1. Sub Regional
ARTS FUNDING BULLETIN
MAY 2013
This Funding Bulletin is sent on behalf of the Sub Regional Arts Partnership by Warwickshire
County Council.
If you would like to be added to the email list or you have any events for inclusion in future
editions please contact your local arts officer.
Clare Mitchell
County Arts Officer
Warwickshire
Tel +441926 412355
claremitchell@warwickshire.go
v.uk
antoniabeck@warwickhsire.gov
.uk
Mair Evans
Arts Development Officer
Warwick District Council
+44(0)1926 456231
mair.evans@warwickdc.gov
.uk
Monica Fernandez
Arts Development Officer
Rugby Borough Council
01788 533208
monica.fernandez@rugby.go
v.uk
Laura Elliott
Director
Coventry Artspace Limited
02476 553 533
laura@coventryartspace.co
.uk
Learn Warwickshire/WCAVA Training
For the latest training information visit www.learnwarwickshire.org.uk orwww.wcava.org.uk/training
Learn Warwickshire: Master classes on the principles of making funding applications
Wednesday 3
rd
July 2013, 10.00am – 3.30pm
Learn Warwickshire, 6 Mitchell Court, Castle Mound Way, Central Park, Rugby CV23 0UY.
A series of workshops covering detailed techniques to help write strong, persuasive and successful funding
bids. The course is structured to be a positive learning experience for all the participants, covering detailed
planning in response to funders’ requirements. Master Classes will cover detailed sessions on: Outcomes,
Needs analysis, Finance, Collaborative working, Monitoring & Evaluation, Action planning, and making
applications.
Places are limited – please book early to ensure your place. For further details contact Alison or Louisa on
01788 574258 or email training@wcava.org.uk, alternatively visithttp://www.learnwarwickshire.org.uk
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HLF:HeritageEnterpriseGrant Supporting enterprising community organisations across the UK to rescue
neglected historic buildings and sites and unlock their economic potential. Grants £100k-£5m. Deadlines:
grants £2m-£5 13 Jun, 8 Aug, 17 Oct, 13 Dec 2013; less than £2m, every 3 months. For full details,
see: www.hlf.org.uk
HLF:FirstWorldWar-ThenandNowGrant Grants of £3k-£10k for communities to mark the Centenary of the
First World War. For details and deadlines see: www.hlf.org.uk
Warwick District Council Arts Development Grants 2013-14 Criteria
Grants are available to Arts and Heritage Organisations within Warwick District for any amount up to
£2,500. Funding will be considered for:

2. · Original, high quality imaginative projects which take place within Warwick District.
· Projects that clearly demonstrate development and increased access to arts/heritage.
Priority will be given to projects which:
· Increase participation / attendance in the arts in Warwick District.
· Contribute towards / celebrate the Warwick 1100
th
anniversary (2014).
· Help creative businesses contribute to the local economy.
· Help create stronger, safer, healthier communities.
· Help revitalise and enhance public spaces.
· Increase / enhance cultural tourism.
· Raise the profile of arts activity in the district.
· Facilitate / develop networking or partnership working.
· Help develop a thriving cultural quarter in south Leamington.
· Help develop international links.
Funding will not be available for:
· School based activities which take place during normal school hours.
· Projects which only benefit an individual.
When can I apply?
The deadlines for 2013-14 are:
· Monday 2nd September 2013
· Monday 9
th
December 2013
Please note that late applications will not be considered.
Please allow three weeks for a decision on the application and enough time to prepare and plan for the
activity. We recommend that the activity is planned to start no earlier than seven days after the date you can
expect the Council to make a decision.
To apply for an Arts Development Grant you will need to complete a Warwick District Council Grant
Application Form. Contact Mair Evans (WDC Arts Development Officer)
on mair.evans@warwickdc.gov.uk for more information
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BIFFA Flagship Scheme Opens for 2013 The scheme offers grants of between £150,000 and £500,000 to
projects of regional significance that focus either on the theme of Rebuilding Biodiversity or Cultural Facilities.
Projects must be site-based, within 25 miles of a Biffa operation within the UK and 10 miles of a licenced
landfill.
Read More
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The Ernest Cook Trust (UK) Schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations wishing to
encourage young people's interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts or aiming to raise
levels of literacy and numeracy can apply for funding to the Ernest Cook Trust (ECT). The Trust operates two
grant making programmes. The small grants programme (under £4,000) supports state schools and small
registered charities which would like to undertake projects which meet the Trust's objectives and require a
small amount of pump-priming in order for such projects to take place. Meetings to consider applications for
the small grants programme take place bi-monthly throughout the year. The full board of Trustees meets
twice a year, in April and September, to consider grants in excess of £4,000.
