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G InsightThe weekly funding e-magazine from www.grantsonline.org.uk 21st October 2019

New Funding Opportunities....................................................1Funding for Research and Projects that Address Severe Learning Disabilities (UK).............................2Funding to Promote Public Engagement and Teaching of MicroBiology (UK).......................................3Cure Parkinson's Trust Grant (UK)........................................................................................................3Funding for STEM Enrichment and Enhancement Activities in Schools (UK)........................................4Equipment Grants for Disabled and Disadvantaged Young People (UK)...............................................5Funding for Sensory Equipment for Schools that Cater for Pupils with Special Education Needs (UK) 6Funding for Young Athletes (UK)............................................................................................................6Funding for Community Cohesion Projects (UK)...................................................................................7Asda Foundation Grants for Local Community Projects (UK)................................................................8Applications for Nuffield Research Placements Are Now Open (UK).....................................................9Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects (UK).....................................................................9New £250 million Culture Investment Fund Launched (England)........................................................10Masonic Charitable Foundation Programme to Support Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Older People (England and Wales).................................................................................................................................................. 11Masonic Charitable Foundation - Early Years Opportunities Grants Programme (England and Wales)12New £10 Million Fund Launched to Improve Rugby League Facilities (England)................................13EdTech Demonstrator Schools and Colleges Programme (England)..................................................14£200,000 Available for Projects that Support Veterans and their Families (Scotland).........................14Innovation Voucher Scheme - Follow on Funding (Scotland)..............................................................15Funding for Events and Festivals (Scotland).......................................................................................15Grants for Climate Action Projects (Scotland)......................................................................................16Funding of Up to £10,000 Available to Tackle Social Deprivation (North East)....................................17Apply for Grants of up to £20,000 to Improve Sports and Leisure Facilities (London & Surrey)..........18Funding for Major Capital Projects to Encourage Physical Activity (London & Surrey)........................19Funding to Tackle Poverty and Improve Health (London)....................................................................20

Funding Reminders...............................................................21Funding to Projects that Promote Social Justice, Nonviolence and Environmental Sustainability (UK)21UK Aid Match Opens for Applications (UK)..........................................................................................22Idlewild Trust Announces Next Application Deadline (UK)...................................................................22School Grants to Promote Physics (UK)..............................................................................................23New £16 Million Fund Launched to Train Thousands More Customs Experts (UK)............................24Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless (UK)........................................25Grants for Churches for the Conservation of Decorative Features and Monuments (UK)...................26Funding to Support Vulnerable Young Migrants (UK)..........................................................................27Grants to Support Animal Welfare Charities (UK)................................................................................28Grants of up to £1,000 Available for Community Projects (England, Scotland and Wales)..................29Funding to Develop Indoor Tennis Facilities (Scotland).......................................................................30Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Teach Digital Skills to Young People (Scotland).....31Grants of up to £10,000 Available to Enhance Community Relations (Northern Ireland).....................32

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New Funding Opportunities

Funding for Research and Projects that Address Severe Learning Disabilities (UK)

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established to provide both research and project funding in the area of severe learning difficulties, including autism for both children and adults.

Grants are made to cover capital projects and core costs to include staff costs, general running and office costs at charitable organisations, schools and centres.

Projects funded include:

Capital works for residential, nursing and respite care, and schools Employment schemes including woodwork, crafts, printing and horticulture Play schemes and play therapy schemes Day and social activities centres including building costs and running costs Support for families, including respite schemes Independent living schemes Support in the community schemes Snoezelen rooms.

Applications will only be considered from voluntary organisations which are registered charities or are associated with a registered charity. Schools and Parent Teacher Associations and Industrial & Provident Societies can also apply. Funding in the past has ranged in value from £250 to £150,000.

The next deadline for applications seeking funding in excess of £10,000 is the 1st January 2020.

Applications for £10,000 and below are considered under the Small Grants procedure and can be submitted at any time.

Recent awards have been made to:

Rose Road Association, £30,000 towards capital costs and funding of short breaks. Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group, £25,000 towards core costs of Play Group. Willow Tree Garden, £30,000 towards refurbishment and development of buildings connected

with the woodworking workshops.

Useful Links:

Eligibility Criteria

General Guidelines

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http://www.bailythomas.org.uk/

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Funding to Promote Public Engagement and Teaching of MicroBiology (UK)

The Microbiology Society has announced that grants of up to £1000 are available for a variety of educational outreach activities to promote public engagement with microbiology. Funding is available to support relevant science teaching or promotion initiatives, or to support developments likely to lead to an improvement in the teaching of any aspect of microbiology.

Full, Full Concessionary or Postgraduate Student Members of the Microbiology Society who reside in the UK or Republic of Ireland can apply under the Microbiology Society Education and Outreach Grants Programme.

Funding is available for talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals and audio-visual or computer-based packages. Applications relevant to the teaching of any aspect of microbiology in primary, secondary or tertiary (including postgraduate) education will be considered.

There are two funding rounds each year, the next closing date for applications is the 15th April 2020.

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https://microbiologysociety.org/grants/education-outreach-funds/education-and-outreach-grants.html

Cure Parkinson's Trust Grant (UK)

Commercial organisations, appropriately qualified scientists or clinicians based in an accredited university or hospital in any country worldwide can now apply for funding for laboratory or clinical research projects. Projects should have the potential to advance knowledge that might lead to a cure for Parkinson’s disease or that represent a substantial advance in treatment.

