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11 January 2021
Please see below a list of current grant opportunities available. If you are interested in applying for any of these funding opportunities, then please contact kgodsman@serc.ac.uk
Grants can be applied for if:
- Project lead is identified and are willing to undertake project within their current role.
- Approval received from CMT member/line manager
Bid written by Kim Godsman in association with nominated lead or team.
Project planning and implementation monitored by Kim Godsman.
Oversight of draw down of funding monitored by Kim Godsman.
Grant 1
Community Partnership Programme to Tackle Food Poverty & Support the Elderly (UK)
Groundwork and One Stop Stores have teamed up to deliver the One Stop Community Partnership Programme to support groups and organisations who are working to tackle food poverty or supporting the elderly within the local community.
One Stop convenience stores will create partnerships with local community groups or charities across the UK to provide support for local good causes which could include funding, volunteering, fundraising and awareness raising.
Applicants are encouraged to visit their local One Stop store for more information.
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/national-grants/one-stop-community-partnership/
Grant 2
Grants Available for Capital Projects Benefiting Disadvantaged People (UK)
The Clothworkers Foundation awards grants to UK registered charities, CICs, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools).
Grants are awarded towards capital projects and may cover the cost of:
- Buildings: Purchase, construction, renovation or refurbishment.
- Fittings, Fixtures, and Equipment: Including (but is not limited to) office equipment/furniture, sports/gym equipment, digital/audio visual equipment, garden equipment, specialist therapeutic (excluding medical) equipment.
- Vehicles: Including a minibus, car, caravan, people-carrier, or 4X4 (new vehicles are unlikely to be funded)
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the work of the organisation fits within one or more of the Foundations programme areas which are:
- Alcohol & substance misuse
- Disadvantaged minority communities
- Disadvantaged young people
- Domestic & sexual abuse
- Homelessness
- Older people
- People with disabilities
- Visual impairment
At least 50% of service users benefiting from the capital project must be from one or more of these groups. Application Guidance and a list of exclusions can be found on the website.
Applications can be made at any time. The Foundation aim to make a decision within eight weeks for grants and projects less than £10,000 or within six months for grants over £10,000.
Useful Links:
What We Fund | The Clothworkers' Foundation
Grant 3
New Competition Launches to Help Find More Efficient Ways to Make Core Materials (UK)
Funding of between £1 million and £2 million (per project) will be available to help businesses and research organisations look for original ideas to help improve industrial processes for manufacturing core materials.
UK Research and Innovation are launching a new competition to find more efficient ways to make core materials such as
- glass
- metal
- cement
and to improve productivity and competitiveness, either in the relevant industry or its suppliers. Projects are expected to address one of the key challenges facing industry, which include:
- Heat recovery and utilisation
- Sensors, controls and digitalisation
- Waste utilisation and symbiosis
- and other energy or resource efficiency improvements.
Potential applicants can attend one of two briefing events first:
- the first briefing takes place on 13 January
- for lead organisations seeking suitable partners to join their consortium there’s also a brokerage event on 21 January.
The competition opens for applications on the 11th January 2021.
New competition launches to transform foundation industries – UKRI
Grant 4
Covid-19 Emergency Loan Fund for UK Social Enterprises (UK)
Social Investment Business has announced that their Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund will close to new applications at 11.59pm on the 31st March 2021.
The £25 million fund provides emergency loans of between £100,000 to £1,500,000 with no fees or interest for the first twelve months to social enterprises and charities which are facing financial difficulty and disruption to their trading due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Fund is intended to provide working capital until normal business can resume for organisations that are improving people’s lives across the UK. Loans, which are backed by the Government’s existing Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, could be used to cover delays in trade payments, or for business modification to meet increase in service demand.
Applicants will be considered on a first come first served basis.
Useful Links:
Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund (sibgroup.org.uk)
Grant 5
Science in Schools Grant Scheme (UK)
The Royal Institution has announced that it has re-opened its Science in Schools days grant scheme. Through the grant scheme schools can apply for a visit from a Royal Institution professional presenter worth £800. The Science in Schools days are designed to support children’s science education, meet CPD requirements for teachers, and engage families. Each fully funded visit includes:
- Two school shows for students, designed to support the curriculum at KS1, KS2 or KS3
- A CPD session for teachers, using interactive demonstrations to build the skills and confidence to inspire children with practical science
- An after school or evening community show for a family audience, to generate support for science in the home. The community show can also be ticketed to raise funds for future activities at your school
- The option of a Covid-safe alternative package that ensures social distancing throughout, and substitutes the community show for an additional student show for a third-year group bubble
The Royal Institution also welcome applications from SEND schools, and bespoke adaptations can be made to ensure accessibility for all students. Funded visits would need to take before 30th September 2021.