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The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund Opens for Applications (UK)
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is currently inviting applications from charity organisations to support projects
that support the rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders. The Trust would like to see applicants use these
grants to develop sustainable income sources, so that when the grant comes to end the applicant
organisation’s income will not be reduced. Grants are available for up to £40,000 or 50% of the organisation’s
current annual income, whichever is lowest, per year for 3 years. The Trust would expect to see the amount
requested each year tapering down as applicants develop other income streams to replace the grant
income. The 50% of annual income limit is in place to discourage smaller organisations making an unrealistic

3. step change in income that cannot be sustained when the grant ends. The closing date for applications is the
7th November 2013. Read more at: http://www.triangletrust.org.uk/
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Causeway Youth Exchanges & Advance Planning Grants (UK)
Causeway, the British – Irish Youth Exchange programme has announced that the next application deadline for
its Youth Exchanges and Advance Planning Grants is the 1st October 2013. Through the programme, grants of
up to £450 are available for British groups of young people aged 13-25 years and their youth workers/leaders
to participate in exchanges with their Irish counterparts. The grants are available for both sending and hosting
young people. In addition youth workers / leaders have the opportunity to apply for Advanced Planning Visit
grants which allows youth workers/ leaders to visit the partner group where the exchange will take place. Read
more at: http://www.causewayyouth.org/exchanges.html
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Environmental Trust (England & Wales)
The Cory Environmental Trust has announced that the next closing date for funding applications is the 23rd
August 2013. Funding is available to non-profit making organisations, constituted organisations or groups
within 10 miles of a Cory Environmental landfill site or waste facility. The types of projects supported by the
Trust include:
· Remediation of contaminated land;
· Prevention of pollution;
· Community improvement schemes;
· Restoration of the built environment, including historic or religious buildings;
· Work with species and habitats through biodiversity conservation.
Most grants are between £10,000 and £40,000 but there are no maximum or minimum levels. Read more
at: http://www.coryenvironmental.co.uk/
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Music Grants for Older People (England & Wales)
The registered charity, Concertina which makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical
entertainment and related activities for the elderly has announced that the next deadline for applications is
the 31st October 2013. The charity is particular keen to support smaller organisations which might otherwise
find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004, Concertina has made grants to a wide range of
charitable organisations nationwide in England and Wales. These include funds to many care homes for the
elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents. Some of the charities that have received grants
from Concertina include Age Concern, Exmouth which received a grant for entertainments for the elderly in
Exmouth and surrounding areas; and Sue Ryder Care, Lancashire to fund access to music therapy workshops at
Birchley Hall near Wigan and St Helen's. Read more at:http://www.concertinamusic.org.uk/Grants.php
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100,000 Fund Launched for Digital Projects that Support Arts Therapy (England)
Creative England and NHS England have launched a new initiative which will support development projects
that use digital technology to give young people being treated for cancer and other life-limiting conditions the
chance to explore their creative potential as a catalyst for healing and personal development. In collaboration
with the Creative Skills For Life programme, Creative England now invites applications for its Creative Skills For
Life competition fund totalling £100,000, which aims to develop prototypes that leverage digital technologies
and media to enhance the quality of life for young people with long-term life-threatening and life-limiting
conditions.
This fund is targeted at creative businesses who wish to bring innovative concepts or prototype to success in
the market place in support of the Creative Skills For Life programme. The deadline for applications is the 5th
July 2013. Read more
at: http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/index.php/portfolio/funding/#creative_skills_for_life
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Gregg Foundation Major Grants Programme (North East)
Local Not for Profit Organisations with a turnover of £500,000 or less per year can apply for grants of up to
£15,000 per year for up to three years through the Greggs Foundation Major grants programme. The purpose
of the major grants programme is to tackle social deprivation. Any group can apply that works within a
disadvantaged community, or with people who are financially excluded, including the priority beneficiary

4. groups listed below. Although each application is considered on its merits, the Greggs Foundation is highly
unlikely to fund an application that doesn't work in a highly disadvantaged area or support priority
beneficiaries, these are: Voluntary carers; People with disabilities; Older people; Homeless people. The closing
date for applications is the 11th August 2013. Read more at:http://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/regional-
grants/north-west-region/25-the-major-grants-programme
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New £125 Million Heritage Enterprise Programme Launched (UK)
The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched a £125m grants programme aimed at stimulating economic
growth by using derelict historic buildings and sites for commercial purposes. Under the programme,
known as Heritage Enterprise, grants of between £100,000 and £5 million will be available over the
next five years to not-for-profit organisations to help them work in partnership with the private sector in
the restoration of unused buildings. Projects will be able to apply for a limited amount of funding for
capital works, such as urgent repairs to prevent a building from further deteriorating, while they are
being planned. The launch of the scheme coincided with the release of HLF research that found
historic buildings are particularly successful in attracting creative industries and new business start-
ups. The programme is designed to address market failure, where historic buildings have failed to
attract enough investment because the cost of their repair has not been commercially viable for
private developers. For further information on how to apply for funding, including the applications
dates, please
click: http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/heritage_enterprise.aspx#.UXeOLsrEUf
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The Leche Trust (UK)
The Leche Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications to its grant making programme is the
20th August 2013. The Trust makes grants for charitable purposes, in particular for the furtherance of
education or academic research and the support of the National Trust and the preservation of rural England,
and financing the visits of teachers and students abroad. The main focuses of the Trusts grant making activities
are:
· The promotion of good relations between Britain and third world countries
· Assistance to academic, educational or other organisations concerned with music, drama, dance and the
arts.
