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Funding News - September 2024

Funding News - September 2024

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Information and Guidance

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – Lunch and Learn
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust – Meet the Funder Session
Hastings Voluntary Action - Finding the Funds Training
Rugby League - On the Same Team – Free Resources for Schools

Lottery

Sport England – Talent Funding 2025 -2029

Trusts and Foundations

Archives Revealed – Scoping Grants
Armourers and Brasiers’ Gauntlet Trust - Grants for School Science
Alzheimer's Research UK - Inspire Fund
Building On Overlooked Sporting Talent (BOOST)
Cash4Clubs
Changing Chalk Community Grants Scheme – Autumn Round
ChurchCare - Grants for Organs
David Solomons Charitable Trust
Edgar E Lawley Foundation
Electrical Safety Fund
Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust
Fight for Sight Social Change Fund
Football Foundation – Facilities Grants
Foyle Foundation - Small Grants Scheme for Grass Roots
The Glaziers Trust - Conservation Grant
Gosling Foundation
Heritage Crafts Association - Endangered Crafts Fund
Home Instead Charities
Homity Trust
Hubbub - Community Fridge Grants – Now Open
James Tudor Foundation
Jerwood Foundation
The Jerusalem Trust – Small Grants to Schools Scheme
Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grants
Linder Foundation
The Linnean Society – Our Local Nature Grants
Motability Foundation
National Archives - Research and Innovation opens soon
National Churches Trust – Medium Grants Programme
National Garden Scheme - Community Gardens Grants
The Naturesave Trust
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) – Youth Fund
Peter Harrison Foundation – Active Lives
The Pixel Fund
Radcliffe Trust
Sea-Changers Grant Programme
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Innovation and Improvement in Health and Care Fund
South Downs National Park (SDNP) School Grants scheme - Opens this month
Tree Council - Branching Out Fund
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund – Autumn Round opens soon
Toy Trust
Veolia Environmental Trust
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation - Small Change Big Difference Fund

Funding Diary

Information and Guidance

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – Lunch and Learn

The Armed Forces Covenant Trust is inviting organisations to join them for a free Lunch & Learn webinar to provide an overview of all the Trust’s new Covenant Fund programmes.

The free webinar will provide:

A breakdown of all new programmes
A chance to meet the Trust team working on these programmes
A Q&A session where you’ll have the chance to get your questions answered.

Please note that the webinar will take place via Zoom. If you are unable to access the event live, the Trust will provide a recording of the webinar on their website.

The Trust’s webinar takes place Monday, 9th September, 12 noon to 1.15pm

Webinar Registration - Zoom

Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust – Meet the Funder Session

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust is a Sussex based grant funder, providing support to registered UK charities operating within East and West Sussex, and Brighton & Hove.

The Trust is holding a “meet the funder” online event on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 – from 3-4pm.

This informal chat will provide an opportunity for new and existing charity applicants to ask any questions they may have about their funding, application process or grant strategy. Their areas of focus are care of the elderly, disability, general welfare, hospices, youth and wildlife & environmental conservation.

The Trust has provided a link to join their zoom meeting (Meeting ID: 859 4680 3674 / Passcode: 666202). You can also find the link on the Trust’s website.

Hastings Voluntary Action - Finding the Funds Training

Hastings Voluntary Action’s FREE training is aimed for people who are fairly new to fundraising or who are looking for small amounts of money up to £20,000.

In this training session we will think about different sources of funding for charities, community groups and social enterprises, and look at how to fill in a funding application form for a small grant. This training is FREE for two representatives of voluntary/community organisations that operate in East Sussex.

There is a choice of sessions:

Friday 27th September 2024 10.00am-12.00pm (online on Zoom)

Monday 30th September 2024 2.00pm-4.00pm (in person in Hastings)

To book a place visit Hastings Voluntary Action’s events page or phone 01424 444010

Rugby League - On the Same Team – Free Resources for Schools

Rugby League is empowering schools to tackle bullying and discrimination with their free KS1, KS2 and Year 7 education campaign - 'On The Same Team'.

On the Same Team gives teachers inspirational lesson and homework plans that help inspire their pupils to learn important lessons about kindness, inclusion and respect from Rugby League's stars and community members.

This programme is also open to any amateur Rugby League Club that wants to develop its young players.

Schools can register for the free resources on Rugby League’s website.

Email: enquiries@rfl.co.uk

Lottery

Sport England – Talent Funding 2025 -2029

Sport England has announced they are investing £120 million to increase participation in sport and boost diversity at a grassroots level in order to give more and better opportunities to all young people to explore and develop their potential.

The funding will increase and enhance opportunities for talented young athletes in England to explore and develop their athletic potential – regardless of their background or financial circumstances.

It’ll support athletes starting out in grassroots environments, as well as those already on talent pathways – formal high-performance sport programmes – and will be available for the 2025 to 2029 funding cycle.

The funding is being delivered by Sport England’s existing partnerships with more than 70 sports organisations, which includes the turbo-charging of the Backing the Best programme, run by SportsAid, with a further £1.5m of National Lottery funding.

Trusts and Foundations

Archives Revealed – Scoping Grants

Archives Revealed is the only grant programme in the United Kingdom dedicated to the unlocking of archival collections. Their funding is designed to transform access to archives for a wide range of users, enabling more people to engage with the UK’s rich documentary heritage.

The programme’s Scoping Grants are aimed at helping organisations analyse collections and support the development of future plans for cataloguing priorities and projects.

The Fund awards up to £3,000 for consultancy services to conduct a collection assessment report that will enable successful applicants to strategically plan next steps and to advocate to gain support for a project.

Their current funding round closes 30th September 2024. A further round will open 13th January 2025 and close on 14th February 2025.

