Herefordshire Funding Opportunities Update July 2016 Useful Contacts

Local Food Donation Programme from Sainsbury’s

Purpose: Sainsbury's is expanding its Local Food Partner Programme and is accepting applications from local charities to join the network. Local food partner charities can collect dry and tinned food donated by customers and/or fresh food donated by Sainsbury's to distribute in the community.
Who can apply: Applicants must be a registered charity, have appropriate Food Hygiene certification and be able to collect donated food regularly from you partner store. A Food Partner must:

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  Be able to collect food from their local store regularly
  
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  Put in place effective procedures for the receipt, storage and security of food provided by Sainsbury's
  
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  Ensure all staff involved in handling food are knowledgeable of food hygiene requirements
  
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  Comply with legally acceptable standards of hygiene in handling, storage, preparation and serving of meals and in accordance with manufacturers' instructions where available.
  

Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Community Projects funding from the Greggs Foundation

Purpose: The Local Community Projects Fund helps organisations based in local communities to deliver projects or provide equipment to people in need at the heart of our local communities. We are interested in projects that improve resilience within your community of interest. This can include sessional activities/respite support, equipment for sessional activities, trips and residential breaks. We are also interested in new approaches and innovative ideas as well as sustainable approaches to supporting your community of interest. We do not fund running costs or continuation of existing and ongoing work. All projects must support a community of interest, e.g. people who are:

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  Disabled or suffering chronic illness
  
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  Living in poverty
  
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  Voluntary carers
  
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  Homeless
  
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  Isolated older people
  
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  Other demonstrable significant need
  

We are more likely to make grants to local organisations based near Greggs shops. Please use the shop locator on the Greggs website to find your nearest shop.

Who can apply: Local Community Projects Funding is offered to organisations supporting people in need. Any not for profit organisation can apply, however, larger organisations with a turnover in excess of £300,000 are unlikely to be successful.
Amount available: The maximum grant that we can give is £2,000.
Deadline: Applications are accepted at any time and take approx. eight weeks to process.

Grants of up to £10,000 for community projects – Big Lottery ‘Awards for All’

Purpose: Awards for All gives groups a quick and easy way to get small Lottery grants of between £300 and £10,000. Through this fund the BIG Lottery want to fund projects which address the issues, needs and aspirations of local communities and people.

They fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:

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  People have better chances in life – with better access to training and development to improve their life skills.
  
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  Stronger communities – with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems.
  
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  Improved rural and urban environments – which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
  
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  Healthier and more active people and communities.
  

You can apply for Awards for All funding for activities that will benefit the community, including:

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  Putting on an event, activity or performance
  
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  Buying new equipment or materials 
  
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  Running training courses 
  
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  Setting up a pilot project or starting up a new group 
  
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  Carrying out special repairs or conservation work 
  
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  Paying expenses for volunteers, costs for sessional workers or professional fees 
  
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  Transport costs.
  

Who can apply: Not for profit groups including social enterprises, parish and town councils, schools or health bodies.
Amount available: Up to £10,000
Deadline: Applications can be made at any time, please allow up to12 weeks for a decision to be made, current turnaround times are around 14 weeks.

Grants for disadvantaged groups – Hilden Charitable Trust

Purpose: The Hilden Charitable Fund awards grants to projects both in the UK and in developing countries. The aim of the fund is to address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less likely to raise funds from public subscriptions. Both the UK and overseas fund policy is directed largely at supporting work at community level. Hilden’s grant making priorities are: Homelessness, Penal Affairs, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, and Community Based initiatives for Disadvantaged Young People Aged 16 to 25.
While Trustees' policy is to address needs by considering and funding specific projects' costs, Trustees are most sympathetic to funding general running, or core costs. In awarding these types of 'unrestricted' grants, Trustees believe that great value can be added, as most charities find fund raising for core costs most difficult.
Who can apply: Not for profit organisations with a charitable purpose. The Hilden Charitable Fund does not give grants to individuals.
Amount available: Average grants are £5,000. Hilden will consider funding for more than one year.
Deadline: Currently closed – next deadline to be announced.

Small grants for community initiatives near Persimmon Housing developments

Purpose: Persimmon Community Champions is here to fund good causes across the UK. In the next 12 months we plan to give away up to £750,000 to fund your local community initiatives. It’s really simple to apply for a donation. All you need to do is complete the online form, telling us why your group or charity deserves our donation. Included in your application we need to know how much you’ve already raised and how much you want us to donate.

Who can apply: Not for profit community groups and charities.

Amount available: Our charity match programme gives donations of up to £1000 to local UK groups and charities, which have already raised vital funds themselves.

Deadline: Not specified.