Faiths in Scotland Community Action Fund (FISCAF) is
delighted to announce the next rounds of funding in partnership with the STV
Appeal, which will result in more funding being awarded to develop the
work of faith groups tackling poverty amongst children, young people
and families.
There are two upcoming deadlines, and faith groups can apply by Friday
22 August at 5pm, or by Tuesday 30 September, 5pm, with
decisions by the beginning of October and beginning of December,
respectively. Eligible projects must meet the normal FiSCAF criteria (for
details visit www.fiscaf.org); identify a particular need of
children and/or young people up to the age of 18 and/or their families;
encourage the widest possible participation; and build real and meaningful
relationships with the wider community.
To register interest in this new round of grants focusing on children, young
people and families, please email FiSCAF with the name of your organisation,
contact details and a description in no more than 100 words of what you want
to apply for, how much you think you will need, and what difference it will
make in your community. We will be in touch thereafter with details of
how to make a formal application.
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CONTACT: Faiths in
Scotland Community Action Fund
Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation Grants Programme (UK)
The Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation
Grant is provided and administered by the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation
and is available for Third Sector Organisations in the UK. The main objectives of the foundation are to
contribute to the development of a just society based on a commitment to
nonviolence and environmental sustainability. Grants are made between the
values of £5,000 and £15,000 and are provided for between one and three years.
Priority will be given to small, pioneering organisations.
Previous projects supported include:
Airport Watch which received a grant of
£15,000 over two years to educate UK policy-makers about the dangerously
unsustainable growth and levels of air freight.
EcoNexus which received a grant of
£8,000 to examine and promote the understanding of new technologies that are
potentially harmful to the environment and communities, and the influences and
interests that lie behind them.
The
next closing date for applications is the 15th September 2014.
MacRobert Trust Grants Programme
(UK)
The MacRobert Trust, which makes grants
to registered charities in the United Kingdom (but preference is given to
registered charities in Scotland), has announced that the next application
deadline is the 31st October 2014.
The MacRobert Trust makes grants in the
areas of:
- Services
and Sea
- Education
and Training
- Children
and Youth
- Science,
Engineering and Technology
- Agriculture
and Horticulture
- Tarland
and the Local Area.
Grants can range between £5,000 and
£25,000 and occasionally the Trustees make a recurring grant of up to three
years. In addition a small grants programme facilitates awards of up to £5,000.
Previous grants awarded by the Trust
include:
A grant of £15,000 over three years to
Life Cycle UK towards ‘Bike Generation', a Bristol project which aims to make
youngsters more independent and less isolated by teaching them new skills
A £15,000 grant to CatZero to tackle low
educational achievement, youth crime, drug and alcohol abuse, poor health and
lack of alternative employment and training for young people in Hull.
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Launches New Grants Programme (UK)
After having completed a strategic
review of its funding, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has announced the
launch of its new grants programme. Under its new programmes the Trust is
inviting application under the following programmes:
-
Peace
and Security;
- Power
and Accountability;
- Rights
and Justice;
- Sustainable
Future;
- and
Northern Ireland.
The Trust anticipates that funding will
be under one of these programmes but will also consider applications that cut
across one or more of these. Applications can be submitted by a range of
different organisations and the Trust generally funds work that is about
addressing the root causes of problems rather than delivering services or
alleviating immediate needs.
It is not necessary to be a registered
charity to apply to the Trust. However, the Trust can only support work which
is legally charitable as defined in UK law.
There are two closing dates for
applications. These are 12 noon on the 18th August for the Right and
Justice, Sustainable Future, and Northern Ireland Programmes; and
the 12 noon on the 1st September for the Peace and Security, and Power and
Accountability Programmes.
ScotRail
Foundation
Funding is provided
by ScotRail as part of their commitment to their social and corporate
responsibilities and is managed by Foundation Scotland on ScotRail's behalf.
The Fund aims to support and develop a wide range of projects which bring
communities together.
Grants of between
£250 and £5,000 are available. However, it is anticipated that most grants will
be made for around £1,000.