Tel: 020 8876 3444

Email: archivegrants@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Armourers and Brasiers’ Gauntlet Trust - Grants for School Science

The Armourers and Brasiers’ Gauntlet Trust is funding primary and secondary schools wanting to enrich the science curriculum and encourage students to take up scientific careers, particularly in Materials Science.

Funding can be used to purchase equipment so that students can enjoy practical science; run science enrichment projects in schools; and enable students to participate in science events and competitions.

This funder awards grants of £600 to primary schools and £1,000 to secondary schools.

The 2024 deadline for applications is 30th September 2024 (10pm). However, if the funds available have not been fully used by 31st March 2025, the application period may be extended.

Email: charities@armourershall.co.uk

Alzheimer's Research UK - Inspire Fund

Alzheimer Research’s Inspire Fund seeks to improve understanding about dementia and share the benefits of research.

The fund aims to create and nurture relationships between communities, researchers, creatives and other applicants. Projects must engage with under-served audiences on dementia, such as minority ethnic communities, marginalised or socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

New applicants can apply for seed funding up to £5,000. Previous Inspire grant holders can apply for up to £20,000 to grow the scale and impact of their projects.

The deadline for seed funding applications is 14th October 2024 (5pm). Past grant holders interested in applying for follow-on funding should contact the Involvement & Engagement team for more information.

Tel: 0300 111 5555

Email: engage@alzheimersresearchuk.org

Building On Overlooked Sporting Talent (BOOST)

Boost’s Small Grants scheme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations with a focus on helping disabled and disadvantaged individuals to participate in sport.

Boost has awarded grants across a wide spectrum of sports projects and focusing on five areas of disadvantage:

Financial hardship
Physical and learning disabilities
Mental health
Medical research and relief
Social exclusion

The scheme offers grants under £750 and above £750.

This is a rolling programme. Organisations can apply anytime.

Tel: 020 7078 1966

Email: sarah.johnson@boostct.org

Cash4Clubs

Cash4Clubs is funding projects that support the sustainability of local sports clubs and ensure more people have access to local sports.

This year's focus is on supporting adult clubs. Funding will be offered to community groups that support over 18’s only, with an emphasis on 18-25 year olds.

Priority will be given to groups based in areas of high deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation 1-3) and projects which:

Increase participation in sport and/or physical activity for one or more underrepresented groups, including women and girls over 18, people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community or from lower socio-economic groups
Encourage people who would not usually engage in sport to take part, such as providing activities that support physical and mental wellbeing or tackle issues such as loneliness
Address broader social issues for the local community, e.g., reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, homelessness, or connecting communities

Examples of what funding can be used for include venue hire; utilities; coaching costs; volunteer expenses; equipment; kit; marketing and communications; training and qualifications; and insurances and affiliations.

This funder awards unrestricted grants of £2,000 to not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups and sports clubs.

Apply between 12th September and 12th November 2024. The fund may close early if a large volume of applications are received.

Tel: 0203 848 4670

Email: grants@sported.org.uk

Changing Chalk Community Grants Scheme – Autumn Round

The application window for grants for projects and activities within the Changing Chalk project area is now open.

Changing Chalk is a partnership led by the National Trust, supported by a £2.23m Heritage Fund grant thanks to players of the National Lottery and The Linbury Trust.

With a total of £150,000 to award over three years, there are grants of up to £7,500 available for community projects and up to £15,000 available for projects focusing on restoring the chalk grassland of the Downs, a priority for Changing Chalk. Projects will be funded to deliver in 2025.

A final round of funding is scheduled for 2025, however, this may be reviewed depending on the success of the Autumn round.

The Scheme supports grassroots community-led initiatives which help people to access, enjoy, learn about and look after the nature and cultural heritage of the eastern South Downs. All projects funded under the Scheme need to deliver activities within the Changing Chalk project area and link to one of Changing Chalk’s three themes: Restoring Chalkland Diversity, Connecting Downs and Towns, and Hearts and Histories of the Downs.

Changing Chalk is looking to fund projects delivering from mid-January 2025 for up to 12 months, so it would be suitable for a group who would like to deliver a project in Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter 2025.

All the details of the scheme including guidance and application form can be found on the Community Grant Scheme | Sussex | National Trust website.

Community groups, local charities and other non-profit making organisations such as social enterprises or community interest companies are eligible to apply. Schools, town councils and parish councils can also apply, as long as their project demonstrates wider community involvement and benefit. Private landowners may be eligible to apply for chalk grassland habitat projects if they meet the scheme criteria, please refer to the guidance.

Organisations can apply anytime until the application window closes on 13th October 2024. (Note: An Expression of Interest is required for habitat projects over £7,500 before an application can be submitted, these are welcomed at any stage but an application can only be made during an open funding round.)

If you have any questions about the Community Grants Scheme that can’t be answered by the guidance documents, or if you’d like to discuss a project idea, please contact the Changing Chalk Team.

Email: changingchalk@nationaltrust.org.uk

ChurchCare - Grants for Organs

ChurchCare is funding Anglican parish churches in the conservation of organs and organ cases.

The funding is for the conservation of:

Organs over 70 years old or significant instruments of a later date with historic, artistic or archaeological significance
Organs that retain the character of the original organ and its builder, with a minimum of alteration

Projects will be assessed on significance, urgency and appropriateness. Applications should address the relationship of the organ with the building and conservations should be done by appropriately qualified organ builders.

This funder awards grants of up to £10,000.

Apply by 7th October 2024.

Tel: 020 7898 1872

Email: churchcare@churchofengland.org

David Solomons Charitable Trust

The David Solomons Charitable Trust supports registered charities, both at the national and local level, who are working to support people with learning difficulties.

The Trust is particularly interested in smaller, local projects which focus on care and treatment of those with learning difficulties.

Funding is provided at the discretion of the Trustees. Grants tend to be in the range of £500 to £1,000, with an occasional grant made for a larger amount.

This Trust does not maintain a website. Applications must be made in writing and submitted to the Trust.

