A Guide to Funding Sources for Community Groups and Voluntary Organisations, including ICT Initiatives
1. A Guide to Funding
Sources for Community
Groups and Voluntary
Organisations,
including ICT Initiatives
2. A Guide to Funding Sources for Community Groups and Voluntary
Initiatives
Organisations, including ICT Initiatives
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Introduction
Devolved/European & Central Government Funding
Welsh Assembly Government Funding 5
European Union Funding 25
UK Central Government funding 28
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Lottery Funding
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Trusts & Foundations
Local Voluntary Service Council Funding Schemes in Wales 79
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Links to other fundraising resources
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Dated: January 2009.
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3. Funding
A Guide to Funding
Introduction
The purpose of this Guide is to provide information about the main grant making
Trusts, National Lottery schemes and government funding that provide funding in
relation to digital inclusion projects. The guide is intended to support community
based ICT facilities, voluntary and charitable groups.
the
Note the guide includes funding bodies that are not ICT specific but where ICT
could be an element and could play a part in your overall proposed project - by
proposed
Fund.
exploiting technology. This is indicated by a * e.g. Volunteering in Wales Fund. An
example would be using the Volunteering in Wales Fund to do a project around virtual
For
volunteering. For further examples of how to find money for technology see Marc
Osten’s article at http://www.summitcollaborative.com/summit-published-articles/
http://www.summitcollaborative.com/summit-published-
and http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/winninggrants
Imminent deadlines for funding are highlighted in yellow
Preparation
Before you begin to seek funding, make sure your project fits with the overall
aims of your organisation and that you have the expertise and resources to
carry it out.
It may be helpful to plan project activity to run concurrently with
complementary activity.
Be clear about what you want the money for – equipment, training, staff time
– and who will benefit. A proportion of overhead costs, e.g. staff time
committed to the project, may be included in your application.
Research potential funders carefully so that you apply to the organisations
that best match your needs. A high percentage of funding requests fail on
grounds of eligibility or because of poor preparation.
Seeking project funding can be a time consuming undertaking, however it may
be the only option if core funding is has been reduced or withdrawn. In
addition, some external funders will contribute to core costs.
As a first step, go through this Funding Guide and draw up a list of possible
funders for your project. Then undertake some more detailed research on the
organisations you have selected, looking at, for example: specific criteria,
deadlines, average size of grant awarded, match funding etc. This should
narrow down your list to the most suitable organisations to approach. Applying
to a variety of sources can increase your chances of success.
Contact these bodies and request an application form and guidelines. You
may be able to download these documents from the funding organisation’s
website. As far as possible, website addresses are provided for all
organisations in this Guide.
Read the funder’s guidance notes carefully, as they will tell you what
information you will have to provide in your application. You might also find it
useful to get a copy of the funder’s annual report, which will give you a feel for
their funding policy and strategy.
From all of this information, you should now be able to choose the most
appropriate trust or fund to whom to make application.
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4. Clarify your objectives
Your applications should support the strategic development of your
strategic
centre/organisation Consider the type of activity your centre/organisation
wants to support. Take the opportunity to revisit organisational objectives. For
example, does your organisation seek to engage disadvantaged groups, build
community capacity, provide skills training etc?
Ensure you have a clear and up to date understanding of relevant national,
regional and local strategies. Your project may be eligible for statutory funding
strands if your activity is in line with key strategies.
Follow the key project development steps in developing the project or activity
for which you will be seeking funding. Establish evidence of need and set clear
aims and objectives. Objectives should be SMART i.e. specific, measurable,
achievable, realistic and time based.
Consider how you will monitor and evaluate the project activity in order to
track progress and report back to the project funders. Good monitoring data
will also be crucial for project management purposes.
Application Preparation
Contact the funders prior to preparing and submitting an application. Most
funding bodies will be happy to discuss your project and give advice on your
application.
Establishing the eligibility of your project for support is the key do not waste
key,
time submitting applications where eligibility is in doubt.
Your application should be clear and concise and written in a user friendly
style. Avoid jargon and provide definitions of any specialized terminology. The
summary of all the key points of your project proposal should fit on one A4
page (roughly 500 words).
Make sure you state: why you need the funding, the goals and objectives of
the project, who are the beneficiaries, the project budget, project staffing, the
resources available, and your organisation's expertise to carry out the project.
Address the funders’ priorities Refer to the relevant guidance and ensure that
priorities.
you provide all the information required by the funders to assess your project.
Get someone who is not directly involved in the project to read over your
application as a final ‘quality check’
quality check’.
For a more detailed guide to application preparation visit the Sustainable
funding Cymru website
http://www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk/help/wcva-information-sheets or
contact them on
℡ 0800 2888 329
sfc@wcva.org.uk
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5. Devolved/European & Central Government Funding
Welsh Assembly Government funding .
Fund/Trust The Community Facilities and Activities
Programme (CFAP)
Description The Community Facilities and Activities
Programme (CFAP) is a capital grant
scheme operated by the Welsh Assembly
Government. It is open to community
and voluntary organisations and provides
funding for the provision of facilities
within communities and for activities
engaging local people who help promote
the regeneration of communities.
It is intended as a fund for organisations
to draw upon to fill remaining gaps in
finances after all other sources of
support have been explored
Grant funding available The scheme provides capital grants only.
The largest grants awarded are normally
£100,000 in any one financial year (1
April to 31 March) or £300,000 in total
over a three year period. In such cases
applicants must demonstrate that the
proposed building timetable does roll
over more than one financial year.
What it funds CFAP can help provide facilities and
equipment and help with the carrying out
of activities that promote the
regeneration of communities by tackling
one or more of the following priorities:
• Creating or refurbishing facilities
available to the community as a
whole, or adapting them to ensure
equal access to disabled people as
required under the Disability
Discrimination Act 1995.
• Acting to improve the built or natural
environment for local people.
