Published Tuesday 26 March 2019 at 13:43
Funding opportunities greater than £100,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation ‘More and Better’ Grants
Through the Shared Ground Fund, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) supports organisations to explore opportunities and address challenges in the area of migration and integration. Funding is offered to organisations that contribute to one of the following aims:
- Staying safe– ensuring that young people who have migrated can address the significant barriers that affect their ability to thrive.
- Living well together– supporting work which helps communities experiencing migration become stronger and more connected.
Each year, up to 20 ‘More and Better’ grants are offered to Charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies. These are longer-term, larger grants to help develop and embed established activities for organisations with a strong track record of achievement. PHF will invest in the organisational development and capacity of organisations, enabling them to, for example:
- Sustain and develop excellent work with communities that has the potential for wider application or impact
- Develop and sustain specialist support to young people who have migrated in greatest need and which can influence the work of others (other support providers or policy makers)
- Explore, capture and communicate the distinct experiences of (particularly young) people who migrate or communities, and share this with others (for example, policy makers, commissioners, service providers)
- Contribute to policies and processes that support (particularly young) people who migrate or communities effectively, address their needs, and build on their assets
- Contribute new thinking and strategies to the debate about migration and integration
It is expected that most grants will be in the range of £100,000 – £300,000 for up to four years work. Larger grants will be considered on an exceptional basis and usually by invitation.
Grants can cover any or all of the costs of the proposed activity (up to the maximum grant level for the fund). It is expected that a proportion of the funding will support organisational development priorities to strengthen and grow the impact of the organisation and this will include improved evaluation and learning. Up to 20 per cent of the grant may be allocated as a contribution to organisational running costs.
There is no application deadline and applications can be submitted at any time.
https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/shared-ground-fund/#more-and-better-how-to-apply
New £7 million Heritage Impact Fund Launched
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced the launch of its new £ 7 million Heritage Impact Fund. The Heritage Impact Fund is a partnership between the Architectural Heritage Fund, Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland and Rathbone Greenbank Investments.
The fund offers tailored loan finance of between £25,000 and £500,000 for up to three years to charities, social enterprises and community businesses across the UK seeking to acquire, reuse or redevelop buildings of historical or architectural importance.
To apply, applicants must be a formally constituted and incorporated charity, community business or social enterprise whose members have limited liability.
Applicants should in the first instance speak to a member of the AHF’s Investment Team for advice and guidance. If the project is one which the AHF would like to support, applicants will be encouraged to apply and then supported throughout the application process throughout.
Applications can be made at any time.
Next-generation Digital Healthcare: Apply for Funding
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has up to £5 million to invest in projects through the digital health technology catalyst – a programme that aims to accelerate the development of digital health innovations.
The competition is for collaborative research and development projects that span a variety of technologies, markets and healthcare needs and demonstrate the potential for significant innovation.
Projects must either improve health and wellbeing, transform care to improve quality or control costs and enable change. The technologies used could include:
- Virtual and augmented reality
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- The Internet of Things
- Data analytics and security
Ideas could be for use in a clinical or non-clinical setting. This could include digital technologies to:
- Support clinical decision-making
- Improve access to healthcare, support treatment compliance or patient-led management
- Improve the patient experience from disease prevention through to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and long-term care
- Overcome privacy challenges with managing, sharing and exploiting data
- Create significant improvements in quality, speed, costs and outcomes
Eligible applicants will be UK-based small or medium-sized business (SME) working alone or in collaboration with others, including other businesses, NHS organisations, universities, research and technology organisations, public sector organisations or charities.
Total project costs can be between £300,000 and £1 million with up to 70% of the costs awarded as a grant. Projects can last up to 18 months, must start by 1st October 2019 and be completed by 1st March 2021.
The deadline for applications is midday on 10th April 2019.
Funding opportunities between £25,000 and £100,000
£3 Million Available to Fund Veterans’ Community Centres
£3 million funding programme to fund renovations and improvements to veterans’ community centres has been launched by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. Grants of up to £30,000 are available to fund renovations, refurbishments and improvements to existing community centres being used by veterans. A small number of grants of up to £150,000 will be made to more complex projects.
Items of expenditure that can be applied for include:
- General repairs – e.g. replacing flooring, windows, mending roofs, drainage, damp proofing, pointing, cladding.
