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25 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/ Head of School

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

The National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Great Ideas Programme (UK)

The National Lottery Community Fund’s Growing Great Ideas Fund has £25 million available to fund projects that support long-term societal change. The Growing Great Ideas programme is part of the UK Portfolio. The UK Portfolio is where the National Lottery Community Fund explores new approaches, experiments with how to do things differently, and look to fund work that is more future focused.

The Growing Great Ideas Fund wants to invest in different combinations of people, communities, networks and organisations over the long term that demonstrate an ability to seed and grow alternative systems, develop, and test new ways of building a stronger civil society, and to learn and adapt as they go.

This could involve developing new ideas on how the economy could work or how society could be organised. Grants of up to £150,000 are available. Groups, networks, or partnerships, etc can apply for grants of up to £150,000.

Lead organisations need to be a:

Registered charity
Community interest company 
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Community benefit society Co-operative society (if it has a not-for-profit clause)
Voluntary or community organisation
Statutory body (including town, parish and community councils) - They can be part of the initiative but not lead it
Company limited by guarantee (if it has a not-for-profit clause).

The minimum length for projects is two years. Funding can be available for up to ten years in some circumstances.

Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

Growing Great Ideas | The National Lottery Community Fund (tnlcommunityfund.org.uk)

Grant 2

Funding of up to £500,000 Available to Local Partnerships to Strengthen Relationships Between Economic Development and Health - Deadline Extended (UK)

The Health Foundation has launched a new £1.72m funding programme for local partnerships to use economic development strategies to improve health and reduce health inequalities. The Healthier Lives programme will support three to four partnerships across the UK with funding of between £300,000 and £500,000 for up to three years. Partnerships will be led by a local authority or combined authority (lead partner) and should also include:

Public health bodies and leaders (where this responsibility sits outside of the local authority)
An academic partner (most likely a university, but this does not have to be the case)
A specialist partner that can provide additional topic or community engagement expertise (this could be a national representative body, a voluntary and community sector organisation or a business).

Funding can be used to cover costs such as staffing costs, expenses and small payments for public and user engagement, partnership meeting costs, workshops, learning events and team development. The deadline for expressions of interest has been extended to 12.00 (midday) on Friday 29 January 2021.

Grant 3

Funding to Improve Lives Through Better Supply Chain Practices (UK)

The Chartered Institute for Supply and Procurement has announced that it is looking to support a charity that is based and operating within the UK that improves supply chains or develop new ones, eradicates poor practices within supply chains, develops best practice or supports individuals within the chain to access information and support. One grant of between £10,000 and £50,000 is available for activities which improve access to education for individuals to lift themselves out of poverty, increase knowledge around ethical practices and standards, and promote decent working practices and awareness of gender inequality within supply chains.

The grant period for this award will be 1 year. The application window will remain open until further notice.

Grant 4

Funding for Projects that Have a Positive Impact on Communities, People, or the Environment (UK)

The Matthew Good Foundation has launched a Grants for Good Fund to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community, or the environment. The Fund will share £10,000 between five shortlisted projects, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £1,000. As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation are keen to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running. To be eligible, applicants will have to have had an income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months. Funding is awarded every three months and the deadline for this funding round is the 15th March 2021.

Grants for Good – Matthew Good Foundation (Reg Charity 1143550)

Grant 5

Funding to Pilot New Ideas in the Teaching of Mathematics (UK)

Individuals working in secondary schools, colleges of further education and higher education institutions (including PhD students) can apply for grants of £600 towards the costs of running an educational activity relating to mathematics. The funding is being made available through the Institute of Mathematics Education Grants Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to enable organisations to pilot new ideas, approaches and practices or undertake collaborative activities that would not be possible under existing funding schemes. Applications are also welcomed from primary schools but need to involve collaboration with a secondary school, FE college or HEI. Applications from other organisations whose work will offer benefits to schools, FE colleges or HEIs are also encouraged and will be judged on their merits. Applications must be made using the relevant IMA Education Grant online application form through myIMA; the IMA’s area for members and registered users. Applicants who are not a member of the IMA, or a registered user of myIMA, will need to create an account. The closing date for applications is 23.50 on the 30th November 2021.

