Children & youth

Leading Wales Awards
The Leading Wales Awards recognise and celebrate personal achievement in outstanding leadership and management, which helps to drive the growth of the Welsh economy. Championing and influencing leadership development, the programme rewards individuals at all levels whose efforts have resulted in positive outcomes for their project, business or community. Entrants from companies of all sizes, voluntary and not-for-profit groups, public sector organisations, partnerships, team leaders and young leaders aged 16-25 are welcome. The deadline for nominations is 9 March 2012.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 9/1/12)

Civil Society - Charity Awards
The Charity Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the leadership and management of charities across the UK. UK charities of any size are eligible to apply under a number of broad categories of activity, as follows: advice, support and advocacy; arts, culture and heritage; children and youth; disability; education and training; environment and conservation; grantmaking and funding; healthcare and medical research; international aid and development; social care and welfare. The deadline for applications is 9 March 2012.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 5/12/11)

Clore Poetry and Literature Awards
The Clore Poetry and Literature Awards is a £1 million initiative aimed at funding poetry and literature initiatives for children and young people across the UK over a five year period (2011-2015). The overall objective of the Programme is to provide young people under the age of nineteen with the opportunity to experience poetry, literature, and creative writing both inside and outside of school, in compelling and exciting forms. Grants range from £1,000 to £10,000. Submissions to the third round of funding should be received no later than 5pm on Friday 30 March 2012.
(Source: Grantfinder Update bulletin, 12/10/11)

EMI – Instrument and Equipment Awards
The EMI Music Sound Foundation Instrument and Equipment Awards provide grants to schools and individuals in full-time education to help towards the purchase of musical instruments and/or equipment for those who require the equipment to fund music education. The Foundation also funds courses and training opportunities for music teachers who work within schools. Eligible applicants include: schools to fund music education (with the exception of statutory national curriculum music teaching); individuals in full time education to fund musical instrument/equipment purchase (preference is given to under 25s); music teachers working within schools to fund courses and training). Grants of up to £2,000 are available. The closing date for applications is Friday 10 February 2012.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 19/9/11)

Partnership grants
Partnership grants support collaborative projects between teachers and scientists that encourage young people aged between five and 18 to become more involved with science and engineering. All projects must involve a teacher and a practising scientist/engineer, who must be qualified above graduate level and have appropriate industrial experience. Eligible projects costs include: travel, purchase of specialist equipment, justifiable supply teacher cover, expenses. Grants of between £250 and £3,000 are available.
(Source; Grantfinder Newsflash, 9/9/11)

Big Lottery Fund Realising Ambition Programme
Voluntary and community sector organisations throughout the UK may apply for grants of up to £3 million to support projects that help young people between the ages of 8 and 14 years avoid pathways into offending. Funding is available for between three and five years and will be offered with a package of tailored specialist support and technical assistance. Realising Ambition is a £25 million programme with the aim of building the UK evidence base of what interventions work in helping young people avoid pathways into offending. The programme intends to support approximately 20 applications from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. A consortium led by Catch22 has been appointed by the Big Lottery Fund to identify the best projects. Interested organisations should complete an online application form which is available on the Catch22 website.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 13/9/11)

Live UnLtd
Live UnLtd is looking to support around 1500 young people aged 11-21 with grants of up to £5,000 so that they can set up projects to develop their communities for the better. Activities might involve setting up social businesses, sports teams, recreational groups, events etc. The scheme operates across the UK. Launched in 2010, Live UnLtd is keen to encourage more applications following the riots, and encourage young people to consider other options after their GCSE and other school results.

The activity you have in mind must: have a positive social impact on your community; demonstrate that you have identified a problem and can explain how your project would tackle the problem; provide a learning experience or opportunity. The grant must be used on project-related activities and cannot be used for living expenses, undertaking academic qualifications or employing others to run your project. The application process involves making an initial enquiry via the online form at www.liveunltd.com/enquiry/. Applications can be made at any time.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 30/8/11)

First Light
First Light, which works with young people aged 5-25 from a variety of backgrounds to develop their skills in media production, has launched a new funding round with changed guidelines. Grants of up to £30,000 are available to organisations across the UK for work on a variety of film types with young people. The main, but not only, funding scheme is the Young Film Fund. A new application round has opened to the Pilot Grant and Studio Grant schemes with revised guidance.