The Cure Parkinson’s Trust has a particular interest in projects that show the potential to delay, slow, stop reverse or prevent the progression of Parkinson’s disease. There are no specific limits to the amount of funding available but previous awards have been between £50,000 and £250,000 with a duration of 1-3 years.

Applications are considered four times a year, the next deadline for applications is the 12th December 2019.

Useful Links:

Guidance for applicants

Terms and Conditions under which a Grant is awarded

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https://www.cureparkinsons.org.uk/applyfunding

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Funding for STEM Enrichment and Enhancement Activities in Schools (UK)

The Royal Institution (Ri) is offering UK state schools grants to host STEM Enrichment and Enhancement activity for their teachers and students. Funded by the Clothworkers’ Foundation, the scheme is designed to help integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities into school practice and to support teachers’ professional development. Activities enrich or go beyond the curriculum and often use resources that are not readily available to schools. Activities can range from shows and talks to workshops and team-based challenges.

Successful applicants will receive £500 towards any STEM-related activity listed on the STEM Directory https://www.stem.org.uk/enrichment/stem-directory as long as the activity takes place between January and July 2019.

In order to apply for a grant, applicants need to:

Be from a state-funded primary or secondary school/academy, sixth-form or FE college in the UK

Be a member of the school staff who is involved in teaching a STEM subject in the school

The closing date for applications is at midnight on the 4th November 2019.

If you have any questions about the grant scheme or application process, please contact:

Suzanne Harvey

Schools Programme Manager

020 7670 2904 / sharvey@ri.ac.uk

Useful Links:

Application Guidance

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https://www.rigb.org/education/stem-grants?j=1359339&e=info@grantsonline.org.uk&l=113_HTML&u=39040437&mid=7201764&jb=22&cm_ven=RIGB&cm_cat=STEM+Grants+NL&cm_pla=All+Subscribers&cm_ite=https%3a%2f%2fwww.rigb.org%2feducation%2fstem-grants%3fj%3d%%jobid%%%26

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Equipment Grants for Disabled and Disadvantaged Young People (UK)

Schools and not for profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Wooden Spoon Society's Capital Grants programme. Wooden Spoon is the British and Irish Rugby charity which supports projects help mentally, physically disadvantaged children. Each year the charity supports around 70 projects.

Through the programme funding is available for:

Buildings and extensions Equipment & activity aids Sensory rooms and gardens Playgrounds and sports areas Soft playrooms.

Since being founded in 1983, Wooden Spoon has made grants of over £24 million to more than 500 projects in the British Isles.

If a project is educational or disability sports-focused, there must be a key rugby element to engage children and young people.

Projects funded in the past have included:

Ashmount School in Leicestershire, which received a grant of £13,500 towards a sensory room.

Enfield Heights Academy in London which received a grant of £23,000 to improve its play areas.

The Colehill & Wimborne Youth & Community Centre which received a grant of £8,000 towards a wheelchair lift.

Applications can be made at any time.

For more information on how to apply, please click on the link below.

Useful Documents:

Application Form

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https://www.woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-funds

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Funding for Sensory Equipment for Schools that Cater for Pupils with Special Education Needs (UK)

SEN Schools can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to enable them to purchase a range of sensory equipment to help enhance the pupils' experience at school. To be eligible schools need to cater for young people under the age of 19 who have a physical/ sensory/ learning disability. Schools that cater for socially disadvantaged children or mainstream schools for children with behavioural problems are unable to apply.

The funding is being made available through the Lords Taverners, the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity. Schools are is required to pay a self-help contribution of around 25% of the total cost of the package.

There are no application deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time and are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

For further details please contact Nicky Pemberton on 020 7025 0015 or click here to email her.

Useful Links:

Application Form

To download a product brochure, please click here

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https://www.lordstaverners.org/sensory-rooms

Funding for Young Athletes (UK)

Talented able bodied and disabled British track and field athletes between 15 and 23 years old that are in financial need can now apply for funding from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund. The fund exclusively supports young and deserving applicants in the sport of Athletics.

Since the fund was introduced a total of £2million has been awarded in small but significant grants to several thousand young British Athletes. Each grant is designed to make a difference, helping the recipients make the difficult transition from junior to senior level through support for equipment, specialist coaching or travel and importantly help build the athletes’ confidence and self-esteem through recognition. No minimum or maximum funding amounts are specified.

The closing date for applications is the 30th November 2019.

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http://rpmf.org.uk/apply-grant/

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Funding for Community Cohesion Projects (UK)

The Allen Lane Foundation's Social Cohesion Programme, provides funding to support local communities in breaking down barriers and reduce tensions between different groups of people, and help to build a more cohesive and inclusive community. The aim of the funding is to:

Proactively work towards building better community cohesion and trust, and encouraging respect and understanding in the local area

Proactively promote the inclusion of marginalised groups and individuals in the life of the local community

Fund work which breaks down barriers and tensions in the local community thereby reducing feelings of division and “them and us”.

The Foundation is seeking applications from community-led grassroots groups and organisations which have a focus of work being at a very local/community level, which could be a housing estate or distinct community. The Foundation is particularly concerned about divisions in communities that occurred around the 2016 Referendum and subsequently.

