Funding News:
The McCarthy Stone Foundation’s Christmas Connections Programme is all about connecting older adults over the Christmas period. Grants of up to £1,000 will be available to support organisations running activities for people over 65 in their community over the festive period.
Big Issue Invest (BII), the investment arm of the Big Issue Group (BIG), is calling for applications to its Social Impact Debt Fund IV (Fund IV): a private debt fund, which will lend to organisations across the UK looking to grow their social impact. The fund will focus on three core sectors – health and social care, affordable housing and social infrastructure (for example co-working spaces, education & training, nurseries and arts organisations). It offers loans of £1m to £4m, typically backed by property assets and where BII will be the sole lender.
Applications are open for the second edition of the Big Give‘s Anchor Match Fund for 2023, which will help charities to run their own match funding campaigns. The Big Give will contribute £1,000 of match funds for every £4,000 that charities raise from pledges (match funds from their own supporters), up to a maximum of £10,000 per charity. Campaigns will close on 31st December 2023.
The National Lottery Community Fund’s Million Hours Fund (phase two) offers funding of £30,000 to £100,000 for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas where they may be at risk of anti-social behaviour. Deadline: 12 noon, 24th November 2023.
Cash4Clubs is offering unrestricted grants of £2,000 to help sustain the UK’s community sports clubs/organisations who are in need and may be threatened with closure due to the cost-of-living crisis. Applications open on 18th October 2023 and will be accepted between October and December 2023. Winners will be notified in early 2024.
Crowdfunder has launched the £500,000 Cost of Living Resilience Fund to assist social sector organisations in areas of deprivation in England who are providing services to support people struggling with the rising cost of living. The fund will close when all the funding is allocated (this is a match-funding initiative and thus not a traditional grant scheme).
Funds:
CharityJob 2023 Charitable Donation, deadline: 13th October 2023.
The European Cultural Foundation - Europe Challenge 2024, deadline: 16th October 2023.
The Society Foundation, deadline: 12 noon, 16th October 2023
eBay’s Circular Fashion Innovators Fund, deadline: 20th October 2023.
Leche Trust, deadline: 12 noon, 20th October 2023.
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation, deadline: 12noon, 20th October 2023.
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, deadline: 22nd October 2023.
Electrical Safety First - Electrical Safety Fund, deadline: 22nd October 2023.
Rowing Foundation, deadline: 23th October 2023.
Veterans Foundation, deadline: 23rd October 2023.
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, deadline: 27th October 2023.
Tesco Footie for All Fund, deadline: 11.59pm, 29th October 2023.
National Churches Trust - Small Grants Programme, deadline: midnight, 31st October 2023.
Edge Fund, deadline: 11.59pm, 31st October 2023.
Vision Foundation – National Resilience Fund, deadline: 11.59pm, 31st October 2023.
UK-German Connection - Flexible Funding, deadline: 31st October 2023.
War Memorials Trust, deadline: 31st October 2023.
The Edgar E Lawley Foundation, deadline: 31st October 2023.
The Government’s Children and Young People's Resettlement Fund, deadline: 11.59pm, 1st November 2023.
Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation, deadline: 1st November 2023.
Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity, deadline: 5pm, 1st November 2023.
National Lottery Grants for Heritage (Grants from £10,000 to £250,000), deadline: 12 noon, 3rd November 2023.
EA Foundation, deadline: 12 noon, 6th November 2023.