The Pilot Grant provides funding for one short film up to three minutes long. Grants can be for up to £5,000 and you must provide at least 20 per cent in match funding. Applications are welcome from organisations with experience of collaborative filmmaking with young people, or supported by a partner organisation that is.

The Studio Grant is for organisations with a successful track record of making films with young people. Grants of up to £30,000 are available to make between two and four films up to three minutes long. Once again 20 per cent match funding is required.

Full application guidance is available via a series of documents that can be downloaded at www.firstlightonline.co.uk/fundingstream/young-film-fund. The same page has links to the online application form.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 25/8/11)

Bright New Futures Launch
The Big Lottery Fund has launched Bright New Futures - a programme that aims to build resilience of young disabled people and young parents in Wales so that they have the life skills, knowledge and ability to manage key transitions in their lives.

Research and consultation have shown us that both groups have a range of complex needs. They may experience gaps in service provision, duplication of some services, and be unwilling to use services due to previous bad experiences.

Under our Bright New Futures programme, we are making £12 million available for projects across Wales, working with young parents and/or young disabled people aged 14 – 25. Grants of between £200,000 and £1 million are available to projects running for between three and five years. Third sector organisations with experience of working with at least one of the target groups will be eligible for funding.

We have organised eight briefing and partnership events during November for those who have registered. These events will explain further about the programme, and give you an opportunity to meet other organisations working in your area. We will only be able to fund a limited number of projects so we want organisations working with the same beneficiaries in the same area to know about each other and work together where appropriate.

Registration information, key dates and more information can be found in the Bright New Futures leaflet or by visiting the Big Lottery Fund website, www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/brightnewfutures

Please also take some time to read the Our Bright Futures comic-style case studies of the types of people this funding could help. There are also videos and podcasts on the website and a video of a flash mob performed by partially sighted young people to mark the launch can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teYPBXgGkBg. Please contact us on 0300 123 0735 if you have any questions about the programme.

Landaid – capital projects fund
LandAid, a charity established by the UK property industry, has launched a new fund. Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available to registered charities and registered community interest companies in the United Kingdom for the refurbishment, conversion, extension or new build of facilities for young and disadvantaged people. This can include hostel/foyers, community or youth centres and accommodation. Preference is given to projects that have an education or learning element. Applications may be submitted at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, 27/7/11)

Explore Fund
North Face’s Explore Fund aims to inspire and enable the next generation of outdoor explorers and conservationists by providing small grants of up to €2,500 to projects that re-connect young people with nature and physical outdoor activity. Each activity should have clear and measurable outcomes for the young people and break down barriers that for one reason or another prevent them from getting outdoors. North Face’s approach is that there are physical, mental and social benefits that derive from a healthy, active outdoor lifestyle, and that a strong connection with the outdoors lead to greater support and protection of natural landscapes. The activity doesn’t have to be of an expedition type but must be action-oriented. Project that can provide match funding will be particularly welcome. There is an online form at http://explorefund.eu/application.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 8/7/11)

Access to the Future Programme
The Access to the Future Programme provides financial assistance to young people who face multiple barriers to attainment by funding bespoke packages of support put together by themselves and their support worker. Grants of up to £3,000 can be awarded per individual. This could include funding for training courses, activities, residential courses, private tuition, clothing, licences, equipment, business start up costs or anything which removes (or helps remove) a barrier that stands in the way of the applicant returning to employment, education or training (EET).

Steps to obtaining a grant

1. Establish that the full eligibility criteria have been met

  • Aged between 18 and 25.
  • Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) for a period of 6 months or longer.
  • Not qualified to level 2 standard (equivalent of 5 GCSE grades C or above).
  • In financial hardship.
  • Working with a suitable referral agency.
  • Committed to moving from NEET into EET.

2. The referrer (support worker) and the applicant (the young person) should agree a realistic vocational goal and established an action plan that sets out a path to this goal.

