Funding Opportunities – Feb 2016
Awards for All, The Big Lottery
Any community group, not for profit group, parish or town council, health body, or school can apply for £300 – £10000; NB: Awards for All are encouraging groups to apply in order to increase the amount of projects supported. Website
The Staffordshire Community Foundation
The Staffordshire Community Foundation offers many grants from different funders. Website
Stafford Borough Council Small Capital Grant Scheme
This Small Grant is administered by VAST on behalf of Stafford Borough Council and provides grants of (£200 – £1000) for small community organisations, with a specific need for a capital purchase. Panel meetings are held quarterly to determine whether applicants should receive funding. The panel can decide to offer all or part of the requested grant, or to decline the application. The next deadline for the Stafford Borough Council Small Grant Scheme is 25th March 2016. Read more…
Big Lottery Fund – Blog: Advice team’s guide to… outcomes
One of the key areas to get right in your application will be to make sure that your outcomes are clear, specific and realistic.
Below is a guide to outcomes and how not to get them mixed up with your project’s activities or the goals of the funding programme to which you are applying.
When we refer to outcomes we are simply asking you to tell us the difference you want to make through your project and its activities. It is the social changes that will occur as a result of your project. View the full blog
Get Britain Cycling reports £20m stopgap funding for active travel projects
The DfT says it will ‘look favourably’ on bids that support government commitments to double cycling and reduce the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured. Funding of £20m for active travel projects is to be made available in 2016/17, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
The government says it will “look favourably” on bids that support its manifesto commitments to double cycling and reduce the numbers of cyclists killed or seriously injured. It is also seeking schemes that support access to work, skills, education or training, for example, by improving cycle-rail links. Read more…
Sported teams up with Sainsbury’s Active Kids to bring new equipment and experiences to disadvantaged young people
Sported is delighted to announce that it is the first UK-wide community sports organisation to partner with Sainsbury’s Active Kids programme. Sported’s premium members of over 3,000 community groups in the UK will now be able to collect Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers and exchange them for brand new sports equipment and experiences.
Since the launch of Active Kids in 2005, Sainsbury’s has donated £160million worth of Active Kids equipment and experiences to schools and clubs across the UK. This year customers can collect Active Kids vouchers in Sainsbury’s stores until 3rd May 2016. Customers will receive one voucher for every £10 spent at any Sainsbury’s supermarket or £5 spent in Sainsbury’s convenience stores. They will also receive vouchers for groceries online and at petrol stations.
For more information visit: https://activekids.sainsburys.co.uk
Awards for All and Reaching Communities awards announcement: Helping to prevent self-harm amongst young people
A national project run by Youthscape to support young people at risk of self-harming is just one of 624 projects sharing in close to £14.8 million the Big Lottery Fund today.
Today’s awards have been made through the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All and Reaching Communities programmes. Awards for All provides grants between £300 and £10,000 to voluntary and community organisations and Reaching Communities awards larger grants of £10,000 and above.
View the full press release and access the awards list