the application can be found on Wealden District Council’s website.

This will be a rolling programme and applications will be processed on a first come first served basis. The fund closes in autumn 2024, or sooner if all funds are allocated.

For organisations wishing to register their interest, please contact the council via email on communitygrants@wealden.gov.uk

Wealden District Council - Tackling Inequalities Through Physical Activity Programme

The third round of funding as part of the Tackling Inequalities Through Physical Activity Programme is now open!

East Sussex Public Health has released funds to Wealden District Council to deliver a third round of grant funding to support organisations who specifically work towards reducing inequalities and aim to deliver better health outcomes within the district. The funding can support existing projects or new ideas, which provide direct support to the local community. Anything from gardening clubs to seated exercise sessions and more!

Applications can be made for amounts between £1,000 and £15,000. Funds must be spent by 31st August 2025. Applications will be prioritised in order of the ability to deliver activities and interventions to Wealden.

Previous rounds of funding over the past two years has provided funding to eleven organisations within the district. These include The Good Company People which increases fitness levels through exercise for over 65s, The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) which provides residents with practical conservation activities to increase mental wellbeing through a Green Gym project, and Rotherfield St Martin which has used the funding to support hydrotherapy sessions helping those with arthritis, stiffness of joints and those recovering from hip or knee surgery.

Applications must be submitted by Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

If you would like an application form or more information, please email the Fund.

Email: wellbeing@wealden.gov.uk

Trusts and Foundations

Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) - Project Development Grants for England

AHF’s Project Development Grants for England fund is designed to help not-for-profit organisations cover some of the costs of developing and co-ordinating their historic building project and taking it towards the start of work on site.

The fund awards up to £20,000. Grants typically support appointing professional advisors to work with the organisation to advance plans. This can include architects, surveyors, and engineers to develop the designs and plans for the historic building; additional support to build the capacity of the organisation by employing or contracting a project manager; and support with refining the business plan, building community engagement and preparing funding bids.

To apply, complete the fund’s online expression of interest form any time. Eligible organisations will be invited to submit a full application.

Tel: 020 7925 0199

Email: ahf@ahfund.org.uk

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Serving Families On the Move

The Trust’s Serving Families - On the Move Programme 2024-25 supports projects assisting military families to access services as they relocate, helping them to integrate into their new communities and build lasting friendships.

This fund awards up to £120,000 for projects delivered over a two to three year period, for initiatives that:

Provide families with ongoing information about available resources when relocating to unfamiliar areas
Provide families with access to enjoyable resources that meet their needs and improve wellbeing
Reduce isolation and loneliness by helping families build support networks

This might include projects that:

Provide early intervention support to prevent issues escalating and help families make informed choices
Engage Service families effectively with a range of support on issues that matter to them
Inform Service families of existing statutory and welfare provision, and ensure it is available and accessible when they need it most
Build capacity for Service families by increasing awareness of, and improving links and referrals to, existing services and complementing existing welfare provision

The Trust welcomes applications will be accepted from registered charities, both Armed Forces charities and those keen to collaborate with Armed Forces charities.

The next deadlines for applications are18th September 2024 and 22nd January 2025.

Email: info@covenantfund.org.uk

Armed Forces Families Fund - Early Years Programme

The Armed Forces Early Years Programme supports projects helping to enhance early childhood education and childcare settings for children (ages 0 -5) from Armed Forces families located close to where the families are living or serving.

Grants range from £5,000 to £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years.

There are two ways to apply for a grant:

Single Applications: Settings with 50% or more Service children on roll for the duration of the project can apply as a single application
Groups or Clusters: Settings with less than 50% Service children on roll may apply as part of a ‘cluster’. This would include working with at least one more eligible setting in the area, which also has small numbers of Service children on roll. For a ‘cluster’ application, one nursery setting, or the local authority, needs to be the lead applicant

Registered charities, Community Interest Companies, Companies limited by guarantee and local authorities are eligible to apply.

