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1   Link   Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
The Foundation awards grants to a variety of categories including: education; youth; community; environment/conservation; health and welfare. Generally grants awarded will range from between £200 and £5,000. Grants will only be made to registered charities including schools in the UK. There is no application form - all submissions should be made in the form of a covering letter to the Director.

Further details are available from Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 20 Berkley Square, London W1J 6LH. Tel: 020 7408 2198, fax: 020 7499 5859, email office@sunleyfoundation.com.

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2   Link   Comic Relief UK Grants Programme (UK)
Comic Relief have announced that their UK Grants Programme will reopen for applications on the 8th April 2011 and will close for applications on the 1st July 2011 (except for their Older People Programme which has a closing date of the 10th June 2011).
The Comic Relief UK Grants Making programme makes grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 per year for up to three years for projects relating to Young People with Mental Health Problems; Sexually exploited and trafficked young people; Domestic and sexual abuse: young people; Mental health; Young people and alcohol; Older people; Refugee and asylum-seeking women; and Sport for change (maximum grant £100,000). Previous projects supported include a £90,000 grant over three years to help fund a help line for young Muslims with mental health problems who are often stigmatised; and Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) which received a grant of £60,000 over three years to provide help to young people who self harm or have eating disorders. 		159
3   Link   Fund Great Projects
The Youth of Today Leadership Fund helps third sector organisations scale up innovative youth leadership projects, and reach out across communities.

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4   Link   Queen’s Silver Jubilee Trust
The aim of the trust is to support young people in the UK and the Commonwealth particularly in the following areas: advancing education; relieving those who are in need, hardship or distress; assisting children, young people and the elderly with the advancement of their physical, mental and spiritual welfare; providing facilities for recreation or other leisure activities; and advancing other exclusively charitable activities for the benefit of the community.

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5   Link   Grantnet.org.uk
This website provides free grant-finding services tailored to individual organisations. It has to be accessed through a subscribing organisation, such as a local authority or local volunteer council.

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6   Link   Grantfinder.co.uk
Similarly, this website finds grants suitable to individual organisations. It requires a subscription.

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7   Link   Turn2us
This website allows the user to search for grants based on the organisation type and its needs, and is free.

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8   Link   Institute of Fundraising.org.uk
This website is clearly laid out and provides information both for people new to fundraising and more experience at it. It provides information on trainings, strategies, legal regulations, and more. A particularly useful section may be a section that lists different types of fundraising activities and has briefing papers on each of these, as well as further information. The useful subjects covered are: Internet shopping; Raffles; Beneficiary Gifts; Face to face collecting; House to house collecting; and Organising Events.

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9   Link   BIG - Reaching Communities (England)
BIG has announced that they have made improvements to their Reaching Communities Programme. Reaching Communities provides grants of 10,000 - £500,000 for projects that help people and communities who are most in need, and can really make a difference. BIG want to fund projects that respond to needs identified by communities and those that fund projects that help those most in need including those people or groups who are hard to reach. Organisations that can apply for funding include; registered charities; voluntary or community groups; statutory bodies, (including schools); charitable or not-for-profit companies. Improvements made include; A simpler application process and a quicker decision making for those applying for less than £40,000; better chance of being funded if you are invited to complete a full application; more support for applicants at every stage of the application process, in particular for those that have received less funding than expected; more detailed feedback if applications are not successful. Applications can be made at any time.