- Plumbing upgrades, including new boilers.
- Electrical work, such as rewiring, to meet safety standards.
- New fixtures and fittings to enable extended or new activities – e.g. kitchens, storage, recreational equipment.
- Updated technology – e.g. Wi-Fi connectivity or a sound system.
- Building work and equipment, which enhances a user’s access requirements – e.g. toilets, car park, disabled ramps, etc.
- Cosmetic/aesthetic improvements, such as general decorating – but ONLY where you can show how this will make a significant difference to veterans’ use of the space, or in cases where redecorating is required as a result of damage caused, necessarily, as part of the refurbishment.
- Fees to architects, surveyors, engineers and local authorities, for planning permissions and adherence to building controls.
- Project management fees – related to the capital works only, not to the organisation’s activities.
Eligible organisations will be Charities or Community Interest Companies supporting the armed forces community that own or have a long lease on an existing community centre used by veterans that is in need of renovation, refurbishment or improvement. There will be three rounds of funding; and applications for the next round need to be received by 3rd June 2019.
http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/veterans-community-centres/
Funding to Train as a Chemistry Teacher
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is offering tax free funding of £28,000 to 130 individuals entering chemistry teacher training in England. Scholars also get free membership of the Royal Society of Chemistry for two years.
Eligible applicants will:
- Be taking up a training place on a secondary teaching course that leads to QTS (pre-16).
- Hold a chemistry or related degree with a proven or predicted grade of a 2:1 or above, a relevant PhD or Master’s degree or recognised equivalent or have completed a subject knowledge enhancement course in chemistry before September 2018.
- Meet the bursary eligibility criteria as set out in the National College for Teaching and Leadership’s bursary guidance.
- Be a ‘Home’ student as defined on the UKCISA website.
- Be eligible to draw down a tuition fee loan from the Student Loans Company
- Have not previously applied for a scholarship in the same academic year.
The RSC run a rolling application process with application deadlines staggered throughout the academic year. Individuals can apply at any time in the year, but the number of scholarships is limited, so early application is recommended.
Applications for this year will close on 28th July 2019.
The scheme is run in partnership with the Department of Education.
http://www.rsc.org/awards-funding/funding/teacher-training-scholarships/
Funding to Help Regenerate Historic Buildings
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) which supports the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings has announced that the next closing date for applications to its Project Development Grant scheme (up to £30,000) is 9am the 23rd April 2019.
Charities, not for profit companies, CICs, Parish and Town councils can apply for funding to assist with the costs of developing and coordinating a project which helps to find a sustainable use for a historic building and takes it towards the start of work on site.
The grants are intended to support project development costs only and not for on-site capital works. The AHF also makes Project Viability Grants (PVG) of up to £7,500 to fund studies to look at potential uses for a building and at its current condition.
Grants to Support Children’s Health and Education
The next deadline to apply to the DM Thomas Foundation Central Grants Programme is the 7th May 2019. The Foundation distributes a total of around £200,000 per quarter.
Grants of up to £30,000 are available per year for up to two years to registered charities for projects that improve education and health for young people in three key areas:
- Children and young people with disabilities
- Children and young people who are sick in hospital
- Children and young people who are life limited (requiring palliative care)
The Foundation is a small charity and generally will not make awards of over £30,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for one-off projects or for up to 2 years work.
Applications from schools and hospitals are welcomed as long as they are made through an appropriate registered charity.
If favoured, grant applications for up to £5,000 can be approved by the Director, up to £10,000 can be approved by the Grants Committee, and applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the Trustees for final approval.
Additional information:
https://dmthomasfoundation.org/what-we-do/grants/dmtf-central-grants/
Funding opportunities under £25,000
Pink Ribbon Foundation Grants 2019
The Trust supports UK-registered charities that work towards combating abuse and violations of human rights and to support the disadvantaged by fostering community action. The Trust is particularly focused on charities supporting unpopular causes reaching the most vulnerable and marginalised in society. This can include:
- Prisoners and penal reform
- Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
- Human rights, particularly access to justice.
The Trust generally makes one-off grants to charities registered and working in the UK with annual incomes of between £150,000 and £1.5m that do not have substantial investments or surpluses. Grants range in size, with most grants awarded being in the range £10,000 to £20,000. ABCT does not normally fund charities with large national or international links. The next closing date for applications is the 10th May 2019.
