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AWARDS FOR ALL

Address
South East Region Office: 3rd Floor, Dominion House,
Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4BN

Tel: 01483 462900 (or 0845 600 2040 for an application pack only)

Size of grants available
Between £300 and £10,000

Type of project or activity funded
Community groups which bring people together to enjoy arts, sport heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.activities. Priority given to local groups with an annual income of under £15,000.

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BAA - Heathrow Community and Environmental Awards

Address
Groundwork Thames Valley
Colne Valley Park Centre
Denham Court Drive
Denham
Uxbridge
Middlesex, UB9 5PG

The awards are delivered in partnership with Groundwork Thames Valley. If you have any questions about the awards please contact

Size of grants available
Up to £50,000

Type of project or activity funded
The Heathrow Community & Environment Awards are a source of support for schools, voluntary organisations, community groups and local authorities.
There are two types of schemes available: 1) The Small Grants Scheme which awards grants of up to £2,500 six times per year and 2) The Large Grants Scheme which awards grants of over £2,500 and up to £50,000 up to three times a year.
Under each scheme, grants will be made to exciting local community projects focusing on five themes: ‘reduce, re-use, recycle’; ‘climate change and energy’; ‘protecting and enhancing our environment’; ‘bringing communities together’ and ‘developing skills’.

  • reduce, re-use, recycle
  • climate change and energy
  • protecting and enhancing our environment
  • bringing communities together
  • developing skills

 

 

BBC CHILDREN IN NEED


Address
PO Box 1000, London, W12 7WJ

Tel: 020 8576 7788


Size of grants available
Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years
Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years


 Type of project or activity funded
Projects working with disadvantaged children and young people in the UK (under 18 years of age).

Disadvantages experienced by children and young people include:


Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
Any kind of disability
Behavioural or psychological difficulties
Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

There are four general grant deadlines each year: 15 January, 15 April, 15 July, 15 October.

 


BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION


Address
Arlington Business Park, Theale,
Reading, Berkshire RG7 4SA

Tel: 01189 303021


Size of grants available
Berkshire Community Foundation manages funds on behalf of a range of different donors and funding bodies. We have a variety of grants available to voluntary organisations or groups established for charitable purposes ranging from £50 to £10,000.

 Type of project or activity funded
We support voluntary activity within Berkshire. Any organisation established for charitable purposes can apply provided there is a formal structure which will allow for monitoring of activity and feedback to the Trust. Groups should be able to demonstrate that any grant received will make a real difference to the people or community.

 

BIG LOTTERY FUND


Address
Head Office
1 Plough Place
London EC4A 1DE

Tel: Big advice line: 0845 4 10 20 30

Size of grants available
Variable

Type of project or activity funded
Big Lottery Fund is an organisation that will hand out half the money for good causes from the National Lottery.

 

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COMIC RELIEF


Address
5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment,
London, SE1 7TP

Tel: 020 7820 5555


Size of grants available

Small Grants up to £5,000
Main Grants over £5,000

Type of project or activity funded
The UK grants programme aims to tackle poverty and promote social justice by helping people make lasting, positive changes in their lives and their communities.

 

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ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION


Address
11 Park Place, London, SW1A 1LP

Tel: 020 7297 4700

Size of grants available
A range of grant sizes, with an average grant of around £50,000.

Type of project or activity funded
Esmée Fairbairn supports registered charities and not-for-profit organisations. We fund core costs and project costs. These may include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads. We will fund items of equipment only if they are essential to the work we are supporting. It supports work that focuses on the UK’s cultural life, education, the natural environment and enabling people who are disadvantaged to participate more fully in society.


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HENRY SMITH CHARITY


Address
The Henry Smith Charity
6th Floor
65 Leadenhall St
London EC3A 2AD

Tel: 020 7264 4970

Size of grants available
Between £500 - £10,000

Type of project or activity funded
Hospitals and Medical Care, Hospices and Palliative Care, Medical Research, Disability, Elderly, Young People, Drugs and Alcohol, Community Service, Family Services, Homeless, Holidays for children.
for one-off capital items such as equipment purchase. Grants can also be used towards one year's running costs (including core costs).

 


HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND


Address
Heritage Lottery Fund
7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR

Tel: 020 7591 6042

Size of grants available
Variable

Type of project or activity funded
Restoring local heritage and conserving our natural heritage with projects such as historical buildings and landmarks,collections in museums, oral history, the countryside, language or local customs and traditions. Activites which encourage people's involvement with and understanding of our diverse heritage.