Apply anytime. The Trustees meet three times a year.

Mrs Elizabeth Prior

David Solomons Charitable Trust

2 Highfield Road. Collier Row. Romford, RM5 3RA

Tel: 01708 502 488

Email: davidsolomonscharitabletrust@gmail.com

Edgar E Lawley Foundation

The Edgar E Lawley Foundation is funding projects that benefit the old, young and disabled.

Funding will support community projects that benefit disadvantaged groups. The Foundation is prioritising hospices; children and young people; the elderly; disabled people; and medical projects.

This funder awards grants usually around £2,000 to registered charities and not for profit organisations.

Apply by 31st October 2024.

Tel: 01372 805760

Email: edgarelawley@gmail.com

Electrical Safety Fund

The Electrical Safety Fund is supporting projects focused on tackling risks associated with electrical products, increasing the public’s awareness of electrical safety and promoting behaviours that keep people safe in their homes.

Funding is for moving or repairing unsafe electrical products. Or it can be used to educate the public on electrical safety and reduce the number of hazards, such as electrical safety workshops and educational initiatives to PAT (portable appliance testing) events and repair cafes.

This funder awards grants of up to £5,000 to schools and not for profit organisations.

Apply by 1st October 2024.

Email: Samuel.Terry@electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk

Elsie Pilkington Charitable Trust

Elsie Pilkington Charitable Trust’s Elderly grant scheme is for charities supporting people who are elderly and frail.

At the next round of applications, the Board of Trustees will be focusing support to projects dedicated to addressing the needs of older people with advanced dementia (and their carers) in domestic, community and formal care settings.

Whilst the Trustees recognise that people aged over 65 traditionally may have been considered old, this arbitrary age cut-off rarely defines true old age in the modern era. Applications are therefore expected to demonstrate clearly defined benefits to older people who are frail.

The deadline for applications for the Trustees next meeting is 21st February 2025 (6pm).

Tel: 01825790304

Email: admin@elisepilkingtontrust.org.uk

Fight for Sight Social Change Fund

The Fight for Sight Social Change Fund supports projects empowering blind and vision impaired children and young people with the tools to live independent and fulfilling lives.

Projects should focus on:

Social connections

Programmes that encourage children and young people to forge long-lasting friendships and connections over time. This could involve connecting vision impaired children with one another based on shared interests or with sighted young people in their communities
Programmes that develop social skills that will ultimately facilitate and increase connections confidence in getting out and about, interacting in different places and with different people, engaging in group activities and pursuing hobbies and interests. This might be through creative or cultural activities
Physical activities, including exercise and sports-based programmes that bring people together and facilitate improvements in well-being, resulting in young people feeling more confident and physically comfortable in getting out and about and being active

Digital inclusion

Programmes that increase young people’s confidence in using technologies that can facilitate independence when out and about. This could include training and / or demonstrations of navigational apps
Projects that use technology in innovative ways to improve self-confidence and encourage creativity and connection. This might include programmes to experiment with podcast creation, video editing, or experimenting safely with social media
Projects that provide technology training to lay foundations for employment and volunteering opportunities

Personal resilience and self-advocacy

Programmes that equip children and young people with the skills to confidently and safely navigate different environments, and interact with others, including articulating the reasonable adjustments or support they need
Workshops for parents and families to explore entitlements for younger children in education and beyond, and to offer advice for accessing different levels of support
Services to help children and young people and their families through specialist counselling or psychological support

This funder awards grants of up to £30,000 to organisations including charities, community interest companies and charitable incorporated organisations.

Apply by 14th October 2024.

Tel: 020 7620 2066

Email: grants@fightforsight.org.uk

Football Foundation – Facilities Grants

The Football Foundation supports building or refurbishing grassroots facilities, such as changing rooms, 3G pitches, fencing, portable floodlights, pitch improvements and clubhouse refurbishment.

Grant values depend on the type of investment a club applies for. The Football Foundation generally awards up to a maximum of £25,000.

The Foundation accepts applications from not-for-profit football clubs or voluntary groups, professional club community organisations, educational establishments providing facilities for the community, registered charities and not for profit companies.

Organisations can apply anytime,

Tel: 0345 345 4555

Email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk

Foyle Foundation - Small Grants Scheme for Grass Roots

Foyle’s Small Grants Scheme supports registered charities working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities.

Foyles Small Grants is for small charities with an annual turnover less than £150,000 per year.

Their small grant scheme makes one-year grants only - £2,000 to £10,000 to charities that can show financial stability, to cover core costs or essential equipment, to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or delivery of online digital services.

Their priority is to support local charities still active in their communities delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community either directly or through online support if possible.

Foyle will stop accepting new applications to the Small Grants Scheme on 31st January 2025 (so competition for applications is intense). They can only consider applications for projects which will be completed before the end of 2025.

Tel: 020 7430 9119

Email: sgs@foylefoundation.org.uk

The Glaziers Trust - Conservation Grant

The Glaziers Trust is funding the preservation or restoration of historic and important stained glass of any age.

Glaziers provides grants up to £6,000 to churches and public bodies. Funding is for projects focusing on:

The conservation of historic and/or artistically significant stained and architectural glass
The promotion of the craft by supporting the education and training of craftsmen and women in the fields of stained and painted glass and by fostering public information and awareness

Funding is for stained and/or painted glass; artistically designed plain and/or decorative glazing; support systems, i.e. leading, saddle bars, fixing etc., and protective-conservation glazing.

Apply by 24th September 2024. Applications must be accompanied by a full condition report (with appropriate recommendations and photographs) and an estimate from a conservation (ICON) accredited glazier (by who the work must be carried out).

