Other Funding Opportunities

Access to nature funding from Natural England

To increase the opportunities for everyone to enjoy the outdoors and learn more
about our rich natural heritage.

Projects working with people in urban, rural and coastal areas who currently have
little knowledge of or contact with nature; projects that encourage people to learn
about the natural environment and gain new skills; projects that improve or create
wildlife rich spaces that are sustainably managed and meet the needs of local
communities.

ADAPT to SURVIVE

Free business support for small & meduim sized businesses through a conbination of workshps, vouchers and mentoring.
Dates: 27th Oct & 1st Dec
Contact: juanita@gwebusinesswest.co.uk or call 01225 338383

Awards For All

Following a review of the Awards for All England programme, changes are to be made to the small grants scheme’s existing format. Currently Awards for All England is a joint Lottery grants programme supported by Arts Council England, Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England. From 1 April 2009 each of the lottery distributors supporting the scheme will have their own small grants programmes up and running.

Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Telephone: 0845 600 20 40
Email: general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk

Big Lottery Fund

Every year the Big Lottery Fund gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. Our money goes to community groups and to projects that improve health, education and the environment.

Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
BIG advice line: 0845 4 10 20 30

Bovril Offers £100,000 to repair the great outdoors

Bovril, the drinks manufacturer, has announced that it has £100,000 available to small projects that repair outdoor facilities. This could be for example a deshevelled stone wall, a broken stile on a nature trail, a rickety old fishing hut, or a campsite in need of repair.

BT Community Connections

BT Community Connections has been run by BT's Corporate Responsibility Unit since 2000. The scheme targets community and voluntary groups that could benefit from internet access and ICT but don't necessarily have the resources. Reflecting the massive developments in technology the award scheme continues to evolve with different programmes providing community and voluntary groups with not only equipment, but also the skills needed to use ICT to its full potential.

BT Community Connections has just announced that it will be launching another year of the scheme on Tuesday 17 March 2009. The programme gives community and charitable organisations the chance to move into the world of technology, just by filling in a simple application form.

If you volunteer with a community group or charitable organisation simply visit www.btcommunityconnections.com after Tuesday 17 March 2009 to apply for a laptop and contribution to a year’s free broadband connection.

Community First

Can help with projects and with funding bids. Local offices available.Community First is a charity that works at the forefront of community development to help improve the quality of life and economic well being of people and local communities throughout Wiltshire and Swindon.

We work in close partnership with local grass roots communities, voluntary organisations, statutory agencies and funders to help develop and deliver wide ranging community programmes that bring social, economic and environmental benefits to local people in Wiltshire and Swindon.

Community First staff have extensive experience and proven expertise in working with wide ranging local communities and partnerships to provide the practical support, advice, guidance and project development skills to help enable local initiatives to become community reality.

Website: www.communityfirst.org.uk
Telephone: 01380 722475

Community Spaces

A £50m grants programme managed by Groundwork UK as a partner to the Big Lottery Fund. It aims to help community groups create or improve green and open spaces across England. We have already had some local success!

Grants start at £10k and ideas can include community gardens and parks, informal sports areas, nature reserves, squares and village greens, churchyards and ponds.

Details: www.community-spaces.org.uk
Tel: 0845 3671 671

Community Tree Planting Opportunity

Planting Opportunity - The Woodland Trust is offering schools and youth groups the chance to plant a copse (30 trees) or a hedgerow in the school grounds, community garden, local amenity site or working with their local council. This is a great opportunity for inter-generational working, and for local councils to work with young people. Why not advertise the opportunity and get some practical action moving to create a new feature in your community? More details can be found at Web: www.woodland-trust.org.uk/hedge/

Computers for rural people scheme

Individuals clubs and organisations, etc, in rural areas that need access to information and services, are able to purchase fully functioning ex-government computers for as little as £99. The computers are being made available through the Arthur Rank Centre. This is a collaborative unit supported by the National Churches, the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Rank Foundation. For organisations that need more than one computer; e.g. for a Drop-in centre, School etc. the prices are even lower.
www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/

D2 Shaping Dorset Building Futures

You have a germ of an idea that friends, family, colleagues and business partners all agree will bring real economic benefits to Dorset but the project needs funding.