3. If financial assistance is required to make this goal a reality relevant quotes for the item(s) that the Access to the Future grant is required for should be obtained.

4. Download the Access to the Future Programme application form from the Buttle UK website or contact the Access to the Future Caseworker to request this. The support worker must then complete this form jointly with the young person.

5. Forward the completed Access to the Future application to Buttle UK by email, fax or post.

Please remember

  • All items included on an application must be those that the applicant is really motivated to complete and can demonstrate this motivation at interview. If they present as unclear about the request, uninterested or unaware of the end goal it is not possible to make a grant award.
  • Include all items and quoted prices in the ‘assistance required’ section of the application from and why they are necessary in the ‘additional information’ section if this not immediately obvious.
  • All applications should be made at need. This means plans can include as many or as few steps as are genuinely required to get the applicant to their agreed end goal. Grants can therefore vary dramatically in value from a few hundred pounds to several thousand.
  • All items included in a package must form part of a clear plan to return the individual applicant to long-term employment, education or training. All requests must be relevant to the end goal.

Further details are available from Sally Ward, Caseworker Manager, Buttle UK, tel 01633 440052 or visit www.buttleuk.org.

Young Rayne Fellowships 2011
Applications are now open for the Young Rayne Fellowships 2011. Fellowships enable individuals of a refugee background to be supported with a resource fund of £15,000 to grow their ‘big idea’. This could be in sport, culture, social enterprise or anything that supports development in your community. Young Rayne Fellows will be aged between 18 and 25 with a passion for building bridges between communities. Visit the website for more information.
(Source: SEC Newsletter, 19/5/11)

The Potential Organisation
The Potential Organisation has launched a competition offering young people aged 11-14 the chance to bid for a starting grant of £200 that will go towards creating an enterprise that benefits their community. Individuals or groups of up to 5 young people are invited to apply. Ten projects will be shortlisted from the applications by the Potential Organisation Youth Advisory Board and the final five will be chosen by a board of prestigious judges from the fields of politics, football, acting and the Police. To find out more or to download the application form, please visit the website at: http://www.potentialorganisation.org/national-young-enterprise-competition

Funding to Combat Fuel Poverty (UK)
The Trust can provide funds for not-for-profit organisations and groups who work with or represent the vulnerable and fuel poor. Priority will be given to projects aimed at helping families with young children and young people. The Scottish Power Energy People Trust will award grant funding up to a maximum of £100,000 for projects lasting for up to three years.
(Source: Grants Online, May 2011)

Funding to Install Renewable Energy Technology (UK)
Through the Green Fund, grants of up to £30,000 are available to help cover 50 per cent of the cost of renewable energy technology that can be used to produce green energy from the sun, wind, water, wood and other renewable sources. Schools, local authorities, community groups, village halls, museums and churches are amongst those eligible to apply.
(Source: Grants Online, April 2011 Funding Newsletter)

Health and Social Care Grant Funding
The Welsh Assembly Government, HSSDG, is inviting bids from Third Sector organisations for three year grant funding to commence by 1 April 2012 and payable under:

  • Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968; and
  • Children and Families Organisational Grant (CFOG)

Grant applicants must be voluntary organisations operating in the social care and health care sector and must operate on an all-Wales basis. Bids are invited from all-Wales voluntary organisations in the social and health care sectors including physical and/or sensory disabilities, learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorders, carers, mental health and older people, children in need, disabled children and child protection. A copy of the application forms and guidance notes, including contact details of the person(s) to whom enquiries can be made and completed application submitted, are available at: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/health/socialcare/?lang=en.

Arts & Business Cymru launches programme to benefit future generations across Wales
Arts & Business Cymru has announced the first stage of a new programme in its portfolio of services which bring the private sector together with the arts. Thanks to funding from the Arts Council of Wales, Arts & Kids Cymru will engage socially disadvantaged young people aged between 0-19. Examples of such disadvantage include:

  • Illness, distress, abuse or neglect;
  • any kind of disability;
  • behavioural or psychological difficulties;
  • living in poverty or situations of deprivation.

All projects, delivered by professional practitioners, will be participatory and will aim to combat disadvantage and make a real difference to young people's lives through engagement with the arts.

