EPNAVCO
Ellesmere Port & Neston Association of Voluntary and Community Organisations
Introduction
Welcome to EPNAVCO’s 22nd monthly Funding Bulletin. The Bulletin covers news on Charitable Trusts, European Funding, Statutory Funding, General Charity and Company Matters and Local Funding opportunities. If you do not wish to receive further monthly bulletins or if you know of other people who may be interested in receiving this bulletin in the future then please ask them to e-mail Michael Metcalfe, EPNAVCO’s Chief Officer at .
Charitable Trusts
One Planet Living Awards
Community organisations are invited to apply for awards to enable them to reduce the impact they have on the world’s resources. Between £1000 and £10,000 worth of B&Q products is available for projects which support at least one of the following themes:-
§ The environment/energy saving – projects should contribute to the health of the planet through the reduction of energy use;
§ Natural habitats/wildlife – projects should support, protect and celebrate the natural habitats in local communities, such as wetlands, peat bogs, chalk rivers, meadows etc;
§ Local culture/heritage – Projects should support, enhance and celebrate valuable aspects of local culture and heritage, including roots and traditions, local buildings and building techniques, local produce, arts and crafts.
Eligible groups include environmental groups, charities, schools, local sports clubs, disability and youth groups. There are also two separate Schools Science Awards, one of which is awarded to a primary school (5-11 years) and one to a secondary school (11-18 years). Each will receive a £5,000 combined cash and product award for demonstrating a programme of scientific study or research directed at climate change, reducing energy consumption or reduced carbon footprint.
Support is available for wind turbines and solar panels and for projects, which require renovation, refurbishment, electrical, plumbing and cosmetic work. The deadline for receipt of applications is 28th March 2008. For more information see www.diy.com/awards
WREN Communities Challenge 2008
WREN ha s announced that its annual Communities Challenge Fund is now open to applications. WREN will be working with Local Authorities and organisations to support the best community regeneration projects by providing £2m of funding for capital projects, which breathe new life into tired or rundown facilities or provide much needed new amenities. Organisations and groups are invited to bid for funding of between £75,000 and £250,000 for capital projects which will make a real difference to their community. Projects could include; recreational areas such as parks, community gardens or open green spaces; community centres, village halls or youth centres; play areas, skate parks or multi-use games areas; nature reserves or community woodlands; sports centres or recreation grounds; museums and visitors centres; or a combination of facilities. To be eligible projects need to be within 10 miles of a WREN landfill site. The closing date for applications is 30th May 2008. For more information visit www.wren.org.uk
UK Villages Community Kitty
UKVillages offers grants to support a wide variety of projects, which are of benefit to local communities. Grants of between £50 and £300 are available to such community groups as playgroups, older peoples groups, youth groups, village halls and community centres, playgrounds, environmental project groups, fetes etc. Projects must be clearly identifiable, as grants will not be given for running costs. Community groups and societies must be registered with the website in order to apply. Applications will be considered in two rounds, the closing dates for this year are 10th April and 10th October. Applications must be made online via the website: www.communitykitty.co.uk/ukvillages
Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation
The aims of the Foundation are to carry out charitable purposes anywhere in the world, primarily in relation to children, but also to mentally handicapped adults. Grants can be one to three years, and payments may be staged. There si no application form, requests for grants should be made in writing to the charity’s registered office. For more information visit www.bwcf.org.uk or contact: The Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation, 5 great College Street, LONDON, SW1P 3SJ. Tel: 020 7222 7040. Fax: 020 7222 6208. Email:
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
The Foundation has just reopened after a review of its funding priorities. Their funding programme retains the same themes but has adopted a wider less prescriptive approach, and new style application process.
Two-thirds of funding is available through its main grants programme. This supports work focussing on:
§ UK’s cultural life,
§ Education
§ Natural environment
§ Enabling disadvantaged people to participate more fully in society
There is a new two stage application process. Applicants are required to use a sef-assessment checklist to ensure their eligibility, then submit a simple first-stage application form. Applicants will receive within a month either a decline or invitation to proceed to the second stage with additional information.
