The Foundation provides grants of between £500 and £10,000 per year to Christian Charities that encourage social inclusion through ministries of healing and the arts. Funding can be awarded for up to three years. The Foundation will consider applications for either capital or revenue funding. Only in exceptional circumstances will grants be given for building work: Previously funded projects include:
*Discovery Camps which received a grant of £1500 to subsidise holidays for children arranged by churches in and around Dundee
• Scargill House which received a grant of £5,000 to facilitate cross cultural engagement and understanding amongst children using arts based residential courses in Yorkshire.
The next application deadline is the 31st July 2010.
www.theanchorfoundation.org.uk/index.html
Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards (UK)
The Trust has announced that it is now accepting applications for projects that support children and their education and welfare. The funding is available to schools, community and voluntary groups who can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £4,000. The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and aims to provide approximately £600,000 in grants each year.
Previous projects supported have included:
• A sensory garden
• Outdoor classrooms
• Breakfast and after school clubs
• Holiday play-schemes
• Part funding to purchase minibuses.
The closing date for applications is the 30th June 2010.
www.tescoplc.com/plc/corporate_responsibility_09/community/
making_difference/charitablegiving/tesco_charity_trust/
Young Roots (UK)
Young Roots offers grants of between £3,000 and £25,000. The scheme aims to involve 13-20 year-olds (up to 25 for those with special needs) in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Projects need to be related to the local and culturally varied heritage of the UK. For example, it could involve young people researching a local archive or doing practical casework on a nature reserve. Projects must also show how young people are managing and participating in the project. Projects should promote social inclusion and equal opportunities by involving a wide range of young people of different abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Applications can be made at any time. Applications can be made at any time.
www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx
Funding for Youth Led Community Projects
Small community and voluntary organisations that work with young people and want to scale up and expand their activities have until the 23rd June 2010 to apply for grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 through the Youth of Today Leadership Fund.
The fund which is managed by the Young Foundation are available for innovative projects lasting for up to 6 months, that:
• Help more young people take on leadership roles in their community
• Create more opportunities for young people to influence the decisions affecting them
• Raise the quality of youth leadership opportunities; enable small organisations to grow
• Support innovative projects that are unlikely to find funding from other sources.
In addition, Youth of Today has announced that it will be launching a new Young Leaders Fund in the near future. Through the Young Leaders Fund an additional 8 grants of up to £4,000 for projects developed by young people and supported by third sector organisations will be made available.
www.theyouthoftoday.org/fund-great-projects
Positive Activities for Children and Young People Grant funding 2010/11
Applications are invited from voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people, be they charities, faith groups, the local PTA or voluntary sector youth clubs for funding from their local County Councillor. Each Councillor has an allocation of up to £3,500.
Councillors will consider applications from 1 April 2010. The closing date is 1st February 2011. Spending and the activity must be completed by 31 March 2011.
The groups must be providing positive activities places to go and things to do for children and young people aged between 8 and 19 years.
What can this funding be used for?
• The views of children and young people should be central to identifying how this funding is used and inform the running of projects.
• This funding is intended to support and increase positive activities for children and young people aged 8 to 19 years old.
• The funding must be spent on the front-line delivery of services or activities to children and young people.
• Projects should benefit children and young people and contribute towards the achievement of the Children and Young People Plan priorities (as listed overleaf).
• The funding can be used for revenue activities only.
• Applications for activities taking place after 31 March 2011 will not be considered.
Grants can be used for:
• a one-off activity
• Start up/pump prime a new project/activity
• Contribute towards a larger project with match funding from elsewhere
The following cannot be funded:
• Capital expenditure, such as refurbishment of buildings, youth shelters.
• Support for projects for individuals, such as sporting achievements and travel.
Please click here for the Application Form and Guidance Notes.
If you would like any further details or information about the operation of the grant scheme please contact Anne Roberts, telephone 765506 or email Aroberts1@worcestershire.gov.uk.
J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trus
The J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust has decided to wind down over the next few years. As a result it is increasing its level of annual spend and looking for opportunities to award a number of more substantial grants.
The Trust awards grants towards both revenue and capital costs. Main grants are between £10K and £250K for work over a period of 1 to 3 years. Small grants of up to £5K are also available for smaller charities. The Trust will only consider applications for projects under one or more of its stated priorities, which include: Reducing Reoffending, Improving Prospects, Repairing Lives, and Sustaining the Arts.
Applications must be submitted using the online form available via the website at: www.jpgettytrust.org.uk. There are no closing dates, and you should hear within 6 weeks if they are able to take your application forward. You can contact the Trust for advice on 020 7486 1859.
For the few parishes in our diocese which are in Gloucestershire, you might want to check out The Old Spot trust.
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