· The preservation of buildings and their contents and the repair and conservation of church furniture
· The preservation of the nation's countryside, towns, villages and historic landscapes.
Read more at: http://www.lechetrust.org/
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Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects (UK)
The Elephant Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 10th June 2013. The Trust
offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects based in the UK. The Trust's aim is to make it
possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when confronted by
lack of funds. The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and
appreciation of the fine arts. Priority is now being given to artists and small organisations and galleries who
should submit well argued, imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions. Arts
Festivals are not supported. The Trust normally awards grants of up to £2,000, but larger grants may be
considered. Read more at: http://www.elephanttrust.org.uk/docs/theapplication.html
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The National Churches Trust: Community Grants Programme (UK)
The National Churches Trust has announced that its Community Grants programme is open for
applications. The Community Grants Programme is for grants of £5,000 and above for projects which
introduce facilities to enable increased community use of places of worship. Projects must have an estimated
cost of at least £25,000 (including VAT and fees) to qualify. For example, St Michael’s church in the centre of
West Bromwich received a grant of £10,000 towards the cost of a new kitchen extension, the provision of
accessible toilet facilities, storage provision, general refurbishment and re-modelling of the lobby and
entrance, in order to make it more accessible and usable for the local community. The closing date for
applications is the 1st October 2013. Read more at: http://nationalchurchestrust.org/supporting-
you/grants/community-grants.php
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Arts & Older People Funding Programme (England)

5. The Baring Foundation has teamed up with the Arts Council England to launch a new £1 million Arts and Older
People funding programme. The programme aims to support partnerships between arts organisations and
artists with those helping the elderly in care homes to deliver interesting enjoyable and interactive arts
experiences for their residents. The learning from this will be made available to the wider arts and residential
care communities to understand how best to engage with older people. The Arts Council are seeking
proposals from partnerships or consortia led by either residential care providers or arts organisations to
deliver a three year programme providing access to high quality arts experiences for older people in residential
care. Applications must be submitted no later than 11am on the14 August 2013. Read more
at:http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-for-funding/arts-and-older-people-care-commissioned-
grant/Warwick District Council (WDC): Small Grants Scheme 2013/14
The Warwick District Council Small Grants Scheme 2013/14 has been launched to encourage voluntary and
community sector organisations to apply for small scale community projects. See “Funding” for details
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Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire (CSW) Sport: Legacy Fund
Application deadline: 21
st
June 2013
CSW Sport is the strategic lead for sport and physical activity in the sub-region and they want to see more
people active, more often in Coventry Solihull and Warwickshire. Their Legacy fund is committed to help grow
local sport and deliver a lasting legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The fund offers
small grants to formally constituted, not-for-profit organisations to increase participation in sport in Coventry,
Solihull and Warwickshire. They will fund projects which the London 2012 Olympics or Paralympics Games
have created demand for.
Grants are from £50-£1000 per organisation and the project must be delivered and have supplied evidence of
impact by 30
th
September 2013
The fund is flexible and organisations can apply for funding towards equipment, coaching time, facilities hire,
to reduce membership fees and more. They will not cover the cost of coaching qualifications, for information
on CSW Sport coaching bursaries please visitwww.cswsport.org.uk/CoachFundingProgrammes
For more information contact Emma O’Dowd at CSW Sport on: 02476 574197 oremma@cswsport.org.uk
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The Screwfix Foundation
Screwfix has set up a new charity that will provide grants for charities to fix, maintain and improve their
properties. For details visit http://www.screwfix.com/jsp/landing.jsp?id=ScrewfixFoundation
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Warwick District Council (WDC): Small Grants Scheme 2013/14
Small Grants Scheme
Application deadline: Friday 7
th
June 2013 at noon
The Warwick District Council Small Grants Scheme 2013/14 has been launched to encourage voluntary and
community sector organisations to apply for small scale community projects. The Small Grants Scheme
provides grants up to a maximum of £2,000 to provide new opportunities for local people, to enable greater
community involvement in public services. We welcome applications from groups that have ideas which will
benefit the wider community.
