Thursday 5 December 2019

Funding Opportunities December 2019




FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

DECEMBER 2019

Erewash Voluntary Action Small Grants Scheme

Small grants are available through the Erewash Small Grants Scheme for local Erewash community and voluntary groups.  Groups can apply for up to £1,500 as long as projects meet at least one of the health priorities of the scheme. 

The aim of the grant is to help improve services and opportunities for local people. Funding can help support things like equipment, events, activities and guest speakers.

The Erewash Small Grants Scheme is funded by Derbyshire Council Adult Care Services, Erewash Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council Public Health.

Applicants must meet as a minimum one of the grant scheme health priorities which includes the Erewash Public Health locality priorities – reduce alcohol and drug related harm, increase uptake of healthy lifestyles, raise aspirations of young people and the community, improve emotional health and wellbeing and older people and dementia.

It is advised to read the application guidance and contact the Development Worker for help or further information.

Applications can be made at any time using the grant application form 

For further details contact Catriona Paterson Development Worker at Erewash Voluntary Action catriona@erewashcvs.org.uk or telephone 0115 9466740.

Erewash Voluntary Action manages the small grants scheme in partnership with Erewash Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council Adult Care and Derbyshire County Council Public Health.

Further information – www.erewashvoluntaryaction.org.uk

 

Erewash Borough Council – Community Grant Scheme

Erewash Borough Council's Community Grant Scheme gives both large and small voluntary organisations the chance to apply for funding of up to £2,000 for projects and services that benefit Erewash residents. The Council has continued its support for voluntary organisations and has again made funding available to help as many groups as possible.

 

The Community Grants programme offers the chance for organisations and groups to apply for a grant of up to £2,000, subject to eligibility, for innovative projects that help and support residents in the borough and the council is particularly keen to hear about new or ground-breaking projects that could be helped by the money.

 

The next deadline for applications is Friday 20 December 2019 at 5.30 pm

 

For further information contact Colin Handley Community Engagement Officer Telephone 0115 9072244 ext. 3575 or email EBCsmallgrants@erewash.gov.uk


 

Erewash Borough Council – Members Scheme

For the 2019-2020 financial year each Erewash councillor has £500.00 to award to organisations within their ward. It is for each councillor to determine which project(s) or organisation(s) they wish to support. The scheme allows a wide degree of flexibility in the type of project a councillor may support and the amount (minimum £50) they wish to allocate, subject to approval.

For more information about the scheme contact Colin Handley - colin.handley@erewash.gov.uk.

 

Foundation Derbyshire

Foundation Derbyshire offers a wide range of funding programmes with most grants up to £2,000.  Grants are available for voluntary and community groups, not for profit organisations and charities usually for a 12 month period.

For further information:  www.foundationderbyshire.org

Contact the grants team 01773 525860 or email: hello@foundationderbyshire.org

The Fund offers small grants of a minimum £50 up to £5,000. The award period is one year and groups are welcome to reapply to the fund after that time.

Applications are made on-line

For further information:  www.foundationderbyshire.org

Contact the grants team 01773 525860 or email: hello@foundationderbyshire.org

 

Derbyshire County Council – Action Grants

 

Derbyshire County Council have launched a new grant scheme called Action Grants for groups, clubs, local authorities, local charities and other non-profit organisations working in communities.  There are grants themes and these include:

 

·       Youth activity

·       Community Safety

·       Community Activity

·       Physical Activity and Sport

 

The Action Grants programme will run for a period of two years from May 2018 until the end of May 2020. 

 

There are three levels of funding across the four themes:

 

·       Small Grants up to £500

·       Medium Grants up to £5,000

·       Large Grants up to £10,000

 

There is an application form which needs to be completed.  Applications for small grants will be sorted quarterly, medium and large grants can be applied for annually.

 


 

The next date for small applications is 31 January 2020

 

 

National Lottery Community Fund New £7.5 Million Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced that it will be making a special £7.5 million pot of funding available to mark the National Lottery’s 25th birthday.  The fund will help communities celebrate the extraordinary impact the National Lottery has had since it started.

The funding will support activity designed to bring people and communities together all over the UK.  Up to £2 million will be made available this year in small grants up to £1,000.

