Children’s Scrapstore is a charity that supports play and creative development by providing low cost new and reusable materials to voluntary and community groups working with children, young people and adults. We rely on the support of our membership, who are the reason we exist, and we have thousands of member groups across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and our services benefit thousands of children and people.

Here are general funding opportunities . . . and there are local ones further down

(See also VOSCUR's funding site: www.voscur.org/funding)

Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture
deadline: 2 September 2011

Arts Council England , the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) have announced a new £500,000 Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture. There are several themes that they are keen to explore and proposals are sought in the following six areas: user-generated content and social media; distribution; mobile, location and games; data; resources; and education and learning. Organisations that are eligible to apply to the programme include visual and performing arts organisations, cultural organisations in England including arts and cultural archives, literary organisations, museums and galleries, libraries, commercial arts and cultural organisations and creative industry businesses (where the funded activity is self-contained and has a clear benefit to the public).
www.nesta.org.uk/digital-rnd.

Social Business Trust

The Social Business Trust launched in December with the aim of encouraging the growth of social enterprises. It is a partnership of six organisations - Bain & Company, Clifford Chance, Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young, Permira and Thomson Reuters. Over the next two years, SBT is looking to support 20 strong, sustainable social enterprises in the UK who want to scale up their organisations. The goal of the project is to enable these social enterprises to meet the needs of one million additional people in the UK. £10 million in cash and in kind from the founding Partners will be used to support the selected enterprises over the next two years. There is a fairly rigorous selection criteria which seeks to ensure that the business model is sustainable and is capable of driving growth.Typically, the social enterprises they help exhibit the following:

• A robust business model
• A proven track record
• Ambitious growth plans
• A willingness to change
• A well-defined need for the support that they offer.

Phone: 0203 117 1901
http://www.socialbusinesstrust.org/social-enterprises/

Truemark Trust

. . . has a particular interest in small organisations, specifically neighbourhood based community projects and innovatory work with less popular groups. One of their priorities is the Elderly and grants are available of between £5,000 - £7,000.

Mrs Judy Hayward, Truemark Trust, PO Box 2, Liss, Hampshire GU33 6YP 

01730 893416

Percy Bilton Charity

Registered charities assisting disadvantaged young people, people with disabilities and older people may apply for grants. They have two programmes -

• Large grants - one off payments for capital expenditure of £2,000 and over i.e. furniture and equipment; building/refurbishment projects.
• Small grants - donations of up to £500 towards furnishings and equipment for small projects. This programme is more suitable for smaller organisations.

www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk

Hilton in the Community
Applications from each of our four chosen areas are selected or consideration:

• Disabled children
• Children in hospital
• Homelessness
• Life-limited children

There is approximately £100,000 available to distribute each quarter. If favoured, grant applications for up to £10,000 can be approved by the Committee, and applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the Trustees for final approval. There is no limit on the amount of money that a charity can request. However, the Foundation is a small charity and generally will not make awards of over £30,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for up to 2 years for any particular project. Reapplications are welcome however unsuccessful applicants are asked not to reapply for at least 12 months from the date of their rejection letter

http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/application.htm

Triangle Trust

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is a charitable trust that was endowed by Sir Harry Jephcott in 1949, when he was managing director of Glaxo Laboratories Ltd. The objects of the Trust are:

• the education and alleviation from poverty of past or present employees, and their dependants, of the pharmaceutical industry;
• the promotion of a good standard of health in the community, including recreational facilities and medical welfare;
• such charitable purposes as the trustees may determine.

The Trust's current areas of interest for support are:

• Carers
• Community arts and education (where no statutory sources of funding)
• Disability
• Older people (particularly projects which maintain independence)
• Poverty
• Integration and rehabilitation

Grants are normally in the range £1,000 to £10,000, with the majority of grants around £4,000 to £5,000.   Trustees either make one-off grants, or offer funding for up to 3 years, sometimes on a tapering basis.  In the case of multi-year funding, an annual report is required to confirm funding for the second and third years. Re-applications are not usually considered within 2 years of an application being rejected or of a grant being made. Grants are not made for activities which promote the advancement of religion, nor for medical research or animal welfare.