In order to ensure that the impact of Arts & Kids Cymru is maximised, a number of delivery methods will be developed over the coming 12-18 months. The first stage of this innovative programme, Arts & Kids Invest, will run as an open application grant-making programme with decisions made on a quarterly basis by A&B Cymru’s existing Investment Panel. The first Arts & Kids Invest projects will be announced shortly. It is hoped that a second arm of Arts & Kids Cymru will be operational from September.

For further information about how to access Arts & Kids Cymru, e-mail Cymru@artsandbusiness.org.uk or go to http://www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/News/2011/April/arts-and-kids-cymru.aspx

Clore Social Leadership Programme
The Clore Social Leadership Programme is now looking for its third cohort of Fellows, who will be recruited through an open application process. To be eligible, applicants must be working in or closely with the wider social sector and will have demonstrated leadership potential in some of the work they have already undertaken.

Each Fellow benefits from a personalised programme which provides challenging opportunities for development, and is tailored to meet their individual needs.

For more details about how to apply, and to find out more about the current Fellows, visit: www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk

Improving Futures
The Big Lottery Fund has launched a new scheme, Improving Futures. The scheme will fund up to 20 voluntary and public sector partnerships with grants of up to £900,000 to offer targeted support to families with children aged five to ten years old. Applications are welcomed from UK-based partnerships between voluntary and public sector organisations and must be led by voluntary organisations. Partnerships must be locally based and can address needs including housing, health and employment. With this new funding, the Big Lottery Fund wishes to make a difference for the children, families and communities supported through the programme.

GwirVol grants 2011-2012
GwirVol is pleased to announce the launch of the 2011-2012 youth volunteering grants.

The aim of the GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities in Wales and overseas that will support the step change in access to volunteering for young people aged 16-25 and especially for disadvantaged young people. The GwirVol grant scheme offers five different strands of funding.

  • Creating Opportunities: For organisations looking to create new youth volunteering projects, new youth volunteering roles or to recruit more young people into existing volunteering roles. Creating Opportunities grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £10,000.
  • Promotions: For organisations looking to promote the benefits or challenge the perceptions of volunteering to young people or about young people to their local communities. Shout it out! grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £3,000.
  • Street Games: For organisations looking to develop volunteering opportunities in doorstep sports within deprived areas. StreetGames grant applications can be for up to a maximum of £2,000.
  • International: For organisations looking to develop overseas volunteering opportunities that benefit young people and their communities in Wales as well. International grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £30,000.
  • Millennium Volunteers: For organisations looking to recognise the commitment young people give to volunteering through offering the 200 hour award of excellence. Millennium Volunteers grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £10,000.

How to apply:
You can get more information and download the application forms and guidance at http://www.gwirvol.org/en/grants/.

The Woodward Charitable Trust
Grants are generally in the £100 to £5,000 range. It is also seeking applications to its Summer Playscheme Grants programme, which makes grants of between £500 and £1,000 to organisations with incomes below £100,000. A separate application process exists for children’s summer playscheme grants. Playschemes should be inclusive and encourage integration both by accepting those of differing abilities as well as different social and racial backgrounds. Projects that encourage past playscheme users to return as volunteers are particularly encouraged. The application form is available via a download at www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/guidelines.html. For further information, email contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 1/4/11)

Swimathon Foundation
The Swimathon Foundation offers grants to organisations which intend to encourage more people to enjoy swimming and/or improve accessibility for people who want to swim in the UK. Grants of between £300 and £2,500 are available to eligible organisations such as: swimming pools; community groups and organisations; charities; swimming clubs; older people’s organisations; youth groups; sports clubs; scout troops; and healthy living groups.

Applicants must have the support of a pool participating in Swimathon. Activities supported may include the following: 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; entrance fees for a scout group to a swimming pool; club scuba diving equipment to allow more people to try the sport; costs for an extra staff member to supervise a swimming trip so that more children can attend.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, 2/2/11)

BBC Children in Need Small Grants
BBC Children in Need know there are thousands of organisations doing fantastic work for disadvantaged children and young people in their local communities who could put a small grant from BBC Children in Need to excellent use. The Small Grants programme awards grants of £10,000 or less per year and can be made for a maximum of three years. Grants are made to not-for-profit organisations working to make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. You can apply at any time and application deadlines are: 15 October 2011. All applications must be submitted online via www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey.

