CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND

The Children’s Health Fund awards grant funding for projects that provide good food for young people as part of holiday learning, play and activity programmes.

Eligible applicants should:

o Provide meals that align with the food and drink requirements (ie, School Food Standards England 2015) and other term time regulations (eg, food hygiene, food labelling);
o Include enrichment activities such as sports, art and crafts, growing etc;
o Provide holiday food provision for a minimum of three days a week over four weeks;
o Implement relevant policies (e.g. health and safety, safeguarding, pastoral); and
o Demonstrate a local partnership is in place which includes a representative from the Local Authority and/or health board.

Grant awards of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available.

Awards of around £5,000 are likely to be made to projects seeking to expand their work.

Match funding is welcomed. This can be ‘in kind’.

The following organisations are eligible to apply:

o UK registered charities that operate within the UK;
o Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs);
o Schools;
o Hospitals;
o Housing associations;
o Community groups;
o Local authorities;
o Churches; and
o Youth groups.

Applicants must have:

o A bank account in the name of the organisation with two unrelated signatories;
o At least three members on its governing board or board of directors;
o Be able to complete their project within 12 months of receiving a grant;
o Permission for the work being proposed;
o The correct insurance;
o A health and safety policy;
o A child protection policy; and
o Evidence of food handling safety policy and certificate.

The following are not eligible for funding:

o Individuals;
o Commercial enterprises;
o Projects outside of the UK even if the organisation is a registered charity within the UK;
o One-off events or galas;
o Sponsorship;
o Travel bursaries;
o Educational courses; or
o Capital building works.

Applicants are required to initially complete an application checklist which then provides access to an application form.

Guidance notes and an online application checklist can be found on the Children’s Health Fund website.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 6 October 2017.

Contact details for the Children’s Health Fund are:

The Grants Team
Sustain
Development House
56 - 64 Leonard Street
London
EC2A 4LT
Tel: 020 7065 0902
Email: info@childrenshealthfund.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)

COMIC RELIEF CORE STRENGTH GRANTS

Comic Relief’s Core Strength Grants programme is designed to support the core running costs or organisational development costs for communities that are suffering from economic and social deprivation and where current economic climate may be making this situation worse.

The programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities.

The work and main focus of the applicant organisation must fit one of the Comic Relief priorities, which are:

o Connected communities - seeking to improve inclusion and cohesion in communities;
o Productive communities - investing in local residents to help them solve the issues they are facing using local people and resources;  and
o Empowered communities - working to empower marginalised and disadvantaged communities.

Priority will be given to:

o Those that are new to Comic Relief and/or Community Foundation funding;
o Those in areas of high deprivation;
o Those in geographically underfunded areas;
o Those with lived experience, where people directly affected by the issues are involved in all levels of the organisation;
o Those with innovative approaches, to respond to clearly defined need; and
o Those demonstrating effective practice, with evidence that the methodology being used will be successful.

Constituted voluntary and community groups, registered charities, social enterprises, co-operatives and Community Interest Companies (CICs) can apply for a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000.

To be eligible, applicants must:

o Have an annual income of £100,000 or under for the last full financial year;
o Have been running activities for at least 12 months;
o Be working in a disadvantaged or deprived area;
o Have limited access to other sources of income;
o Clearly define the need they are addressing;
o Clearly demonstrate the benefit of their activities to local people;
o Illustrate how they aim to deliver social outcomes;
o Provide clear evidence that the services they provide are inclusive to all.

The following are not eligible for funding:

o Individuals;
o Statutory organisations, including schools;
o National organisations, unless the application is submitted by a local office with a separate management committee, bank account and governing documents;
o Limited Companies possessing Capital Shares;
o Trips abroad;
o Buses, mini buses or other community transport schemes (not including transport costs forming part of a project);
o Building costs, including access adaptations to buildings; or
o Organisations that are in receipt of a grant directly from Comic Relief (excluding the Community Cash programme).

The programme is managed by Community Foundation’s across the UK. Some are open to applications, others are closed.

The status of Community Foundation’s across the South West for this programme is:

o Devon – application deadline: Thursday 28 September;
o Cornwall - application deadline Monday 16 October;
o Dorset - due to open Wednesday 20 September with a closing date of Thursday 26 October;
o Wiltshire and Swindon – application deadline Thursday 2 November;
o Somerset - application deadline: Monday 13 November;
o Gloucestershire – not currently available (as far as we can see!), but contact the Foundation for further information.
o Quartet (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) - not currently open. Contact the Foundation for further information.

Application details are available on each of the websites of the Foundation’s that are currently offering Core Strength grants.