Applications will be particularly encouraged from areas of high deprivation but not exclusively and the Foundation is keen to support communities in coming up with their own solutions to local issues of division. New initiatives, those that may have been tried before or are on-going, are considered as long as the work has lasting benefits for those people the projects are aimed at.

No minimum or maximum grant levels are published. In 2018, of the 153 grants awarded 112 were single grants with the remainder being for two or three years. The majority ranged from £750 to £15,000 with recipients including:

Shelley Over 60’s Club - £4,000 South Tyneside Prison Matters - £1,000 Manchester Refuge Support network - £9,935

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Potential applicants need to check their eligibility. Once this has been confirmed they will be directed to the application form.

Useful Links:

Check Your Eligibility

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http://allenlane.org.uk/social-cohesion-programme/

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Asda Foundation Grants for Local Community Projects (UK)

The Asda Foundation is committed to developing stronger, better connected, sustainable communities across the UK. The Significant Local Community Projects programme allows colleagues to nominate initiatives which will make a real long-term difference, benefiting the wider community and transforming communities to improve lives locally.

Awards are typically made to projects where:

The charity or good cause has developed a relationship with the local store or home office at a grassroots level

The work will tackle the underlying problems in the local community Community needs and aspirations are evident in the development of the project The project benefits the wider community not just a single user group There is a need for this facility locally It will make a real long-term difference and will transform the community, improving the lives

of those who live there

Grants awarded have previously ranged from £2,600 - £32,000 (in 2017) although no minimum or maximum amounts are published.

Projects funded include:

Citizens Advice, Boston - £8,093.91 to set up a community computer access point where people can use their online facilities as some cannot afford a computer or have no IT skills.

Light Project Peterborough - £19,380 to fund minibus to help move people from the streets into community living

Any charity/good cause wishing to apply should first approach their local store or home office to see if their project is something that the Community Champion would be willing to support. Applications can be submitted at any time.

Useful Links:

Eligibility Checker

Projects Previously Funded

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https://www.asdafoundation.org/what-we-fund/significant-local-community-projects

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Applications for Nuffield Research Placements Are Now Open (UK)

Students in the first year of a post-16 science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) course studying at a state-maintained school or college in the UK will be able to apply for a bursary to develop their research and quantitative skills. Nuffield Research Placements (previously Nuffield Science Bursaries) provide over 1,000 students each year with the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists (including quantitative social scientists), technologists, engineers and mathematicians.

Nuffield Research Placements take place in the summer holidays after Year 12 (England) or equivalent, placements are typically for between 4 and 6 weeks and can be in a university, research institute, company or voluntary organisation.

Most projects are based in an office, but some include working in a laboratory or fieldwork. The funding will cover the travel costs of all students and depending on the family's circumstances some applicants may also be eligible to receive a bursary of £100 for each week of the placement.

To be eligible for a bursary, applicants will need to meet one or more of the following criteria:

Living, or have lived in, local authority care. Come from a family with a combined household income of below £30,000 a year. Entitled to free school meals, either now or at any time in the last six years.

Placements take place across the UK and are administered at a regional level by a network of Nuffield Coordinators.

Useful Links:

Student Case Studies

Student FAQs

Teachers FAQs

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https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/nuffield-research-placements

Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects (UK)

The Elephant Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 26th January 2020. The Trust offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects. It aims to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when confronted by lack of funds.

The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts. Priority is given to artists and small organisations and galleries making or producing new work or exhibitions.

The Trust normally awards grants of up to £2,000, but larger grants of up to £5,000 may be considered.

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http://elephanttrust.org.uk/docs/intro.html

New £250 million Culture Investment Fund Launched (England)

Innovative cultural projects, libraries, museums and creative industries will soon be able to apply for a share of a new £250 million Culture Investment Fund. The aim of the fund is to drive local economic growth, support young people, and reinforce culture’s role at the heart of communities.

Of this new funding over £125m will be invested in regional museums and libraries around the country. More than £90m will be provided to extend the Cultural Development Fund which uses investment in heritage, culture and creativity to drive regeneration and growth.

A further £18.5 million has been allocated to York’s National Railway Museum, and an extra £7 million for Coventry and the UK City of Culture programme.

In total, over the next 5 years, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will invest an additional £50 million each year in culture and the creative industries across England to revitalise existing assets and to support new cultural development.

Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England will play important roles in distributing the fund.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-250-million-culture-investment-fund-launched

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Masonic Charitable Foundation Programme to Support Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Older People (England and Wales)

Local and national charities in England and Wales can apply to the Later Life Inclusions grants programme run by the Masonic Charitable Foundation. The Later Life Inclusion grants programme is open to charities working to reduce loneliness and isolation of vulnerable and disadvantaged people over 50.

Grants can be offered to charities that provide:

Mental and physical health support Gateway and access to service, e.g. transport and technology Community based approaches, i.e. volunteering, positive ageing and neighbourhood support Advocacy, social and welfare support

The type of activities that could be funded include:

Support for emotional and psychological planning for later life Digital inclusion sessions to enable older people to access services Activities and clubs enabling older people to remain active and make friends Providing companionship and befriending schemes for periods of transition Advice and information on options for those with health conditions Carers and respite support

The programme offers both small grants of up to £15,000 to charities with an annual income of up to £500,000 for projects lasting up to three years; and grants of between £10,000 and £150,000 to charities with an annual income of above £500,000 for projects lasting up to three years.