The deadline for applications is Friday 6 December at 2.00 pm


Sport England Small Grants Fund

The fund will provide grants between £300 and £10,000 for up to 3 years.  Sport England will now support projects that help everyone take part in physical activity whether this is formal sport or informal activity.  Another change is that funds can now support children from the age of five.

The fund’s priorities are now:

 

·       Getting inactive people to become more active

·       Develop lasing sporting habits

·       Develop more positive attitudes among young people

Any new applicant will need to register first before applying


New Fund for Tackling Loneliness

A new £2 million funding fund has been launched to help organisations at the frontline of tackling loneliness across the country.  The funding aims to support frontline, grassroots organisations that bring people together and help them build social connections.

Further details on the funding application process, including eligibility and when it will open, will follow in due course. 


Power to Change Open Grant Schemes

The following grant schemes are available to organisations England wide and are open now.

1. More than a Pub – offers business development support, advice, and Loan and Grant funding to community groups in England to help them established a community-owned pub. 

2. Community Shares Booster programme – helping communities to invest in businesses that service a community purpose. Funding is provided to community businesses run by local people for local people and can be used to save local shops and pubs, transform community facilities, support local food growing, fund new sports clubs, restore heritage buildings etc. 

 3. Community Business Crowd match – up to £6000 to help start or grow community businesses. Power to Change will match fund up to 50% if your target (max £6,000) as long as you raise the rest through crowdfunding.


Funding for Quality Disability Sport Equipment

Sport England has combined with Toyota to launch the Toyota Parasport Fund. The programme aims to help activity providers improve the quality and quantity of sport and activities available to disabled people.

Awards of between £1,000 and £5,000 to help ensure that when disabled people are active, they have access to quality equipment to help give them the best possible experience. Any voluntary sector group or schools can apply.

The closing date for applications is 20 December 2019


 

GEM Road Safety Grants

 

GEM road safety charity is inviting applications for grants of up to £10,000 for road safety projects.  Since it was established in 1985 the charity has funded many projects which have aimed to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the UK roads.

 

The charity is keen to encourage applications from community groups, registered charities, professional bodies, road safety organisations, partnerships and schools and colleges whose projects demonstrate a clear road safety benefit to the wider community at a regional or national level.

 

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 31 December 2019

 


 

Elephant Trust

The Elephant Trust offers grants to artists in the visual arts, small organisations and galleries throughout the UK.

The Trust was set up in 1975 to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. It is committed to helping artists and art institutions/galleries that depart from the routine and signal new, distinct and imaginative sets of possibilities.

The Trustees’ main objective is to support new work. 

The next deadline for applications is 26 January 2020


 

The Sun Launches New £1 Million Fund

The Sun has announced that it is to give away £1m to small local registered charities over the next year through the £1m Sun Readers Fund.  The fund has been launched to celebrate the paper’s 50th birthday.

Charities can be nominated to receive a donation of anything between £2,000 and £20,000.  Donations will be made to charities in the following categories:

·       Children and young people

·       Health and wellbeing

·       Veterans

·       Animals and the environment

·       Emergency heroes and international aid

Nominations are open now and until 18 December 2019, nominees can use up to 400 words to tell the Sun why they deserve a donation.


 

Four Daughters Charitable Trust

Grants are available for projects, organisations and ideas that can make a systematic impact to improve ageing in the UK.  There is a budget of £250,000 for this round and grants will range from small grants up to large grants of £200,000.  Grants will be awarded based on need.

The Four Daughters Charitable Trust is a family foundation and is interested in issues around ageing in the UK and is looking to fund organisations and/or projects that aim to improve the way in which communities, government, institutions and employers respond to ageing.

Applications from organisations of all types will be considered including charities, social enterprises and community groups.

The Trust is focusing on three areas:

·       Supporting older people to stay in or fund meaningful work or volunteering

·       Strengthening communities that are inclusive of older people

·       Supporting informal carers to develop their own peer based approaches

The deadline for applications is 13 December 2019

Further information: www.4daughters.org.uk/what-we-do

HMRC Grant Funding 2020-2021

Funding is available for the UK’s voluntary and community sector to provide advice and support to HMRC customers who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements.  Advice and support to HMRC customers including those that are digitally excluded.