The next deadlines for applications are 24th July 2024 (12pm) and then 20th November 2024 (12pm).

Email: info@covenantfund.org.uk

Arnold Clark Community Fund

The Arnold Clark Community Fund grants up to £2,500 to registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations located within 50 miles of an Arnold Clark Branch.

Eligible projects should focus on working directly with those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis. E.g., foodbanks, accommodation, poverty relief and where people/communities are the primary and immediate focus of investment.

The next deadline for application is 31st December 2024.

Email: community.fund@arnoldclark.com

Asda Foundation - Investing in Spaces and Places

Asda Foundation’s annual Investing in Spaces and Places has opened for applications.

This programme is for small, local groups (income below £100,000) seeking to improve community spaces and places where local people can be together and thrive.

This year, the Foundation has a total of £1 million. Organisations can apply for £10,000 - £25,000 for building repairs, building development and outdoor development.

The Foundation accepts applications from not-for-profit grassroots, community-led organisations, particularly ones that are:

Located in an area of deprivation
Inclusive and encourage diversity
Tackling food poverty
Addressing local crime/anti-social behaviour
Promoting a positive environmental impact

Applicants must either own and have full responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of the building/space or have a lease of over five years and full responsibility for upkeep and maintenance. Applicants must also contribute a minimum of 50% total project costs, with 10% raised at the time you apply.

The deadline for applications is 28th July 2024 for a decision in September. (Please note the scheme may close early if demand for funding is high).

Tel: 01132435435

Email: asdafoundation@asda.co.uk

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust – Focus on Food Poverty

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust offers funding to registered charities supporting those in society facing the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are the most limited.

The Trust operates a three-year rotation system, with different fields of interests being funded each year.

In 2024, the July (third) and September (fourth) rounds will focus on food poverty.

The Trust is prioritising projects focusing on enabling resilience and independence, in particular food education and cooking skills.

Grants for the third round will be up to £1,000. Round four will be up to £5,000.

Apply by 31st July 2024 for round three and 30th September 2024 for round four.

Email: admin@austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk

Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative

The Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities, especially those who come from disadvantaged or socially deprived backgrounds.

The Initiative awards up to £3,000. Examples of causes they support include:

Education – schools and extra-curricular clubs
Health – hospitals, cancer research, healthy eating and mental health and wellbeing
Ex-offenders – mentoring and rehabilitation
Homelessness/Poverty - shelter projects and food banks
Arts and Culture – sport activities and library funds
Environment – natural disasters and regeneration projects
Elderly – befriending and social clubs
Disability – help lines and inclusion
Social cohesion – committee programmes

The Fund accepts applications from Community, self-help or voluntary groups, Registered Charities and organisations with charitable aims.

Apply by 9th August 2024.

Tel: 02072029129

Email: grants@bcbn.org.uk

British Ecological Society (BES) - Outreach and Engagement Grants

The British Ecological Society (BES) provides grants up to £2,000 for projects that engage public audiences with the excitement of ecological science.

The fund is aimed at projects to deliver independent outreach, public engagement and science communication activities that engage public audiences with the importance and relevance of ecological science or enhance the experience and skills of others to communicate ecology with public audiences.

Proposals must be aimed at a non-academic audience, and all projects must clearly demonstrate direct interaction with them.

The lead applicant must have a BES membership. Awards are open to individuals, teams and organisations across all experience levels to organise ecological public engagement events. Applications from museums and schools are welcome, but projects must involve significant outreach beyond schools.

Apply by 11th September 2024.

Tel: 020 3994 8289

Email: hello@britishecologicalsociety.org

D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The D’oyly Carte Charitable Trust supports registered charities working in the arts, health and medical welfare, and improvement or protection of the environment.

The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives. They generally award up to £6,000 to support core costs and projects.