The next closing date for applications to the small grants programme is the 3rd January 2020. For large grants, the application closing date is the 4th November 2019.

Useful Links:

Eligibility Guidelines: Small Grants

Eligibility Guidelines: Large Grants

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https://mcf.org.uk/apply-later-life/%C2%A0

Masonic Charitable Foundation - Early Years Opportunities Grants 11

Programme (England and Wales)

Charities in England and Wales can apply for Early Years Opportunities Grants through the Masonic Charitable Foundation. The Early Years Opportunities programme is open to charities that help disadvantaged children and young people (up to the age of 25 years) overcome the barriers they face to achieve the best possible start in life.

Grants can be offered to charities that provide:

Mental and physical health support Learning and development, including language and communication skills, social and

emotional etc. Parental support, including whole family approach Pastoral and advocacy support

The type of activities that could be funded include:

Additional educational opportunities such as improving literacy and numeracy Individual interventions, i.e. parent education, home visiting or mentoring Encouraging healthy behaviours with regards to diet, activity and wellbeing Psychological interventions for domestic abuse and behavioural issues etc. Provision of vital adaptive technologies and equipment removing barriers

Alternative methods or specialist therapies to help children and young people integrate into the mainstream education system.

The programme offers both small grants of up to £15,000 to charities with an annual income of up to £500,000 for projects lasting up to three years; and grants of between £10,000 and £150,000 to charities with an annual income of above £500,000 for projects lasting up to three years.

The next closing date for applications to the small grants programme is the 3rd January 2020. For large grants, the application closing date is the 4th November 2019.

Useful Links:

Eligibility Guidelines: Small Grants

Eligibility Guidelines: Large Grants

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https://mcf.org.uk/apply-early-years/%C2%A0

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New £10 Million Fund Launched to Improve Rugby League Facilities (England)

A new £10 million fund has been launched which is dedicated to improving the environments where Rugby League takes place; giving people more and better opportunities to engage with the game and to get active.

The RLWC2021 Capital Grants Programme will invest in facilities and equipment that create environments that are accessible, welcoming and build a legacy of the 2021 tournament in local communities and will aim to invest in projects that offer opportunities for people from all different backgrounds to be active, across the men’s, women’s and wheelchair Rugby League games.

Schools can apply but the facilities will need to be open to the wider community.

Two levels of funding are available:

Small scale awards of up to £15,000 and; Large-scale awards in excess of £15,000.

The funding is being made through the CreatedBy RLWC2021 Capital Grants programme to promote Rugby League ahead of England hosting the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

Applications can be submitted at any time up until 23rd October 2021 and decisions will be made approximately every 12 weeks.

Useful Links:

Prospectus

Frequently Asked Questions

CreatedBy RLWC2021 Capital Grants - Grant Awarded to Cardinal Newman School (Video)

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https://www.rlwc2021.com/facilities

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EdTech Demonstrator Schools and Colleges Programme (England)

The Department for Education has announced the launch of the EdTech Demonstrator schools and colleges programme. The programme aims to identify Demonstrator schools and colleges who are using technology effectively, and who are keen to share their experience and support other providers.

This may include:

offering support and guidance on the effective use of technology to help reduce teacher workload,

help create efficiencies, improve accessibility and inclusion, support excellent teaching and learning.

Applications for between £75,000 and £150,000 of grant funding are welcome from state funded primary and secondary schools and colleges working with 16 to 19-year olds.

The level of funding made available to each Demonstrator will vary depending on the intensity of proposed activity and number of schools/colleges each provider will support.

Question and answer webinars will be held on the 6th and 7th November 2019. The closing date for applications is the 22nd November 2019.

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/edtech-demonstrator-schools-and-colleges-programme

£200,000 Available for Projects that Support Veterans and their Families (Scotland)

Scottish organisations working with veterans and their families are now able to apply for a share of £200,000 of funding. Funding is available for projects that provide new or innovative approaches to improving the lives of veterans and their families. It is particularly aimed at helping the veterans' community overcome any disadvantage experienced as a result of service, as well as supporting projects that help veterans and their families successfully transition to civilian life.

The Scottish Veterans Fund is being made available by the Scottish Government and Standard Life Aberdeen. Applications forms and guidance is available shortly on the Veterans Scotland website and the closing date for applications will be the 30th November, 2019.

Useful Links:

Application Guidance

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http://www.veteransscotland.co.uk/

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Innovation Voucher Scheme - Follow on Funding (Scotland)

The Scottish Funding Council has announced that the next deadline for applications under its Follow-on Innovation Voucher Scheme is the 9th December 2019.

The awards are specifically intended to encourage existing partnerships that have previously collaborated and jointly received funding. This can include the Scottish Funding Council Innovation Voucher awards scheme or any other funded activity. Businesses in partnership with Higher Education Institutes can apply for funding of up to £20,000. The grant requested must be matched in cash by the company.

Applications for the follow-on scheme can be submitted to continue a previous or to develop a collaboration in a new area with a research group drawn from a different department or institution.