Tel: 07811 106264

Email: awards@worshipfulglaziers.com

Gosling Foundation

Gosling Foundation provides three strands of funding:

Royal Navy and Royal Marines: for organisations that support serving personnel, veterans to help improve their quality of life
Youth: for organisations that provide positive opportunities and support for disadvantaged and marginalised young people, enabling them to make use of their talents, build self-sufficiency and confidence, as well as providing tangible, long-term outcomes
Education: The Foundation is particularly keen to fund projects that keep young people engaged with education or vocational training or help them back into education

The Foundation accepts applications from registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and Community Interest Companies. They also accept applications from serving members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, for projects that benefit multiple serving personnel, and from uniformed youth groups (eg Sea Cadets, Scouts, Girl Guides).

The minimum grant amount you can apply for is £5,000. The Trustees may award more or less than the amount requested. If The Gosling Foundation is funding a project, the Trustees may contribute an amount towards the grantee’s core costs. The amount is at the Trustees’ discretion but is usually around 5% of the total project cost.

The Trustees strongly recommend that organisations show that they are looking to raise funds from a variety of sources, and not solely from The Gosling Foundation.

Grants can be used for:

Project costs (for projects that directly impact beneficiaries)
Capital projects eg new buildings, extensions, refurbishment and recreational spaces
IT projects, moving services online, setting up helplines etc
Equipment and furniture
Salaries (for positions that directly impact beneficiaries)
Events that directly impact beneficiaries

Apply anytime.

Tel: 020 38727723

Email: office@thegoslingfoundation.com

Heritage Crafts Association - Endangered Crafts Fund

The Heritage Crafts Association – Endangered Crafts Fund is supporting projects focused on crafts listed as endangered or critically endangered. Funding will provide opportunities for makers and trainees to develop or share their skills in these high-risk crafts.

Funding can be used to support costs and activities including:

Implementing changes that will ensure the longer-term viability or survival of heritage craft skills, for example:
- developing a new, innovative approach to heritage craft skills
- investing in more efficient machinery
- developing new routes to market
- exploring the use of sustainable alternative materials while maintaining the heritage character of a practice
Direct and indirect skills transfer, for example:
- taking on a trainee or apprentice
- preparing to teach courses, including the creation of training materials
- online or video content to support skills sharing and documentation
- specialist tools and equipment to facilitate training
Continuous professional development, for example:
- acquiring the knowledge and skills required to run a successful small business
- acquiring the advanced craft skills or allied craft skills necessary to make a craft practice more viable, e.g. through a training course or self-directed learning

Successful applicants will also receive support from the Grants and Awards Officer and the Heritage Crafts team. This will be unique to their project, but may include mentoring support, business support or signposting to other opportunities.

This funder awards discretionary grants to voluntary and community organisations.

Apply by 25th October 2024 (5pm).

Email: info@heritagecrafts.org.uk

Home Instead Charities

Home Instead supports local community events enhancing the lives of people over 55 to combat loneliness and isolation; ensuring they stay active, healthy and connected and contributing to their local communities.

Funding can be used for:

Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club
One off activities such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch
Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for the group such as a local historian

There are two levels of funding:

Grants of up to £500 for small grass roots organisations
Grants of up to £1,500 for small local registered charities. Larger grants can be considered for exceptional projects

Projects will only be fully funded where the applicant holds no more than three months operating costs in reserve. For organisations that have more than this, up to 50% of the project costs will be funded.

Priority will be given to applications that have a connection to, and are championed by, a local Home Instead office.

The next application round closes 31st October 2024.

Tel: 01925 730 273

Email: charities@homeinstead.co.uk

Homity Trust

The Homity Trust, based in Brighton, is seeking grant applications from Sussex based community groups.

The fund provides smaller grants of up to £1,000 to registered charitable organisations helping end users in financial difficulties.

The Trust is particularly open this round to organisations helping with the increasing cost of living crisis. Application details and prior contact information are all on the website.

The next deadline is 21st November.

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Hubbub - Community Fridge Grants – Now Open

Hubbub is an award-winning environmental charity that’s all about inspiring action that’s good for the environment and for everyone.

The Community Fridge Network is coordinated by Hubbub and brings together all UK based groups running a community fridge. It enables them to share knowledge, skills, ask questions and provide support to each other.

They have announced the launch of the three new funds:

The Community Fridge Investment Fund, a collaboration with Co-op, is seeking applications from established fridges needing support.

This Fund offers groups £5,000 to take their fridge further. The focus of this funding is to improve the longevity, self-sufficiency and social/ environmental impact of your community fridge. Examples include:

Improving buildings and facilities related to your fridge
Training and learning opportunities for your team
Extending and/or expanding the existing service that the fridge group provides
New initiatives
Using insights from previous projects to evolve into new initiatives (“survive mode” to “thrive mode”)
Upgrading equipment and technology
Improving your income generation and fundraising
Volunteer recruitment and management
Evaluation or impact measurement
Capacity or core costs (this could include rent for the facility or salaries for permanent staff

This funding will be available on a rolling basis over 6 weeks and applicants who are unsuccessful will be able to apply again as many times as they like within that window. The Fund will be allocating grants on a continuous basis until the funding allocation is distributed.

Community Food Hubs Fund is being supported by the Starbucks 5p cup charge which is applied each time a customer purchases a drink in a single-use cup. This opportunity is open to any group already in the Community Fridge Network, home to over 680 community fridges.

The Fund provides £9,000 under the following themes:

Skills: To up-skill your community and raise awareness of affordable, healthy and sustainable living. For example cooking workshops for families, single households or anyone and everyone who wants to learn a new skill
Sharing: To create opportunities to make the most of what people already own. Think shared libraries of tools, cooking equipment, bikes, baby items etc., repair café events, intergenerational mend and sew lessons
Community connection: To create opportunities for the community to come together around shared food. Think community lunches, coffee and chats, and recipe shares
Growing
To support community growing and increase the amount of edible food grown and shared locally. Think community gardens, greening projects and seed or plant sharing

Community Fridge Setup Fund This September, Hubbub with the support of Co-op is excited to launch a new grant fund round for setting up community fridge projects across the UK. £4,500 is on offer to 20 successful applicants.