Young People’s Musical Theatre
The BBC is to launch a new Young People’s Musical Theatre fund on 27 September 2010. A total of £200,000 will be available to encourage young people to take part in musical theatre and applications will be welcome from non-profit theatre groups catering for under 25 year olds, either in full or in part. The group should regularly put on musical theatre and productions or wish to try out a musical for the first time. Grants will be available for: training and development; encouraging new members and/or new audiences. The second of the two objectives will receive priority, with applicants encouraged to try more ambitious repertoire, work with other local groups or schools to put on workshops with professionals. There is an information page on the BBC Performing Arts Fund website at www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/ypmt/.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 6/9/10)

Young Film Fund (UK)
First Light Movies provides grants to projects that enable young people to participate in all aspects of film productions. The funding is available to organisations such as schools, youth services, community and voluntary groups that work with young people aged between 5 and 18. The Studio Awards provides grants of up to £30,000 for between two and four films of up to 10 minutes. The Script Awards provides grants of up to £3,000 for script writing projects that team young people with script professionals. The Pilot Awards provides grants of up to £5,000 for one short film of up to five minutes in duration.
(Source: Grants Online Funding Newsletter, Sept 10)

SITA Trust
The SITA Trust has made changes to the Enhancing Communities programme and the Young Person’s Volunteering Fund and a change to the criteria for large grants. The changes mean that applicants can decide on which Fund to apply to based on the size of the project they are working on as much as the size of grant they are requesting.

The Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund
The charity awards grants within two priority areas: helping young people (aged between 5 and 30) suffering from disadvantages in order that they may fulfil their potential and therefore being able to participate fully in society; and support for offenders and ex-offenders (preferably under the age of 30) so that they are able to re-integrate back into and make a positive contribution towards society. The charity funds work that aims to address the social and economic problems faced by these individuals and their families along with the provision of support, life skills and a way back into employment or education. Further details are available from www.weavers.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 102)

Volant Charitable Trust
The Volant Charitable Trust was set up by the author JK Rowling to support charitable causes in the UK. The Trust has two broad areas of funding: research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis. Support for charitable organisations whose purpose is to alleviate poverty and social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on children's and women’s issues. Although no minimum or maximum amount is specified in the guidelines, the Trustees are prepared to support a charity by way of regular annual payments. Such payments are expected to cover project associated costs and will only, in exceptional circumstances, exceed three years. Applications are accepted from registered charities in the UK. Applications may be submitted at any time and the Trustees meet in March and September each year to assess applications.

The Onaway Trust
The aim of the trust is the relief of poverty and suffering in the UK or elsewhere in the world. The trust’s areas of interest include: the protection of the environment; the support of children and the elderly; and the assistance of charities who focus on animal welfare. Preference is given to small charities operating at a grassroots level. Further details are available from www.onaway.org.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 102)

Comic Relief International Grant Programme
Comic Relief helps some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the world to turn their lives around. The International Grants programme currently has seven open categories: trade; people affected by HIV and AIDS; people affected by conflict; street and working children and young people; people living in urban slums; women and girls; sport for change; common ground initiative. Grants are awarded to UK registered charities whose aim is development and who work closely with local organisations. Applications to Comic Relief’s trade programme, and to the Enterprise and Employment programme under the Common Ground Initiative may be made from any UK registered organisation that can show that all profits generated from the project will be reinvested in the project. Project grants of up to £1 million and research and development grants of up to £25,000 are available.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 6/8/10)

British Record Industry Trust
The Trust supports young people to express their musical creativity regardless of race, class, sex or ability. This is achieved through working with organisations that encourage young people in the exploration and pursuit of educational, cultural or therapeutic benefits emanating from music. These objectives are met through making grants to organisations undertaking activities aligned with the mission of the trust. Further details are available from www.brittrust.co.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 102)

