communities make the best use of land available to them as well as to conserve historic uses. We like to keep in touch with community projects we have helped and form an ongoing relationship with them. Cultural and Creative Challenge Fund for arts projects Bath & North East Somerset Council The Cultural & Creative Challenge Fund is for awards of £5,000 only. The fund is open to: Properly constituted voluntary sector groups/organisations. Consortia where the lead body is a properly constituted voluntary sector organisation with a bank account in the name of the group/organisation. 31st October 2016 Ward Councillors’ Initiative programme Bath & North East Somerset Council Applications from B&NES Ward Councillors only 31st December 2017 Home Energy Top Up Grant Bath & North East Somerset Council The purpose of the grant is to help towards the costs of installing energy saving home improvements such as new boilers, insulation, windows and external doors, and renewable technologies such as solar panels, and is available to home owners, private landlords, and private tenants. Ongoing Affordable Warmth Assistance Grant Bath & North East Somerset Council A grant for vulnerable residents to help meet the cost of loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and new heating systems, after other funding has been taken into account. Ongoing Energy Company Obligation Grant Bath & North East Somerset Council ECO funding provides a grant for low income and vulnerable households, those in solid walled properties and those living in low income areas. Ongoing
Awards for all England The Big Lottery Grants of between £300 and £10,000 for projects which will benefit the community. Applications from voluntary and community groups Ongoing Celebrate England The Big Lottery The Celebrate England grants will enable voluntary and community organisations, schools and statutory organisations to hold one-off events and activities which celebrate their local community’s history, a local hero or generally bring people together. Applicants must have a constitution and a bank account. Ongoing Fulfilling Lives: HeadStart The Big Lottery Enabling young people to deal with mental health issues. Ongoing Parks for People The Big Lottery Parks for People is a joint initiative between the Big Lottery Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The programme awards grants of between £100,000 and £5 million to revitalise historic parks and cemeteries. Ongoing Reaching Communities Buildings The Big Lottery The buildings strand of Reaching Communities provides funding for land and buildings projects costing more than £100,000. It can also provide revenue funding to help to get the building running and deliver project activities. Ongoing Reaching Communities England The Big Lottery Reaching Communities funding is for projects that help people and communities most in need. Grants are available from £10,000, upwards and funding can last for up to 5 years. If you think you need more than £500,000 you must call us before you apply to discuss why you believe a larger project is appropriate. There is no upper limit for total project costs. Ongoing Forces in Mind The Big Lottery The Forces in Mind Trust Will will invest and spend £35 million over the next 20 years to support the psychological well-being and successful and sustainable transition of veterans and their families Ongoing
The Bramble Charitable Trust The Bramble Charitable Trust Applications may be made in writing at any time to: Mary Smallwood Bramble Cottage Dinghurst Road Churchill Winscombe North Somerset BS25 5PJ Tel: 01934 852 589 Email: To provide grants for the benefit of charitable institutions including, but not restricted to, schools. Particular attention is given to applications involving young people and those with disabilities and special needs in and around the West of England. Ongoing The Bridging Fund Charitable Trust The Bridging Fund Charitable Trust Mrs Debbie Cockrill The Bridging Fund Charitable Trust PO Box No 3106 Lancing West Sussex BN15 5BL Tel: 01903 750008 Email: The principal objective of the Bridging Fund Charitable Trust is to assist those who the Trustees feel are in temporary difficulty and who could be helped to ‘get back on their feet’ with a little help. To meet this objective the Charity makes grants to other charities that have an infrastructure in place to pass funds efficiently on to those individuals. Ongoing Education and training projects for young people The British and Foreign School Society For projects: That widen educational access and opportunity and reduce the barriers to achievement, in keeping with the Society’s vision to maximise educational opportunity for all; and In areas of deprivation or educational disadvantage. This may include areas that have suffered some form of natural disaster. For 2016 deadlines, see web site The Burges Salmon Charitable Trust The Burges Salmon Charitable Trust Applications should be made in writing to: Sharon Herniman The Burges Salmon Charitable Trust The Burges Salmon Charitable Trust offers small grants to UK charities with a preference for Bristol and the surrounding area, especially small and medium sized charities. Grants are rarely made to national charities. Ongoing
