This issue of Funding Extra includes information provided by GCVS Healthy Organisations Co-Ordinator and Training Accord Group Project Manager; GrantsNet; Scottish Arts Council; Voluntary Arts Scotland; Grants Online; SYFAB; North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
Petition: Lloyds TSB Foundation For Scotland
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/LloydsFoundation/
CONTENTS:
New Fund Launched For Disabled Artists
Awards For All Update Regarding Independent Referees
Scott Bader Charity: Global Charitable Fund
Scott Moncrieff Charitable Trusts: Craigbrook Mortification Fund
Scott Moncrieff Charitable Trusts: Dr Guthries Association
First Group: Grants For Young People, For Health, For The Environment
Peter Vardy Charitable Fund
Pilgrim Trust
£1.7 Million Resilience Fund Opens For Applications (Scotland)
The Health Work And Well-Being Challenge Fund
Moneysavingexpert.Com Charity Fund
BBC Performing Arts Fund
Baring Foundation Arts Programme 2010
WHSmith Trust
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NEW FUND LAUNCHED FOR DISABLED ARTISTS
Unlimited is a new £1.5 million UK-wide disability arts commissioning fund being run as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The aim of the fund is to commission new work that is artistically led by disabled people. Grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 are available to disabled and Deaf artists, and disabled and Deaf-led arts organisations, who wish to develop their work, strengthen their artistic practice, challenge perceptions and forge new partnerships with presenting venues and events. There are three application deadlines for applications. These are the 4th January 2010, the 1st October 2010 and the 18th April 2011.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/unlimited/
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AWARDS FOR ALL UPDATE REGARDING INDEPENDENT REFEREES
“From 2nd November 2009, the application form will no longer ask for details of an independent referee to be included.
While we haven’t removed the requirement completely - we may still ask some groups for a referee once we have looked at their application - it will make the initial application process quicker and easier for all.
The referee requirement was originally introduced as a measure to counter fraud, but as our processes and checks have improved, the need for all groups to provide a referee has diminished.
We have also taken the opportunity to make some slight improvements to the application form and guidance to make them clearer and have produced a new guide which fully explains our requirements once a group have received a conditional offer of grant.
Although we’ve removed the referee page from the form, the version including this page is still valid for submission and applicants who have already filled the rest of the form in can just leave this section blank. The updated version of the form will be available on our website from 2nd November.”
Info From: Sam Howorth, Information & Events Officer, Big Lottery Fund Scotland, 1 Atlantic Quay, 1 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8JB Phone: 0141 242 1400 Enquiries line: 0870 240 2391 Email: sam.howorth@biglotteryfund.org.uk
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SCOTT BADER CHARITY: GLOBAL CHARITABLE FUND
What’s it for? Helping young and disadvantaged people around the world
Who can apply? Registered UK charities
What is available? Up to £25,000
The Scott Bader Charitable Fund provides grants to smaller charitable organisations local to Scott Bader around the world. Supported charities should help young or disadvantaged people - especially anyone suffering deprivation and discrimination, homeless and vulnerable women and children, minority communities and people affected by poverty, lack of education, malnutrition and disease.
Local Funds help smaller local charities within the Scott Bader Group around the world. Each Scott Bader organisation locally decides which charities to support in line with our Commonwealth guidelines.
The Central Fund annually supports two large, community based, environmental or educational projects to the value of £25,000 each. These can be located anywhere in the world where a Scott Bader company is operating.
More info: http://www.scottbader.com/global-corporate-charities.html
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SCOTT MONCRIEFF CHARITABLE TRUSTS: CRAIGBROOK MORTIFICATION FUND
What’s it for? Financial help for elderly people
Who can apply? Individuals or their representatives
What is available? Around £1,000 per individual
The Craigcrook Mortification provides pensions for poor men and women born in Scotland or have resided in Scotland for over 10 years. £30,000 is distributed each year with individuals receiving between £1,000 and £1,500 per annum.
More info: http://www.scott-moncrieff.com/charitable_trusts/page1.html
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SCOTT MONCRIEFF CHARITABLE TRUSTS: DR GUTHRIES ASSOCIATION
What’s it for? Welfare of children and young people in Scotland
Who can apply? Charities operating in Scotland
What is available? Around £1,000
The Dr Guthries Association supports organisations which promote the care and welfare of children and young people. Generally about £45,000 is available for distribution each year. Priority will be given to smaller charities whose small grants can make a difference and who may find it difficult to obtain funds elsewhere.
More info: http://www.scott-moncrieff.com/charitable_trusts/page5.html
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FIRST GROUP GRANTS - YOUNG PEOPLE, HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT
What’s it for? Funding activities for young people, for health, for the environment
Who can apply? Charities and community groups
What is available? Variable
The First Group supports a range of charitable causes and community organisations in the communities which they operate. The charity and sponsorship committee considers applications for a range of charitable activities including those that will benefit young people, health and wellbeing, or environmental activities
More info: www.firstgroup.com/corporate/community/charity_and_sponsorship.php
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UNLIMITED: CELEBRATING ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT BY DISABLED AND DEAF PEOPLE
Unlimited is a new UK-wide disability arts commissioning fund being run as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
The process of applying is being operated by Arts Council England on behalf of the other Arts Councils - however this is a UK-wide fund and all of the arts councils are involved in the decision-making process.
This fund is to commission new work that is artistically led by disabled people.
Applications for projects of between £25,000 and £50,000 are being actively encouraged.