Applications for all programmes are open until to 16th October 2024.

Tel: 020 3701 7543

Email: hello@hubbub.org.uk

James Tudor Foundation

The James Tudor Foundation supports registered charities for working in palliative care, health education and direct relief and prevention of sickness.

The Foundation supports project costs, including staff costs. Equipment may be funded but applicants must contact the Foundation first if their proposal includes this. Funding examples include:

Palliative care: Adult and child hospices; salaries for teams working directly with patients (e.g. nurses, doctors, and other healthcare practitioners); social care type assistance to help prepare for end of life, respite stays at the hospice; bereavement services for children who have been bereaved or for parents whose child has died
Health education: The dissemination of knowledge about specific health conditions (conferences, dissemination of information, etc); and specialist staff training
Relief of sickness: Mental and physical health projects

Funding may be used for an ongoing service (e.g. service delivery staff such as nurses, doctors, therapists, family support workers, helplines, patient support and information provision, etc.) or for a new initiative, service or product (e.g. a new training module for healthcare professionals, a new service to support patients, equipment).

Grants usually range between £1,000 and £50,000. First-time applicants are unlikely to be awarded more than £10,000.

The next application round closes 15th September 2024. A further round will open 16th September and close 15th December 2024. An initial expression of interest form should be submitted. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full application.

Tel: 0117 959 6496

Email: grants@jamestudor.org.uk

Jerwood Foundation

The Jerwood Foundation aims to support organisations, including charities, with a focus on making art available for public benefit and emerging talent in the arts throughout the UK.

Previously funded projects include:

Brixton Chamber Orchestra to enable their Christmas 2023 and Summer 2024 tours of housing estates in Lambeth
The Courtauld to support a major new exhibition of work by British artist Claudette Johnson
Paintings in Hospitals to conserve, restore, and digitise a portion of their art collection
Persona Arts to help fund the production of the Flying Dutchman performances in July 2024
Arnolfini to collaborate on a three-year project that will draw upon Jerwood’s collection of modern and contemporary British art to help bring Arnolfini’s exhibition archive to life

For the current funding round, the trustees will only consider applications for projects starting more than three months, but less than 12 months, from the funding round closing date (1 June 2024 to 1 March 2025).

Most grants range between £1,000 and £25,000, although grants of up to £180,000 have been awarded.

Apply by 4th October 2024.

Email: info@jerwood.org

The Jerusalem Trust – Small Grants to Schools Scheme

The Jerusalem Trust is providing grants to state secondary and primary schools to purchase resources for teaching about Christianity in Religious Education (RE) lessons.

Grants can be used to purchase resources which focus on the Christianity for use in RE lessons. These can include textbooks, bibles, teacher resources, artefacts, CD-ROMs, DVDs and online subscriptions.

This funder awards grants up to £600.

This current round is open for the Autumn 2024 school term.

Email: info@regrants.org.uk

Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grants

Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grants, provided through the People’s Postcode Lottery, fund outdoor learning training and equipment to schools and early years providers.

The aim of this fund is to promote outdoor learning among young children by providing schools and early years providers with outdoor resources and training. Applicants will need to include children in their decision making, whilst incorporating local communities.

Grants provide:

£500 worth of nature equipment – E.g., woodland activity kits; growing kits; seed packs; gardening kits; pollinator kits; woodworking kits; seating planters; and fireboxes
An additional Climate Curriculum Pack (valued at £150)
4 hours of focused work/training on the application site:
- 2 hours on the topic chosen from the funder’s training list for any adults from your setting - Beneficial to all staff. Visits will look at how to use existing space to teach the curriculum outdoors.
- 2 hours on site on the same day to undertake Learning through Landscape’s Climate Ready School Grounds digital tool - This will generate a report on how school grounds can be improved. Input from the Sustainability Lead and the cohort of Eco Committee and/or Pupil Council members is encouraged
1 years membership to Learning through Landscapes
3 webinars on a variety of topics
A plaque from the players of the People's Postcode Lottery to display in a reception area

Apply by 8th November 2024. Applicants must be employed by the school. Applications on behalf of the school from PTA's, Governors, 'Friends of' groups will not be accepted.

Tel: 01962 392932

Email: lsng@ltl.org.uk

Linder Foundation

The Linder Foundation supports projects that bring communities together, improve society for the benefit of all and bring about social change.

The Foundation provides grants under the themes of the Arts, Environment, and Young People:

Arts: The Foundation’s current round is for projects in the visual arts with focusing on:

Visualisation made by an artist to explain information
Development of the potential of young people in the visual arts
Support for the art of illustration

Examples of eligible projects for the current round include:

A drawing, painting, photograph or collage that visually represents a story, facts and details
Painting and drawing projects to encourage the development of young people.
The art of illustration

Environment this funding strand aims are to protect and enhance the environment. Projects should focus on land-based projects relating to biodiversity, such as sustainable farming practices, and/or species preservation/re-introduction. They may also:

Be locally or regionally based
Be rural or urban
Contain a research element that seeks to provide the evidence base for change and has the potential to be scaled up.
Involve volunteers and/or community engagement

Young People: This fund aims to improve outcomes of vulnerable young people, particularly those who have suffered from Adverse Childhood Experiences and childhood trauma. The trustees prioritise projects that:

Provide early intervention and rehabilitation designed to prevent offending or re-offending
Strengthen families and keep children out of care

The Foundation does not specify grant amounts.

The Foundation accepts applications from registered and exempt charities.

The closing date for applications for these funds is midnight on 31st October 2024.

Tel: 020 3997 4444

Email: admin@thelinderfoundation.org.uk

The Linnean Society – Our Local Nature Grants

The Linnean Society is funding innovative projects, designed and led by young people (16 years and under), which aim to increase access to local natural spaces and improve understanding of local biodiversity.