• Improving the well-being of the
community by encouraging active and
healthy life styles
• Providing facilities or activities which
reduce poverty, inequality,
discrimination and social
disadvantage.
• Encouraging training that targets
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6. vulnerable or excluded people,
assisting with the promotion of job
opportunities and increased incomes.
Stimulating community businesses
•
and social enterprises.
Involving people of all ages and
•
abilities in the community and
addressing the needs of socially
excluded groups.
Strengthening the cultural and
•
linguistic identity of the community.
Application Criteria Your organisation must be self-governing,
not profit distributing, and be for
community/public benefit, without
discrimination. If you require funding for
a capital refurbishment or new building,
you must be the legal owners of the
building and/or land on which it is to
stand, or be able to demonstrate a long
term secured tenancy (20 years or more)
at an affordable rent and have written
consent of the lesser (or landlord) to
carry out the proposed changes.
9th April 2009 & 16th October 2009
Deadlines
Comments The programme is for voluntary and
community groups and private “not for
profit” companies limited by guarantee
having a turnover of less than
The 2006 Evaluation of CFAP revealed
that in the increasingly competitive
bidding environment it is the larger
organisations who appear to be more
geared up to “professional bid writing”
that have been winning out over the
smaller local bidders that the programme
was designed to support.
Contact details Officials deal with applications on a
geographical basis. Below is a table
showing contact details by county. All
queries must be directed to the relevant
case officer...
For further information see
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7. - http://tinyurl.com/78pxlb
Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly,
Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire,
Flintshire, Newport, Torfaen, Wrexham –
Judith Davies
01685 729315
Anglesey, Cardiff, Gwynedd
Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot,
Vale
Pembrokeshire, Vale of Glamorgan
Richard Fowler
01685 729317
Bridgend, Ceredigion, Conwy Merthyr
Tydfil, . Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea.
Mike O’Shea
01685 729316
Powys, projects submitted in the Welsh
language.
language
Roger Plater
01685 729321
Applications should be sent to:
Communities Facilities and Activities
Programme (CFAP)
Communities Directorate
Welsh Assembly Government
Merthyr Tydfil Office
Rhydycar
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1UZ
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8. Fund/Trust Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Wales
Description The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is
working in partnership with the Welsh
Assembly Government and other grant
giving bodies in Wales to provide support
and to help reinvigorate and regenerate
the former and current coalmining
communities across Wales
Grant funding available The Trust operates two grant
programmes in Wales:
Bridging the Gap - The Bridging
•
the Gap Programme in Wales
offers grants from £500 to a
maximum value of £10,000 to
groups and organisations, which
operate in former coalfield
communities.
The Main Grant Scheme - The
•
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
welcomes applications from
groups, organisations and
agencies throughout Wales which
are committed to the regeneration
of coalfield areas and their
communities. Applicants will
normally be community and
voluntary organisations, charities,
local authorities and similar
bodies.
The maximum grant possible is
£100,000, with the minimum grant
possible being £10,000.
What it funds We will support projects that fit into one
or more of the following funding themes:
• Access to employment
• Education and skills
• Health and wellbeing
• Access to opportunities
Application Criteria They welcome applications from new or
existing groups, organisations and
agencies throughout Britain who are
contributing to the regeneration of
coalfield
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9. areas and their communities.
Because we are a charity, your project
must follow Charity Commission
guidelines
To receive charitable funds.
Your projects should be based in an
eligible coalfield community or be able to
show clear and immediate benefits for an
eligible coalfield community.
Although the Trust administers funds on
behalf of the Welsh Assembly
Government, it remains independent of
the Assembly. All grant allocation
decisions are considered by the Trust's
Board of Trustees, based on
recommendations provided by a specially
convened Welsh Grants Panel.
Deadlines No Deadlines
Comments CRT has an allocation of funding which
has a capital and a revenue element,
currently we are vastly oversubscribed
with requests for revenue funding and
therefore we cannot make any further
awards at this time.
This may change in the future and we will
contact you should funds become
available. In the meantime we do have
availability on our small grants Bridging
the Gap Scheme for amounts of up to
£10,000 or larger capital grants.
Contact details For further information see -
- http://www.coalfields-
regen.org.uk/default.asp &
http://www.coalfields-
regen.org.uk/docs/147.pdf
Part Unit 7
Maritime Office
Woodland Terrace
Maes-y-coed
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF37 1DZ
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10. Phone: 01443 404 455
Fax: 01443 408 804
Regeneration Manager - Alun Taylor
Email: alun.taylor@coalfields-
regen.org.uk
Operations Manager - Sian Richards
Email: sian.richards@coalfields-
regen.org.uk
Development Officer (Partnerships) -
Richard Pugh
Email: richard.pugh@coalfields-
regen.org.uk
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11. Fund/Trust Communities First Trust Fund
Description The Communities First Trust Fund
provides small grants for small
community and voluntary organisations
in Communities First areas
Grant funding available Under the Fund, each of the 100 most
deprived electoral divisions, as identified
by the Welsh Index of Multiple
Deprivation, and the 10 Communities of
Interest/Imaginative Proposals are
allocated £20,000 per financial year.
Each of the 32 sub ward pockets of
deprivation is allocated £10,000 per
financial year. As a result of the revised
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
2005, some 46 Lower Super Output
Areas (LSOAs) applied to become
Communities First Areas. Once admitted
to the Programme, each LSOA is
allocated £5,000 per financial year.
Applications in excess of £5,000 will not
be considered and no group will be
eligible to access more than £5,000 in
any financial year. Grants of up to 100%
may be awarded however groups are
encouraged to apply for part funding for
their project and seek the additional
funding they require from other sources.
Groups will not be eligible to apply to the
Trust Fund again until they have
accounted for their previous grant.
What it funds The purpose of the scheme is to support
any type of activity that involves local
people, through small community
organisations, that benefits their
community. The activities must provide
some measure of economic,
environmental, social or cultural benefit
for people living in a Communities First
area.