Hertfordshire SG4 8NS Tel: 01438 833254 Email: mentally disabled people and able to show that at least 75% of those supported have learning difficulties. Eligible projects include furnishing or equipping rooms. Debbie and Andrew’s Micro Sponsorship Awards Debbie and Andrew’s Micro Sponsorship Awards , established in 1999, now wishes to invest back into rural communities by providing micro-sponsorship grants to support local and grass roots fundraisers across the UK. Grants up to £1,000 are available for projects that support projects promoting rural values, the countryside and community life by supporting fundraising activities for good causes. Preference will be given to applications under £500. Ongoing The De Brye Charitable Trust The De Brye Charitable Trust Contact details for the Trust are: George Georghiou The de Brye Charitable Trust (Stanley Smith General Charitable Trust) Mercer & Hole Trustees Ltd 72 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1NS Tel: 01727 869141 The Trust offers grants for charitable projects in the UK and overseas that benefit people with physical disabilities, especially: The care and housing of older people; Orphans and neglected children; Physically disabled children; and The blind. Ongoing Urban/Rural Community Energy Funds DECC The Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) supports rural communities in England to develop renewable energy projects which provide economic and social benefits to the community. The fund will provide up to approximately £150,000 of funding for feasibility and pre-planning development work to help projects become investment ready. RCEF provides support in two stages: The funds are being delivered on behalf of the government by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Applications will be reviewed on The application deadline is the last Friday of every second month
The Drapers’ Company The Drapers’ Company The Drapers Charitable Fund awards grants to charities that support disabled adults. Especially individuals with less visible disabilities such as hearing impairment, dyslexia, mental health issues, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Grants are provided for both capital costs (buildings and equipment) and core costs for salaries. They are usually one payments but may be awarded for a longer period up to a maximum of 3 years. Applications should be made in writing on the organisation's headed notepaper with financial information appropriate for the request Ongoing The DWF Charitable Foundation The DWF Charitable Foundation The is a relatively new charitable trust, registered with the Charity Commission in May 2014. The Foundation has been set up to help with initiatives that develop and improve local communities by: o Tackling a specific community issue; o Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient; o Encouraging the involvement in the community of those too often excluded; and o Enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community. Ongoing The Edgar E Lawley Foundation The Edgar E Lawley Foundation The prefers to support small charities that engage in and run community projects for the benefit of disadvantaged groups. In particular, the Foundation seeks to fund projects relating to: o Elderly people in need; o Educational purposes with reference to the arts, commerce and industry; o Children and young people; o Medicine and medical research; o People with disabilities; and o Hospices and other miscellaneous projects. 31st October 2016
The Langdale Trust The Langdale Trust Contact details for the Langdale Trust are: Miss Jaime Parkes The Langdale Trust Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP 2nd Floor 3 Brindley Place Birmingham B1 2JB Tel: 0121 227 3705 Email: The Langdale Trust offers supports charitable organisations across the UK working in the following areas: Youth projects; Social welfare schemes; The relief of poverty; and Medical care. Preference is given to capital projects rather than applications to fund ongoing running costs. Ongoing The Leach Fourteenth Trust The Leach Fourteenth Trust Contact details for the Leach Fourteenth Trust are: Guy Ward Leach Fourteenth Trust BHP Chartered Accountants Bathurst House 86 Micklegate York YO1 6LQ Tel: 01904 628551 Email: The Leach Fourteenth Trust offers grants to registered charities, particularly those working in the South West of England, with a preference for the following areas: Community services; The environment; Missionary work; and Residential care. Ongoing The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation Dr. Terence Bramall The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation C/o Raworths LLP Eton House 89 Station Parade Harrogate HG1 1HF Tel: 01423 566 666 1. The advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public. 2. The promotion of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation by various means: 3. The relief of sickness and the advancement of health. Ongoing Transform Programme Lloyd’s Bank Foundation The is looking for projects which seek to improve the wider response to domestic and/or sexual abuse and the environment that domestic and sexual abuse 30th September 2016