With the remaining third of the funding, the Foundation will rin a number of smaller, more focussed funding strands. Their first three strand s will be :
§ Biodiversity
§ Museum and Heritage Collections
§ New Approaches to Learning
There is a different application process to the strands and details on how too apply are available on the website. Guidelines and further details are given on www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Contact details are: Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, 11, Park Place, London SW1A 1LP. Tel: 020 7297 4700. Email:
Big Lottery Fund – Community Sustainable Energy Grant
The Big Lottery Fund has announced the launch of a new Fund to help local communities reduce their carbon footprint. The Community Sustainable Energy grant Scheme, which will be managed by renewable energy specialists Building Research Establishment (BRE), will provide financial support to grass roots organisations such as schools, charities and community groups to install small-scale energy efficient technology such as wind turbines or solar panels on sites including village halls, visitor centres or schools. Funding will also be available to improve building insulation as well as for community organisations to research new technologies that will benefit them most. For more information visit: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/newsroom/pr_150108_eng_cs_carbon_footprint?regioncode=-uk
Young People’s Fund
The Big Lottery has launched a new £38m funding programme that will provide grants of between £200,000 and £5m for projects that work with young people across England.. The young Peoples Fund 2 (National grants) will fund projects of national significance that involve young people in developing, running and reviewing policies and services and help deliver the five ”Every Child matters” outcomes. These include; being healthy; staying safe; enjoying and achieving; making a positive contribution; and economic well-being. The grants, which are available up to 5 years, will only be available to community and voluntary organisations and not statutory bodies. Projects must demonstrate tat they have involved young people from start to finish, that the focus of the project is on changing the lives of young people by putting them in the lead and that projects have beneficiaries from two or more of the nine England regions. Big expect to fund approximately 20 projects. The closing date for applications is 4th April 2008. See www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
LankellyChase Foundation
Every year the Foundation sets aside funds for summer playschemes for children between the ages of 5-13 years. Preference is given to small local playschemes lasting 4-6 weeks and groups planning special activities for youngsters who are disadvantaged. This includes summer activities for children in refuges and young carers. The trustees welcome applications from black voluntary sector and minority ethnic groups. A limited number of grants are disbursed in small amounts, between £200-£500, to organisations. Approximately 150 grants are made each year. The closing date for applications is 2nd May 2008. See www.lankellychase.org.uk/bulletinboard.htm
The James Tudor Foundation
The Foundation makes grants to registered charities within the UK. It supports Palliative care; Medical research; health education, awards and scholarships; the direct relief of sickness; and the UK independent healthcare sector. Grants are usually available to cover project costs, although core costs will be considered, and are usually available for one to three years. Applications can be made at any time and decisions for grant applications for below £5,000 are made within one month whilst decisions on applications above £20,000 will be made within four months. See www.jamestudor.org.uk
Awards For All
Awards for All is providing funding of up to £10,000 to support groups and organisations to deliver projects celebrating the Bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade. Applications for projects celebrating the abolition of the slave trade can be made until March 2008. See www.awardsforall.org.uk
The Woodland Trust
The Trust has announced the launch of its Community Tree Planting Fund for this winter. It offers grants for community tree planting initiatives. Community groups, associations and not-for-profit organisations such as community action groups, local residents groups, environmental action groups, scouts, brownies etc can apply for grants of £100 for tree planting projects organised by the local community. The grant covers costs directly related to the tree planting project. This can include purchase of native trees, purchase of other tree planting materials and publicity costs. Applications will be judged monthly and decisions made soon after. Successful applicants will receive a grant cheque one month before the date of the event. See www.treeforall.org.uk for more information.
