Funding to Support People & Communities Living with Mental Ill-Health, Trauma & Distress (England & Wales)

Grants of between £200 and £500 are available to peer support, mutual aid or self-help groups in England and Wales for activities which benefit people or communities who live with mental ill-health, trauma and distress. The funding is being made available through the National Survivor User Network’s Side by Side Fund and can be used to help community member-led groups to connect remotely, prepare to move their activities to face-to-face, or make their group more sustainable. Applications are particularly encouraged from groups led by and for people from racialised communities/people of colour, young people aged 18 to 25 years, and groups who have been unable to meet during the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline for applications is the 31st May 2021. Click here

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Business & Academic Partnerships: Apply for Funding (UK)

Businesses across the UK are being invited to collaborate with an academic or research organisation on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), a scheme that helps businesses and not for profit organisations to innovate and grow. Up to £40 million in total is available for part funding of KTPs that will offer businesses the opportunity to access new skills and the latest academic thinking to help them deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. KTPs can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on the project and the needs of the business. The deadline for applications to Innovate UK for this round is the 30th June 2021. Click here

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The Global Majority Fund – Muslim Charities Forum

Muslim Charities Forum is distributing funds from Comic Relief’s Global Majority Fund.  Grants of up to £10,000 are available for project or core costs. Applications will close at 17.00 on Friday 30 April 2021. Find out more here.

 

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Our Grants Programme at Hammersmith United Charities

We invest in the future of our community through our grants programme. We give grants to local organisations supporting people who live in Hammersmith. Our area of benefit is the eight wards in the north of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham: College Park and Old Oak, Wormholt and White City, Shepherds Bush Green, Askew, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith Broadway, Addison, Avonmore and Brook Green. Read on

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Aviva Community Fund

The Aviva Community Fund offers year-round support to causes that are building stronger, more resilient and sustainable communities across the UK. Do you know a cause that could benefit? The next round is open until 6th July. Find out more and how to apply here.

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Funders Fair Zoom Meeting – 27th April 2021

We are delighted to announce that Hammersmith United Charities, United in Hammersmith & Fulham and Dr Edwards & Bishop King will be presenting a Local Funders Zoom meeting on 27th April at 12:00 until approximately 1.30pm. It is open to all groups to attend, but it would be helpful if you would email Nigel Jacques at nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk to confirm that you would like to attend. Please join us and have any questions you have about funding ready.

The link to the Zoom meeting is: https://zoom.us/j/91227859798

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Lloyd’s Bank Foundation – Racial Equity Fund

The fund supports charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £1 million with a strong track record of helping people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities overcome complex social issues. Lloyd’s Bank Foundation offer a two-year unrestricted grant of £50,000 alongside development support to help your charity navigate change. Apply for the fund here.

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BBC Children in Need’s Emergency Essentials Programme Expanded (UK)

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, BBC Children in Need are expanding their Emergency Essentials programme to include a broader range of basic essentials to support children and young people living with severe poverty across the UK. The fund supports families with children who are living with financial, health and social difficulties, by providing items that meet children’s most basic needs such as kitchen appliances, furniture, baby equipment, beds, clothing, and other items and services that are critical to children’s wellbeing. Applications must come through a registered referral agency that is supporting the family or young person. The programme is delivered by Family Fund Business Services. Applications can be made at any time. Click here

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Tesco Community Grants Now Open to Applications (UK)

The Tesco Bags of Help Programme has been relaunched as the Tesco Community Grants programme to support local good causes that focus on helping children and families across the UK. Registered charities, voluntary and community organisations, schools, parish/town councils and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of £500, £1,000 or £1,500. Three projects from each local area will be shortlisted to go to the public vote by Tesco customers every three months, with grants awarded depending on the number of votes their project receives. The types of projects that could be supported include those which help to fight holiday hunger, tackle mental health, support young people, and host community events. The fund will be administered by Groundwork. Applications can be made at any time. Click here

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