Eligible projects include:

The Arts

Access and participation in the arts for those who have least access to them with emphasis on choirs and singing to build community and bring people together
Performance development opportunities in the performing arts for those in the early stages of their careers
Support for charities seeking to engage with young people on the fringes of society through music and drama projects to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion

Medical Welfare

Music and art therapy and non-clinical interventions that use singing, drama and musical techniques to aid recovery from illness and improve quality of life and mental wellbeing
Support for charities concerned with alleviating the suffering of adults and children with medical conditions who have difficulty finding support through traditional sources
The welfare of those who care for others through the provision of breaks for carers, with an emphasis on projects and schemes assisting young carers

The Environment

Active involvement in hands-on conservation activities, particularly those that bring about positive changes in the lives of young people living at the margins of society to improve their skills, build their confidence and break down barriers to their employment
Rural crafts and skills in heritage conservation, with emphasis on increasingly rare skills that would otherwise be lost
Social and therapeutic horticulture projects that embrace nature as a tool for mental wellbeing by using gardening or other environmental activities to bring about positive changes in the lives of those who are living with disabilities or ill-health

Apply by 24th September 2024.

Tel: 0203 637 3003

Email: info@doylycartecharitabletrust.org

Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust

The Duke of Devonshire Charitable Trust supports charities and Community Interest Companies to deliver causes and projects in areas which are local or relevant to the Devonshire Group estates including Eastbourne.

Grants are awarded for focuses on the arts, community, education, environment, youth, health, religion, and welfare. These are typically between £250 and £10,000.

The Trustees anticipate that charities will have secured a significant proportion of funding prior to applying to the Trust.

The Trustees meet to consider applications three or four times per year. Applications are currently closed. The next deadline for applications is expected to be in September 2024. Details will be available in due course.

Tel: 01246 565 438

Email: mollie.moseley@chatsworth.org

Fat Beehive Foundation

Fat Beehive Foundation supports the creation of websites or digital products that enable small, registered charities to carry out their work in a more efficient and effective way, resulting in positive social benefit.

Fat Beehive is focusing on 'hard-to-fund' digital expenditure that other funders will often not cover. They are prioritising projects focusing on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.

Registered charities (average annual income below £400,000) can apply for up to £2,500.

Apply by 27th September (5pm).

Tel: 020 7739 8704

Gilchrist Educational Trust - Grants to Organisations

Gilchrist Educational Trust supports projects throughout the UK that fill academic educational gaps or make a particular aspect of learning more widely available.

Not for Profit organisations registered as a company or the Charity Commission are eligible to apply.

The Trust typically awards £500 to £4,000, for a particular academic educational project or for a specific purpose such as furniture or equipment.

Organisations can email the Trust’s secretary to request an application form.

The Trust’s deadline for applications is 28th February 2025.

Tel: 01903 746723

Email: valconsidine7@gmail.com

Greene King IPA – Proud to Pitch In

Green King IPA – Proud to Pitch In supports grassroots sports clubs to deliver activities within local communities across the UK.

Individuals may nominate a sports club or organisation to receive a cash grant to continue delivering sports activities. Nominations are restricted to one per person.

The Fund prioritises organisations that can demonstrate how their sports club or project benefits members of the local community, and projects that will have a long-term impact. Funded projects should be delivered by 31st December 2024.

This funder awards grants up to £4,000.

Apply by 1st November 2024.

Tel: 01284 763222

Help the Homeless Grant Scheme

Help the Homeless supports small and medium-sized registered charities working to assist homeless people to rebuild their lives and return to the community.

This funder provides up to £5,000 to cover capital costs. Grants are for projects providing practical ways to help disadvantaged individuals return to the community through training or residential facility provision, rather than merely providing short term shelter.

The Fund’s deadlines for applications are 15th September and 15th December 2024.

Email: hth@help-the-homeless.org.uk

Homity Trust

The Homity Trust is a small charity based in Brighton supporting community causes across Sussex. The funding is intended to support community groups with local causes where a small grant will make a big difference.

Grants of up to £1,000 are available.

The funding can support a wide range of projects to help those most in need. Projects looking to support those most affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis are of particular interest in this current round.