Heritage Tourism Improvement Scheme
The Heritage Tourism Improvement Scheme is now open to applications for projects to be undertaken and completed during 2008/09. The scheme provides grants for the owners of historic houses, gardens, and buildings to improve their visitor facilities, including car parks, educational activities, disabled access and interpretative facilities. Funding of between £1500 and £30,000 is available for the costs of projects that meet the schemes criteria. All grant awards must be 50% match funded by the applicant. There are three application deadlines for the year; 15th April, 16th June and 24th September. For more information visit www.nwda.co.uk
BBC Children In Need
BBC Children in Need and the Hunter Foundation have launched a new £2m grants programme to fund innovative and effective projects that have the potential to deliver positive outcomes to some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK. The programme known as “Positive Destinations” will take place over three years and is aiming to award three large grants of £500,000 each and three smaller grants which will have the remaining £500,000 divided between them. Positive Destinations aims to deliver sustainable support to these young people to ensure that they achieve a positive future in terms of education, employment or training. The programme will seek to support projects that target either key points in determining a young person’s future(i.e. pre-school, transition from primary to secondary education and the 14-16 year period prior to work or further education) or a holistic approach in delivering positive outcomes. The closing date for applications is 30th March 2008. See www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/cinnews/news/2008/01/14/52033.shtml
The next deadline for applications to the BBC Children in Need is 30th March 2008. BBC Children in Need provides grants for up to three years to properly constituted, not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged 18 or under. Funding is available to organisations, (including schools) that work with young people who are suffering from illness, distress, abuse or neglect, are disabled, have behavioural or psychological difficulties and/or are living in poverty or situations of deprivation. See www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/charity/grants.shtml
The Baring Foundation
The Foundation, which is an independent charitable foundation, has announced that its “Strengthening the |Voluntary Sector” grants programme is to re-open for applications in march 2008. The programme is open to registered charities or constituted not-for-profit organisations, provides grants to help organisations to maintain or increase their independence from government by supporting work to strengthen core systems, skills, structures and strategies. In 2008 the programme will focus on strengthening the independence of advice and advocacy organisations. See www.baringfoundation.org.uk
The Joanies Trust
Registered charities working with young people aged 11 to 25 are eligible to apply for grants through the Joanies Trust. Each year, the Trust makes approximately 30 grants with an average value of £1000 to support projects that offer intensive support to young people as well as those that promote preventative work, and especially those that are designed to lead to individual development through integration, work opportunities or accreditation. In particular, the Trust is looking to support projects that show innovation and imagination as well as evidence of close consultation with young people in developing their project. The next deadline for applications is 30th April 2008. For more information visit www.joaniestrust.org.uk
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
The Trust has announced that the next application date for its UK grant-making programme is 28th April 2008. The Trust makes grants to both organisations and individuals for activities that relate to: peace and conflict resolution; promoting racial justice; including empowering black and minority ethnic people to engage in decision making and policy developments; developing an appropriate relationship between people and the institutions that affect them, including the promotion of accountability , openness, responsiveness and a respect for human rights across the public and private sectors; and Quaker concerns which helps to deepen the spiritual life of the Society of Friends or that develops Quaker responses to problems of our time. The Trust tends to fund work that is on a national level and there are no maximum grant limits although the Trust does stress that costings need to be realistic. See www.jrct.org.uk
Sutton Trust
Schools, universities, community groups, charities and research bodies with new project and research ideas that provide educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Sutton trust. It will fund projects in formal educational settings in any area where there is need, including rural and inner city areas. In particular the trust is looking to fund projects that are able to connect with the “hard to reach” parents and encourages them to engage in their child’s early learning. There is no deadline for applications. See www.suttontrust.com/funding.asp
Dulverton Trust
Registered charities and organisations with charitable status active in areas of Youth and Education; General Welfare; Conservation; Religion; Preservation; Peace and Security and Africa can apply for funding through the Dulverton Trust. The Trust provides two principal types of grant. These are major grants of up to £25,000 for national or regional projects and minor grants of up to £3,000 aimed at organisations operating at a local or county level. The Trustees meet four times a year to consider Major Appeals; in February, May, July and October. Minor appeals are considered four times a year at variable times between the Main Agenda meetings. See www.dulverton.org