Further information can be found on the AB Charitable Trust website
Funding for Housing Projects that Cater for People with Special Needs
The Quaker Housing Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 14th June 2019.
The Quaker Housing Trust provides grants and interest free loans to housing projects that cater for people with a wide range of needs, including:
- mental & physical health problems
- learning difficulties
- would otherwise be homeless
- escaping domestic violence
- single parents
- young families
- moving out of institutional care
- addiction problems
- refugees, asylum seekers, migrants
- survivors of trafficking.
To be eligible for funding, applicants need to have legal charitable status and be a small organisation (with an annual turnover of not more than £1 million and without access to sufficient income, reserves, or other fundraising, to pay for the work).
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless
Help the Homeless makes grants of up to £5,000 to small and medium sized charitable organisations (with a turnover of less than £1million) whose aim is to help homeless people return to the community and enabling them to resume a normal life. The grants are available for capital costs.
The closing date for the next round of funding is the 15th June 2019.
http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/applying-for-funding/
Grants for Projects Supporting Young Children
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust have announced that Grant Round 2 for 2019 will open on 1st April 2019. To apply for this grant round, applicants must be seeking funding for projects relating to children aged between 0 and 11 years that meet the following criteria:
- Child exploitation
- Mentoring and support
- Clubs and activities
Priority will be given to projects that address mental health.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for revenue projects only.
Only Registered or exempt Charities may apply. For this Round, eligible charities will have an operating income of a minimum of £1,000,000.
Grant Round 2 for 2019 will open on 1st April and close on 30th April 2019.
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/
Small Grants for Summer Playschemes
The Woodward Charitable Trust primarily funds charitable organisations (charities, social enterprises and community interest companies) in the UK and can make grants for overseas projects usually via UK charities. Each year the trustees of the Woodward Charitable Trust set aside funds for summer playschemes for children between the ages of 5-16 years.
Trustees only fund programmes that run for a minimum of 2 weeks or 10 days across the summer holidays.
Grants can only be paid to registered charities. Non-registered organisations must give the full name and address of a registered charity who has agreed to accept a grant on their behalf.
Most grants awarded are in the range of £500 to £1,000. Around 35 grants are made each year with preference is given to:
- Small local playschemes that provide a wide-ranging programme of activities
- Schemes that involve a large number of children
- Schemes catering for those from disadvantaged backgrounds or that have a disability
- Schemes that are inclusive such as projects that work with children from a range of backgrounds, abilities and race
- Schemes where past users are encouraged to come back and help as volunteers
Priority is given to projects that make good use of volunteers and encourage past and current users to participate.
Applicant charities annual income must be under £100,000.
The trustees will review applications in May.
All application forms must be submitted by the 5th April 2019 and must be accompanied by the applicants Child Protection Policy. The policy should be emailed to contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk
http://woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/portfolio/diary_page/
Funding for Community Radio Stations
Ofcom, the UK’s telecommunications regulator has announced that the next funding round of the Community Radio Fund will re-open for applications from the 7th April 2019 until 5pm on the 7th May 2019.
The Fund has been established to help support the core costs of running licensed community radio stations. Grants can be awarded to support:
- Management
- Fundraising to support the station
- Administration
- Financial management & reporting
- Community outreach
- Volunteer organisation and support.
Grants can only be made to community radio licensees in the UK, who are broadcasting under a community radio license. Grant awarded in the past have ranged from £2,160 up to £19,717 with the average grant being £14,292.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 6th November 2018.
Collaborative Research and Development Grants for Emerging Artists
Help Musicians UK is looking for exciting collaborations that create work across art forms, creative sectors and other disciplines. Applications to the Fusion Fund must be music-focused and projects should include contributions from at least one non-music discipline for example storytellers, lighting designers, choreographers, technologists, scientists, gaming designers, theatre directors, visual artists etc. Applications that consider unusual and extraordinary spaces to show work to new audiences are also of interest.
There should be tangible results of the collaboration, such as a body of work created for an upcoming recording or a new performance. Overall, the project should push the boundaries of what the artist does as a music creator or performer, exploring or testing something that they are not currently able to achieve without support.
