A library of current funding opportunities relevant to our sector and agenda.
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,
Funding request not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period, for core costs, salaries, running or project costs.
Two Grants of Interest:
Organisation eligibility depends on size of the organisation.
Strengthening Communities income must be between £20,000 and £500,000 of income
Improving lives income must be between £50,000 and £3 million.
No deadlines and you can expect a decision within six months.
Holiday Grants closes 22nd July 2024.
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.
Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery.
The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome.
Funding available to enhance the lives of children and young people in the Southeast who are physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged.
Applications welcome for initiatives in the Southeast that:
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.
Typical community projects supported include revenue grants for volunteering schemes and capital grants for the restoration of village halls and community centres and for facilities to support community life, and for youth projects to support and inspire young people to achieve their potential including small local groups as well as larger national youth development charities.
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.
We’ll enable children and young people to thrive by:
creating opportunities for children and young people from all backgrounds to enjoy community experiences
helping children and young people shape the decisions that affect them and their communities
providing children and young people access to safe spaces to play, participate, socialise and get support.
We’ll enable people to live healthier lives by:
helping reduce health inequalities
increasing opportunities for community participation to shape better health services
taking a preventative approach to health.
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.
We will prioritise work which is committed to anti-racism and to applying an intersectional lens to inequity. We define anti-racism as ‘the active work to identify and oppose racism, which includes changing systems, structures, policies and practices, as well as attitudes to create a more equitable society.
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.
In order to support communities, we fund partnerships which aim to:
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.
In order to support communities, we fund projects and organisations which aim to:
We’re looking to fund organisations that want to do more to help communities come together and help make us a better-connected society.
We want to fund projects that:
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)
Preference is given to specific items of furniture and equipment (excluding office items) which the Charity can fund in their entirety.
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:
Minimum Applications of £1000 to a maximum application for the whole amount of the district. The total per district is different depending on the number of County Councillors.
All applications need to be submitted to the Essex County Council Youth Service team
To discusss applications:
Mid Essex - please contact Rory Densham Brown - [email protected]
North Essex - please contact Sarah Milford - [email protected]
South Essex - please contact Pippa Meade - [email protected]
West Essex - please contact Neil Levy - [email protected]
Eight priorities: Addiction, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Care Leavers, Domestic Abuse, Homelessness, Offending, Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
Eligible registered charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 working with people facing complex issues.
We are looking to partner with community-based organisations, across the 12 Essex County Council districts, who are using/want to use physical activity, movement and/or sport, to specifically help support young people, aged 17-25 years, with low levels of emotional wellbeing to support them through this age transition period.
Grants are available to support the delivery of this project and will be proportionally allocated to the following districts: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castlepoint, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maldon, Rochford, Tendring and Uttlesford.
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.
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about the funding.
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.
With over 150 funds ranging in value and type of funding available to organisations based in Essex, the Essex Community Foundation could support your funding needs.
For more information or to discuss your idea(s) with them you contact them by:
Calling 01245 355947
E-mailing [email protected]
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
The areas of special interest are:
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.
You can apply for funding for a range of projects including:
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 Foundation is particularly interested in supporting organisations that focus their work on:
Young people within the criminal justice system or those at risk of offending
Looked after children or care leavers
Those with significant mental health concerns or complex needs
Young people who have been traumatised by challenging family backgrounds, neglect, violence or abuse
Those that have fallen through the gaps in care and/or education
Those already affected by, or vulnerable to, exploitation
Whose experiences could seriously impact their transition into adulthood
The Trust distributes, on average, £400-500,000 annually to between 120-150 organisations principally for projects within Essex.
The Trustees meet three times a year in in Feb, May and Sep. Arts, Churches, Community, Medical, Miscellaneous and Youth. They will consider core funding, project-based initiatives, refurbishment of premises and also equipment. Average grant size is around £2,000 – £3,000.
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.
The Trustees meet three times a year - January, May and September.
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.
Funding can be used for:
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.
We are looking to expand our delivery for the Essex Sport and Youth Mental Health Project and to work with other local community-based organisations who are using/want to use sport, physical activity, or movement-based approaches, to help support young people experiencing low levels of emotional wellbeing.
Grants are available to support the further delivery of this project and we are currently ONLY considering applications in Essex from the West and Thurrock. We have temporarily paused funding in Mid Essex and South Essex, including Southend, due to the allocated funding having already been awarded to these areas for year 1 delivery. All delivery funding for North Essex has been awarded.
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