Examples of eligible projects:

Running a school festival about nature
Painting community murals showcasing biodiversity in the area
Building or restoring a community garden
Creating a nature walk
Hiring a speaker to come and talk about local foraging
Grants can be used for materials, room hire, publicity, speakers, trainers, freelancers, project-specific staff costs, audio-visual hire, reasonable volunteer expenses, transport, or other costs of activities/events

Proposed projects should start in January 2025 and be finished by the end of June 2025.

This funder provides grants of up to £1,000 to small charities, schools and community groups.

Apply by 25th October 2024.

Tel: 020 7434 4479

Email: learning@linnean.org

Motability Foundation

The Motability Foundation supports the travel needs of disabled people across the UK.

The Foundation’s programmes focus on delivering the Foundation’s key outcomes: access to places including education and work; choice and control; connecting; and wellbeing.

The Foundation provides the following grant programmes:

Active Travel Grants - For projects expanding access to quality/affordable travel equipment and journeys, ensuring disabled people have the same opportunities to make decisions about how they travel in the UK. Grants can cover:

Active travel work which is helping people get from A to B, or active travel as a recreational activity, excluding competitive or social sport
Continuation funding for schemes, programmes and initiatives that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up the service they can provide to help more disabled people
Staff or volunteer training costs
Full recovery costs, including indirect costs
Local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of active travel and influence its inclusion in transport strategy and policy

Not for profit organisations including charities and community interest companies can receive grants of between £100,000 and £4 million.

Community Transport Grants - Funding is intended to address the gaps in transport and provide transport for the most vulnerable members of society, whose welfare is most impacted by these gaps. Funding can be used for:

Continuation funding for schemes, programmes and initiatives that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up the service they can provide to help more disabled people
Staff or volunteer training and costs
To increase the number of vehicles available to help organisations support disabled people access the wider community. This would not include a shuttle service taking clients to and from a specific service only
Full cost recovery, including indirect costs
Local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of community transport and influence its inclusion in transport strategy and policy

This funder provides grants to medium and large charities and not-for-profit organisations between £100,000 to £4 million.

Reducing Barriers to Driving Programme - Aims to help make an immediate impact in reducing the barriers disabled people face around driving. Projects should involve:

Raising awareness of driving as an option and of the support and adaptations that are available
Expanding the provision and familiarisation lessons and increase the number of instructors delivering lessons with adaptations
Helping to reduce the cost barriers around access to vehicles and adaptations

The funding can be used for:

Activity which reduces or mitigates barriers to driving experienced by disabled people, without replicating the support offered by the Motability Scheme
Continuation funding for schemes programmes and initiatives that already exist, and which provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale the service they can provide to help more disabled people
Staff or volunteer training and costs
Full cost recovery which includes indirect costs

Medium to large charities can receive grants of between £100,000 to £2 million.

Research Grant Programme – Aims to help develop, expand and improve transport related research for disabled people, and produce data that can be freely accessed by all. Examples of research areas include:

Research into barriers and challenges faced by disabled people when accessing or using transport
Transport related research that identifies good practice and evaluates solutions
Conducting research to inform and improve new or existing transport related programmes and product design

The funding can be used for:

Full cost recovery
Research work which fits within the three routes to impact
Staff costs to undertake research or evaluation
Revenue costs to support the research or evaluation
Costs to engage the skills of an independent research or evaluation organisation
Partnership working

Medium to large charities can receive grants of between £50,000 to £1 million.

Travel with Confidence Grants - Aims to help provide travel training schemes for disabled people. Funding can be used for:

Activity that improves the information, support and assistance available to disabled people using public transport
Activity that supports disabled people to have better journeys through increased confidence, resilience and training
Continuation funding for schemes, programmes and initiatives that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up
Staff or volunteer training and costs
Full cost recovery including indirect costs
Local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of active travel and influence its inclusion in transport strategy and policy

Medium to large charities can receive grants of between £100,000 to £1.5 million.

Wheelchair Sector Grant Programme – Supports projects which make immediate impact for disabled people, by improving and expanding their access to good quality wheelchairs. Grants can be used for:

The continuation of funding for schemes that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up to help more disabled people
Staff or volunteer training and costs
Increasing the number of vehicles available to help organisations support disabled people
Full cost recovery grants, including indirect costs
Local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of wheelchair service provision and research challenges further

Medium and large charities and not for profit organisations can receive grants of between £100,000 to £4 million.

To apply for any of these schemes, submit a stage one application by 8th October 2024. Successful applicants will be notified of how to apply for stage two.

Tel: 0800 500 3186

Email: GrantstoOrganisations@motabilityfoundation.org.uk

National Archives - Research and Innovation opens soon

The National Archives Research and Innovation Grants programme is aimed at preparing the archives sector for the future.

The Fund is aimed at helping to develop the skills of the archives sector workforce in research; engagement; leading innovation in technology; and connecting archives with changing societies in places.

National Archives anticipate making two grants up to £15,000 and a number of smaller grants up to £5,000.

There is particular interest in funding that will confront the challenges of preserving and sharing the digital record; reduce environmental impact and adapt to climate change; and help the archives sector become more diverse, equitable and inclusive.

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

The next application round is expected to open on 16th September 2024 and close on 18th October 2024.

Tel: 020 8876 3444

Email: archivegrants@nationalarchives.gov.uk

National Churches Trust – Medium Grants Programme

National Churches Trust’s Medium Grants programme (formerly Gateway Grants) awards £3,000 to £10,000 to support churches preparing for a major project, and in developing their project to the point at which they can approach a major grant funder.

The Trust supports urgent repairs and modernisation and provides expert advice on church maintenance and on how churches can continue to serve local communities and promote church heritage and tourism.

