FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Funding for charities that are able to demonstrate quantifiable outcomes to beneficiaries. Must be a small UK registered charity with an annual income below £1m. Not intended for core salaries, building construction, general running costs, transport, financial deficits or overseas projects and not on behalf of a community interest company, for religious institutions, museum or for an individual. Can't have received a grant from The Hedley Foundation, or submitted an unsuccessful application to the Foundation, within the last two years.

Funds any organisation that can offer appropriate physical activity and sport activities for people who want to become more active and who meet the minimum standard operations. Funds a wide range of costs including instructors, premises, equipment, marketing and promotion.

For new or existing projects keeping communities safe, protecting people from harm and aiding crime prevention. This can include initiatives which inspire public confidence, raise awareness and make people feel safer.

Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs

Projects must have a focus on Community Support

Offering single yaer grants between £10,000 and £100,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or multi-year grants for a maximum of 3 years,

Two Grants of Interest:

• Strengthening Communities
• Improving Lives

Funding available to create access to opportunities for sport and physical activity at a grassroots level that enable people across the UK who are physically, mentally, socially or economically disadvantaged to develop personal and life skills to fulfil their potential.

For voluntary and community organisations working in areas affected by the operations of Stansted Airport to support projects with long lasting benefit to the local community.

Supports charities delivering projects which help to improve people’s lives in communities across England, Scotland and Wales.

Funding available to enhance the lives of children and young people in the Southeast who are physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged.

To support improvement in mental health by providing grants to charities registered and operating solely in the UK and involved in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults

The grant can support capital projects, revenue/core costs or project costs.

We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including helping with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

You can apply for funding to deliver a new or existing activity or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges.

The Youth Fund is designed to be a strategic investment in your organisation, so we only fund for the full three years and at the amount appropriate to your plans for wider impact.

For organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.

Offer many programmes for schools and youth organisations, to help celebrate the achievements of young people in London and Essex.

We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including mitigating the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and supporting them as they seek to recover, rebuild and grow following the Covid-19 pandemic.

We’re looking to fund organisations that want to do more to help communities come together and help make us a better-connected society.

One off payments for capital expenditure of approximately £2,000 and over (the majority of grants fall within the range of £2,000 to £5,000)

The Local Community Fund is an initiative for Community Groups to engage with their local County Councillors to fund programmes/projects against three key priority areas. These are:

• Youth services
• Levelling up
• Tackling climate change

Eight priorities: Addiction, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Care Leavers, Domestic Abuse, Homelessness, Offending, Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery

Small grants are available to groups and organisations in Essex County Council areas and Southend only to support working with young people involved in the criminal justice system or at risk of criminal behaviour and exploitation.

Grants available for local and national charities in England and Wales who are working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

If your charity, voluntary or community organisation is based or working in Essex and needs financial support, Essex Community Foundation may be able to help.

We favour work which could change the way issues are tackled in our society and which could have lessons for others beyond the funded organisation

Allows councillors to give up to £1,250 in their ward to organisations and groups running local support projects and initiatives that will benefit the people of Braintree District (Essex). Ward councillors can pool their budgets to joint fund projects within the ward.

Working with young people aged 12-21 who are socially excluded or marginalised, and who may have experienced significant issues within their lives.

The grants can be used to support a range of activities, including core costs, project work, and capital expenditure.

The Trust distributes, on average, £400-500,000 annually to between 120-150 organisations principally for projects within Essex.

The Trustees are particularly interested in small, grass root organisations but will consider applications from larger groups. We provide grants to voluntary and community groups in Southend on Sea, Rochford and Castle Point local authority areas.

To support organisations throughout the county engage with more people to get them cycling. This can range from those needing support learning to ride or accessing a bike, to those who’re more confident wanting to explore more of Essex on two wheels.

Supports UK registered charities that Provide Hospice Care, Provide support for the Homeless, and Promote Health and Well-Being. Grants may be considered for a range of purposes which could include core funding to include staff costs and ongoing running costs for specific projects.

Organisations who have previously been in receipt of ECC funding for VCS Infrastructure support may apply for up to £250 per grassroots organisation they have supported. This is applicable where the grassroots organisation has an income band of less than £10,000 (as per the NVCO definition), supports the ambitions of Everyone Essex and there is a pay wall in place which might otherwise preclude them from accessing support.

Open to community organisations who operate in the same communities as CDS to promote health and well-being. Applications must demonstrate clear social value and support health and well-being of local populations.

Funding can be used for:

• Core costs
• Specific projects
• Training opportunities
• Capital items (limited)