Thanks to SCVO for forwarding this: Voluntary or community groups can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £500,000 to cover the costs of projects which improve communities, by using local knowledge, strengths and assets to test and implement the ideas which matter most to communities, as well as sharing learning about what went well,Continue Reading

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – 14 MARCH 2017 Wednesday 1st March 2017 People’s Health Trust – Apply for funding Active Communities is opening soon in the following areas: HealthRespect – Sunderland HealthFair – Staffordshire, Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin HealthWhole – Kent and the Medway Source of information Sport Coach UK’s – Funding Opportunities for Coaching in the UK Funding Guide TheContinue Reading

Thank you to SCVO for forwarding this: Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) which is a registered charity that promotes the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings, has announced that the next closing date for applications to its Project Development Grant Scheme (up to £25,000) is the 10th May 2017. Charities, not for profit companies, CICs, ParishContinue Reading

Thank you to SCVO for forwarding this: Grants are available to support schools and registered charities that wish to undertake educational work with children and young people in disadvantaged areas. The British & Foreign Schools Society (BFSS) normally makes grants for educational projects totalling about £600,000 in any one year. The majority (85% of grants)Continue Reading

Thanks to our colleague Steve Baylis for this: B&Q operates a community reuse scheme through all stores. The scheme is in place to donate unsellable products and materials for re-use by local schools, other educational institutions and community groups, for the benefit of the local community and the environment. These items are donated on theContinue Reading