Business and Community Grants, Funds and Loans

Business and Community Grants, Funds and Loans

Breckland Enterprise & Learning Account (BELA 3 grant)

BELA (Breckland Enterprise and Learning Account) is a small flexible grant available to all established and prospective micro businesses (less than 10 employees) in the Breckland district, as long as the applicant fulfils the criteria contained within the guidelines. The aim of BELA is to support financially viable and stable businesses and business start ups that demonstrate the opportunity to grow. BELA can offer assistance to applicants who often need early stage business and skills support in areas such as:

• Access to crucial or critical training schemes
• Purchase of professional services (i.e. consultancy and advice)
• Purchase/hire of essential small items of equipment.
• Accreditation of quality standards.
• Investment in new, or upgrading of IT software or the development of websites.

Click on the links below to download the BELA application forms or call the  Economic Development Team on 01362 656235 for more information.

BELA application form

BELA guidance notes

 

REV ACTIVE

REV ACTIVE is a three-year package of free, confidential and impartial support for small and medium-sized enterprises along the A11 corridor in Norfolk.
 
REV ACTIVE actively identifies those SMEs with the greatest potential to improve their resource efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, and works with them to realise this potential and the associated business benefits: reduced costs; comparative advantage; business growth and resilience.
 
REV ACTIVE provides systematic reviews of business premises and operations by experts and ‘hands on’ assistance – fully-costed business cases for change – identifying, quantifying and prioritising the various opportunities and their paybacks. Coupled with follow-on support and business grants, this eliminates many of the traditional barriers to business resource efficiency.
 
The focus throughout is on low cost/no cost opportunities, bottom line benefits and short payback periods. If you would like to find out more, please CLICK HERE and your business may be eligible for a grant towards improving its resource efficiency and towards reducing carbon emissions.

 

Please find below a wide range of grants, loans and funding that you may be able to take advantage of.

BETTER BUSINESS FINANCE

 

Better Business Finance provides impartial information and support to business customers looking to raise finance.

It is supported by the British Bankers’ Association and the banks involved are Barclays, HSBC, RBS, Lloyds and Santander.

It has been created to bring to life the recommendations of the Business Finance Taskforce.

For more information please visit: http://www.betterbusinessfinance.co.uk

FOUNDATION EAST - Business Loans

Foundation East is a not for profit community lending organisation that operates across the East of England. The organisation provides small business loans to new and existing businesses, charities and social enterprises of up to £50,000. Unlike banks they do not use a credit scoring system to make their decision; instead, they assess the risk of lending to businesses by looking at the business plan, cash-flow projections and previous credit history and will talk to you about your plans for the future. CLICK HERE for more information.

 

R&D Funding - Technology Strategy Board

The Technology Strategy Board is investing up to £4.5 million in this competition, aimed at encouraging industrial end-users to work with supply chains and innovators to create new products and services for a sustainable economy. These products will either have reduced environmental impact compared to current alternatives, and/or will be less dependent on the use of strategic materials.

CLICK HERE for more information
 

Feedback in relation to this bulletin is welcome –

please contact Carole Reilly, 07515 993 103 or email carole.reilly@locality.org.uk

 

SECTION 1 - GRANTS WITH DEADLINES

Village SOS Competition Deadline Extended – Lottery funded

Village SOS has announced that the application deadline has been extended to the

20th October 2011.  

A total of £5.3 million in funding is available through the competition to support the setting up of 250 community businesses with awards of between £10,000 and £30,000.  Village SOS are particularly interested in giving money to enterprising ideas that will use the skills of local people, and the area’s natural resources, land and buildings. The competition will be open to Village SOS members and to be eligible entrants must be SOS members; be a community enterprise and the village must be in a rural area and have fewer than 3,000 people living in it. 

For information on how to join Village SOS and further information on the funding available please click on the link below.

http://www.villagesos.org.uk/get-involved/business-essentials

Enhancing Communities Programme

Under the Sita Trust’s Enhancing Communities Programme Core Fund, grants of up to £60,000 are available to not for profit organisations, community groups, parish councils, local authorities and charities for projects that make physical improvements to community facilities and historic buildings / structures, for projects with an overall cost of no more than £250,000. SITA will accept applications from projects which are within 3 miles of qualifying SITA UK waste processing sites.

Grants of up to £20,000 are also available through their Fast Track Fund for projects with an overall cost of no more than £40,000. Projects on school or pre-school sites where the facilities will primarily benefit the school are not eligible. However, an application may be considered from a school if the following can be clearly demonstrated:

the wider community has significant opportunities to use the facility;

the facility is run by an organisation that is separate from the school (although the school may be represented); and

access to the facility for community use must be via an entrance that is separate from the school.

http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding

Previous projects supported through the programme include a £10,000 grant to Ashtead Cricket Club to resurface and restore the playing field of the former Parsons Mead School to create a sports pitch that can be used for cricket and football; and a £10,000 grant to enable the replacement of existing electric radiant heaters with a modern combination condensing boiler at All Saint's Church Hall in Guildford.

The next closing date for applications is 10 am on the 21st October 2011 for the Fast Track Fund (formerly Small Grants Scheme) scheme and 10 am on the 28th November 2011 for the Core Fund (formerly Large Grant Scheme).

http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding

Young leaders to run new flagship programmes

Teamv - coordinated by v, NIACE, Charities Aid Foundation and The Rank Foundation  is recruiting inspirational young people aged 18-25 to run three flagship projects, in which they will coordinate volunteers to work with them in tackling key social issues in local communities across England. The programme will focus on key themes such as protecting the planet, promoting healthy living and regenerating community spaces. To help the young leaders prepare for their roles, they'll be offered training to equip them with the skills to coordinate local projects and manage volunteers. Teamv leaders will also manage a small budget, alongside a range of toolkits and resources to help them turn nationally coordinated projects into positive action.