For contact details for all the Community Foundations across the UK visit the UK Community Foundation website.  

(Source: GRIN)

Help Knighton Community Centre 'Keep the Lights On'

There is still time to vote for Knighton Community Centre's 'Keeping the lights on ' project in the M&S Energy Grants competition. If successful the funding will be used by the Centre to install photo voltaic panels on the Centre's roof to reduce it's carbon footprint and make savings with the centre's running costs. The Community Centre is the only Powys based project in the competition. Vote for them online at: https://www.mandsenergyfund.com/projects/keeping-the-lights-on-pv-panels-for-knighton-and-district-community-centre

COMIC RELIEF THRIVING NOT SURVIVING

Thriving Not Surviving is a new £1.75 million fund designed to provide large grants to support vulnerable and disadvantaged young men aged 11-20 with mental health problems.

Comic Relief is seeking proposals to deliver specialised mental health provision which puts the needs of young men at the heart of their work.

There is special interest in funding organisations that test out different approaches to engagement and support to establish what works.

Priority will be given to applications which:

o Have consulted and plan to co-design activities with young men to ensure their needs and interests are met effectively;
o Are working with young men from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities or those with co-occurring learning disabilities and mental health problems;
o Use activity based interventions as a tool of engagement and/or that are psychologically informed. PLEASE NOTE: applications using the arts and sports as well as social and cultural activities will be considered;
o Promote and recognise the power of peer support and positive role models and incorporate these into their interventions;  and
o Ensure activities are carried out in non-stigmatising locations.

Grants of between £100,000 and £150,000 are available for up to 3 years’ work in the UK.

It is expected that approximately 20 grants will be awarded across the UK. Match funding is welcomed.

Comic Relief expects to fund a minimum of 25% of the total costs of the proposed activities in order to ensure that they have contributed to the work in a meaningful way.

Applications will be accepted from specialist mental health and/or youth organisations with particular interest in organisations that are based in the community in which they work. Partnership bids are encouraged.

Only one proposal per applicant may be submitted.

Proposals will be accepted until 12 noon on Friday 13 October 2017 with shortlisted proposals progressing to a final assessment.

Notification of decisions will be made in March 2018.

Applicants are required to use the online application and grant management system which is available on the Comic Relief website (see link below)..

For further information about Thriving Not Surviving, visit the Comic Relief website.

Contact details for the Fund are:

The Grants Team
Comic Relief
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7820 2000
Email: grantsinfo@comicrelief.com  

(Source: GRIN)

Dunhill Medical Trust

The Dunhill Medical Trust’s key areas for grant support are:

o The care of older people, including rehabilitation and palliative care; and
o Projects which, if successful, could enable applicants to apply for funding from other sources.

Applications are accepted from charitable organisations or groups as defined by UK charity law. This includes UK registered charities and relevant exempt charities.

Proposals from non-charitable organisations (such as the NHS or social enterprises) may be considered in exceptional circumstances and where the purposes for which the grant is sought are (a) charitable; and (b) for the public benefit..

Eligible activities must fall under one of the following headings:

1.  Projects – Grants are available to support time-limited projects which focus on the development of care and support services for older people which are innovative and/or based on evidence of best practice and which can become self-sustaining within a planned period.

Priority will be given to services which are focused on older people, enhance existing mainstream services and which are not currently funded by statutory organisations elsewhere in the UK. The Trust will expect the beneficiary organisation to have a robust plan to create the ongoing revenue to maintain the service as the charitable funding diminishes and to have processes in place to ensure minimum disruption to the beneficiaries in implementing these plans.

2. Building and physical infrastructure – Grants are available to provide accommodation/developments in the built environment for older people to enhance and maintain their health, well-being and independence and/or specific pieces of equipment or furnishings which can be used for the care and support of individuals (for example, installation of a hearing loop system).

Priority will be given to care facilities which are focused specifically on older people and where it has not been possible to obtain the necessary funding from statutory organisations (e.g. health and social services). The Trust expects beneficiary organisations to give a written commitment to bear the revenue costs of the environment and/or equipment, including its maintenance and staffing.

3. Capability – Grants are available to support the development of knowledge, skills and capabilities in community-based organisations. Examples of what this scheme could pay for include:
o Training to acquire governance, strategic development or other high level skills to assist in the development of the charity;
o The development of protocols or training around risk management or quality assurance (for example, check out NCVO’s PQASSO tool);
o Feasibility studies;
o Community consultations and surveys;
o Business planning;
o Board development and governance;
o Research and evidence gathering in relation to the organisation’s cause and objectives;
o Capacity building for the applicant organisation to deliver a new idea;
o Needs analysis;
o Skills audits of communities;
o Specialist advice;
o Small pilot projects; and/or
o Exchange visits within the UK to see how other projects work.