Applications must be submitted by 26th July 2024.

Email: enquiries@homity.co.uk

Idlewild Trust

Idlewild Trust funds registered charities arts and conservation projects. They award grants of up to £7,000 for the following areas of interest:

Arts Grants: Nurturing Early Stage Professionals – to support opportunities for professionals (working creatively) within the performing and visual arts, post training, and at an early stage in their careers. E.g., musicians, dancers, actors, writers, artists, composers, curators, and theatre-makers. The programme should benefit participants aged 18 or over who have already completed their education to the highest available level in their chosen discipline.

Conservation Grants: Objects and Works of Art – to support the conservation of cultural heritage of recognised national or international importance, such as objects and works of art in public museums, libraries, galleries, historic buildings or landscapes accessible to the public. Projects must aim to conserve historic or artistically important objects and works of art including artefacts, textiles, furniture, metalwork, manuscripts, and wall paintings. Priority will be given to applications that include a knowledge sharing element as an outcome of the project, such as with professional colleagues, for example a webinar, lecture, or published article. A public engagement activity that helps to improve the public understanding of conservation practice is encouraged.

The next application deadline is 5th September 2024, with a decision by early December. A further round will then open 2nd December 2024 to 14th February 2025.

Tel: 020 3909 0406

Email: info@idlewildtrust.org.uk

International Tree Foundation - UK Community Tree Planting Programme

International Tree Foundation (ITF) UK Community Tree Planting Programme supports community-led initiatives that will conserve, restore and protect indigenous trees and woodlands, forests, habitats and associated biodiversity.

Projects should also support community engagement in tree planting and encourage social cohesion and inclusion.

Each project must plant native UK species on land that is accessible to the general public.

You can apply for:

Community woodlands/hedging – 100 to 25,000 trees planted per year
Community orchards – up to 30 trees planted per year. The ITF also provides small maintenance grants to cover tree care in the first two years after planting

Community based organisations including schools and parish councils can apply.

To apply, submit an online expression of interest form which the ITF will assess within one month. Successful applicants will then be short-listed to complete a full application.

The deadline for application is 13th December 2024 (12pm).

Tel: 01865 922 430

Email: programmes@internationaltreefoundation.org

Institute of Physics (IOP) Public Engagement Grant Scheme

The Institute of Physics Public Grant Scheme awards £500 - £4,000 for projects that improve people’s relationship with physics in their family or community groups.

IOP’s support focuses on physics engagement projects that align with IOP’s Limit Less campaign, which aims to encourage young people currently underrepresented in the physics community to carry on doing physics post 16. The programme specifically focuses on:

Girls and young women
Disabled young people
LGBT+ young people
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds
Black Caribbean young people

IOP welcomes applications from not-for-profit organisations, museums, libraries, arts groups and researchers in academia or industry. Applicants do not need to be an IOP member, however projects will need to involve physicists to be considered for a grant.

The programme is open for applications on a rolling basis until the 6th of September 2024.

Tel: 020 7470 4800

Email: engagement@iop.org

Ironmongers’ Company – Charitable Grants for STEM Projects

Ironmongers’ Charitable Grants for STEM Projects scheme is for charities encouraging young people to study science at school and go on to pursue STEM-related further education or vocational training, particularly in the area of Materials Science.

The Fund focuses in particular, on young people aged 12 and 18 from disadvantaged backgrounds living in urban areas outside of London.

Most grants are up to £10,000.

Their next deadlines for applications are 1st August and then 1st December 2024.

Tel: 020 7776 2311

Email: charities@ironmongers.org

Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust

Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust supports animal welfare charities whose projects or activities provide the following: Benefit and protect animals; Relieve the suffering of animals; Address the conservation of wildlife; or Encourage a greater understanding of animals.

The Trust awards grants up to £10,000, however they consider pledging larger grants towards large capital building projects. Previous maximum grant values have been £35,000.

The next deadline for applications is 1st September.