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Parish Plan Fund
Application deadline: Friday 28
th
June 2013 at noon
Warwick District Council recognises that Parish Plans provides a way of articulating the needs and aspirations
rural communities. The Parish Plan Fund provides grants up to £1,500 towards the development of Parish
Plans.For more information visit http://www.wcava.org.uk/, alternatively if you require any further
information please contact the Community Partnership Team on 01926 456102 or
email: Bernadette.Allen@warwickdc.gov.uk
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The Happy Museum Project – New Commission Fund Launched
The Happy Museum project has announced a third open application fund available to English museums and a
new fund open to museums in Wales. This funding is available to museums who demonstrate they can
promote thinking around happiness and well-being––brought together with issues of environmental

6. sustainability––and can leave a legacy of cultural change within their organisations and communities. Find out
more here.
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Music in Transition’ Awards Scheme (UK)
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has announced that it is launching a national Awards Scheme to find the most
inspiring music collaborations that are effectively supporting pupils’ transition from primary to secondary
school. Schools that have some linked Year 6 and Year 7 music partnership activities underway this term, or
are planning something with a neighbouring school, are invited to enter the Music in Transition Awards
Scheme. The Foundation will be awarding a £3,000 cash prize to the Music in Transition partnership winner
and £1,000 to three runners-up, plus certificates for all entries. The Foundation are looking for inspiring
examples of inclusive primary-secondary school partnership activities where music plays a strong role in
supporting young people’s transition into secondary school. The closing date for applications is the 4th
November 2013. Read more at: http://www.musicalbridges.org.uk/music-in-transition-awards-scheme/
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Tesco Charity Community Awards (UK)
The Tesco Charity Community Awards for grants for children’s welfare and/or children’s educations (including
special needs schools) has re-opened with an application deadline of the 30th June 2013. Through the Awards,
one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 are available to local projects that support children and their
education and welfare. Previous projects supported have included sensory garden or room projects; outdoor
classrooms; breakfast and after school clubs; holiday play-schemes; and part funding to purchase minibuses.
The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and aims to provide approximately £600,000 in
grants each year. In addition the Trust also provides grants to groups working with and supporting elderly
people and/or adults and children with disabilities.
The Tesco Charity Trust Trustees also consider grant applications at their tri-annual meetings. These grants
range between £4,000 and £25,000 and are to support local, national or international projects in areas where
Tesco operate. Read more at:http://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=121.
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British Academy - Small Research Grants (UK)
The British Academy for the Humanities and Sciences has announced that it is planning to issue a call for a
further round of Small Research Grants in September 2013. Under the Small Research Grants programme
grants of up to £10,000 over two years are available to UK research institutions to support primary research in
the humanities and social sciences. Funds will be available to facilitate initial project planning and
development; support the direct costs of research; enable the advancement of research through workshops;
and visits by or to partner scholars. Read more at: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/srg.cfm.
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Beyond Borders (UK)
The Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music Foundation, the UK's leading funder of new music across all
genres, has announced that its Beyond Borders fund has re-opened for applications. The Beyond Borders Fund
provides funding of up to £15,000 to stimulate collaborations between organisations in England, Northern
lreland, Scotland and Wales. The scheme enables music creators to produce exceptional new music to be
performed in at least two UK countries.
Launched in 2010, the scheme has supported 22 co-commissioning projects so far, bringing together
organisations and music creators across the UK and abroad. Beyond Borders has been made possible by a
pioneering UK wide partnership between PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of
Northern Ireland and Creative Scotland who joined forces to support cross border collaboration. The closing
date for applications is the 26th June 2013. Read more
at: http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Partnerships/Flagship-Programmes/Beyond-Borders
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Time to Change Grants (England)

7. The Mental Health charity, Time to Change has announced that its grants programme will re-open for
applications in the Summer of 2013. Through the programme, grants of up to £100,000 are available to
constituted not for profit organisations for projects that bring people with and without mental health
problems together to challenge discrimination in their communities. Time to Change plan to fund
approximately 75 projects between 2012 and 2015.
Previous projects supported include:
· Refugee Radio which received a grant to enable 10 refugees and asylum seekers with mental health
problems to put on events for the wider refugee community;
· and “abandofbrother” which received funding to enable 12 men with experience of mental health
problems, from different London communities, to take part in workshops where they will talk about mental
health and discrimination.
25% of the fund is for projects run by and for people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities and 20% is
for projects that work with an audience of children and young people, in specific regions. Read more
at: http://time-to-change.org.uk/grants.
