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BIG Issue Invest (UK)
Source:
Funding Insight / FINE
Type
of funder: Social enterprise
Open
to: Varies; see text
Funding:
Loans £50,000-£500,000 (possible partnership financing for more)
Deadline:
None
Big Issue Invest (BII) has two
loan funds. The Loan Fund is open to established social enterprises
and trading arms of registered charities and provides loans from £50,000
to £250,000. The Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) provides
growth capital to social enterprises that have a clear social purpose,
strong management and can demonstrate financial sustainability as well as
growth potential. This will be in the form of equity, quasi-equity and
debt investments. SEIF minimum investment size is expected to be £100,000
and maximum £500,000. It focuses on five core areas:
With any investment, BII seek to
be actively involved as a strategic partner. Every loan is tailored to
each enterprise's stage of development and risk profile. For more
information visit
www.bigissueinvest.com/ or contact 020 7526 3434 /
enquiries@bigissueinvest.com
CAFOD Development Education
Fund (England and Wales)
Source:
FINE
Type
of funder: Charity
Open
to: VCS
Funding:
Small: less than £3,000 / Large: £3,000+
Deadline:
Small: None / Large: 30th November 2010
CAFOD is the official overseas
development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Their Development Education Fund supports groups and organisations
involved in global justice education work in these areas. They fund
innovation and risk, supporting education and campaigning work where
CAFOD doesnt have the resources to reach.
Grants are offered at two levels.
Large Grants
are for more than £3,000 (average grant
£5,000-£10,000) and provide Project funding or Core funding (for
organisations with a long-standing core relationship / close synergy with
CAFOD). Small Grants
are for less than £3,000 and have no deadline - decisions usually made
within six weeks.
Applicants must demonstrate
involvement of beneficiaries in the project or organisation and be able to
provide evidence that there is demand or need for the work and it is not
duplicating the efforts of other groups or organisations.
For more information and download
application forms visit
www.cafod.org.uk/uk/funding or contact 020 7095 5317 /
deved@cafod.org.uk
Equitable Charitable Trust (UK)
Source: GrantsOnline / FINE
Type of funder: Charity
Open to: VCS (Priority to organisations
with annual income less than £5m)
Funding: £2,500 - £30,000. Capital / project /
salary considered. 1 3 years
Deadline: None. Considered monthly
The Trust supports projects for children and young
people (up to 25 yrs old) who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or
disabled. Most projects funded take place in the UK (local / regional),
but national projects and overseas projects (developing countries only,
grants made through UK registered charity) are also supported. Projects
must fit one or more of these priorities:
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Education projects / services that support learning
and development of disabled children and young people in the UK
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Formal education projects for disadvantaged
children and young people in the UK that support delivery of National
Curriculum or deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase
employability
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Education projects that will help increase
participation in, or improve the quality of, education for disadvantaged
or disabled children and young people in developing countries
Most grants are £5,000 - £20,000, £10,000 maximum per
annum for multi-year. Salaries for posts not directly related to service
delivery and capital expense that will only partly be used for eligible
purposes / beneficiaries will not be funded.
There is no application form.
For more information visit
Website Link or contact on 020 7264 4995 /
jlong@equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
Get Connected: Cycle 3 (UK)
Source:
FINE
Type
of funder: Charity
Open
to: Providers of social care for adults (CQC registered)
Funding:
Up to £20,000 (capital) match funding required for organisations with
50+ full-time equivalent staff or domiciliary care agencies with 4+
branches
Deadline:
10th September 2010 (expressions of interest)
The Project supports adult social
care providers and organisations to extend personalisation by offering
them grants to improve Information & Communication Technology (ICT) access
for users and staff. The Programme comes from the Social Care Institute
for Excellence, an independent government-funded charity which identifies
and disseminates the knowledge base for good practice in all aspects of
social care throughout the UK.
For more information and to
register interest visit
www.scie.org.uk/workforce/getconnected/cycle.asp
NCVYS Young Partners Award 2010
Source:
NAVCA / FINE
Type
of funder: Lottery / Consortium
Open
to: VCS youth organisations / projects
Funding:
See text
Deadline:
17th September 21010
The National Council for Voluntary
Youth Services (NCVYS) Young Partners Award 2010 are now open for
nominations. The Award is sponsored by Participation Works (a consortium
made up of six national children and young peoples agencies), the Big
Lottery Fund and PGL (a provider of school trips and children's adventure
holidays). It is a celebration of young peoples involvement in decision
making within VCS youth organisations or projects. It provides an
opportunity for such organisations/projects to demonstrate what young
people and adults can achieve through working in partnership, sharing
ideas and inspiring each other.
Nominations are short-listed in
five geographical categories (North, South, National, London, Midlands).