0207 299 4245 between 8.30am and 4.30pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

http://www.thetriangletrust1949fund.org.uk/

Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge

SITA Trust opened the first funding round for its new £1 million grantmaking programme, to protect outdoor recreational space. TheyTrust will be making grants of up to £25,000 to support volunteers and in some cases bring in contractors to physically improve a selected space. The programme is part of the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge, a campaign to protect outdoor recreational spaces in communities all across the country as a permanent legacy of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, led by the Fields in Trust and HRH the Duke of Cambridge. Recreation spaces need first to be designated a Queen Elizabeth II Field. Then an application can be made to SITA Trust's fund to help volunteers make improvements to the recreation area. The trust's delivery partner for the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Fund is environmental charity BTCV, which is available to offer support including planning and risk management, volunteer engagement and management, and training.

The first deadline for applications is 25 July 2011 with other funding deadlines scheduled until late 2012.

www.sitatrust.org.uk/qe2-fields

Barclaycard's Horizons Education Grants

Barclaycard is once again seeking applications for its Horizons Education grants programme, which provides funding to help lone parents back to work.

Lone parents can apply for grants from £500 to £1000 throughout July 2011. Successful applicants will be notified by 31 August 2011. The grants will be made available through Family Action, which administers the education element of the Horizons programme – with Citizens Advice giving the money support, Gingerbread providing the employment support and One Parent Families Scotland providing employment and money support in Scotland.

www.yourhorizons.com

Wellbeing Fund

Deadline: 29 July 2011

A RAAM Roses (Race Across America) team have raised money to support a new fund to promote healthy living - specifically to promote physical and mental wellbeing among young people.They want to support projects that are innovative, and creative. Ultimately, to encourage people to look after themselves - and other young people. Awards of up to £1,000 for activities, projects and the development of ideas carried out between August 2011 – January 2012. It is open to UK residents aged 16 to 30. To support your application you will need to have and use an IdeasTap portfolio to post supporting material. The judges will look at your portfolio for examples of previous work. You can create a profile via the Wellbeing Fund webpage. To apply you need to click on 'How to Respond' on their webpage and follow the instructions.
http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/Brief/05a123de-acb4-4fb0-a5f7-9f0501148e7d#Overview

Department for Work and Pensions - Innovation Fund

Deadline: 5 August 2011

The purpose of the Innovation Fund is to improve employment prospects for young people by:

• supporting disadvantaged 14-17 year olds to participate and succeed in education or training in order to achieve better employment outcomes; and
• providing interventions and support which help to deliver improved employment outcomes for young people aged 18 and over.

Delivery organisations will partner with financial backers to develop a proposal. The proposal will be submitted to DWP for consideration and, if selected, the financiers will cover all the delivery costs and DWP will pay the financiers an agreed amount at the point the specified outcomes are achieved. £30 million over three years will be available under the Innovation Fund to pilot new delivery models. All of the Innovation Fund pilots will be fully evaluated to assess the potential for wider usage. There are two stages to the fund. The first stage opened on the 4th July 2011 with awards given towards the end of the year. The second stage will begin later in the year for award distributed mid-2012. The criteria is:

• Innovation Fund proposals should be from Social Investment Partnerships comprising one or more Investors and one or more Delivery Bodies.
• The Innovation Fund will only pay for outcomes which are focused on young people and can clearly be linked to improved employment prospects.
• They are looking for bids that support those vulnerable young people who are already disadvantaged as well as bids which provide early intervention to prevent young people at risk.
• There is no minimum funding requirement for Innovation Fund bids. Each project will run for up to three years.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/supplying-dwp/what-we-buy/welfare-to-work-services/innovation-fund/

SITA - Young Person’s Volunteering Fund

Deadline: 15 August 2011

Funding programme to support volunteering projects which transform community amenities and green spaces. Projects must be led and delivered by 14-25 year olds.This fund has been created to assist young people aged 14-25 to volunteer their time to create or enhance recreation or leisure facilities that can be enjoyed by the wider community. SITA Trust can support projects in England and Wales and can provide up to £10,000 funding towards the resources required by young volunteers to transform a derelict piece of land into a community green space or give a local community centre a much needed 'make-over'.

http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering

BT Internet Ranger Awards

BT is offering up to £4,000 for dedicated young internet teachers (students and schools) which make special efforts to help bridge the digital divide between generations in their communities. Young people, aged up to 16 years old, who have taught an older person or group basic computer and internet skills; and schools that have helped older people make the most of the internet can apply.

http://www.btplc.com/Responsiblebusiness/Supportingourcommunities/Digitalinclusion/BTinternetrangers/index.htm

The Edgar E Lawley Foundation
The Foundation offers grants of around £2,000 for a range of good causes and currently focuses on the areas of:

• Hospices;
• Children and Young People;
• Elderly;
• Community;
• Disabled;
• Medical, Research and other Miscellaneous Projects.