D2 and its partners have an enviable reputation for assisting projects within the community to access funding streams from a variety of sources including: charitable institutions, private enterprise, regional development agencies, national governments and the European Union.

D2 and its partners have to date secured in excess of £20million for Dorset partnerships, projects and initiatives both large and small so don’t be daunted-D2 is here to help get your project ‘Off the Ground’.

Web: www.dorset2.co.uk
Tel: 01305 215227

Dorset Community Action

DCA can offer you information, advice and practical help with your project funding. Whether your project is a small local scheme to benefit a group within your community, a project for a whole village, or a large project to improve the economy of a larger rural area, then we have staff that have the information, knowledge and experience to help you.

For advice on funding, contact our funding advisor, Chris Carman, who may be able to help you. If you are a community group or voluntary organisation looking for more practical help, then Chris can provide you with guidance on how to raise funds, pointers on developing a fundraising plan, or help with searching for and applying to actual sources of grants - such as Trust Funds or Lottery streams.

Contact: chris.carman@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
Phone: 01305 216413
Website: www.dorcom.org.uk

Every Action Counts

Every Actions Counts provides advice and support to voluntary and community
organisations which are looking to reduce their impact on the environment, tackle climate change and improve their local area.

Funding for community shops in rural areas

The Village Retail Services Association in partnership with Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Co-operative and Community Finance have funding available to support the start up of new Community owned shops in rural areas of England or to save an existing shop by transfer to community ownership. The funding which will be available over the next three years will provide up to £40,000 per shop. This will be made up of a grant of £20,000 together with a loan of £20,000 from Co-operative and Community Finance.

Funding for Individual and Small Groups to Improve their Local Communities

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.

Funding for older people

Funding is available for elderly people through Age Concern (Wiltshire). The trust aims to promote the well-being of older people in order to make later life a happy, fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

Funding to Develop the Sustainability of Young Social Enterprises

The Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) is accepting applications to its Business Development Grant scheme.Funding of up to £15,000 is available to support community enterprises in their early stages of development by developing their skills and capacity. The aim is to improve their investment readiness and sustainability. Approximately 3 or 4 grants will be made in each English region.

Funds especially for Historic Buildings

If you are specifically searching for funding for work on historic buildings, you are recommended to go directly to the Architectural Heritage Fund’s dedicated Funds for Historic Buildings (FFHB) website.

www.fundsforhistoricbuildings.org.uk

Google Grants

The Google Grants UK beta programme supports organisations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Designed for registered charities, Google Grants provides free advertising on Google AdWords, to charities seeking to inform and engage their constituents online.

Grants for planting trees

The Tree Council, the lead tree campaigning charity working to promote the importance of trees within the changing environment has announced that its Trees for Communities and Trees for Schools grant making programmes are now open for applications. Funds are available for schools and community groups within the UK who are able to show that children under the age of 16 will be actively engaged in the planting projects. The Tree Council's National Tree Week (this year from 25 November to 6 December) is the focus for these projects and successful applicants organise their planting events in conjunction with our annual celebration of the new tree planting season. The Tree Council are able to fund projects between £100 and £700 and successful applicants will receive up to 75% towards their planting costs. For example, if your project totals £700, The Tree Council would offer up to £525. The remaining 25% will need to be secured by your school or organisation.

The closing date is the 31st May 2009.
www.treecouncil.org.uk

Grants Now Available For Local Food Schemes

Local Food, a new and exciting grants programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund, will be open for applications from 17 March 2008.

Grassroots Grants

The Grassroots Programme provides grants of between £250 - £5,000 to local community groups for a wide range of activities including; the purchase of equipment, the costs of putting on a local event or workshop; staff costs; rent costs; the cost of attending a conference or event; training for volunteers; additional activities to expand an existing funded project; activities that support the local community; funding to support an organisation to achieve a quality or other standard relevant to their activities.

Website: www.localgiving4dorset.org.uk

Green Prints Funding and Support

GreenPrints provides funding and practical support making it easier for people aged between 16-25 to start making a difference to their local environment.