The three local projects will be rolled out in November 2011 and again in February and May 2012. In June 2012, participants will be invited to attend a graduation ceremony where they can reflect on their skills, experiences and achievements. Programme graduates will also be able to apply for a Teamv scholarship of up to £1,000 to support their progression and personal development. 

The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 13th October 2011.

http://vinspired.com/teamv

Countryside Fund open for applications

The Prince's Countryside Fund has announced that it is currently open for applications.  The aim of the fund is to help improve the long-term sustainability of the British countryside.  Funding is available for both capital and revenue funding. Applicants can be, but do not need to be, charities. All applicants must however be able to clearly demonstrate a significant level of public benefit arising from their activities (which fulfill the Fund’s charitable objects).  Previous projects supported include; Women in Rural Enterprise, a national organisation supporting rural women who own or want to start a business and provides business support and Hampshire Fare, which is a county food group established to promote the benefits of buying local produce. The closing date for applications is the 14th October 2011.

http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/

Funding for the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), which is a registered charity that promotes the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings in the UK. Funding is available to voluntary organisations building preservation trusts to regenerate historic buildings to create community and education facilities, workspace and homes. To be eligible to apply for funding through the AHF, organisations need to be a registered charity and the building(s) must be listed, scheduled as an ancient monument or in a Conservation Area (if in a Conservation Area, it must be of acknowledged historic or architectural importance). The project must also involve a change of ownership and/or a change of use. Previously funded projects include turning run down historic buildings into community theatres, resource centres, community learning centres, workspaces, places to live and community meeting places, etc.  The next closing date for applications is the 26th October 2011.

http://www.ahfund.org.uk/index.html

Grants open for applications

Comic Relief has announced that its UK grants programmes are now open for applications.  Applications are invited from voluntary and community sector organisations throughout the UK to support projects in the areas of:

• Mental health
• Domestic and sexual abuse
• Refugee and asylum seeking women
• Sport for Change
• Young People aged 11 – 25 that are:
• sexually exploited
• suffer from alcohol abuse
• suffer from mental health problem
• Older people. 

In addition, Comic Relief operates a programme that support disadvantaged communities.  This programme is devolved to the Community Foundation Network. Please contact your local Community Foundation directly for details of their funding application procedures.  Comic Relief provides both capital and revenue and can pay for up to 100% of projects costs but they encourage applicants to get some of their funding from other sources.

On average grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 are available. 

The closing date for the Older People Programme and Sports for Change is 12 noon on the 7th October 2011.

For all other programmes the closing date is 12 noon on the28th October.

Comic Relief has further announced that this funding round is the last under its current funding strategy.  The new strategy will launch in spring 2013 with grant making resuming in summer 2013.

http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/apply-for-a-uk-grant

Grant making trust supporting the arts

The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of excellence in the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of historical interest or national importance. Occasionally it also supports projects that conserve the natural environment. The total funding available each year is approximately £120,000 and registered charities can apply for grants of up to £5,000. Applications are considered twice a year.  The next deadline for applications is the 24th February 2012 Arts funding for colleges, arts festivals and other arts organisations

Idlewild Trust (UK)

Renaissance in the regions funding programme

Arts Council England has announced details of its new Renaissance in the Regions funding programme for museums.  The Arts Council will take over responsibility for the programme from the Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) on 1 October 2011.  The programme will consist of four strands.

The National Programmes strand which will support standards within the museum sector, such as Accreditation, Designation, the provision of national security advice and initiatives including Kids in Museums and Museums at Night. In addition, the Arts Council will maintain the commitment to the V&A Purchase Grant Funds and the Fund for Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM).  The other three strands are; a strategic support fund which will be similar to MLA’s proposed challenge fund;  a programme of major grants which will aim to support a group of museums with the that wish to play a wider leadership role in the sector in delivering on the Arts Council’s strategic goals; and a £3 million investment programme to support the development of  museums. The MLA will continue to manage existing 2011/12 Renaissance funding agreements and make payments to museums currently funded through the scheme until 31 March 2012.

For further information on the Renaissance in the Regions programme and how the programme will develop please click on the link below.

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/renaissance/

Protecting playing fields programme

Sport England has announced round 2 of their Protecting Playing Fields Programme (PPF) will open on the 24th October 2011. The fund will be open to organisations such as voluntary or community organisations, local authorities, sports clubs, playing field associations, charities and education establishments.

PPF is seeking to support projects that help communities maximise the sporting benefits of playing field land. Grants of between £20,000 and £50,000 will be available towards: The purchase of land for new playing fields and bringing disused playing fields back into use The purchase of playing field land where there is a known and established threat, such as through the expiry of a lease or a development proposal.

Improvements to existing pitches through levelling, drainage, reseeding and realignment.  Local Education Authorities and schools are also able to apply to the programme to provide new playing fields, bring into use disused playing fields or improve existing playing fields in order to establish and/or host a community club-schools link.  All projects will be required to secure partnership funding.

The application deadline for round 2 will be the 12th December 2011.

http://www.sportengland.org/funding/protecting_playing_fields.aspx

New Awards Announced For Heritage Craft 2011

 The Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) and the Marsh Christian Trust have announced the launch of two new awards for the heritage crafts sector. The awards will recognise and celebrate the exceptional individuals that contribute so much to our rich living heritage, and aim to encourage the passing on of skills from one generation to another and acknowledge the great work that volunteers do to raise the profile of heritage crafts across the UK.

The awards are presented in two categories, these are; Trainer and Volunteer.

The winner of each of these categories will receive £500 each.

The deadline for applications is the 31st October 2011. For further information on how to enter, click on the link below.

http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/marshawards.html

Funding to community projects and to get people swimming

The Kellogg's Swim Active Programme is inviting applications from non for profit organisations such as; swimming clubs, schools, facilities, pool operators, community organisations and enterprises.

The programme is offering minimum grants of £10,000 and is seeking to support any aquatic activity which enhances motivation, removes barriers and increases participation in the sport.

• Projects must focus on  one or more of the following areas:
• reach deprived communities;
• target non swimming individuals;
• break down barriers to participation in aquatic activity;
• increase participation in aquatic activity;
• target socio-deprived communities.

