funding
What is Funding Light Bites?
Up-to-date funding information & other bits for Croydon's community groups produced by Croydon Voluntary Action - the umbrella voluntary sector body for Croydon's voluntary groups and community groups. CVA receives much information that could be of interest to you but doesn't make it into Contact (our bi-monthly newsletter for community groups).
You might miss funding deadlines, events or simply extra info to help you in your valuable work. This quarterly email provides such information to Croydon's community groups and other interested parties. It goes to 1,600 people by email and paper copies are available at CVA, 97 High St, Thornton Heath CR7 8RY, if you don't want to print this email attachment.
If this email is not relevant to your group, please e-mail bhupendra.solanki@cvalive.org.uk to be removed and accept our apologies for bothering you. Alternatively read it to find out more and send in your comments, suggestions and events - always welcome!
Download the latest Funding Litebites April 08
Diana , Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund
Diana , Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund has a refugee and asylum initiative. If your organisation works with young people, up to the age of 21, who are either refugees or seeking asylum then you would be eligible to apply for a grant of between £3,000 and £50,000. Key areas of the initiative are:
- Destitution
- Detention
- Enabling access to services
- Providing support to unaccompanied children
The deadline is 12th September, and an application from www.theworkcontinues.co.uk or call them on 020 7902 5500.
Healthy Weight Management Service
for Croydon
Calls for Expressions of Interest
to provide a
Healthy Weight Management Service for 0-13 year olds
Croydon PCT invites Expressions of Interest from all suitably qualified and experienced health and social care providers (including GPs, acute trusts, social enterprises, third sector organisations and other providers) to provide a Healthy Weight Management Service comprising two programmes-
- A Healthy Lifestyle Programme for Obesity Prevention in children aged 0-5 years and their families, to be provided as in-reach to children’s centres and other services across the borough of Croydon
- A Healthy Weight Management Programme for 4-13 year olds with weight/obesity issues requiring individualised support to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. This is to be delivered across the borough at various centres including schools, extended schools, leisure centres, Youth centres etc
We are looking for an innovative provider to develop the service with local partners such as children’s centres, extended schools and leisure centres. The service is a pilot for 3 years. Providers will need to be able to start to mobilise the service from November 2008.
Those wishing to submit an Expression of Interest in tendering for the contract and to receive a pre-qualifying business questionnaire should contact Pete McDonnell, Project Manager Diabetes/Obesity on 020 8274 6125 or peter.mcdonnell@croydonpct.nhs.uk or write to him at the Directorate of Health Improvement, Croydon PCT, 13th Floor, Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon, CR0 9XT.
The pre-qualifying business questionnaire must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 12th September 2008.
Waitrose – opportunities for local charities…
Waitrose are launch their Communities Matter scheme. Over the next 12 months Waitrose will donate to nearly 7,000 community projects. Each of their 190 stores will receive £1,000 per month which can be distributed between 3 local charities. Employees at each branch will vote for which causes the money will go to each month. Customers will choose which of the 3 monthly projects to support by depositing vouchers for their favoured cause which they will get at checkouts. The charities with the most vouchers will win. In Croydon there are branches at:
- Sanderstead – 87 Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, 020 8916 0757
- Coulsdon – 112 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, 020 8668 6655
There are also branches at
- Beckenham, 1 Southend Road, Beckenham, 020 8663 4898 and
- Caterham, 2 Station Avenue, Caterham, 01883 346173.
Funding for Good Practice Events to promote volunteering available…
Goldstar has funding available for organisations who work with volunteers from the following target groups:
- Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups under represented in volunteering in particular from British Asian and Chinese backgrounds
- Disabled people and/or people with a limiting long term illness
- People with no qualifications
Small grants of between £100 and £3,000 can be offered per event and they can also help with marketing materials such as stands and brochures for the day. There is £60,000 available and they are looking to fund 20 events so funding is extremely limited but nothing ventured nothing gained!!!
Deadline for the 1st wave of funding is 12 noon Friday 29th August, with decisions made by 12th September. The 2nd deadline will be 12 noon Friday 26th September with decisions being made by 10th October. You can download an application form from here, and more details including what has been funded previously can be had from the website www.goldstar.org.uk
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If you are a church based or faith group, you can apply for up to £5,000 funding under Mustard Seed Grants from the Church Urban Fund. This has to be used for specific activities as opposed to ongoing expenditure and can be used to try/test new ideas in preparation for larger social action projects. To apply or find out more look at www.cuf.org.uk or call their main office on 020 7898 1647 or email enquiries@cuf.org.uk
Also, under their small grants scheme the Pilgrims Trust can fund fabric repairs for churches. For Church of England apply to Council for Care of Churches, 5th Floor, Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3NZ or call 020 7898 1866. For non Church of England apply to Pilgrims Trust. Full details for both can be had by looking at www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk.
The Pilgrims Trust also has grants of up to
£5,000 available for social welfare projects. This can include:
- Projects to support people who misuse drugs/alcohol
- Projects that reduce social isolation perhaps by training/education/volunteering/employment
- Projects to help people in prisons and those which provide alternatives to custody.
- Projects that seek to inform and develop policy
and practice in the above areas
Trustees have a particular interest in projects that assist prisoners and their families to acquire new skills or give support to their families and also to projects which give priority to helping young people, people from black and ethnic minority communities and women.
Again check out the website listed above for what they will not fund
and for details of how to apply.
Tesco's Charity Trust - they aim to give £600,000 a year, in
amounts of between £1,000- £5,000. Organisations supporting
children's welfare and educational projects can apply from 1st May
- closes 30th June. Organisations supporting elderly people and also
people with disabilities can apply from 1st August - this will close
31st September. For details look at www.tescocharitytrustcommunityawards-applications.co.uk
email: tescocommunityawards@ccworks.co.uk
or call 01992 646768.
If you are a registered charity why not register
on the www.thebiggive.org.uk
website. This enables prospective donors to search for projects
they wish to support. You can register for free.
Community Cash Awards
The Princes Trust are offering grants to young people who need it most and who can up with an idea for a project which will benefit their community.
- If you are aged between 14-16 and still in school but struggling you could apply for up to £1,000 or
- f you are aged between 16-25, unemployed or working less than 16 hours per week you could apply for up to £5,000
The projects could be for a new basketball court/music studio, go towards a project in a youth club, perhaps set up sex education workshops or a youth advisory board.
Projects must also:
- Be run and managed by people aged between 14 and 25
- Clearly benefit the local community
- Benefit the people running the project and
- Be a new and developing project.
NOT eligible are:
- Formal groups or organisations
- Expeditions or overseas travel
- Fundraising activities for travel
- Trips and outings unless there is educational value
For more information or to
apply call 0800 842 842 or
log onto www.prices-trust.org
and download an application form.
No deadline you can apply any time.
The Media Trust
The Media Trust has just launched its fourth season of volunteer films. They are looking to support 25 small charities that would benefit from a short promotional film about what they do. This would cost £1,000. You would get a broadcast quality film and also a dvd copy of the film which would be suitable for streaming on the internet.
Previous films made have been used for fundraising, raising awareness or recruiting volunteers. All charities, including voluntary organisations and not for profit groups, with an income under £2 million are welcome to apply.
For more information email
volunteerfilms@mediatrust.org or call them on
020 7874 7640.
Grantfinder
If you would like a funding search done on Grantfinder download the Grantfinder Checklist form and email to carole.short@cvalive.org.uk