Email: jsawt7@gmail.com

The King’s Fund – GSK Community Health and Impact Awards

The King’s Fund supports registered charities working in health related fields. The Fund is inviting applications for their Community Health Programme and Impact Awards initiative.

GSK Community Health Programme supports very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard to access unrestricted funding and support for their leaders. This is particularly true for organisations led by and supporting the most disadvantaged communities – such as those supporting ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ+ community and others.

Up to 15 organisations will receive up to £10,000 in unrestricted funding. The charities awarded will be offered an online leadership programme worth £3,500 to develop their capability and confidence to lead both operationally and strategically.

Examples of activities funded include:

Work to make health services more accessible, appropriate or welcoming to the communities they serve, for example, by setting up services and access points from within the community, or working with public sector providers to address barriers to access
Support for communities to access health services, such as by supporting people to register with a GP, or to access support for mental health issues
Provisions specific services to communities to support their health and wellbeing, increase uptake of screening services, improve healthy lifestyles or other similar activity
Organisations that may be using focused interventions to ensure parts of the community that have traditionally been under-served or have experienced marginalisation have access to appropriate services

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards recognise small to medium-sized charities doing excellent work to improve people's health and wellbeing.

This initiative awards up to £40,000, with one overall winner receiving an additional £10,000. Up to five runners-up will receive £4,000. The programme also provides award winners with a package including training and development worth £13,500, resources to help promote their work such as short films and photography and other pro bono support.

The deadline for the Community Health Programme is 12th August 2024 (5pm). The deadline for the IMPACT Awards is 30th August 2024 (5pm).

Email: gskenquiries@kingsfund.org.uk

Leeds Building Society Foundation – Small Grants

The Leeds Building Society Foundation awards up to £1,000 to registered charities throughout the UK undertaking projects to support those in need of a safe and secure home.

Projects must meet the Foundation's purpose through one or more of its criteria themes:

Financial stress - projects that help with bills or debt stress
Security and refuge - projects that support emergency accommodation
Quality and suitability of housing
Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness

The Foundation’s next deadline for applications is 9th September 2024. However, there will be another round with a deadline on 11th November 2024.

Tel: 0113 225 7518

Email: foundation@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk

McCarthy Stone Foundation – Community Grants

McCarthy Stone Foundation’s current round of Community Grants focuses on one-to-one projects to alleviate loneliness for over 65-year olds, particularly for residents in areas of deprivation.

This funder provides grants for project core costs and activities. Projects must provide either direct one-to-one service provision to alleviate loneliness or group-based activity to address social isolation.

Grants previously awarded have been up to £7,500.

Unrestricted funding is only available for registered charities and community groups. Grants to support projects are available to registered charities, community groups, and Community Interest Companies limited by guarantee.

The Foundation will publish more guidance on this round of funding on their website in due course. They are also running a pre-application webinar on Tuesday 16th July 2024 at 10:30am.

The programme opens for applications on 26th July 2024 and closes 23rd August 2024.

Tel: 01202 292480

Email: Graeme.Marsh@mccarthyandstone-foundation.org.uk

National Archives - Resilience Grants

The National Archives - Resilience Grants programme supports the archive sector to be adaptable, resilient and sustainable, enabling them to respond to change, and contribute to communities and the economy.

The Resilience programme awards up to £20,000. Projects that could be funded include:

Proposals that lead to increased organisational stability, including long-term organisational, financial and strategic planning
Increased staffing capacity and enhanced skills
Reducing costs
Increasing income
Improving capacity to develop, care for and enrich collections, physically and digitally
Ensuring that collections are safely preserved, including digitally
Work on diversity, equity and inclusion
Responses to climate change, such as developing energy-efficiency within an archives service
Strategic development of existing archive networks or establishment of new networks with a clear strategic focus

Public sector bodies, not-for-profit organisations and for-profit organisations including business archives are eligible to apply.

This fund opens on 29th July 2024 and closes on 30th August 2024.