Grant 6

Awards for Sustainable Energy Projects Opens to Entries (UK)

Ashden, the climate solutions charity that supports projects in sustainable energy in the UK and the developing world, has announced that the UK competition for their 2021 Ashden Awards is now open to entries.

This year, three categories target initiatives in the UK:

Green skills training
Green community initiatives
And climate innovation

As well as a cash grant of £10,000, winning organisations will receive development support, networking opportunities and PR support, so their ideas can be scaled up or replicated. The competition is open to businesses, public bodies, community groups, charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations. The deadline for applications is 11.59pm on the 3rd March 2021. Winners will be announced in the autumn.

https://ashden.org/enter-2021-awards/

Grant 7

Funding for Projects that Use the Arts and Media to Address the Concerns of Children (UK)

Not-for-profit organisations in the UK that are working with children and young people using the arts and creative media can apply for funding through the Ragdoll Foundation. The Foundation's vision is to support projects where the concerns of childhood can be heard. A variety of art forms can be supported including dance, drama, ceramics, creative play, film, music, puppetry, and storytelling. Supported projects need to support equality of opportunity, can include families, and take place in rural or urban settings and may be delivered, for example, in children’s and community centres, nurseries, schools and hospitals.

Funding is available through two programmes:

Main Grants Programme (formerly Open Grants Scheme) – Grants of £1,500 to £50,000 are available for new, larger, or longer-term projects. Projects can last for up to three years. There is a two-stage application process. Stage1 applications to the main grants programme are assessed on a rolling basis and can be submitted at any time. Applicants successful at this stage will be invited to submit a stage 2 application.
Small Grants Programme. Organisations can apply for up to £1,500 for small, one-off projects, pilot projects, or research and development projects lasting up to 6 months. The next deadline for applications is the 7th May 2021.

Preference will be given to those projects which have a deep commitment to listening to children and allow the perceptions and feelings of children themselves to be better understood. The Foundation is mainly interested in applications that involve children during their early years, but appropriate projects for older children (up to 18 years) will also be considered.

Whilst the Foundation will fund work in and around London, they will prioritise projects taking place elsewhere in the UK.

Examples of grants awarded include:

Dance in Devon, £20,550 over 2 years to deliver ‘All Aboard’, a new inclusive dance project for very young disabled and non-disabled children and their families.
Discover Story Centre, Stratford, £30,988 over 2 years to expand the scope and scale its work with children 0-3 years old by creating 8 original story productions.
The Paper Birds Theatre Company, £21,102 over 1 year to develop ‘In the Red’, a performing arts project for up to 60 young people, ages 11-18 to take place across SW England, in collaboration with 3 regional theatres.

The applications forms can be downloaded via the Ragdoll Foundation website. (Link below)

Grant 8

Grants for Vocational Learning Projects (UK)

Grants of between £15,000 and £50,000 are available for early stage projects that use technology to improve digital adult vocational education. The UfI VocTech Trust - Seed 2021 grant will support projects lasting between three to twelve months to scope and test digital technologies that can be used in innovative ways to improve skills for work. The Trust are looking for proposals that are at a relatively early stage, helping to prototype ideas and work out the next steps necessary to develop the technology. The funding is available to training organisations across the UK, including colleges, charities, trade bodies, learning providers, employers, private companies, community interest companies and other not for profit organisations. Applications that demonstrate a collaborative approach, especially where employers and digital learning specialists are working together will be given higher priority. There is a two-stage application process. Those applicants successful at stage 1 will be invited to submit a stage 2 application. The closing date for stage 1 applications is the 11th February 2021.

Grant 9

The Foyle School Library Scheme Re-opens for Applications (UK)

The Foyle Foundation has announced that in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has made changes to its Schools Library Programme. Through the Schools Library Programme state-funded schools and sixth form colleges across the UK that do not have or want to improve their libraries are able to apply for funding of between £1,000 and £10,000. Priority is given to primary schools and most funds will continue to be awarded for physical library/reading books. Considering the current situation, the Foundation will, however, be more flexible when considering requests for e-readers and electronic reading resources, however a strong case for support and explanation of need will have to be made within the application. The Foundation will also consider contributions towards library software, necessary IT equipment and furniture etc. to create a suitable library space. Local deprivation levels, the Ofsted report and current literacy levels at the school will be considered when assessing applications. Applications can be submitted at any time, although it can take up to four months to receive a decision.

