Funding Sources
Tower Hamlets CVS now offers free development support to voluntary and community organisations operating the borough. If you need help or advice on any aspect of fundraising, from researching grants to reading through completed applications, please contact Gemma on gemma.cossins@thcvs.org.uk or call us on 020 8980 8427.
Also, LBTH have released their latest Funding Information. Please find it below. Also you cal link on their website:
Should you wish for us to send you a PDF copy, please email nasrin.patel@thcvs.org.uk.
LBTH Funding Information Bulletin - October 2011
Swimathon Foundation Grants (UK)
Swimathon Foundation Grants (UK)
Local groups such as for example community groups, swimming clubs, swimming pools, older people’s organisations, youth groups, sports clubs, scout troops and healthy living groups can apply for grants of between £300 and £2,500 to help more people participate in and enjoy swimming and to make swimming
more accessible.
Examples of applications which are supported include fundraising events, galas or family fun days at a pool; community pool ‘open days; extra floats for a swimming club to improve swimmers’ development; transport costs to take an elderly group to a pool; and Club scuba diving equipment to allow more people
to try the sport; etc.
Applicants must be a representative of, or have the support of, a pool participating in Swimathon or
Simply Swim 2011. Applications are accepted in one of four rounds.
The closing dates:
- Round three - 22 August 2011
- Round four - 7 November 2011
For Further information: http://swimathon.org/page.php?page=Foundation
Tel: 020 74369042
E-mail: gbsf@gbsf.org.uk
Website: http://www.gbsf.org.uk
Tesco Charity Trust
The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and supports local charities and not-for-profit
organisations, and also gives a 20% top-up to monies raised by Tesco employees for charity. To find the other ways Tesco supports local communities, please visit: www.tesco.com/charitiesandfundraising.
The Tesco Charity Trust - Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £1,000 and £4,000. The funding we give goes towards providing practical benefits, such as equipment and resources for projects that directly benefit children, the elderly and adults and children with disabilities, living in the
local communities around our stores in the UK.
Applications can be made via the website, www.tescocharitytrustcommunityawards-applications.co.uk
There are two categories of Community Awards:
1. Grants to support children’s welfare and/or children’s educations (including special needs schools).
2. Grants to support elderly people and/or adults and children with disabilities.
Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation
Objectives of Scheme
The Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation was founded in August 2005, a year on from the untimely death of Roshan Sadri, in order that the executors of her will are able to fulfill her request to use her legacy for charitable purposes. The fund at its peak is expected to be worth approximately £6.5 million.
Available Funding
Grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 are available. Applicants are encouraged to seek other sources of funding and should state any additional funding as part of their application.
Eligible Activities
Education: The Foundation prefers to make grants which will make a difference; preference will be given to charities, individuals or projects which are having difficulty getting started, or raising funds from other sources. Projects that will be considered include benefiting people of all ages and backgrounds. They may include further education, vocational skills to enhance the possibility of employment, to enhance computer skills, health awareness, distance learning and self sufficiency.
Welfare Purposes: The Foundation defines welfare support as: ‘providing financial support to assist those who (person or community) need support during a period of difficulty or are disadvantaged by circumstances beyond their control’. In the main, the projects that will be supported are those concerning children up to the age of 18.
Homelessness: The Foundation aims to support homelessness through existing charities that alleviate the plight of the poor who live on the streets. The Foundation takes interest in those who are made homeless by natural disasters or political activity beyond their control. The Foundation prefers to make one-off
donations to get projects started or support specific projects.
General Charitable Purposes: This is a broad area with limited funding, which allows Trustees to consider grant applications that fall outside the four main criteria but have particular appeal to them. The Foundation will consider applications for pump-priming funding from new organisations or areas of work.
Who Can Apply
The Foundation prefers applications from registered charities and charitable organisations; however, applications from individuals will be considered in exceptional circumstances if they are supported by credible referees, charities and/or educational institutions.
Applications
Meetings are held four times a year to consider applications. Deadlines for consideration: 1 March; 1
June; 1 September and 1 December each year.
Link to guidelines: http://www.ersf.org.uk/applicationersf.html
Application forms are available from the Foundation's website. Completed application forms should be
returned by e-mail or post. The Foundation aims to contact successful applicants no later than two
months after the relevant deadline and meeting.