Funding is for bids that include one or more of the following:

·       Advice and support

·       Digital inclusion

·       Specialist support and referrals

The deadline for applications is 11 December 2019


Armed Forces Day Grant

The Ministry of Defence provides funding each year to help organisations and individuals in the UK host an Armed Forces Day event to show support for the UK’s servicemen and women, past and present.  Events to take place within two week of the Armed Forces Day event.

A maximum grant of £10,000 is available per application providing that the MoD funding accounts for no more than 50% of the total costs. 

Local councils, voluntary and community organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals are eligible to apply.

The deadline for applications for event funding is 27 March 2020


Ecclesiastical Invites Charity Nominations for December Draw

Ecclesiastical Insurance’s annual 12 Days of Giving company will give £1,000 to 120 charities across the UK is open for nominations.  The draw is open to any UK registered charity.

Anyone can nominate their favourite charity to be entered into the draw which will take place each weekday from 5 – 20 December 2019.


Daytrippers Foundation – Day Trip Grant

Daytrippers Foundation offers grants to SEND schools and units, children’s hospices and not-for profit organisations based in the UK.  The funding is to enable groups of children and young people aged 5-25 who have disabilities and life limiting conditions to go on recreational and educational trips.

They will fund costs of up to £30 per child for groups of at least eight.  Day trips can be for any destination but must take place in the UK. 

Applications are being taken for day trips taking place between 1 November 2019 and 31 October 2020.  Applications must be submitted at least 2 weeks before the date of the trip.


Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

The foundation offers funds across five main sectors to unlock and enable potential, back the unorthodox and unfashionable, build collective networks and catalyse system change.

Charitable sectors they support include:

·       Arts

·       Children and young people

·       Environment

·       Food

·       Social change

Grants are available to support organisations core or project costs including staff salaries and overheads.

Small grants of £60,000 or less are available for one off projects or testing new ideas and collaboration.

There is a two stage application process.

There are no deadlines apply at any time.

Before applying organisations should take the Esmee Quiz:  www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-funding

Buttle UK

The maintenance, education and advancement in life of children and young people who through poverty and family circumstances are in need of, and will benefit significantly from, Buttle UK’s support.

Grant aid available look at the web site for all the details and eligibility: www.buttleuk.org/need-support

 

Ulverscroft Foundation

The Ulverscroft Foundation supports projects which will have a positive impact on the quality of life of visually impaired people – blind and partially sighted.

Applicants need to apply using the application form and are encouraged to check the eligibility.

The next deadline for applications is 15 December 2019


 

Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2020

The Windrush Day Grant scheme is provided by the Ministry of Housing and grants are available for local authorities, charities and community groups to celebrate, commemorate and/or educate about the history of the MV Empire Windrush and the contribution of the Windrush Generation to British economic, social and cultural life.

June 22 marks National Windrush Day each year and should be the focal point for projects.  Events and activities may take place over a longer period throughout the year up until 31 December 2020.

The deadline for applications is 8 December 2019




FUNDING REMINDERS

ESF Community Grants to Support Unemployed

The ESA Community Grants funding programme gives small, voluntary and community organisations with a turnover of less than £500,000 an opportunity to access funds to deliver projects that help engage and progress hard to reach individuals towards the labour market.

Priority will be given to applications that demonstrate an ability to meet the LEP priorities and target participants who are over 50, with learning difficulties and disabilities, from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, and unemployed for over6 months and furthest from the labour market.

Round 2 opens on 15 November and closes on 15 December 2019


 

British Cycling Places to Ride Programme

Grants are available to not for profit organisations in England that are developing cycling activity in their community.

The key objectives of the programme are to:

·       Inspire people to ride

·       Connect the community

·       Build a lasting legacy

There are two levels of funding:

·       Small grants of between £1,000 and £50,000 are available. 

·       Larger grants of up to £500,000

The funder is looking for organisations that really understand cycling and applications will be accepted from not-for profit organisations located in England.  Match funding is required between 25 – 50%

Applications can be submitted anytime until 15 January 2021.  Decisions will be made every 12 weeks.