Winners receive a £500 small grant towards developing a youth
participation project, an activity day away at a PGL centre, a years free
NCVYS membership and promotional opportunities (list not exhaustive).
For more information visitwww.ncvys.org.uk/index.php?page=272
or contact Keji Okeowo on
keji@ncvys.org.uk /
020 7278 1041
People's Postcode Trust
(England & Scotland)
Source:
Funding Insight / FINE
Type
of funder: Lottery
Open
to: VCS projects lasting up to 3 months (between Jan March
2011)
Funding:
£500 - £10,000 (£2,000 if not a registered charity)
Deadline:
Not provided. Opens 11th October 2010
The Trust, set up by Peoples
Postcode Lottery, will re-open for applications on 11th October
2010. Funding should make a real difference to small organisations and
community groups operating in the areas of
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poverty prevention
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advancement of health
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community development
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public sports
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human rights
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environmental protection
For more information visit
www.postcodetrust.org.uk/ or contact the Trust on
0131 555 7287 /
info@postcodetrust.org.uk
Programme Partnership Arrangements
(UK & International)
Source:
GrantsOnline / FINE
Type
of funder:Government
Open
to: Not-for-profit (not think-tanks,
academic, or research) Any country. Regional (sub
continental) or global focus. Consortia welcome.
Funding:
£120m per annum total fund (2011-2014) subject to spending review
Deadline:
3rd September 2010 (initial concept note)
Dept. for International Development (DFID)
is inviting applications for a new round of Programme Partnership
Arrangements (PPA) funding. PPAs are
strategic level arrangements, providing flexible support to those best
able to demonstrate real impact on poverty reduction and a clear fit with
DFID values/priorities. This round will have strong emphasis on
organisational results, outcomes and impact. There
will be two types of PPA.
General will focus on DFID
priorities, CSH on Conflict, Security and Justice and
Humanitarianism priorities. £20m is ear marked for CSH, but this kind of
work can be included in a General (CSH is
recommended for large programmes of work or where an organisation is lead
in a particular policy area).
For more information and to apply
visit
Website Link
or contact
csdenquiries@dfid.gov.uk
/ 0845 300 4100. DFID also encourages
reviewing the new Poverty Impact Fund and assess which scheme is
best suited - see Government Funding Information section of this
bulletin.
Third Sector Investment
Programme for the Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund
(England)
Source:
FINE / Funding Insight
Type
of funder: Government
Open
to: VCS / registered charities, corporation (or constituted if not)
Funding:
Amount not provided. 1 3 years
Deadline:
1st November 2010
The Fund is now open (awards
subject to spending review) for projects with clear focus on supporting
and driving forward new ideas, excellence and developments in services in
the health and social care (HSC) field. There are three strands:
Innovation
for new and creative approaches to improve peoples
health and well-being by developing HSC services at local and national
level
Excellence
- for organisations which share learning and which
deliver, across England, effective practice and proven models of HSC
services
Service Development
- to develop improved HSC services and promote greater
partnership working between VCS and HSC organisations
Organisations should also
contribute to at least one of these cross-cutting themes:
The major changes for 2011 / 2012
are:
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Only one application per
organisation / only one joint application in which the organisation is
involved
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Themes and preferences have been
updated to reflect changing priorities for health and well-being
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Applications are done in one
stage, online (templates on website). Separate application forms for
each of the three funding strands
Organisations must be providing a
service similar to one provided by NHS / local authority social services -
activities must have (or plan to have) national impact. For more
information visit
here or contact
0113 254 5450 /
thirdsectorinvestment@dh.gsi.gov.uk
UnLtd Engage Awards (England &
Wales)
Source:
GrantsOnline / FINE
Type
of funder: Charity
Open
to: Individuals / informal groups (aged 16+)
Funding:
See text
Deadline:
30th September 2010
UnLtd and the Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation have teamed up to encourage individuals to bring about positive
change in peoples attitudes and approaches to getting older and to create
solutions that will make a lasting difference to our ageing population.
30 Start-Up Awards are available
of up to £2,500 to get ideas off the ground. 3 Development Awards
of up to £15,000 will also be offered to 3 UnLtd Engage Award
Winners to grow and replicate their ideas. Awards include support. They
are especially interested in receiving applications from people aged 50+.
They are looking for ideas that
could improve social issues faced by older people in the community and
that fall within one or more of these themes:
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Inspiring self-belief and
wellbeing (including ageing well, health & safety and keeping active)
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Making the most of opportunities
(including planning for change, work and volunteering)
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Valuing shared wisdom and experience
(including reducing isolation and building positive perceptions and
relationships)
For more information and to access
application forms visit
Website link
or contact UnLtd on 0845 850 1122 /
annabelsampson@unltd.org.uk
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