Youth Led Grant Applications are Open - DEADLINE IMMINENT

The second phase of the 2018 – 19 Grant scheme, which runs from November 18 until March 19 has a number of extra priority areas:

The Welsh Government has identified five priority areas, which have the potential to make the greatest contribution to long-term prosperity and well-being. These are early years, better mental health, housing, skills and employability, and social care. They are areas where it has been shown that earlier intervention and more seamless services can make a real difference to people’s lives. The Welsh Government wants to ensure that support and investment in volunteering is making a positive contribution to action in these priority areas.

• Early Years (0-7 year olds) – activity which supports children to lead healthy, prosperous and fulfilling lives.
• Housing – activity which improves living conditions and tackles homelessness
• Social Care – activity which helps build strong communities and for people to live independent lives for longer.
• Mental Health – activity, which improves awareness of mental health, conditions or improves the help that people with mental health conditions get. 
• Skills and Employability – activity which improves skills and readiness for education or employment.

The priorities have been identified from the Welsh Government’s National Strategy, Prosperity for All

https://www.pavo.org.uk/help-for-organisations/funding/pavo-grant-schemes/youth-led-schemes.html 

The Closing date for applications is Tuesday 1st January 2019.

New Funding Search Platform for the Third Sector in Wales

New funding website launched by Third Sector Support Wales to help third sector organisations find funding.

Funding Wales is the new funding search platform for the third sector in Wales.  Developed by Third Sector Support Wales the site enables third sector organisations to search hundreds of grant and loan finance opportunities from local, national and international sources. 

Sustainable funding is critical to the work of third sector organisations and the ability to search and identify appropriate sources of funding is an important factor in achieving this.  Third Sector Support Wales decided to develop this platform to help the third sector in Wales attain sustainable funding more easily.

Funding Wales can help organisations in Wales find the funding they need more quickly than ever before.  The search facility helps users to quickly and effectively identify relevant sources of funding.  The site is free to use with a simple registration process, and allows organisations to search for funding by purpose, location and amount with further fields available to refine searches.  The site also allows users to save searches and print off reports.

‘We are delighted to be able to offer a user friendly and efficient platform to search for funding opportunities’ said Dewi Smith, WCVA Sustainable Funding Manager. ‘We recognise the importance of accessible information in relation to funding and hope that this site makes it easier for organisations in Wales to find the funding they need.’

In addition to searching for funding opportunities the site includes news items and case studies, as well as links to support, information and guidance which will ensure that organisations are equipped with all the tools needed to make good funding applications.

To start searching hundreds of funding opportunities please visit funding.cymru.

THE GEORGE JOHN AND SHEILAH LIVANOS CHARITABLE TRUST

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust - a general grant-making trust with interest in some specific areas. Generally grant awards are between £2,000 and £5,000, although a number of higher awards are made annually. The Trust likes to get to know a charitable cause before it decides to support, so a letter of introduction may be a useful option in the first instance.

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust offers grants which are generally between the value of £2,000 and £5,000 to UK registered charities, with a preference for charities working in the following fields:

o Education and training;
o Disability;
o The advancement of health and the saving of lives; and
o Arts, culture, heritage and science; and amateur sport.

The Trust also makes grants for general charitable purposes. The Trust states that, while it accepts unsolicited applications, many are unsuccessful due to the high number of applications. The Trust prefer to make donations to charities whose work they have researched and which is in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Charity for the year.

During the year ending 31 December 2017 the Trust made 35 grants totalling £204,800 (2016: 25 grants totalling £375,300).

Although the vast majority of awards made ranged from £2,000 to £5,000, 7 awards were for £10,000 or more and this included one donation of £50,000.

A full list of grants awarded during the year can be found on page 17 of the Trust’s annual accounts.

There is no requirement for match funding.

Please note that the Trust does not maintain a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.

Applications may be made at any time in writing, addressed to:

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust 
Gordon Dadds LLP 
6 Agar Street 
London 
WC2N 4HN 
Tel: 020 7759 1682
(The Trust does not advertise an email address.)

(Source: GRIN)

HELP THE HOMELESS GRANTS

The Help the Homeless grant scheme provides funding to support small and medium-sized UK charities that work to help homeless people rebuild their lives. The charity has a limited budget to award for capital items and projects.

Projects must assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offering shelter or other forms of sustenance.

Applicants requiring funding for building work and refurbishment are advised to contact CRASH, the construction industry's charity for homeless people for advice.

Small and medium sized registered UK charities may apply for a grant of up to £5,000. Larger awards are occasionally made.

Small and medium sized charities are those that have an annual turnover of under £1 million and with unrestricted reserves of under six months annual running costs based on their latest published annual accounts.

Funding is not available for:

o Individuals;
o Core and running costs (for example, salaries or rent);
o Computers; or
o IT equipment.

The application deadlines for 2019 are

o Friday 15 March;
o Saturday 15 June;
o Sunday 15 September; and
o Sunday 15 December.

Further information, together with an application form is available on the Help the Homeless website.

Completed application forms should be returned with a copy of the organisation's most recent audited annual accounts.

Applicants are normally notified within 6 weeks of the application deadline.