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Grants Available for Community Tree Planting (England)
The Big Tree Plant, a campaign to encourage people and communities to plant more trees in England's towns,
cities and neighbourhoods has announced that its funding programme is open for applications. £4 million is
available (to March 2015) to support community groups to plant trees in towns, cities and residential areas
throughout England. Grants of between £500 and £25,000 are available to establish community-led tree
planting projects in areas that would benefit most. The trees must be planted in streets or in green places that
are open to all to visit or where local people will benefit from them. Groups working in areas where more trees
would help to improve residents’ quality of life are strongly encouraged to apply for the funding. The scheme
can fund work such as community involvement, site surveys and expert advice as well as trees, planting
materials, labour, and tree care and maintenance.
The deadline for submitting applications is 5pm on the 30th August 2013. Read more
at:http://www.forestry.gov.uk/england-bigtreeplant.
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New Fund to Develop the Careers of Artists & Bands (England)
PRS for Music Foundation and Arts Council England have announced the launch of the Momentum Music
Fund. This is a £500,000 fund to develop the careers of talented artists and bands. It is anticipated that grants
of between £5,000 and £15,000 will be awarded to between 50 and 75 artists/bands over the next 2
years. Applications can be submitted by the artists themselves or those who are working on their behalf, e.g. a
manager, an independent label or publisher. Priority will be given to those that haven’t been funded by PRS
for Music Foundation in the previous 12 months. There are three application closing dates for 2013. These are
the 28th June, 30th August and the 11th October. Read more
at: http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding/Momentum-Music-Fund.
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Skipton Building Society Launches New Community Giving Programme (UK)
To celebrate its 160’s Birthday, the Skipton Building Society has launched a new community funding
programme, Grassroots Giving. As part of Grassroots Giving, the Skipton Building Society have 160 donations
of £500 to allocate to community groups across the country. The idea behind our Grassroots Giving campaign
is to help community organisations, or groups, who only have access to limited funding from elsewhere. For
this reason, registered charities will not be able to request funding via Grassroots Giving. The closing date for
applications is the 31st July 2013. Read more at: http://skiptonbig160.co.uk/.
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Funding to Enable Disadvantaged Young People Reach their Potential (UK)
Registered charities that work with disadvantaged children under the age of 25 can apply for funding of up to
£10,000 through the Ironmongers Company’s grants programme. In particular the company wants to support
projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential and
educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills. Projects could, for example, support special

8. educational needs, address behavioural problems or promote citizenship, parenting or life skills. Preference
will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider
audience. Although the grants are available within the UK preference is given to projects in inner London. The
next deadline for registered charities to apply for funding to the Ironmongers Company is the 31st July 2013.
Read more at: http://www.ironmongers.org/charity_organisations.htm.
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TakeItAway
Scheme aiming to make musical instruments more accessible to children and young people (under 25) by
providing interest-free loans of up to £5,000. See: www.takeitaway.org.uk
Foyle Foundation Small Grants Programme
Small charities operating in the areas of the arts and learning that have an annual turnover of less than
£100,000 per annum can apply for funding of between £1,000 and £10,000 through the Foyle Foundation’s
Small Grants Programme. The Foundation which is one of the largest grant making trusts in the UK provides
grants that are helping to make the arts more accessible by developing new audiences, supporting tours,
festivals and arts educational projects; encouraging new work and supporting young and emerging artists; and
that address special educational needs and learning difficulties. Larger organisations can apply for funding
through the Foyle Foundations Arts and Learning Main Grants Programmes.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Read more at: www.foylefoundation.org.uk/small-grants-scheme
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Wellcome Trust: Arts Awards
Small Arts Awards Funding (up to and including £30,000) can support the development of new project ideas,
deliver small productions or workshops, investigate and experiment with new methods of engagement
through the arts, or develop new collaborative relationships between artists and scientists. Upcoming
deadlines are: 28 Jun, 1 Nov 2013. Details: www.wellcome.ac.uk
Disadvantaged children and young people
BBC Children in Need supports organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people in the
UK. Small Grants of up to £10,000 are available for one year and 2013 deadlines are: 1 June 2013; 1 September
2013; and 1 December. Main Grants of over £10,000 are available to support projects for up to three years and
2013 deadlines are: 15 September 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b/features/cin-grants-applyforagrant
New £125 Million Heritage Enterprise Programme Launched (UK)
The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched a £125m grants programme aimed at stimulating economic growth by
using derelict historic buildings and sites for commercial purposes. Under the programme, known as Heritage
Enterprise, grants of between £100,000 and £5 million will be available over the next five years to not-for-
profit organisations to help them work in partnership with the private sector in the restoration of unused
buildings.