Further information: www.concertinamusic.org.uk

FCC Community Action Fund England

Grants are available to not for profit organisations for amenity projects eligible under Object D of the landfill Communities Fund and locate within 10 miles of an eligible FCC environment waste facility.

Grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 are available for projects with a maximum total cost of £500,000  All grant recipients are required to secure a third party payment.

This funding was previously known as WREN.

The deadline for applications is 11 December 2019


Pocket Parks

Community-led organisations in partnership with local authorities are invited to apply for funding to create new pocket parks and refurbish existing parks.

£1.35 million is available to create new pocket parks or renovate existing parks that have fallen into disrepair where it can be shown that physical changes could have a significant positive impact on the local community and address a specific local need.

Grants will be paid to the appropriate principal local authority that is supporting the application so that it can be released to the community in order to deliver the project. Pocket parks are defined for the purpose of this programme as a piece of land of up to 0.4 hectares.

The deadline for applications is 31 December 2019.


 

People’s Health Trust

 

The People’s Health Trust is opening their funding again in the East Midlands for a short period of time.

 

Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years.

Active Communities is for projects seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years.  Small and local projects genuinely designed and run by local people.

Health Lottery East Midlands will open in November 2019 and will include Erewash.


 

Warburtons Community Grants

Warburtons grants will support charities and organisations across a number of themes including:

·       Health – help families lead healthier lifestyles

·       Financial stability – help families manage their finances

·       Worklessness – help families recognise the benefits of employment

Community grants of up to £250 are available as well as project grants for projects within 15 miles of a bakery or depot up to£10,000

The latest round for applications opened on 13 November and closes on 10 February 2020


Alec Dickson Trust

 

Grants to support volunteering projects in the UK that are run by young people under 30 years and address need in the local community with particular interest in projects promoting and encouraging volunteering among young people.

 

Grants of up to £500 are available.

 

The next application deadline is 8 December 2019

 


 

Cold Weather Fund

MHCLG are providing up to £1million of the Cold Weather Fund to Homeless link to administer funding to charitable organisations that are not commissioned by local authorities. The project’s overall aim is to financially support local providers in helping people sleeping rough off the streets this winter.

Frontline organisations can be funded who are working to help end rough sleeping, who can demonstrate how grant funding will reduce rough sleeping and offer longer-term solutions from people sleeping rough accessing these shelters, by supporting moves into accommodation, and sustainable longer-term accommodation for those moving off the streets. Applicants must be registered charities/CICs.

Organisations can apply for up to £25,000

 

The closing date for applications is Friday 6 December 2019

 


Race and Religion Hate Crime Innovation Fund

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa, who is national Hate Crime lead on behalf of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), has announced the launch of a new fund which will deliver grants of up to £2,500 per organisation for innovative proposals which support his goals to eradicate hate crime in the county.

 

The Race and Religion Hate Crime Innovation Fund is being administered by the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby on behalf of the PCC and is part of an ambitious plan to pilot new approaches to hate crime and expand research on racist and religious hate crime in the county.

 

Projects must address the PCC’s top priorities including raising awareness of hate crime, informing and encouraging reporting of hate crime, increasing support for victims and promoting the Hate Crime Victim Support Services which have been commissioned by the Commissioner.

 

The fund is only open to voluntary and community groups and local non-profit making organisations.  Projects can be for one-off events or ongoing activities completed within a three-month time period before the end of April 2020. 

While proposals must focus on race and religion, applications that span all strands of hate crime are welcomed. The Fund also comes with an optional opportunity to receive monitoring and evaluation support from Dr Phil Henry at the University of Derby.

 

The closing date for applications is Monday 9 December 2019

 


 

The National Garden Scheme Community Gardens Award

National Garden Scheme Community Gardens Award provides funding to amateur gardeners from community groups in England and Wales to create a garden or similar project (such as an allotment) with horticultural focus for the benefit of their local community.

 

These projects should aim to bring a community together by being a space people can share, by the acquisition and sharing of gardening knowledge and skills and by inspiring a love of gardening.

 

All applications are considered on their individual merits by a panel made up of the supervisor, a trustee and a vice-president. No fixed amount is set but awards do not usually exceed £5,000.