Michael Sacher Charitable Trust
The trust aims to apply its funds towards a diverse range of general charitable purposes. The causes supported by the trust fall within the following funding categories: arts culture & heritage; education, science & technology; community & welfare; children & youth; medical & disability; overseas aid; and religion. Further details are available from 020 7289 5873.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 101)

Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation
The aims of the foundation are broad, although particular emphasis is placed on causes that support the following areas: the care, welfare and support of children (including education); the promotion of health, welfare and the advancement of medical services; the relief of poverty, indigence and distress; the care, welfare and support of the aged, infirm, handicapped and disabled; and the support of the arts. The foundation will also consider granting a small number of substantial capital donations for worthy causes that fall within its priority areas. Further details are available from Diane Morgan, tel 020 7383 5111.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 98)

The Hedley Foundation
The foundation supports activities that benefit young people, disabled people and the terminally ill. The foundation uses about seventy per cent of its budget to primarily award grants to young people for education, recreation, support, training, health and welfare. The foundation’s remaining budget is used to support the disabled and the terminally ill by providing specialist equipment and support for carers. Further details are available from www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 99)

The Dulverton Trust
The trust awards grants to registered national, regional and local charities in the UK. Priority is given to charities that work in areas where there is severe deprivation and/or isolation. Grants are awarded to organisations under the following categories: youth and education; general welfare; conservation; preservation; peace and humanitarian support; and Africa. Further details are available from www.dulverton.org.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 100)

The Beatrice Laing Trust
The trust makes grants in the following categories: children & youth – child welfare, education, youth development; health & medicine – addiction/ rehabilitation, disability/physical handicap, emergency services, medical welfare & research, mental health/mental handicap; overseas aid – development projects, relief projects; religion – community outreach, religion: home, religion: individuals, religion: overseas; and social welfare – armed Services, community projects, crime reduction/prison welfare, elderly, housing, welfare projects. Further details are available from Elizabeth A Harley, Administrator, tel 020 8238 8890.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 100)

Young entrants support scheme
The Young Entrants Support Scheme (YESS) aims to encourage and support new entrants to farming in Wales, which is a One Wales commitment of the Welsh Assembly Government. The assistance package includes the following key elements: a one-off direct aid grant up to a maximum of £15,000; access to a dedicated Young Entrants’ Business Enabler service; access to funded mentoring services from established farmers. The maximum amount of grant aid available will be 50 per cent of an agreed £30,000 investment, ie a £15,000 maximum grant. There will also be a 100 per cent subsidised access to a mentoring service by established farmers. The grant can be used towards capital or revenue investment for expenses incurred when young entrants are setting-up as head of holding for the first time. Applications may be submitted at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, April 10)

Hilden Charitable Fund – Summer play scheme grants
The Hilden Charitable Fund annually awards grants to help community groups in the UK run summer play schemes for the benefit of children aged five to 18 years from refugee and ethnic minority families. Grants of around £1,000 are available to voluntary agencies with an income of less than £150,000 running play schemes lasting for two to six weeks. Summer camps or play schemes with a budget of over £12,000 will not be considered for funding.


Peter Cruddas Foundation
The Peter Cruddas Foundation awards grants to UK registered charities for programmes designed to help disadvantaged and disengaged young people to pursue their education, and more generally develop their potential whether through sport or recreation, voluntary programmes or otherwise. There is no minimum or maximum level of grant, and projects can be funded for more than one year.

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas. Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available for projects in the following areas for 2010: children, youth, the elderly and medical research projects dealing with the ageing population. Applications are welcomed from charitable organisations in the UK. The deadlines for application are 1 June and 1 November each year. www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/
(Source: Grantfinder Update, Nov 09)

The Jason Kanabus Fund
Start up in the farming industry with The Jason Kanabus Fund at The Prince’s Trust. The Fund supports young people to get established in farming. This includes: growing of crops or fruit; rearing of livestock; maintenance of farmland; activities associated with or supporting farming. Developed and promoted in association with the National Farmers Union and National Federation of Young Farmer’s Clubs.

The Prince’s Trust has set up The Jason Kanabus Fund to help give young people interested in farming two routes into the industry. You could apply for money and support through:

Development Awards
A Development Award could give you: A cash award of up to £2,500 for tools or equipment leading to work in the farming industry; relevant course fees; money towards the costs of a work placement on a farm.