Contact details for the scheme are:

Help the Homeless 
6th Floor 
248 Tottenham Court Road 
London 
W1T 7QZ 
Email: hth@help-the-homeless.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)

ALEC DICKSON TRUST

The Alec Dickson Trust provides small grants for projects that support and encourage youth volunteering within the UK. The scheme is aimed at individuals and groups of young people who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Grants up to £500 are available for projects in the applicant's local area led by young people aged under 30 that can demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Please note: the Trust only has capacity to allocate a limited number of grants each year as its annual expenditure rarely exceeds £10,000.

Projects should meet the following criteria:

o Be run by a young volunteer, or team of young volunteers, the majority of whom are younger than 30 years old;
o Take place in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales;
o Have a clear benefit to others in the wider community; and
o Encourage volunteering. The more volunteers involved, the better!

Preference is given to supporting innovative projects.

Small groups of young people who are under 30 years of age may apply for a grant of up to £500.

Funding is not available for:

o Overseas trips or gap year projects;
o Uniforms, equipment or training for personal benefit (for example,  university course fees, a laptop for an individual);
o Direct expenditure for a fundraising event, such as venue hire;
o Projects run by groups aged over 30 years.

Meetings are typically held in January, April, July and October each year. The Trust should receive the application at least three weeks before the meeting date in order to be considered.

Applicants should be made using the online application form on the Trust's website.

The Trust is scheduled to meet on the following dates during 2019 to consider applications:

1.  Wednesday 23 January;
2.  Wednesday 17 April;
3.  Wednesday 24 July; and
4.  Wednesday 23 October.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Alec Dickson Trust 
18-24 Lower Clapton Road 
Hackney 
London 
E5 0PD 
Email: secretary@alecdicksontrust.org.uk
(The Trust does not advertise a phone number.)

(Source: GRIN)

THE GOSLING FOUNDATION

The Gosling Foundation offers grants to UK charitable organisations working in the following fields:

o The relief of poverty, suffering and distress;
o The advancement of religion;
o The advancement of education; and
o Other purposes beneficial to the community.

The majority of grants are between £1,000 and £10,000, although higher awards can also be made.

During the year ending 31 March 2017 the Foundation awarded 170 grants totalling £5,070,400 (2016: E6,651,890).

A list of all grants awarded during the year can be found on pages 15-18 of the Foundation’s annual accounts.

There is no requirement for match funding.

Please note: the Foundation does not maintain a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website,

Applications may be made in writing at any time addressed to:

Anne Yusof 
The Gosling Foundation Limited 
21 Bryanston Street 
Marble Arch 
London 
W1H 7AB 
Tel: 020 7495 5599 
Email: anne.yusof@conprop.co.uk

(Source: GRIN)

THE EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS PROGRAMME

Previously known as the Buttle UK Families Programme, the BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme supports children and young people who are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances.  

The programme provides items for the most basic needs of vulnerable children and young people who may be:

o Living in severe poverty and suffering deprivation as a result; and/or
o Affected by additional social issues such as domestic abuse, substance misuse, estrangement, disability or serious illness, mental health or behavioural difficulties, abuse or neglect.

Support is for:         

o Children aged under 18 years who are experiencing a crisis or emergency;
o UK or EU citizens who are normally resident in the UK;
o Where the child or young person's family do not have access to support and have insufficient resources to meet their needs;
o Where a child or young person's family are experiencing poverty or destitution or are in receipt of a means tested benefits.

Consideration may also be provided where a child or young person, or their family, have an asylum application under assessment or in circumstances where residency criteria is not consistent across the family unit.

Funding is available for critical household items as follows:

o Electric cookers;
o Essential household items, furniture and kitchen equipment;
o Clothing;
o Baby equipment;
o Fridges and freezers;
o Washing machines; and
o Children's beds and bedding, including cots.

Where possible, items will be provided directly rather than awarding a cash grant.

Applications must be made through an organisation that is supporting the family or young person and is capable of assessing their needs, and that can also administer the grant.

Funding is not available for :

o Children whose care is the responsibility of the local authority;
o Adults aged 18 and over;
o Families and young people who are non-EU residents on a student or work visa;
o Families or young people not normally resident in the UK;
o Payment of fuel/utility bills, council tax or rent;
o Payment of loans, debts or bankruptcy fees;
o Rent costs or deposits;
o Household repairs, adaptations or additions;
o Holidays, school trips or play schemes;
o Childcare, childminding or after school clubs;
o Children’s toys or Christmas presents;
o Specialist medical equipment;
o Computers, laptops or mobile phones;
o Televisions, DVDs or other entertainment equipment;
o Musical instruments;
o Driving lessons;
o General subsistence costs;
o Funeral costs (including the cost of a headstone); and
o Items solely for the use of parents, eg beds for parents.

Applications based purely on financial hardship will not normally be considered.

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Applications should be made online at the Family Fund Business Services website or by post in exceptional situations.

Contact details for the Fund are:

Family Fund Business Services 
Unit 4 Alpha Court 
Monks Cross Drive 
Huntington 
York 
North Yorkshire 
YO32 9WN 
Tel: 01904 550011 
Email: emergencyessentials@familyfundservices.co.uk

(Source:GRIN)