Good afternoon all,
Please find
below a list of viable funders and other support structures that would be able
to support some of your Ageing Better groups around their sustainability. I have tried to
provide a concise description, but it will be worth you taking the time to
follow each link to think about what may suit groups that you support.
Support for groups / leads
BVSC has
launched a new funding portal called Engage For Funding. Organisations with a
turnover of under £1million can use it to search for funding. It is free for
BVSC member organisations to use. You may want to check if your organisation is
a member, but you are welcome to sign up as an individual also. This would be a
good tool to search for funding for your groups - https://www.idoxopen4community.co.uk/engageforfunding
BVSC offers
free Business Development webinars on a Monday. On Monday 28th February,
the focus will be on the portal and how best to use it. You can sign up for the
webinar and find other details here - https://www.bvsc.org/Event/business-development-and-funding-weekly-lunchtime-webinar
Our friends at
Digikick have set up a new online learning portal called Digi Quick to help
support people with some of the softer IT skills required - https://www.digiquick.org/
Funding
opportunities
There are
currently a number of opportunities on the Heart of England Community Fund
website ( https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/available-grants/
) for Birmingham it might be worth looking at:
- The David East Fund - https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/the-david-east-fund/
- Birmingham and Black Country
Fund - https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/birmingham-black-country-communities-fund/
- The Birmingham Sports Fund - https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/birmingham-sports-fund/
- The Peddimore Community Fund
(for NE Birmingham) - https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/peddimore-community-fund/
Get Togethers / Plant and Share Month - £150 Is being made available for groups for planting materials - https://www.fflgettogethers.org/support/?utm_source=BVSC&utm_campaign=5461f596f3-EBULLTIN_11+February&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bc4542f056-5461f596f3-546138430&mc_cid=5461f596f3&mc_eid=2de9b425e1
National
Garden scheme –
Community Garden Awards – applications close on Feb 28th Funding
for gardening projects within local communities - https://ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/community-gardens-award/
Greene King
IPA (Proud to Pitch in)
– up to £3k available to community groups that support grassroots sports in
communities. You can nominate your groups to receive a grant - https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/proud-to-pitch-in/
Home
Instead Charities –
Groups supporting isolation amongst people over 55 can apply. For
non-registered groups applications of £500 are welcomed. Registered groups can
apply for £1500 - https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/charities/apply-for-a-grant/
Alfred
Haines Charitable Trust
– Up to £2k for groups supporting communities across the WM region - http://www.ahct.org.uk/
LGBTQ+
Equity Fund – grants of
£100 - £25k for groups with a particular focus on older adults, deaf /
disabled, LBT+ Women, Trans and Non-binary people and BAME groups. Applicants
must be registered charities, CICs, CIOs, Not for Profits or unincorporated
charitable associations - https://www.consortium.lgbt/EquityFund/
Grants for
Good Fund – voluntary /
community groups with a bank account can apply. £10k distributed amongst 5
groups every 3 months - https://www.matthewgoodfoundation.org/grantsforgood/
National
Allotment Gardens Trust
– any groups who are are a registerted allotment association can apply for
£2000. For groups based at Allotments it might be worth encouraging them to
speak to their association - https://nagtrust.co.uk/
Gay &
Peter Hartley’s Hillards Charitable Trust – Grants of up to £1k for community voluntary groups (with
a bank account) - https://www.hillardstrust.org/
Richardson
Brothers Foundation –
applications welcomed from community groups to the trust - https://www.richardsons.co.uk/richardson-foundation
Stagecoach
Group – offer support
to groups. I cannot find anything about what they will and wont fund but there
is a simple application form (link below) which also contains the main point of
contact e-mail address so may be worth e-mailing for details - https://www.stagecoachgroup.com/~/media/Files/S/Stagecoach-Group/Attachments/pdf/request-form.pdf
The Alpkit
Foundation – support
including funding to grassroot community groups - https://alpkit.com/pages/foundation#apply
Clubs in
crisis fund - £2k
available to sports groups needing support however groups are required to be
registered - https://www.madebysport.com/clubsincrisis
Wakeham
Trust – grants of £150
to £2,500 specifically to community groups, especially those struggling to
secure funding from larger funders - https://thewakehamtrust.org/
Arnold
Clark Community Fund –
community groups can apply for up to £1k. However, a focus needs to be on food
banks, poverty / relief or housing / accommodation. https://www.arnoldclark.com/community-fund
Vegetarians
for Life – grants of up
to £3k to groups supporting vegetarians and vegans and or older adults - https://vegetarianforlife.org.uk/resources/grants
Barchester
Healthcare Foundation –
grants of up to £5k for community groups with a specific focus on supporting
older adults. Groups will need a sponsor to apply, this can be a charitable
organisation such as the organisation you work for but please ensure you speak
with your manager about this if this is an option - https://www.bhcfoundation.org.uk/
Allen Lane
Foundation –
Applications welcomed from community groups. Applications between 500 and
15,000. Applications set to re-open during summer 22. https://allenlane.org.uk/
Amal
Connects Grants Programme
– up to £25k grants for established community groups for 1 year. The purpose of
the grant is to increasing understanding of Britain’s Muslim communities to secular
groups / other faith groups and foster a stronger sense of belonging in the UK
amongst Muslim communities - https://amal.org.uk/apply/apply/
Tudor Trust – Grants of up to £10k for groups with
a constitution and bank account in place. The deadline for applications is
March 31st - https://tudortrust.org.uk/
Phil
Done
Relationship
and Contracts Manager (Communities & Older Adults)