The scheme is open to Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship throughout the UK. Potential applicants also must answer “yes” to a series of eligibility questions to then apply for the funding.

The next deadline to apply is 17th December 2024.

Tel: 020 7222 0605

Email: grants@nationalchurchestrust.org

National Garden Scheme - Community Gardens Grants

The National Garden Scheme’s Community Gardens Grants is open to community groups, registered charities or Community Interest Companies to create gardens or similar projects that will benefit local communities.

Projects should aim to:

Be sustainable – proposals need to demonstrate they will be using sustainable gardening methods e.g., be as peat-free as possible
Celebrate biodiversity - encourage biodiversity and wildlife
Bring a community together, allow sharing of gardening knowledge/skills and inspire a love of gardening

Examples of what funding can be used for:

Plants and containers
Materials for flower or vegetable beds and other hard landscaping
Greenhouses, polytunnels and sheds
Seating
Hand tools and certain garden power tools (e.g. strimmers)
Materials for providing refreshment

This funder awards grants between £1,000 and £5,000.

Apply between 9th September and 28th October 2024.

Tel: 01483 213905

Email: vince.hagan@ngs.org.uk

The Naturesave Trust

Naturesave Trust funds environmental and conservation projects throughout the UK.

The Trust’s funding window is now open for projects focusing on the theme of Energy Efficiency.

The Trust offers grants up to £5,000 and is looking for grant applications from charities, community groups, and organisations working to promote a more sustainable approach to energy efficiency through a wide of initiatives, for example:

Insulation
Solar panels
Lighting initiatives
Cooking solutions
Renewable energy
Energy efficient equipment
Energy audits
Heating projects
Education/workshops/events on energy

See Naturesave Trust’s site for guidelines and application form.

The deadline for this funding window is 31st October 2024 (12pm).

To discuss an application please contact Abha Wells.

Tel: 01803 869769

Email: trust@naturesave.co.uk

Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) – Youth Fund

PHF wants to fund organisations who work with young people (aged 14 – 25 years) to drive change so that future generations of young people can thrive.

The Foundation focuses on targeted work with and for young people who face transitions in their lives which may be challenging or create barriers for example into or out of education, care settings, housing or the secure estate, which might include prisons, bail accommodation, youth detention accommodation and approved premises.

PHF awards up to £150,000 spread over three years with a maximum of £50,000 per year. The fund is designed to be a strategic investment in the applicant organisation and will support core operating costs (salaries, organisation and delivery costs) to grow the impact of what they already do. This funding is not for new or untested approaches, projects or finite pieces of work.

The Foundation expects to make around 20 awards per year. On average between 10% and 12% of all applicants receive funding.

They are particularly interested in applications from organisations led by people most impacted by racism, ableism, classism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and/or transphobia.

This funding is for work that does the following:

Works in an asset-based way (full explanation on PHF website)
Addresses root causes
Influences practice
Shapes policy
Improves systems
Influences attitudes or narratives
Shapes external context.

The Fund accepts applications from charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies. Applicants must have an income between £30,000 and £3.5 million.

The next Youth Fund Q&A will take place on 10th October 2024 (10:30 to 11:30 am). Registration is required for the Zoom session and this can be done via the Paul Hamlyn Foundation website.

PHF accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Tel: 020 7812 3300

Email: information@phf.org.uk

Peter Harrison Foundation – Active Lives

Peter Harrison Foundation supports registered charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs in the South East, working with children, young people and adults who are disadvantaged or with disabilities.

The Trust’s Active Lives programme considers capital, core or project funding and welcomes applications for physical activity initiatives that:

Offer high-impact, life-enhancing opportunities for those who live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation
Remove barriers to participation for disabled or disadvantaged people
Focus on grassroots involvement rather than elite participation in physical activity
Focus on skills development and confidence building for individuals
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, sustainability

The Foundation provides two levels of funding:

Major grants – £5,001 to £30,000 (the Foundation priorities applications from organisations with a turnover of under £5 million)
Small grants – up to £5,000 (this strand prioritises applications from organisations with a turnover of under £500,000)

The Foundation has four deadlines for applications per year. The next deadline is 1st October 2024, followed by the 1st January 2025 and 1st April 2025.

Tel: 01737 228000

Email: enquiries@peterharrisonfoundation.org

The Pixel Fund

The Pixel Fund is supporting charities whose projects promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults under 26 years old.

This funder awards grants usually between £2,500 and £5,000.

Applicants should first check the eligibility criteria before contacting the Fund to apply any time.

The Fund is paperless and will not accept anything posted to its address unless specifically requested by the trustees.

Email: admin@pixelfund.org.uk

Radcliffe Trust

Radcliffe Trust supports music, heritage and crafts activities.

This funder generally awards between £2,500 - £7,000. The following two schemes are open to charities and other not for profit organisations:

The Trust’s Music Grants scheme supports classical music performance and training especially chamber music, composition and music education. The Trustees particularly focus on music for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and projects at secondary and higher levels, including academic research.

Their Heritage & Crafts Grants scheme supports the development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts. This includes support for:

Emerging craftspeople
Craft and conservation projects and training
Projects demonstrating creative outcomes by designer-makers
Projects with potential for capacity building within the sector
Special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development

The Trust occasionally considers other areas of cultural creativity related to heritage and crafts, including theatre, performance, and literature, especially those promoting and developing high-level skills among early career practitioners and disadvantaged groups.

The next deadline for applications is 31st January 2025.

Tel: 01285 841900

Email: radcliffe@thetrustpartnership.com

Sea-Changers Grant Programme

Sea-Changers is funding projects that promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural marine environment and promote marine biodiversity.

There is particular interest in grassroots projects which encourage community action for marine conservation.

Projects must address one of the following:

The root causes of marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK
The prevention or reduction of negative impacts on UK coastal and marine environments and/or species
Adding to knowledge about marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK

All successful applicants will need to provide data and results to Sea-Changers from research projects undertaken as a result of funding and share with appropriate marine databases when completed.