Tel: 020 8876 3444

Email: archivegrants@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) Impact Fund

ORIT Impact Fund supports projects promoting a just transition to net zero.

This year ORIT has £50,000 to allocate to organisations. Registered charities and constituted community organisations can apply for up to £10,000 for projects that provide:

New and innovative approaches to tackling environmental challenges
New and innovative approaches to tackle social challenges as part of the just transition
Initiatives to help alleviate fuel poverty

Projects must start after 2nd September 2024.

The deadline for applications is 1st August 2024.

Email: support@bizgiveworld.com

Peter Harrison Foundation - Positive Futures for Children and Young People Programme

The Positive Futures for Children and Young People Programme supports charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs to assist young people who are physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged. The Foundation focuses on South East England (outside London).

The Foundation specifically focuses on projects that deliver high-impact benefits for children and young people in one or more of the following groups:

Live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation
Are disabled, chronically or terminally ill
Face mental health challenges
Are at risk of crime, truancy or addiction
Are at risk of homelessness or who are homeless

Projects should also:

Incorporate effective strategies for wider impact, perhaps through training, partnerships and/or dissemination activities 
Demonstrate a high degree of involvement across the organisation from beneficiaries and those with lived experience 
Have a well-developed plan for sustainability and seek to deliver a legacy 
Reflect the Foundation’s values - Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Integrity and Sustainability

The Foundation offers two levels of funding:

Small Grants awarding up to £5,000. The Foundation prioritises organisations with a turnover under £500,000 
Major Grants ranging from £5,001 to £30,000, with priority to organisations with a turnover up to £5m

The fund has quarterly deadlines for applications. The next deadline is 1st October 2024.

Tel: 01737 228000

Email: enquiries@peterharrisonfoundation.org

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund funds charities and academic institutions to support improvements in the engineering, management, design and use of roads to deliver safer and more environmentally sensitive, more aesthetically pleasing and more enjoyable outcomes.

The Fund generally awards between £5,000 and £30,000. Grants can be used for research, education and roadside improvement projects that promote advances in road-related UK transport policy, design, management and practice.

The Fund’s current priorities are:

Proposals which have national, rather than local, significance
Those which involve other funding partners, unless the application is for a very small amount of funding
Innovative topics and ideas, which are not already being researched or worked on elsewhere, and which will add to the UK’s knowledge or ability to provide safe, sustainable and enjoyable roads
Projects that have buy-in from appropriate stakeholders or decision makers, or a strong plan for how such buy-in will be achieved
Projects which can support tangible change or improvements within a 24-month period

The next deadline for applications is 4th October 2024.

Tel: 056 0384 9370

Email: secretary@reesjeffreys.co.uk

Rewilding Britain - Rewilding Innovation Fund

The Rewilding Innovation Fund supports new and ambitious community rewilding projects.

The Fund aims to remove barriers to progress, whether a community project is at the early planning stages or wants to move a project one step wilder. The scheme awards up to £15,000, although please note most awards will be less than £10,000.

They are focused on awarding projects with potential for the highest impact for people and nature. Previously successful projects include a social prescribing and community outreach programme run from a nature-based site; community forest planting; modelling carbon capture; a feasibility study to identify potential areas for seagrass restoration; and a tree seeding experiment.

This funding round prioritises projects focused on engaging with young people.

There is a two-stage application process:

Applicants should first become a Rewilding Network member through the online portal on the Rewilding Britain website
Applicants can then submit an online application form. Shortlisted projects will be invited to pitch their project to the steering group in a 10-minute online presentation

Apply by 30th August 2024.

Email: network@rewildingbritain.org.uk

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Outreach Fund

The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Outreach Fund supports chemistry-based events and activities for public audiences.