Business Programme
The Business Programme could give you: business planning support and specialist advice; a low interest loan of up to £5,000; a grant of up to £2,000; on-going advice from a volunteer business mentor; a test marketing grant.

Further details are available from kanabus@princes-trust.org.uk, tel 0800 842 842 or tel 029 2043 7000.

Comic Relief UK Grants
There have been some changes to the closing dates for applications to the Comic Relief UK Grants programme. The priorities cover sexually exploited and trafficked young people, young people and alcohol, sport for change, young people and domestic and sexual abuse, refugee and asylum seeking women, mental health, and young people and mental health. Details of the programmes to support older people and for young carers have yet to be published. You are encouraged to apply when you are ready, but applications are considered in cycles.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 18/11/09)

The Taylor Family Foundation
The objects of the foundation are to help and support children and young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in the areas of education, health, recreation and the performing arts. Further details are available from www.thetaylorfamilyfoundation.co.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 91)

Redrow Foundation
The objects of the Foundation are to relieve poverty and sickness in the UK and in particular, to provide accommodation and related assistance, including respite care especially for children, the elderly and those who are sick or infirm. The trust is keen to support applications where the grant will assist in the delivery of specific objectives or goals and will have a disproportionate and financially significant impact on the receiving charity. Further details are available from the Redrow Foundation, Redrow House, St David’s Park, Flintshire CH5 3RX. Tel 01244 520044.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 92)

Old Possum’s Practical Trust
The principal object of the trust is to increase knowledge and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literacy, musical or theatrical interest. Funding is more likely to be given for projects that involve: children or young people; disabled or disadvantaged people; and communities. Further details are available from here.

Joseph Strong Frazer Trust
Grants are used to support a very wide number of good causes, including: children; youth; old and infirm; hospitals and home; deaf and blind; disabled; mentally handicapped; medical and other research; maritime; armed forces; caring organisations; other trusts, funds and voluntary organisations; schools and colleges; leisure activities; animals and wildlife; and religious bodies. For application details contact the trust, c/o The Secretaries: Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DX.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 92)

UnLtd Sport Relief Awards
UnLtd is seeking applications to its Sport Relief Awards. Applications are welcome from young people within the UK aged 11-21 who want to use sport or arts to overcome issues in their community and bring people together. Awards can be for up to £10,000. The application form can be downloaded here and is a useful guide to the kind of information that the young applicant will need to provide. You can also call 0845 367 0770 or e-mail sportreliefawards@unltd.org.uk.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 8/9/09)

Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur Award
The Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year aims to recognise entrepreneurial talent in young people. Further details are available here.
(Source: Grantfinder update, Aug 09)

Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
The Foundation awards grants to a variety of categories including: education; youth; community; environment/conservation; health and welfare. Generally grants awarded will range from between £200 and £5,000. Grants will only be made to registered charities including schools in the UK. There is no application form – all submissions should be made in the form of a covering letter to the Director. Further details are available from Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 20 Berkley Square, London W1J 6LH. Tel: 020 7408 2198, fax: 020 7499 5859, email office@sunleyfoundation.com.

The Noel Buxton Trust
Grants are made to charities active in the following spheres of activity; the welfare of children in disadvantaged families and of children in care. This will normally cover families with children of primary school age and younger, although work with children in care will be considered up to the age at which they leave care; penal reform, the welfare of prisoners and their families, rehabilitation of prisoners and work with young people at risk of offending.

