Funding Information

Awards for All

Area Covered: England

Funding Available: £300-£10,000

Overview: A rolling grants programme set up to help small local groups and communities. Offers grants to voluntary and community groups, schools and health organisations.

Requirements: Grants are available for projects that improve communities and the lives of people within them, especially social and environmental projects that benefit local communities.

More Info: http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/summary.html

Reaching Communities

Area Covered: England

Funding Available: £10,000-£500,000

Overview: The Reaching Communities programme has two strands, funding projects that help people and communities most in need.

1. Reaching Communities revenue and small capital - funding for revenue projects and/or smaller capital projects
2. Reaching Communities buildings - funding for large capital projects

Requirements: Projects can be new or existing, or be the core work of an organisation but the project must:

• Respond to need
• Involve the people
• Achieve one or more of the following four outcomes:
  1. People having better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills
  2. Stronger communities, with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems
  3. Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
  4. Healthier and more active people and communities

More Info: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities

The Andor Charitable Trust

Area Covered: UK

Funding Available: £ eligible costs

Overview: Grant for charitable organisations undertaking education, social welfare, arts or medical projects in the UK. Charitable organisations based in the UK are eligible to apply for costs associated with eligible projects.

Requirements: Grants are offered to fund a wide range of projects, including:

• Education
• Helping the disabled
• Relieving poverty

More Info: 0207  486 0111

Balcombe Charity Trust Grant

Area Covered: UK

Funding Available: £ eligible costs

Overview: Grant for charitable organisations in the UK undertaking projects for education, the environment, health and welfare. The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time. Applications can cover the costs associated with eligible projects.

Requirements: The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking projects in the following areas:

• Education
• Environment
• Health
• Welfare

Eligible organisations must be a UK registered charity, or a charitable organisation which is exempt from registration.

More Info: 020 7304 2000

Barbara Ward Children's Foundation

Area Covered: UK

Funding Available: £ eligible costs

Overview: Grant for charitable organisations undertaking projects for severely disadvantaged children and young people anywhere in the world. Charitable organisations may apply for costs associated with eligible activities and projects.

Requirements: In recent years, the Foundation has provided grants to charitable organisations working on youth projects in the following areas:

• Education
• Health and wellbeing

More Info: http://www.bwcf.org.uk/

Universal Infant Free School Meals Funding

Area Covered: England

Funding Available: £150m in 2014

Overview: The funding will be allocated to local authorities for distribution to maintained schools. Funding is allocated based on the number of infant pupils they have. Academies funding will be delivered through the Academies Maintenance Fund.

Requirements: Funding allocated via local authorities covering:

• Key Stage 1 pupils

More Info: http://www.schoolfoodplan.com