This funder awards the following levels of grants to charities and not-for-profit organisations, including schools:

Small Grants programme - up to £500
Main Grants programme - between £500 and £2,500

Apply any time for the Small Grants programme. The current deadline for the Main Grants programme is 30th September 2024.

Tel: 0300 102 0151

Email: info@sea-changers.org.uk

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Innovation and Improvement in Health and Care Fund

The Innovation and Improvement in Health and Care Fund supports charities with the implementation and scaling up of innovative health models and care that will improve outcomes for people living with serious long-term or life-limiting conditions. These could be physical or mental health, physical or learning disability, or end-of-life care.

The Trust is funding tested models that are scalable/replicable by other organisations, and where there is a clear road map showing how long-term funding will be secured to sustain and expand.

The Trust is seeking to support innovative models of health and care for which there is robust evidence demonstrating both the effectiveness of the model and that it is ready to be implemented at a larger scale.

Funding can be used for:

Infrastructure - specific facilities or equipment, where these are necessary to support innovation or improvement in practice
Project costs - to roll out or scale up new, improved practice, including staff, IT or consumables costs. This can include new staff recruited to deliver the project

The programme is open to registered and exempt charities in the UK and to NHS organisations. The applicant’s primary activities must focus on the delivery and improvement of health and care.

Note - applicant organisations must have an annual income of at least £10 million. Where an application involves a number of partners, the income threshold of £10 million will apply to the combined annual income of the partners.

Grants are expected to be between £150,000 and £500,000. Awards will not be less than £100,000. Funding must be spent within two years from the award date (expected to be in November 2025).

Submit an expression of interest by 15th November 2024. Successful applicants will be contacted with information on the next stages.

Tel: 020 7487 5851

Email: donations@julesthorntrust.org.uk

South Downs National Park (SDNP) School Grants scheme - Opens this month

The South Downs National Park’s Outdoor Learning Grant contributes towards the costs of educational trips in the South Downs National Park.

The fund reopens on 16th September. Schools with over 10% of their students eligible for Free School Meals, can apply for a grant of up to £750 towards the costs of an educational trip taking place before March 31, 2025.

Schools can also apply for discounted transport if they are travelling between 9am-3pm to locations within the South Downs National Park.

Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. If your application is successful, you will be sent an email to confirm the grant. The SDNP aim to respond within ten working days.

Tree Council - Branching Out Fund

The Tree Council’s Branching Out Fund is for community groups, schools, small, registered charities, and Tree Warden Networks seeking to establish trees, hedgerows, and orchards.

Branching Out supports applications ranging in value from £250 to £2,500, with specific criteria for those under £500, and those above £500.

The deadline for applications is 1st December 2024.

Tel: 07927 550431

Email: info@treecouncil.org.uk

Triangle Trust 1949 Fund – Autumn Round opens soon

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund supports not-for-profit organisations working with vulnerable young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice system or who are at a high risk of entering it.

Their Spring round (now closed) was for proposals wanting to work with young people who already have a criminal conviction.

Their Autum round which opens later this month, is for proposals focused on targeted work with high-risk young people on the edge of the criminal justice system.

Full details about the Trust’s Autumn round will be available when the application window opens on 18th September. Organisations can sign up for updates.

The deadline for the Autumn round is 30th October 2024.

Tel: 07716 378564

Email: info@triangletrust.org.uk

Toy Trust

The Toy Trust welcomes applications from small UK based children's charities working for the benefit of children across the UK.

The Trust offers up to £5,000 to registered charities undertaking projects to support disadvantaged and disabled children who are under 13 years of age. Grants are for equipment and services but generally NOT for salaries, wages and research

The Trust has quarterly deadlines. The next deadline for applications is 15th November 2024.

Tel: 020 7701 7271

Email: tracey@btha.co.uk

Veolia Environmental Trust

The Veolia Environmental Trust supports projects that make improvements to community facilities and the natural environment located near a qualifying Veolia site. The Trust provides a postcode eligibility checker on their website.

Projects should protect and enhance biodiversity and natural habitats; inspire the creation of a sustainable carbon neutral space; promote community action and wellbeing; and be accessible to everyone.

The Trust has three grant schemes:

Community Grants is open to not for profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve community buildings or outside spaces for the benefit of the community. Grants are between £10,000 and £75,000 for projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 and have 10% match funding secured
Environmental Improvement Grants are for Environmental Bodies enrolled with ENTRUST, the regulator of The Landfill Communities Fund, and are a registered charity. Grants are available to enable landscape scale improvement projects such as habitat creation/management, and/or species protection. Grants are between £10,000 and £75,000 for projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 and have 10% match funding secured.
Habitat and Biodiversity Grants is open to not for profit organisations enrolled with ENTRUST to support structural improvements to a single habitat, such as a waterway, woodland, or nature reserve. Grants start at £75,000 and 10% match funding is required.

The next application windows are:

22nd August 2024 to 3rd October 2024 (12pm) with a decision by 3rd December 2024
28th November 2024 to 7th January 2024 (12pm) with a decision by 4th March 2025

Applicants should refer to the guidance notes for criteria of each scheme.

Tel: 0203 567 6820

Email: UK.Trust@veolia.com

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation - Small Change Big Difference Fund

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation is funding registered charities, recommended by members and colleagues, who support beneficiaries including children; those seriously ill; the elderly; the homeless; and the disabled.

Specific projects or items can be funded that will have a positive impact on beneficiaries, e.g. sensory toys for children with special needs; social activities for the vulnerable/isolated elderly; or training of charity employees to deliver programmes.

This funder awards grants between £250 and £2,500.

Apply by 30th September 2024.

Tel: 01274 263573

Email: charitablefoundation@ybs.co.uk