For any questions about the Science in Schools grant scheme, please contact schools@ri.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is the 29th January 2021.
Useful Links:
Grants for schools | The Royal Institution: Science Lives Here (rigb.org)
Grant 6
Funding to Showcase how the Arts have Supported Communities During the Pandemic (UK)
Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to communities, community organisations, researchers, creatives, artists, charities and arts organisations in the UK to premiere or showcase their work at DISRUPT 2021. DISRUPT 2021 is a digital festival that aims to explore how the performing arts have supported communities during the pandemic and how a year of uncertainty and change has encouraged new and radical ways of working.
This could be:
- new and experimental performance-based projects created with, by and for communities during the pandemic
- tools and tactics to build skills on new or different ways of working in the performing arts, including practical steps on how communities, artists and organisations can collaborate
- projects that explore alternative and more democratic futures for the performing arts.
DISRUPT is a partnership with Barbican; Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance; Culture Mile; Guildhall School of Music & Drama; Lived Experience Network, Maya Productions; Museum of London; and Slung Low.
Grant 7
Funding for Not-for-Profit Organisations to Develop Digital Services (UK)
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Comic Relief have announced that not-for-profit organisations in the UK can apply for grants of up to £70,000 through the Tech for Good digital development fund ‘Build’ programme.
The funding will be available to use technology to explore different approaches to delivering better services during the Covid-19 crisis. The funding is being made available through the Tech for Good digital development fund ‘Build’ programme.
Over £1 million will be available to individual not-for-profit organisations or those working in partnership to define, test and develop user-centred digital solutions to create more impact for the people they work with. Applications that aim to adapt or re-purpose existing technology are also eligible for funding.
The programme aims to fund a portfolio of digital projects at different stages of development and will support a range of digital interventions. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Comic Relief are also interested in applications from partnerships between multiple not-for-profit organisations of different sizes and backgrounds that aim to work together to address or improve a service delivery problem in their areas of work.
Previously funded projects included the development of a trauma-informed mental health support tool for people who have experienced domestic abuse, a programme to digitise food vouchers for fruit and vegetable markets, and a game to address the safeguarding and protection needs of deaf children.
The closing date for applications is the 12th February 2021.
Grant 8
Screwfix Foundation (UK)
The Screwfix Foundation has re-opened for applications from charities and not for profit organisations for projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve the properties and community facilities of those in need by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability, distress or other disadvantage throughout the UK.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for all kinds of projects, from repairing buildings and improving facilities in deprived areas, to decorating the homes of people living with sickness and disabilities.
Applications can be made at any time and will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Screwfix Foundation | Help | Screwfix Website
Grant 9
Grants to Protect Biodiversity and Ecosystems (UK / Worldwide)
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia has funding of up to $12,000 available for projects that address the root causes of environmental problems. Small, grassroots, activist organisations around the world, working on action orientated and multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect biodiversity and the environment, can apply for grants to run projects that protect local habitats.
Applicants must be able to produce measurable project results, and Patagonia are particularly keen to support efforts that force the government to abide by laws. Creative methods to engage communities to take action, including film, photography and books will only be supported if they are tightly linked to a direct-action campaign on the issue, with specific goals that go beyond education and awareness. The deadline for applications is the 31st January 2021.
Useful Links:
Grant 10
Volant Trust - Covid-19 Response Fund (UK / International)
The Volant Trust has announced that it will open its Covid-19 Response Fund. The Trust is accepting applications from registered charities, community interest companies, community organisations or social enterprises in the UK and internationally that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Funding is available to support running and core costs as well as for medical equipment and the production or distribution of PPE will also be considered.
There are no funding levels indicated at the award of grants will be at the discretion of the Trustees. The closing date for applications is the 31st July 2021.
How to Apply Covid-19 – Volant Charitable Trust (volanttrust.org)
Grant 11
Grants to Enable Disabled People to Play Tennis (UK)
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust has announced that the next closing date for applications the 23rd March 2021. Individuals can apply for grants of up to £500 for support for sports wheelchairs, tennis rackets, coaching lessons with a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) licensed coach or course fees for official LTA development/coaching courses. Groups can apply for a maximum of £1,500. Groups can apply for: Wheelchairs; Court hire; Coaching fees; and equipment packages which will include:
- Rackets
- Balls
- Mini net
- Coaching aids such as cones and throw down marker lines.
In the case of wheelchairs, a deposit will be required; for individuals, the amount of deposit required will depend on the wheelchair type requested, clubs will need to raise a deposit of £200.
Useful Links:
Grant 12
Funding for Projects that Address Severe Learning Disabilities (UK)
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to provide both research and project funding in the area of severe learning difficulties, including autism for both children and adults.
General grants are made to cover capital projects and core costs to include staff costs, general running and office costs at charitable organisations, schools and centres.