Example projects that could be supported include; Supportive social sessions for mums-to-be and new mums; to provide an additional social opportunity; aquatic Youth Clubs for young people aged 14-19; etc.

The next closing date for applications is the 20th October 2011.

http://www.swimming.org/get-involved/kelloggs-swim-active

Funding to support museums and galleries

Museums, galleries and heritage organisations can apply for grants of between £20,000 and £100,000 through the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund. The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, run by the Museums Association, focuses on time-limited collections work outside the scope of an organisation’s core resources. The fund seeks to support projects at an early stage of development where it may be difficult to guarantee tangile outcomes. Eligible projects include; research into collections, conservation, collections review and initiatives to develop the use of collections. A total of £800,000 a year will be awarded through this fund with two grant rounds per year. The deadlines for 2011 are the 31st May and the 31st October. For further information click on the link below.

http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/funding/collections-fund.html

Youth Music to Launch New Funding Model – Info only

Youth Music, the national charity which provides children and young people with access to a wide range of music-making projects and activities has announced that, following the publication of the National Plan for Music Education, it will be launching its new funding model, in November 2011

For more information on the new funding approach and events please click on the link below.

http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/musicispower/blog/1902.html

Awards for bridging the digital divide between generations

 BT has announced that the second round of its BT Rangers Awards for both Schools and Individuals is now open for applications.  Through the awards, BT is looking for the most dedicated young internet teachers as well as schools who make special efforts to help bridge the digital divide between generations in their communities. The BT Internet Rangers Student Awards scheme is looking for young people in the UK aged up to 16 years old, who have taught an older person or group basic computer and internet skills.  Through the Internet Rangers School Awards  BT will recognise the best school or group of schools that has helped older people make the most of the internet.  Through the Student Awards four national winners will each receive £100 worth of IT vouchers and an Ipad. And  one overall winner will receive an additional £100 of vouchers.  Through the Schools Award, the winning school will receive a cash prize £4,000 and two runner-up schools will each receive a cash prize of £2,500.

Applications for both Awards must be submitted by 5pm on 24th October 2011.

http://www.grants4schools.info/page/internetrangers/

Funding to support to voluntary projects in health and social care

The Government has announced that applications are invited to the 2012-13 Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund that supports the voluntary sector in developing innovation across health and social care.  The fund is open to third sector health and social care organisations in England that provide a service similar to a service provided by the National Health Service or by Local Authority social services and whose activities support the Department of Health’s priorities.

Applications must be made under one of the three Funding Strands, which are Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development.  To be eligible, projects must have a national impact.  This can include local projects that can be replicated nationally. 

There is no minimum or maximum amount that organisations can apply for. In the last funding round grants awarded ranged from £14,000 to £173,356 (for the first year allocations). 

Projects supported include the British Lung Foundation which received a grant of £22,000 for “Caring for carers of people with lung diseases” and the Chinese Mental Health Association which received a grant of £22,000 for its “Chinese Mental Health Carers Project”. 

The closing date for applications is21st October 2011.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_118373

Local Nature Partnerships Fund

The Department for Environment Food and Affairs (defra) is inviting applications through its Local Nature Partnerships (LNP) Fund to support the creation of self sustaining local nature partnerships around England.  The overall purpose of the partnerships will be to bring a diverse range of individuals, businesses and organisations together at a local level to create a vision and plan of action of how the natural environment can be taken into account in decision making.  Partnerships can apply for grants of up to £20,000 (£50,000 in added value cases) to set up new or develop existing partnerships. 

Bids for LNP funding must be sent to LNPs@defra.gsi.gov.ukby midnight on 31st  October 2011.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/natural/whitepaper/local-nature-partnerships/lnp-fund/

Waste prevention loan fund

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is launching the new £1 million Waste Prevention Loan Fund (WPLF). Loans of between £20,000 and £100,000 are available to businesses, social enterprises and local authorities and aims to reduce waste at source by supporting organisations to introduce business models and processes which make more efficient use of material resources. 

Examples include product reuse, repair and upgrading services (e.g. through leasing), and materials recovery and reuse by the manufacturer.  Applicants will need to demonstrate new approaches which offer substantial resource savings and can be scaled-up and replicated to have significant benefit at the national level.  During phase 1 of the fund, loans are available to help introduce solutions where commercial funding is otherwise not available. The Waste Prevention Loan Fund is now open to Expressions of Interest (EOI). 

All applications must start with an EOI, which WRAP will use to evaluate the strategic fit with the objectives of the Loan Fund and initiate a dialogue with applicants. Following this initial screening, WRAP will send further details including the application form to candidate propositions which fit with Loan Fund objective.  

The closing date for submitting applications is the 28th February 2012.

http://www.wrap.org.uk/retail_supply_chain/home_electrical/wplf.html

Funding for Building Performance Evaluation

The Technology Strategy Board has announced that up to £8m is available to fund the costs of building performance evaluation studies on domestic and non-domestic buildings.  The funding is available to individual companies and other organisations responsible for buildings for the total cost of evaluating the performance of case study buildings they design, build, own and/or operate. This will help builders and developers to deliver more efficient, better performing buildings. In this latest tranche, in the non-domestic stream, the TSB are particularly keen to receive initial applications focused on retail, hospitality and industrial buildings and buildings in any sector that are of small (<1000m2) or medium (<5000m2) in treated floor area or are refurbishments.  Applications from first time applicants are particularly welcome. 

The closing dates for applications are the 14th September 2011; 18th January 2012, and for Domestic projects only 23rd May 2012.

http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/building-performance-evaluation-.ashx

Initiative for mature enterprise / support for the over 50s

People over the age of 50 who wish to become self employed or set up their own business can apply for a loan of between £500 and £10,000 through the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) new loan scheme.  PRIME is a member of the Prince’s Charities group. It was set up on the personal initiative of HRH The Prince of Wales in response to letters he was receiving from people desperate to work but unable to find anyone to employ them – because of their age. To be eligible applicants need to be over the age of 50; must be either unemployed (not in paid employment), facing redundancy (within the next six months) or be self- employed (but still in your first year); and must be a UK resident for at least three years. 