Contact Details
The Director
Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation
10A High Street
Pewsey
Wiltshire
SN9 5AQ
E-mail: markcann@ersf.org.uk
Website: http://www.ersf.org.uk/
Clore Poetry and Literature Awards
Objective of Scheme
The Foundation offers Performing Arts grants with the aim of providing children and young people to experience poetry and literature at its best.
Available Funding
The Programme provides grants ranging from £1,000 to £10,000. The grant itself can only be made in respect of a single institution, but partnership applications from linked organisations are encouraged. The overall project budget must be less than £20,000. There is no requirement to seek match funding.
Eligible Funding
Funding is available to promote creative reading and writing for pleasure to children and young people.
The foundation is particularly keen to see projects that include:
• A celebratory/community component to projects and innovative approaches to the
performance/presentation of writing and literature.
• The impact of funded projects and how great ideas can be embedded within the applicants practice for the future (documenting the process involved is therefore important).
• The potential for projects to serve as models of good practice for others, including the planning and evaluation processes which show intended outcomes and impact.
• Images and music, but the written or spoken word must be central to the project.
The Awards are for new projects rather than for a repeat or extension of an existing project.
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include:
• Professional literature, poetry and creative writing organisations, and libraries.
• Primary, middle, secondary, special schools, sixth form colleges, academies and Further Education colleges.
• Other arts/cultural organisations such as museums are eligible to apply but must provide a clear rationale for their proposed literature/poetry projects and evidence of requisite specialist input.
• Established community groups.
• Not-for-profit organisations.
Partnership applications from linked organisations are encouraged; however, grants can only be made in respect of a single institution.
Applications
Deadline for the 1st funding round is 20 May 2011 and the 2nd funding round is 23 September 2011.
Link to guidelines: http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=331&parent=35
Contact Details
Enquiries
Studio 3
Chelsea Manor Studios
Flood Street
London, SW3 5SR
Tel: 0207 351 6061
E-mail: info@cloreduffield.org.uk
Website: http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=331&parent=35
Njoya Foundation
Objective of Scheme
The Foundation seeks to facilitate a connection between young people and indigenous African cultural systems. It aims to encourage engagement based on traditional African family values and aspires to support young people in understanding their dual identity as African descendants living in Britain.
The Foundation aims to advance the life and the education of boys between the ages of five and 15 of African and African-Caribbean descent in particular, but not exclusively, by:
• Developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as
mature and responsible young adults.
• Advancing education in African culture and traditions involved in cultural activities and projects.
Available Funding
Grants of between £50 and £500 are available. Organisations can receive up to a maximum of £500 in any 12-month period.
Eligible Activities
The Foundation will fund projects that promote academic achievement and young people's growth through community-based personal development programmes. It is especially interested in funding projects teaching young people an awareness of business and finance. School projects must be extra-curricular and related to heritage or education programmes. Grants are to help fund a specific project or activity. Examples of what the grant could be spent on include Publicity materials; Venue hire; Computers; Transport costs; Volunteers' expenses; Updating equipment for health and safety reasons; Training; Equipment hire and Education toys & games.
Who Can Apply
The Foundation supports not-for-profit groups and schools. Applicants must have a bank account that requires at least two people to authorise a withdrawal, and can make use of the grant within one year.
Currently, the Foundation only supports London-based projects, where the main benefactors are young males of African descent aged five to 15.
Applications
There are four application deadlines for 2011: Winter - 12 February; Spring - 12 May; Summer - 12
August; and Autumn - 12 November.
Link to guidelines: http://www.njoyafoundation.org.uk/grant_application.htm
Contact Details
Enquiries
PO Box 2126
Ilford
IG1 9NB
E-mail: info@njoyafoundation.org.uk
Website: http://www.njoyafoundation.org.uk/index.htm
Big Lottery - Improving Futures
Every child deserves the best start in life, but we know that some grow up in difficult circumstances. Some families experience multiple and complex problems – for example, to do with poor health, unemployment, debt or housing problems – which can affect their children’s wellbeing and life chances. The Improving Futures programme aims to improve outcomes for children within these families. Funding will be available to partnerships that can offer joined-up support and provision for families with multiple and complex problems at a local level.
Interested parties need to be aware of the following:
• Partnerships must be led by voluntary sector organisations, but will need to be supported by or include local authorities
• Because every family is different, partnerships will need to be able to draw on a broad range of expertise and services to meet their needs, including setting out to help those families considered ‘hardest to reach’.
• Funding is available to support up to 20 partnerships across the UK, and no more than one
expression of interest should be made per local authority area.
