Village Hall Funders
The Co-operative Group – Community Fund
The Community Fund is the Co-operative Group's main grant making programme. Charitable organisations and community groups can apply for grants of between £100 and £2,000 (£500 if the applicant is a newly formed group) to help them find co-operative solutions to community challenges. The Co-operative Group is particularly interested in supporting locally led and run groups that can demonstrate co-operative values and principles, such as self-help, equality, democracy and concern for the community. Last year the total funding available was over £1 million. Applications can be submitted at any time.
Garfield Weston Foundation
Will consider applications for capital for community buildings including churches. They look for evidence of existing fundraising success.http://www.garfieldweston.org/
COMMA
Funding for halls within 10km, and suffering impact, of aggregate extraction sites. Offering between £3,000 and £20,000. Final funding round spring 2010. Information from http://www.acre.org.uk/sustainabledevelopment_comma.html and from Rob GrunsellAwards for All
Grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Landfill Entrust Schemes
To be eligible for the following schemes, organisations must first be an Enrolled Environmental Body with ENTRUSTCommunity Sustainable Energy Programme
Not for profit organisations such as community groups, charities, schools, colleges and faith groups, etc are being invited to apply for funding to install renewable energy technologies (such as wind turbines and solar panels) and energy saving measures (such as roof and cavity wall insulation). Under the new Community Sustainable Energy programme £8 million will be available for the installation of microgeneration technologies and energy efficiency measures (Capital grants) and £1 million for project development grants. The maximum Capital grant available is £50,000 or 50% of the project costs. The maximum project development grant is £5,000 or 75 per cent of the study cost – whichever is lower. The funding programme is being managed by the Building Research Establishment on behalf of the Big Lottery Fund’s “Changing Spaces” Programme. Project development grants (for studies investigating the feasibility of installing any combination of the technologies ) will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis until all funds are spent. Capital grants will be awarded on a competitive basis at quarterly selection panel meetings. The next application deadline is the 30th January 2009.
http://www.communitysustainable.org.uk/
Landfill Tax Credit
Funds projects which provide or maintain public amenities or parks within 10 miles of a landfill site. Have particular interest in funding projects which reduce or prevent pollution or involve reclaiming of landhttp://www.ltcs.org.uk/objects/objects.asp
Biffaward
To support projects that provide support for Community Projects located within the 10 mile vicinity of a Biffa operationwww.biffaward.org
WTOF
Responsible for the management of the Severn Waste Environmental Fund (SWEF) in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The fund, designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill, uses the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme to help local communities.http://www.wtof.org.uk/core_activities.asp?section=1
Herefordshire Only
Copies of the Herefordshire Funding Directory which has information about a broad range of grants, Council and otherwise, can be downloaded from http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/docs/20th_Edition_Funding_Directory.pdfCommunity Buildings Feasibility Grant
Max Value £500. Financial assistance is available to groups in the Herefordshire Council area for feasibility studies to determine the creation, improvement or refurbishment needs of a community buildinghttp://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Hereford Diocesan Partnership Fund
Financial assistance is available to Parochial Church Councils (PCC) in the Hereford Diocese to support community activity between church congregations and the wider community. Max Value £2,000http://www.hereford.anglican.org/resource/uploads/Issue_6_funding_news.pdf
Community Buildings Capital Grants
Max Value £15,000. The Community Buildings Grant Scheme is designed to assist in the development and improvement of community buildings throughout the county, in order to encourage maximum usage of these facilitieshttp://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/community_and_living/neighbourhood/1653.asp
Small projects fund
The Small Projects Fund seeks to offer as wide a distribution throughout Herefordshire as possiblehttp://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/docs/Community
Community Regeneration Grant
This grant fund aims to help establish, improve and develop new activities, facilities and services across Herefordshire. The fund can be used for a wide variety of projects providing they support community and economic activities in Herefordshire.e-mail: delegatedgrants@herefordshire.gov.uk
Worcestershire and Herefordshire
Community Champions - Funding for Champions
Max value, £2,000 Community Champions fund was set up to help people who can inspire others to get more involved in renewing their neighbourhoods through participation in community groups. http://www.communityfirst.co.uk/projects/champions/index.htmCommunity Dividend
Max Value £5,000 . Financial assistance is available to voluntary, self-help, co-operative and not-for-profit organisations for projects that fulfil a community need. Must show proximity to Midlands Coop Soc. outlethttp://www.midlandsco-op.com/dividend/
Community Kitty
Max Value £300. Financial support available for projects that will benefit the local community.http://www.communitykitty.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/b?open&s=kitty
Central Networks
Safer Environment Fund Building a better and safer environment for your communityCentral Networks, which distributes electricity across Central England, is committed to working with the communities it serves and to building better and safer environments across the region. To help to do this, the company has launched a new fund to support community projects that will have a positive and lasting impact on the local environment.
saferenvironment@central-networks.co.uk
For further information please download the application pack from the website: http://www.central-networks.co.uk/sef
National Schemes
Energy Saving Trust
Grants for use of low carbon technologies in community buildingshttp://www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/funding/lowcarbonbuildings/
Rank Foundation
The promotion of Christian principles through film and other media. encouraging and developing leadership amongst young people, supporting disadvantaged young people and those frail or lonely through old age or disability. www.rankfoundation.comCharles Hayward Foundation
Part funds a very limited number of capital projects to accommodate community activities, where the project is a capital build or extension costing less than £250,000. The new facilities must accommodate new activities, which are at a demonstrably advanced stage in their planning. The activities must be designed to meet basic needs of new clients and users.www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
HBOS plc
Invests in local communities across the UK, with particular focus on Scotland and Yorkshire- the groups two main heartlands, through charitable donations, championing colleague fundraising, charitable giving and volunteering. www.hbosplc.com/community/Communityrelations.aspLloyds TSB Foundation
Invests in community based projects which are designed to make a real and positive impact on within communitieswww.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Age Concern
There are 3 types of grant available from Age Concern including; Small service development grant, Small grants to clubs, Opportunities for volunteering scheme,http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/.....
B&Q ‘You Can Do It’ Max Value £5,000
Offers awards to community groups that play a key part in the helping local communities to create inclusive and sustainable facilities to be proud of.http://www.diy......
Nationwide Foundation – Small Grants Programme
The Nationwide Foundation works towards a just and caring society by encouraging people to take part in building better futures in their communities.http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/funding2.asp
LankellyChase Foundation
Fund smaller charitable organisation that provide resources that would not otherwise exist or sustain a project which would otherwise fail.www.lankellychase.org.uk
WREN One Million Pound WRG Communities Challenge
MAX Value £250,000. Building on the success of last years Village Hall and Community Centre Challenge, where Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN) awarded £1 million pounds worth of grants to five winning Village Halls and Community Centres across the UK, it has just been announced that WREN will be running an exciting new Challenge throughout 2006/07. Applicants must be within 10 miles of;Edwin Richards Landfill Site
Portway Road
Rowley Regis
Warley
West Midlands
B65 9DW
http://www.wren.org.uk/news/archive/one-million-pound-wrg-communities-challenge
O2, Its Your Community Award.
How does it work? Awards of up to £1,000 are available to local groups and individuals, for anything that you can show will benefit your community. Whatever your idea, simply click onto our website and do your best to persuade us.See what you can do.
www.o2.com/cr/community_fund.asp