The loans are for up to three years and the interest charged is 12% APR. 

Applications can be made at any time.

http://www.primebusinessclub.com/loans/prime-business-start-up-loan/

 

SECTION 2 – ONGOING GRANTS

Funding for kids clubs

The Field Studies Council is an independent educational charity committed to raising awareness about the natural world. The Council works through a network of 17 residential and day Centres in the UK providing courses for schools and colleges at all levels in addition to adult Individuals & Families courses, outreach education, training and consultancy. The Kids Fund aims to bring environmental understanding to disadvantaged young people by attending a course at a Field Studies Council centre. It helps disadvantaged young people to attend a course who may otherwise be excluded due to some form of disadvantage - health, mobility, deprivation or financial.

Funding will normally be up to 80% of the cost of your group’s course to an FSC Field Centre to a maximum of £3000. 

Applications can be submitted at any time with decisions being made in February, June and October. 

http://www.field-studies-council.org/supporters/kidsfund_application.aspx

Community Cash Awards

Young people are being given the chance to claim a share of £1 million to help tackle the dangers of drugs, crime and play a positive role in their community. The Royal Bank of Scotland Community Cash Awards will see £1 million of grants being distributed by youth charity “The Prince’s Trust” to young people who want to run community projects in some of Britain’s poorest areas. The Awards, worth up to £3,000, are available to disadvantaged 14 to 25-year-olds who want to transform their area and learn practical skills.

Projects could range from improving local youth facilities to sex education workshops in schools. Projects must:

• be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25;
• clearly benefit the local community;
• benefit the people running the project; and
• be a new or developing project.

Previous projects supported include:

• an amateur boxing project to give young people greater confidence; and
• a media project to promote community cohesion and greater understanding between the local community and asylum seekers. Applications can be made at any time.

http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants/community_cash_awards.aspx

Funding from Cliff for charitable purposes

Charities working in medical research, with children and the elderly, and those involved with the physically and/or mentally disabled are able to apply for funding to the Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust.  The Trust aims to support around 200 different charities a year.  Only registered charities in the UK are eligible to apply for funding and the level of grants awarded is variable.

Applications are considered on a quarterly basis with about 50 different charities benefitting each time.

http://www.cliffrichard.org/fanzone/links.cfm

Special Grants Fund for Civil Society Organisations and Commonwealth Associations

The Commonwealth Foundation has announced the launch of a Special Grants Fund for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Commonwealth Associations (CAs) to undertake strategic and innovative projects that will promote the Commonwealth theme for 2011, ‘Women as Agents of Change’. Applications from registered CSOs and CAs across the Commonwealth are being invited to undertake projects lasting between three to six months which meet at least two of the following criteria:

Foster collaboration and learning between women’s organisations in more than one Commonwealth country

Involve collaboration with national women’s machineries (NWMs) and governments in promoting women and girls’ social, economic and political empowerment;

Showcase the achievements of women in addressing social, economic and political change at national or regional levels

Projects which will have an impact on women at a regional level

Bring together women from different geographical, social and ethnic background to promote national and regional priorities.

Priority will be given to applications which address one or more of the following areas:

Capacity enhancement for Women’s organisations in policy development and implementation

Implementation of the Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action (PoA)

Women’s leadership and participation in democratic governance

Social protection and girls’ development

Opportunities for rural women and girls

Women’s social, economic and human rights.

Available grants are of up to £2,000. To request a copy of the application form, email

Shabinah s.ossman@commonwealth.int.

http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/NewsArticle.aspx?articleID=162

Funding from Andrew Lloyd Webber for charitable purposes

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation aims to promote the arts, culture and heritage for the public benefit. As well as providing Musical Theatre scholarships and supporting projects through The Architectural Heritage Fund, the Trustees welcome applications to support projects in the areas of culture, heritage and the arts. Trustees seek to support projects that make a real and ongoing difference to people's lives.  Priority is given to the area of performing arts (music, dance and drama) but other areas will be considered. 

Previous projects supported include: 

Nordoff Robbins, a specialist music charity, delivering music therapy and other music services to a broad range of people in a broad range of places including schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons etc; and the Orpheus Centre, a unique performing arts college for disabled young adults, based in Surrey.  In November 2010 the Trustees of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation agreed to fund arts bursaries over a three year period at The Orpheus Centre.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

http://www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com/what-we-do.html

DIY store’s waste donation scheme

B&Qs waste donation scheme is co-ordinated in store either by the environmental champion, duty or Warehouse manager who will keep a Waste Donation Form on file for interested groups.

Before any materials are donated, the form must be signed by a representative of the group, and proof that you are a member of that group must be provided.

This means they can donate waste materials, for example slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, and end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools.

Please note that it is company policy that health and safety is taken into consideration, therefore electrical, petrol and gas items are not available for donation. Any waste or surplus stock donated must not be re-sold.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp

Foundation seeks applications under its small grants programme

Following the review of its funding programme, the Nationwide Foundation has announced that it is currently accepting applications for funding under its Small Grants Programme. Under the programme, grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available to registered charities with a yearly income of less than £750,000. The Small Grants Programme support projects that:

tackle financial exclusion affecting disadvantaged groups across the UK

address housing issues & homelessness among vulnerable groups across the UK. 

Applications can be submitted at any time.

http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/grants.asp

Support for community projects

The Garfield Weston Foundation offers support to organisations that are registered charities and excepted or exempt charities such as churches, hospitals, educational establishments, museums and housing corporations. Founded in 1958 the Garfield Weston Foundation is a UK based, general grant- giving charity that makes grants in the areas of the Arts, Community Education, Medical, Environment, Health, Religion, Welfare and Youth.

