The Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund is a £4 million scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions.
The programme is aimed at local partnerships and small and medium sized businesses based and trading in Great Britain and seeks to support innovative projects that improve employees' health and welfare at work. Priority will be given to those projects aimed at improving mental well-being in small businesses. Grants available are of between £1,000 and £50,000.
Round One closed on 31st December 2009.
Round two will be open from September 2010 till December 2010.
http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/Initiatives/ChallengeFund/Default.aspx
Unlimited is a new £1.5 million UK-wide disability arts commissioning fund being run as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
The aim of the fund is to commission new work that is artistically led by disabled people. Grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 are available to disabled and Deaf artists, and disabled and Deaf-led arts organisations, who wish to develop their work, strengthen their artistic practice, challenge perceptions and forge new partnerships with presenting venues and events.
There are three application deadlines for applications. These are the 4th January 2010, the 1st October 2010 and the 18th April 2011.
Groups of individuals as well as small community and voluntary groups within the UK that want to improve their communities can apply for funding through the Wakeham Trust.
The Trust are particularly interested in supporting neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. The Trust also support innovative projects to promote excellence in teaching (at any level, from primary schools to universities), though we never support individuals.
The Trust normally give grants to projects where an initial £75 to £750 can make a real difference to getting the project up and running. To be eligible, applicants need to be registered charities or have access to a registered charity that will be willing to accept funds on their behalf. The type of activities supported in the past include:
Platform2 is a Department for International Development (DIFID) initiative that offers 18 – 25 year olds from less advantaged backgrounds the opportunity to live, work and learn about life in poorer countries. The aim of the programme is to unlock the potential and developing the skills of less advantaged young adults who wouldn’t normally have such an opportunity. The scheme will help promote a greater understanding in the UK of other cultures and global issues. In particular, the programme will aim to:
Applications can be submitted at any time but it is advised that applications should be submitted at least 6 months before the planned travel.
Young people are being given the chance to claim a share of £1 million to help tackle the dangers of drugs, crime and play a positive role in their community.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Community Cash Awards will see £1 million of grants being distributed by youth charity “The Prince’s Trust” to young people who want to run community projects in some of Britain’s poorest areas. The Awards, worth £250 to £5,000, are available to disadvantaged 14 to 25-year-olds who want to transform their area and learn practical skills. Projects could range from improving local youth facilities to sex education workshops in schools.
Projects must:
Previous projects supported include:
Sports club that are registered with their sport’s National Governing Body or local authority can apply for grants of up to £1,000 through the Cash 4 Clubs grants scheme. Cash 4 Clubs is a sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment, gain coaching qualifications, and generally invest in the sustainability of their club. In 2008 over £30,000 was given out in grants to 30 community sports clubs across the UK. There are three tiers of grants at £250, £500 and £1,000.
Previous grants have been awarded to:
Comic Relief have announced that they will open their programme “Sport for Change” on the 14th November 2010.
The aim of the programme will be to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities. Comic Relief will welcome applications from community groups and organisations using sport as part of a broader programme of work to bring about change at an individual and /or community level. Comic Relief are happy to receive applications from consortia of agencies as long as there is a lead community-based organisation. Applicants will also need to:
is a Big Lottery Fund grants scheme funding small, local community-based projects in the UK. It is a simple grants scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000.
The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. To do this we want to fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG), the largest of the lottery good causes distributors, has announced that it is going to invest an extra £43 million funding into communities across the UK to help them cope with the effects of the recession.