Support is offered to organisations throughout the UK but priority is sometimes given to smaller charities located in the West Midlands (England).
http://www.edgarelawleyfoundation.org.uk/main.htm

Warburtons

Warburtons bakers provide support to charities, organisations and initiatives that have a positive effect on young people, their families and the surrounding community. They are particularly interested in projects and activities that can improve life chances and provide opportunities for those who face more challenges than most. For example projects that:

• Have a strong family focus;
• Encourage healthier lifestyles in the community;
• Improve the local environment of the community;
• Have a positive effect on the aspirations, education and employability of young people.

http://www.warburtons.co.uk/page.php?p=7

EMI Music Sound Foundation

The Foundation provides grants up to £2,000 towards the purchase of musical instruments and/or equipment for individuals who are in full time education and Schools who require the equipment to fund music education. It also funds courses and training opportunities for music teachers who work within schools.
http://www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com/index.php/site/awards/

Alec Dickson Trust Grant
The Alec Dickson Trust (founder of VSO) supports 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 (e.g. homeless people, people with disabilities, etc.). Up to £500 is available for supporting Individual or small groups of young people living in the UK marginalised in their communities

Applications for grants are invited from individuals aged 30 and under or from small groups of young people who believe their actions to be in pursuit of the aims of the Trust.
Alec Dickson Trust

Nationwide Foundation Small Grants Programme

A small grants programme which makes grants to registered UK charities which provides grants of between £500 - £5,000 to survivors of domestic abuse and older people aged over 50. The new guidelines will be valid until March 2012, which also marks the time when the Foundation’s current three-year strategy comes to an end. Grants are available for two kinds of work, and for two sections of the population:

• Tackling financial exclusion affecting disadvantaged groups;
• Addressing housing issues and homelessness among vulnerable groups.

www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/grants.asp.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Foundation

Deadline: 1 August 2011

This Foundation will enhance the lives of those with special needs through its expertise in mission critical communications, and will look to partner and build relationships with institutions that support, research, develop or implement the appropriate, specialist communication requirements. By making the most of its resources, the company is also aiming to offer communication solutions and services to organisations supporting people with special needs, as well as working with experts to understand how people’s lives can be enhanced and enabling colleagues to build meaningful partnerships with relevant organisations. Colleague engagement is critical to their community programme so the Foundation aims to focus on supporting organisations with which colleagues from Cable&Wireless Worldwide can be involved.

http://www.cw.com/about-us/corporate-responsibility/community/foundation/

Carnegie Challenge 2011

The Carnegie UK Trust is to offer support for public debates run by not-for-profit organisations to help communities address issues of concern to them. The Trust is inviting applications from event organisers to bring together high calibre chairs and panels for   “Carnegie Challenge”  debates.  The funds will be available to meet the expenses of those taking part. These debates will form part of the programme of an already existing event. It is estimated that the cost of an event will not be more than £3,000. Up to five organisations will be selected from those who apply. The support of the Trust will allow event organisers, in consultation with the Trust, to invite a small panel along with a chair to take part in a debate during the conference. The intention is to allow conference organisers to attract guests who may require, for example, travel expenses from abroad, fees and other expenses. The elements they are looking for:

• The conference must be delivered by a not ‐ for ‐ profit organisation
• The conference must relate to one of the three themes of focus of Carnegie UK Trust -  People and Place/ Knowledge and Culture and Enterprise and Society
• The conference must be designed for more than 150 delegates
• The conference organisers must have previous experience of running conferences
• They will also receive professional advice and support as part of the agreement.

http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/changing-minds/carnegie-challenge-2011

Alec Dickson Trust

. . . provides grants of up to £500 to help young people of up to 30, or small groups of young people, run a volunteering project in their local area. The fund seeks to support projects that enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society such as:

• the homeless;
• those with drug dependency problems;
• people with disabilities.
www.alecdicksontrust.org.uk.