Children’s Charity Regina House 124 Finchley Road London NW3 5JS Tel: 020 7433 2400 individuals and organisations throughout England and Wales. Covenant Fund Ministry of Defence COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/DELIVERY OF LOCAL SERVICES - Grants up to £20,000 for projects that respond to the local needs of the Armed Forces Community and improve recognition of the Armed Forces Covenant, and: Help integrate Armed Forces and civilian communities across the UK, and/or Deliver valuable local services to the armed forces community. Round Two opens on 23rd September 2016 and closes on 2nd November 2016 Covenant Fund Ministry of Defence IMPROVING LOCAL COVENANT DELIVERY (for Local Authorities) - Grants of between £20,000 and £500,000 for projects that materially improve the experience of local Armed Forces communities (Serving Personnel, Families and Veterans) and ensure that they are not disadvantaged. 6th October 2016 Momentum Music Fund Momentum Music Fund The is designed to help talented artists and bands further their careers. It covers a broad range of contemporary popular genres, including innovative and emerging genres. The Fund is open to applications from artists and bands in England that are at a crucial point in their development, with the potential to significantly further their career within the next two years. Applications can be submitted by the artists themselves or those who are working on their behalf (for example, a manager, an independent label or publisher). 15th November 2016
people disadvantaged by disability, age, gender or ethnic status, or by the poor medical, welfare or educational infrastructure in their country The Road Safety Trust The Road Safety Trust The aims to support road safety research or practical interventions (focused upon education, engineering or enforcement approaches or a mixture of two or all of these) intended to reduce the numbers of people killed or injured on the UK’s roads. Grants up to £100,000 are available over a period of up to three years. Funding is available for projects that are innovative and will enhance the knowledge and practice of the road safety community. Applicants should be able to give a clear indication of their project's benefit to road safety 7th October 2016 The Royal British Legion External Grants The Royal British Legion The External Grants scheme aims to safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who have served in the Armed Forces. This includes, under certain circumstances, other support and defence organisations and the Mercantile Marine. Grants up to £50,000 are available for charitable organisations that have been operating for at least two years. Ongoing Community-based projects The Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time in writing to: The Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust PO BOX 1268 Chobham Surrey GU24 8WE Email: The Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in Southern England undertaking community-based projects in the following areas: Healthcare; Churches; Children; Older people; Special needs; Education; The Environment; Ongoing
The South West Interactive Health Care Fund The South West Interactive Health Care Fund The is intended to help small-scale enterprises develop priority digital healthcare and wellbeing products and services that will benefit local communities. The programme will seek to encourage innovation in how web, mobile phone or tablet applications address the region’s healthcare priorities. The programme is open to small or medium enterprises (SME’s) in the South West that are at an advanced stage of developing and commercialising digital products for the healthcare sector. 30th September 2016 Young people with special needs St James’s Place Foundation The Foundation will support projects that provide directly for young people (under the age of 25 years) within the UK who suffer from physical or mental health difficulties or conditions, or a life threatening or degenerative illness, or are disadvantaged. This will include young people under the age of 25 caring for others. Where organisations include other groups, 75% of beneficiaries must fit the above parameters. Ongoing Supporting People with Cancer St James’s Place Foundation The Foundation will support projects that provide directly for people with Cancer. Where organisations include other groups, 75% of beneficiaries must fit the above parameters. Ongoing Small Grants Programme St James’s Place Foundation Small Grants Programme - The amount applied for should be up to a maximum of £10,000 in any rolling period. Ongoing Community Grants Programme St John’s Hospital St John’s Hospital is seeking to fund projects which build resilience in people, enterprises and communities in B&NES. Applications are welcomed from registered charities which focus on supporting and developing people to achieve their aspirations and potential. 31st October 2016