The fund aims to support projects or programmes that:

Develop science communication skills of chemists - building capacity and opportunities for chemists and chemical scientists to engage with schools and public audiences
Engage with school students - inspiring and raising aspirations of student audiences to nurture a future generation passionate about the chemical sciences
Engage with public audiences - involving a wide range of people in relevant contemporary issues in the chemical sciences
Provide under-represented audiences, communities and places with inspiring chemistry engagement opportunities, delivered or coordinated by skilled people

The scheme is primarily aimed at RSC members and member groups to support public activities. However, other applications will be considered and supported, if appropriate. The public may include one or more of the following: Rotary Clubs, Women’s Institutes, Community Organisations, Scouts and Guides, or the general public in public venues such as libraries.

The RSC provides two levels of funding: a Small grants strand awarding up to £5,000 and Large grants which awards up to £10,000.

Apply by 9th September or 11th November for a decision within six weeks.

Tel: 01223 432200

SUEZ Communities Trust Landfill Communities Fund

SUEZ Landfill and Communities Fund funds capital improvements for community venues and spaces. Examples include village hall/green improvements; nature reserves and conservation; community centres; public playgrounds; cycle paths; sports fields and facilities; country parks and historic buildings.

Eligibility to apply depends on where your project site is located. SUEZ provides a postcode checker so you can see if you are in a geographical qualifying area.

The Fund awards £3,000 - £50,000. These are split between:

Smaller Projects awarding up to £20,000. This is for projects with a total project cost less than £40,000. Projects must start within three months and complete within 12 months of funds being awarded.

Primary Fund Projects awarding up to £50,000. This is for projects with a total project cost less than £250,000. Projects must start within six months and complete within 12 months of funds being awarded.

The Fund is open to community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations.

Applying involves a two-stage process. First, applicants fill in a short eligibility check and respond to brief questions about the project. Successful applicants at stage one, are then invited to submit a stage two application.

Applicants can submit a stage one application eligibility anytime. There are typically four deadlines for full applications per year. The next deadline is 14th August.

Tel: 01908 247630

Email: info@grantscape.org.uk

Thomas Wall Trust

Thomas Wall Trust - Grants for Registered Charities funds projects to improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults and support NEET people into employment.

The Trust welcomes proposals which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, especially women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, and refugees.

Match funded and/or self-sustainable projects, which aim to become less reliant on grants in the future will be given priority.

This funder awards up to £5,000.

Complete an online expression of interest form by 16th September 2024 for assessment at the November 2024 meeting. Those successful will be invited to submit a full application.

Contact page: Contact us | Thomas Wall Trust

Ulverscroft Foundation

The UIverscroft Foundation’s mission is to support visually impaired people. The Foundation also funds medical research and the provision of facilities for the treatment or alleviation of visual impairment.

The Foundation’s grants usually range between £100 and £500,000. Grants are for costs associated with projects to improve or enhance services benefitting people with significant visual impairments. The Foundation prefers to support projects that will lead to longer-term benefits after the initial funding has ended.

Eligible costs can include equipment or materials. Staffing costs for specific, time-limited projects may be considered at the Trustees' discretion. The Foundation also considers applications to support academic and clinical research.

Ulverscroft accepts applications from any organisations that help the visually impaired. Organisations need not necessarily be a charity and can be a community interest company (CIC) or social group. The Foundation also considers applications from public libraries run by local authorities if additional to the local authority's core service. Volunteer-run libraries may be supported if they are supported in cash or in kind by the local authority.

Grants usually range between £100 and £500,000.

Apply by 15th September 2024.

Tel: 0116 236 1595

Email: foundation@ulverscroft.co.uk

Universal Music UK Sound Foundation School Fund

The Universal Music UK Sound Foundation School Fund provides grants to schools to purchase of musical instruments and equipment. The Foundation has helped over 10,000 schools, individual students and teachers improve their access to music through the purchase or upgrade of musical instruments and equipment.

This funder awards up to £1,500.

Apply by 14th August 2024 (1pm).

Tel: 0203 932 6101

Email: umuksoundfoundation@umusic.com

Weaver's Company Benevolent Fund

The Weaver’s Company Benevolent Fund supports registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations that can demonstrate impact with ex-offenders, young offenders or young people at risk of offending, either within a local area or nationally.

