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Below are organisations providing funding opportunities both locally and nationally.
Birmingham City Council has an External Funding Support team which works to enable and signpost community groups and third sector organisations to external sources of funding. Access to GrantNet is available through their website, giving access to a database of 4000 funding sources which can be searched according to your specific funding/ organisational requirements. The team then sends you a report tailored to your search criteria.
HBOS Foundation - Community Action Programme (UK)
Through its Community Action programme, the HBOS Foundation makes grants of up to £10,000 to support a diverse range of local activities.The programme which is available in those communities where the HBOS bank operates, is open to registered charities and has two key themes: Money advice and financial literacy, and developing and improving local communities.
Applications can be made at any time.
www.hbosfoundation.org/index-community.html
Funding to Prevent the Misuse of Alcohol (UK)
Organisations working to tackle alcohol misuse and raise awareness about the impact of alcohol misuse in the community have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Drinkaware Trust Awareness Grant scheme. The main objectives of the Trust is to help reduce alcohol misuse, reduce alcohol related injuries and change the drinking culture in the UK. The Awareness Grant scheme is intended to help organisations develop existing and successful alcohol-awareness projects for people aged under 18 or between 25 and 44. Grants fall into 4 categories:
- Alcohol education and awareness work
- Community based work
- Alcohol specific youth work in local communities
- Projects focusing on generating ideas and developing new approaches to alcohol education and awareness
The Awareness Project Grants are made up to the value of £25,000 for the development of existing alcohol awareness schemes.
Applications are accepted from:
- Registered charities
- Not for profit groups working in education, health and with young people
- Community organisations and constituted voluntary groups
- Statutory organisations and partnerships (but only where our support is in addition to, not replacing, statutory funds AND organisational income is below £10 million)
Applications can be made at any time.
www.drinkaware.co.uk/grants#drinkwiseprojects
J Paul Getty Junior Charitable Trust (UK)
Under its new guidelines the Trust will make grants of up to £250,000 in the areas of social welfare as well as the arts and heritage. In particular, the trust is seeking to support projects in the areas of:
- Reducing re-offending
- Improving the prospects of young people, refugees and asylum seekers
- Integrating different social and ethnic groups
- Tackling substance misuse and homelessness
- Preserving heritage; and sustaining the arts.
The Trust will usually only support registered charities in England, although applications may sometimes be considered from other parts of the United Kingdom if the project is likely to be of nationwide significance. Occasionally, the Trust will fund organisations of comparable charitable status, such as Industrial Provident Societies or Community Interest Companies, but only where there is a very strong connection with one or more of the Trust’s current funding priorities.
Applications can be made at any time.
www.jpgettytrust.org.uk/funding.html
Government Announces New Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (England)
The Department of Health (DH) has announced that its new “Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund” will open for applications in January 2010. This new fund replaces the Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV) scheme which has been running since 1982. The new scheme will continue to support local volunteering projects in health and social care, and open up the floor to national projects to improve health and wellbeing. The scheme will award grants for volunteer projects which could include schemes such as providing friendship and support to vulnerable adults, community services for disabled children and help for those living with and affected by HIV. It will prioritise projects which work towards key aims such as improving adult social care and reducing health inequalities. The Fund will run concurrently with the OFV until 2012 to allow projects already being funded to run their course. The first funding round will be for local projects, followed by a second round later in the year will support national schemes. Any third sector organisation wishing to run volunteering projects in the health or social care will be able to apply for funding.
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=409555&SubjectId=2
New £2 million Access to Volunteering Pilot Fund Launched (England)
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has announced the launch of a new £2 million Access to Volunteering Pilot Fund. Organisations in Greater London, the West Midlands and the North West can apply for grants of between £250 and £5,000, which can be used to help overcome barriers that stop disabled people volunteering, such as specific equipment, a lack of suitable access and understanding of disability issues. The fund operates between autumn 2009 and spring 2011. In addition to supporting disabled volunteers, the pilot will test different ways to apply for funds such as video applications and face-to-face pitches. The grant fund is being managed by a consortium comprising Charities Aid Foundation, RNIB and Digital Public.
The next deadline for applications is the 8th February 2010. Additional deadlines are the 19th April 2010, the 28th June 2010 and the 6th August 2010.
www.accesstovolunteering.org/home
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