Applications for funding are considered in February each year and the closing date for applications is 31 December of the preceding year.


 

Funding News

Awards for All Application Form Has Changed

Awards for All have changed the way they want you to tell them about your project. They are now asking more questions allowing you more opportunity to clearly detail your project.  The questions include:

·       What would you like to do?

·       How your project will meet at least one of their funding priorities

·       How does your project involve the community


 

New Severn Trent Community Fund

Severn Trent Community Fund is a programme that aims to support community wellbeing as well as protect and sustain water and natural resources, within the Severn Trent area. The programme will distribute grants of £2,000 - £250,000 for local initiatives that meet the following aims:

          • People - Projects that facilitate healthier lifestyles and skills development 

• Place -    Projects that help create better places to live in and use

• Environment - Projects that facilitate a healthier natural environment, greater access to that environment or support the preservation of water  

Since Severn Trent are a water company, they also encourage projects to have a connection to the water cycle in some way. This might mean creating sustainable drainage, installing grey water recycling, creating more water efficient green places (parks, allotments) or encouraging hydration for health.  

Applications will be open from early January 2020 via their website and full criteria and guidance will be available soon.  

You can apply for a grant if your organisation is not ‘for profit’ and you have a governing document – the full criteria will be available soon the basics are:

• Funding for new projects and their associated costs that meet the aims of the fund unfortunately retrospective funding or general running costs are not eligible. 

 • Projects need to be sustainable with a long term impact.

 There are 3 sizes of grant that can be applied for:

·       £2,000- £10,000     

·       £10,001 – £75,000              

·       £75,001 - £250,000

Organisations applying for more than £10,000 must be a registered and supply a charity/company number.

You can register your interest at https: www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund


 

Enterprise support to help you start, develop and grow your business

Social Enterprise and Investment News

Interested in growing, developing and/ or sustaining your organisation?

A good place to learn about social investment is the Good Finance website resource that will help you to navigate the world of social investment.  Here you can find out what social investment is, the types of social investment and who the social investors are.  It has a good, quick diagnostic tool that will help you to identify if social investment is for you and some great resources on measuring social impact. 


The Key Fund’s online enterprise toolbox has lots of business support tools and resources as well as their latest news on social enterprise and social investment:


Case studies

Why re-invent the wheel? There are hundreds of great examples of charities and social enterprises that have used social investment to develop and grow their organisation. You can get some ideas for your business plans by looking at what other organisations have done. For example, see here:



FREE peer support

If you want to better understand the opportunities and risks of social enterprise and investment then you can access a FREE one-to-one mentor. See here for more information:


Social enterprise news

If you haven’t already subscribed to the Pioneers Post news – it has the latest and best news about the world of social enterprise and it is so well presented too.


Support to help charities and social enterprises to develop and grow enterprise models and access social investment

Grant funds

The Reach Fund is a grant programme that helps charities and social enterprises raise investment. This fund is for organisations who need some extra support to raise investment e.g. governance, financial modelling or business planning. To access this fund you need to approach a social investor and then complete a diagnostic tool. If approved then you work with the social investor to develop a support plan.


The Enterprise Development Fund programme offers tailored support to organisations that are thinking of exploring new models of trading to help them become more financially resilient and who require support to make the transition. The second round is going to be launched soon, and the themes are equality and mental health.

Further information about this fund can be found here:


Business support

Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE) is a social enterprise and co-operative established in 1982 that is the trusted organisation for co-operatives, social enterprises and community enterprises in Leicester and Leicestershire.  We support co-operatives and social enterprises to develop and grow and we promote co-operative ways of working.

CASE has been awarded a small grant from the Connect Fund to raise awareness about social investment, support groups to develop social enterprise business models and scale up, and access social investment. The project started in January 2019 and finishes in June 2020.

If you are a social enterprise or charity in the East Midlands that has a good idea or proposal to generate income from trading then please feel free to get in touch with Natasha Jolob, Social Impact and Investment Adviser on Tel: 0116 222 5010, Email: n.jolob@case.coop
 

For any further details please contact:

Catriona Paterson – Development Worker

Erewash Voluntary Action

Granville Avenue

Long Eaton

Derbyshire

NG10 4HD

Tel: 0115 9466740