Projects will be able to apply for a limited amount of funding for capital works, such as urgent repairs to
prevent a building from further deteriorating, while they are being planned. The launch of the scheme
coincided with the release of HLF research that found historic buildings are particularly successful in attracting
creative industries and new business start-ups. The programme is designed to address market failure, where
historic buildings have failed to attract enough investment because the cost of their repair has not been
commercially viable for private developers. Heritage Enterprise projects should achieve all of the outcomes
listed below.

9. Outcomes for heritage will be:
· better managed
· in better condition
Outcomes for people
People will have:
· developed skills
· learn about heritage
Outcomes for communities:
environmental impacts will be reduced
· your local area/community will be a better place to live, work or visit
· your local economy will be boosted
For further information on how to apply for funding, including the applications dates, please click:
http://tinyurl.com/cbcghbw
The Leche Trust (UK)
The Leche Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications to its grant making programme is the
20th August 2013. The Trust makes grants for charitable purposes, in particular for the furtherance of
education or academic research and the support of the National Trust and the preservation of rural England,
and financing the visits of teachers and students abroad. The main focuses of the Trusts grant making activities
are:
· The promotion of good relations between Britain and third world countries
· Assistance to academic, educational or other organisations concerned with music, drama, dance and the
arts.
· The preservation of buildings and their contents and the repair and conservation of church furniture
· The preservation of the nation's countryside, towns, villages and historic landscapes.
Read more at: http://www.lechetrust.org/
The Jephcott Charitable Trust
Provides funds in the following areas: Education; Health; and Environmental. Grants are made in the range of
£2000 to £10000 and in exceptional cases, up to £20000.
http://www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk/applytojct.htm
The Rayne Foundation works within four sectors: Arts; Education; Health and Medicine; and Social Welfare
and Development. In 2013 it expects to invest about £1 million in total.
http://www.raynefoundation.org.uk/
Young Roots (UK)
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced that from the 25th February, organisations will be able to apply for
grants of more than £10,000 and up to £50,000 through the Young Roots programme. Young Roots aims to
involve 11 - 25 year-olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and
promoting community involvement. Projects need to be related to the heritage of the UK. For example, it
could involve young people researching a local archive or doing practical casework on a nature reserve.
Projects must also show how young people are managing and participating in the project.
Previous projects supported include:
· Kirkby Stephen Grammer School which received a grant of £15,300 to produce a film about the
construction of the Settle-Carlisle Railway which is an important part of the heritage of their area;
· Villa Real School (which caters specifically for young people with special educational needs) which was

10. awarded a grant of £19,875 to work in partnership with a local museum to explore and gain firsthand
experience in ancient crafts.
Applications will be assessed within 8 weeks. Read more at:
http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx#.USorp5BFARq
Carnegie Challenge Fund (UK)
The Carnegie UK Trust has announced the launch of its Carnegie Challenge Fund. The Carnegie Challenge is a
fund to enable not-for-profit organisations to put on a high calibre debate to raise the profile and impact of a
conference or event which they are organising.
Up to 10 awards of up to £3,000 are available and can be used to cover the expenses of panel members. The
award should enable event organisers to attract leading professionals to speak at their event. It is hoped that
this fund will allow organisers to attract national and international speakers to take part in a high calibre
debate.
There is one deadline remaining in 2013 and this is the 21st June. Read more at:
http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/changing-minds/carnegie-challenge
People's Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme (England, Scotland & Wales)
The People's Postcode Trust has announced its Small Grants Programme is now closed and will re-open for
applications on the 8th April 2013. Through its small grants programme, the People's Postcode Trust offers
grants of between £500 and £10,000 to small organisations and community groups for projects lasting up to 6
months in the areas of:
· Poverty Prevention;
· Advancement of Health;
· Community Development;
· Public Sports;
· Human Rights; and
· Environmental Protection.
Previous projects supported include:
· Rotters Community Composting which received a grants of £9,280 to transform a piece of derelict land
into a well maintained, open and accessible space for local community groups to come and learn about
growing healthy food and recycling organic waste into reusable compost;
· and the Greater Manchester Youth Network which received a grant of £1,862 to fund their Young
Community Entrepreneurs Programme. The project will offer personal development programmes for disabled
young people through a Community Entrepreneurship programme that will support young people to develop
their skills through facilitated sessions and then develop their own business idea.
Read more at: http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/
Santander launches Community Plus Fund (UK)
Following the launch, in September, of a new £250,000 pilot fund for charities in the South West, Santander
Foundation has announced the launch of a new £1.23 million Community Plus fund to support charities
helping local disadvantaged people across the UK. UK registered charities can apply for a grant of up to
£5,000. The funding must be for a specific project that helps disadvantaged people. For example this could be
for a piece of equipment or to pay for the costs of a part time sessional worker. To apply, just visit any
Santander branch and complete a nomination form. The completed form should be dropped into the box
provided in your local branch.