To be considered for
a larger award, groups must be able to demonstrate a significant contribution
to local needs. Only exceptional applications will be awarded the maximum grant
of £5,000.
Funding is available
for projects that:
- Support
children and young people.
- Improve
the local environment.
- Improve
the general health and wellbeing of local communities.
Deadline(s): 2014 deadlines: 1
September 2014 and 1 December 2014.
Frequency: Biannual.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards
The UK IMPACT Awards
are an annual scheme, funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as part of the company's
commitment to promoting community health and wellbeing. The Awards are
organised and managed in partnership with the King's Fund, a leading
independent health charity with a wide remit in the health and social care field.
Up to ten winners
will receive £30,000 unrestricted funding with one overall winner receiving an
extra £10,000. Winners will also receive free training and development valued
at up to £6,000, a specially commissioned professional film and photographs
along with publicity and press support.
Up to ten runners-up
will receive £3,000.
Deadline(s): 2014 deadline for the
2015 Awards: 19 September 2014 (5pm).
Frequency: Annual.
People's Postcode Trust - Small Grants Programme
Funding is
available for projects that advance citizenship or community development in
England Scotland and Wales.
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Project
costs and general running costs that are directly related to the running of
the project
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Grants of
up to £20,000 are available for those in Scotland and England. Grants of up
to £5,000 are available for those in Wales
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The amount
of funding requested from the Trust must be more than 10% of the overall
project cost
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2014 funding
round dates are as follows:
- Quarter One - Open: 6
January 2014; Close: 21 February 2014. For applications from Scotland,
Wales and North of England.
- Quarter Two - Open: 7
April 2014; Close: 23 May 2014. For applications from Scotland, Wales and
South of England (excluding Greater London).
- Quarter Three - Open:
7 July 2014; Close: 22 August 2014. For applications from Scotland, Wales,
East and West Midlands.
- Quarter Four - Open: 6
October 2014; Close: 7 November 2014. For applications from Scotland,
Wales and Greater London.
Awards
for All 2014
The Big Lottery Fund announced that their
Awards for All programme has now re-opened for applications.
Awards for All will now:
· Focus on funding
smaller organisations with an annual turnover of less than £250,000 (this does
not apply to schools)
· Prioritise
applications from organisations who have not received an Awards for All grant
in the previous three years
· Prioritise projects
that support BME communities, the disabled, LGBT communities, older people and
carers, however projects engaging with other groups will also be supported.
Awards for All will support projects that
achieve one of the following outcomes:
· Strengthen how your
community works together – run events to engage the community,
· Increase people’s
skills and life chances – help people learn or experience new things
· Improve your local
area for people to enjoy – improving local spaces or facilities, helping people
to develop a community garden
· Get people more
active and healthier – giving people opportunities to exercise and eat well
Grants of between £500 and £10,000 will be
available with projects lasting up to 12 months. Applications can be submitted
at any time (but you should apply at least 4 months before you need the money)
and decisions will be made within 10 weeks of Awards for All receiving a
completed application.
The revised application form has been
simplified to reduce the amount of information that they require from
applicants. There are 2 key questions that require written answers (up to 500
words each), much of the rest of the form is tick boxes:
1. What does your
project involve? What you will do how you will do it and who will benefit.
2. Why is your project
a good idea? What aims/needs will the project address, how do you know about
these needs, provide evidence, what support do you have from the people who
will benefit.
Money Advice Trust - Innovation Grants Programme
Type
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Grant
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Scheme
Outline
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Grants are
available for innovative projects helping people across the UK to tackle
their debts and manage their money wisely.
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Eligible
Costs
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Project
costs
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Funding/Support
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Applicants
can apply for up to £30,000 per year for up to three years
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Match
Funding
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The Trust
can pay for all of the project costs, however, applicants are encouraged to
get some funding from other sources if possible
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Deadline(s)
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2014
deadline for Expressions of Interest: 17 August 2014 (midnight).
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