Grant 10

Funding for Innovative Geography Teaching at Secondary Level (UK)

Two grants of £1,000 each are available to fund innovative geography teaching at secondary level. The Royal Geographical Society’s Innovative Geography Teaching Grants will provide funding for the development of imaginative, innovative, or creative teaching materials. The grants will be awarded to teacher-higher education partnerships. Ideally these will comprise one school teacher and one lecturer/researcher from a UK Higher Education Institution. Every year, the Society identifies an area of research which is either based upon a timely issue or approach. The aim is to serve both geography pupils and the wider teaching community through the creation of teaching materials on this particular issue. The materials produced will be published on the Society’s website. The deadline for applications is the 15th February 2021. For further enquiries please contact the Grants Officer at grants@rgs.org or on 0207 591 3073.

Grant 11

Audio Content Fund Opens for Applications - Deadline Extended Until 25th January 2021(UK)

The Audio Content Fund has launched a new funding round. A total of £400,000 is available to fund independent producers making high quality, public service content for UK commercial and community radio. Supported by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport the fund aims to support programming that is traditionally more difficult to support on a commercial basis (such as documentaries, comedy, drama, events). Applications can be for content in a variety of formats, but bids must come with a guarantee of broadcast on an Ofcom-licensed UK radio station or network of stations. The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 25th January 2021.

Grant 12

National Archives Scoping Grants (UK)

The National Archives has announced that the next deadline for it Scoping Grants is the 19th April 2021. The funding is available to museums and other public bodies, registered charities and not for profit organisations that hold collections. A Scoping Grant prides funding of up to £3,000 to produce a report that incorporates expert advice on a range of areas relating to collections management and the development of an organisation’s collection.

The report will provide:

An overview of the current status of the collection#
Analysis of its overall condition, significance, existing and potential use, levels of access, and existing documentation
A conclusion with recommendations about next steps and development goals for the service

Please note: the fund is currently heavily oversubscribed, and there is currently funding to award four Scoping Grants per application round.

Grant 13

International Awards for Sustainable Energy 2021 (International)

Ashden, the climate solutions charity that supports projects in sustainable energy in the UK and the developing world, has announced their annual search for climate solutions. The competition for the International Awards is open to businesses, not-for-profit organizations, NGOs, and social enterprises whose activities take place in low- and middle-income countries worldwide with categories promoting innovation in natural climate solutions, energy access, and cooling for informal settlements such as refugee camps. Ashden also makes the natural climate solutions awards that focus on solutions in the Amazon basin, Congo Basin and Southeast Asian rainforest. As well as a cash grant of £20,000, winning organisations will receive development support, networking opportunities and PR support. The deadline for applications is 11.59pm on the 3rd March 2021.

https://ashden.org/enter-2021-awards/

Grant 14

Funding for Music-Making Projects for Young People Facing Barriers (England)

Grants of between £2,000 and £30,000 are available to schools as well as other not-for-profit organisations to support music-making and music-making related projects for children and young people facing barriers. Projects should be co-designed by children/young people, and support one or more of Youth Music’s priority areas. These are:

early years
disabled young people
young adults
youth justice system
young people facing barriers
and organisations and the workforce

Organisations applying for a schools-based project for pupils at Key Stage 1 or above, please note that we will not fund the following:

Whole class tuition on the same instrument or group of instruments (e.g., strings)
Individual tuition fees for young people to learn an instrument
Work in secondary schools where there is no employed music teacher.
Music curriculum activities that could be supported through Department for Education funding
GCSE Music or A-Level Music

Funding is provided by the Arts Council England and the National Lottery. 10% match funding is required.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 1st April 2021.

