Funding Opportunities
Included in this section are summaries of available funding opportunities which community groups may wish to apply for. For more detailed information, community groups are advised to visit the individual website of the funder. Please take note of the timescales / deadlines for applying for funding and the funding criteria which you will need to meet in order to be eligible to apply.
The information contained in this section of the website was correct at the time of publication.
Funding for Breakfast Clubs
Kellogg's, Forever Manchester and Northumbria University have joined together to provide free online training to help you run a successful breakfast club.
The training includes information on the benefits of breakfast clubs, healthy eating and child nutrition, effective planning and handy hints on funding and marketing. Breakfast Clubs can apply for this training up until 31st May 2016.
Breakfast clubs who have successfully completed the training will be eligible to be assessed for further support from Kellogg's, in the form of a sustainability grant to the value of £500. To be eligible your breakfast club must be already set up in a school or community organisation in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Priority will be given to schools that have 35% and above of children eligible for free school meals and community based breakfast clubs that can evidence how their children are disadvantaged.
The closing date for applications is the 31st July 2016.
Funding to Promote Sporting Activities
The European Commission has issued a call for proposals through its Erasmus + Programme for Sport. A total of €27.4 million is available to fund sports projects in 2016.
Public institutions and non-profit organisations active in the field of sport and physical activity can apply for grants that promote increased participation in and equal access to sport for all; promotes good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes; and tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport, such as doping, match fixing and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and discrimination.
The Erasmus+ programme provides support through several funding streams. These are:
- Collaborative partnerships
- Non-profit European sports events
- Actions that strengthen the evidence base for policy-making.
The level of funding range from a maximum of €60,000 for small Collaborative Partnerships to €500,000 for Non-profit European Sporting Events. For further information, including information including the levels of funding available and the application closing dates, please click on the link below.
http://ec.europa.eu/sport/opportunities/sport_funding/index_en.htm
Esh Community Grants
Esh Group, supported by the Esh Charitable Trust, is offering an exciting opportunity of a grant of up to £1,000 for community projects in its operational areas across the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, the North West and Scotland.
Esh Communities is launching for the fourth consecutive year in October 2015 and since its launch has awarded 93 organisations with over £90,000.00. On average, each successful applicant received an average of £960.86.
Applications are sought from projects that align with at least 1 of our core values:
To improve the quality of life for local residents To support disadvantaged or vulnerable communities To increase prospects of becoming employed Promoting equality by engaging minority and hard to reach groups
Esh Communities 2016 will open for applications on Friday 23rd October 2015. Final applications should be submitted by 12:00 on Friday 27th November 2015.
Esh Communities application forms can be completed electronically on this website from Friday 23rd October. Esh Communities does not accept hard copy applications; any application form from a previous year is no longer valid.
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Visit the website for further information: http://www.eshaddedvalue.co.uk/
Equipment Grants for Mentally & Physically Disadvantaged Children
Schools and not for profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Wooden Spoon Society's Capital Grants programme.
Wooden Spoon the British and Irish Rugby charity which supports mentally, physically disadvantaged children. Through the programme funding is available for:
- Buildings and extensions
- Equipment & activity aids
- Sensory rooms and gardens
- Playgrounds and sports areas
- Transport and soft playrooms.
Since being founded in 1983, Wooden Spoon has made grants of over £20 million to more than 500 projects in the British Isles.
Projects funded in the past have included:
Ashmount School in Leicestershire, which received a grant of £13,500 towards a sensory room.
Enfield Heights Academy in London which received a grant of £23,000 to improve its play areas.
The Colehill &Wimborne Youth & Community Centre which received a grant of £8,000 towards a wheelchair lift.
Applications can be made at any time and applicants should contact their regional volunteer group. Subject to an application being approved by Wooden Spoon Trustees, the Society require a minimum of one Wooden Spoon membership to be taken out by a representative of the applicant organisation.
For more information on how to apply, please click on the link below.
Artists International Development Fund
The next application deadline for the Arts Council England's Artists International Development Fund is the 13th January 2016.
This funding stream is for artists to develop links with artists, organisations and/or creative producers in other countries. Freelance and self-employed artists can apply for small grants of £1,000 to £5,000 to spend time building these links to broaden your horizons and open your work to other perspectives. The programme is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in combined arts, literature, music, theatre, dance, visual arts and crafts and design. You must have received recognition for your work in England and not have extensive international experience. Your application must also include a letter of support from the overseas partner/host.
