Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION
Address:
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION
PO Box 71
Plymstock
Plymouth
Devon. PL8 2YP
Contact: Mrs J A Lethbridge (Secretary)
Funders Overall Aim:
General charitable purposes.
Funding Type:
One-off grants.
Funds Distributed:
£257,081 (2008)
Funding For:
The foundation has established a permanent list of charities that it supports each year, with the remaining funds then distributed to other charities. Its priority areas include the the following: heritage; the preservation of the environment; and the countryside and ancient buildings, particularly the great Anglican cathedrals; charities benefiting people who are ex-service and service, Polish, disabled or refugees; welfare of horses and people who look after them; technical education for the woollen industry.
Funding NOT For:
Individuals.
How To Apply:
Applications will only be considered if received in writing accompanied by a set of the latest accounts.
When To Apply:
Appeals are considered three times a year, in February, June and November.
Catchment Areas:
UK.
General Notes:
Examples of grants allocated with 2008 include: The Holburne Museum (£2,000); The ISIS Project (£1,000); The Langford Trust (£2,500); Talking Space (£1,000); Tall Ships Youth Trust (£2,000); Territorial Army (£5,000); Care International UK (£500); Cares for Kids (£1,000)
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, support local culture & heritage, grow your own. Projects can apply for funding until 30 September. Find out more.
UnLtD AWARDS
Address:
UnLtD AWARDS
123 Whitecross Street
Islington
London EC1Y 8JJ
Tel: 0207 566 1100 For Level 2 Awards 0207 566 1125
Email: info@unltd.org.uk For Level 2 Awards: johill@unltd.org.uk
Fax: 0207 566 1101
Website: www.unltd.org.uk
Funders Overall Aim:
UnLtD is a consortium of organisations which was awarded the remnants of the Millennium Commission money. They provide practical and financial support to social entrepreneurs who have both the ideas and the commitment to develop projects which will benefit their community.
Funding Type:
Level One: Awards of between £500 and £5,000 (expected average of £2,000) for start up costs. Level Two: Awards of between £10,000 and £20,000 (expected average of £15,000) for up to one year for a variety of activities, living expenses and project costs.
Funding For:
Projects must benefit the community, be a new initiative, and be a learning opportunity for the person applying. Awards have two levels: Level 1 Awards are designed to help make new ideas become real projects. UnLtd gives out 1,000 Level 1 Awards each year across the UK. They are aimed at individuals or informal groups of people who want to set up new projects in their spare time. Level 2 Awards support projects that are already developed or pay for the living expenses of award winners to help them devote more time to their projects. Level 2 is designed for projects that are able to demonstrate they are creating measurable social impact, and have the potential to scale up or replicate.
Funding NOT For:
Projects that: are part of your paid employment; involve political or religious campaigning; are outside the law or against public policy or encourage ethnic, religious or commercial disharmony; employ people other than yourself to carry out most of the project work; are mainly for people to achieve academic qualifications.
Who Can Apply:
People over the age of 16 living in the UK who are applying as an individual or part of an informal group of up to 3 people; Schools.
How To Apply:
Level One: First complete the eligibility questionnaire on their website. If you have completed the questionnaire and your answers met their criteria, the next step is to contact the office above to discuss your idea in more detail, and request an application form. Level Two: We advise that you speak to the regional Development Manager before you submit an Expression of Interest form.
When To Apply:
For level 1, you can apply at any time, it will take around 6-8 weeks for us to give you a decision (up to 12 week s over August and December). There are two Level 2 Award competitions per year, they expect to make approximately 16 Awards in England and Northern Ireland every 6 months. The 2010 application round for Level 2 awards is now open. The Spring 2010 deadline for receipt of Expression of Interest forms for the Level 2 awards is 22 March 2010 (12 noon).
Catchment Areas:
UK
General Notes:
With the introduction of Social Enterprise as part of the national curriculum for pupils aged 11-18 schools now have the opportunity to access funding to get ideas for social enterprises off the ground.
BIG LOTTERY - REACHING COMMUNITIESAddress:
BIG LOTTERY - REACHING COMMUNITIES
South West Regional Office
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter EX4 4EQ.
