Funding opportunities for February
Grants are a vital source of income for charities large and small, but trawling through databases for relevant opportunities is a time-consuming task.
Enter Bamboo.
Each month, we scour the internet and highlight a range of funding opportunities from trusts, corporates, and the public sector.
Let’s get into it.
Trust for London
Amount: £1,000 - £180,000
Deadline: March 4, 2024
Trust for London wants to fund organisations fighting for the rights of disabled people. This includes work that strengthens the ability of deaf and disabled people organisations (DDPOs) to engage in campaigning, policy, and advocacy. They're also keen to fund work that contributes to growing, broadening, and diversifying the disability movement.
There are two types of grants available:
development grants of up to £20,000 for new and small organisations
larger grants for up to £180,000 over 2-3 years
To be eligible, you must provide services for, or work on behalf of, deaf and disabled people who live in London. And at least 75% of your trustees and 50% of your paid staff must be disabled.
Find out more and apply here.
The Haberdashers Company
Amount: Up to £5,000
Deadline: March 8, 2024
The Haberdashers Company aims to ‘empower young people from every background to fulfil their potential’.
It awards grants to charities that serve the following groups:
Early Years (0–5-year-olds)
Young people who experience disadvantage
Young people with experience of the custody system
Young people who experience homelessness
Projects must provide inclusive solutions to the challenges faced by these communities in one of the following boroughs/geographical areas.
The London Boroughs of Bexley, Hackney, Lewisham, or Southwark
Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire
The Forest of Dean
Chertsey, Surrey
Albrighton, Shropshire (and surrounding areas)
Wigston, Leicestershire (and surrounding areas)
Bunbury, Cheshire (and surrounding areas)
Applications from charities with an income of less than £250,000 are actively encouraged to apply.
Request an application form from grants@haberdashers.co.uk (putting Small Grants Programme in the subject heading).
Be sure to include:
A link to your entry on the Charities Commission website
The focus area your charity addresses
The geographical area your work covers
Gatwick Airport Community Trust
Amount: between £1,000 - £5,000
Deadline: March 31, 2024
The Gatwick Airport Community Trust funds projects targeted towards the development of young people, the arts, sporting facilities, environmental improvement and conservation, improvements to community facilities, volunteering, the elderly and the disabled.
To be considered, your project should benefit people in the areas directly affected by operations at Gatwick Airport i.e. East and West Sussex, Surrey, and Kent.
They occasionally award larger grants for projects that will benefit a significant number of people and make a valuable difference over the long term.
Check out their featured projects for inspiration.
If you tick all the boxes, apply here.
Regional Capacity Building
Amount: Up to £100,000
Deadline: March 31, 2024
This Government funding is for activities and projects that promote the understanding, management, and conservation of the historic environment.
Eligible projects must help to reduce or avoid risk to the historic environment through one of the following:
build up the capacity and commitment of local communities to champion the conservation and enhancement of their local historic environments.
promote best-practice standards for the conservation, documentation, interpretation, and sustainable management of the resources of England's historic environment.
meet regional-based information needs.
Eligible activities and projects for which there is a lack of alternative sources of funding are the highest priorities for support.
To apply, contact your local Historic England office
The Clothworkers Foundation
Amount: £5,000 - £20,000
Deadline: Ongoing
The Clothworkers Foundation’s Open Grants Programme awards funding for capital projects, which they define as:
Buildings: purchase, construction, renovation, or refurbishment.
Fittings, Fixtures, and Equipment: this includes office equipment/furniture, sports/gym equipment, digital/audiovisual equipment, software and websites, garden equipment, and specialist therapeutic (excluding medical) equipment. It does not include equipment for one-off use, or which will be given to service users for personal use on a permanent basis.
Vehicles: This includes minibuses, cars, caravans, people carriers, 4x4 and boats. They do not provide grants towards vehicle leasing or award funding to organisations whose core activity is community transport.
You must be able to demonstrate that your organisation fits within one or more of their programme areas, and at least 50% of service users benefiting from your project must be from one or more of these groups.
Communities experiencing racial inequalities
Domestic and sexual abuse
Economic disadvantage
Homelessness
LGBT & communities
Older people facing disadvantage
Prison & rehabilitation
Substance misuse & addiction
Young people facing disadvantage
Want to apply? Take the eligibility quiz and fill out the application form here.
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