Funding Bulletin
November 2015
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester: Community and Voluntary Action Tameside, Voluntary Action Oldham (VAO), Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre and Bolton CVS. Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Fit4Funding, Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
Assistance is available from your local CVS (Council for Voluntary Services) with putting together a quality funding bid. Please find the details below of who to contact in your area. Please get in touch to see how we can work with you to help you achieve your aims.
Please also let us know if you are successful in securing funding as a result of spotting an opportunity in our bulletin!
COMMUNITY
Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund
Priorities/details: To be successful a group MUST:
· Carry out positive work in the community and be of charitable nature and be ‘Not for Profit’ status.
· Be Community, Socially or Environmentally focused
· Based within the area of benefit
The Project should offer / be:
· Improve, enhance, protect and conserve the natural and built environment; or offer heritage conservation;
· or promote or advance social welfare;
· or provide better appreciation of the natural and urban environment;
· or create a safe habitat for flora and fauna.
· Demonstrate lasting benefit to the community.
· Benefit all members of the community regardless of race, gender or religion.
· Be from an established group or charity able to demonstrate clear banking or financial records, and not an individual or commercial organisation working for profit.
Who for: Community organisations, charities, not for profits that are based within approximately a 10-mile radius of the Airport, concentrating on the areas most exposed to aircraft noise. Please
Grant amount: The Community Trust Fund award grants to a maximum of £3,000
Deadline: 4th December 2015 by 5pm and 11th January 2016 by 5pm
Application process: Apply via an online application system
For more information: www.manchesterairport.co.uk/community/working-in-our-community/community-trust-fund/ Email:l: 0161 489 5281
Screwfix Foundation
Priorities/details: TheFoundationraises funds throughout the year to support causes that will change people's lives. They work with both national and local charities donating much needed funding to help all sorts of projects, from repairing buildings and improving facilities in deprived areas, to decorating the homes of people living with sickness or disability. We review all applications. Of particular relevance are the following:
· Will the funds help people in need (by reason of financial hardship)
· Sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK?
· Does the project relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or
· Construction of homes, community facilities and other buildings?
· Will the project be environmentally friendly?
Who for: Registered charities
Grant amount: Not specified
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at anytime. Applications are reviewed in January, April and July.
Application process: Online application. Please send completed forms via email to
For more information: The Screwfix Foundation, Trade House, Mead Avenue, Yeovil, BA22 8RT www.screwfix.com/jsp/landing.jsp?id=ScrewfixFoundation
IGas Community Energy Fund
Priorities/details: Grants are now available projects that have clear social benefits for people living in areas close to IGas oil and gas sites. Projects should tackle issues faced by rural communities and make a positive contribution to the social fabric, environment, economic development or regeneration of the area.
Who for: Community and voluntary organisations that are charitable, educational or benevolent in purpose. Greater Manchester qualifies for the 2016 scheme
Grant amount: Grants of between £1,000 and £15,000
Deadline: The deadline for applications is 31 January 2016
Application process: The application can be downloaded and then submitted electronically
For more information: Barrie Hedges: 01249 731007 / 07899 923756 or Sue Winch: 07768 498148 Email:
Post: IGas Community Fund Muddy Boots PR 21, Salmon’s Leap, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 9EU
Website: www.igascommunityfund.co.uk/index.html
Clothworkers' Foundation - UK
Priorities/details: The Clothworkers’ Foundation aims through its funding to improve the quality of life, particularly for people and communities facing disadvantage. They offer 2 streams of funding depending on income. A main grants programme and a small grants programme. Priorities include:
· Alcohol and substance misuse
· Disabled people
· Disadvantaged young people
· Domestic and sexual violence
· Elderly people
· Homelessness
· Disadvantaged minority communities
· Prisoners and ex-offenders
· Visual impairment
There are separate guidelines for Textiles and Conservation - CPD Bursaries/ Fellowships.
Who for: UK registered charities* with an annual operating income of under £15m
Grant amount: Charities with an annualincome of less than £15m – no maximum grant with an average of 25k. Charities with an annual income of less than 250k – maximum grant of 10k with an average of 7k
Deadline: There are no deadlines for applications - applications are accepted all year round.
Application process: Application forms are available on the website after completing an eligibility checker
For more information: http://foundation.clothworkers.co.uk/How-to-apply.aspx The Clothworkers' Foundation, Clothworkers’ Hall, Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7AH Website:http://foundation.clothworkers.co.uk/How-to-apply.aspx
Worshipful Company of Weavers
Priorities/details: The Fund's aim is helping young people at risk of criminal involvement to stay out of trouble and assist in the rehabilitation of offenders, particularly young offenders both in prison and after release. The Company prefers to help new projects in the early stages and, in particular, innovatory projects which could act as a model for similarwork elsewhere; it sees its role as pump-priming and does not usually provide long-term funding, although it does sometimes provide more significant help to particular projects.
In considering whether a project is worthy of support and provided it meets all the Fund's criteria, an assessment visit by a member of the Company is always made.
Benevolent Fund Priorities:
· Helping disadvantaged young people
· Offenders and ex-offenders, particularly those under 30 years of age
Who for: Registered Charities
Grant amount: Grantsusuallyhave an upper limit of £15,000 per annum, and to make sure grants of this size have an impact,they will not fund large organisations.To be eligible for funding, local organisations such as those working in a village, estate or small town should normally have an income of less than about £100,000. Those working across the UK should normally have an income of not more than about £250,000
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at anytime and are considered by the Charitable Grants Committee at their meetings in February,June and October
Application process: Available todownload fromthewebsite.