Application Criteria Groups can apply if they:
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12. are a not-for-profit group;
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are working in and involving
•
people from a Communities First
area, or if outside the area, the
activity must be of direct benefit
to the Communities First area;
have a constitution or set of rules,
•
dated and signed as quot;adoptedquot; by
the Chair, or other senior office
holder on behalf of the group;
have a bank account, in the name
•
of your group, which requires at
least two signatures;
Can provide a copy of your most
•
recent accounts or statement of
income and expenditure and a
bank statement. These must be
audited or signed as approved by
your Chair or other senior office
holder; and
Can spend the grant within one
•
year or return it, or part of it, to
the Fund.
Deadlines Applications can be submitted
throughout the year please -contact the
number below for deadlines
Comments
Contact details For further information contact
Community First Helpline on 0800 587
8898
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13. Fund/Trust Provision of Advice and Services in
Relation to Youth Crime and Domestic
Violence *
Description The grant scheme allocates funds to
specialist voluntary organisations that
provide a range of services and advice to
local agencies in respect of youth crime
and domestic abuse.
Grant funding available No information available
What it funds The scheme aimed primarily at
organisations that are able to operate
effectively at an all Wales level, though
local or regional projects of an innovative
nature may be considered.
Funding is available for organisations
which provide training and support to
youth offending teams, and for
organisations which provide advice and
services in respect of domestic abuse.
Application Criteria If you wish to apply for funding from this
scheme, detailed guidance notes and
application forms are available from Mrs.
Jane Andrews. The scheme includes
revenue support to assist voluntary
organisations working with domestic
abuse problems
Deadlines No information available
Comments
Contact details Mrs. Jane Andrews
Community Safety Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Rhydycar
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1UZ
℡ (01685) 729088
- jane.andrews@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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14. Fund/Trust Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for
Wales *
Description The Aggregate Levy was introduced by
the Finance Act 2001, which came into
effect in April 2002. Part of the money
generated by the Levy has been used to
set up a Sustainability Fund to address
the environmental costs associated with
aggregate extraction. In Wales, the Fund
will be used to address issues specific to
Wales:
legacy of old minerals
•
permissions;
promoting the use of alternative
•
materials to aggregates;
reducing the impact of aggregate
•
extraction;
environmental and amenity
•
benefits to communities affected
by aggregate extraction;
conserving sites of special
•
interest; and
Education projects linked to
•
quarrying.
Grant funding available Funding is available for projects that
address the above issues and meet the
criteria set out in the information packs.
What it funds The Fund will focus on six different types
of scheme. Projects can qualify under
more than one category. In addition, the
Fund will also be available as a potential
source for third party funding for the
Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.
The six qualifying schemes are:
(1) Old mineral permissions
(2) Promoting the use of alternative
materials
3) quarrying
Reducing the impact of quarrying
(4) Environmental and amenity
benefits to communities affected by
aggregates extraction
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15. (5) Conserving and improving sites of
special interest
(6) Education projects
Application Criteria See http://tinyurl.com/7q8ub6
http://tinyurl.com/7q8ub6
Deadlines None stated
Comments
Contact details The Aggregates Levy Fund Unit
Planning Policy Branch
Welsh Assembly Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
David Eccles
℡(02920) 823261
Planning.Division@Wales.GSI.Gov.UK
Neil Selwood
℡ (02920) 801492
Planning.Division@Wales.GSI.Gov.UK
http://tinyurl.com/9tajlx
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16. Fund/Trust Children and Families Organisations
Grant *
Description The overall objective of the scheme is to
support the core activities of voluntary
organisations, working on an all-Wales
level, to develop preventative child and
family support services and to avoid
family breakdown
Grant funding available Not known
What it funds Its aim is to develop the capacities of
eligible voluntary organisations to help
the Assembly achieve its objectives of
creating a more inclusive society with
equality of opportunities and to enable
children to play a positive role in the
community wherever possible. It focuses
on the following themes –
National representation of bodies
•
providing services for children in
Wales;
Day-care;
•
Looked after children (including
•
advocacy, fostering and adoption);
Disabled children;
•
Parenting;
•
Child protection;
•
Children from ethnic and other
•
minority groups; and
Play.
•
Application Criteria See contact details
Deadlines For details of the next bidding round
please contact Leia Dally or Andrew
Carter.
Comments
Contact details Leia Dally
℡(02920) 826379
℡Cymorth@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Andrew Carter
℡(02920) 825894
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18. Fund/Trust Civic Initiative (Heritage) Grants *
Description The scheme provides grants up to
£2,000 to local voluntary organisations
for projects which contribute to
increasing awareness of the historic
environment and promote its
appreciation
This could include staging exhibitions or
the publication of educational material
about the historic environment.
Physical works will be considered where
they improve public appreciation of the
historic environment. This could include
the erection of plaques, which assist with
the presentation of historic structures,
improve public appreciation of the
historic environment or promote visitor
information.
The scheme is of particular relevance to
civic societies who will need to contribute
match funding.
Grant funding available £2,000.00
What it funds Guidance notes and application forms
are available from:
Cadw,
Units 5&7,
Cefn Coed,
Nantgarw,
Cardiff,
CF15 7QQ.
Application Criteria See contact details
Deadlines Not known
Comments
Contact details Anne Thomas
℡(01443) 336064
cadw@wales.gsi.gov.uk
http://tinyurl.com/7jgq7d
http://tinyurl.com/7jgq7d
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19. Fund/Trust Environment Wales *
Description Environment Wales, which since May
2006 has been administered by Wales
Council for Voluntary Action on behalf of
the Welsh Assembly Government, aims to
support voluntary action which
contributes to sustainable development
by helping to protect and improve the
environment in Wales
Grant funding available Not known
What it funds Environment Wales has 5 grant streams,
designed to aid projects in each step of
their development.
Two of these streams are available pre-
registration i.e. for projects which may
not yet be well-enough established to
complete the registration process. These
are:
Start-
Start-up Grants: These help to cover the
costs involved with establishing new
voluntary or community groups such as
hiring venues, publicity or printing,
training, insurance, affiliation etc. The
maximum grant is £1,000.