The Equitable Charitable Trust
The aim of the Trust is the advancement of the education of young persons under 25 years, in particular for those who are mentally or physically disabled or disadvantaged in some way. Grants fall into three broad categories: projects or services of an educational nature that supports the learning and development of disabled children and young people in the UK; projects of an educational nature for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK, particularly those that support the delivery of the national curriculum or vocational learning opportunities; and overseas projects that will help increase participation in, or improve the quality of, education for disadvantaged or disabled children and young people in developing countries. Grants made by the trust can be allocated towards project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or the salary costs of a post. Further details are available from here.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 87)

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
The fund supports projects dealing with learning disability, which is defined as severe learning difficulties and autism. Grants are given to projects concerning children and adults, and funding is given to: capital/building/ renovation/refurbishment work for residential, nursing and respite care and schools; employment schemes including woodwork, crafts, printing and horticulture; play schemes and play therapy schemes; day and social activities centres including building costs and running costs; support for families, including respite schemes; independent living schemes; support in the community schemes; and swimming and hydro-therapy pools and snoezelen rooms. Applications are accepted from registered charities. Further details are available from here.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 88)

Heritage Lottery Fund - Young Roots
Providing grants of between £3,000 and £25,000, the Young Roots Programme aims to involve 13-25 year-olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Projects must create either opportunities for young people to volunteer in heritage, or new opportunities for young people to gain heritage-related skills. Further details are available from here.

The Drinkaware Trust
Grants from £2,000 to £100,000 are available for projects tackling alcohol abuse. Organisations working with under-18s are eligible to apply. Further information is available from www.drinkaware.co.uk.
(Source: YWS Bulletin 20)

Additional events £500 grant!
Additional Youth Work Week Events 20 projects will be selected by an independent judging panel, with a grant of up to £500 to help pay for the costs associated with setting up and promoting special events that are being organised in addition to those that would normally take place.

The Waterloo Foundation
The foundation is interested in projects that help globally, particularly in the areas of the disparity of wealth and climate related issues. Their aim is to help both the global community and the local community in Wales through their four main programmes: world development; child development; environment and projects in Wales.

The Sobell Foundation
The Foundation will support applications from registered charities in the following areas: medical care and treatment, including respite care and hospices; care for physically and mentally disabled adults and children; education and training for adults and children with physical and learning disabilities; care and support of the elderly; care and support for children; homelessness. Further details are available from www.sobellfoundation.org.uk or email enquiries@sobellfoundation.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)

PF Charitable Trust
The Trust supports a wide range of UK charitable causes, including: the prevention of poverty; the advancement of – poverty, education, religion, health or the saving of lives, citizenship or community development, arts, culture, heritage or science, amateur sport, human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality or diversity, environmental protection or improvement; the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Applications should be made in writing with full information to D Pocknee, Secretary, P F Charitable Trust, c/o R F Trustee Co Ltd, Ely House, 37 Dover Street, London WIS 4NJ. Tel 020 7409 5685.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)

Margaret Davies Charity
Registered charitable organisations, which benefit the people of Wales, are supported in the following areas: the visual arts; the performing arts; education; health and social; and provision for youth. Further details are available from Margaret Davies Charity, The Offices, Plas Dinam, Llandinam, Powys SY17 5DQ. Tel 01686 689172.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 86)

The Djanogly Foundation
The Foundation will support developments in: medicine, education, social welfare and the arts. Grants are also made to fund projects that relieve distress and promote the welfare of the aged and the young. Further details are available from The Djanogly Foundation, tel 020 7930 9845.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)


Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards (UK)
The Tesco Charity 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; and part funding to purchase minibuses.
(Source: Grants Online, June 10)

Wells Sports Foundation
The new Wells Sports Foundation has just started providing grants to sports clubs and schools to help fund projects that will increase participation in sport by young people both now and in the future. Grants can be for up to £2,000 and are available across England, Scotland and Wales. The Sports Grants Scheme is looking to fund projects that support the development and sustainability of sports clubs. This might include projects that need equipment that is specifically focused on increasing participation, CRBs for volunteers, coaching qualifications and refereeing/umpiring courses. A FAQ can be downloaded at www.wellsportsfoundation.org/media/24837/faqs.pdf. This FAQ is especially important for applicants outside of England. Applications are accepted at any time.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 2 June 10)

The Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation
The aim of the foundation is to carry out exclusively charitable purposes anywhere in the world, primarily in relation to children, mentally handicapped adults and any person who has been assisted by the charity as a child. This could be for the relief of poverty, the promotion of health, the provision of recreational facilities or any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the community. Grants can range from one-off grants to project-related grants that run for two or three years. Further details are available from www.bwcf.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 102)