Brunel University / Innovation / Rolling

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Brunel Innovation Voucher Scheme Supports UK Organisations in Innovation

Brunel University London is offering the Brunel Innovation Voucher Scheme to support collaborative projects aimed at developing new products, processes, or services that foster innovation and growth within organisations.

The scheme provides vouchers valued at between £1,000 and £5,000, which cover specific academic project costs at the university. Participating organisations are required to contribute an equivalent value, either in cash or in kind, such as staff time, materials, or equipment.

The scheme is open to SMEs, social enterprises, and third sector organisations based in the UK, offering them an opportunity to collaborate with academic experts to drive innovation within their operations.

Applications are open on a rolling basis.

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/business/Help-for-SMEs/Innovation-Voucher-Scheme

Young People’s Programme / The Allan Lane Foundation/ Apply anytime

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The Allan Lane Foundation

Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People (UK – excl Greater London)

 

What is available?

The Allan Lane Foundation is offering grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 to charities and not-for-profit organisations working with young people aged 12-21 who are socially excluded or marginalised, and who may have experienced significant issues within their lives.

The grants can be used to support a range of activities, including core costs, project work, and capital expenditure.

The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting organisations that focus their work on:

• Young people within the criminal justice system or those at risk of offending

• Looked after children or care leavers

• Those with significant mental health concerns or complex needs

• Young people who have been traumatised by challenging family backgrounds, neglect, violence or abuse

• Those that have fallen through the gaps in care and/or education

• Those already affected by, or vulnerable to, exploitation

• Whose experiences could seriously impact their transition into adulthood

 

Who can apply?

To maximise the impact of its grants, the Foundation will only fund smaller organisations. Organisations that work across a local area, such as a village, estate, or town, must have an annual income of less than £100,000 to be eligible. Organisations that work across the entire UK must have an annual income of less than £250,000 to be eligible.

 

A small number of grants have already been awarded to work with young people, including funding for a crisis drop-in for young people who have been sexually abused in Dundee; a young parents project in Bolton; funding for a youth worker to support teenagers with autism in Northern Ireland; a drama and arts project aimed at young people with a history of offending in Jaywick, Essex.

 

How to apply

Applications can be submitted at any time.

The next meeting an application could be considered at is in October 2024.

To find out more and apply please visit: Young People’s Programme – The Allen Lane Foundation

GSK Community Health / Small charities / 12 August

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About:

The new GSK Community Health programme is funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity working to improve health and social care. The programme is designed to run alongside the GSK Impact Awards.

Charities will need to demonstrate how their organisation is supporting communities that experience health disadvantage and how their work helps tackle this issue.

Examples include but are not limited to:

  • Working to make health services more accessible, appropriate or welcoming to the communities they serve.
  • Supporting communities to access health services.
  • Providing specific services to communities to support their health and wellbeing, increase uptake of screening services, improve healthy lifestyles or other similar activity.
  • Using focused interventions to ensure parts of the community that have traditionally been under-served or have experienced marginalisation have access to appropriate services.

 

Link Here

The deadline for applications is 12 August 2024 (5pm).

Link :

What is available?

The new programme will support up to 15 charities with £10,000 in unrestricted funding plus access to free training and development valued at £3,500.

Eligibility

Small charities that are working, located and registered in the UK can apply as long as they:

  • Are a registered charity by the application deadline of 12 August 2024.
  • Have existed for a minimum of one year by 12 August 2024.
  • Have a total annual income of between £20,000 and £150,000 as shown in their most recent accounts.
  • Are independently constituted from any national umbrella organisation.

Organisations led by and supporting people from under-represented backgrounds, people from ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to apply.

Rural Prosperity Fund / Hunts Rural Business/ Now open

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About:

The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) is an addendum to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It aims to support activities that specifically address the particular challenges rural areas face.

It succeeds EU funding from LEADER and the Growth Programme which were part of the Rural Development Programme for England. Nationally, a total of up to £110 million is available for financial years 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has been allocated a total of £957,788, of which £350,000 has been allocated to support the growth of rural businesses.

