Funding Sources

UnLtd - Live UnLtd
Financial assistance is available to young people between the ages of 11 and 21 who live in the UK for innovative projects that create a positive change within their community. Projects can help anyone working in music, sport, arts or traditional business to change the world around them for the better.

Maximum Value: £ 5,000 Average Value: £ 1,500


Successful applicants will receive the following: A cash grant of up to £5,000. The average grant is £1,500. Tailored support for one year from a development manager. Training opportunities.

The Live UnLtd programme is part-funded by the Big Lottery Fund, the Millennium Awards Trust and Comic Relief. Funding is intended to help young people start up their own businesses, sports teams, recreational groups and host events. They will also receive non-financial support from a designated development manager in their region.

Applicants can be between 11 and 21 years of age and must live in the UK. Applicants can apply as individuals or as a group with a lead individual, and must have an original idea.

Grants can be used for any purpose that helps the project in the long run. Examples of eligible activities include: Buying equipment. Producing promotional materials. Renting a space to work in. Insurance. Printing. Equipment Hire. Volunteer expenses. Travel (within the UK). Materials. IT equipment. Business start-up fees. Registration fees. Match Funding Restrictions Match funding is not a specified requirement for this scheme. Restrictions The following are not eligible for funding: Top up funding for an existing project. Formal academic qualifications. Payment of loss of earnings, payment for time, or other costs leading to personal financial gain. Payment for someone else to run the project. An award may be used to pay other people (such as a facilitator, or volunteer travel) however these costs should not be the entire budget. Training costs will be considered only if they are directly related to carrying out the project.

Funding will be paid in instalments into the bank account of either the applicant or a parent/guardian.

Applicants must first fill in the enquiry form available on the Live UnLtd website, and a response will be received by applicants within three working days. Applicants can expect to wait between four and seven weeks from making a full application to receiving a final decision. Addresses and contacts For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following: Contact details: Enquiries UnLtd 123 Whitecross Street Islington London EC1Y 8JJ

Laing Family Trusts

The Trusts support a diverse range of charitable purposes in the UK. The Trusts fund work that advances the Christian faith and its values, and the relief of poverty in the broadest sense.

Minimum Employees: 2
Funding varied between Trusts. Together, the Laing Family Trusts award a substantial number of grants each year. Most grants are for less than £5,000. These grants are awarded on a monthly basis. More substantial grants, above £5,000, are also available, but are awarded at biannual Trustees' meetings.

The Beatrice Laing Trust specifies that the following types of funding are available: Modest annual grants towards the core costs of selected national organisations working in the Trust's areas of interest. Small capital grants to local organisations working to relieve poverty in their local communities. Larger one-off or recurring project-based grants.

The Trusts support a diverse range of charitable purposes in the UK. The Trusts fund work that advances the Christian faith and its values, and the relief of poverty in the broadest sense.

Applications may be made at any time

The Trusts support registered charities and other charitable organisations in the UK.

 The Trusts generally favour capital or project funding over revenue funding.

The Trusts are not able to provide support for: individuals seeking assistance with educational costs, overseas travel or medical costs; sponsorship appeals; the individual needs of volunteers; conference costs or overseas exchange programmes; children's summer holiday or activity projects; church restoration or repair. Grants are rarely made towards the running costs of local organisations.

Applications to the Trusts should be by letter, giving details of the project, its total cost, and the amount already raised. Applications should include a copy of the applicant's annual report and accounts.

Applicants should only send one application, which will be put to all three Trusts.

Each application should be simple and straightforward.

Addresses and contacts For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following: Contact details: The Administrator The Laing Family Foundation Laing Family Trusts 33 Bunns Lane Mill Hill London NW7 2DX Telephone: (020) 8238 8890