THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Application deadline: Tuesday 7 May 2019.
Funder: The Triangle Trust.

The Triangle Trust’s Development Grant programme is designed to provide core funding to support organisations to implement a step change in their development and therefore build increased sustainability for the future, for example by diversifying an income stream or setting up a social enterprise to help it become more sustainable in the long term.  The Trust is ‘open minded’ about the type of initiatives applicants may wish to develop in order to increase their sustainability.

The Trust’s next grant round is directed at not-for-profit organisations, including registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies working specifically with unpaid carers. All applicants must be operating within the UK and have a UK office base. Applications are particularly welcomed from not-for-profits working in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, although the Trust does not want applicants operating in England to be discouraged from putting forward a proposal.

Grants of between £10,000 and £80,000 in total are available for a period of up to 36 months. Up to £2,500 per month for smaller projects (to a maximum of £30,000) are also available. Around 12-13% or all applicants to the Trust’s Unpaid Carer’s Fund are successful.

Any costs incurred by the applicant in undertaking its core business can be covered by a grant award.

Funding is not available for:

o Organisations with a broader remit that are running a project to support unpaid carers or the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders;
o Organisations running crime prevention or restorative justice initiatives;
o Organisations providing support to the “cared for” as well as their carers;
o Appointment of a Trust or Community Fundraiser;
o Expanding the coverage of a particular service, unless there is a tangible increase in sustainability as a result;
o Match funding, unless associated with a sustainability development;
o Covering the loss of a statutory contract or grant income; or
o General running costs.

The next application deadline for the Unpaid Carer’s Fund is midday on Tuesday 7 May.

The Trust also offers a funding stream for organisations working with the rehabilitation of ex-offenders and offenders. Details of this grant programme, which has a next deadline of Tuesday 22 October 2019, can be found on the Trust’s website.

There is a two-stage application process, consisting of:

o Stage 1 – applicants should complete the online application form, available on the Trust’s website;
o Stage 2 – shortlisted applicants will then be expected to host a visit from representatives of the Trust in order to present their strategic development plan for the next 3 years.

The Trust is always keen to hear from potential applicants to discuss their proposal. Contact details for the Trust are:

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund
Foundation House
2-4 Forum Place
Fiddlebridge Lane
Hatfield
AL10 0RN
Tel: 01707 707078
Email: info@triangletrust.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)