Link : For more information

What is available?

HDC has made £350,000 available to micro and small businesses that meet the rural eligibility areas as defined in the Defra Magic Map. Please ensure you have checked your project postcode for eligibility before starting your application.

You can apply for capital grants of a project value of up to £150,000. We reserve the right to award greater or lower amounts based on your application, the project outcomes and the quality of evidence provided.

The minimum project value is £10,000 with a grant award of £5,000.

The maximum project value is £150,000 with a grant award of £75,000.

Eligibility

Eligible businesses:

  • Are located in the central government-defined Huntingdonshire Rural England Prosperity Fund area. Before you start an application, please ensure you check your eligibility on the Defra Magic Map. View the guide on how to use the map.
  • Are a small or micro enterprise employing between 1 and 249 staff
  • Trading as a business or organisation whose company type is either: limited liability, limited liability partnership, partnership, sole trader, franchise, social enterprise, or charitable company limited by guarantee
  • Must be able to spend the funds by 28 February 2025
  • Can fund 50% of the project cost with match-funding from elsewhere
  • Are trading and operating within Huntingdonshire and paying business rates or Council Tax.

From funding to social media via strategy – training available to all groups.

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Thanks to some funding Support Cambridgeshire received from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the partnership recently set up three exciting new training opportunities. These are open to all organisations across the county, whether you are a member of one of the CVS’s or not.

The program kicks off in August with ‘Writing funding applications—a practical workshop’ delivered by Hunts Forums’ Senior Development Officer Kathy Shaw. This in-person training will give those new to the funding application process the hints and tips they need to write a winning application.

This will then be followed by training on ‘How to effectively run your social media’, where Costanza Drago, our social media expert, will be looking at the things you need to know about when working in the world of social media.

Finally, we have a Strategy-Making workshop that Ali Lyons will deliver. This training was well-attended in the past, and we are excited to open it up to all Cambridgeshire organisations.

The training is given in person at Hunts Forum’s main building, The Maple Centre. There is free parking and easy access from the A14/A1. You can receive directions HERE.

 

Details and how to book can be found below.

Writing funding applications – a practical workshop

14 August 2024

10:00 – 15:00

the Maple Centre, Huntingdon

MORE INFORMATION // BOOK HERE

 

How to effectively run  your social media

10th September 2024

10:00- 13:00

The Maple Centre, Huntingdon

MORE INFORMATION // BOOK HERE

 

Strategy Making Workshop For Voluntary Sector Organisation

24th September 2024

9:30 – 15:30

The Maple Centre, Huntingdon

MORE INFORMATION //  BOOK HERE

Allia/ Green Business Grants/now open

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The Green Business Programme aims to support local SMEs based in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire or Huntingdonshire, in their efforts to reduce carbon emissions, lower utility expenses, and embrace sustainable practices.

Please note that if you are applying as a Sole Trader you will need to connected to a commercial premises.
The Green Business Programme is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund, and it is a collaborative effort led by Cambridge City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Growth Hub and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. It is jointly delivered by Allia and PECT.

What is available?

A team of sustainability experts will work with local SMEs to help measure their current environmental impact, understand which activities to prioritise to significantly reduce their carbon footprint, and adopt eco-friendly, sustainable practices. 

Participation in the programme is completely free and comes with a grant opportunity of up to £5,000 (or more) to invest in energy-efficient equipment.  

Who can apply?

The programme is open to small and medium-sized enterprises, including charities, limited companies and sole traders, with commercial premises in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire, or South Cambridgeshire. 

Link:
https://futurebusinesscentre.co.uk/programmes/green-business-programme/

ACRE/ Village Hall Building grants/re-opened

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What is available? 

ACRE is pleased to confirm that village hall management committees can apply once again for larger grants to improve their buildings

The fund, which was originally announced to mark the Late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has reopened for new applications.

Groups can submit applications for grants of between £7,500 and £75,000 which can be used to cover up to 20% of capital costs associated with renovation and improvement projects.

How to apply?

This latest window for new applications is expected to last until government funding has been exhausted. The process is competitive and hall committees must be able to complete the project work by the end of March 2025.