Advice Surgeries in London

HLF hold monthly advice surgeries for ‘Your Heritage’ projects (for grants £5,000- £50,000) on the first Wednesday of the month at our regional office in London. You can reserve a 45 minute slot with one of our development staff between 10.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

To make the best use of your slot, we ask that you send in brief details of your project in advance. To book a surgery please contact us through our e mail address southeastengland@hlf.org.uk.

 

HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND - Young Roots


Size of grants available
Between £3000 and £25,000

Type of project or activity funded
Projects which involve young people in the heritage of the UK including researching lost customs and traditions in the community, increasing awareness of the natural heritage and recording and celebrating the histories of people from different communities in the area.

 

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LLOYDS TSB FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Address
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
Pentagon House
52-54 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1UN

Tel: 0870 411 1223

Size of grants available
Each grant is made appropriate to the size and needs of the charity.

Type of project or activity funded
The Foundation awards grants to small to medium-sized registered charities that support disadvantaged people. Core costs are supported, including running costs and salaries, and grants are available for up to three years.

Priorities
South East: People returning to the community, Diverse minority communities
Charities working across England and Wales: Older people, Learning disability, Refugees and asylum seekers

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MARS UK

Address
Dundee Road, Slough SL1 4JX

Tel: 01753 514619 (voicemail box)
e-mail:


Size of grants available

Grants up to £500 (reviewed within 6 weeks)
Grants over £500 (reviewed by end March, June, September and November)
Mars products, gifts in kind - including volunteering (reviewed within 6 weeks).

Type of project or activity funded

Local charities, community groups or regional branches of national charities within a 10 mile radius of Slough.
Projects that will deliver a lasting benefit to the community in either Active Healthy Lifestyles, The Environment or Pet Welfare.

 

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THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION

Address
Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN38 2SN

Tel: 01793 655113
Size of grants available
Small Grants programme of up to £5000 to registered charities with an income of under £750,000.
Type of project or activity funded

Domestic Violence
Prisoners' Families
Young Offenders

The Foundation has a history of offering support to those most in need in the UK, with a focus on targeting social exclusion.

 

 

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O2 IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY


Tel: 0800 902 0250

Size of grants available
Up to £1,000

Type of project or activity funded
O2 wants to contribute to the development and sustainability of society, by bringing together its customers, local people and employees to make a difference.

The big idea behind the It's Your Community programme is this: 'If you could do one small thing to make your community a better place, what would it be?'
They support projects that bring people together and benefit your community.

Their four categories are:

• Rebuild and Restore
• Cultural
• Active
• Green and Clean

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PRINCES TRUST - Community Cash Awards

Address

0800 842 842

Size of grants available
Funding of up to £1,000 is available for 14-25
We will also provide you with advice and support to give you the best chance of success.

Type of project or activity funded
Community Cash Awards are grants to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community.You just have to come up with an idea for a project that will improve life in a local community in the UK. Maybe a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth advisory board, even a local magazine.

Projects must:

  • be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
  • clearly benefit the local community
  • benefit the people running the project; and
  • be a new or developing project

Specific funding also available for:

projects using football to help the community
young people (aged 14-17) involved in a youth project doing the ‘Community Space Challenge’
young people who are involved in a Kickz football project
are an asylum seeker, refugee or from black and minority ethnic groups. Funding has been donated by the Islamic Development Bank and Department of Communities and Local Government
projects promoting and tackling issues around anti- gun, knife and gang violence.


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SLOUGH SOCIAL FUND - Fund administered by Berkshire Community Foundation

Address
Arlington Business Park, Theale,
Reading, Berkshire RG7 4SA

Tel: 01189 303021


Size of grants available
£100 to £5,000 – occasionally larger amounts.
Type of project or activity funded
Any project/activity in the Slough/South Bucks area that is beneficial to the area.

 

SPORTSMATCH

Address
Third Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1B 4SE

Telephone: 0207 273 1942


Size of grants available
Minimum amount: £1,000
Maximun amount: £50,000
Type of project or activity funded
Projects should be aiming to include at least one of the following:
Increased participation at the grass roots and/or improved skills
New activities or extend/enhance existing activities
Provide links to the community and ensure long term benefits

 

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THE TUDOR TRUST


Address
7 Ladbroke Grove
London W11 3BD

Telephone: 020 7727 8522

Size of grants available
There is no maximum or minimum grant amount. Grants can take the form of core funding (including salaries and running costs), development funding, project grants or capital grants for buildings or equipment.

Type of project or activity funded
We are most interested in helping smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services and which involve the people they work with in their planning. The groups we fund don’t have to be registered charities; we can also make grants to other groups as long as they have established charitable objectives.

 

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