• Applications are considered individually by the Foundation and the following issues are taken into consideration:
• The financial viability of the organisation;
• The degree of need for the project requiring funding;
• The amount spent on administration and fundraising as compared to the charitable activities;

The ability to raise sufficient funding to meet the appeal target;

Whether the organisation has appropriate priorities and plans in place to manage its activities.

There is no limit on the size of grant.

There are no application deadlines.

http://www.garfieldweston.org/

Funding for IT Projects Supporting Disadvantaged Groups

Funding is available to organisations with innovative IT related project ideas that can make a positive difference to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups - in the UK, developing countries and around the world.  The funding is available through the Nominet Trust.  The aim of the Trust is to fund innovative Internet projects that make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, primarily in terms of education, safety and inclusion. The Trust is particularly interested in funding projects that can be scaled up and replicated.  There is no minimum grant application and applications for over £100,000 require an interview.  Organisations wishing to apply need initially to complete and online eligibility questionnaire. Those organisations deemed successful will be provided with a link to a more detailed application form.

http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/

Support for older persons in need

Aid for the Aged in Distress (AFTAID) welcomes applications from individuals, or their family and neighbours, of state pensionable age (60 years old for women and 65 for men), that are UK citizen and resident, on lower income and have minimal savings.

AFTAID aims to help older persons that are financially stretched beyond their means to the point of genuine distress. AFTAID can provide grants for many varied items such as:

• mobility scooters
• walk-in showers
• radiators
• Cleaning
• central heating boiler
• Video intercom
• 'blind' software for PC.

AFTAID to not make grants for ongoing or retrospective payments, nor can they consider repayment of debt. Referrals can also be accepted on behalf of members of the caring professions and voluntary organisations. 

Applications can be made at any time.

http://www.aftaid.org.uk/grantapp.html

Supporting general charitable purposes

The Steel Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust supporting general charitable purposes.

Grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 are made to registered charities in the UK within the areas of:

• arts and culture
• environment
• health
• education
• disadvantaged.

Grants are made at regular intervals during the year and the total level of grants is approximately £1,000,000, 30% of these grants will be made to organisations in the Luton and Bedfordshire area.

Applications can be made at any time as there are no application deadlines.

http://www.steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/grant_policy.htm

Funding for Community Shops

The Village Retail Services Association in partnership with Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Co-operative and Community Finance have funding available to support the start up  of new Community owned shops in rural areas of England or  to save an existing shop by transfer to community ownership. The funding which will be available over the next three years will provide up to £40,000 per shop. This will be made up of a grant of £20,000 together with a loan of £20,000 from Co-operative and Community Finance.

Eligible applicants will include community based organisations located in rural communities of not less than 300 residents. The community is required to raise match funding through community contributions, which could take the form of share capital, donations raised through community fundraising events and grants obtained from other sources to the same or greater value than the grant requested from the Village CORE Programme. At least some of the funds raised should have been provided by the community itself and not solely through external grants.

The application process commences with a telephone interview with one of the programme managers. If the community appear to meet the criteria within the programme timeframe and if Village Core funds are available, application forms are sent electronically where possible to the main contact person on the committee.  The forms must be returned within 6 weeks of the telephone interview.

http://www.plunkett.co.uk/whatwedo/core/Core.cfm

Supporting projects that support disabled children and their families on a daily basis

Trustees of the Trust are committed to supporting a large number of excellent local organisations and projects that support disabled children and their families on a daily basis. The Trust has a small grants programme, open to application at any time, which provides grants of up to £10,000, usually for one-off purposes, to help smaller organisations develop and deliver programmes for children, their siblings and families.

The Trustees are particularly keen to support:

• Hydrotherapy pools;
• Multi sensory rooms;
• Mini buses;
• Young carers projects;
• Sibling projects; and
• Bereavement support.

Applications are via an on-line application form accessible through the website:

www.truecolourstrust.org.uk

The True Colours Trust | Allington House (1st Floor) | 150 Victoria Street | SW1E 5AE   Tel: 0207 410 0330 | Fax: 0207 410 0332

Supporting the disadvantaged

Percy Bilton Charityprovides grants to registered charities who are focusing their activities at the following target groups:

• Disadvantaged/underprivileged young people - Aged under 25
• People with disabilities
• People over the age of 60

There are two main types of funding: Large grants (One off payments for capital expenditure of £2,000 and over) and Small grants (Providing funding of up to £500 towards furnishings and equipment for small projects). Favours bids from small charities.

There is no set deadline and bids can be submitted at anytime but Board meetings are

held quarterly in March, June, September and December to consider large grants.

www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk

Awards to recognise individuals, businesses, charities, community groups and other organisations that are demonstrating the Big Society in their work or activities

The Prime Minister has launched a series of awards to recognise individuals, businesses, charities, community groups and other organisations that are demonstrating the Big Society in their work or activities.

The Big Society Award will be given to 2-3 organisations every month, winners will receive a certificate and be invited to a reception at 10 Downing Street.

Anyone, including people who benefit from the group, organisation or individual activities, may make an online nomination, at any

http://www.number10.gov.uk/bigsocietyawards

Funding for rural community buildings

The Rural Community Buildings Loan Fund aims to fill temporary gaps in funding for specific projects or urgent work on community buildings. The Fund is managed by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and enables building, renovation and refurbishment work that would otherwise not take place, to be carried out.

Loans will be made available on the basis that:

The property in question is freehold or leasehold with a minimum of 21 years left on the agreement.

Local funds can contribute at least 10% of the overall project costs.

The loan repayment, together with interest, can be repaid within either 5 or 8 years.

There are no penalties for early repayment of grant; additional payments are
welcomed by ACRE.

Eligible costs include:

• Provision of a new building either to replace an existing one or provide one where none exists.
• Extending, renovating and converting an existing building.
• Upgrading a building to meet fire standards, building regulations, security needs and similar legislative requirements.
• Improving accessibility and making other similar changes that will enable new uses and services.
• To support measures that increase energy efficiency.

Applications are submitted on rolling basis, no deadline is set. Although the maximum value of funding is £20,000, it can be flexible.