There are no closing dates and entries will be regularly considered by a panel of staff drawn from across the
region. Successful charities will be notified within 2 months of submitting their nomination. Read more
at: http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/aboutus.aspx
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11. New Funding to Revive Rural Communities (England)
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has announced that it has awarded the Plunkett Foundation £450,000 to
create a comprehensive new support service for rural communities. The support service will provide a
combination of adviser support, training and feasibility grants, to help rural communities set up community
owned services like shops and pubs, etc. The support is specifically focused at the early stage of a
community’s ideas, and will help them progress to the next stage. To be eligible, communities will have to
raise at least £10,000 themselves through community shares.
http://www.plunkett.co.uk/newsandmedia/news-item.cfm/newsid/655
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Young Persons Volunteering Fund (England, Scotland & Wales)
The Sita Trust has announced the next funding round of its new Young Person's Volunteering Fund. Through
this new fund, the SITA Trust can provide grants of up to £10,000 for volunteering projects owned by 14-25
year olds. This fund has been created to assist young people aged 14-25 to volunteer their time to create or
enhance facilities that can be enjoyed by the wider community. SITA Trust can provide funding towards the
resources required by young volunteers to transform a derelict piece of land into a community green space or
give a local community centre a much needed 'make-over'. Funding can be sought to provide necessary
equipment such as tools, paint, plants, fencing and materials. To be eligible applicants must be able to
demonstrate that young people will be fully involved in the design and development of the project and
projects must be compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund.
at:http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering
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Peoples Health Trust: Active Communities Programme (England, Scotland & Wales)
The Peoples Health Trust has announced the launch of its new Active Communities funding
programme. Under Active Communities, local charities and community groups can apply for grants of
between £5,000 and £25,000 to address health inequalities. The Active Communities Funding Programme
aims to close the gap between those communities which experience the worst health in England, Scotland and
Wales and the majority of the population.
The programme is currently open for applications in some areas. To find more information and if your area is
open for applications, please click: http://tinyurl.com/984bd8w
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Funding for Youth Music Making Activities (England)
Youth Music, the UK's largest children's music charity, and provides grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 are
available to support music-making activities for children and young people, especially young people in
challenging circumstances. This can encompass anything from:
 Mental health issues
 Special educational needs
 Physical disability
 Rural isolation
 Economic deprivation.
Youth Music will fund non profit-making organisations that are committed to music-making activities for
children and young people up to 18 (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in
detention). Youth Music aims to support music making principally in out of school hours such as during
weekends, holidays as well as in breakfast and after schools clubs. Youth Music understands that programmes

12. may need to begin in school hours especially if the proposal involves encouraging first time participation in
music. To help with this, Youth Music will consider applications for programmes where up to 25% of the time is
spent in school hours. The proposed programme should aim to encourage children and young people to
eventually make music outside of school hours. Read more at: http://network.youthmusic.org.uk/funding
Theatre Protection Fund Small Grants Scheme Opens for Applications (UK)
The Theatres Trust, which works with commercial, public and voluntary sectors to secure a sustainable future
for theatre buildings, has announced that it is now accepting applications through its Theatre Protection Fund
Small Grants Scheme. Through the scheme, theatres run by charities and not-for-profit groups can apply for
grants of up to £5,000 in order to carry out capital improvements to enhance their work within the local
community.
The type of works that can be funded include:
 Urgent building repairs
 Environmental improvements
 Works to enhance physical accessibility, etc.
Applicants have to own or manage theatres with titles or signed leases of more than 5 years on buildings in
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Applicants also need to demonstrate that they run a regular
theatre programme of professional, community and/or amateur work presenting no less than 30
performances a year.
There are no closing dates and applications can be submitted at any time. Read more at:
http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/grants
The Steel Charitable Trust Grants (UK)
The Steel Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust supporting general charitable purposes. Grants of between
£1,000 and £25,000 are made to registered charities in the UK within the areas of:
 Arts and culture
 Environment
 Health
 Education
 Disadvantaged.
Grants are made at regular intervals during the year and the total level of grants is approximately £1,000,000,
30% of these grants will be made to organisations in the Luton and Bedfordshire area. Applications can be
made at any time as there are no application deadlines. Read more
at: http://www.steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/grant_policy.htm
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The War Memorial Trust (UK)
The War Memorials Trust is open to applications for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the
UK. The Trust currently runs three different grant schemes, which provide support to projects that aim to

13. repair, conserve and preserve the war memorials in their existing form as well as reinstate the memorial in its
original design. The Trust only offers grants to projects that relate to existing war memorials and not for the
creation of new war memorials or projects for which work has already started and/or is completed. Graves of
any type are not eligible for support under any of the schemes. The grant scheme you will need to apply for
will depend on where in the UK the memorial is located and whether it is freestanding or not and what work
needs doing.