Colwinston Charitable Trust

deadline: 30 September 2011

The Colwinston Charitable Trust was established in 1995 and distributes grants to organisations working predominantly in the areas of opera, classical music and the visual arts. Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available for registered charities to achieve higher standards of performance and presentation and for projects that assist the appreciation of the art form and attract a wider audience. Applications can be made at any time and the deadline for consideration at the Trust's March 2010 Trustees' meeting is 28 February 2010. The Trust is especially keen to support projects based in Wales, but does have a UK-wide remit.
www.colwinston.org.uk.

True Colours Trust – Small Grants Programme

The True Colours Trust through its small grants programme, is inviting applications for grants of up to £10,000 from small organisations in the UK, to help them develop and deliver programmes for disabled children, their sibling and families. The fund is particularly keen to support hydrotherapy pools, multi sensory rooms, mini buses, young carers’ projects, sibling projects and bereavement support. There are no application deadlines. Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information visit www.truecolourstrust.org.uk/small_grants.aspx.

Funding for schools to purchase musical equipment

deadline: 16 September 2011

Schools in the UK that wish to purchase musical instruments and equipment can apply for funding of up to £2,000 through the EMI Music Sound Foundation’s Instrument and/or Equipment Awards. To date the Foundations has made awards to over two thousand schools, individual students and teachers improve their access to music through the purchase or upgrade of musical instruments and equipment. The funding has to be made for music education that is beyond statutory national curriculum music teaching. The Foundation cannot fund retrospectively and schools are not eligible for financial assistance under this scheme if they have already purchased their instruments or if they do so before their application has been approved.
www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com/index.php/site/awards

Local

(see also Voscur's local funding list at: www.voscur.org/funding/local)

Quartet Community Foundation

. . . supports small, community-based charities and voluntary groups in the West of England whose work benefits local people. We give grants to a broad range of causes and welcome applications from both new and established groups. For more details of all the funding streams available from Quartet Community Foundation or for an application form visit www.quartetcf.org.uk/apply or call Ronnie Brown at Quartet Community Foundation on 0117 989 7705. You can also register to receive their monthly bulletin by clicking on the E-newsletter link in their home page.

Grassroots

The Quartet Community Foundation has announced that it will launch a £1.3 Million Grant Funds The Grassroots Grants scheme will support local community groups with an annual turnover of less than £20,000 to develop and run projects that meet a range local needs. Grants of up to £5000 will be available to support activities that will make a difference in local neighbourhoods. The funding is divided across the four unitary authorities of the West of England according to population and need levels and the three year totals available include; £582,000 for Bristol groups; £197,000 for Bath and North East Somerset groups; £241,000 for North Somerset groups; and £280,000 for South Gloucestershire groups. In addition, the Foundation has issued the Grassroots Endowment Challenge. This provides individuals and companies with an opportunity to increase the impact of their giving by 50% - at no extra cost to themselves. For every two pounds donated to the challenge, an extra pound will be added by government until March 2011. Money raised will be invested in a fund that will support local community projects.

http://www.quartetcf.org.uk/showcontent.asp?ShowSiblings=N&ParentID=@0000000163&CollectionID=@0000000621

Bristol Children & Young People's Partnership Fund
A fund set up by the Council providing grants for small voluntary and community sector organisations working in Bristol with 8-12 year olds, for the purposes of improving the transition from primary to secondary school. The aims of the fund are as follows: To increase confidence and self-esteem in children; to increase positive social and communication skills and ability to make and maintain friendships and narrow the gap in achieving positive outcomes between those children who are disadvantaged and children overall. The maximum grant is £5,000. Applications can be made at any time.
http://www.quartetcf.org.uk/showcontent.asp?CollectionID=@0000000606

Express Programme

Grants from the Express Programme are awarded to small, local voluntary and community organisations in West of England ( Bristol , Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset , South Gloucestershire ) where a small amount of funding can make a difference in disadvantaged areas. The work of your organisation must benefit people who are disadvantaged or isolated. People may be isolated due to poverty, disability, age, location or culture. Priority is also given to groups that:

• Enable people to take opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them.
• Involve local people in improving their community.
• Reflect the concerns and priorities of people living and working in the area.

The maximum grant is £2000.
We accept applications to the Express Programme at any time and there are no closing dates. Applications are considered as and when they are received and applicants should be notified of the outcome within six weeks. Please download and read the guidelines below before applying for a grant. Read the guidelines then apply online or download an application form, complete it and return it to us by post or email.

www.quartetcf.org.uk