Interested groups are strongly encouraged to read information and guidance about the fund available from ACRE’s website before applying.

https://acre.org.uk/main-grants-scheme-for-village-halls/

 

Postcode Places Trust/ Unrestricted grants/opens 24th June (1 week to apply)

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What is available?

Postcode Places Trust (East of England) – Opens 24 June (1 Week to Apply)

Unrestricted grants are available for not-for-profit organisations with an income of less than £1 million across the East of England.

This year’s funding aims to support smaller charities and good causes to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.

Projects must have a clear alignment with one of the Trust’s 2024 themes:

  • Enabling participation in physical activity
  • Enabling participation in the arts
  • Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
  • Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality
  • Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
  • Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
  • Providing support to improve mental health with a focus on organisations that are actively supporting specific mental health issues rather than general mental wellbeing activities.

Depending on their not-for-profit legal structure, organisations can apply either for a grant of between £500 and £2,500 or between £500 and £25,000.

Who can apply? 

If the round is oversubscribed, priority will be given to charities and good causes which meet some or all of the following criteria:

  • Organisations with an annual income of £250,000 and below.
  • Communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation
  • Groups that are led by and provide services for people from the following minority/marginalised groups:
    • Communities experiencing racial inequity.
    • People with disabilities.
    • LGBT+ people.

The funding offered is unrestricted and therefore flexible. It can be used however it is most needed.

How to apply?

This is the second of three application rounds in 2024. Each has an application window of one week.

Applications for Round 2 open at 9am on 24 June and close at noon on 1 July 2024.

https://www.postcodeplacestrust.org.uk/

Rewilding Britain/ rewilding projects/deadline 30 August 2024

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What is available?

Rewilding Britain is offering grants of up to £15,000 to help remove barriers to rewilding projects across Britain, whether they are at the early planning stage or scaling up a pre-existing project.

The Rewilding Innovation Fund will support rewilding projects on land and at sea, at a scale of more than 40 hectares, that adhere to Rewilding Britain’s rewilding principles, and could potentially unlock further funding or move a project in scale.

Funding can be used to cover costs such as:

  • Business plans and strategies.
  • Community engagement activities or co-design.
  • Feasibility studies.
  • Technological innovations.

Who can apply?

In this round of funding, priority will be given to projects focused on engaging with young people.

How to apply?

There are typically two funding rounds per year. Applicants must first become a member of the Rewilding Network before submitting a full application.

The next deadline for applications is 30 August 2024

https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-innovation-fund

 

Huntingdonshire District Council/ Huntingdonshire projects /now open

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What is available?

Grants of £500-£2,500 are available for community groups and organisations to deliver or add to activities or events that support the Huntingdonshire Futures place strategy.

The goal of Huntingdonshire Futures is to make Huntingdonshire a better place to live, work, and visit over the next 30 years. The strategy is made up of five ‘journeys’. Applications must link to and support at least one of these and may cover more than one.

The five journeys are:

  • Pride in Place – Celebrating your place… Huntingdonshire, your town, your village, your street, or your community group!
  • Inclusive Economy – Supporting people in your community to access skills and opportunities
  • Health Embedded – Ensuring your community stays active and social, two of the most important ways we can stay healthier for longer
  • Environmental Innovation – Improving Huntingdonshire’s environment for your community and future generations
  • Travel Transformed – Sustainable travel around your community.

To help, we have put together a brief explanation for each one, as well as some examples of activities or events in our FAQs. These are not prescriptive or exhaustive – please be creative and think about what would make a positive impact on your community.

If you’d like to discuss your idea, please email place@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.

How to apply?

Applications must be for projects that are based in Huntingdonshire and where the majority of beneficiaries are Huntingdonshire residents. Please note that you cannot apply for both the Huntingdonshire Futures grant scheme and the Community Chest grant scheme in 2024/2025 for the same project, event, activity or purpose.

View the Huntingdonshire Futures grant scheme eligibility criteria

View the FAQs

Apply for a Huntingdonshire Futures Grant 

 

 

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