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We hope to let you know by email whether you have been successful by 31 January 2020.
The National Lottery has turned 25 and is celebrating this milestone by bringing people together and offering grants of between £100 and £1000 to people and communities with a great idea.
Small but vital charities can apply for grants of £45k or £100k over 3 years that can be used entirely for core costs.
There is a voting unit in the Virgin Money Lounge, Piccadilly and the awards will go to the community organisations with the most votes from Virgin Money customers and Lounge members. Every three months, local community organisations can win £2,000 – with awards of £1,000 and £500 for the runners-up.
The fund will be open from 10th June to 1st July
Up to £72K will be available to the voluntary and community sector to deliver activities that promote community cohesion.
The Atul Pathak Community Awards provide annual one-off donations of between £500 and £3,000 and a year-long corporate partnership to registered charities and community groups.
Ibrahim Foundation makes grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK. They like to consider work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding. The grants range from £500 – £10,000. Extraordinary projects may receive grants up to £50,000.
Looking for support to find funding? VAC has the full version of Grantfinder, an online programme that let’s you search for sources of funding.
Bags of Help is Tesco’s exciting local community grant scheme where the money raised by the sale of carrier bags is being used to fund thousands of local projects in communities right across the UK.
The WHSmith Group Charitable Trust is an independent registered charity that aims to support local charities in communities across the UK, and additionally to promote literacy and a love of reading. The Trust repurposes the proceeds from the compulsory carrier bag levies to charitable causes that support the community.
Origin Housing has partnered Crowdfunder to provide match funding of up to £1000 for community projects, when they run a Crowdfunding campaign through crowdfunder.co.uk/originhousing. “Crowdfunding is an great way to raise support for projects, and when you take part in our campaign you’ll not only get match funding, but also access to one-to-one fundraising coaching […]