For further information on what scheme is the most appropriate to apply for please contact the Conservation
Officer on 020 7233 7356 or emailconservation@warmemorials.org. Read more
at:http://www.warmemorials.org.uk/
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Funding for Links with Japan (UK)
The Daiwa Foundation which supports closer links between Britain and Japan is seeking applications under its
small grants programme. Grants of £3,000 - £7,000 are available to individuals, societies, associations or other
bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. Daiwa Foundation
Small Grants can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel,
the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects and events that fulfill this broad objective.
New initiatives are especially encouraged.
Previously supported projects include:
· The Beckfoot School (Bingley) which received a grant of £3,000 to support a two-week curriculum-based
school exchange visit by ten students and two teachers to Hiroshima Kokusai High School.
· Netherthong Primary School (West Yorkshire) which received a grant of £4,000 to support for a week-
long school exchange visit to their Japan partner school by 15 Year 6 pupils to enhance links with its partner
school Mioyoshigaoka Elementary School.
The next closing date for applications is the 30th September 2013. Read more at:
http://www.dajf.org.uk/grants-awards-prizes/daiwa-foundation-small-grants_
Youth in Action Programme: Calls for Proposals 2013 (UK)
The European Commission has announced its call for proposals under the Youth in Action Programme. During
2013 approximately €180 million will be available to not for profit and statutory organisations to support a
wide variety of youth projects. These can include:
Youth exchanges, youth democracy projects
Volunteering
Co-operation projects with neighbouring countries of the European Union
Training and networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations; etc.
The programme is open for applications from:
Non-profit or non-governmental organisations
Local, regional public bodies
Informal groups of young people
Bodies active at European level in the youth field
International non-profit organisations
Profit-making organisations organising an event in the area of youth, sport or culture.
There are a number of application deadlines in 2013. For further information on the funding opportunities
available, application deadlines and how to apply please click:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2013/index_en.php
UK Cultural Contact Point for European opportunities
Visiting Arts is the official UK Cultural Contact Point (CCP) for the European Commission's Culture Programme.
Their website www.culturefund.eu and the Alert e-newsletter will continue to provide the latest information

14. on European funding. Email enquiries can be sent toinfo@culturefund.eu.
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BBCChildrenInNeed
Grants available to charities and other non-profit organisations that support and work with children and young
people who are disadvantaged and face challenges in their lives.
The Main Grants programme is for grants over £10k per year (Deadlines 15 Sept 2013 & 15 Jan
2014). Amounts less than £10k are covered by Small Grants (Deadlines 1 Jun, 1 Sept, 1 Dec 2013 & 1 Feb
2014). For further details, see: www.bbc.co.uk
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The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust
The next deadline for applications to the Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust is the 15th August 2013.
Through the Trust grants are available to projects of significance to horticulture (or botany with a strong
horticultural content) and education for horticulture. The type of activities that can be funded include:
· Training schemes for gardeners run by appropriate organisations
· The provision of educational programmes in gardens open to the public
· Preparation of exhibits or exhibitions of horticultural interest
· The restoration of historically interesting gardens which are or will be open to the public
· The development of new gardens which will be open to the public; etc. (please note the list is not
exhaustive).
The Trust also provides support for several traineeships in horticulture each year (August to July); these are
awarded to applying gardens (who each find a suitable trainee). Read more at:
http://www.grantsforhorticulturists.org.uk/Smith.html
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Global Fund for Women (UK / Worldwide)
The Global Fund for Women has announced that its Grants programme has opened for applications. The Fund
provides grants ranging from $500 to $30,000 to in women’s groups that advance the human rights of women
and girls. First-time grant awards generally range from $5,000 to $13,000 per year. The Fund is seeking
proposals that may fall into, but are not limited to, the thematic areas of:
· Building Peace & Ending Gender-Based Violence
· Advancing Health and Sexual & Reproductive Rights
· Expanding Civic & Political Participation
· Ensuring Economic & Environmental Justice
· Increasing Access to Education
· Fostering Social Change Philanthropy; etc.
The closing date for applications is the 30th June 2013. Read more at:
https://grants.globalfundforwomen.org/applications/#Process
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Funding Websites ….
Coventry City Council Small Arts Grants: up to £1000 to support high quality arts activity that benefits Coventry
www.coventry.gov.uk/arts
WCAVA has a grants online free funding portal on its website which organisations can use which you might like
to promote in your funding websites section.
http://www.wcava.org.uk/funding
http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk
http://artsandbusiness.org.uk
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