The Trust offers 3 funding streams:

1. Project grants of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to 36 months;
2. Building and physical infrastructure grants of between £5,000 and £100,000; and
3. Capability development grants of between £100 and £5,000.

Match funding of 50% is required for building and infrastructure grants. Match funding is not required for equipment.

During the year ending 31 March 2016 the Trust allocated £5,215,246 (2015: £4,646,076) towards its charitable objectives.

A list of all grant awards, including a number to organisations working in the South West, is provided towards the end of the Trust's annual accounts. These can be accessed via the Charity Commission website. 

The Trust does not usually support:

o The provision of clinical services or equipment that, in the opinion of the Trustees, would be more appropriately provided by the National Health Service or other statutory bodies;
o Sponsorship of individuals;
o Organisations based outside the UK, or whose work primarily benefits people outside the UK;
o Hospice revenue or capital costs;
o Charities with an annual income in excess of £10 million, or assets valued in excess of £100 million;
o Continuation/replacement funding where a project or post has been previously supported from statutory sources or similar;
o General building maintenance;
o Items which only benefit an individual;
o Paying for staff time to write applications;
o Political campaigning activity;
o Activities promoting religious beliefs;
o Activities or services that a public organisation must provide by law;
o Loan repayments; or
o Ongoing core costs (general running costs) of an organisation, though the Trust will make a reasonable contribution towards salary costs for staff to carry out the proposed work detailed in the project for which funds are being requested.

Applications are currently being accepted for project grants from community-based organisations with a deadline of 5pm on Friday 29 September 2017.

There is a single stage application process for grants. All applications should be submitted via the Trust’s Grant Management Portal, following completion of an Eligibility Quiz.

Guidance notes and answers to frequently asked questions can be found on the Trust's website.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Dunhill Medical Trust
6 New Bridge Street
London
EC4V 6AB
Tel: 0207 403 3299
Email: admin@dunhillmedical.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)

Royal British Legion’s External Grants Programme Open to Applications

The Royal British Legion offers grants of up to £50,000, though smaller applications are encouraged, for specialised projects or services for serving and/or ex-Service personnel and/or their families that are not already being provided by the Legion and that are in line with the Legion’s funding priorities.

To be eligible, applicants must be based in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland and be working on a project that will directly benefit ex-Service personnel and/or their families.

Two funding streams are available:

Service Delivery projects must address at least one of the following themes:

• Employment and training.
• Support for families.
• Homelessness and outreach.
• Supporting the elderly.

The typical grant award is not likely to exceed £50,000. The Legion is not inviting applications for multi-year funding at this time. Applications will only be considered for 'one off' payments however continuation funding may be applied for in following years.

Capacity Building funding is intended for organisations supporting the Armed Forces community. Any costs can be considered providing the applicant can demonstrate how it will enhance capability and/or capability to support Legion beneficiaries.

The typical grant value is £100 - £10,000.

There are two different closing dates for applications:

• 15 September 2017 for Capacity Building applications.
• 10 November 2017 for Service Delivery applications.

(Source: Powys 4 Community)

National Churches Trust Relaunches Grant Programmes for 2018

The National Churches Trust offers funding for projects that are in line with its aims which are:

• To help maintain the UK's heritage of church buildings and to enhance their ability to serve local communities.
• To promote the benefit to communities of church buildings and to inspire everyone to value and enjoy them.

Applications are currently being accepted to the following grants programme:

• Community Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 for projects that have an estimated cost of at least £25,000 (including VAT and fees). The grants are for projects which introduce facilities to enable increased community use of places of worship. All types of community projects will be considered, but should include toilets or catering facilities.
• Repair Grants of between £5,000 and £40,000 to help with the cost of urgent and essential structural repair projects with estimated costs of at least £100,000 (including VAT and fees).

In addition there are micro grants of £2,000 for churches awarded a National Churches Trust Community Grant to set up a social action project that meets the needs of local people.

Churches, chapels and meeting houses in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that are open for worship and which are part of a denomination belonging to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland are eligible to apply.  Applications from both listed and unlisted places of worship are welcomed. Priority will be given to Baptist and Presbyterian/Church of Scotland denominations as well as to projects in North East England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The next deadlines for applications are 30 October 2017, 5 March 2018 and 2 July 2018.

(Source: Powys 4 Community)