Applications are made by submitting an application form, which is available on request. Questions regarding eligibility should be directed to local Rural Community Council, who will make an initial assessment of the project based on their local knowledge. They will then submit the form to ACRE for processing and for a decision to be made.

Contact ACRE or the local Rural Community Council for further information.

For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:

Village Hall Information Officer
Action with Communities in Rural England
Somerford Court,
Somerford Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1TW
Tel: 01285 653477
Email: acre@acre.org.uk

Funding for a wide range of projects to benefit community life

Clore Duffield Foundation’s Main Grants Programme does not fund individuals, but it can match lottery funding, support capital redevelopments and learning space initiatives, and provide project, programme and revenue funding.

Application procedures are straightforward, and the Foundation continues to maintain a balance between supporting large-scale projects, with far-reaching effects, and small-scale community endeavours. Grants range from below £5,000 to in excess of £1m.

All grants are awarded at the Trustees meeting, held twice a year. As there is no fixed schedule for these meetings, applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

The Foundation welcomes submissions to the Main Grants Programme for projects from the following sectors:

• Museums, galleries and heritage sites (particularly for learning spaces)
• The arts
• Education
• Health, social care and disability
• Jewish charities with interests in any of the above areas

Learning Spaces

The Clore Duffield Foundation has funded museum, gallery and heritage learning spaces across the UK for over 15 years, from £2.5m Clore learning centres in national museums, to donations of less than £5,000 for single rooms in local history heritage buildings.

In light of this experience, the Foundation provides learning space applicants with basic guidance on cost; lighting levels; location, use and nature of space; dimensions; programming; display; architect's plans; and best practice examples (small- and large-scale).

Applicants should also read Space for Learning: A Handbook for Education Spaces in Museums, Heritage Sites and Discovery Centres (2004), which can be downloaded on the website before applying for funding.

For more information or to apply to this fund, please see

http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page.php?id=35

 

Football Facilities Grant

The Football Foundation has announced that its Facilities Grant Scheme is now open for applications for projects that improve facilities for football and other sport in local communities. 

Organisations that are eligible to apply for funding include football clubs, multi-sports, local authorities, all educational establishments, registered charity organisations & not for profit organisations.

Grants of up to £500,000 are available to support projects that:

sustain or increase participation amongst children and adults, regardless of background age, or ability; and

help children and adults to develop their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular participation in sport.

The types of facilities the fund provides grants for include:

grass pitches drainage/improvements;

pavilions, clubhouses and changing rooms;

artificial turf pitches and multi-use games areas;

fixed floodlights for artificial pitches.

Before submitting applications, the foundation strongly recommends submitting an expression of interest form. For example, St Augustine’s RC High School received a £117,446 grant from the Football Foundation towards seven grass pitches. The new pitches allow St Augustine’s, a school with a strong tradition of sporting achievements, to continue to produce successful sports teams. The vastly improved site now contains two 11-a-side pitches, one full-size dual rugby/football pitch, two junior 11-a-side pitches, two Mini Soccer pitches and training grid areas.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/facilities-grants/facilities-grant/

Community Sports Award

The Barclays Community Sports Award is a new award to recognise the outstanding

achievements of individuals and groups that use sport to benefit communities. If you

would like to nominate a person, group or not for profit organisation which has used

the positive power of sport to make a real and lasting difference in their community

then please complete the online form.

Each monthly winner will receive £1,000 for their group or organisation, a limited

edition trophy and will be entered into the end of season award to win a further £5,000, all donated by Barclays Spaces for Sports. The end of season award winner will also receive a VIP trip to London to receive their award from Gareth Southgate.

Before entering the award, please read carefully the terms and conditions on

http://www.barclayscommunitysportsaward.com/ as there are certain exceptions.

Small grant scheme for sport

Sport England is committed to the creation of a world-leading community sport system. This means focusing the investment on organisations and projects that will grow and sustain participation in grassroots sport and create opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.  In addition there are funding programmes open to a wide range of organisations.

These include sports clubs, voluntary or community organisations, local authorities, schools, colleges and universities. The Sport England Small Grants Programme has been set up to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport. For example, we might help a sports club expand its age range by helping it to buy extra team kit or pay additional coaching fees. Or we may help youth clubs work together with local sports clubs to get more young people playing sport. It is open to any bona fide not-for-profit club or association, statutory body or educational establishment.

Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are available for revenue and small capital projects. The total project costs must not exceed £50,000.

Application is via a single-stage online form.

They offer advice and support to applicants, and the whole process, from receipt of application to decision, will take no longer than six weeks.

http://www.sportengland.org/funding/small_grants.aspx

Grants to support healthy hearts – supporting exercise programmes

Heart Research UK is now inviting applications under its Healthy Heart Grants Scheme. Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message.

The types of projects supported in the past have included:

The Foresight Project in Grimsby which encourages visually impaired people to take regular exercise using tandem bicycles

The Ross-shire Bravehearts project in Inverness which educates adults with learning difficulties about heart health so they can take part in physical activities Superleague team, Wakefield Wildcats, which uses star rugby players to educate children about heart health.

There are two applications rounds per year. Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants and July and August for grants awarded in November, each year.

http://www.heartresearch.org.uk/healthy_heart_grants.htm

Bursaries available for youth sport and disability

The Torch Trophy Trust offers bursaries to help volunteers improve their skills as coaches or officials in youth sport and sport for the disabled.

A bursary will cover 50% of costs up to £1,000. Awards can be used for: Providing funding for volunteers; or encouraging and helping club workers at voluntary level.

The trust doesn’t have deadlines – all applications are looked at as they are sent in.

http://www.torchtrophytrust.org/ttt_site.htm for more details

Healthy Hearts Grants

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. The types of projects supported in the past have included; the Foresight Project in Grimsby which encourages visually impaired people to take regular exercise using tandem bicycles; the Ross-shire Bravehearts project in Inverness which educates adults with learning difficulties about heart health so they can take part in physical activities; and Superleague team, Wakefield Wildcats, which uses star rugby players to educate children about heart health. There are two applications rounds per year.

http://www.heartresearch.org.uk/grants/healthyheartgrant

Supporting environmental education in the UK

Not for profit organisations and organisation with a charitable purpose can apply for funding through the Mark Leonard Trust. The Mark Leonard Trust is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts and focuses on environmental education in the UK.

