Grant Scheme

What’s Available

Deadline

Contact Details

Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest

Between £50-£5,000

Rolling programme-assessment panel held quarterly

Contact South East London Community Foundation (SELF) on 0207 582 5117

Lloyds TSB Grants Programme

Up to 10,000

Rolling programme – decision in about 3 months

Jude Stevens. Tel: 0870 411 1223, Fax: 0870 411 1224, Email: Guidelines@lloydstsbfoundation.org.uk

Bridge House Trust

Up to £5,000

Rolling Programme Application processed on a rolling basis

Contact Valerie Stapley on: Tel:0207 332 3705 for further details

Award for all National Lottery

Up to £10,000 

Anytime-grants will be processed on a rolling basis. Grant for a wide range of projects and activities.

Awards for all Tel: 0845 600 2040 Email: general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk

CAF Grant Making Programmes – Minority Ethnic Fund

Up to £4,000

Anytime-grants will be processed on a rolling basis

Grants Officer on 0207 400 2334

Trust For London

Grant rage up to £10,000 for up to 3 years

Contact is needed at least three months before the relevant deadlines.  The Grants Committee meets

four times a year in January, April, July and October. The deadlines for receiving the completed application are: 31st January for April meetings: 15th April for the July meeting, 15th August for the October meeting. 15th November for the January meeting. For further information contact www.cityparochial.org.uk

For further information please contact www.cityparochial.org.uk Tel: 0207 606 6145 Fax 0207 600 1866

Info.trustforlondon@cityparochial.org.uk

Charities Aid Foundation

Fast Track Funding - £700 Support for Training or Consultancy needs. Consultancy Fund – Up to 10 days consultancy – 100% cost covered. Critical Assistance Fund - £10,000 consultancy & immediate funding for organisations in serious difficulties

Rolling Programme

For Further information contact: www.cafeonline.org
017 3252 0334 Email:grants@Cafrontline.org

Community Champions

Up to £2,000. The Community Champions Fund supports the work of local people who can encourage others to get more involved in renewing their neighbourhoods

Application may be made at any time and grants are allocated every month. Closing date 31/03/08

For further details please contact:

Sue Halstead
Floor 6
Riverwalk House
157-161 Millbank
London
SW1P 4RR

Tel: 020 7217 3711

Fax: 020 7217 3451

Email: sue.halstead@gol.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.go-london.gov.uk

Comic Relief

During 2005-08 they  are concentrating on funding 6 programme areas:

  • Young people

  • Older People

  • Mental Health

  • Refugees & Asylum Seekers

  • Domestic Violence

Disadvantaged Communities

Up to £5,000 to support projects that use sport and exercise to strengthen communities and provide opportunities for people who are excluded or disadvantaged.

Rolling Programme till 2008.

Comic Relief UK
5th Floor
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
Telephone: 020 7820 5555
Fax: 020 7820 5500
General enquiries: red@comicrelief.org.uk

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Makes grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities.   They make grants in four areas:

  • Arts & Heritage

  • Education

  • Environment

Social Change, Enterprise & Independence

Application may be made at any time.

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
11 Park Place
London SW1A 1LP
Tel: 020 7297 4700
Fax: 020 7297 4701
Web: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Heritage Lottery Fund

Minimum £50,000 maximum none

Projects that everyone can learn about have access to and enjoy their heritage. Projects can include nature conservation, historic buildings, museum collections, archive collections, spoken history records, cultural traditions etc.

Open grant – apply at any time

For further details please contact:

Simon
7 Holbein Place
London SW1W 8NR
Tel: 020 7591 6000
Fax: 020 7591 6001
Email: simonw@hlf.org.uk

Big Lottery Fund

Big Lottery Fund is committed to improving communities and the lives of people most in need. They fund projects and programmes within three key themes. They are:

  • supporting community learning and creating opportunity
  • promoting community safety and cohesion
  • Promoting well-being.

Reaching Communities
Three year programme

Minimum grant: £10,000
Maximum grant: £500,000 including a maximum of £50,000 for capital grants.

We want to fund projects that help those most in need including those people or groups who are hard to reach.

Open till 2007.

Big Lottery Fund
1 Plough Place
London EC4A 1DE
Tel:0845 4 10 20 30
Email:opteam@biglotteryfund.org.uk

London Councils

London Councils will now use these priorities to commission services from London’s voluntary groups to ensure its grants provide the help and support Londoners need wherever they are.

Areas funded are:

  • Children & young people

  • Crime Reduction

  • Culture, Tourism & London 2012

  • Environment transport planning and sustainability

  • Health & Safety

  • Health & Social care

  • Homelessness

  • Legal & Advice

  • Policy & voice

  • Poverty

Individual grants ranging from between £5,000 and £500,000 for up to 4 years.  To be eligible you must be working across more than one London Borough.

Next round will be announced in January 2007.

Please visit their website for the funding stages on: www.londoncouncils.gov.uk

General enquiries:
020 7934 9999
info@londoncouncils.gov.uk

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