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Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Neighbourhood Excellence Initiative®
Since 2004 The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has committed $111 million through the Neighbourhood Excellence Initiative – and will give over $20 million in 2010 alone.
Key Information
• Programme Manager – Bandana Spettigue (bandana.spettigue@baml.com)
• Applications must be submitted by 1 June 2010
• Applications can be submitted at: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell
FURTHER INFORMATION.
Help a London Child 2010 - Now Open to Applications
Help a London Child aims to give opportunities to the capital's children and young people who fit into one or more of its 'funder' categories, i.e. children and young people wh
· experience poverty and disadvantage;
· have or are experiencing abuse, neglect, homelessness, violence or crime;
· have an illness or disability.
A maximum grant of £3,000 is available for project and equipment costs and key core running costs. Applications requiring matched funding are preferred.
Not-for-profit organisations that have written constitutions, and work with children up to and including the age of 18, may apply.
The next deadline for receipt of applications is 3 June 2010.
Big Challenge 2010 - Now Open to Applications
The theme of Big Challenge 2010 is 'Imagine, Involve, Inspire'.
Applications are accepted from individuals or informal groups of young people aged 16 to 25 and resident in the UK with an original project or campaign ideas that will have a big impact and inspire other young people.
The deadline for applications is 6 July 2010 (3 pm).
The Wates Foundation - Now Open to Applications - Applications can be submitted at any time. The Wates Foundation is open to applications once again after a review of its grant-making structure.
The Foundation aims to promote work that builds social values and responsibility and provides access to opportunities that address disadvantage.
Awards are either one-off payments or a series of grant payments over a number of years. For 2010, the maximum amount that the grants Committee may award to applications is £30,000 over not less than two years.
Get Connected: Grants Available for Providers of Adult Social Care to improve ICT ACCESS for users and staff
The Get Connected Investment Project offers grants of up to £20,000 in value to improve ICT access for users and staff of registered providers of adult social care in England. The funding is for capital expenditure that will support adult social care providers and organisations to extend personalisation through enhanced access to ICT.
CYCLE 2 of the Investment Project is now open for applications from private and voluntary sector adult social care providers offering services in England and registered with the Care Quality Commission, Companies House, Financial Services Authority or Charity Commission. The level of funding that you can apply for is dependent on the size of your organisation.
Expressions of interest close - Midnight 11 June 2010
Russell Investment Ltd and Capital Community Foundation
Russell Investment Ltd and Capital Community Foundation are pleased to announce the re-opening of their grants fund for 2010. If you are a local voluntary or community group and you needfunding for a project focusing on young people and education, employment and training this grant fund may be able to help.
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Deadline 5pm Friday 2nd July 2010.
This new pilot grants programme is funded jointly by Church Urban Fund and London Catalyst, supporting faith-based community projects tackling poverty related health inequalities in London.
If your social action group or small voluntary organisation is based in London and has an annual income of less than £150,000, then you could apply for a grant for up to £10,000
Deadline: 30th June 2010
The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is dedicated to imaginative and responsible funding of the arts, by supporting emerging artists to develop and grow at important stages in their careers.
Support is offered across all art forms, including dance, theatre, literature and music. Small grants (up to £10,000)support innovative, one-off projects; Large grants (over £10,000) offer more strategic support to artists
Deadline: Ongoing throughout year
Local Grant
Cash-strapped local groups will now be able to apply for grants between £250 - £5000, thanks to *Local Grants .
The scheme is part of a £130 million drive by the government to support thousands of groups and projects, working to improve their local communities.
Local groups including charities, voluntary groups and neighbourhood initiatives, with an annual turnover of less than £30,000 a year can apply.
So whether you want help to put on a community event or social activity, run education classes, help with the costs of sports, IT equipment or venue hire, then apply today.
Deadline: 12 Noon 21st June 2010
Grants are made to charities active in the following three spheres of activity:
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The welfare of children in disadvantaged families and of children in care. This will normally cover families with children of primary school age and younger, although work with children in care will be considered up to the age at which they leave care.
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Penal reform, the welfare of prisoners and their families, rehabilitation of prisoners and work with young people at risk of offending.
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Sustainable development and education in Eastern and Southern Africa.
The young people we help range in age from 3 to 17. They come from many different backgrounds and cultures and suffer from many different conditions. We offer help to those with learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities and with acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses. We also help young people who have been abused or neglected, witnessed domestic violence, been bereaved or act as carers for a parent or sibling.
We fund:
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Holidays for young people and their families.
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Residential trips for groups of children and young people.
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Days out for groups to hundreds of venues throughout the UK, including the seaside, zoos, theme parks, safari parks and fun fairs.