A submission for Tower Hamlets will need to be supported by or include LBTH within the partnership: for further information on this you should contact Karen Badgery: karen.badgery@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Deadlines:
• 12 May 2011 – Deadline for expressions of interest.
• 30 September 2011 – Deadline for full application submission.
For further information: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_improving_futures.htm?regioncode=-uk
Church Urban Fund
Health and Belief Grant Programme 2011
Health and Belief is a grant programme funded jointly by London Catalyst, Church Urban Fund and Wakefield and Tetley Trust to support faith-based community projects in tackling poverty and health inequalities in London. One year grants are available up to £10,000 - closing date 31st May 2011.
http://www.cuf.org.uk/healthandbelief2011
For more details: http://www.cuf.org.uk/sites/default/files/Health_and_Belief_2011.doc
Mustard Seed Grant Programme 2011
http://www.cuf.org.uk/mustard-seed-grant-programme-2011
The Mustard Seed Grant programme aims to provide grants of up to £5,000 to enable churches and faithbased organisations to engage in social action, by supporting them to initiate or develop community work.
The pilot studies and initial work funded by Mustard Seed Grant funding allows groups to undertake larger pieces of work or significantly improve the existing provision that they offer.
All the relevant information can be found in our Grants Manual:
http://www.cuf.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/PDFs/Grants%20Manual%202011.pdf
The Mustard Seed Grant Programme aims to ‘Provide grants to enable churches and faith-based organisations, working in very deprived communities, to engage in social action through supporting them
to initiate or develop community work. This will then enable groups to either undertake larger pieces of work or significantly improve the existing provision.’
Grant requests up to £5,000 will be considered. This is a rolling programme and there are no deadline dates. Follow this link for the funding Criteria: http://www.cuf.org.uk/funding-criteria
Applying for a Mustard Seed Grant is simple. Church Urban Fund wants to hear from churches and faithbased groups (linked with any faith) that want to turn their ideas into action.
http://www.cuf.org.uk/how-apply
Contact Details
Church Urban Fund
Church House
27 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3AZ
Telephone: 020 7898 1647
Fax: 020 7898 1601
E-mail: enquiries@cuf.org.uk
www. http://www.cuf.org.uk/
Law Society Charity
Objective of Scheme
The Charity supports charitable work related to the law and the legal profession.
Available Funding Grants are normally in the range £5,000 to £15,000. Grants are usually on a one-off basis, but can occasionally be spread over two or three years. Applicants are expected to show what other sources of funding have been secured.
Eligible Activities
Grants are provided for the following purposes:
1. Supporting the education of the public in legal matters and members of the profession in the interests of the public, in particular by assisting in the maintenance of high standards of general legal education in the profession.
2. Supporting charities whose principal aims are to support members of the profession in need.
3. Seeking out and supporting, whether in partnership with others or alone:
o major charitable projects which will be supported by Local Law Societies and groups (and other means of outreach);
o exploring joint ventures with other charities, particularly with the charitable arms of firms of solicitors.
4. Supporting charitable work done internationally to promote human rights such as, assistance in the development of law, general promotion of legal education and pro bono assistance for people facing capital punishment.
5. In exceptional cases, responding to ad hoc applications for support from other charitable organisations whose work redounds to the credit of the profession, but generally not those with narrow geographical limits.
Who Can Apply
Funding is available to registered charities that:
• promote Human rights
• Access to justice
• Legal education.
Applications
Applications are considered at periodic Board Meetings. The remaining 2011 deadlines for applications are: 10 June for 12 July meeting; 26 August for 27 September meeting; and, 4 November for 6 December meeting.
Link to guidelines: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/aboutlawsociety/charity/apply.page
Contact Details
Enquiries
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL
Tel: (020) 7320 5905
Fax: (020) 7320 5755
E-mail: Helen.Firth@lawsociety.org.uk
Website: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law
Golsoncott Foundation
Objective of Scheme
The Foundation's declared objective is "to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and, in particular, the fine arts and music".
Available Funding
Grants vary according to context and are not subject to an inflexible limit, but they are unlikely to exceed £5,000 and are normally given on a non-recurrent basis.
Eligible Activities
The Trustees’ overriding concern is to support those projects that demonstrate and deliver excellence in the arts, be it in performance, exhibition, artistic craft, or scholarly endeavour. Priority is given to applications that focus upon the perfection or promotion of the art in question. Additionally for those applications involving young people the trustees look to a long-lasting connection between them and the art form, one which aims at a significant level of participation and achievement,
rather than projects that offer little scope for further involvement.
