Funding News
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Grants are available of £500.00 to £5,000.00 under the Bridging the Gap Programme for the most deprived former coalfields wards. The grant can be for capital or revenue costs or a mixure of both but the project has to be completed and all grant funding spent by 31st March 2011
Deadline: 10th September 2010
Telephone: Anna Gribben on 01925 222066 who will talk through your project/idea to see if your project is eligible
The Employable Communities Fund
This fund supports groups within the community, voluntary and faith sectors to target worklessness and progress individuals toward employment through learning and education. Grants of up to £12,000.00 per year are available to groups working in St. Helens
Deadline: 16th September 2010
For more information contact Merseyside Expanding Horizons on www.expanding horizons.co.uk or telephone
0151 330 0552
or for Disability Federation www.disability.org.uk on 0151 291 9570
Community Wildlife
The Community Wildlife Fund programme aims to improve rural and urban environments so that people can enjoy them including:
· Protect wildlife habitats
· Create nature trails, woodland, walks or wildlife gardens
· Improve natural spaces such as rivers, ponds and woodlands.
The programme aims to encourage people to become more active and healthy by using the parks, gardening, creating opportunities for children to learn about nature.
Open to Schools and Health bodies
Deadline: 22 September 2010
Apply Big Lottery on 0845 367 0610
Rainford Trust
Grants are available up to £2000.00 for projects in the St. Helens Area which work towards the advancement of education and other projects with a wide benefit for the community
For more information the address is
C/O Pilkington PCL. Prescot Road, St. Helens
Telephone: Mr. W. H Simm on 01744 20574
Football Foundation – Facilities Grant Scheme
Various Grants are available to increase the participation in football and other sporting activities. The Types of facilities that can be developed are grass pitches, drainage/improvement, changing rooms, floodlights, pavilions and clubhouses, funding is also available for revenue purposes. e.g. a football development officer, the Foundation will usually fund up to 50% or eligible costs
Further information telephone: 0845 345 4555 ext. 4276
Applications can be submitted at any time www.footballfoundation.org.uk.our-scheme/facilities-scheme
Merseyside Police and High Sheriffs Fund
Groups can apply who can display a good record of past achievement in their community and to new bodies that can demonstrate clear, defined and accountable aims. You can apply for grants as you find necessary, but generally new projects will be preferred over those, which have received funds previously.
Preference will be given to projects that request equipment and capital expenditure, which stimulates new crime prevention and communality safety, approaches benefiting the local community, neighbourhood or area.
Typical grants will normally range from £500.00 to £2500.00
Further details from grants@cfmerseyside.org.uk or 0151 966 4604
Hedley Foundation
The main aim of the trustees is to assist and encourage development and change, it follows that most grants will be of capital or one-off nature, along with new and innovative projects with a series of up to 3 annual grants.
These are generally no more than £5000.00 applications should be made on the application form available on the website.
The main objectives are: Young people their education recreation, support, training health and welfare. Disabled and terminally ill.
Website: www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Email: pbarker@hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Deadline: 29th September 2010
Scout Association – Large Grant
Grants are for values of over £2000.00 and are provided for a maximum of three years, the scheme supports-
· Increase Explorer Scouting opportunities for 13 to 18 years old
· Increase Opportunities for 18-25 year old
· Include minority ethnic communities
· Include provisions for girls and young women
Eligible expenditure: Taster Days: Volunteer training: Recruitment: Specialist fees:
The organisation must provide at lease 50% of the total project costs.
Application deadline: 30th September 2010
In the first instance you must submit an Expression of Interest Form, if successful an application form must then be completed
Contact: The Development Team. The Scout Association, Gilwell Park Chingford, London E4 7QW
St. Helens Choosing Health-Small Grants Scheme
This scheme provides opportunities for groups to improve the health of communities, applications from voluntary and community groups are particularly welcomed along with evidence of working in partnership with other groups, please note that applications for equipment are only granted in exceptional circumstances.
Please give as much information about your project/activity as you can along with your mission statement, who benefits and what changes it will make to the community also how are you going to achieve the aims of the project and how will you evaluate the project.
Contact details: Linda Gittens on 01744 679433 e mail: linagittens@sthelens.gov.uk
In all cases please make sure you read the guidelines to make sure you are eligible to apply
For additional help contact Fair Team on ;01744 457108
e mail: sneve@sthelenscvs.org.uk
