Aims/priorities: The Foundation provides grants to eye clinics, hospitals, schools, libraries and other organisations helping visually impaired people in the UK and overseas. It also funds medical research and the provision of facilities for the treatment or alleviation of visual impairment.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from any organisations that help the visually impaired in the UK or overseas. Organisations need not necessarily be a charity and can be a community interest company (CIC) or social group and could include:
- National and local blind and partially sighted societies
- Schools and colleges for visually impaired people
- Sports and social organisations for visually impaired people
Applications from public libraries run by local authorities will be considered if these are additional to the local authority's core service. Volunteer-run libraries may be supported if they are supported in cash or in kind by the local authority.
Eligible organisations must have:
- An appropriate safeguarding policy in place for vulnerable children and/or adults and have procedures to implement and monitor the policy.
- An equal opportunities policy, which is regularly monitored and reviewed.
Grant amount: Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Grants range from around £100 to £500,000.
Application process: Applications can be made in writing by post or email and should include the following:
- Details of the current service, if any, that the applicant organisation provides to the visually impaired and how this will be improved or enhanced by the proposed project.
- An estimate of how many visually impaired people currently use organisation's service, and how many will use it in the future.
- Details of any other funding obtained and the names of other organisations that have been applied to.
- A copy of the applicant's latest annual report and accounts.
- Confirmation that the organisation has a safeguarding policy for vulnerable children and/or adults, as appropriate.
- Confirmation that the organisation has an equal opportunities policy.
Deadline: Sunday 15 December 2024.
Contact information: Email: foundation@ulverscroft.co.uk
Website: Ulverscroft Foundation | Serving the Needs of Visually Impaired People | Homepage