Herefordshire Funding Opportunities Update July 2016 Useful Contacts

Funding for projects supporting disadvantaged people - Lloyds Bank Foundation

Purpose: The Foundation has two funding programmes:

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  Invest”– A flexible, long term core funding programme for organisations delivering clear, targeted outcomes for disadvantaged people;
  
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  “Enable” – a smaller and shorter grants programme for organisations to strengthen the effectiveness of the charity. This should aim to improve one of: activities/services; leadership/governance; strategic planning/policy; structure/systems and communications.
  

Who can apply: Charities or charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) registered with the Charity Commission with at least one year of published accounts covering a twelve month operating period
Amount available: Invest: up to £25,000 per year for up to 6 years. Enable: up to £15,000 over 2 years.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Further information: http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/

Grants for projects that help disadvantaged people - Santander Foundation

Purpose: This programme aims to support registered charities to deliver local projects that help disadvantaged people.
Who can apply: Registered charities.
Amount available: Up to £5,000 for Community Plus strand and up to £10,000 for Learn and Grow and Money Skills funds.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.
More information: http://www.santanderfoundation.org

Grants for local organisations addressing social / education needs - Thomas Wall Trust

Purpose: Thomas Wall II created his Trust in 1920 for the “encouragement and assistance of educational work and social service”. Today, the Trust continues to assist in these areas by providing grants to individuals and organisations. Trustees will consider grants of for smaller charities active in serving the social and/or educational needs of their communities, especially where a grant can make a real impact in improving the lives of local people.
Who can apply: Registered charities with an annual income of less than £200,000.
Amount available: Up to £1,000.
Deadline: Trustees meet twice a year, in July and November. Applications for the July meeting must be received by the end of May and, for the November meeting, by the end of September.

Grant for small projects that build a sense of community - Wakeham Trust

Purpose: The objective of the Trust is to provide grants to help people rebuild their communities. The Trust is particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. The Trust wishes to support projects that are in the early stages of development, and new for the area.
Who can apply: Grants are available to small registered charities, voluntary and community groups within the UK.
Amount available: Grants range between £75 and £750.
Deadline: Not specified.

Reaching Communities Grants – Big Lottery

Purpose: The scheme will finance projects that respond to needs identified by communities, and actively involve them. Projects need to help those most in need including those people or groups who are hard to reach. Support will be given to projects that best meet their communities’ needs.
Who can apply: Registered charity, voluntary or community group, statutory body (including schools), charitable or not-for-profit company, town or parish council.
Amount available: Between £10,000 and £500,000 (including a maximum of £100,000 for capital grants).
Key criteria: Projects should lead to:

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  people having better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills
  
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  strong 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
  

Deadline: Applications can be made at any time.

Grants for Rurally isolated and Urban deprived communities - Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

Purpose: Trusthouse has two overarching themes:

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  Rural Issues: rural in this context means cities, towns, villages and areas with 10,000 or less inhabitants. The foundation is interested in projects providing transport to the elderly, contact networks for young disabled people, projects that encourage a sense of community such as community centres and village halls.
  
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  Urban Deprivation: in this context, only urban areas classified in the latest government Indices of Multiple Deprivation as being in the lowest 20% are eligible.
  

Who can apply: Local and national charities or not-for-profit organisations.

Amount available: The average grant is £6,000 although grants range from £1,000 to £30,000.
Key criteria: Within the overarching themes mentioned above, Trusthouse funds projects in three broad areas: Community Support; Disability and Healthcare; Arts, Education and Heritage.
Deadline: The Grants Committee meets in January, April, July and November. Applications must be received at least 8 weeks prior to a meeting.

Computers for Rural People / schools/Clubs and Community groups - Arthur Rank

Purpose: Through this scheme Individuals and organisations in rural areas that need access to information and services, are able to purchase fully functioning ex-government computers for as little as £130. The computers are being made available through the Arthur Rank Centre. This is a collaborative unit supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation. For organisations that need more than one computer; e.g. for a Drop-in centre, School etc. the prices are even lower.

Who can apply: Individuals, schools, clubs and community organisations.

Amount available: N/A

Deadline: No deadline specified.