Fund A Guidance

https://network.youthmusic.org.uk/fund-a

Grant 15

Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas Re-Opens to Applications (England)

The British Film Institute has announced that the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas in England is now open to applications. An additional £14 million has been made available for this funding round. The Fund aims to support independent cinemas whose businesses have been interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, as they transition back to a viable and sustainable operating model during April-June 2021. The Fund will provide Business Sustainability Grants of between £10,000 and £200,000 per cinema site for profit and not-for-profit organisations. This round is open to new applicants as well as those that received a grant in the first round and will cover a range of operating costs. The deadline for applications is 12pm on the 1st February 2021.

BFI Culture Recovery Fund Second Round guidelines

BFI Culture Recovery Fund Second Round FAQ

https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/culture-recovery-fund-independent-cinemas

Grant 16

Funding of £1,000 Available to Deliver a more Circular Economy within Disadvantaged Communities (Scotland)

The Scottish Community Alliance has made grants of up to £1,000 available to organisations who are full members of Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS) to deliver a more circular economy within disadvantaged communities in Scotland and contribute to a green recovery from the impacts of Covid-19. Funding from the Pockets and Prospects £5,000 micro-fund can be used on either capital or revenue expenditure to support projects with a clear link to the environment. Applications from smaller member organisations who may not be as experienced with making funding applications and for whom this micro-fund would be more accessible and significant are particularly welcome. The Fund is being administered by CRNS. The deadline for applications is the 29th January 2021.

Full details and an application form here.

https://www.crns.org.uk/pockets-prospects-funding-2021/

Grant 17

Additional Funds for Grassroots and Independent Venues (Scotland)

The Scottish Government is making an additional £7.1 million in funding available to secure the future of as many grassroots music venues and independent museums as possible. £4 million will be made available through the Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund which will re-open to live music venues that were financially sustainable before the pandemic to help prevent their permanent closure and keep them stable until April 2021. This fund will go live in January. In addition, the Museums Recovery and Resilience Fund will receive an extra £3.1 million to meet demand. This funding will help secure the future of Scottish independent museums put at risk by the pandemic and protect the vital role they play in communities.

https://www.creativescotland.com/what-we-do/latest-news/archive/2020/12/additional-funds-for-grassroots-and-independent-venues

Grant 18

Funding to Help Young People Create Social Change (North East, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber)

Young people aged between 18 and 25 across the North of England are being given the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurship to create social change in their communities. The Virgin Money Foundation Young Change Makers Fellowship Programme is a joint initiative between Virgin Money Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund and Northern Soul which aims to support young people in the North East, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber who are working to change their community for the better. Successful ‘change makers’ will receive expert support, funding, and learning opportunities to bring their idea to life. This includes a bursary of up to £10,000, a travel grant, learning programme and mentor to help them to develop as a leader. In light of the new national lockdown the decision has been taken to extend the application window for the Young Change Makers Fellowship programme in order to give as many young people the opportunity to apply as possible. The fund will now close to applicants on Monday 17th May 2021.

https://virginmoneyfoundation.org.uk/grants-programme/young-change-makers-fellowship-programme/

Grant 19

Emergency Covid-19 Grants for BAME Communities (Greater Manchester)

Small BAME-led charities, community groups, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit organisations responding to the needs of their communities in Greater Manchester during the Covid-19 pandemic can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £5,000. The ‘Emergency Grants for GM BAME Communities - Small Grants’ will provide funding for services and activities that support the health and wellbeing of members of vulnerable Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. This might include support for foodbanks and projects working to combat hardship, volunteer costs for organisations responding to the effect of the crisis, additional costs of working remotely and adapting services, and to provide support for organisations experiencing a loss of income and fundraising. Funding is provided by the Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation and the application deadline is 4pm on the 26th February 2021.

https://www.gmcvo.org.uk/emergency-grants-gm-bame-communities/small-grants

Grant 20

Funding to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities (South Yorkshire)

Grants of between £250 and £5,000 are available to volunteer-led charities, community groups, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations in South Yorkshire for projects which will make a difference to their local communities. South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation’s Community Grants Programme will provide funding for projects that benefit disadvantaged communities such as:

improving life skills, education, and employability
maximising community cohesion
reducing isolation and disadvantage
improving physical health and well-being
connecting people with arts, culture and heritage
and improving access to and engagement with public spaces and the environment.