Who Can Apply
Individuals and organisations with an arts-related project in the UK can apply for funding.
Applications
The Trustees meet on a quarterly basis (February, May, August, and November). Applications should be submitted by the following dates for consideration at the relevant Trustees' meeting:
• 31 January
• 30 April
• 31 July
• 31 October
Link to guidelines:http://www.golsoncott.org.uk/guidelines.html
Applicants must submit a proposal in writing and include copies of their latest accounts.
Contact Details
Hal Leonard
Administrator
53 St Leonard’s Road
Exeter
EX2 4LS
Tel: (01392) 252855
E-mail: Golsoncott@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.golsoncott.org.uk/index.html
The Art Fund
Objective of Scheme
The Fund promotes greater awareness of the importance of art in the life of the nation, and seeks to safeguard the interests of our public collections. In exceptional circumstances, the Fund may be prepared to organise a public campaign to attract support for the purchase of a work of art.
Available Funding
The Art Fund can offer significant financial assistance to UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives to help with the purchase of works of art and objects for their permanent collections.
The Fund offers the following funding schemes:
• Main Grants Scheme
The Art Fund Main Grants Scheme is for applications for grants of above £5,000. These applications are considered by The Art Fund Trustees at Board meetings, and applicants will be expected to arrange for the work under consideration to be brought to the Board meeting for viewing. Applicants will need to let the Grants Office know as soon as possible if an object will not be able to be brought to the Board Meeting as alternative viewing arrangements will have to be made.
• Small Grants Scheme
The Small Grants Scheme is for applications for grants of £5,000 or less. This will usually be most appropriate for more modestly priced objects, and for smaller and regional museums in the process of developing existing collections. If the work applicants are acquiring costs more than £15,000, the application may need to be considered at a Board meeting.
Applications under the Small Grants Scheme can be submitted at any time, and applicants can expect to wait between three to four weeks from the application date to be notified of the Trustees' decision, although this will depend on the details of the application. Again, works will need to be viewed by a Trustee or an appointed adviser, but this can be arranged on a case-by-case basis at a convenient location.
• Auction Applications
The Art Fund can fast-track grant applications for potential acquisitions coming up at auction. The Fund requires seven working days for work at auction in London, and 10 for work at auction outside London. This gives Trustees or their appointed representative enough time to view the work and enables the Board to fully consider the application. The charity usually funds part of the cost of an acquisition, with the remaining funds coming from the applicant's own resources.
Eligible Activities
The Fund will support the acquisition of extant works of art and a wide range of other objects of aesthetic interest, dating from antiquity to the present day.
Within this broad category criteria includes:
• objects of national and international importance, including high value items subject to temporary export license deferral or being offered with tax remission;
• objects of great local interest judged to be of good museum quality;
• objects which will aesthetically enrich collections and support the expansion and development of new areas of collecting.
Commissions are not usually supported, but can be for exceptional projects, and applicants with a project in mind are encouraged to call the Grants Office to discuss the proposal.
Who Can Apply
Any UK public collection either provisionally or fully accredited with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) may apply for a grant.
Applicants must be open for at least half of the week for at least six months of year.
Applications
Applications can be made at any time. Main Grants Scheme: Six times per year; Small Grants Scheme:
All year round; Auction Applications: Contact the Grants Office as soon as possible.
Link to guidelines: http://www.artfund.org/grants/grant-schemes.html
Applicants are expected to have negotiated the lowest price. Wherever possible they should obtain a museum discount, and independent advice on the price must always be provided. In the case of a private vendor, applicants should also investigate the feasibility of a private treaty sale. All relevant information
about the proposed purchase should be made available to the Committee.
Where necessary, applicants should arrange for works of art to be brought for viewing by the Board at Millais House. If this presents problems, applicants should contact the Grants Office as soon as possible so that alternative viewing arrangements can be made. Secure accommodation cannot be provide for
works of art overnight, so if collection after the meeting presents difficulties, it is essential that notification is given in advance. Insurance arrangements must be made for works while they are at the meeting and in transit, as the Fund is not liable for loss or damage. Applicants must submit details of their acquisitions and disposals policy. If an application to the Fund is the first stage in a fundraising campaign, it is essential that the Fund is kept informed of subsequent developments. Any change in circumstances or any reduction in the price
must be reported. As soon as the grant is needed, applicants should request payment by letter, with a receipted invoice.
