Community & regeneration
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)
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)
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.
Coalfields Regeneration Trust – Bridging the Gap programme
This programme offers community and voluntary groups in former mining communities the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to £5,000. The groups must be responding to local need or addressing key issues such as worklessness, isolation, skills, sector development and sustainability. Larger grants are available to bigger voluntary, community and statutory organisations. Further details are available from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Part Unit 7, Maritime Office, Woodland Terrace, Maes-y-coed, Pontypridd CF37 1DZ. Tel 01443 404455 or visit www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/default.asp.
(Source: YWS Bulletin, Feb 10)
B & Q One Planet Living Awards
The B&Q One Planet Living (OPL) Grant offers between £50 and £250 of B&Q materials to schools, community groups and charitable organisations for long-term sustainable projects. Projects must support at least one of the following themes: save energy; conserve nature; grow your own; support local culture and heritage. Applications must be from a school, registered charitable organisation or other recognised community group, eg residents' association, youth centres, scouts, guides. Projects can apply for funding between 1 February 2010 and 30 September 2010 and successful projects must collect their materials no later than 31 October 2010. Applicants need to contact the environmental champion or store manager at their local B&Q store to discuss project details. Further details are available from here.
(Source: Fit4Funding newsletter, March 2010)
Tidy Towns Group Grants
The Tidy Towns project empowers the people of Wales to take responsibility for their local environment. The Group Grants scheme aims to establish and develop community groups throughout Wales that will work towards meeting the needs of local communities by adopting areas of their local environment and undertaking practical improvement projects. Grassroots, constituted voluntary groups in Wales may apply. Applications may be submitted at any time and will be assessed on a first come, first served basis.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, March 10)
Skinners’ Company – Lady Neville Charity
The Skinners' Company Lady Neville Charity aims to distribute grant funding across a diverse range of activities and interests within the UK voluntary sector. Grants of up to £1,000 are available to organisations that can demonstrate a clear and significant contribution that funding would make to their project or activity. Applications are accepted from registered charities and not-for-profit organisations based in the UK that employ less than the equivalent of four full-time paid staff and work in one of the Charity's four priority areas: disability; local heritage; local community; performing and visual arts. Grant making committees are held in May and November each year. Therefore, mid-March and mid-September should be treated as deadlines for applications.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, March 10)
Naturesave Trust
The Naturesave Trust has announced that it will now provide start up 'seed corn' grants for community renewable energy projects. The Trust is keen to help communities, in particular, that do not have the initial start-up capital to undertake all the preliminary work to get to the planning stage, and most importantly, for the community to retain as much control as possible over the operating income once the project has been successful. Grants are available whatever type of renewable power generation the community is considering. Applications can be made at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, March 10)
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales announces increased income of £25.24m for 2010
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales is pleased to announce its increased income for 2010 as £25.24m (£20.8m in 2009) and is delighted to confirm that this higher level of funding will be sustained in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The independently run Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales supports charities that help disadvantaged people play a fuller role in the community and over the last five years has made grants totalling over £100m. This funding has provided support in over 97 per cent of local authorities throughout England and Wales and is weighted towards the most deprived areas. Full information including criteria and guidelines are available at www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk.
(Source: Lloyds TSB Foundation press release, 1/3/10)
GwirVol International Youth Volunteering Grant Scheme 2010-2011
The GwirVol International Youth Volunteering Grant Scheme will support opportunities to volunteer internationally for young people in disadvantaged and minority communities in Wales.
The GwirVol International Youth Volunteering Grants scheme aims to prioritise direct delivery of opportunities with and for a diverse range of young people (aged 16 – 25) and particularly welcomes applications from organisations that will work with: young people from disadvantaged communities: particularly Communities First areas and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; young people with physical or learning disabilities; young people aged 16-18; NEETS, young people not in education, employment or training.
The scheme will support one-year project funding of up to £30,000 for a structured programme of activities that will deliver high quality international volunteering experiences for young people aged 16-25. The GwirVol International Youth Volunteering Grants scheme will support up to 80% of total project costs. Project proposals must demonstrate how organisations will deliver new, high quality volunteering experiences, and how they will approach, attract and support young people, particularly those that are disadvantaged or excluded. Successful projects will have a positive impact on individuals, groups and the wider community in Wales and overseas through youth volunteering.
GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants 2010-2011
‘Opportunities’ and ‘Promotion’
Can your organisation encourage more young people to volunteer? The Welsh Assembly Government has made £420,000 available to support projects that will bring about a step change in the number of young people volunteering and the diversity of volunteers.