Projects funded include:
- Capital works for residential, nursing and respite care, and schools.
- Employment schemes including woodwork, crafts, printing and horticulture.
- Play schemes and play therapy schemes.
- Day and social activities centres including building costs and running costs.
- Support for families, including respite schemes.
- Independent living schemes.
- Support in the community schemes.
- Snoezelen rooms.
Applications will only be considered from voluntary organisations which are registered charities or are associated with a registered charity. Schools and Parent Teacher Associations and Industrial & Provident Societies can also apply. Funding in the past has ranged in value from £250 to £150,000.
The next deadline for applications seeking funding in excess of £10,000 is the 1st March 2021. Applications for £10,000 and below are considered under the Small Grants procedure and can be submitted at any time. Recent awards have been made to:
- Rose Road Association, £30,000 towards capital costs and funding of short breaks.
- Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group, £25,000 towards core costs of Play Group.
- Willow Tree Garden, £30,000 towards refurbishment and development of buildings connected with the woodworking workshops.
Useful Links:
Grants | Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
Grant 13
Grants to Enhance the Teaching of Mathematics (UK)
The London Mathematical Society has announced that Mathematics Teachers in the UK can apply for grants of up to £400 to attend specific one or two-day conferences/events organised by professional mathematical organisations.
The scheme is intended to provide opportunities for mathematics teachers to attend training which is specifically mathematical. It is intended to facilitate mathematical professional development to allow teachers in UK schools/educational institutions to:
- Develop their subject knowledge.
- Engage in a deeper understanding of how to develop mathematical thinking.
- Appreciate the interconnectivity of mathematical topics.
- Update themselves on mathematics curriculum reform.
- Use technology when and where appropriate.
The aim of the grant is to facilitate mathematical professional development to allow teachers in UK schools/educational institutions to develop their subject knowledge. The grant can contribute to the costs of registration for the course and a proportion of the travel and subsistence expenses of attendees.
Any application for a grant under this scheme must be made by a teacher of mathematics or ITE provider based in the UK. The grants are open to teachers of mathematics from primary school to A-Level or equivalent (inclusive of STEP/AEA).
The next closing date for applications is the 31st January 2021.
Queries regarding applications can be addressed to the Education Grants administrator, Katherine Wright, who can discuss proposals informally with potential applicants. Email: education@lms.ac.uk or Tel: 020 7927 0801
Useful Links:
Teacher CPD Grant Application Form
Grants for Teacher CPD | London Mathematical Society (lms.ac.uk)
Grant 14
Funding to Encourage Young People to Study Science Subjects (UK)
In response to the much-publicised skills gap in the British engineering industry, the Ironmongers’ Foundation wishes to support initiatives that encourage talented young people under the age of 25 to study science subjects at school and go on to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) -related further education or vocational training.
STEM Grants are available to registered or exempt charities within the UK, with a preference given to projects engaging young people between the ages of 12 and 18 from disadvantaged backgrounds with a preference for urban areas outside London and particularly areas in the north and midlands with a manufacturing presence.
Applications will not be accepted from schools.
Activities must be additional to those funded by government or other sources e.g., covered by school budgets.
The Foundation prefers to support smaller projects where its contribution can make a real difference. Most grants are below £10,000.
The next closing date for applications is the 1st April 2021.
STEM Projects | Ironmongers' Company
Grant 15
London Mathematical Society - Small Grants for Education (UK)
Grants of up to £800 are available to stimulate interest and enable involvement in mathematics from Key Stage 1 (age 5+) to Undergraduate level and beyond. The funding is being made available through the London Mathematical Society’s Small Grants for Education scheme and aims to enhance and enrich mathematical study beyond the curriculum; engage the public with mathematics; and encourage unusual ways of communicating mathematics.
The scheme is primarily intended for activities for which there is limited scope for alternative sources of funding. Applicants linked to universities should ideally be supported by a member of the Society and ordinarily the Scheme will not fund University outreach activity. However, anyone based in the UK is eligible to apply for a grant.
There are four application rounds each year and the next closing date for applications is the 31st January 2021.
Useful Links:
Small Grants for Education application form
https://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/small-grants-education
Grant 16
Grants for Investigative Research Projects for Students with SEND (UK)
Schools can apply for funding of up to £3,000 to support investigative research projects that are specifically tailored for students with SEND. The grant enables schools to purchase equipment to carry out investigative STEM research projects in science, mathematics, engineering or computing. By taking part in these projects, students will have the opportunity to develop essential skills, such as problem solving and data handling skills, readying them for the future world of work.
All projects must be undertaken in partnership with a STEM professional from academia or industry and involve students (aged 5 -18) with SEND. For 2020, there has been a new extension to the scheme called Tomorrow’s climate scientists. This programme is funding schools who are specifically carrying out research into climate change and biodiversity.
