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PEM/ Small Cambridgeshire Charities/ Deadline 30th November2024

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PEM Charitable Trust

The PEM Charitable Trust are looking for small Cambridgeshire charities who would really benefit from a grant of £500-£1000.

The grant application process is simple (a three-page form for £500 or less, or a project based four-page form application for £500-£2000).

Please find forms available to download from the webpage – The PEM Charitable Trust | Corporate Social Responsibility – PEM

Or direct any questions (or if you want to request a word doc version of the form) to Amy on csr@pem.co.uk

Applications are opening from 1 October to 30 November.

https://www.pem.co.uk/the-pem-charitable-trust/

Tesco/ Children and Young People/ Deadline 10th October 2024

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Tesco Stronger Starts

Often low on groups that support children and young people applying in these regions in Cambridgeshire: Huntingdon, Chatteris,  Ely, Werrington, Ramsey, St Neots, and Wisbech.

The Tesco Stronger Starts Grant Funding Scheme provides grants of up to £1,500 specifically tailored to groups supporting children and young people. To be eligible for this funding, your organisation must be a not-for-profit entity, such as a charity, CIC (over 2 years old), or community/voluntary group, and you need to have a constitution or governing documents in place. Successful applicants are in their local store for customers to vote for their favourite group for three months at a time.

The application process is simple and can be completed online. This scheme is a rolling programme, allowing groups to apply at any time. The deadline to the upcoming round is 10 October.

The funding aims to make a positive difference – because where our communities thrive, our business and our colleagues thrive too. Tesco Stronger Starts is managed by Groundwork who are working with Greenspace Scotland to support applicants in Scotland.

https://tescostrongerstarts.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/

Cash4Clubs/ Adult Sport/ Deadline 12th November 2024

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Cash4Clubs

 

Cash4Clubs is a grant programme funded by Flutter UK & Ireland, part of Flutter Entertainment, the global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider. For this reason, groups must be delivering activities to adults (18+) with priority given to applications focused on 18 to 25 year olds.

Not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups and traditional sports clubs from across the UK and Ireland can apply for unrestricted grants of £2,000. The funding should be spent within a six-month period.

Applicants must demonstrate that they are using sport for a wider social purpose with a goal to increase participation of adults from underrepresented groups.

Priority will be given to applications that:

  • Increase participation in sport and/or physical activity for one or more underrepresented groups, including women and girls over 18, people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community or from lower socio-economic groups.
  • Encourage people who would not usually engage in sport to take part, such as providing activities that support physical and mental wellbeing or tackle issues such as loneliness.
  • Address broader social issues for the local community, eg, reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, homelessness, or connecting communities.

Priority will be given to groups based in areas of high deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation 1-3).

Unrestricted grants of £2,000 can be used for anything that will support the organisation to continue and/or grow their activities in their local community.

Please note the programme may close early if oversubscribed as was the case in 2023.

Applications will be accepted from 12 September to 12 November 2024.

https://cash-4-clubs.com/the-2024-fund

Groundwork/ Grassroots/ Deadline 30th September 2024

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Unrestricted Funding for Grassroots Organisations Across England

Groundwork, in partnership with Postcode Lottery Trust, Postcode Places Trust, and Postcode Society Trust, is offering grants of between £500 to £2,000 for constituted charities, community interest companies (CICs), and voluntary and community groups with an annual income of less than £60,000 across England that are working to make a positive difference in their local communities.

The Grassroots Grants Programme will support the work of groups that provide vital services in their local communities, such as:

  • Access to food or other basic essentials.
  • Improvements to local greenspace.
  • Cultural, support, or wellbeing activities.
  • Volunteering opportunities to improve the local environment or support other people.

Priority will be given to:

  • Groups with an annual income of £50,000 or under.
  • Groups working in communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation.
  • Groups that work to support communities classed as marginalised or vulnerable.

The funding programme is unrestricted and can be used flexibly for costs such as paying staff or volunteer expenses, costs for equipment or materials, core, ongoing running costs, training of staff and volunteers, or consultant time to help develop the organisation or key policies.

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2024 (23:59). 

https://www.groundwork.org.uk/grassroots-grants/

Government/ Training for Adult Social Care/ Deadline 21st March 2025

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Training Funding for Adult Social Care Staff in England

Eligible adult social care employers in England can now claim funding for staff training costs through the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS). The scheme is open to non-regulated care staff, including deputy and Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered managers, as well as agency staff.

The funding is available for qualifying training courses and qualifications that have been both paid for and started between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. The reimbursement amount will vary according to the eligible qualifications, and it represents the maximum, not a default, amount.

The LDSS covers various adult social care services, such as residential care homes, day care services, domiciliary care, and community care services. These services include nursing and non-nursing care homes, sheltered housing, supported living, live-in care, and other similar services.

Employers can claim this funding on behalf of eligible staff to help them develop new skills, gain recognition for existing expertise, and specialise in new areas. This initiative aims to support the development of the non-regulated adult social care workforce in England, enhancing their capability and quality of care.

The overall funding pot is limited and once it has been exhausted, claims submitted will not receive reimbursement.