In particular the Trust seeks to support projects that focus on:

• finding practical ways of involving children and young adults;
• sustainable agriculture and bio-diversity;
• sustainable transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy; and
• youth work that supports the rehabilitation of young people involved in anti-social or criminal activities.

Projects supported in the past have included:

a grant of £10,000 to the Federation of City Farms and Community gardens towards a pilot project in Coventry to develop food growing activities in schools; a grant of £10,000 for ‘Web of Hope’, towards the Youth Prints environmental learning project with disadvantaged young people in Worcester; and a grant of £10,000 to Plumpton College to complete the construction of an environmentally friendly classroom.

Applications to the Trust can be submitted at any time.

http://www.sfct.org.uk/mark_leonard.html

Funding offered for numeracy and literacy projects

The Britannia Foundation offers grants and donations between £1,000 and £25,000 to registered charities and schools working within education, particularly numeracy and/or financial literacy.

Their focus is to support local communities where there are higher densities of Britannia employees and customers.

The Foundation prefers buying specific items of equipment but in some circumstances will consider capital expenditure and salary costs.

http://www.britannia.co.uk/_site/corporate/in-the-community/foundation.html

Support for a wide range of project including support for the environment and countryside projects

Registered charities, schools and not-for-profit wishing to encourage young people's interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts or aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy can apply for funding to the Ernest Cook Trust (ECT). 

The Trust operates two grant making programmes:

1. The small grants programme (under £4,000) supports state schools and small registered charities which would like to undertake projects which meet the Trust's objectives and require a small amount of pump-priming in order for such projects to take place.
2. The large grants programme (Grants over £4,000) is aimed at more comprehensive education programmes.

In 2008/09, the ECT Trustees gave £1.7m to support over 450 educational projects. Grants awarded range from supporting children’s literacy and numeracy, to teaching young people how to manage money in London schools, to helping to keep the ancient craft of coppicing alive by supporting apprenticeships in the North West.

Grants are normally awarded for one year only.  Trustees meet several times a year to consider applications.

http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/index.html

 

SECTION 3 - LOTTERY UPDATE

The BIG Lottery Fund is announcing its biggest single investment in older people with a £110 million package of Lottery good cause funding.

The BIG Lottery Fund aims to help older people manage life-changing events and encourage them to get more involved in their communities whilst recognising the positive contribution older people make to society today.

The first tranche of the multi-million investment, the £10million Silver Dreams Fundis being launched by the BIG Lottery Fund in association.

The £10 million Silver Dreams Fund investment for England opening today will shape the deployment of BIG’s further £100 million investment of Lottery good cause money for older people between 2012 and 2015.  

From today the Fund is looking for applications to the Silver Dreams Fund for up to 30 innovative ideas for schemes that will help older people. The top five flagship ideas will receive up to an additional £1 million to scale up their project.

A survey* commissioned by BIG reveals that older people most fear suffering from ill health (42%) and their loss of independence (25%) as they grow older.

BIG’s survey also revealed that over half of older people (51%) believe they make a valuable contribution to society but 40% feel under-valued.

BIG wants to support older people as they move into new stages of their lives and encourage those who are most active to volunteer to help others less able.

BIG’s Silver Dreams Fund envisages receiving applications from voluntary and community organisations which will trial new ways of working with older people and inspire them to help themselves and their peers cope with life-changing events.  

Interested organisations have until Friday 28 October to submit outline ideas for the Silver Dreams Fund. Successful applicants will receive between £50,000 and £200,000 to test and develop their ideas over the next 12 to 18 months. Up to five projects will then be chosen to receive up to £1 million each to carry their ideas forward.

http://news.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_300911_eng_sd_funding_for_a_brighter_age?regioncode=-uk

Village SOS Competition Deadline Extended – Lottery funded

Village SOS has announced that the application deadline has been extended to the

20th October 2011.  

A total of £5.3 million in funding is available through the competition to support the setting up of 250 community businesses with awards of between £10,000 and £30,000 .  Village SOS are particularly interested in giving money to enterprising ideas that will use the skills of local people, and the area’s natural resources, land and buildings. The competition will be open to Village SOS members and to be eligible entrants must be SOS members; be a community enterprise and the village must be in a rural area and have fewer than 3,000 people living in it. 

For information on how to join Village SOS and further information on the funding available please click on the link below.

http://www.villagesos.org.uk/get-involved/business-essentials

Big Lottery Fund -Consultation on Proposed Policy Directions

The Government has opened a 12-week consultation on proposed new policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund. The Big Lottery Fund, which was set up in 2004, is the largest distributor of funding from the National Lottery to good causes and aims to bring real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need. The consultation invites views from a wide range of stakeholders which include the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and other government departments.

Schools can currently apply through a number of Big Lottery Funds.  These include:

• Awards for All (UK)
• Reaching Communities (England)
• People’s Millions
• Fair Share

The consultation closes at midnight on Friday 18 November 2011.