The Art Fund is an independent charity which receives no government or National Lottery funding. Grants are financed by the subscriptions of their members, as well as donations, legacies and investment income.
Recipients of grants are contractually required to help build the Fund's grant-giving capacity.
Museums are required to:
• give free admission to Art Fund members;
• make a permanent acknowledgement of the Fund's help;
• collaborate over publicity and promotional work.
Contact Details
Enquiries
The Art Fund
Millais House
7 Cromwell Place
London
SW7 2JN
Tel: 020 7225 4800
E-mail: info@artfund.org
Website: http://www.artfund.org/
Places People Play – Protecting Playing Fields
Background and Objectives
Sport England have launched the Places People Play programme to create a legacy of participation for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, investing £10 million of National Lottery funding in community sports projects over three years from 2011-2014.
The Protecting Playing Fields (PFF) scheme will fund capital projects to establish, develop and improve playing fields for community and sporting use.
Successful projects will evidence the future management, maintenance and sporting use of the site with protection of the site for at least 25 years.
Funding Available
Grants of £20,000 to £50,000 are available Match funding is required for all applicants and is dependent
on the type of applicant organisation:
Local authorities:
o Maximum grant available is £50,000, which must be matched on a pound for pound basis.
• Educational institutions:
o Maximum grant available is £50,000 and applications must demonstrate match funding of at
least 30% of project costs.
• Community and voluntary organisations:
o Maximum grant available is £50,000 and applications must demonstrate match funding of at least 30% of project costs.
Eligible Activities
Examples of eligible expenditure include:
• Land purchase of new playing fields.
• Improving existing pitches, such as levelling, drainage, reseeding and realignment.
Local education authorities and schools may apply to the programme to provide new pitches, bring into use disused playing fields and improve existing fields to establish a community club - school link.
Deadlines:
The first round will open on 25 May and close on 6 July 2011. The second round will open on 24 October and close on 12 December 2011.
Link to guidelines and further information:
http://www.sportengland.org/funding/protecting_playing_fields.aspx
For further information or support contact: everett.haughton@towerhamlets.gov.uk
John Lewis Community Grants - Olympic Boroughs
On 13 September 2011 John Lewis are opening their exciting new shop near the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London. To mark the opening, they are launching a Community Grants scheme, to which charities, community groups, sports clubs and other good causes in the local area can apply for a grant of up to £500.
They'll donate a total of £5000 once a month from June to September, shared amongst a number of causes. They'll consider applications from any community group based in one of London’s six Olympic host boroughs - Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Barking & Dagenham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich.
You might know a sports club which needs new equipment, a nursery wanting to fund a mums and kids day out, a youth club in need of a games console, or a charity needing help with day-to-day running costs. All these would be eligible for consideration.
If you know of a worthy cause, please tell them more about the organisation you think deserves help, and how much funding they’re looking for.
Please see attached document for more information.
John Lewis Community Grants
Evening Standard Dipossesed Fund
The Evening Standard Fund for The Dispossessed
Apply - Application deadline Friday 23rd September
Are you fighting poverty in London? Then we want to support you. The Evening Standard is helping communities across London by distributing small grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 (full details can be found in the Guidance Notes which can be downloaded here) which are available for charities who are working to tackle the causes of the grinding poverty behind London's Dispossessed.
You must prove you are working to lift people out of poverty in one of the following areas:
- Training and educating people who have dropped out of mainstream education
- Getting people into work such as through apprenticeship or mentor schemes
- Fighting gangs, knife and gun crime
- Improving mental and physical health and well-being, such as through sports clubs and helping carers
- Addressing other manifestations of poverty such as homelessness, pensioner poverty or the working poor
The types of group or organisation that will be funded will:
- be not-for-profit, third sector voluntary or community groups active in their local community for not less than 12 months
- have an evidenced income of less than £250,000 per annum
- be connected with and/or meeting the needs of the local community
Click here to download a PDF list of grants awarded from the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund.
To apply please visit: http://dispossessed fund.community foundations.org.uk/
Community action against crime: innovation fund
The Community action against crime: Innovation fund encourages creative new approaches to tackling crime. The fund is worth £5 million in 2011/12, with a further £5 million set aside for 2012/13. It will encourage greater community activism and enable communities to develop innovative approaches to tackling the local crime issues that matter to them. For more information click here