Useful Links:

Application Pack

Frequently Asked Questions

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http://www.interface-online.org.uk/how-we-can-help/funding/follow-innovation-vouchers

Funding for Events and Festivals (Scotland)

Grants of between £300 and £1500 are now available to organisations running accredited museums in Scotland to enable them to stage an event that is part of a wider local or regional event programme or festival. The Museums Galleries Scotland Festival Fund is designed to help museums to develop local and regional relationships in order to increase their audience development potential.

Events included in the funding application must be open to members of the public and not an invite only or restricted guest list event. Funding is available for costs directly associated with putting on and marketing your museums event and can cover up to 75% of the total project costs.

The closing date for applications in this round is the 31st October 2019.

All applicants should contact MGS to discuss potential applications. Please contact the MGS Communications and Marketing team on 0131 550 4100 or Sarah Burry-Hayes, Marketing Manager on sarahbh@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk

Useful Links:

Frequently Asked Questions

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https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/festivals-fund/

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Grants for Climate Action Projects (Scotland)

The Scottish Government has announced that community groups can apply for grants through the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) to tackle climate change by running projects that reduce local carbon emissions. CCF Development Grants are available in 2019/20 to help Scottish community-led organisations to scope out a potential climate action project.

Grants of up to £500 (per organisation) can be used to:

Enable community-led organisations to develop ideas for a climate change action project which would support low-carbon behaviour changes, increase climate literacy and reduce carbon emissions.

Assist in progressing to a full CCF Grant application or similar activities for another funder. Organise a community consultation event and survey work. Engage a consultant or advisor to support project development. Cover expenses associated with visit(s) to other projects/organisations within Scotland (flights

excluded). Develop a low-carbon project idea. Host an event using the Scottish Government's Climate Conversation toolkit.

Eligible applicants will be Scottish based, legally constituted, community-led organisations who operate on a not-for-profit basis, or a trading company wholly owned by a not-for-profit organisation.

Applicant organisations must not currently in receipt of a full CCF Grant Award. Organisations that received a CCF Development Grant previously can apply but their proposal must be substantially different from the previously funded grant.

The next application deadline is the 13th November 2019.

Useful Links:

Terms and Conditions of the Grant

Application Form

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https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/sustainability-climate-change/climate-challenge-fund/applying-for-ccf-funding/development-grants/

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Funding of Up to £10,000 Available to Tackle Social Deprivation (North East)

Registered charities exempted or excepted organisations can now apply for up to £10,000 of funding for core costs and charitable activities that benefit the residents of Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside. Priority will be given to projects that:

ease social deprivation

and/or

enrich the fabric of the local community and the quality of life of individuals within that community.

The funding is being made available from the 1989 Willan Charitable Trust which, with the help of the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, distributes up to £500,000 each year. The Trustees prefer to prioritise projects for which the funding will represent a significant contribution to the delivery of the project.

Examples of projects that the 1989 Willan Charitable Trust will fund include:

Projects that meet the needs of communities experiencing high levels of deprivation. Self-help initiatives that improve local quality of life. Services for young people that address educational needs or offer diversion from crime and

anti-social behaviour. Projects assisting local communities affected by crime and anti-social behaviour Art projects that help tackle deprivation or improve local quality of life. The work of youth organisations and, in particular, the Sea Cadets, Scouts, Guides, Boys’

Brigades and other uniformed organisations. Grants here will not generally exceed £1,500. Projects that draw on the region’s rich maritime tradition to deliver improvements in local

quality of life or address deprivation. Gap year voluntary work through Project Trust. Grants are limited to a maximum of £500

towards expenses in undertaking a voluntary placement. Applicants must normally reside in the North East region.

The closing date for applications in this round of funding is the 2nd December 2019.

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https://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/group_grant/the-1989-willan-charitable-trust/

Apply for Grants of up to £20,000 to Improve Sports and Leisure 17

Facilities (London & Surrey)

Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 are available to small capital projects that aim to help improve existing or to build new sports facilities. The funding is available to not for profit organisations (including Schools) to encourage and support more people to become involved in sport and physical activity.

To be eligible the project needs to be located in one or more of the 32 London Boroughs and/or the City of London, Surrey, South Northamptonshire and Aylesbury Vale. The funding is being made available through the London Marathon Charitable Trust and the current funding priorities are to increase the participation rate of individuals who are currently physically inactive or who have low levels of activity; groups which are currently physically inactive or who have low levels of activity; and children and young people outside of school hours.

Previous projects supported include:

A grant of £9,409 for fitness equipment Waltham Forest Pool A grant for £5,000 towards a climbing tower at Stubber Outdoor Pursuit Centre A grant of £15,000 for Mill Hall School for Deaf Children to provide a covered play area.

Schools are eligible to apply for projects that will be open to the local community for a significant proportion of each year.

The next closing date for applications is the 11th December 2019.

Useful Links:

Facilities Grants Programme – Small Grants EOI Guide

Facilities Grants Programme – Small Grants Application Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Apply Online

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https://www.lmct.org.uk/apply-funding/applying-small-capital-grant/

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Funding for Major Capital Projects to Encourage Physical Activity (London & Surrey)

Grants of between £20,001 and £150,000 are available for the renovation, modernisation or creation of significant sports and leisure facilities in London and Surrey. The funding is available to not for profit organisations such as local authorities, charities, community and voluntary sector organisations, sports clubs, parish and town councils and schools that have already shown a commitment to encouraging and supporting people who are not physically active to participate in sporting activities. To be eligible, applicants must have in place robust business plans as well as strategies for increasing participation into the future along with plans for monitoring and evaluating their impact.