The aim of the new GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery and promotion of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities by third sector organisations in Wales, especially for disadvantaged young people. Separate application packs are available for ‘Opportunities’ or ‘Promotion’ grants.
The grants scheme aims to prioritise opportunities with and for a diverse range of young people (aged 16 – 25), particularly: young people from disadvantaged communities: particularly Communities First areas and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; young people with physical or learning disabilities; young people aged 16 – 18; young people not in employment, education or training.
How much is available?
‘Opportunities’: project funding of up to £10,000 for activities that will deliver a wide range of new and innovative volunteering experiences for young people aged 16-25, either with your own or another organisation.
‘Promotion’: project funding of up to £5,000 will promote volunteering to and for young people aged 16-25, eg through promotional events, websites, exhibitions, or visits.
You must be able to give a clear description of how you will approach and attract young people; particularly those that are disadvantaged or excluded; how you will measure success and how you will spend the money. All projects must be completed and accounted for by 31 March 2012. Any funding not spent by that date must be repaid.
All complete applications, with all supporting documents, must be received by 16 June 2010 at the latest. No late applications will be considered.
Application packs are available from WCVA Helpdesk 0800 2888 329 or www.gwirvol.org.uk, or email help@wcva.org.uk.
Sport for Change
Comic Relief have announced that the next closing date for its ‘Sport for Change’ programme is 21 May 2010. The aim of the programme will be to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities. Comic Relief will welcome applications from community groups and organisations using sport as part of a broader programme of work to bring about change at an individual and/or community level.
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.
Visible Communities
The Lankelly Chase Foundation is funding Community Matters to provide bursaries for community organisations wishing to attain visible accreditation. Visible accreditation is a mark of confidence in the work of your organisation, providing recognition for dedicated staff and volunteers.
You may be eligible if your organisation is: an independent organisation serving a neighbourhood or community of interest; managing a community building owned or leased by the organisation; funded through a range of incomes (including earned incomes); formally constituted, community controlled, employing at least one member of staff; delivering a range of services and activities; based in England or Wales but not within Greater London. The funding is only available until March 2011 and can only be applied for when an organisation is ready to accredit.
For more information and to download application forms go to www.visiblecommunities.org.uk or contact Richard Bridge, tel 020 7520 2773, email richard.bridge@communitymatters.org.uk.
Tree Council
The Tree Council has two Funds available:
Community Trees Fund
Provides grants for tree planting projects which take place during National Tree Week on publicly accessible land in the UK.
Trees for Schools Fund
Provides financial assistance for tree planting projects taking place in UK school grounds during National Tree Week.
Grants are available for 75 per cent of costs, for projects where tree planting costs are between £100 and £700. Eligible costs include the cost of the trees, labour for planting, and any necessary supports and aids to establishment: stakes, ties, guards, fertilizer, mulch and soil amelioration (where conditions make this appropriate).
(Source: Grantfinder Update Jan 10)
WREN announces next application deadline (UK)
WREN which provides funding for community, heritage and environmental projects in areas close to landfill sites by awarding grants for environmental, heritage and community projects has announced the first application dates for 2010. Funding is available through three grant programmes. The small grants programme which provides grants between £2,000 and £15,000 with a total project cost of under £50,000; the WREN main grant scheme offers funding of between £15,001 and £50,000 and the Biodiversity Action Fund which provides funding of between £75,000 and £250,000 to deliver biodiversity improvement projects under Object DA. Eligible organisations that can apply for funding include environmental organisations, voluntary groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations and community groups.
(Source: Grants Online – Jan 2010 funding newsletter)
Sustainable livelihoods approach grant scheme 2009-11
Oxfam Cymru has launched a new grant scheme for voluntary and community groups seeking a better understanding of poverty. For an application pack and/or for further information click here or contact Frances or Maria at oxfamcymru@oxfam.org.uk.
Funding to Promote Financial Inclusion (UK)
The Friends Provident Foundation makes grants of up to £200,000 to not-for-profit organisations for projects that address financial exclusion within disadvantaged communities. The funding is distributed through the Financial Inclusion Programme 2009-2012. The Foundation will consider applications for work that will make a strategic contribution to the overall outcome of financial inclusion in the UK. The Foundation will consider requests for capital or revenue funding, core funds or project costs. The Foundation is willing to consider applications from any type of legally independent organisation, but can only support work that is legally charitable.