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10   Link   The Ernest Cook Trust (UK)
Registered charities, schools and not-for-profit wishing to encourage young people's interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts or aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy can apply for funding to the Ernest Cook Trust (ECT). The Trust operates two grant making programmes. The small grants programme (under £4,000) supports state schools and small registered charities which would like to undertake projects which meet the Trust's objectives and require a small amount of pump-priming in order for such projects to take place. The large grants programme (Grants over £4,000) is aimed at more comprehensive education programmes. In 2008/09, the ECT Trustees gave £1.7m to support over 450 educational projects. Grants awarded range from supporting children’s literacy and numeracy, to teaching young people how to manage money in London schools, to helping to keep the ancient craft of coppicing alive by supporting apprenticeships in the North West. Grants are normally awarded for one year only. Trustees meet several times a year to consider applications. 		45
11   Link   The Global Community Linking Programme (UK)
UK based community groups that have existing links with community groups in the developing world have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Department for International Development’s (DIFID) Global Community Links programme. Through the programme DIFID is providing £3 million over 3 years to strengthen global links; learn and share knowledge about global development issues by running UK based learning events; and and involve other people and other community groups in an existing link. Any kind of community group can be involved in a link, from youth groups to sports clubs to churches to social enterprises. To get involved in the programme organisations need to register their link. Once registered organisations can then book a place on an activation and inspiration workshop which will help organisations get started. After attending the workshop organisations can then apply for funding. There are two types of Community Linking grants. £1,000 to a maximum £2,000 to be spent over a four month period, or £7,000 to a maximum of £10,000 to be spent over a nine month period. The next closing date for applications is the 14th February 2011. 		60
12   Link   Help The Homeless (UK)
Help the Homeless, a national Charity which aims to help homeless people throughout the United Kingdom to resume a normal life, is currently accepting applications from small and medium sized charities and voluntary organisations . Grants of up to £3,000 are available towards capital costs to support projects that assist disadvantaged individuals in their return to mainstream society, through residential or training facilities. Grants to larger charities may be considered if the project is suitable innovative and only possible for a larger organisation to develop it. Previous projects supported include a grant of £2,845 to Lamp Community towards the cost of computers for reintegration work at their drop-in centres and a grant of £2000 to Spires, a South London Homeless charity towards the cost of providing their daily services to clients, including food and clothing. The next application deadline is the 31st March 2011. 		52
13   Link   Funding for IT Projects Supporting Disadvantaged Groups (UK)
Funding is available to organisations with innovative IT related project ideas that can make a positive difference to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups - in the UK, developing countries and around the world. The funding is available through the Nominet Trust. The aim of the Trust is to fund innovative Internet projects that make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, primarily in terms of education, safety and inclusion. The Trust is particularly interested in funding projects that can be scaled up and replicated. There is no minimum grant application and applications for over £100,000 require an interview. Organisations wishing to apply need initially to complete and online eligibility questionnaire. Those organisations deemed successful will be provided with a link to a more detailed application form. Previously projects supported through the Trust include Pottery Primary School, Belper, which received funding towards the costs of printed material to raise awareness to parents, children and the community of internet risks and safety measures; and Age UK, a new charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people which received funding from the Trust to promote digital inclusion of older people in nursing homes .The next closing date for applications is the 14th March 2011. 		40
14   Link   The Jubilee People’s Millions (UK)
The Big Lottery Fund, with the agreement of Buckingham Palace, will be helping to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 by offering grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 to support new projects that will improve local places and the lives of people in your community. The Jubilee People’s Millions will be open to applications from voluntary or community organisations, schools, local authorities or health bodies. To have a chance of winning applicants will need to inspire local people to get involved with their project. It’ll also need to capture the public’s imagination and persuade them to vote for the project. The deadline for applications is the 4th February 2011. Shortlisted projects will the be subject to a public vote within their ITV area. Within Northern Ireland, the programme will continue to be branded as the People's Millions. Previous projects supported through the People’s Million include the redevelopment of an existing concrete playground into an adventure playground facility with a range of play equipment and the creation of an innovative and imaginative multi-sensory path within the playground of our younger children which is adjacent to the Strategic Facility for children with autism. 		41
15   Link   Gregg Foundation Grants (England, Scotland & Wales)
Local Not for Profit Organisations such as charities, charitable companies, churches and schools can apply for grants of up to £2,000 through the Greggs Foundation regional grants programme. The Greggs Foundation was established in 1987 by Ian Gregg, founder of the Greggs bakery retailer. The regional grants programme is administered by committees of volunteers from Gregg shops, bakeries and offices who are based in England, Scotland and Wales. They use their knowledge of the local area to make small grants to local organisations, in particular those that make a difference to people in need in the heart of Greggs' local communities. The Greggs Foundation prioritises local organisations that help people in need in their local area. Many charitable causes can be supported through the programme. Most of the grants are to support an identifiable cause such as trips, activities and equipment. Additionally the Foundation prioritises the following people: People with caring responsibilities; People with disabilities; Homeless people; and Older people. Applications can be submitted at any time. 		72
16   Link   IT Grants Available To Small Voluntary Organisations And Registered Charities (UK)
Net Solutions Wales are offering grants of up to £10,000 to UK Voluntary Organisation’s or registered Charities which have no more than 200 employees and which are already trading. Grants may be used for developing a project, expanding an existing Group or improving efficiency and communication, and cover PC's, Website Development, training, software and any capital items required. Projects that have been awarded include; community re-generation/enrichment; community activities; and groups which involve their communities in learning new skills. Applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis. 		78
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