Tel: 0845 4 10 20 30
Email:
Website:
Funders Overall Aim:
To help those most in need, in line with our mission. To ensure that communities are involved in helping to deliver the projects and
to support the best projects that respond to locally identified needs.
Funding Type:
The BLF will give out grants from £10,001 up to £500,000, over five years if necessary, to allow projects more time to develop and
become sustainable. Full cost recovery will be funded. Maximum capital grant of £50,000.
Funds Distributed:
£80milion (2009/10)
Funding For:
Outcomes:
* People having better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life
skills
* Strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems
* Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
* Healthier and more active people and communities
Who Can Apply:
Registered charities, statutory bodies including schools (must be additonal and have good community involvement), charitable or
not-for-profit organisations/companies and social enterprises.
How To Apply:
Organisations will complete an Outline Proposal Form (OPF) so that applicants get feedback on their project ideas within 10-15
working days. The OPF stage is an extension of the enquiry, not the assessment process. Positive responses to OPFs do not guarantee
funding. Projects need to show how they complement or fill gaps in regional and/or community strategies. (If your project is
unsuccessful at full committee stage, we will not accept a new outline proposal for the same project within 12 months from the date
of our decision letter).
When To Apply:
Open for applications.
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WORKS
Address:
Social Enterprise Works,
The Coach House 2 Upper York Street
Bristol BS2 8QN
Tel: 0117 907 0080
Email:
Fax: 0117 942 2329
Website:
Funders Overall Aim:
Funded by Business Link, Social Enterprise Works can now offer you FREE support from our specialist, SFEDI accredited business
advisers, in the following areas and more:
* Developing and reviewing business and strategic plans
* Legal structures
* Identifying and developing income generating products and services
* Customer relations and customer development
* Clarifying and demonstrating social impact
* Reviewing and improving performance
Funding Type:
You will get:
* An initial meeting of up to 2 hours to identify your needs
* Develop an action plan to move you forward
* Follow up to check on your progress
* Access to free training in key social enterprise areas
* Referral to other relevant support programmes
Funding For:
Free, specialist business support.
Who Can Apply:
Established Third Sector Organisations.
How To Apply:
If you are interested, please call the above telephone number or contact us by email.
When To Apply:
Any time.
Catchment Areas:
Bristol, West of England, Gloucestershire or Wiltshire.
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COMMUNITY FUND FOR WILTSHIRE AND SWINDON
01380 729284
48 New Park Street Devizes
SN10 1DSThe Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon is currently offering an opportunity for small, volunteer led groups to apply for up to £5000 of funding.To find out whether your group is eligible follow the link above and fill in the expression of interest form which is a short simple process.
Community First
Wyndhams St Joseph's Place
Devizes SN10 1DD
01380 722475 ext 240/280
The fund has a small grants scheme available to community groups and clubs as well as a larger scheme. Funds for the small grants scheme normally range from £2000 to £5000.
MAKING LOCAL FOOD WORK is a Big Lottery funded initiative offering support to organisations in the field of local food. There are ten projects to consider from community supported agriculture to local shops.
The Plunkett Foundation
Units 2 & 3
The Quadrangle
Banbury Road
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1LH
T: 01993 810 730
F: 01993 810 849
tel 0117 934 1400 | fax 0117 934 1410 | info@cse.org.uk
Individuals take their cues from the actions of others around them and, through organised collective action, people can achieve far more than they can acting in isolation.
CSE therefore provides a range of services to engage people in their communities – from training volunteers and facilitating consultation to providing expert advice and project development.
Our aim is to help communities understand the issues – often by making links with existing concerns such as poverty, housing and health – and find appropriate local solutions.
CSE provides support to community groups across the UK through our work managing the Energy Saving Trust’s Green Communities programme (formally known as Community Action for Energy).
The services we offer include:
- training for volunteers to be community energy advisers
- advice to community groups on how to develop and secure funding for their own projects
- support and advice on energy saving and small-scale renewable energy projects (including detailed feasibility studies)
- presentations to local groups
- free energy advice
- long-term advisory support for projects achieving radical carbon reductions, such as the Carbon 60 project
