Youth Access

Funding News January 10

13 January, 2010

BBC Children in Need give grants for projects delivered by organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people, who must be 18 years and under, living in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

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.

The application should focus on the children your project will work with and the differences that your project will make for them. You should clearly be able to demonstrate how your project will change the lives of the children involved for the better. Where possible it should take into account their views and involve them in decisions that affect them. Within the general grants programme you can apply for either Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years or Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years.
Next application deadline date 15 January 2010
Online applications only
Visit the BBC Children in Need website for further information


Vcashpoint
Up to £2,500 is available for young people aged between 16 – 25 years old in England who want to run a volunteering project in their local community.
The deadline for Round 7 is Monday 25 Jan 2010
Visit the V inspired website for further details

V Match Fund 
The Match Fund brings together private sector partners and charities to create innovative volunteering opportunities for 16 – 25 year olds. The Match Fund matches up to 100% of any new investment in youth volunteering.
Next deadlines: Friday 5 February (for projects starting April- June 2010)
For further information visit the v website


London only - City Parochial Foundation (CPF) is an independent charitable foundation which aims to enable and empower the poor of London to tackle poverty and its root causes, and to ensure that its funds reach those most in need. Each year it expects to make funds of approximately £6.5 million available, of which over £5 million is allocated to its open programme and the remainder to its special initiatives and commissioning. 

CPF's open programme has four priority areas. These are:
•    To improve employment opportunities for disadvantaged people
•    to promote the inclusion of recent arrivals to the UK
•    to promote social justice (policy change and campaigning work)
•    to strengthen the voluntary and community sector (in the areas of research, campaigning and policy change and evaluation and learning).

CPF expects to make approximately 100 grants each year through its open programme. There is no minimum or maximum size of grant and the amount you request should be the amount you need.  However, the average grant is currently £52,000 in total, although a significant number of grants are smaller (£5,000 - £30,000) and a few are larger (more than £70,000).
Please read the funding guidelines in full before making an application.

They have three closing dates a year by which proposals are to be submitted:
7 February for the June Grants Committee;
30 May for the October Grants Committee;
25 October for the March Grants Committee.
You may submit your proposal at any time but it will only be assessed once the next closing date has passed. 
For further information visit the City Parochial website


London only - Trust for London Funding 2007-11 is an independent charitable trust set up in 1986 to support small, new and emerging voluntary organisations which have been established to improve the lives of people and communities in London.  Most of their grants are made through their open programme but they also occasionally fund special initiatives. They work closely with their sister fund, City Parochial Foundation, which supports organisations tackling poverty in London. They recommend that you check carefully which fund is more appropriate to your organisation as you can only apply to one.

They fund areas of work which have one (or more) of the following aims:
•    To challenge discrimination faced by disabled people
•    to promote the inclusion and integration of recently established communities
•    to strengthen mother-tongue and supplementary schools to provide creative educational opportunities
•    to address new and emerging needs.

Please read the funding guidelines in full before making an application as you will need to demonstrate that you meet all the criteria. Please note they do not fund organisations which have paid staff who between them work more than 35 hours per week.

The maximum you can apply for is £15,000 per year, although the average grant will be approximately £8,000 in total. Grants are for one, two or three years and they expect to award 50 grants each year. In addition, they will also make a smaller number of grants to organisations that want to increase their staffing levels in order to make a step change in their development. This may include making a contribution towards the costs of a full-time post. 

They will support project or core costs. These costs may include rent, volunteers’ expenses and/or running costs. They do not fund large-scale capital projects but they can make small grants for capital items such as the purchase of equipment.
They welcome applications from groups working with young people who are addressing new and emerging needs in London.
The next deadline is 7 February for the June meeting.
For further information visit the City Parochial website


London only  - John Lyon's Charity awards grants to registered charities (or groups that have automatic charitable status) for the benefit of children and young adults who are resident in the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster.
Average grants are £17,000 and include a range of services for young people, including youth clubs, arts projects, counselling, child care and parental support schemes.
The application process involves sending an initial proposal to the Grants Office including a summary of the main purpose of the project, details of the overall amount requested, timescale and some indication of how funds would be used.
Guidelines on writing an initial proposal letter can be downloaded from the website.
If you qualify for Stage Two you will be advised by the Grants Officer.
The next closing date for Stage One - Initial Proposals is: Friday 26 February 2010 for the May / June Trustee meeting.
For further details visit the John Lyons Charity website


Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas. Priorities for 2010 include Children and Youth. Grants are usually between £1,000 and £10,000, with the majority being £5,000 or less and are awarded for one year only.
Deadline for applications: 1st June & 1st Nov 2010
Due to the increasing number of applications received on the deadlines, the Trust appreciates applications as early as possible.
For further information visit the Austin Hope Pilkington Trust website


The Fuserna Foundation aims to assist, promote, and encourage sustainable projects that create long-term benefits for disadvantaged local communities. It focuses on supporting smaller charities and unpopular causes where any donation made can make a real and sustained impact. The Foundation is particularly interested in making grants to projects that assist individuals coping with financial hardship or challenging social and economic circumstances, disablement, or which support young people through education and training. They are also interested in mental health and drug, alcohol projects. Grants are between £5,000 and £15,000 for charities with an income under £3 million. Applications are welcome any time.
For further information visit the Fuserna Foundation website


Trusthouse Charitable Foundation has two over-arching themes: Rural Issues addressing issues in needy rural areas with 10,000 or less inhabitants; and Urban Deprivation: areas with more than 10,000 inhabitants which are classified in the latest government Indices of Multiple Deprivation as being in the lowest 20%.
Within these themes the Foundation funds three broad areas which include Community Support which supports projects which build the confidence, life skills and employment skills of young people in need and the rehabilitation of substance and alcohol misuse.

All grants are for 1 year only and the Trust consider applications from charities or not-for-profit organisations based anywhere in the UK. The average grant is £6,000 though they can range from £1,000 to £30,000.

The Foundation has three grants schemes:
•    Large Grants between £10,000 and £30,000 for Capital appeals only and organisations must normally have an annual income under £5 million.
•    Small Grants between £5,001 and £9,999 for revenue and/or capital costs. Revenue costs include core costs and salaries. Organisations must have an annual income under £300,000.
•    Fast Track Grants for applications of £5,000 and below. Like the Small Grants
Scheme, this scheme is for revenue and/or capital costs. Revenue costs include core costs and salaries. Organisations must have an annual income under £300,000.
Applications can be submitted at any time of the year and the Grants Committee meets quarterly to consider supported applications.
For further details and to download a copy of the application form visit the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation website

The Foundation also has a Themed Grant for Mental Health Projects in the Criminal Justice System which will fund small projects working specifically with prisoners and ex-offenders to improve their mental health and to help their integration into the community.
Please note that under this Themed Grant Programme they are only considering projects where all clients are prisoners or ex-offenders; they are not seeking projects which cater to anyone with mental health issues. 

The grant will fund:
•    Revenue projects: up to three years' funding towards salaries, ongoing costs including overheads, the purchase of materials, travel costs, recruiting and training volunteers (but not professional training costs).  
•    Capital projects: one-off costs (for example fitting out or purchase of premises, purchase of vehicles).

They will consider revenue project requests between £10,000 and £50,000 per annum and up to £50,000 for capital projects.
Application forms are available from the website at http://tinyurl.com/negfof

Timetable for Grants Committee Meetings 2010
•    Meeting Date April 2010 - Deadline for applications 26th February 2010
•    Meeting Date July 2010 - Deadline for applications 28th May 2010


Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £1,000 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare. Funds are available for equipment and resources only.
Applications should be received by 31st January 2010. Please note charities can only make one application each year.
For further details and to complete an online application form visit the Tesco’s Charitable Trust website

Comic Relief - UK Grants
Comic Relief usually awards grants for between one and three years for running costs and capital costs. (They do not fund capital costs where they are part of a much larger appeal.)  There is no minimum or maximum grant in most of their programmes, but where there are limits, these are clearly stated in the programme guidelines. Their grants on average vary between £25,000 and £40,000 per year, and rarely exceed this upper limit.
Comic Relief has a UK programme which targets work with Young People aged 11 – 25 years.

Priorities include:
Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Young People which aims to reduce harm to young people who have been sexually exploited or trafficked. Organisations will need to show how their work will help deliver one or more of the following outcomes:
•    Fewer young people will be sexually exploited or trafficked
•    more sexually exploited and/or trafficked young people and those at risk will know their rights, understand their situation and/or have access to the help and support they need
•    more sexually exploited and/or trafficked young people will have increased choice to make positive decisions about their futures.