(Source: Grants Online – Jan 2010 funding newsletter)
Community facilities and activities programme
Voluntary and community groups and private not-for-profit companies in Wales are targeted through this capital grant programme. The objective is to fill gaps in finances after all other avenues of assistance have been explored. Grants will enable the provision of facilities within communities and support activities that help promote local area regeneration. Up to £100,000 per project may be awarded in any one financial year, or £300,000 in total over a three-year period. Applications are considered in two assessment rounds, which take place in April and October each year.
Funding still available for community projects
Communities in Wales’ most disadvantaged areas are being reminded that grants of up to £5,000 are still available for projects or activities that provide local benefits. The Communities First Trust Fund is a small grants scheme that aims to support any type of activity that involves local people, through small community organisations, taking steps to improve their local area. Community groups can apply for up to £5,000 and there is no minimum amount. For further information or to find out if your community is a Communities First ward and therefore eligible to apply for funding, contact the Communities First Helpline on 0800 578 8898.
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.
Money Saving Expert (MSE) Charity
The MSE Charity aims to fight financial and consumer illiteracy and is dedicated to educating and informing adults and children about consumer and debt issues. Individuals resident in the United Kingdom over the age of 18 can apply for a grant of up to £500 to help pay towards a recognised and approved course that will help improve their ability to budget and manage their finances. The grant can be used to pay for financial education course fees and other associated expenses. The guidelines are available here.
Barclays Community Finance Fund
Barclays is seeking applications to its Community Finance Fund, part of its efforts to improve the capacity of the community finance sector to promote financial inclusion. A limited number of grants of up to £50,000 over a year are available across England, Scotland and Wales to improve access to affordable personal credit offered by existing or seedling community finance providers. Grants can be used for a variety of purposes including (but not limited to) marketing, infrastructure, product development, mergers between business and the delivery of financial capability or money advice services. Further details are available here.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 18/9/09)
Low Carbon Buildings Programme
This grant scheme is run by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and is open to non-profit and community organisations. It seeks to maximise the number of low-carbon buildings and grants are available for the installation of various micro-generation technologies in permanent buildings. Organisations can apply for 50 per cent of the cost for installing approved microgeneration technologies. Funding is currently available, although not all technologies are supported. Solar PV is fully subscribed.
Individuals should apply to Phase 1
Groups should apply to Phase 2
Community Facilities and Activities Programme 2007-2011
The Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP) is a capital grant scheme operated by the Welsh Assembly Government. It is open to community and voluntary organisations and provides funding for the provision of facilities within communities and for activities engaging local people which help promote the regeneration of communities.
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services
Since Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, the Queen has awarded this prestigious national honour to hundreds of volunteering groups across the UK. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is equivalent to the MBE and recognises the outstanding contribution that volunteers make to their local communities. If you know of a volunteer group that devotes its time to helping others in your local community and deserves recognition, nominate them for an Award. It’s easy to nominate: visit www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk, email queensaward@consol.co.uk or call 020 7781 12397.
Community Asset Transfer Programme
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and the Welsh Assembly Government today (5 August 2009) announced an agreement to deliver a new £13 million programme to help community groups in Wales to acquire public buildings, land and facilities and refurbish them to transform their communities for the better. The aim of the programme is to help community groups acquire public buildings, land and facilities, and to regenerate and reinvigorate them to suit their own needs. BIG will administer the programme, which will provide revenue and capital funding. Organisations will be able to make applications from mid October this year.
(Source: Joint press release by the Welsh Assembly Government and the Big Lottery Fund, 5 Aug 09)
Young Achievers Award
The Young Achievers award scheme to recognise young volunteers (16 to 25) in community, arts, environment and sport is open for nominations until 27 September. Further details are available from www.youngachievers.co.uk/.
Ireland-Wales Programme – Round three.
The call will be targeted at:
Priority 1 Theme 2 – Skills for Competitiveness and Employment Integration
Priority 2 Theme 2 – Sustainable Regeneration of Communities
In relation to Priority 2 Theme 2 the programme would particularly welcome smaller scale pioneering pilot projects from organisations that are active in the community development and community regeneration field. While the 2007-2013 Ireland Wales Programme does have a more strategic aspect to it, this should not exclude smaller scale organisations that have an interest in developing links across the Irish Sea. A suggested budget range could be between €300,000 and €700,000, depending on the number of partners involved.