Grants of £2,000 to £5,000 can cover reasonable costs associated with the project including:
- Venue and rehearsal space costs
- Recording costs (live or documentation)
- Travel costs
- Access costs
- Accommodation costs
- Subsistence
- Fees for musicians, artists or collaborators time to allow for the project to happen
The fund is open to professional and emerging professional musicians of all genres and disciplines with an active career including: Solo instrumentalists, conductors, composers, vocalists, singer songwriters or multidisciplinary artists. Bands or ensembles with six members or less can also apply.
Applicants must be:
- Aged over 18 (no upper age limit)
- Based primarily in the UK and be eligible to work here
- Have been resident in the UK for at least three consecutive years
- In financial need and without significant backing
The Fund closes for application at 9am on the 10th June 2019.
https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/creative-programme/current-opportunities/fusion-fund
Artistic Career Development Grants
Emerging and professional musicians of all genres and disciplines can apply for grants of £500-£1500 to help them access opportunities that will allow them to focus on developing their artistic and professional development at a crucial point in their career.
The Transmission Fund is designed to help emerging and professional musicians of all genres and disciplines to build their careers by supporting the costs of formal and time limited training and mentoring opportunities. Eligible artists may for example be a solo instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, singer songwriter or a multidisciplinary artist. Bands or ensembles with 6 members or less can also be supported.
All artists supported must have an active career and be able to demonstrate the following:
- Exceptional ability within their discipline
- High quality musical output
- Regularly working (performances, commissions, releases) at a professional level (getting paid for your work)
- Achievement or the potential to achieve a national or international impact
- An impressive track record
- Demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit and dedication toward their career
Group applicants must have 50% of their members meeting the criteria shown above and have been established and playing together regularly for at least 2 years.
Grants of £500 – £1500 are available and can support opportunities such as short courses, workshops, training and time limited periods of coaching with an expert in the artists chosen field both in the UK or internationally. Travel, accommodation and access costs can also be funded.
Eligible applicants will be:
- Aged over 21
- Based primarily in the UK and be eligible to work here
- Have been resident in the UK for at least 3 consecutive years
- In financial need and without significant backing
Applications to the Transmission Fund will re-open for applications on the 2nd April 2019 and close for applications on the 8th July 2019.
https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/creative-programme/current-opportunities/transmission-fund
The Ouseley Trust (England, Wales & Ireland)
Cathedrals, choral foundations, parish churches, choir schools and other relevant institutions which promote and maintain to a high standard the choral services of the Church of England, the Church in Wales and the Church of Ireland have until the 30th June 2019 to apply for funding from the Ouseley trust.
Grants are available in the following areas:
- Courses for individuals or groups
- Endowment grants for scholarships or bursaries
- Fees for individual choristers having places at recognised choir schools
- Purchase of liturgical music
- Other projects (e.g. outreach) of an innovative kind that are likely to further the object of the Trust in a direct and effective way. In very exceptional circumstances, these may include music commissions.
No maximum grants size is specified.
http://www.ouseleytrust.org.uk/
Grants to Support Animal Welfare Charities
The objectives of the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust are to donate to UK registered charities whose purposes are to:
- Benefit or protect animals
- Relieve animals from suffering
- Conserve wild life
- Encourage the understanding of animals
Eligible applicant organisations will be a UK registered charity; have independently examined up to date annual accounts and an active re-homing and rehabilitation policy for animals taken into care.
Organisations involved with conservation of wildlife, the rescue, rehabilitation and (where possible) release of animals are also eligible to apply. The funding can be used for general running costs or capital purchases.
Donations usually range from £1,000 to £10,000. Smaller donations may be awarded between the meetings at the discretion of the Chairman and Administrator of the Trust. Larger donations have exceptionally been made.
Repeat applications from charities are encouraged, when further financial support might be given if funds allow.
The next deadline to apply is the 1st May 2019.
Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme (UK)
State funded schools as well as dedicated schools that do not have or want to improve their libraries can apply for funding through the Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme. Priority will be given to primary schools and to funding library books. The Foundation will also consider contributions towards e-readers, library software, necessary IT equipment and specialist seating/desks.
Preference will be given to schools which can clearly demonstrate that their library can be maintained and renewed in the future. Applications can be made for grants of between £1,000 and £10,000. Applications will be strengthened if the PTA/Friends group can support the project.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/how-to-apply/state-schools.php
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