Pre-
Pre-Project Grants: These help cover the
costs of any studies or surveys that need
to be undertaken before a project can
begin; for example feasibility studies,
business plans, ecological surveys or
community appraisals. The studies must
be undertaken by a third party. The
maximum grant is £4,000.
In both these instances, grants will only
be awarded if the proposed project
activities meet with our objectives and it
is hoped that any projects benefiting
from these grants will later come forward
for Environment Wales registration.
There are 3 other Environment Wales
grant streams, open to registered
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20. only.
projects only
Training Support Grants: These grants
are available to help cover the costs of
training courses and conferences.
Eligible costs include travel expenses,
subsistence and course fees. The
maximum grant available is £400.
Applications may be submitted at any
time.
Project Grants: These grants help cover
project materials and equipment. The
maximum grant available is £10,000.
Applications may be submitted at any
time.
Management Grant: These grants help
fund new posts within registered
projects. The posts must be project-
specific and not part of an organisation's
core activities. Grants range from £1,000
to £12,000. Applications need to be
received by the 31 October for awards
starting on 1 April, the following year.
Funding can be provided for up to a
maximum of six
Application Criteria
In considering applications for grant aid,
Environment Wales will give priority to
projects:
• which are working in partnership with
other organisations;
• which are innovative or collaborative,
and could be used as a model elsewhere;
• which encourage and support the
participation of communities in local
sustainable development;
• where a grant would raise the quality of
work and achieve greater benefits for the
environment;
• where a grant may increase the
potential to raise income through a
project
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21. Deadlines None - can be submitted anytime
Comments All project applications must have
volunteer input and be able to clearly
demonstrate how they meet with 1 or
more of the 4 key Environment Wales
goals http://www.environment-
wales.org/
Match Funding Requirement
Environment Wales can fund up to 75%
of project costs. This means that at least
25% of costs must be met from other
sources. Environment Wales recognises
the importance of volunteer input to
projects and records this as if it were a
cash value (volunteer contribution is
currently costed at £6.50 / hour). If there
is sufficient volunteer time on a proposed
project, smaller groups may use this
contribution to make up the 25% match
funding requirement. Larger groups will
be expected to meet at least some of this
requirement from other sources, which
can include other funders, own resources
or income-generation. Match funding can
also be provided in-kind.
Limit on funding from Welsh Assembly
Government Sources
Environment Wales is funded by the
Welsh Assembly Government, which is
keen to encourage projects to secure
support from a range of other sources.
Groups need to demonstrate therefore
that the total amount of funding for their
project coming from Welsh Assembly
Government sources does not exceed
75% of the total costs.
Other organisations providing funds that
originate from the Welsh Assembly
Government include the Countryside
Council for Wales, Wales Tourist Board,
and some WCVA grants including the
quot;Volunteering in Walesquot; fund.
Contact details WCVA is the initiative’s Administrative
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22. Partner. It is responsible for providing
the administrative and financial
framework for Environment Wales and
for hosting the Administrative Team.
There are also 8 Operational Partners,
which host the Development Officer
Team. These are BTCV, CYMAD, Cylch,
Groundwork Wales, Keep Wales Tidy,
RSPB Cymru, The National Trust and the
Wildlife Trusts Wales.
The Development Officer Team works to
provide community and voluntary groups
with advice and support. Each project,
supported by Environment Wales, is
allocated a dedicated Development
Officer who remains a constant point of
contact. Environment Wales also
provides funding through 5 different
grant streams.
Contact the main office on the following;
info@environment-wales.org
℡ 029 2043 1727
Address Environment Wales
Baltic House
Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff
CF10 5FH
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23. Fund/Trust Millennium Volunteers Grant Scheme *
Description This funding stream is for organisations
able to offer or develop volunteering
opportunities for young people aged 16-
24 in line with the Millennium Volunteers
award.
Millennium Volunteers is a UK wide
volunteering programme for 16-24 year
olds, which aims to:
make a positive impact within
•
local communities;
offer challenging and interesting
•
volunteering opportunities for all
young
people;
enable young people to acquire
•
new skills and knowledge and
develop
personally;
increase recognition of
•
volunteering by young people in
the community;
set a standard for volunteering
•
opportunities in Wales; and
Encourage ownership of the
•
programme by young people.
Grant funding available Funding of £50-£8,000 is available to
cover direct volunteer costs.
What it funds This funding stream is for organisations
able to offer or develop volunteering
opportunities for young people aged 16-
24 in line with the Millennium Volunteers
award. Opportunities should be
challenging, offer a community benefit
and personal development of the young
people and enable them to complete 200
hours
Application Criteria Millennium Volunteers is a UK wide
programme for young people who are
interested or involved in volunteering.
The purpose of the programme is to
promote and recognise a sustained
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24. commitment by young people aged 16-
24 to voluntary activity which makes a
clear impact on the community.
In Wales the programme is managed by
the National Co-coordinating Group, a
partnership between the Wales Council
for Voluntary Action, the Wales Youth
Agency and the Council for Wales
Voluntary Youth Service. Applications can
be made from between £50 to £7,000 to
cover volunteers’ costs. There is no
restriction on the number of applications
that can be made.
Deadlines There are four rounds a year. Closing
dates are available on the website.
www.wcva.org.uk/volunteering (external
website)
Comments The latest round for Delivery Partner and
Youth Led Projects:
11 February 2009
Contact details Leah Doherty – WCVA
℡(02920) 431763
ldoherty@wcva.org.uk
http://tinyurl.com/7zgpj3
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25. European Union Funding
Fund/Trust 2007-
2007-2013 Structural Funds
Programmes
Description Separate Operational Programmes have
been developed for the Convergence and
Competitiveness programmes and have
been agreed between the Welsh
European Funding Office (WEFO) and the
European Commission. These are
planning documents, which determine
how the funding will be spent each of the
areas.
The Priorities for the respective
Convergence and Regional
Competitiveness programmes are:
Convergence Operational Programmes
(West Wales and the Valleys)
ERDF Programme (£856m)
Priority 1 Building the knowledge based
economy
Priority 2 Improving Business
Competitiveness
Priority 3 Developing strategic
Infrastructure for a modern economy
Priority 4 Creating an attractive business
environment
Priority 5 Building Sustainable
Communities
Priority 6 Technical assistance
ESF Programme (£570m)
Priority 1 Supplying young people with
the skills needed for learning and future
employment
Priority 2 Increasing employment and
tackling economic inactivity
Priority 3 Improving skill levels and
adaptability of the workforce
Priority 4 Improving public services -
Making the Connections
Priority 5 Technical assistance
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26. Regional Competitiveness and
Employment Operational programmes
(East Wales)
ERDF Programme (£49m)
Priority 1 Knowledge and innovation for
growth
Priority 2 Business competitiveness and
growth
Priority 3 Tackling climate change
Priority 4 Regeneration for growth
Priority 5 Technical assistance
ESF Programme (£43m)
Priority 1 Increasing employment and
tackling economic inactivity
Priority 2 Raising skill levels and
adaptability of the workforce
Priority 3 Technical assistance
Implementation
The Convergence and Regional
Competitiveness programmes will be
implemented through a series of
Strategic Frameworks. Strategic
Frameworks are operational strategies
that focus on the types of interventions
that will best deliver on the Priorities in
the Operational Programmes. They serve
as operational strategies or high-level
planning instruments to assist WEFO,
project sponsors and wider stakeholders
to derive maximum benefit from the new
Structural Funds programmes in Wales.
Strategic Frameworks are part of a
mechanism that will help ensure funding
is carefully targeted, will reduce
duplication of activities and best deliver
both EU and Welsh Assembly
Government priorities and policies. The
frameworks aim to achieve a balance
between a strategic overarching
approach and a bottom-up approach
Grant funding available As Above
EU funds also require match funding.
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27. The Welsh Assembly Government has a
targeted match fund available see
http://www.wefo.wales.gov.uk/resource/Main-
Initial-Guidance5361.pdf
What it funds As per priorities above
Application Criteria WEFO will use Strategic Frameworks to
inform the project selection process; you
should therefore not request to ‘Submit
an Expression of Interest’ unless you are
certain your project idea fits within a
Framework.
If you are unsure how your project fits
within the Frameworks please contact
the WEFO Helpline on tel: 0845 010
3355 or email: enquiries-
wefo@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Deadlines Not available
Comments Third sector guidance available -
http://tinyurl.com/8x4c88
http://tinyurl.com/8x4c88
Contact details - http://tinyurl.com/74ckk9
Or
℡- WEFO Helpline - 0845 010 3355
- enquiries-wefo@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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28. UK Central Government funding
Fund/Trust Her Majesty’s Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) grant in aid
funding programme *
Description You will need to focus your planned activity
very clearly on one or more of HMRC’s strategic
outcomes and priorities in order to have a
chance to secure your funding. See
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vcs/strategic-
outcomes.pdf
Grant funding available HMRC has committed £2m per annum for the
next three years to include a provisional
allocation for 2011-12 therefore the funding
available taking out the funds we have already
committed will be as follows:
£1.05 million for 2009-10
•
£1.28 million for 2010-11
•
£2 million for 2011-12 (provisional
•
subject to Departmental approvals
process)
As a guide only and not as criteria for eligibility,
we expect bids to fall in the following three
funding brackets:
up to around £20,000 – from locally
•
based or smaller organisations
up to around £80,000 – for more
•
significant projects involving work on a
wider geographical scale
up to around £250,000 – for a major
•
project on a National scale
What it funds 1. Outreach Activity – i.e. all costs including
salaries, hire of premises etc. for activity in the
community such as holding Seminars/Road
Shows and Workshops – generally to raise
awareness
2. Telephone Help Lines – all salaries and
other costs associated with running a helpline
3. Advice/Advocacy – this should include costs
for providing organisation based advice and
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29. support, generally one to one individual
focused activity either over the telephone or
face-to-face – it is anticipated this will primarily
be salary costs
4. Training – all costs for internal training, or
for training events to be delivered to other
Third Sector organisations to develop capacity
5. Production/Distribution of Guidance –
leaflets/booklets etc
6. Marketing/Advertising – radio
broadcasts/adverts/press/flyers
7. e-Guidance – Web based activity, updating
websites, SMS etc
8. Project Evaluation
9. Professional Fees
10. Equipment
11. Overhead Costs – Office Salaries
12. Overhead Costs – accommodation and
other running costs
Application Criteria To qualify for funding from HMRC’s
•
grant in aid programme you need to
satisfy us that your organisation is
eligible i.e being non-governmental
organisations which are value-driven
and which principally reinvest their
surpluses to further social,
environmental or cultural objectives.
You will need to confirm that you satisfy
•
the criteria to be eligible for a grant in
aid payment from HMRC. We may ask
you to provide information to support
your eligibility.
You will need to say whether you are a
•
Charity; Voluntary and Community
sector organisation, Social Enterprise,
Mutual or Co-Operative. You can select
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30. more than one of these definitions.
Deadlines Aim to start the 2009-10 round for bidders in
the autumn of this year and will make further
announcements nearer the time
Comments As Grant in Aid awards are essentially a
contribution towards your running costs, we
expect your organisation will already be
carrying out activities similar to those provided
by HMRC e.g. promoting, publicising or
educating customers about HMRC products.
As such in 2009-10 HMRC seeks bids from
organisations to carry out activity that does not
require support from HMRC. We are unable to
provide resource to check the detail in leaflets,
check scripts or be involved in any level of
support for the projects, beyond the monitoring
and evaluating.
Only in very exceptional circumstances will we
agree to provide resource for a project.
If you feel you will need HMRC support it is vital
that your Pre-bid application has stated
explicitly what HMRC resource is entailed,
whether you have obtained a commitment
from HMRC for that resource and you have
clearly identified and costed the resource
requirement. This is so that HMRC can clearly
assess the additional cost required to
complete the project against value for money.
Contact details -
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vcs/funding0708.htm
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31. Fund/Trust The Community Fund
- helping the community tackle gun, gang
and knife crime *
Description One of the key strands in our programme
of work is empowering communities to
work with local agencies to take action to
prevent gun, knife crime and gang culture
and offering support to parents to
challenge their children’s behaviour. We
recognise the key role played by
communities in tackling these issues as we
know that enforcement is not the only
solution. Prevention and early intervention
are crucial and this is where local
Community groups can play such a vital
role.
This new funding stream of £4.5 million is
being made available over the next
two/three years to community groups
working with young people.
The Community Fund builds on the
success of the Connected Fund, but is
designed to be more sustainable and fund
organisations with a key focus on
intensified work with young people at risk
of becoming violent offenders, or those
already involved in gangs and criminal
activity, over two/three years.
Grant funding available £4.5 million
What it funds The aim of the fund is to support smaller
voluntary and community organisations
who can demonstrate successful
approaches to tackling the issues of guns,
gangs or knives among young people and
those particularly at risk of involvement in
serious violence. They particularly fund
organisations in South Wales.
They will prioritise projects which are
engaging young people involved (or at risk
of being involved) in gun/knife crime and
gang activity in the following areas:
Mentoring, outreach or education work
with young people involved in, or at
risk of becoming involved in gun/knife
crime or gang activity. For example those
at risk may include: siblings of gang
members, ex-offenders and associates of
gang members who have been identified
via youth offending teams, risk
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32. management services (e.g. MAPPA, Multi-
Agency Public Protection
Arrangement) churches and statutory
agencies.
2. Support schemes for siblings, families
and parents of young people involved in
or at risk of involvement in gang or knife
violence.
Application Criteria
Deadlines All applications must need to be submitted by
3rd April 2009.
Comments
Contact details Grants Programme Administrator
2nd Floor
154 Gt. Charles Street
Queensway
Birmingham
B3 3HN
℡0845 603 1869
info@grantsadmin.co.uk
http://tinyurl.com/anktv7
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33. Lottery Funding
Lottery Funding
Fund/Trust Awards for All Wales
Description Awards for All Wales is a Lottery grants
scheme aimed at local communities
Grant funding available They award grants of between £500 and
£5,000 in a simple and straightforward way
What it funds
Application Criteria They can fund projects that involve people
in their local community, bringing them
together and enabling them to take part in
heritage and community activities, as well
as projects that promote education, the
environment and health in the local
community.
• you can apply at any time
• the application form is short and
simple
• you will be told if you are
successful or not within 12 weeks.
Awards for All Wales aims to:
Support community activity by helping
communities to meet their needs through
voluntary action, self-help projects, local
facilities or events. (By communities we
mean people in a local area or people who
share a common interest or need.)
Extend access and participation by
encouraging more people to become
actively involved in local groups and
projects, and by supporting activities that
aim to be open and accessible to everyone
who wishes to take part.
Increase skill and creativity by
supporting activities which help to develop
people and organisations, improve skills
and raise standards.
Improve the quality of life by supporting
local projects that improve people’s
opportunities, health, welfare, environment,
heritage or local facilities, especially those
most disadvantaged in society.
To be considered for a grant, you need to
show how you will meet at least one of the
above aims.
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35. Fund/Trust
Fair Share
Description Some parts of the UK missed out on
Lottery funding in the past. The Fair
Share programme has been helping to
change that.
Targeted at 77 areas, Fair Share was the
first joint programme from the New
Opportunities Fund and the Community
Fund - now merged as the Big Lottery
Fund. The programme had three strands,
of which one remains open:
The Fair Share Trust is a £50 million trust
providing sustained funding in Fair Share
Areas until 2013 (2009 in Scotland). The
Community Foundation Network (CFN) is
the sole UK trustee and has appointed
delivery agents in each of the Fair Share
areas. Selected neighbourhoods in each
area are receiving targeted support from
these agents, and local people are
getting the opportunity to make decisions
on where the funding goes.
Grant funding available £5,000 (with some flexibility) - £250,000
(with some flexibility)
What it funds The Fair Share Trust programme aims to:
Build Capacity and Sustainability
•
– by involving local communities
in decision-making about lottery
funding.
Build Social Capital – by building
•
links within and between
communities to promote trust and
participation.
Improve livability - by improving
•
the living environment for
communities.
Local priorities
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36. Blaenau Gwent
1. To increase community capacity
and development through the
provision of skills, employment
and training opportunities
Caerphilly
1. To provide a range of
opportunities for disabled people
and their carers living in the
county borough and beyond,
which will include improving their
‘voice’, building up the confidence
of those looking to take up
employment opportunities and
increasing the understanding and
awareness amongst the wider
population and organisations to
the needs and aspirations of
people with disabilities.
Isle of Anglesey
1. To enable equal opportunity
access to open play for children
and young people of all abilities to
experience play and physical
activity within their own
communities on Anglesey
Neath, Port Talbot
1. To improve the health and well-
being of older and or disabled
persons contributing towards
independent living
2. Provide long-term unemployment
and economically inactive
individuals with skills
development and transitional job
opportunities
3. To build the capacity of existing
service providers
Wrexham
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37. 1. To support the social inclusion
into the wider community of
Asylum Seekers, Refugees,
Migrant Workers and Gypsy and
Traveller People and their
families.
Application Criteria
A locally-based charity or voluntary
group that is interested in applying for
a grant should begin by contacting the
Grants Administrator to check its
eligibility and to have an informal chat
about its ideas.
Eligible projects are sent a
straightforward application form. All
applications we receive are carefully
assessed, and decisions are made by
grants committees.
Deadlines 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2013
Comments The Community Foundation in Wales acts
as the agent distributing this fund for the
the
lottery
Contact details The Community Foundation in Wales
14-16 Merthyr Road
Whitchurch
Cardiff
CF14 1DG
℡029 20 520250
mail@cfiw.org.uk
http://www.cfiw.org.uk/about.html
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38. Fund/Trust The People and Places programme
Description The People and Places programme has £66
million between 2005 and 2009, to fund
capital and revenue
projects that support co-ordinated action by
people to make their communities better
places to live. It
will support local projects and projects that
operate in more than one geographical area,
regionally or throughout Wales.
People and Places aims to:
“Enable people to work together for strong
communities, social justice and better rural
and urban environments.”
People and Places can fund projects that
achieve one
of more of the following programme
outcomes:
1. revitalised communities
2. improved community relations
3. enhanced local environments,
community services and buildings.
Grant funding available £5001 - £1 million
What it funds See http://tinyurl.com/cagukx
Application Criteria Under this grant programme they will only
make grants to:
• voluntary, community or public sector
organisations, working individually or
together.
The sector includes voluntary and community
organisations, charities, social enterprises,
cooperatives, community mutuals, faith
organisations, community interest
companies, and companies limited
by guarantee established for public and
community benefit.
They encourage organisations to work
together. If you decide to work in partnership,
you must choose a
lead organisation that is eligible to apply for
funding.
The lead organisation must be the applicant
and they will be responsible for managing the
funding and the
project.
Deadlines 2009 [please see contact details to enquire]
Comments What they will not fund
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39. religious activities, though we
•
welcome applications from religious
organisations
• political activities
• projects that mainly benefit people
living outside Wales
• projects previously funded from other
Lottery programmes or other sources
of funding
(continuation funding), unless they include
new or enhanced elements
• activities that contribute directly to a
private organisation’s distributable
profits
• activities that are incompatible with
the aims and objectives of your
organisation
• projects that are more appropriate to
another Lottery distributor
Contact details
℡National helpline for advice on 0845
410 20 30.
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general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Call Lottery Funding Helpline on 0845
275 00 00
www.lotteryfunding.org.uk
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40. Trusts & Foundations
Trusts & Foundations
Fund/Trust Allen Lane Foundation
Description The Foundation is a charitable Trust
which makes grants in the UK. It makes
grants to voluntary not-for-profit
organisations (which need not be
registered charities, provided the work
carried out is charitable) which are small
(as its grants are small) and where the
work benefits groups of people who are
unpopular in UK society today.
Grant funding available The grants are relatively modest. 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
What it funds The Foundation wishes to fund work
which
• will make a lasting difference to
people’s lives rather than simply
alleviating the symptoms or
current problems
• is aimed at reducing isolation, stigma
and discrimination, and
• encourages or enables unpopular
groups to share in the life of the
whole community.
The Foundation is interested in funding
work which benefits people in the
following 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
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41. • gypsies and travellers
• offenders and ex-offenders
• older people
• people from black and
minority ethnic communities and
migrant workers
• people experiencing mental
health problems
• people experiencing
violence or abuse
Application Criteria • Registered charities
Other organisations which
•
are not charities but
which seek funding for a
charitable project
Deadlines None
Comments To make sure that grants of this size
have an impact the Foundation will not
fund larger organisations. If an
organisation works in a relatively local
area – a village, or estate or small town -
to be eligible it will have an income of
less than about £100,000. At the other
end of the spectrum, an organisation
which works across the whole of the UK
will be eligible if it has an income of not
more than about £250,000.
Contact details 90 The Mount
York Y024 1AR
℡ 01904 613223
info@allenlane.org.uk
http://tinyurl.com/czbhak
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42. Fund/Trust The Anchor Foundation *
Description To encourage social inclusion through
ministries of healing and the arts.
Grant funding available In any one year the grant range to a
project is between £500 and £10,000.
What it funds They will consider applications for either
capital or revenue funding
Application Criteria Applicants tend to be Christian charities.
Deadlines Applications are considered at twice
yearly trustees meetings in April and
November and need to be received by
31st January and 31st July each year. If
you have been successful you will hear by
the end of May or the end of November.
Enquiries about progress will receive no
response. Unsuccessful applicants may
re-apply after 12 months.
Comments
Contact details The Anchor Foundation,
P.O. Box 21107,
Alloa, FK12 5W
secretary@theanchorfoundation.org.uk
http://tinyurl.com/c3lvyx
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43. Fund/Trust The ASDA Foundation*
Foundation*
Description The ASDA Foundation is our charitable
trust which was set up in 1988 to
support local good causes chosen by our
colleagues, and is funded by profits from
the mid-week national lottery.
They see the foundation as one of the
many ways to give something back to the
communities that support us. That’s why
they lend a hand to the wide range of
good causes with which their colleagues
are involved — including everything from
local charities and playgroups to football
teams.
The ASDA Foundation is primarily for
colleagues who have already raised
money for their chosen cause through
their store or depot, and require
additional support
Grant funding available Not stated
What it funds
Example - BRfm
BRfm is a community radio station and
an essential part of community life in
Blaenau.
The ASDA Foundation funded the
necessary transmission equipment to
enable them to broadcast live throughout
Blaenau Gwent.
Application Criteria Under the Foundation's terms, they will
assist any charity in the UK, as well as
people and projects who require financial
assistance, providing they have the
support of local ASDA colleagues
Deadlines None
Comments The ASDA Foundation won't consider
applications where the money is to be
used for salaries or will be paid into
general funds.
Contact details Please contact your local Store or Depot
to see if this is something they are able
to support
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44. Fund/Trust The Baring Foundation
Description They have specific grants programmes
concerned with strengthening the
voluntary sector, the arts and
international development. The Arts
programme deadline has passed and will
be opening again in September 2009.
There will be news of the Strengthening
the Voluntary Sector programme for
2009 later in the New Year.
Grant funding available See the website
What it funds See the website
Application Criteria See the website
Deadlines Strengthening the Voluntary Sector
(STVS) - independence grants
programme 2009
News of this programme will be
announced early in 2009.
Comments
Contact details The Baring Foundation
60 London Wall
London EC2M 5TQ
℡ 020 7767 1348
baring.foundation@uk.ing.com
http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/
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45. Fund/Trust Barrow Cadbury trust
Description At the Barrow Cadbury Trust they aim, not
just to give grants, but also to build
partnerships with groups and
organisations. They have an outreach
strategy where we actively look for
groups demonstrating good practice and
who can show what really works on the
ground
Organisations must fall within their
objectives of promoting a fair, equal,
peaceful and democratic society, as well
as meeting the criteria within one or
more of their three programme areas
They have consolidated the funding into
three programme areas:
Young Adults and Criminal Justice
Helping young adults who are in, or at
risk of being in the criminal justice
system, to make a successful transition
to adulthood and improve their life
chances.
Communities
Alleviating poverty and exclusion among
marginalised groups.
Exchange
Exchanging good practice across
boundaries and using it to reinvigorate
debates taking place in the UK.
Grant funding available The average size of a Trust grant is about
£25,000 over a twelve month period.
They also make small grants of up to
£3,000.
What it funds Most of the grants provide project
funding.
Application Criteria
Deadlines They do not have deadlines, Trustees
usually meet three times a year to
consider applications. The first step is an
expression of interest. Not every
registration of interest develops into an
application. All expressions of interest
are assessed first by the Trust's staff to
ensure they meet their funding criteria.
Comments Stage 1 – Send an expression of interest
[see website for details]
Contact details - http://www.bctrust.org.uk/grants/
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46. Fund/Trust BBC Children in Need *
Description Projects delivered by organisations
working with disadvantaged children and
young people,
who must be 18 years and under, living
in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel
Islands.
Disadvantages experienced by children
and young people include:
• Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
• Any kind of disability
• Behavioural or psychological difficulties
• Living in poverty or situations of
deprivation
Grant funding available There is no minimum or maximum
amount when applying for funds from
BBC Children in Need
What it funds They have no restrictions on the types of
grants, including both capital and
revenue costs
Application Criteria If you are not a registered charity you will
need to supply a copy of your
constitution.
Deadlines Closing date: 15 April 2009 - Awards
given by end July
Closing date: 15 July 2009 - Awards
given by end October
Closing date: 15 October 2009 - Awards
given by end January
Comments
Contact details BBC Children in Need Appeal
Broadcasting House ,Llandaff ,Cardiff ,
CF5 2YQ
℡ 029 2032 2383
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47. Fund/Trust The Cloth workers Foundation
Description The Clothworkers’ Foundation aims
through its funding to improve the quality
of life, particularly for people and
communities facing disadvantage
Grant funding available Not stated
What it funds One off for capital costs for UK registered
charities with an annual turnover of
under £10 million
Application Criteria UK charities only
Deadlines Main Grants Programme
- Applications are accepted at any
time with no deadlines.
- A decision should be made within 6
months of receipt of the application.
Small Grants Programme
- Applications are accepted at any
time when the programme is open.
- A decision should be made within 6
weeks of receipt of the application.
Comments
Contact details If you have read through the guidelines
and still have specific questions which
are not covered you can contact the
Foundation on 020 7623 7041 .
We regret that our resources do not allow
us to provide advice over the telephone
on matters which are covered on our
website
- http://tinyurl.com/3bnfky
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48. Fund/Trust The Dulverton Trust *
Description
Funding priorities
They operate within the following main
areas of activity:
Youth and Education
This is the largest category and is
concerned with educational activities and
opportunities for disadvantaged young
people, helping them to achieve their
true potential. This includes enabling
young people at risk of offending or
exclusion to access education and
employment.
They wish to encourage studies in
science and technology that will open up
career opportunities for young people in
business and industry. .
General Welfare
They support a wide range of activities
that benefit disadvantaged people and
communities, with particular interest in:
maintaining active living and
•
independence for older people
strengthening and supporting
•
family relationships
the welfare of children in
•
disadvantaged families and of
children in care
supporting carers
•
the rehabilitation of prisoners and
•
ex-offenders and help for their
families to rebuild their lives
helping young homeless people to
•
move forward
the welfare of former members of
•
the Armed Forces
developing tolerance and
•
understanding between faiths
Conservation
The Trust is keen to support the general
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49. conservation and protection of wildlife
habitats within the United Kingdom. We
also encourage projects concerning the
protection and sympathetic management
of trees and native woodlands. Projects
concerned with single species are rarely
considered.
Preservation
They are interested in the preservation of
outstanding historic artefacts and
buildings of national importance. We
encourage the development of
craftsmanship in the traditional
techniques of repair and restoration.
Because they give annual grants to the
National Churches Trust and the Scottish
Churches Architectural Heritage Trust for
churches in the United Kingdom, they
very rarely able to consider appeals from
individual churches.
Grant funding available Major – For charities that operate
nationally or across the geographical
regions of the UK Support will normally
UK.
be restricted to charities whose annual
income is below £50 million.
Minor – For smaller charities usually
level.
working at local or county level
Support will normally be restricted to
charities whose annual income is below
£400,000. A fixed sum of money is
earmarked each year for these awards
and the maximum grant is £3,500.
Priority will be given to charities working
in areas of severe deprivation or rural
isolation.
What it funds
Application Criteria Provide money to UK registered charities
and to organisations with charitable
status.
Deadlines Trustees meet four times a year to
consider Major appeals: in February,
May, July and
October. Minor appeals are considered
four times a year at variable times
between the main agenda meetings.
There are no deadlines or closing dates.
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50. Comments
Contact details 5 St James’s Place
London SW1A 1NP
℡020 7629 9121
trust@dulverton.org
www.dulverton.org
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