There is a two-stage applications process, with stage one opening to applications in February 2021. To help teachers and STEM partners with the application process, free online training sessions are being run between November and February. Book now to learn more about the scheme.
Partnership Grants for students with special educational needs and disabilities | Royal Society
Grant 17
Government Announces £16.5 Million Youth Covid-19 Support Fund (UK)
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced an emergency funding package to protect the immediate future of grassroots and national youth organisations.
£16.5 million will be available through the Youth Covid-19 Support Fund for grassroots youth clubs, uniformed youth groups, and national youth and umbrella organisations across the UK. The funding will be allocated from the government’s £750 million package of support, of which more than £60 million has already been provided to organisations working with vulnerable children and young people.
Further details, including eligibility and how to apply, are due to be announced soon.
Government announces £16.5 million youth covid-19 support fund - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Grant 18
Funding for Projects that Improve People’s Lives (UK)
The Henry Smith Charity provides grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 per year for up to three years to charitable organisations (charities and not-for-profit organisations, including social enterprises) that help people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available.
The charity has six funding priorities that describe the work they support and how they want to bring about change for the most disadvantaged people in the greatest need. These are:
- Help at a critical moment - Helping people to rebuild their lives following a crisis, critical moment, trauma or abuse.
- Positive choices - Helping people, whose actions or behaviours have led to negative consequences for themselves and others, to make positive choices.
- Accommodation / housing support - Enabling people to work towards or maintain accommodation.
- Employment and training - Supporting people to move towards or gain employment.
- Financial inclusion, rights and entitlements - Supporting people to overcome their financial problems and ensure that they are able to claim their rights and entitlements.
- Support networks and family - Working with people to develop improved support networks and family relationships.
Grants can cover running costs, salaries and project costs for organisations that can demonstrate a track record of success and evidence the effectiveness of their work. Eligible organisations include charities and not-for-profit organisations (including social enterprises) in the UK with a turnover of £50,000 - £2 million (in exceptional circumstances up to £5 million).
Please note: The Henry Smith Charity are aware that current services are likely to be affected by coronavirus. However, as the application process takes approximately 6 months, they would like applicants to detail how they would wish to deliver their services once the current government restrictions have been lifted.
Useful Links:
Grant 19
Funding for Community Cohesion Projects (UK)
The Allen Lane Foundation's Social Cohesion Programme, provides funding to support local communities in breaking down barriers and reduce tensions between different groups of people, and help to build a more cohesive and inclusive community. The aim of the funding is to:
- Proactively work towards building better community cohesion and trust and encouraging respect and understanding in the local area.
- Proactively promote the inclusion of marginalised groups and individuals in the life of the local community
- Fund work which breaks down barriers and tensions in the local community thereby reducing feelings of division and “them and us”.
The Foundation is seeking applications from community-led grassroots groups and organisations which have a focus of work being at a very local/community level, which could be a housing estate or distinct community. The Foundation is particularly concerned about divisions in communities that occurred around the 2016 Referendum and subsequently.
Applications will be particularly encouraged from areas of high deprivation but not exclusively and the Foundation is keen to support communities in coming up with their own solutions to local issues of division. New initiatives, those that may have been tried before or are on-going, are considered as long as the work has lasting benefits for those people the projects are aimed at.
No minimum or maximum grant levels are published. In 2018, of the 153 grants awarded 112 were single grants with the remainder being for two or three years. The majority ranged from £750 to £15,000 with recipients including:
- Shelley Over 60’s Club - £4,000
- South Tyneside Prison Matters - £1,000
- Manchester Refuge Support network - £9,935
Trustees meet to discuss grant applications three times a year, generally in February, June and October.
Potential applicants need to check their eligibility. Once this has been confirmed they will be directed to the application form.
Useful Links:
http://allenlane.org.uk/social-cohesion-programme/
Grant 20
Funding to Increase Engineering Knowledge in Young People (UK)
Funding is available for UK-based educational projects that aim to increase engineering knowledge in young people aged 4-19. Jointly funded by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Engineering Education Grant Scheme is open to applications from any organisation capable of developing and delivering UK-based educational activities, including schools, youth clubs, museums, and FE colleges.
Two levels of funding are available for projects that aim to inspire young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths subjects or raise awareness of engineering and technology-based careers. Up to £5,000 is available for standard applications, and a small number of awards of up to £15,000 are available for projects that aim to make a bigger impact.
The Engineering Education Grant Scheme will re-open for applications from the 25th January until the 16th April 2021.
Useful Links:
Engineering Education Grant Scheme guidance
https://education.theiet.org/support/funding/funding-schemes-and-bursaries/
Please contact kgodsman@serc.ac.uk if you are interested in any of the grants listed
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