Priorities for funding are to increase participation, especially among those who are currently physically inactive or who have low levels of activity, in particular:

Individuals who are currently physically inactive or who have low levels of activity. Groups which are currently physically inactive or who have low levels of activity. Children and young people outside of school hours.

There is a 2-stage online application process:

Stage 1: The Grants Sub-committee makes recommendations to the full Trustee Board as to which applications should be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2: Those applicants invited to progress have 12 months in which to submit a detailed application for consideration at one of the quarterly Trustees' meetings.

Schools are eligible to apply for projects that will be open to the local community for a significant proportion of each year. There is a two-stage application process. The next closing date for stage -1 applications is the 11th December 2019. Applicants successful at this stage will have until the 27th March 2020 to submit a stage-two application.

Previous grants awarded by the Trust include:

A grant of £50,000 for a Community Gym at Robert Clack School in Barking and Dagenham. A grant of £150,000 towards the development of a full size and floodlit 3G Artificial Turf

Pitch(ATP) at Frenford Clubs in Redbridge, which will allow the club to expand its existing offer to support more people with disabilities, older people and women and girls.

A grant of £150,000 towards creation of a fully accessible play facility in Albany Park which meets the Plan Inclusive Play Areas (PIPA) standard providing children with disabilities and long-term health conditions with the same opportunities for movement and physical activity as other children.

Useful Links:

Frequently Asked Questions

Apply Online

Funding Case Studies

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https://www.lmct.org.uk/apply-funding/applying-major-capital-grant/

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Funding to Tackle Poverty and Improve Health (London)

London Catalyst is an independent grant making trust that provides funding for charities and not for profit organisations to deliver projects and improve their services. The trust aims to make a difference by acting as a catalyst for change, they aim to: improve health and wellbeing, help to remove people from poverty and raise awareness of poverty and ill health in London.

The annual grants budget is £300,000 divided between four grant programmes:

Project Grants - supporting new initiatives and service developments for disadvantaged people;

Samaritan Grants - this is a hardship fund offering immediate help to people in an emergency, 70% of all these grants are for food and travel;

Partners for Health - grants for projects that can demonstrate: Positive outcomes for people experiencing significant barriers to health and well-being, a new approach or a thoughtful development of service, working in partnership with an expert health agency/provider.

Examples of the type of project that have previously been funded include:

A programme of community-based art therapy workshops to extend a relationship with, and support clients of, a local Drug and Alcohol Service.

A new structured support group for carers and people with Primary Progressive Aphasia caused by neurodegenerative disease.

Health and wellbeing sessions for homeless and vulnerably housed adults which included health promotion workshops, specialist check-ups, counselling on-line, health appointments and group therapy.

The next Grants Scrutiny Committee meetings for Project and Samaritan grant applications is the 6th February 2020. Grant applications must be received at the very least, four weeks before this date.

Useful Links:

Frequently Asked Questions

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https://www.londoncatalyst.org.uk/grants/

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Funding Reminders Funding to Projects that Promote Social Justice, Nonviolence and Environmental Sustainability (UK)

The next closing date for applications to the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation is midnight on the 28th February 2020.

Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year are available to registered charities in the UK for projects that contribute to the development of a just society based on a commitment to non-violence and environmental sustainability. Grants can be for up to three years.

The Foundation's priority is to address systemic threats by seeking to change policy and attitudes at a national or European level. The Foundation also supports organisations or projects that are not UK registered charities if they can indicate a UK registered charity that is able to receive funds on their behalf. Priority will be given to small, pioneering organisations with an income of between 10,000 and £500,000.

Previous projects supported include:

Conflicts Forum which received a grant of £24,000 over three years to promote understanding between the Western and Muslim worlds by challenging attitudes, values and ideologies that promote conflict.

Airport Watch which received a grant of £15,000 over two years to educate UK policy-makers about the dangerously unsustainable growth and levels of air freight to the environment and communities, and the influences and interests that lie behind them.

Useful Links:

Previous grants made

Guidelines

Application Form

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http://www.polden-puckham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=35

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UK Aid Match Opens for Applications (UK)

UK Aid has announced that the UK Aid Match programme is now open for applications. UK Aid Match brings charities, the British public and the UK government together to change the lives of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. For every £1 donated to a UK Aid Match charity appeal by an individual living in the UK, the UK government will also contribute £1 of UK aid up to £2million.

To be eligible to apply for UK Aid Match funding, the applicant must be a UK registered, non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation and the appeal must aim to raise at least £100,000 within a three-month period.

Proposed projects must be implemented in countries ranked in either the lowest 50 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) or in certain countries the UK Department for International Development (DFID) considers to be of high or moderate fragility

There is a two-stage application process. The first step is to submit concept notes by the 12th November 2019. Organisations successful at this stage will be able to submit full applications in February 2020.

Useful Links

Concept Note Webinar

Pre application webinar

Application Guidance

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https://www.ukaidmatch.org/

Idlewild Trust Announces Next Application Deadline (UK)

The Idlewild Trust has announced that the next closing date for applications to its grant-making programme is the 13th February 2020.

The Idlewild Trust supports charities that improve opportunities for young professionals working in the arts, particularly at an early stage in their careers; and supporting the conservation of important works of art and objects that are being lost through the lack of funds to look after these works.

The Trust awards around £120,000 each year in grants and makes grants of up to £5,000.

Useful Links:

Funding Guidelines

Application Form

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http://www.idlewildtrust.org.uk/

School Grants to Promote Physics (UK)

The Institute of Physics has announced that UK schools and colleges can apply for grants of up to £600 for small-scale projects or events linked to the teaching or promotion of physics and engineering to pupils aged 5 - 19. Grants can support a wide range of projects such as school-based science weeks, extracurricular activities, science clubs, careers event or a visit from a working physicist or engineer.

Grants may be used for the following purposes: materials/resources; transport; marketing and publicity; other purposes deemed appropriate by the judges; and supply cover (in certain circumstances).

The Institute of Physics is interested in proposals that look at:

particle physics astronomy space and nuclear physics energy transport information and communications design and promotion built environment.

Previous projects to receive funding include:

Ampleforth College for a visit to Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory. St John’s High School for a Practical Rocketry workshop to design a water-propelled rocket.

The closing date for applications is the 1st November 2019.

Useful Links:

Apply Online

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http://www.iop.org/about/grants/school/page_38824.html

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New £16 Million Fund Launched to Train Thousands More Customs Experts (UK)

HM Revenue and Customs has launched a new £16 million fund to help businesses train staff in making customs declarations, and to help businesses who support others to trade goods to invest in IT. This is to ensure that trade with the EU continues as smoothly as possible after Brexit on 31st October 2019.

Customs agents currently help businesses who trade outside the EU. This funding will help increase the capacity of the sector as businesses trading with the EU consider whether to get an expert to complete customs documentation for them after Brexit.

Businesses based in, or with a branch in, the UK can apply for funding ahead of the UK leaving the EU. Grants can be used to support:

training costs for businesses who complete customs declarations, or who intend to in the future

funding for IT improvement, which is available to small and medium sized employers who are currently involved in trade as an intermediary

To ensure maximum impact, the second wave of the grant scheme allows businesses to apply for the full cost of training, within certain limits as set out in the guidance.

Applications will close on the 31st January 2020.

Useful Links:

Apply

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/16-million-funding-boost-to-support-thousands-more-customs-experts

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Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless (UK)

Help the Homeless makes grants of up to £5,000 to small and medium sized charitable organisations (with a turnover of less than £1 million) whose aim is to help homeless people return to the community and enabling them to resume a normal life.

Typically, such organisations may operate small or medium-sized residential or training facilities to assist homeless people.

The grants are available for capital costs and examples of previously supported projects include:

The Booth Centre, an advice and activity centre for homeless people in Manchester, where people undertake education and training courses as well as receiving advice and food, received a grant of £1,500 to transform the centre with new lighting, a new water heater and new decoration.

A grant of £3,000 to the Amber Foundation to enable the Foundation to buy new bedroom furniture for their residential centre in Devon, where every year over 60 unemployed, homeless young people are able to rebuild their lives and gain the motivation, confidence, self-esteem and skills for independent living.

The closing date for the next round of funding is the 15th December 2019.

Useful Links:

Download application form.

Previously funded projects

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http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/applying-for-funding/

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Grants for Churches for the Conservation of Decorative Features and Monuments (UK)

The next closing date for applications to the William and Jane Morris Fund is the 31st March 2020.

The Fund accepts applications from churches, chapels and other places of worship built before 1896 for grants of between £500 and £3,000 to carry out small programmes of conservation work to decorative features and monuments. All work funded must be directed by a professional architect or established conservator and completed according to the principles of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB).

Eligible work could include (but is not limited to):

Stained glass windows Sculpture Furniture Internal monuments Tombs Wall paintings.

Previous awards have been made to:

St Mary's Church, Cerne Abbas for the conservation of wall paintings (£1,000). Holy Trinity Church, St Austell to restore a monument to Joseph Sawle (£750). The Lye and Wollescote Chapels, Dudley for the repair of a weathervane (£1,600).

Useful Links:

Make a Grant Application

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https://www.sal.org.uk/grants/morris-fund-conservation-grants/

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Funding to Support Vulnerable Young Migrants (UK)

Not for profit organisations and private law firms that work with young migrants can apply for grants through the Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for Vulnerable Young Migrants.

The maximum grant available is £30,000, however, limited funding is available and therefore lower applications are encouraged. The average grant size is around £12,000. Grants are available to undertake strategic legal work to benefit children and young people (under the age of 25) who are significantly disadvantaged by migration status. The fund will accept applications in any area of law that affects:

Vulnerable young migrants including immigration Asylum and asylum support Human rights Education; etc.

The SLF only funds two kinds of strategic legal action- pre-litigation research and "third party intervention" in an existing case. The maximum grant length is 12 months, and most grants are for around six months. For information on previously funded projects please click here.

The next closing date for applications is the 1st November 2019.

Useful Links:

Funding Guidelines

Grants Awarded

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http://strategiclegalfund.org.uk/how-to-apply/

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Grants to Support Animal Welfare Charities (UK)

The objectives of the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust are to donate to UK registered charities whose purposes are to:

Benefit or protect animals Relieve animals from suffering Conserve wildlife Encourage the understanding of animals

UK registered charities that have independently examined up to date annual accounts and an active re-homing and rehabilitation policy for animals taken into care are eligible to apply.

Organisations involved with the conservation of wildlife, the rescue, rehabilitation, and (where possible) release of animals are also eligible to apply. The funding can be used for general running costs or capital purchases.

The maximum donation is £35,000. The Trust may award smaller donations between the meetings at the discretion of the Chairman and Administrator of the Trust.

Repeat applications from charities are encouraged when further financial support is given if funds allow.

The next deadline to apply is the 15th of January 2020.

Applications must be made in writing only to:

Mrs. Madeleine Orchard, Administrator

Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust

P.O.Box 469

London

W14 8PJ

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https://www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk/

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Grants of up to £1,000 Available for Community Projects (England, Scotland and Wales)

Community groups, schools, health bodies and charities in England, Wales and Scotland can apply for funding of up to £1000 to support projects which benefit local communities. The types of projects funded can be very broad and will cover the direct costs needed to deliver the project.

This could include buying litter pickers and bags for a community clean-up days, plants, spades and forks to plant up a new community garden, the cost of a minibus for a day trip for a community group or the materials needed to paint a room at the local hospice.

Carriers for Causes funding is available to good causes within two miles of a One Stop Shop and is made available from the money raised from the 5p bag charge in One Stop stores.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

Useful Links:

Application Guide

Store Locator

Apply

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https://maps2.gwkgds.org.uk/onestop/

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Funding to Develop Indoor Tennis Facilities (Scotland)

Sportscotland will be investing a total of £15 million over the next 10 years to develop indoor tennis centres in Scotland. The Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis Fund is being delivered through a partnership between Tennis Scotland, sportscotland and the LTA.

The programme aims to work with organisations that are committed to developing indoor tennis facilities, and to ensuring that more people have the opportunity to enjoy the sport, all year round – whether they are a social player or a future champion.

Aiming to establish a network of regionally based indoor tennis centres across Scotland, funding will initially be focused on six priority areas: Dumfries & Galloway; Dundee; Edinburgh; Glasgow; Highland and the Scottish Borders. Projects outside these areas may still be considered.

Priority will initially be given to projects which involve a minimum of 3 indoor courts with funding of up to 66% project costs is available up to a maximum of £250,000 per court. The fund will be delivered through a series of funding rounds each year.

To discuss an indoor project further, complete the Expression of Interest Form.

For examples of indoor facilities, please see the TSIT case studies document.

The closing date for this funding round is the 1st December 2019.

Useful Links:

Programme Guidelines

Application Form

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https://sportscotland.org.uk/funding/othersources/the-transforming-scottish-indoor-tennis-fund/

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Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Teach Digital Skills to Young People (Scotland)

The Digital Xtra Fund, which supports extracurricular projects in Scotland that teach digital technologies skills to young people has re-opened. A total of £75,000 is available for projects that inspire young people by taking digital skills out of the classroom and teaching concepts like computational thinking, coding, digital making, or data science in a fun environment.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available for innovative, adaptable, and sustainable projects, particularly those that engage with groups such as girls and young women, who are underrepresented in the digital sector. Its ultimate aim is to increase the number of young people from all backgrounds entering highly skilled digital careers.

Organisations eligible to apply will be a UK registered company, registered charity, chartered body, school, college, or university actively involved in the provision of computing education and/or digital technologies related activities.

Projects supported will be able to tangibly demonstrate exciting and stimulating ways of engaging young people. In particular, Digital Xtra Fund is keen to support projects which appeal to young people:

Previously unengaged in digital technologies From areas often excluded from digital technologies activities through lack of local facilities or

geography (i.e. areas of high deprivation and/or rural isolation) From other underrepresented groups (i.e. girls and young women)

This Round closes on the 31st October 2019.

Useful Links:

Application Form

Guidance Notes

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http://www.digitalxtrafund.scot/apply/

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Grants of up to £10,000 Available to Enhance Community Relations (Northern Ireland)

The Community Relations Council has announced that the Community Relations / Cultural Diversity Grant Scheme is open for applications. Grants of up to £10,000 are available. The Community Relations Council, with the support of Government, has established a fund of approximately £400,000 to spend each year on community relations projects. This funding is intended to help community/voluntary groups throughout Northern Ireland develop their capacity to engage in community relations work and to enhance the community relations potential of projects they undertake.

Grants may be awarded towards the cost of the following:

Community events, festivals, residential activities. Seminars, workshops or discussion groups. Fees for trainers, speakers, artists or facilitators. Basic travelling costs within Ireland (in line with Civil Service guidelines costs for travel and

subsistence are capped). Travel to mainland Britain will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Venue hire and catering costs. Resource materials. Bursaries for community relations practitioners to attend conferences. (These are limited to

one bursary per year for an individual from an applicant group.)

There are a number of changes to the 2019/20 Scheme which includes a new online application process.

The closing date for applications is the 13th December 2019.

Useful Links:

Scheme Criteria

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https://www.community-relations.org.uk/community-relations-cultural-diversity#sthash.WyJYr0C0.dpuf

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