Funding can be used to cover costs such as equipment, building works or repairs, staff costs, volunteer expenses, utilities, and admin or management costs. Priority will be given to local, grass-roots organisations. The Community Foundation will only fund local offices or branches of a national charity if they have their own local management committee and manage their own local finances. The deadline for applications in this round of funding is the 2nd February 2021.

https://www.sycf.org.uk/apply/south-yorkshire/sycf-community-grants-programme/

Grant 21

Funding to Support the Development of Community Organisations (Leeds)

Funding of £30,000 over two years (£15,000 per year) is being made available by the Leeds Community Foundation to support the development of community organisations. The ‘Leeds Fund Strategic Grants – Resilience,’ will focus on developing charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations themselves; rather than a specific project or group of people. Funding can be used to cover core costs and encourage strategic development work alongside daily delivery to give the sector the best chance of becoming more stable and resilient, and surviving the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding is designed to release the time of key personnel, so they can spend two years focusing on moving the organisation into a stronger position for the future. The deadline for applications is 12pm on the 12th February 2021.

Guidance and Criteria

Briefing Event

https://leedscf.org.uk/grants/the-leeds-fund-strategic-grants-resilience/

Grant 22

Community Winter Support Grant Funding Re-Opens (Devon)

The Devon Community Foundation has re-opened their Community Food Programme: Winter Support Grant to charities, community groups, and other not-for-profit organisations that are providing emergency food support for vulnerable families in Devon who have been particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme, which is run in partnership with Devon County Council, will provide support during the winter months, with a particular focus on February half-term and Easter school holidays, for vulnerable households with at least one child. Applications will also be considered for vulnerable households without children. Funding will cover direct costs such as the provision of emergency food parcels and hot meals, energy bills and essential items. There is no maximum amount that can be applied for. Applications will be regularly assessed until the 8th March 2021.

Fund Criteria

https://devoncf.com/apply/community-food-programme-2/

Grant 23

Funding to Help Communities Disproportionately Affected by Covid-19 Share their Experiences (London)

The Mayor of London has launched a new programme to involve London’s diverse communities in the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This programme is a way for communities most deeply affected by COVID-19 to share their lived experience and collaborate with decision makers to reimagine our city as fairer, greener, and more resilient than it was before. The programme includes two grant streams:

Community-Led Action Grant: offers grants between £2,000 and £9,000 to initiate social action projects which gather new insights.
London Community Story Grant: offers grants between £500 and £1,500 to organisations with existing projects which capture Londoner’s experience of COVID-19, supporting them to be presented and shared with a wide audience.

The funding is available to charities, user-led community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises and CICs with an annual income of less than £250,000. The closing date for applications is 12pm on the 19th February 2021. For any questions about these grants, please email CommunityLedRecovery@groundwork.org.uk or call on 020 7239 1390

Community-Led Recover Prospectus

Frequently Asked Questions

Application Guidance London Community Story

Application Guidance Community-Led Action

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/funding/community-led-recovery-programme

Grant 24

Funding and Advice to Support Community Spaces at Risk Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic (London)

Funding is available to protect community-led spaces that are supporting vulnerable groups in London during the Covid-19 pandemic. The £750,000 Community Spaces at Risk support programme is aligned with the current wave of the London Community Response to work with communities to protect at-risk spaces such as cultural, youth and education centres, and social clubs. The programme combines one-to-one crisis support, specialist business and property advice and, when all other routes are exhausted, grants of up to £25,000 to help local charities, community groups, tenants and residents associations, faith groups, amateur sports clubs and other not-for-profit organisations safeguard at-risk spaces, moving them away from immediate threat and towards long-term sustainability. Eligible organisations will start to receive support and advice from March, with grants awarded on a rolling basis.

