New or Updated Funding Initiatives
The Discovery Project
In 2016, The Santander Foundation became The Discovery Foundation to reflect its important role in Santander UK's new flagship community programme called The Discovery Project. The aim of The Discovery Project is to help people have the confidence to make the most of their future. In this fast-paced world they know some find it hard to navigate the change and want to help everyone have equal access to the best society has to offer. The Discovery Foundation will provide grants of up to £5000 to support knowledge, skills and innovation to give disadvantaged people the confidence to discover and create a new world of opportunities. The Foundation's previous three grants schemes have been combined into a single new scheme called Discovery Grants making it simpler to apply for funding. This is a rolling programme with no deadlines.
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The RYA Foundation
The RYA Foundation seeks to promote participation in boating by those who are disadvantaged by reason of youth, age, rants are available volunteer recruitment, training, provision for children and young people and equipment. Grant applications for up to £3000 may be submitted at any time and are processed on receipt, whilst applications for grants over £3000 are considered at the next available Trustees meeting. RYA-affiliated sailing clubs and centres, and other organisations that are seeking to develop their facilities for disadvantaged people may apply for grant funding. Applicants may be registered charities, charitable companies, or members-only clubs.
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Big Lottery Fund: Awards for All
Awards for All is a small grants programme delivered and funded by the Big Lottery Fund in Northern Ireland. The main aim of the programme is to bring real improvements to communities and to the lives of people most in need by funding projects which involve people in their communities, bringing them together to enjoy a wide range of charitable, community, educational, environmental and health-related activities. Grants awarded are between £500 to £10,000. You can apply to Awards for All if you are a voluntary and community organisation, or a statutory organisation and you need an award of between £500 and £10,000 which you can spend within one year.
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Guardian Charity Awards
The Guardian Charity Awards seeks to recognise and encourage charities making an outstanding and valuable contribution to social welfare in the community. The Awards are open to UK social welfare charities that can demonstrate excellence and achievement in what they do. Eligible charities must also have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1.5 million.
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The Lord's Taverners: Minibus Programme
The Lord's Taverners is the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity dedicated to giving disadvantaged and disabled young people a sporting chance. Their sporting roots are within cricket, but they also have relationships with a wide range of other sports including rugby, tennis, squash, basketball and boccia. The Lord's Taverners provide opportunities for young people, able bodied or with disabilities, under the age of 25 to participate in sport and recreation. Over the last 50 years they have given £25m away to schools, sports clubs and special needs organisations. One of their grant schemes is their MInibus Programme which opens twice a year.
Minibus Programme Closing Date 29 Jul 2016
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Department for Infrastructure (DfI): Road Safety Grants
The DfI Road Safety Grant Scheme for the Voluntary & Community Sector in Northern Ireland 2016/17 offers individuals and community groups an opportunity to apply for funding of up to £10,000 to develop and deliver local road safety initiatives. The scheme has been running since 2010 (previously under Department of Environment). During this time it awarded more than £700,000 to 89 projects.
Closing Date (12 Noon) 22 July 2016
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DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
The DM Thomas Foundation is committed to helping disadvantaged and vulnerable young people and children through supporting positive life-changing and life-enhancing activities that improve their health and education. Through their ABLE framework (Achieve It, Beat It, Live It, Experience It), they aim to help young people to set and achieve goals, to beat or alleviate illnesses and to develop their skills and experiences. the scheme focuses on c hildren and young people with disabilities or who are sick in hospital, employability and training programmes for disadvantaged young people and children and young people who are life limited (requiring palliative care).
Application Deadline 26 July 2016
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