Current priority areas:

Supporting offenders and ex-offenders into work, specifically for those looking to build skills and capability to get into sustainable work
Helping specific groups within the criminal justice sector that are less popular with funders than others

Their secondary funding area focuses on projects working with young people (up to age 25) from disadvantaged and socio-economically challenged groups, such as immigrants, to ensure they are given every possible chance to realise their full potential and to participate fully in society.

Weaver’s Small grants scheme awards up to £5,000. Their main grants scheme does not specify a maximum amount.

Apply by 14th November 2024 (4pm).

Tel: 020 7606 1155

Email: charity@weavers.org.uk

Which? Fund

Which? Fund supports research projects to improve understanding of the specific consumer harms diverse and disadvantaged communities experience and to develop evidence-based solutions.

Which? has two priorities:

Projects exploring consumer harms experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities, such as women, people living with disabilities or health conditions, low-income households or members of diverse ethnic communities
Projects exploring consumer harms experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities in digital markets, where information asymmetries, malign online choice architecture, automated decision-making, AI interfaces, dynamic pricing and other characteristics of digital markets can place consumers at a distinct disadvantage, and some groups may face greater detriment than others

Which? has a total funding pot of £75,000. The Fund anticipates funding a small number of high-quality projects. Applicants should cost their project based on what they need.

For charities, funding will cover staff salaries and a reasonable amount of core costs/overheads. Capital costs for equipment will only be funded where specifically required to complete a project
For higher education institutions (HEIs) and Community Interest Companies, funding will cover all project management and delivery costs, but not indirect costs

Applying involves two stages. At stage 1, submit an outline application. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a stage 2.

Which?’s deadline for Stage 1 is 16th September 2024 (5pm).

To apply, request a stage 1 application form by emailing Raveene-Jonelle Dompreh.

Email: funding@which.co.uk

Worshipful Company of Information Technology (WCIT) – IT4Good Grant Programme

WCIT Charity supports projects and activities that relate to one of more of their priority areas: Education, Inclusion, IT for charities, and Public understanding of IT.

Their IT4Good Grants Programme awards up to £15,000 for activities such as the development and delivery of new services, solutions, training, apps, analytics, AI, robotics, or accessibility features/hardware.

They are seeking proposals demonstrating an innovative use of IT, be scalable for wider replication and be sustainable over time.

Projects that are more likely to be funded include:

Projects where WCIT is a material or sole funder
Projects where WCIT is the sole funder of the IT component of a larger project
Organisations that could benefit from pro-bono support

The programme is open throughout the UK. Registered charities, educational establishments, Community Interest Companies and constituted groups are eligible to apply.

Applications for funding may be submitted at any time and are considered by the Charitable Operations Committee at one of its four meetings a year.

The next deadline is 31st July (5pm).

Email: charity@wcit.org.uk

7Stars Foundation

7Stars Foundation makes grants to projects which support young people (16 years and under) who are challenged by abuse or addiction, who are young carers, or who are homeless/without a safe place to call home.

7Stars offers funding across the following streams:

Project grants to cover the costs of projects that respond to one or more of the funding priorities of the7starsFoundation. Grants up to £2,500
Shine Bright funding for registered charities to purchase items and resources to protect and support the children they serve through the cost of living crisis. Grants up to £1,500
Direct grants funding to individuals affected by the Foundation's priorities, supported by outreach/social/care workers or legal professionals. (Applications must be submitted by the supporting professional/organisation.)
Social Impact funding of up to £1,500 for three charities across the year for projects that align with the following awareness days: 10 October - World Homeless Day; 1 to 31 October - Black History Month; and 10 December - Human Rights Day

For projects for child carers,7Stars prioritises projects offering long-term impact and/or sustainable support (such as mentoring or outreach programmes) over recreational trips.

Apply by 31st August 2024.

Email: info@the7starsfoundation.co.uk