Young People and Alcohol aims to provide support for young people aged 11-25 who are drinking excessively. Organisations will need to show how their work will help deliver one or more of the following outcomes:
•    A reduction in alcohol consumption by young people
•    a reduction in harm and increased access to help for young people who have alcohol problems
•    closer working relationships between alcohol and young people's services
•    an increase in relevant skills to deliver services targeted at young people who have alcohol problems.

Young People with Mental Health Problems aims to provide support to young people with mental health problems aged 11-25.
There are two strands to the programme:

Services for young people
They are keen to fund a range of services and approaches to help young people experiencing mental health make positive changes in their lives. This could include individual counselling, group work or peer support. They especially welcome applications where support is provided in settings in which young people feel comfortable, and do not fear being labelled or stigmatised.

Training
They will also fund work that ensures those working with young people with mental health problems, especially in general youth work settings, have access to good quality training to improve their skill base and confidence levels.

For both strands organisations will need to show how their work will help deliver one or more of the following outcomes:
•    Increased access to appropriate services for young people with mental health problems, resulting in improved mental health.
•    A greater understanding and specialist skill base amongst practitioners working with young people with mental health needs.

The deadline for the next grant making cycle is:5 March 2010
For further details visit the Comic Relief Website


Scottish Power Energy People Trust is an independent charity established to help end fuel poverty in Britain. The Trust can provide funds for not-for-profit organisations that work with or represent the vulnerable and fuel poor to help those most in need.
Applications are accepted for projects from not-for-profit organisations and groups (such as children’s charities, local community groups, support organisations, housing associations, local authorities and others).

Organisations and groups can apply for funding to support projects or schemes covering:
•    Crisis funding, for example, women and children needing emergency accommodation and vulnerable young people setting up their first home
•    benefits health checks or income maximisation for example, helping households that aren't claiming all the benefits to which they're entitled; or are not eligible for current government grants or funding because they don't receive the appropriate benefit
•    energy Efficiency measures and advice for example, a scheme that aims to improve the energy efficiency of homes by draught proofing, insulating and offering energy efficiency advice
•    research for example, a research project that aims to understand the link between fuel poverty and health
•    or any combination of the above. Priority will be given to projects aimed at helping families with young children and young people.
For all projects (excluding research projects) involving crisis funding, benefits health checks or income maximisation, funding will only be given to Projects that demonstrate that energy efficiency advice/measures have already been or will be incorporated.
Please note that all projects must address fuel poverty explicitly and as the primary purpose (not just as add-on).

The Scottish Power Energy People Trust will award grant funding up to a maximum of £100,000. Projects may be funded up to a maximum of 3 years but whatever the duration the £100,000 maximum funding limit applies to the Project.
Please note overheads/administration costs should not exceed 15% of the overall funding requested, unless in exceptional circumstances where a reason should be included. Screening deadline for applications is seven weeks prior to meeting. Final application deadline is four weeks prior to meeting. Trustees' meeting dates are first week of March, June, September, December.
Next Screening Deadline: Tuesday 23 February  2010.
For further details visit the Energy People Trust Website


Hilton in the Community Foundation makes grants to a wide range of charities and organisations that meet one of their chosen areas of focus which include Young People – Education; Young People – Health.

Applications are rigorously assessed to ensure that the best projects reaching the most disadvantaged young people are prioritised. The Foundation aims to support a range of causes helping young people, across the UK and Ireland.
There is no limit on the amount of money that a charity can request. However, the Foundation generally will not make awards of over £50,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for up to 3 years for any particular project.
Next application deadline: 16 February 2010 for 18 March Meeting.

The Foundation receives thousands of telephone and email enquiries and hundreds of completed applications each year, making the grant award process highly competitive.  
For further details, guidance and an application form visit the Hilton in the Community website


Tudor LankellyChase South West Partnership are working together to support voluntary organisations working within the criminal justice field in the South West of England. Over the past three years the partnership has supported the South West's criminal justice voluntary sector with 39 grants totaling £1,500,000.

TLC has a grant fund of £1million to distribute and is looking to fund partnership work. This can also go towards the development of partnerships as well as existing partnerships. Grants of up to three years duration will be available and it will be open to applicants to define what they mean by partnership. Applicants will need a clear strategy showing how their partnership work fits in with external factors such as NOMS commissioning, improving organisational sustainability and strengthening services to clients. Organisations will need to demonstrate how they plan to monitor and evaluate the work so that others can share in the learning.
Application deadline date: Friday 29 January 2010 (meeting in March)
For further details visit the TLC guidelines or visit the LankellyChase website