New funding schemes this week:
The National Lottery Community Fund: The Emerging Futures Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund want to find out how to help communities move towards recovery and renewal after the impact of COVID-19 and draw on all the creativity they’ve seen in communities and across civil society. So they’re funding organisations to look at how things are changing, what is needed in this transition, and what is possible in the future. Funding of between £20,000 - £50,000 is available.
Closing date: 25 June at 5pm Visit the website
Edge Post Covid-19 Revival Fund
The Edge Post Covid-19 Revival Fund is a grant fund set up by the Edge Foundation to address the educational challenges arising from the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis. The Fund will be a responsive programme of grant funding, open to educational institutions and educational charities to support the development of projects and initiatives to revive education and support the sector to build back better.
Closing date: 9 July at 12noon Visit the website
The National Lottery Heritage Fund: Emergency Heritage Fund (Criteria expanded & deadline extended)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund are providing a package of support for the heritage sector as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. This includes increased advice and support, longer-term skills and capacity building initiatives, and a £50 million Heritage Emergency Fund to provide emergency funding for those most in need. Heritage Emergency Fund grants can now be used to help organisations reopen after the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, while the application deadline has been extended.
Closing date: 31 July 2020 at 12 noon Visit the website
The Pink Ribbon Foundation Grants
The Pink Ribbon Foundation’s mission is to help breast cancer charities help their clients recover from their cancer and then live longer, healthier, happier lives. Through its grant making the Pink Ribbon Foundation funds practical projects and initiatives, which aim to help registered charities to deliver good physical and mental health to individuals with, and recovering from breast cancer.
Closing date: 26 June 2020 Visit the website
SwitchAid: COVID-19 Telecoms Fund
In this national crisis, SwitchAid has launched a rapid response fund to help smaller registered charities and not for profits that have been affected by the impact of COVID-19. The aim of this fund is to support charitable organisations that are having communication issues as a result of COVID-19 by provided a professional cloud phone system, fully funded for 3 months.
Upcoming deadlines:
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council: Revenue Grants (Call 2 Restricted) - Closing date: 26 June at 12 noon
Co-Op Local Community Fund - Closing date: 28 June 2020
The Ouseley Trust - Closing date: 30 June 2020
The Forces Communities Together Programme - Closing date: 30 June 2020
BBC Children in Need: COVID-19 Next Steps Grant - Closing date: 1 july 2020
Independent Age: Grants Fund - Closing date: 2 July at 9am
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