Two information events will be held in Wales for the round three call:
10:00 - 12:30 on 19 August - WEFO Offices, Colwyn Bay
Contact: Roger Seddon: roger.seddon@wales.gsi.gov.uk; 01492 542594
10:00 - 12:30 on 3 September - WEFO Offices, Carmarthen
Contact: Patrick Lilly: patrick.lilly@wales.gsi.gov.uk; 01267 225471
Further details, available on www.irelandwales.ie. Any enquiries can be made to ireland_wales@seregassembly.ie or your local Development Officer: Roger Seddon (North Wales) or Patrick Lilly (West Wales).
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 Brecon Beacons Trust
The Brecon Beacons Trust is a charitable company established to help people, communities and voluntary organisations achieve positive environmental conservation and enhancement within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Trust was established in 2009 with initial funding from the National Grid.
The Trust supports: environmental conservation, protection and improvement of the Park for the benefit of the public; greater educational awareness and knowledge of the conservation, protection and improvement of the Park’s physical, natural and archaeological environment. The Trustees believe that a resilient, healthy and diverse environment is the essential foundation on which a thriving society and economy are built. They subscribe to the principles of sustainable development while recognising that we are all still exploring what sustainability means in practice at all levels of society.
Further details are available from Alan Underwood, Trust Secretary, Brecon Beacons Trust, ‘The Orchids’, Blaenavon Road, Govilon, Abergavenny NP7 9NY. Tel 01873 832490, email alan@breconbeaconstrust.org, www.breconbeaconstrust.org.
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Since Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, the Queen has awarded this prestigious national honour to hundreds of volunteering groups across the UK. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is equivalent to the MBE and recognises the outstanding contribution that volunteers make to their local communities. If you know of a volunteer group that devotes its time to helping others in your local community and deserves recognition, nominate them for an Award. It’s easy to nominate: visit www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk, email queensaward@consol.co.uk, call 020 7781 2397.
Neighbourhood & Home Watch Fund
The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Fund has £500,000 available to support new and existing Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups in England and Wales with grants of between £1,000 and £50,000 to enable them to reach more people and help them secure their homes, warn them about crime in their area and take action to prevent it, and know how to prevent distraction burglary. The Fund is targeted at areas of high priority in England and Wales based on crime rates, household demographics and levels of deprivation. This comprises over 90 local authority areas and the full list is included within the application guidance.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 9 June 09)
Guardian Charity Awards
The annual Guardian Charity Awards seek to recognise the importance of small to medium sized charities that focus on improving the social well being of the UK, offering an invaluable source for local communities. Now in their 17th year the Awards do not have any set categories but instead ask entrants to write 300 words about why they feel they should receive an Award for community achievement. The Awards are open to UK social welfare charities that can demonstrate excellence and achievement in what they do. Eligible charities must also have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1 million. The closing date for entries is 31 July.
(Source: Latest Awards News, 29/5/09)
Village SOS: BIG and BBC join forces to inspire UK Rural revival
A new Big Lottery Fund (BIG) scheme to help six rural villages across the UK to regenerate their communities through new business ventures has been launched in partnership with BBC One. The search is also on for enterprising and visionary individuals to become ‘Village Champions’ and work with the villages to help achieve their ambitions of starting a successful rural business. Village SOS will invite rural communities with lots of enthusiasm and a great business idea - from retailing to manufacturing, the arts to leisure - to apply for Lottery funding to help breathe new life into their area, create new jobs and improve the quality of life for local people. Information on how to apply can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/villagesos.
Sports Council funding in Wales
Sports Council Wales operates a number of schemes providing community access to grants. These include: Community Chest, Sportsmatch Cymru, and Development Grant.
Community Chest
Community Chest grants are for small projects aimed at encouraging more people to become physically active more often. The maximum grant is £1,000 in any 12-month period. The scheme has been running for several years.
Sportsmatch Cymru
New sponsorship arrangements in sport are eligible for matching £ for £ by Sportsmatch Cymru funding of between £300 and £50,000.
Development Grant
Development Grant supports sport and physical activity projects within communities. Projects should either be new or raise the standards of current activities. They are for projects that are larger than those eligible for Community Chest support. Grants range from £1,001 to £25,000 and can be for small-scale facilities such as floodlighting or multi-use games areas, or for exceptional revenue schemes that support people development through coaching or news ways of engaging people.