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/big-lottery-fund-consultation-proposed-policy-directions

BIG Selects Preferred Partner for its New Realising Ambitions Programme

The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has appointed a consortia as its preferred UK partner to lead the Fund’s UK-wide Realising Ambition programme which will focus on support for young people at risk of offending. The consortia is led by Catch 22 and includes the Young Foundation, Dartington Social Research Unit, Rathbone, and Substance, to deliver the £25million Realising Ambition programme. The UK-wide programme will focus on outstanding projects across the UK that have already proven their effectiveness in diverting young people from crime with the aim of providing support to young people at risk, helping them to realise their potential for a meaningful life and avoid pathways into offending.

http://news.biglotteryfund.org.uk/newsroomuk/pr_090811_uk_ra__25_million_youth_ambition_?regioncode=-uk&status=theProg&title=BIG gets closer to realising its £25 million youth ambition

Big Society Bank Launched

The Big Lottery Fund has announced that the Big Society Bank – now officially named Big Society Capital  - has become a reality with the establishment of two expert boards. In addition the first investment from dormant accounts has gone to the Private Equity Foundation, an organisation whose mission it is to support disadvantaged young people into employment, education or training.  Big Society Capital will be run independently from government with decisions around funding being made by an impartial investment committee. It will play a critical role in speeding up the growth of the social investment market. Socially orientated financial organisations will have greater access to affordable capital, using an estimated £400million in unclaimed assets left dormant in bank accounts for over 15 years and £200million from the UK’s largest high street banks

http://news.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_280711_bsb_uk_big_society_bank_launched?regioncode=-uk&status=theProg&title=Big%20Society%20Bank%20launched

Changes to Awards for All

Following feedback from funding advisers and applicants some small but important changes to our Awards for All programme have been made:

Groups can now apply for up to £10,000 per year as long as they only hold one Awards for All grant at a time

Groups can apply for an existing activity if the activity hasn’t taken place within three years

An eligibility checklist is on the new application form. This will make the application process easier for applicants

Successful applicants that have provided a bank or building society details form in the last two years will not need to resubmit this form as long as they are using the same bank or building society account

Please note that Awards for All will still be accepting the old application forms until the end of June 2011. The new application form and guidance notes are now available at http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/apply.htmlor by calling the BIG advice line on 0845 4 10 20 30.

BIG Lottery Reaching Communities message

BIG has warned potential applicants about the high level of competition for Reaching Communities grants in a 'Key Message'.

The Key Messageincludes the following statistics, in 2010/11 BIG received:

5,730 outline proposals requesting over £1 billion (many not eligible for funding)

1,322 eligible full applications asking for £354,713,780.

BIG made:

500 grants totalling £124,127,283.

The average grant size awarded was £248,255.

The message goes on to warn that 'cuts in funding elsewhere are likely to mean a further increase in competition' and gives advice to charities looking for funding.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/reaching_communities_key_messages.pdf

BIG announce “Millennium Now” funding programme

The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced an £11 million funding programme to invest in five UK projects that the public will help to choose.

A spokeswoman for BIG said no further details about how the fund would be distributed were yet available.

She said 'The Millennium Now programme will allow the public to decide the themes that best represent their priorities for lottery funding in the current climate and will help to find five inspirational projects across the UK, each to receive a multi-million Big Lottery Fund cash injection'.

To join the discussion should visit the project's Millenium Now website.

The new fund was announced as BIG published a report assessing the impact of projects supported by the Millennium Commission, such as the Eden Project and Tate Modern.

http://millenniumnow.org.uk/

Helping the ‘most vulnerable’ with Climate Change

The Big Lottery Fund has pledged up to £50m to help the "most vulnerable" in England tackle the potential impacts of climate change by 2015. It has also launched consultation on how the funding could best be used.

The fund is needed because vulnerable people, such as older people on low incomes and those with disabilities, might be the "most challenged" by the need to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to new climates.

They are more likely to live in low-quality housing, would be worst affected by the impact of floods and heat waves, and would have fewer resources to reduce their carbon footprint and pay higher fuel bills.

The BLF will distribute up to £10m of the funding in the next year, with as much as £50m available by 2015.

http://bigblog.org.uk/2011/03/17/biglf-ahead-of-climate-week-big-lottery-fund-pledges-up-to-50-million-to-tackle-the-effects-of-climate-change-on-vulnerable-groups-httpwp-mepgtpy-lz/?fromsearch=-uk

 

WWII veterans funding

The Big Lottery Fund is committing over £1 million in extra good cause funding in the year ahead for the country’s WWII veterans, to make sure they can make their personal battlefront commemorative journeys to the places they saw action.

The additional funding for the scheme comes on the day the Fund is naming the 50,000th individual to benefit from the Heroes Return grant schemes.

The extra funding for the scheme will help ensure veterans still to apply are able to journey in the year ahead to revisit the scenes of WWII events, such as the forthcoming 70th anniversary of the Battle of Crete.

The current Heroes Return2 programme was scheduled to close in January but now remains open until 31st January 2012.

More information and details of how to apply for a Heroes Return 2 grant are available by calling 0845 0000 121 or visiting

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/heroesreturn.

The new funding strand of the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme opens to applications.

There are two stands :-

1. Reaching Communities – funding from £10,000 to £500,000 for revenue projects and/or smaller capital projects up to £50,000
2. Reaching Communities buildings – funding from £100,000 and £500,000 for large capital projects.

The Reaching Communities buildings strand is offering grants of between £100,000 and £500,000 for capital projects to improve buildings with multiple community purposes.

The strand is expected to be oversubscribed so applicants are advised to use the online eligibility checker to ensure their postcode falls within the prescribed programme areas.

Applications will be received from voluntary organisations, schools, local authorities and social enterprises.

The Reaching Communities programme is intended to help people and communities in need. Applications should satisfy the programme’s desired outcomes:

People have better chances in life and improved access to training and development.

Stronger communities with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems. Improved rural and urban environments which communities can access and enjoy. Healthier and more active people and communities.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities?tab=2&regioncode=-uk

BIG's International Communities Programme

BIG announced that their International Communities programme is now open to applications and will run from 2010-2015. The programme aims to help disadvantaged communities overseas by supporting work that tackles the causes of poverty and deprivation and brings about long-term differences to the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in the world. Voluntary and community organisations who are working with partnerships with NGOs overseas will be able to apply for grants of between £50,000 and £500,000 to fund projects in all parts of the developing world which will improve education, health, allocation of natural resources, human rights, and/or livelihoods. Applications can be made at any time until the 31st March 2014.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/index/fundinguk/new_programmes.htm#newproguk