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Aims/priorities: The objective of the Foundation is to support sculpture across historical, modern and contemporary registers, seeking to fund research that expands the appreciation of sculpture.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit art galleries, museums and institutions concerned with art and art history, including UK universities, can apply.
Grant amount: The Foundation offers funding in the following categories:
Aims/Priorities: The funding is intended to support creativity across the UK. There are three key areas:
Aims/priorities: For a fourth year in a row, SPAR shoppers can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 for a local voluntary or community organisation or charity they feel deserves funding.
Who can apply? Applicants for grants are open to UK residents (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland mainland only) aged 16 years or over.
All applicants need to do is share the exceptional contribution that a local organisation has made to their local community and what the grant would be used for.
Aims/priorities: The Trust aims to support charities that promote human dignity and defend the human rights of marginalised and excluded people in the UK.
Who can apply? Charities registered and working in the UK can apply.
Charities should provide three year's financial information, with all three years showing a minimum income of £150,000 and maximum of £1.5 million.
The Trust is looking for applicant organisations that:
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to provide essential support to protect and enhance Christian church and charity buildings, ensuring their continued use and viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.
Who can apply? This programme is open to churches, cathedrals, denominational bodies, and Christian charities.
Organisations that have previously received funding under the General Grants Programme will have to wait two years before making an application.
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support organisations with a focus on making art available for public benefit and emerging talent in the arts throughout the UK.
Who can apply? Groups working to make art available for public benefit can apply.
Groups must provide a copy of their organisation's latest audited accounts (smaller charities should instead provide their annual budget with income and expenditure details).
Grant amount: There is no maximum or minimum award amount specified.
This week, we conclude our month-long Funding Focus campaign with the fabulous case study from Royton-based Heyside Parish Hall, and the support they received from Action Together and our Oldham Community Development Worker, Uzma.
Heyside Parish Hall is a focal point for the local community, being used each day and most evenings, for both church and community organisations to meet and carry out their respective activities. The facility is well used, proving the point that it is a needed facility in the community.
As a member of Action Together, Matt Robinson - Secretary, responded to our shout out for availability of a meeting room to host one of our Community Explorers meetings. Ever since then, Uzma and Matt have had a great working relationship and regularly keep in touch.
In late 2023, Matt requested information of funders he could apply to for grants to modernise the toilets, rewire the property, and install solar panels. Uzma responded with advice on suitable funders they could consider for applications, and Matt also receives our fortnightly Action Together Funding e-Bulletin.
In March 2024 and onwards, Matt had begun to submit a number of funding applications and got in touch with us again to request some feedback, and a letter of support so they could apply for a grant from the SUEZ Community Fund to rewire the building.
Uzma happily obliged and supported Matt with some one-to-one advice, along with group discussions at our Community Explorer meetings about The National Lottery Awards for All, one of the biggest funders in the UK for the VCFSE sector.
We're thrilled to report that, due to several successful funding applications, 2024/2025 has been a great year for Heyside Parish Hall!
With the time, dedication and hard work, Matt has been able to raise an amazing £98,000 through:
£20,000 from The National Lottery Awards for All for a complete refurbishment of the Parish toilets
£38,000 from UK Government/Groundwork VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme to carry out energy efficiency upgrades, including solar panels
£30,000 from the SUEZ Communities Fund to carry out rewiring throughout the building
Matt, said
“Thanks again for the support of Action Together, especially Uzma for her guidance with these grant applications. The funding has enabled us to complete some long overdue upgrades to the building, ensuring it can continue providing a vital community space in Heyside."
Aims/priorities: The LCF Primary Fund Programme supports capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use.
Who can apply? To be eligible, applicants must:
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that address the unique challenges servicewomen face, providing education and information to help maximise their health and wellbeing.
To be eligible, projects must meet one of the four following outcomes: