The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust

Southampton City Council

Grants in this newsletter (CTRL + click on the name of the fund to take you to more information):

The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust:

Deadline:

Over £50,000 – no deadline, but applications are only considered at the bi-annual meetings of Trustees which usually take place around March and September.

(applications under £50,000 are considered on a monthly basis, apply anytime)

Who can apply?

Registered charities

How much?

Over £50,000 – no upper limit stated. Funding is offered on a match funding basis only to a maximum of 50%.

What for?

The Trust primarily funds projects which support the Trust’s interests of education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development.

How to apply: Apply online

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The Anchor Foundation:

Deadline: 31 January 2018

Who can apply?

Registered charities

How much?

Between £500 and £10,000

What for?

Supporting Christian charities concerned with social inclusion, particularly through ministries of healing and the arts.

How to apply: Complete the online application form, or download an application form and submit by email or post

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The Archer Trust:

Deadline: trustees meet to consider applications twice a year, normally in March and September.

Who can apply?

Registered charities

How much?

Between £250 and £3,000

What for?

In one way or another, you provide aid or support to a defined group of needy or deserving people, for instance those with physical or mental disabilities or the disadvantaged.

We prefer to support organisations working in areas of high unemployment and deprivation. We favour charities which make good use of volunteers. We support projects both in the UK and overseas, but for overseas projects only via UK charities which can ensure that funds are being well used.

How to apply: Apply by post to the address on the website

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The Architectural Heritage Fund:

We strongly advise you to discuss your project with us before applying to ensure that we can meet your needs. See our website for the contact details of your local Support Officer.

Deadline: 16 February 2018 for projects £5,000 and over.

Applications for projects of less than £5,000 are accepted at any time.

Who can apply?

Formally constituted charities or social enterprises whose members have limited liability.

[For Project Viability Grants, we will accept applications from unincorporated organisations or those in the process of being established. For other grants we would normally expect you to be incorporated.]

How much?

Project Viability grants – up to £5,000

Project Development grants – up to £25,000

What for?

All applications must concern projects that have recently involved or will result in a change of ownership and/or a change of use.

Funding supports the AHFs strategic objectives

• Objective One: To support people, communities and organisations to take ownership, to repair and to adapt historic buildings and places for new sustainable uses.
• Objective Two: To attract more investment for the conservation and sustainable re-use of the UK’s architectural heritage.
• Objective Three: To inspire the start-up and growth of new community enterprises that utilise historic buildings and places for public benefit.
• Objective Four: To demonstrate the value of a well-managed historic built environment by championing and showcasing the impact of the projects we have supported.

How to apply: Apply online

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Ashworth Charitable Trust:

Deadline: 28 February, 31 August

Who can apply?

Registered charities with annual incomes of less than £1 million.

How much?

Usually no more than £3,000

What for?

The work of the Trust is informed by a set of underlying principles:

• The oneness of humanity;
• The establishment of true justice;
• The paramount importance of education for all;
• The need to address the situation of the very poor and of those at the margins of society;
• That all people everywhere should be able to share the fruits of and be empowered to participate in the construction of a just, prosperous and sustainable society; and
• That to achieve these aims, it is necessary to build the capacity of individuals, communities and institutions.

The Trust prefers to help fund humanitarian projects and activities that share this vision and that have any of these characteristics:

• The project or activity has been initiated by people living at the grassroots who are empowered to find the solutions to their own problems;
• The project has a relatively simple, clear set of objectives and actions that further the vision of the Trust;
• The project develops the capacity of individuals, their communities or their institutions helping them to help themselves;
• The project enhances the learning of individuals, their communities or their institutions;
• The project’s 'beneficiaries' participate in the management and running of the project or activity; and
• The project’s 'beneficiaries' have suffered, or are suffering, from injustice, poverty or personal circumstances that are difficult for the individual to overcome without assistance.

How to apply: Apply online

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BBC Children in Need (main grants):

Deadline: 16 January 2018

Who can apply?

• Not-for-profit organisations of any size that work with disadvantaged children and young people of 18 years and under who live in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands
• If you currently have a Small Grant you can also apply for a Main Grant as long as it is for work with a different group of children and young people. Please note can you usually only have one application assessed in any 12-month period.

How much?

Over £10,000 per year for 3 years

There is no upper limit for Main Grants but we make very few grants over £120,000 (or £40,000 per year) and most grants are for much less.

What for?

Children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through:

1. Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
2. Any kind of disability
3. Behavioural or psychological difficulties
4. Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

How to apply: apply online

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Biffa Award:

Deadline: 28 February 2018, for themes

• Community buildings
• Recreation

Who can apply?

Formally constituted organisations (charities, community groups, social enterprises, etc.)

How much?

Between £10,000 and £75,000. You need to match fund at least 10% of the total amount you are apply for with a Third Party Contribution.

The total cost of your project must be less than £200,000.

What for?

Community Buildings

Biffa Award aims to provide and improve community buildings such as village halls, community centres and church halls to act as mechanisms for community involvement. Priority is given to those projects that enhance, maintain or introduce real community led social, economic or environmental improvements.

Applications for repair or maintenance of churches must be able to demonstrate wider community benefit.

Recreation

Biffa Award provides funding under the Recreation theme to projects that transform open spaces for the benefit of the community, providing them with more opportunities to become involved in recreational activity.

Examples of projects that fall under this category are green spaces, woodland walks, play areas and community gardens.

Please note: as of May 2017 we will no longer fund sporting facilities. This includes but is not limited to: cricket nets, floodlights, bowling greens, other pitch groundworks. Sporting clubhouses or pavilions are still eligible but only if the building can demonstrate regular use by the wider community beyond the sports club or team.

How to apply: Apply online

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Caring Communities Grant: http://www.southampton.gov.uk/people-places/grants-funding/caring-communities-grant.aspx

Deadline: Friday 26 January 2018, at midday

Who can apply?

• Not for profit organisations including community groups, registered charities, social enterprises, faith organisations, uniform groups (such as guides or scouts) and schools
• Care providers (domiciliary care, extra care, residential care or nursing care) who are contracted to deliver services on behalf of Southampton City Council

How much?

Up to £5,000

What for?

The Caring Communities Grant is a one-off grant scheme offering one year grants to kick-start activities across the city that help people care for themselves and each other.

People who have good support from family and friends are more likely to stay physically and mentally healthy and independent for longer. The aim of this grant is to develop sustainable projects that enable people to support each other in their own homes and communities or in care and nursing homes, reducing loneliness and improving both their physical health and their mental health. It is also hoped that projects will support people who have just left hospital to help them get back on their feet quicker and reduce the likelihood of them needing to return to hospital.

The overall aim of this grant is to help reduce demand for care services, enabling the council to focus its resources on the increasing number of people with more complex needs. To achieve this, projects must contribute to at least one of these outcomes:

• Improved social networks, reducing loneliness
• Increased physical activity for older people
• Improved technological skills, particular for older people

How to apply: The full application guidelines and application form are available to download from our website, http://www.southampton.gov.uk/people-places/grants-funding/caring-communities-grant.aspx

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The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust:

Deadline: 14 February 2018

Who can apply?

Registered charities

How much?

Between £500 and £5,000

What for?

• The arts
• Promotion of access, education and excellence in the arts for young people
• Access to the arts for people who have least access to them
• Performance development opportunities in the performing arts for those in the early stages of their careers,
• Support for charities seeking to engage with young people on the fringes of society through music and drama projects to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion

• Medical welfare
• Provision of music and art therapy to improve the quality of life for the elderly and the disabled, and in palliative care and in hospices
• Support for charities concerned with alleviating the suffering of adults and children with medical conditions who have difficulty finding support through traditional sources
• The provision of holidays for those carers who wouldn’t normally have a break from their responsibilities – and with emphasis on projects and schemes that allow young carers to enjoy being children

• The environment
• Conservation of the countryside and its woodlands,
• Protection of species within the UK and their habitats under threat or in decline
• Heritage conservation within the UK based on value to, and use by the local community –
• Rural crafts and skills in heritage conservation,
• Social and therapeutic horticulture

How to apply: Apply online

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Ernest Cook Trust (large grants):

Deadline: 31 January 2018

Who can apply?

Registered charities, state schools or other not-for-profit organisations – there are some restrictions though, please website for details

How much?

Between £4,000 and £12,000.

(for applications under £4,000 please see the Ernest Cook Trust small grants programme information on the ongoing funding newsletter)

What for?

Projects that encourage young people’s interest in:

• the arts, crafts and architecture
• science, or
• aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy.

How to apply: Apply by post – see website for details of what to include and address to post it to

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Ford Britain Trust (large grants):

Deadline: 31 January 2018

Who can apply?

• Registered charities
• Schools/PTAs (Non-fee paying, state sector schools only. Independent/private, fee paying, schools will not be considered)
• Non profit organisations (including small clubs and societies)

How much?

Between £250 and £3,000

What for?

• Work that has clear benefits to the local community/environment
• Work with young people/children
• Education/schools (mainstream)
• Special education needs
• People with disabilities

How to apply: Apply online

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Ford Britain Trust (small grants):

Deadline: 28 February 2018

Who can apply?

• Registered charities
• Schools/PTAs (Non-fee paying, state sector schools only. Independent/private, fee paying, schools will not be considered)
• Non profit organisations (including small clubs and societies)

How much?

Up to £250

What for?

• Work that has clear benefits to the local community/environment
• Work with young people/children
• Education/schools (mainstream)
• Special education needs
• People with disabilities

How to apply: Download the application form and submit by email

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The Golsoncott Foundation:

Deadline: 31 January 2018

The volume of applications is often very high, and the trustees may close the nominal deadline before the end of the quarter. Applicants therefore are advised not to wait until the deadline before submission, the earlier the application the more considered the first appraisal.

Who can apply?

Register charities, CICs, arts organisations

How much?

Grants rarely exceed £3,000

What for?

Arts projects, particularly the fine arts and music, which encourage excellence and the promotion of the highest standards.

How to apply: Apply via email

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HIWCF – Youth Social Action:

Deadline: Grant opens 1 Jan. Deadline will likely be Jan or early Feb.

Who can apply?

Registered charities, constituted community groups and other charitable organisations including Social Enterprises and CICs.

How much?

Between £1,000 and £5,000

What for?

Youth Social Action has huge potential to create opportunities and skills development for young people, benefitting local people and places. The aim of this grant is to raise the level and quality of youth social action. The programme aim is to increase youth social action by 50% by 2020 taking the percentage of young people that volunteer from 40% to 60%.

Social action involves activities such as campaigning, fundraising and volunteering, all of which enable participants to make a positive difference to their communities. Social action develops the skills and knowledge of young people that employers look for.

The definition of young people is between 10 and 20, and up to 25 for disabled young people.

Groups must demonstrate that their programme can meet the following quality principles of great youth social action:

• Reflective
• Challenging
• Youth-led
• Socially Impactful
• Progressive
• Embedded

How to apply: Apply online