Funding to Support the Work of Small Charities (UK)

Charities supporting sick and disadvantaged people across the UK can apply for grants of up to £2,500 from the Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust – Ann Rylands Small Donations programme. Funding is intended to support projects of a humanitarian nature or supplement core funding, with priority given to organisations supporting the elderly, people with disabilities or living with serious illness, or those facing challenges with mental health, social exclusion, homelessness or other difficulties in their lives. Previous projects funded include the Scotts Project Trust which supports adults with learning disabilities, SERVE which supports independent living, and Alive Activities which enriches the lives of older people in care and trains their carers. Applications can be made at any time. Funding to Support the Work of Small Charities (UK)

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Funding to Bring Communities Together Through Food (UK)

The Soil Association has announced that not-for-profit organisations in the UK can apply for small grants of £150 to take part in Cook and Share Month, running from World Food Day 16th October – 16 November 2021. The aim of these events is to use the power of good food to connect people of all ages and from different backgrounds to get more people eating healthily, strengthen communities and reduce experience of loneliness and social isolation. The fund is open to not for profit organisations that have their own bank account. Grants can be used for event costs and equipment such as transport, marketing, food, inductions hobs, fridges, durable gardening tools etc. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 8th September 2021. Funding to Bring Communities Together Through Food (UK)

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Walking and Cycling Grants London Opens to Applications (London)

Grants of up to £10,000 over three years are available to community groups, charities social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations to deliver walking and cycling activities in London. Walking and Cycling Grants London, funded by Transport for London in partnership with the London Marathon Charitable Trust, supports projects that encourage traditionally under-represented groups and face barriers to enjoy the freedom and health benefits of walking and cycling more often and more safely. The programme, delivered by Groundwork London, will support participants with activities such as rides for children with disabilities, learning to cycle or repair bikes, or walks for people suffering from ill health or isolation. The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 10th September 2021. Walking and Cycling Grants London Opens to Applications (London)

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Sobus Has Access to a Large Database of Funders to Assist in Your Funding Searches

As part of our offer, we buy in to Grantfinder, one of the largest databases of Funders in the UK. So, remember when you look at our Funding Alert it may only be providing some of what is available. 

With Grantfinder we can do a specific search according to your needs. How it works is that: 

  • You need to specify the type of organisation you are e.g. a charity. 
  • You have to say where you operate – that is Hammersmith and Fulham – or a part of it. 
  • We need to be clear about what it is you do and who benefits, for example “running arts classes for older people.” 
  • We also need to know what the funding will be used for, and the amount of money you are seeking. 

That final bullet point is important. All funders give monies because of specific needs, so they want to know how the money will be used and what will be achieved to alleviate those needs. The probable achievement is important to them in making their decision. Most funders in their own evaluation will need to show what money has been given and what has been achieved with it. They also take great pride in announcing what they have achieved themselves! 

The other point to remember is that funders all have different criteria and ways of managing applications against their criteria. Sometimes this can be hard on groups because they miss something in their application. The devil is in the detail. So, knowing what the funder requires, specifying the activity you wish to fund and being clear how the monies will be used to ensure that activity brings success is all important. 

So please remember we have this database and please get in touch if you need us to complete a search for you. You can email me direct at nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk 

Nigel Jacques  

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The Volant Trust’s Covid-19 Response Fund

Applications are open to The Volant Trust’s Covid-19 Response Fund for UK and international charities. Eligible organisations must be able to demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Applications for medical equipment and the production or distribution of PPE will also be considered. The deadline for applications is Friday 31 December 2021. For more information, see the website.

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New Funding Available for Local Groups in Parts of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Croydon, Barnet and Hounslow

People’s Health Trust’s Active Communities funding programme is now open in parts of  Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Croydon, Barnet and Hounslow and will close on Wednesday 11 August.

About the programme

Active Communities is a funding programme for not-for-profit groups with an income of less than £350,000 a year, seeking investment of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years.

Using money raised by Health Lottery London West, People’s Health Trust has opened Active Communities in parts of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Croydon, Barnet and Hounslow. Projects could be almost anything that encourages strong connections between people and that help people to make their communities or neighbourhoods even better places to grow, live, work and age.

Projects need to:

  • Be designed and led by local people
  • Create stronger connections between people by supporting them to meet up regularly (weekly, fortnightly or monthly, for at least one year)
  • Be for people who experience greater social and economic disadvantage than people living in other parts of the country
  • Be either:

o   small and local, for example, involving residents living in a few streets, an estate, and working in one or more of our ‘fundable neighbourhoods’, or

o   a community of interest – a group of people who have shared experiences, characteristics or common interests and wish to come together to address specific issues that are important to them. They may live across a wider area but they must live close enough to each other to meet up regularly.

Groups can find further info and apply online here: https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding

 

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Safety of Women at Night Fund Opens to Applications (England & Wales)

£5 million in funding has been made available by the Home Office for interventions which focus on the prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in public spaces at night. Charities, community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises, cooperatives, Local Authorities, Police and Crime Commissioners, and the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police can bid for up to £300,000 in funding to help women and girls feel safer in the night-time economy, in venues, towns and city centres, and on related routes home in England and Wales. Initiatives should aim to protect those at risk and/or identify and target potential perpetrators of VAWG. Partnership bidding is encouraged. The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on the 1st September 2021. Safety of Women at Night Fund Opens to Applications (England & Wales)

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The Centre for Social Justice Awards 2022 (UK)

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is inviting nominations for its annual Awards to celebrate charities, social enterprises and profit with purpose companies who are proving themselves effective at preventing and tackling poverty in the most deprived areas of the UK. Four winners (one each from four different income categories) will receive grants of £10,000 to help them scale their impact, and have their work showcased in front of hundreds of leading figures from across the country. Organisations should work within at least one of the main policy areas of the CSJ: work & welfare; education; debt, housing & financial inclusion; criminal justice; addiction; family; and modern slavery. The deadline for applications is the 31st August 2021. The Centre for Social Justice Awards 2022 (UK)

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Grants Available for Capital Projects Benefiting Disadvantaged People (UK)

The Clothworkers Foundation awards grants to charities and other not for profit organisations (including special schools) to support capital projects that support disadvantaged sections of the community. This can include the purchase or renovation of buildings and the purchase of equipment and vehicles. To be eligible the projects must fit within one or more of the Foundation’s specified programme areas. This includes alcohol & substance misuse; disadvantaged minority communities; disadvantaged young people; domestic & sexual abuse; homelessness; domestic & sexual abuse; and older people. Applications can be made at any time. The Foundation aim to make a decision within eight weeks for grants and projects less than £10,000 or within six months for grants over £10,000. Grants Available for Capital Projects Benefiting Disadvantaged People (UK)

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Mental Health Sustainability Fund

Applications are open to the Mental Health Sustainability Fund for organisations supporting those with health inequalities exacerbated by Covid-19. Applications are invited from organisations in England whose purpose is to support individuals suffering from mental health needs or illnesses. The funding is intended to support the sustainability of the organisation through the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. Eligible organisations include registered charities, not for profit companies, CIC’s and CIO’s with an annual revenue of £250,000 or below. Opened for applications 26th July. For more information and to apply, see the website.

 
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