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Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund London

Groundwork London is helping dedicated community groups and organisations to apply for funding to safeguard and revive our Wild Isles! 

Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is dedicating £1 million to empower community groups and organisations across the UK in the vital mission of protecting and restoring nature right in your local area. The Save our Wild Isles Community Fund is being delivered with Crowdfunder. It will give £2 for every £1 raised to help a project reach its fundraising target quicker. This matching scheme extends to each individual donation, multiplying the impact of contributions up to £250. With a substantial total match of £15,000 per community project, the possibilities are endless.

Join our Live lunch time Q&A session at 12.30 on Monday 23rd October on Zoom, either through Facebook or LinkedIn , or register for the webinar by reaching out to Groundwork here.

Topic: Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund London

Time: Oct 23, 2023 12:30 PM London

Register your interest via Facebook or LinkedIn

If you cannot attend this session, please feel free to contact Vanessa to ask for more information or support.

Applications close on the 1st November, so you’ll need to apply soon, but the process is straight-forward and Groundwork staff are on hand to provide support and advice. 

Three key areas that the fund will cover are:

  1. Nature Restoration: Dive into activities that enhance local biodiversity. Whether it’s protecting or restoring habitats, creating nature havens, connecting green spaces, or addressing activities that directly impact biodiversity, your project will be a force for nature’s revival.
  2. Nature Connectedness and Pro-Environmental Behaviours: Take action to foster a greater connection to nature within your community. Promote pro-environmental behaviours that will benefit nature and leave a lasting, positive impact.
  3. Community Cohesion and Connection: Your project will do more than conserve nature; it’ll bring your community together in beautiful ways. By connecting people of diverse backgrounds, generations, and abilities to both nature and each other, you’ll build a stronger, more united community.
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Community Resilience Fund – Round 2 – London Plus

Applications are now open for the Community Resilience Fund, a programme provided by the Greater London Authority (GLA).  It is a good opportunity for those that work borough-wide in the community and voluntary sector.  Grants of up to £5,000 are available and the GLA are looking to fund new projects in 11 local authorities.   Applications will close at 5pm on Friday 10th November 2023.

Please click this link for more details: Community Resilience Fund – Round 2 – London Plus, it includes a link to sign up to an information session on 16 October to hear more about the fund and to ask questions. 

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Grants of up to £150,000 Available to Address The Cost of Living Crisis (England, Wales and Scotland)

The Social Investment Business has launched a new grant scheme to help social enterprises and charities address the cost-of-living crisis by providing funding to maintain or continue services, increase or launch new services, or meet increased demand. The grant operates alongside the Social Investment Business’s Recovery Loan Fund (RLF) which provides loans of between £150,000 and £1.5 million to UK charities and social enterprises based in England, Wales and Scotland. The Cost of Living Fund provides non repayable grants ranging from £40,00 to £150,000 to social enterprises and charities that already assist people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. Grants are provided only in conjunction with the Recovery Loan Fund. Applications can be submitted at any time. Grants of up to £150,000 Available to Address The Cost of Living Crisis (England, Wales and Scotland)

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Energy Bill Support for Vulnerable Households (England, Wales & Scotland)

Funding is being made available to help financially vulnerable people who are struggling to pay their energy bills. The British Gas Energy Support Fund has been set up in response to the increasing cost of living and rising inflation to help eligible British Gas customers with fuel debt of £250 to £1,500 to pay their energy bills over the coming months. Any British Gas customer in England, Wales and Scotland who has sought money and energy advice is eligible to apply for the support. Grants over £1,500 will be considered in exceptional circumstances. The fund, which is administered by the British Gas Energy Trust, will remain open until all funding has been awarded.

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Funding to Tackle Health Inequalities (East and West London)

Charities, community and voluntary organisations, and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years that improve the lives of people in disadvantaged areas of East and West London. The funding is made available by the Health Lottery East London and Health Lottery West London through the Active Communities Programme, which seeks to support small projects led by and for people most affected by health inequalities living in neighbourhoods experiencing the highest levels of disadvantage. These can be groups of people living very close to each other, or groups of people who have a shared identity or experience who wish to come together to address something that is important to them. The deadline for applications is 1pm on the 31st October 2023. Funding to Tackle Health Inequalities (East and West London)

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Applications Open: Hate Crime Capacity Building Project

I am sharing the news of a fully funded capacity building opportunity for organisations who would like to develop new, or strengthen existing, hate crime victim support work.

We are looking for organisations who work with community members affected by hate crime to join a new Mayor of London commissioned project providing expert training and support for participating organisations along with £4,000-£7,000 in financial support

Following a consultation to understand where this support could be most impactful, we are particularly interested in working with organisations supporting Migrants and Refugees, Disabled people, Black African and Afro-Caribbean people, Gypsy, Roma and Travelers (GRT), East and Southeast Asian people, Latin American and Latinx people and LGBTQ+ people.

Over the course of a year our expert team will support each organisation over 9 months through individually tailored support programmes to:           

  1. Increase their awareness and understanding of hate crime among community members who they work with
  2. Feel confident to provide an initial, basic level of victim support to members of their community who report being targeted by hate crime
  3. Build new relationships with stakeholders in police, local and regional authorities, civil society and elsewhere focussed on hate crime victim support and/or prevention
  4. Build sustainability of hate crime victim support and / or hate crime prevention work through developing grant proposals and other fundraising strategies

This support will be tailored to the needs of each organisation but will consist in part of several trainings (such as on hate crime legislation and reporting, victim support, advocacy, and outreach) to support the achievement of the above goals.

Interested parties can find information about the project and the recruitment process at this link.

The application form is online and the deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 25th October 2023, after which suitable applicants will be contacted by our team to arrange interviews.

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Grants of up to £80,000 Available to Work with Young People at the Edge of the Criminal Justice System (UK)

Registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises, and community interest companies in the UK can apply for funding for projects which support young people on the edge of the criminal justice system (aged 11-25). The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund will award grants of up to £80,000 over two years (£40,000 per year) for projects that use a Sport 4 Development approach to work with young people (11-25) who are already in contact with the police and who are at risk of being, or who have been, arrested for a crime. The aim of the funding is to help them avoid a future conviction by supporting them to change their offending behaviour. Priority will be given to proposals supporting young people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, young women and girls, and young people who have been looked after. The deadline for applications is the 29th October 2023. Grants of up to £80,000 Available to Work with Young People at the Edge of the Criminal Justice System (UK)

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Funding for Projects that Have a Positive Impact on Communities, People or the Environment (UK)

The Matthew Good Foundation has opened the next round of its Grants for Good Fund. The aim is to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment. The Fund will share £15,000 between five shortlisted projects every three months, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £5,000, second place £3,500, third place £2,500 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £2,000. As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation wants to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running. To be eligible, applicants will have to have had an income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months. The next deadline for applications is the 15th December 2023. Funding for Projects that Have a Positive Impact on Communities, People or the Environment (UK)

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Funding of up to £5,000 Available to Tackle Problems within Families (UK)

Registered charities that work to tackle family problems or problems facing one or more of its members can apply for grants of up to £5,000. Funding is available for both capital and revenue grants as well as grants for core funding and projects-based grants. The funding is being made available through the Kelly Family Charitable Trust which actively encourages applications from relatively new organisations to help them become established. The trust prefers to support charities whose income is below £500,000. However, larger charities with pioneering pilot projects will be considered. The next closing date for applications is the 1st March 2024. Funding of up to £5,000 Available to Tackle Problems within Families (UK)

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