For more information: http://www.weavers.org.uk/charitable-grants/grant-application-guidelines
The Weavers' Company,Saddlers' House, Gutter Lane, London EC2V 6BR Tel: 020 7606 1155 Fax: 020 7606 1119 Email:
GENERAL
Ibrahim Foundation
Priorities/details: This Foundation makes grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future.They like to consider work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help such as a loan. The Foundationdoes not have areas of focus in grant making. They believe those on the front lines in the community best understand the particular needs and where grants will bear the greatest fruits. They look for situations where small amounts of funds will make significant impact. However, theyare particularly interested in the following areas:-
Community Building, Strengthening Nonprofits, Environment, Supporting Families.
Who for: Does not specify if you have to be a registered charity
Grant amount: The grants range from £500 - £10,000. Extraordinary projects may receive grants up to £50,000.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at anytime.
Application process: Apply in writing following the guidance on the website.
For more information: Website:www.ibrahimfoundation.com/apply.html
Allen Lane Foundation
Priorities/details: groups, or generalist work which includes significant numbers from more than one such group:
· Asylum-seekers and refugees (but not groups working with a single nationality)
· Gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender people
· Gypsies and Travellers
· Migrant workers
· Offenders and ex-offenders
· Older people
· People experiencing mental health problems
· People experiencing violence or abuse
· It will not fund beneficiaries in London.
If the beneficiaries do not include a significant proportion of people from one or more of these groups it is unlikely an application will be successful. The Foundation will make single grants, or grants for two or three years.
Who for: There is a 2 stage application process. Applications take between 2 and 6 months to process fully.
Grant amount: Single, one-off grants range from as little as £500 up to £15,000. Grants repeated for more than one year vary from about £500 per annum up to £5,000 per annum, for a maximum of three years.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Application process: There is no formal application form - only a short Registration Form to givebasic information which you should complete and send with your application. This form is available to download from the website, where application guidance is also detailed.
For more information: Website:www.allenlane.org.uk Contact:Allen Lane Foundation, 90 The Mount, York YO24 1AR Tel: 01904 613223 Fax: 01904 613133 Email:
Santander Foundation
Priorities/details: The Santander Foundationhas a grant programmes to help disadvantaged people in the UK.
Santander Community Plus provides grants of up to £5,000. The scheme is open to small local UK charities or local projects of national charities with funding available to cover salaries, equipment or materials.The grant needs to fund something specific just two examples would be equipment or to pay for the costs of a part time sessional worker. It must also directly help disadvantaged people in your local area.
Who for: Registered Charities
Grant amount: Up to 5k
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Application process: Online application form. The Community Plus scheme-nominations can be made by charities as well as Santander customers and staff. Just visit any Santander branch and complete aCustomer Suggestion Form. Please see the website below for information about grants that may become available in January.
For more information: www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/ Contact:Alan Eagle, Santander Foundation, 201 Grafton Gate East, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 1ANEmail: W:www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/
ENVIRONMENT
Grow Wild - UK
Priorities/details: Grow Wildare looking for local groups and organisations across the UK to come forward with exciting and inspirational ideas to give neglected and uncared-for sites and spaces a new lease of life. They are particularly interested in hearing great ideas from groups of young people.
A Grow Wild community site is a place where local people use UK native plants to create a space for everyone to enjoy. At the moment, your Grow Wild site might be an unloved, neglected and rundown area that you’d like to reclaim for the local community. You just need to tell them how you want to turn it into an inspiring space for everyone.
The project needs to be:
· The project is clearly community-led, with local people involved in designing it and decision-making.
· The project has the potential to ignite the interest of people who live nearby.
· The project connects local people to nature.
· The site will continue to be used by the community for activities in the future.
Who for: Community groups and Charities
Grant amount: £1,000 to £4,000
Deadline:1 December 2014
Application process: Available to download from the website along with the guidance.
For more information: https://www.growwilduk.com/community-project-funding
Email: Tim Owen Tel: 020 8332 3759 / 07827 874490
Lancashire Environmental Fund
Priorities/details: The Fund operates four funding schemes:
· Green Leaf Grants can be used to fund small scale community projects that are accessible to the general public.
· The Small Grants programme is available for small schemes usually to support groups who are seeking one off funding for a project.
· Main Grants programme Fund is available to organisations who are registered as Environmental Bodies with Entrust, the scheme regulator.
· The Dirtworks programme is funding to encourage young people to volunteer and get involved with practical environmental schemes.
Who for: Community and environmental groups
Grant amount: Green Grants – up to £1000. Small Grants- applications are accepted for grants between £3,000and £15,000. The overall cost of the project should not exceed £30,000. Main Grants - Applications are accepted for grants up to £30,000. Under the Dirtworks programme, £20,000.
Deadline: Friday 5 February 2016.
Application process: Available to download from the website below
For more information: Lancashire Environmental Fund, The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6BYTel: 01772 317247Website:www.lancsenvfund.org.uk/#/lef-funding-schemes/4557618229
ARTS
Garfield Weston Foundation
Priorities/details: We make grants across the UK to organisations in the following categories:
· Arts
· Education
· Youth
· Health
· Community
· Environment
· Religion
· Welfare
Who for: The Foundation only considers applications from UK registered charities and your registration number is required (unless you have exempt status as a church, educational establishment, hospital or housing corporation).
Grant amount: There are 2 grant post. One is for under 100k and one is for over 100k. Please see the online guidelines for more details.
Deadline: There are no formal deadlines for submitting applications and organisations should allow approximately four months for a final outcome
Application process: You can apply online or download the application and apply by post
For more information: Website:http://www.garfieldweston.org/Contact:Garfield Weston Foundation, Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4QY Tel: 020 7399 6565
The Steel Charitable Trust
Priorities/details: Grants are made primarily to registered charities in the UK within the following funding areas: