The Noel Buxton Trust offers grants to smaller, grassroots organisations and does not generally respond to appeals from large and well-supported charities or branches of network organisations. The Trust offers funding in the following 3 areas:
1. Family Grants - the maximum grant is £5,000 per year for up to 3 years.
The Trustees focus is on funding for families on the issue of domestic abuse in recognition that problematic relationships between adults lie at the heart of the most serious difficulties experienced by parents and their children. Abuse in the home is damaging to everyone, but the Trust particularly acknowledges that there is a pervasive impact on children, and one that can affect them into adulthood. The Trust will consider projects that work with survivors and/or perpetrators of domestic abuse.
The Trust prefers to fund registered charities (exceptionally, organisations that are applying for charitable status can be considered) in England, Scotland and Wales. The emphasis is on areas outside of London and South-east England. Applications are welcomed from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) community groups.
When assessing applications, the Trust looks for evidence that applicants can demonstrate the following:
o An ethos of family support;
o A recognition that all parents have something to offer and want what is best for their children as well as some having needs to be addressed;
o Evidence that family views and expertise are valued in the organisation; and
o Attention to outcomes (not only what the project does, but what difference it makes to people’s life).
o A recognition that all parents have something to offer and want what is best for their children as well as some having needs to be addressed;
o Evidence that family views and expertise are valued in the organisation; and
o Attention to outcomes (not only what the project does, but what difference it makes to people’s life).
Applications are more likely to be successful if the following can be described:
o How the need for the proposal was identified;
o The organisation's track record in doing related work; and
o How the organisation will know that the project has benefited, or will benefit, the people it helps.
o The organisation's track record in doing related work; and
o How the organisation will know that the project has benefited, or will benefit, the people it helps.
2. Penal Grants - grants up to £4,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years for project and core costs.
The Trust supports local campaigning organisations, self help groups and service providers in their commitment to the rehabilitation of offenders for the benefit of both the offender and society as a whole. The areas of penal affairs activities that are funded include:
o Peer support and mentoring to provide offenders with appropriate support to help them through times of difficulty;
o Making social connections with friends, family or local community, eg opportunities for serving prisoners to stay in touch with their children or community circles of support for high risk (ex) offenders within the community;
o Skill-based activities through volunteering or training; and
o Activities that both help rehabilitate offenders and help build bridges through various benefits to local communities.
o Making social connections with friends, family or local community, eg opportunities for serving prisoners to stay in touch with their children or community circles of support for high risk (ex) offenders within the community;
o Skill-based activities through volunteering or training; and
o Activities that both help rehabilitate offenders and help build bridges through various benefits to local communities.
The kind of grants the Trust expects to make are:
o One-off grants of up to £3,000 to pay for specific projects that help maintain relationships between prisoners and their families or for work that supports the contributions that volunteers make within the prison community; and/or
o Grants of up to £4,000 per year over two to three years, particularly where a guaranteed on-going contribution is going to make a difference to the sustainability of a programme or activity.
o Grants of up to £4,000 per year over two to three years, particularly where a guaranteed on-going contribution is going to make a difference to the sustainability of a programme or activity.
When assessing applications, the Trust looks for evidence of some or all of the following criteria:
o Practical direct support to offenders both in prison and in the community;
o Inclusion of former offenders in activities that involve them as mentors or peer supporters;
o Involvement of volunteers;
o Immediate and sustainable impact; and/or
o Work with prisoners families, particularly to facilitate ongoing contact between prisoners and their families so that where possible family support will be available on their release.
o Inclusion of former offenders in activities that involve them as mentors or peer supporters;
o Involvement of volunteers;
o Immediate and sustainable impact; and/or
o Work with prisoners families, particularly to facilitate ongoing contact between prisoners and their families so that where possible family support will be available on their release.
The Trust also has a strong interest in:
o Applications that support the needs of offenders who are over represented within the youth and criminal justice system (for example, black or minority ethnic groups);
o Offenders who have specific needs that are not met through mainstream provision, (for example, disabled or older offenders); and
o Projects that the Trust believes will help to break down the stigma and discrimination that many offenders face.
o Offenders who have specific needs that are not met through mainstream provision, (for example, disabled or older offenders); and
o Projects that the Trust believes will help to break down the stigma and discrimination that many offenders face.
3. Africa Grants - The maximum grant is £5,000 per year for up to 3 years.
The Trust’s focus is on economic development rather than service provision. It favours work such as small business support and training, and micro-finance in both urban and rural settings. Applications in support of initiatives that are building sustainable futures in the semi arid areas of Africa are especially welcome. Trustees also welcome appeals that support and protect street children, and help them find safe and sustainable livelihoods.
The Trust encourages applications that enable successful practical solutions to be replicated or that aim to bring about relevant policy change through effective advocacy. They also welcome applications that demonstrate a commitment to strengthening community based organisations and ensuring the voice of poor and marginalised women and men are properly heard and respected.
The Trust welcomes applications from diaspora-led organisations based and registered in the UK. The Trust is willing to consider direct applications from registered civil society organisations in Africa or UK based charities which might be diaspora organisations based in the UK (the term diaspora derives from Greek and means ‘the scattering of seeds’ or to ‘sow over’. Originally a term referring to the expulsion and scattering of Jews and other expulsed groups, the term became more widely used from the 1990's as referring to transnational communities that are dispersed from an original homeland).
The Trust funds work in Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. Within these areas, priority will be given to work with communities living in urban slums and semi-arid regions where economic hardship is most extreme. The Trustees also welcome applications from Sahelian countries as long as they can be submitted in English.
The Trust expects to see a strong relationship between the applicant organisation and the community that will benefit from the grant. This is demonstrated when the applicant shows a clear understanding of the economic, environmental and social issues facing the community. Further, the Trust likes to see practical ways in which communities will be strengthened by the work they fund and, especially, how women and girls will be empowered.
Appeals are more likely to be successful if the following can be described:
o How the need for the proposal was identified;
o The organisation's track record in carrying out related work; and
o How the organisation will know that the project has benefitted, or will benefit, the communities with whom it works.
o The organisation's track record in carrying out related work; and
o How the organisation will know that the project has benefitted, or will benefit, the communities with whom it works.
There is no match funding requirement for any of the programmes listed above.
Funding is not available for:
o Academic research;
o Advice centres;
o Animal charities, including those running sanctuaries, rescue or adoption services;
o The arts for their own sake;
o Buildings;
o Conferences;
o Counselling for individuals;
o Expeditions, exchanges, holidays, study tours, visits;
o Housing and homelessness;
o Human rights;
o HIV/AIDS programmes;
o Individuals;
o Northern Ireland;
o Organisations set up primarily to treat medical conditions, physical disabilities or mental health issues;
o Playgrounds;
o Prizes;
o Race relations;
o Contributions to a specific salaried post;
o Schools, including school infrastructure and teaching equipment;
o Vehicles;
o Victims of crime, except those affected by domestic abuse and victims involved with restorative justice projects;
o Videos and IT.
o Advice centres;
o Animal charities, including those running sanctuaries, rescue or adoption services;
o The arts for their own sake;
o Buildings;
o Conferences;
o Counselling for individuals;
o Expeditions, exchanges, holidays, study tours, visits;
o Housing and homelessness;
o Human rights;
o HIV/AIDS programmes;
o Individuals;
o Northern Ireland;
o Organisations set up primarily to treat medical conditions, physical disabilities or mental health issues;
o Playgrounds;
o Prizes;
o Race relations;
o Contributions to a specific salaried post;
o Schools, including school infrastructure and teaching equipment;
o Vehicles;
o Victims of crime, except those affected by domestic abuse and victims involved with restorative justice projects;
o Videos and IT.
In addition to the above exclusions:
1. Under the Family Grants Programme funding is not available for:
o Older people; or
o Work in women’s or men's refuges.
o Work in women’s or men's refuges.
2. Under the Penal Grants programme funding is not available for:
o Overseas projects;
o Youth projects.
o Youth projects.
3. Under the Africa Grants Programme funding is not available for any work outside the areas listed as the geographical focus.
Applications may be submitted at any time.
The Trust does not have an application form. Instead, applicants should submit a short letter no more than 1-2 pages long outlining the case for funding.
The appeal should include the charity registration number and the name of the organisation to which cheques should be made payable if different from that at the head of the appeal letter. Applicants should also include:
o A budget for the current and following year;
o Details of funding already received, promised or applied for from other sources; and
o Latest annual report/accounts in the shortest available form.
o Details of funding already received, promised or applied for from other sources; and
o Latest annual report/accounts in the shortest available form.
Further information is available on the Trust’s website.
Contact details for the Noel Buxton Trust are:
The Administrator
Noel Buxton Trust
PO Box 520
Fleet
GU51 9GX
(The Trust does not advertise an email address or a phone number.)
Noel Buxton Trust
PO Box 520
Fleet
GU51 9GX
(The Trust does not advertise an email address or a phone number.)
(Source: GRIN)
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