A deadline of 21 March 2025 applies for claims submitted this financial year. Late claims submitted between 22 March 2025 and 31 March 2025 (inclusive) may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme

Armed Forces Covenant Trust/ Serving Families/ Deadline 25th September 2024

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Support for Serving Families Programme

Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available for projects that will help to mitigate the impact of long or frequent involuntary separation for families, spouses, and serving personnel, including reservists and their families.

Projects need to start by 1 April 2025 and address one or more of the following outcomes:

  • Reduced impact of separation, loneliness, and isolation for Serving families.
  • Improved mental health and well being for Service families.
  • Enhanced access to support and activities to improve quality of life.
  • Support personnel to reintegrate into family and units post deployment.

The grant can pay for most of the things needed for the project or activity, including people’s time, costs of delivering work online or buying/hiring equipment.

This programme welcomes continuation or extensions of existing work, where this provides a clear benefit and can also include funding for pilot projects or new ways of offering support.

Applications will be accepted from:

  • UK-based charities who have been registered for at least one year at the time of their application.
  • Community Interest Companies (CIC) with substantial recent experience of supporting  Armed Forces communities and have been registered as a CIC for more than one year at the time of their application
  • An Armed Forces unit/base based in the UK.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 25 September 2024.

https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/apart-not-alone-support-for-serving-families-programme-2024-25/

National Garden Scheme / Community Gardens/ Deadline 28th October 2024

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Community Gardens

Delivered by the National Garden Scheme, the Community Gardens Award provides grants of £1,000 and £5,000 for the creation of a garden or a similar project (such as an allotment) with horticultural focus for the benefit of the local community.

The project should aim to bring a community together by creating a space people can share, by the acquisition and sharing of gardening knowledge and skills and by inspiring a love of gardening.

Grants up to £5000

The funding can be used for a number of things, including but not limited to:

  • Plants and containers
  • Materials for flower or vegetable beds and other hard landscaping
  • Greenhouses, polytunnels and sheds
  • Seating
  • Hand tools and certain garden power tools (eg strimmers)
  • Materials for providing refreshment.

Applicants must be a fully set up community group, registered charity or Community Interest Company (CIC) with a functioning non-personal bank account based and working in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

 

Applications will be accepted from 10am on 9 September  to noon on 28 October 2024.

https://ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/community-garden-grants/

IT Grants/ Net Solutions Wales/ Ongoing

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Funding for charity’s ICT development.

 

What is available?

Net Solutions Wales can assist with IT Grants of £10,000 to £20,000 for community / charity groups ICT development.

The funds cover PC’s, laptops, smartboards, projectors (most main stream I.T) software and support.

Restriction of one application per year.

Typical projects that have been awarded include community re-generation/enrichment, community activities and those groups which involve their community in learning new skills.

They will assist in providing knowledge of the IT available and guide you in how best to maximise the Grant with IT that suits its purpose.

This does not affect any Core funding and applications are on a first come first served basis with a decision time of around one month.

 

Who can apply?

Charities and community groups.

 

How to apply

To find out more and to apply please visit: NET Solutions Wales: web design, e-commerce, web hosting: Charities and community grants

Christmas Connections/ McCarthy Stone/ Deadline Oct 11th

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Funding for Christmas activities for older people.

What is available?

Grants of up to £1,000 are available for charities and community groups bringing together people over 65 at Christmas.

Priority will be given to those organisations connecting older people between 24th December – 2nd Jan, but applications for planned events earlier in December will also be considered.

At least 30 grants will be awarded, though the actual number may be in excess of this.

Examples of activities funded include: the provision of a meal on Christmas Day, group social events, and support for day care centres/community spaces providing services over the festive period.

 

Who can apply?

Organisations with an annual income under £250,000 will be eligible to apply.

 

How to apply

You can apply from the 1st of September 2024 here: Application Form – McCarthy Stone Foundation

Find out more here: Who We Support | McCarthy Stone (mccarthystonefoundation.org)

Deadline: Deadline Oct 11th at 5pm.

Henry Smith / Holidays for disadvantage children/ Deadline 19 Nov 2024

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The Henry Smith Charity’s Holiday Grants programme supports recreational trips or holidays for groups of children aged 13 or younger who experience disadvantage or who have disabilities. There is particular interest in contributing to trips that would not take place without the Charity’s funding.

Applications are currently being accepted for holidays taken between 1 September and 31 December 2024.

Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities in the UK can apply for a one-off grant of between £500 and £2,750 to support a day trip or a longer residential of up to a week for groups of children aged 13 years or younger. The trip could be to a countryside or city location but must be outside of the children’s immediate locality. Day trips should not involve a disproportionate amount of time spent travelling. Consideration will be given to trips which are more local but these should have an emphasis on providing a new experience for the children and broadening their horizons.

Priority will be given to projects level that will benefit disadvantaged and disabled children in the most deprived areas in the UK.

Grants are made on a first come, first served basis until the available funding for that round has been fully allocated. All applications should be received at least six weeks before the date of the trip to allow for administrative processing and decision making.

The deadline for applications is 19 November 2024.

https://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/explore-our-grants-and-apply/holiday-grants-for-children/holiday-grants-for-children-overview/