Deadlines:
4 January 2010
1 October 2010
18 April 2011
Applications are through Arts Council England’s ‘Grants for the arts’ system - this is an online process. To find out more about the fund please visit the Arts Council England website: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/unlimited/
If you have any queries, please email Robert Gale, Equalities Officer (Arts and Disability) at the Scottish Arts Council robert.gale@scottisharts.org.uk
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PETER VARDY CHARITABLE FUND
The Peter Vardy Charitable Fund provides funds to organisations that aim to support disadvantaged, underprivileged or disabled children in the localities of their dealerships. These are located in the following areas:
- Perth
- Kirkcaldy
- Motherwell
- Edinburgh
Whether you are looking for funding for a day trip or to support a member of staff, then simply fill in one of their application forms and their Fund Committee will assess your application. To fill in an application form, please go to
www.petervardy.com/about-us/view/1066/The-Peter-Vardy-Charitable-Fund
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PILGRIM TRUST
The Pilgrim Trust concentrates its funding into two areas - Preservation & Scholarship and Social Welfare. The Main Grant Fund is for applications over £5,000 (this accounts for 90% of their output) and the Small Grant Fund is for applications under £5,000. The Trust will consider applications for:
- Preservation of and repairs to historic buildings and architectural features;
- Conservation of monuments or structures that are important to their surrounding, including buildings designed for public performance;
- Conservation of works of art, books, manuscripts, photographs and documents, museum objects and records associated with archaeology, historic buildings and the landscape;
- Promotion of knowledge through academic research and its dissemination, including cataloguing within museums, galleries, libraries and archives, and institutions where historic, scientific or archaeological records are preserved.
Arts and drama projects will be considered under their Social Welfare programme, if you can demonstrate that they are linked to clear educational goals for prisoners or those with drug or alcohol problems. There is no deadline and grant application meetings are held every quarter. For more information please visit www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk or tel: 0207 222 4723.
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£1.7 MILLION RESILIENCE FUND OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS (SCOTLAND)
The Scottish Government has announced that the £1.7 million Resilience Fund is now open for applications. The aim of the fund is to help Third Sector organisations affected by the recession. Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 are available to third sector organisations which can amongst other factors demonstrate how the recession has led to increased demand or significantly undermined their services and any increased pressure on their services is as a direct result of the recession. The fund is open to established third sector organisations that have at least a two year track record in the delivery of front-line services. The Scottish Government expect applicants to be located or operating/trading in Scotland. This can include UK-based organisations working with Scottish beneficiaries. The closing date for applications is the 4th December 2009.
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/funding/ResilienceFundStrategy1
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THE HEALTH WORK AND WELL-BEING CHALLENGE FUND
The Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund is a £4 million scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions. The programme is aimed at local partnerships and small and medium sized businesses based and trading in Great Britain and seeks to support innovative projects that improve employees’ health and welfare at work. Priority will be given to those projects aimed at improving metal well-being in small businesses. Grants available are of between £1,000 and £50,000. There are two funding rounds. The next deadline for applications is 31st December 2009. Round two will be open from September 2010 till December 2010.
www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/Initiatives/ChallengeFund/Default.aspx
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MONEYSAVINGEXPERT.COM CHARITY FUND
The next deadlines for the Moneysavingexpert.com charity fund are:
30 November 2009 - grants of up to £5,000 for group projects educating people about money, debt and consumer issues (groups applying for less that £900 can apply anytime and ask to be fast tracked)
15 November 2009 - grants of up to £500 for individuals towards a recognised course which will help with budgeting and finance issues.
For more information see the Moneysavingexpert.com charity fund website: http://www.msecharity.com/index.html?pid=21
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BBC PERFORMING ARTS FUND
The BBC Performing Arts Fund has funding for choirs for commission and non-commission projects.
The closing date for applications is 30 October 2009.
Projects can start from January 1st 2010 and must be completed by end of September 2010.
See the website for more information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/choral_ambition/
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BARING FOUNDATION ARTS PROGRAMME 2010
The Baring Foundation Arts Programme 2010 is now open. The new theme for this year is organisational development funding for arts organisations in the UK already producing and presenting arts by older people. Around eight grants will be made to cover core costs. Applicants must have an annual income of at least £50,000, and must have already undertaken high quality work led by, or involving, older people.
Deadline: 11 December 2009
See here for the Baring Foundation website: http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/
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WHSMITH TRUST
The WHSmith Trust is a registered charity with two principal objectives:
- To support the local communities in which WHSmith staff and customers live and work and;
- To support education and lifelong learning, helping people of any age to achieve their educational potential.
Grants To Support Education And Lifelong Learning:
They offer grants to UK-based projects which support education, literacy or life-long learning. Eligibility: Projects may operate on a regional or a national level. There is no requirement for WHSmith employees to have existing involvement with the project/charity. The project should deliver clear outputs, which can be communicated to WHSmith employees and customers.
GRANT SIZE: up to £60,000
The Trust favours projects where it will be a major funder, providing at least 30% of funding.
Staff Support:
The Trust provides grants to support the voluntary efforts of WHSmith staff in the communities in which they operate. A great many members of staff are involved in their community on a personal basis and a large number of stores are involved collectively as a team while others may see this as an opportunity to really get behind a local cause. ELIGIBILITY: Grants will only be made to registered charities with which a WHSmith employee has direct involvement.
GRANT SIZE: The trustees will only consider one grant request per employee per year. The Trust will match employee fundraising up to £500. Grants for larger sums will be subject to the trustees’ discretion.
They also give financial support to employees volunteering:
- Volunteers in Schools
- Community challenges
- Marathons
DEADLINE: Trustees meet alternate months to consider applications.
Remaining trustee meeting date for 2009 is Tuesday 24 November 2009.
CONTACT: Secretary, WHSmith Trust, Greenbridge Road, Swindon SN3 3LD Tel: 01793562824 Email: whsmithtrust@whsmith.co.uk
Website: http://www.whsmithplc.co.uk/WHSPLC-CR6.htm
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