A breakdown of all Sports Council Wales’ grants is available here.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 7 May 09)
The Lankelly Chase Foundation
The foundation supports work that has a recognisable charitable purpose and intends to concentrate on smaller charities, many of which only have a local or regional remit. The main programmes the foundation supports are: arts; breaking the cycles of abuse; custody and community; free and quiet minds; local people, local places. Further details are available from www.lankellychase.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 88)
Helen & Geoffrey De Freitas Charitable Trust
Funds are provided towards the following areas: to help conserve the countryside and environment in rural Britain; to preserve Britain’s cultural heritage; and to assist the underprivileged through community facilities and services, advice centres and community arts and recreation. Applications are made in writing to the trust: Ms F de Freitas, Helen & Geoffrey De Freitas Charitable Trust, 6 New Street, London EC4A 3BF.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 87)
E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund
The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund will support community energy projects which either result in the production of energy from a sustainable source or which reduces the amount of energy used by a community organisation. The fund is available to community groups, charities and non-profit organisations, and applications are invited for grants of up to £20,000.
BT Community Connections
BT has launched a new round of its BT Community Connections (BTCC) award scheme to help people get online in Wales. Community and charitable groups are being invited to apply for BTCC Awards, which include a laptop and a year’s broadband Internet connection. Groups can also apply together for a BTCC Cluster Award to each receive additional packages of IT equipment. The award scheme enables groups already working within communities to get online and experience the benefits of the Internet, helping them to build capacity and encourage their members to support each other in their own digital journeys.
Awards for Bridging Cultures
The Awards for Bridging Culture (ABCs), launched by Institute of Community Cohesion and funded by the Baring Foundation, reward local.
£3m boost for Communities First Trust Fund in Wales
Communities First areas across Wales are set to receive over £3m from the Communities First Trust Fund for 2009/2010. The Communities First Trust Fund (CFTF) aims to support any type of activity that involves local people, through small community organisations, that benefits their community. Applications are welcome from a range of community projects including music and the arts. The activities must provide some measure of economic, environmental, social or cultural benefit for people living in a communities first area. For further information contact Communities First Helpline on 0800 587 8898, email help@wcva.org.uk.
Legacy Trust UK
The aims of the trust are to make awards to individuals or organisations for charitable purposes including the following areas: cultural; educational; health sporting; and other charitable activities for the benefit of the community. The Trust aims to fund a range of cultural and sporting activities with the hope to leave a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games in communities throughout the UK. Further details are available from here.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 86)
New funding criteria from the Nationwide Foundation
The Nationwide Foundation has announced new funding criteria for registered charities in the UK. Its new Money Matters and Homes Matter grant programmes will help tackle the issues of housing and financial exclusion. Under the programme the Foundation will make grants to registered charities that: tackle financial exclusion, affecting disadvantaged groups across the UK; address housing issues and homelessness among vulnerable groups in the UK. The Foundation's Small Grants Programme is also open for applications. It makes grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities with incomes of under £500,000 on an ongoing basis.
(Source: UK Fundraising News – Issue 242)
Nominet Trust
Applications are being invited to support UK-based and international Internet-related initiatives in the sectors of education, research and development, safety and social inclusion. Projects should meet the needs of the Trust’s target groups, which are young people, older people, people with disabilities, people with illnesses, and generally those that are disadvantaged or vulnerable. As you might expect, applications are taken online. There is an initial eligibility questionnaire available. The Trust’s website is at www.nominettrust.org.uk.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 1 May 09)
Bridging a gap in the provision of traditional funding sources, this programme offers advice and financial assistance to rural businesses and communities across Wales. Support is targeted at businesses, social enterprises and community groups in villages and rural settlements. Owners of village stores that are the sole business in the community can receive one and a half days of specialist retail advice. Following the advisory stage, businesses can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to help implement measures to make the business more sustainable. Assistance is also offered in situations where a community has already lost its shop. Grants of up to £10,000 will enable lost services to be reinstated. Applications may be submitted at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update Bulletin, 2 June 10)
Rural Retail Programme
Bridging a gap in the provision of traditional funding sources, this programme offers advice and financial assistance to rural businesses and communities across Wales. Support is targeted at businesses, social enterprises and community groups in villages and rural settlements. Owners of village stores that are the sole business in the community can receive one and a half days of specialist retail advice. Following the advisory stage, businesses can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to help implement measures to make the business more sustainable. Assistance is also offered in situations where a community has already lost its shop. Grants of up to £10,000 will enable lost services to be reinstated. Applications may be submitted at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update Bulletin, 2 June 10)
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)
The Awards for Bridging Cultures (ABCs) reward local projects run by community and voluntary organisations that build bridges between communities and cultures. They also reward public and private sector organisations which support this work by helping to initiate projects or provide ongoing financial or other support. The deadline for applications is 13 September 2010. Visit www.bridgingcultures.org.uk for more information.