Hampshire Playing Fields Association

Grants and loans are available to parish/town councils, voluntary groups and sports clubs for recreational improvement or purchase of land for playing fields or play areas. Technical advice and information on play equipment for all ages also available.

Tel: 01962 870756

Heritage Link Funding Directory

The Heritage Funding Directory is a comprehensive guide to sources of financial support (and more) for anyone seeking to undertake creative projects connected with the UK’s heritage.

It includes details of the majority of substantive sources of funding from central and local government, non-governmental agencies and grant-making trusts which specialise in supporting heritage projects, as well as many which provide such funding within a wider remit.

As well as detailing sources of grants, the Directory also lists bodies offering loans, awards, scholarships, training, funding advice, education, interpretation and publication, and other “in kind” resources.

Categories of heritage include the countryside, historic landscapes, parks, gardens, churchyards and cemeteries; industrial, transport and maritime heritage; archives, collections, spoken history; historic churches and other buildings; museums and gallery collections; land and maritime archaeology; environmental; heritage skills and conservation.

Each entry includes a detailed descriptions of the type of project which the funding source is willing to support, together with contact details for where you can go to seek further information. Where appropriate, a direct link is provided to the source’s own website.

www.heritagelink.org.uk/fundingdirectory/main/fundinghome.php

Lease of Life - Small Grants Fund

A joint fund between Wiltshire County Council, Wiltshire and Swindon Activity and Sports Partnership (WASP) and Help the Aged. Grants of up to £300 are available for equipment and revenue costs ( ie trainers, tutors,transport)

Sport England - New Fund to Promote Sports in Rural Areas

Sport England will launch a new £10 million fund to create sporting opportunities for people in rural areas. A wide range of organisations can apply, from local authorities to sports clubs and smaller community groups. The minimum grant available will be £10,000, but in order to maximise the positive effect on sport in rural areas, Sport England is explicitly encouraging high value, high impact projects. A significant proportion of the successful bids are expected to be projects requiring National Lottery funding of more than £500,000.

The Bill Butlin Charity Trust

The aim of this trust is to support education/training; medical/health/sickness; disability; relief of poverty; accommodation/housing; religious activities; arts/culture; sport/recreation; environment/conservation/heritage.

Grants of between £500 to £20,000 (mostly in the region of £5,000) are available to registered charities. Trustees usually meet twice a year.

For further information, call 020 7451 9000

The Forest Education Initiative Partnership Fund

The Forest Education Initiative Partnership Fund is specifically to support the work of local groups known as Forest Education Initiative (FEI) clusters. The aim of the Fund is to help develop among young people a greater understanding of trees, woodlands, forest management, forest products and wood as a sustainable resource. Clusters can include woodland owners, related industries, schools and colleges, local authorities, community groups and environmental bodies.

The South West Funding Information Database

The South West funding information database has been developed by the Charities Information Bureau South & West (CIB) with financial support from Sport England. It offers not only a FREE searchable facility for individual project searches but also ready to go packs for particular themes, such as Sport, Health & Social Welfare. You can register by filling in a form online, which is sent to CIB to verify that you are a South West organisation/resident. Once approved, a username and password will then be issued to you via email. It links with this bi-monthly regional bulletin and tells you how to reach a funding adviser local to you.

Web: www.cibsouthandwest.org.uk

Village Community Grants Scheme

Help is available to help increase the use of village shops or the creation of new community led village stores. This scheme is open to communityassociations, village shop associations, parish councils and private business.

Website: www3.hants.gov.uk/grants
Tel: 01962 857354

Wessex Watermark

Support community and voluntary projects that will directly benefit the environment in the Wessex Water Region. Grants of between £100 and £1,500 are available for project costs, with an additional award of £2,500 which is made to a selected special project. Other funding will need to be secured.

Tel:(020) 7591 311
Websites: www.conservationfoundation.co.uk
www.wessexwater.co.uk/watermark

Wiltshire Young Peoples Opportunity Fund

Both the Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth Capital Fund are managed by a group of young people from the local area. Support is provided for activities that involve young people aged 13 to 19 (13 to 24 for those with special educational needs or disabilities), to help them to run activities and projects they would like in their local area.