How to Apply and Frequently Asked Questions

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/arts-and-culture/cultural-infrastructure-toolbox/culture-risk-0/community-spaces-risk-fund

Grant 25

Covid-19 School Holiday Activity Fund (London)

Grants of up to £4,000 are available to enable registered charities and mainstream state schools to deliver fun and accessible activities for children and young people during the school holidays. The John Lyon’s Charity’s Covid-19 School Holiday Activity Fund (SHAF) will pay for the running costs of holiday programmes which provide activities in accordance with current Government Guidelines for young people in the boroughs of:

Barnet
Brent
Camden
Ealing
Hammersmith & Fulham
Harrow
Kensington & Chelsea
Westminster
City of London

Costs could include sessional staffing costs, transport for children with special needs and/or disabilities, digital delivery, equipment, and food during activities. Applications for the February Half-term Holiday 2021 must be submitted by the 1st March 2021.

http://jlc.london/grants/which-grant-fund-should-i-apply-to/school-holiday-activity-fund/

Grant 26

Funding to Tackle Poverty and Improve Health (London)

London Catalyst is an independent grant making trust that provides funding for charities and not for profit organisations to deliver projects and improve their services. The trust aims to make a difference by acting as a catalyst for change, they aim to: improve health and wellbeing, help to remove people from poverty and raise awareness of poverty and ill health in London. The annual grants budget is £300,000 divided between three grant programmes:

Project Grants - supporting new initiatives and service developments for disadvantaged people;
Samaritan Grants - this is a hardship fund offering immediate help to people in an emergency, 70% of all these grants are for food and travel;
Partners for Health 2020 - grants for projects that can demonstrate: Positive outcomes for people experiencing significant barriers to health and well-being, a new approach or a thoughtful development of service, working in partnership with an expert health agency/provider. This has currently been suspended due to the Coronavirus.

Examples of the type of project that have previously been funded include:

A programme of community-based art therapy workshops to extend a relationship with, and support clients of, a local Drug and Alcohol Service.
A new structured support group for carers and people with Primary Progressive Aphasia caused by neurodegenerative disease.
Health and wellbeing sessions for homeless and vulnerably housed adults which included health promotion workshops, specialist check-ups, counselling on-line, health appointments and group therapy.

The next Grants Scrutiny Committee meetings for Project and Samaritan grant applications is the 11th May 2021. Grant applications must be received at the very least, four weeks before this date.

Frequently Asked Questions

https://www.londoncatalyst.org.uk/grants/

Grant 27

Grants for Education Projects (London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham)

The Drapers Company manage a small grant programme on behalf of the Sir William Boreman's Foundation. The Foundation supports work with young people aged under 25 living in the London Boroughs of Greenwich or Lewisham. Registered charities and educational establishments can apply to the Fund for one-off grants of up to £5,000 to support their work. Projects funded will have an educational focus and, ideally, focus on inclusiveness. Applicants are requested to write to The Drapers Company outlining the following:

The projects or activities that funds are needed for
How the project will benefit the education of young people living in Greenwich or Lewisham
The operational/project budget
Any other funding applied for that relates to the project

Applicants are further requested to enclose the organisations most recent annual report and accounts. The next meeting to consider applications is the 25th May 2021. Applications need to be submitted at least three weeks before the meeting.

The Clerk to the Governors

Sir William Boreman’s Foundation

Drapers’ Hall

London

EC2N 2DQ

Individuals can also apply for grants of up to £3,000 to support their education. Further information can be found on The Drapers Company website:

Guidelines for Applicants

http://www.thedrapers.co.uk/Charities/Applying-For-A-Grant/List-of-Grants/SWBF.aspx

FUNDING REMINDERS

Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless (UK)

Help the Homeless makes grants of up to £5,000 to small and medium-sized charitable organisations (with a turnover of less than £1 million) whose aim is to help homeless people return to the community and enabling them to resume a normal life. Typically, such organisations may operate small or medium-sized residential or training facilities to assist homeless people. The grants are available for capital costs and examples of previously supported projects include:

The Booth Centre, an advice and activity centre for homeless people in Manchester, where people undertake education and training courses as well as receiving advice and food, received a grant of £1,500 to transform the centre with new lighting, a new water heater and new decoration.
A grant of £3,000 to the Amber Foundation to enable the Foundation to buy new bedroom furniture for their residential centre in Devon, where every year over 60 unemployed, homeless young people can rebuild their lives and gain the motivation, confidence, self-esteem, and skills for independent living.

The closing date for the next round of funding is the 15th March 2021.

Download application form

Previously funded projects

http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/applying-for-funding/

Funding for Cultural and Educational Links with Japan (UK)

The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation has announced that the next application deadline for its grants making programme is the 31st March 2021. The Foundation seeks to promote mutual understanding and cooperation through financial support for activities in the following fields:

Arts and Culture
Humanities and Social Issues
Japanese Language
Medicine and Health
Science, Technology and Environment
Sport
Youth and Education

The Foundation's grants average £1,500 to £2,000 and do not normally exceed £5,000 for larger-scale projects. The Foundation’s awards are intended to provide “pump-priming” and not core funding of projects, but even small grants have enabled a wide range of projects to reach fruition, such as:

Visits between the UK and Japan by academics, professionals, creative artists, teachers, young people, journalists, and representatives of civic and non-governmental organisations. (Due to the ongoing pandemic and current travel restrictions, the Foundation aims to be flexible regarding project schedules and support for activity taking place remotely).
Research and collaborative studies, seminars, workshops, lectures, and publications in academic and specialist fields
Teaching and development of Japanese language and cultural studies in schools, Further Education colleges and universities
Exhibitions, performances and creative productions by artists, musicians, film-makers, writers and theatre groups

Organisations that have successfully applied to the Foundation include:

Hessle High School and Sixth Form College which received a grant of £3,000 to visit to Japan to create curriculum on Japan in Key Stage 3 Geography lessons.
Truro College which received a grant of £2,000 for a football exchange programme with Tokai Daigo High School in Japan.
The Boston & Hakusan City Exchange Programme received a grant of £3,500 for an exchange programme between school children from Boston and Hakusan City.
Campion School received a grant of £2,000 to support a school trip to Tokyo for students of Japanese.
Escomb Primary School received a grant of £3,000 for an exchange visit with Ogawara Minami Elementary School.

Application Form

http://www.gbsf.org.uk/

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Sustainable Futures Fund (UK)

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust recognises that climate change caused by human activity is threatening the well-being of humanity and that the wealthiest countries and individuals are responsible for a disproportionate share of emissions, whilst the poorest countries and sections of society are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In order to tackle this issue, the Sustainable Futures fund focuses grant making on:

Identifying the true costs and risks of resource depletion, climate change and other environmental problems
Campaigns, initiatives and work that promote alternatives to consumerism
Campaigns and movements that give a voice to young activists and marginalised groups on issues of economic and environmental justice.

Grants are available from a few hundred pounds to over £100,000 and may be single payments or spread over up to three years. Funding priorities are:

Better economics – with grants funding work that explores how sustainability rather than traditional forms of economic growth
Beyond consumerism – funded work will include that which engages people individually and collectively in moving culture away from consumerism and towards more sustainable ways of living
New Voices – funding for campaigns and movements that enable marginalised groups and young activists to have a voice in decisions which affect them

To apply, organisations need to register with the Trust's grants management system. The deadline to register is the 5th March 2021 and the deadline to apply is 5pm on the 22nd March 2021.

Eligibility Check

Previous Projects Supported

https://www.jrct.org.uk/sustainable-future

Funding to Enable Disadvantaged Young People Reach their Potential (UK)

Registered charities (including Schools that are registered as charities for young people with disabilities) that work with disadvantaged children can apply for funding of up to £10,000 through the Ironmongers Company's grants programme. Projects must meet all the following criteria:

For children and young people under the age of 25 who are disadvantaged
Consist of educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills
Have clear aims and objectives to be met within a planned timescale
Are within the UK

The Company is particularly interested in enabling primary age children to develop a strong foundation for the future. Projects could, for example:

support special educational needs
address behavioural problems
promote citizenship, parenting or life skills

Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider audience. The next deadline for applications is the 31st July 2021.

Grant Application Form

http://www.ironmongers.org/charity_organisations.htm

Please contact kgodsman@serc.ac.uk if you are interested in any of the grants listed

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