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Trips to the theatre and theatre workshops.
Comic Relief
There are still many communities in the UK that suffer from economic and social deprivation and the current economic climate may make this situation worse. This programme aims to empower local people enabling them to create lasting change in their communities. Projects should be run by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with and priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community. This can also include “Communities of Interest” which cover a wider geographical area.
BBC Children in Need - Small Grants Round Announced
Small Grants Programme Launches
BBC Children in Need's experience shows that significant and valuable work can be achieved with a small grant (£10,000 or less p.a. for a maximum of three years) and that these projects are amongst the most imaginative and meaningful. The programme is designed to encourage those who may never have considered applying to BBC Children in Need to send in an application..
Second Round Deadline 15th July 2010
BBC Children in Need - Main Grants Round
As well as the new small grants programme, the main grants round is currently open for applications.
Second Round Deadline July 15th 2010
ENTRUST Small Grants Scheme Announced
ENTRUST, the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund, has announced that its proposed Small Grants Scheme (SGS) is now open. The aim of the scheme is to allow accredited Environmental Bodies (EBs) to distribute small grants for a wide range of community activity more easily.
The following restrictions apply:
· Each individual grant will be capped at £2,000. This is the maximum total cost of the venture.
· The SGS can only be used for small, discrete schemes.
· Each EB can only allocate a maximum of £50,000 per accounting year (1 April to 31 March) to the SGS.
Currently, the SGS is in a trial period with accredited EBs and relates to Object D (providing, maintaining or improving public amenities) only. The process will be reviewed in early 2010/2011.
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) seeks more bids from Harrow
Sue Bowers, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund London Region gave a very illuminating presentation on Heritage Lottery Fund grants at the last meeting of the External Funding Group. This revealed the wider scope of HLF than most people who attended were aware. There have been very few bids from Harrow organisations and HLF is keen to work with us to improve this position. They will be focusing on Harrow as a priority Borough from April 2010.
I am happy to work with colleagues to co-ordinate this and intend to invite interested people to a meeting to discuss our heritage funding priorities and which bids we might consider submitting to avoid duplication. Please let me know if you are interested in getting involved with this
West London Alliance Future Jobs Fund (FJF) Bid
The West London Alliance Future Job Fund bid has been successful in its application for funding, subject to contract. The bid aims to create up to 300 new jobs and is aligned to the West London Sustainable Employment Programme.
The FJF Programme partnership includes: The WLA (Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow; Jobcentre Plus; Learning & Skills Council; NHS Harrow; Action Acton; Age Concern; Centre for Armenian Information & Advice; Groundwork - London
Under the FJF Programme, funding will be available to support new job opportunities during the first six months of employment. The programme can be linked to the creation of new apprenticeship opportunities, additional on-the-job training, and in-work support.
Ongoing negotiations are in process with the LDA to provide additional employment support through the Sustainable Employment Programme.
The FJF programme will start in October 2009.
£5000 is available during the financial year 2009/10 for registered and non registered charitable organizations to apply for to support projects or their activities in the Police Property Act Fund. Grant sought should primarily help to prevent or support the victims of crime. Details of the Fund and the application form to be used are attached to this Newsletter.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Announces Launch of Themed Grant for Mental Health Projects
The Foundation is now accepting applications to fund small projects working specifically with prisoners and ex-offenders to improve their mental health and to help their integration into the community.
Grants given under the programme may be one-off payments towards a capital project, or given over one to three years for running costs for established projects and over four years for new projects.
The Foundation will consider revenue project requests of between £10,000 and £50,000 per annum and up to £50,000 for capital projects.
Applications are welcomed from registered charities and non-profit organisations working in the UK. Grants will be awarded between 2009 and 2010, with final payments in 2013.
The Grant Committee meets in November, January, April and July. The deadlines for applications for these meetings are: 27 November 2009, 26 February 2010 and 28 May 2010.
Reaching Communities
Just a reminder to organisations thinking of applying to Reaching Communities that you don’t always have to bid for large projects. Smaller ones from £50,000 are more likely to have a higher chance of success.
The £50,000 limit for capital refurbishment programmes is also worth a shot since my information is that this element of Reaching Communities is relatively less oversubscribed.
Sport England Small Grants Programme Sport England supports the development of grassroots sporting opportunities in England. Its Small Grants programme offers from £300 to £10,000 to help local communities increase access to sport or to improve the experience of people playing sport. Voluntary and community organisations, schools, local and statutory authorities can apply. 7 out of 10 applications are currently successful in winning grants.
Previous External Funding Newsletters:
March External Funding Newsletter
February External Funding Newsletter
October External Funding Newsletter
August 24th External Funding Newsletter