SEARCH FOR FUNDS on the INTERNET

The National Lottery have a quick and easy to use internet search facility.  All you have to do is answer four simple questions about your project and the funding search will find funding programmes that best match your project.  Once you submit the form the search results are displayed instantly, in the order of relevance to the criteria you have chosen.  on the following link

Please visit the following website to start your search:

http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/uk/funding-internet-search.htm

 LOTTERY FUNDERS LISTING

What is a Lottery funder?

For every £1 that the public spends on Lottery tickets 28 pence goes to the Lottery good causes. These are the arts, charities and voluntary groups, heritage, health, education, the environment and sports. Lottery funders are the organisations that distribute the good causes money to local communities and national projects.  (The Millennium Commission is not listed here because they are not open to applications for grants.) 

Follow the links below to find out more about what type of work The Lottery funds and who to contact if you wish to apply. You can also see examples of funded projects. 

Arts Council England - is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.

Awards for All - is a Lottery grants programme aimed at local communities.

Big Lottery Fund - is committed to improving communities and  the lives of people most in need.

Heritage Lottery Fund - uses money from the National Lottery to give grants for a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.

NESTA - (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) investing in innovators and working to improve the climate for creativity in the UK.

Olympic Lottery Distributor - The Olympic Lottery Distributor’s remit is to support the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic Lottery Distributor is not currently running any open funding rounds.

Sport England - invests in projects that help people to start, stay and succeed in sport and physical activity at every level.

Sports Council for Wales - is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles.

UK Film Council - As the lead agency for film, the UK Film Council aims to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, both now and for the future.

UK Sport - Working in partnership to lead sport in the UK to world-class success.

Garfield Weston consider applications covering a wide range of charitable activity from a small local community to a major national organisation and cover a wide range of charitable activity. 

The trustees have no specific priorities, nor any exemptions except animal welfare charities. They are inclined to resist funding an individual salary but are prepared to consider making a donation towards general running costs.

Every application is considered on its own merits and there is no limit on the size of grant awarded.

For more information about the Foundation please visit http://www.garfieldweston.org/ or call: 020 7399 6565

The focus for funding is concentrated on small charities with a local or regional remit.  Applications are welcomed from groups in isolated areas, as well as the black voluntary sector and minority ethnic groups.  The priority areas are:

• Arts
• Heritage
• Breaking the Cycle
• Developing Communities
• Free & Quiet Minds
• Offenders & Society

Applications are welcomed at any time but you should note that there is likely to be a six month period between receipt of your application and a formal consideration by the Trustees. 

To find out more about this funding programme and to read the guidelines and obtain an application form please visit the website: http://www.lankellychase.org.uk/  or call 01235 820044.  Enquiries may also be emailed to enquiries@lankellychase.org.uk

The Trust awards grants to registered charities in the UK that support and involve young people aged 11 to 25 in community projects.  There is an emphasis on projects that promote preventative work and diversionary activities.  This includes the use of art forms for therapeutic value, especially those that are designed to lead to individual development through integration, work opportunities or accreditation.  The average size of grant is £1,000 and can be used for project, core and capital costs.

Tel: (01531) 633345

E-mail: info@joaniestrust.org.uk

Website: http://www.joaniestrust.org.uk

The Church and Community Fund (CCF) awards grants to community projects run by parish churches, deaneries, dioceses and other bodies connected to or working in partnership with the Church of England.

Grants of up to £15,000 are available for projects that take the church out into the community, bring the community into the church and strengthen the relationship between the two.  Projects supported by the CCF may include: employing a youth worker, renovating an old church hall for use as a community centre or providing hot meals for the homeless in a church room.  The Fund welcomes applications which show imagination in responding to needs.

Applications are considered at quarterly trustees’ meetings.  The next deadline is 13^th August 2008, for consideration at the 11^th September meeting.

Tel: (020) 7898 1767

E-mail: ccf@c-of-e.org.uk

Website: http://www.centralchurchfund.org.uk

Full bids for two area-based rural development programmes are taking shape in North and Central Warwickshire. North Warwickshire Rural Community Partnership’s focus is on access to services and communications while the Central Warwickshire Village LEADER partnership is looking at ideas to create a stronger sense of place in the rural villages of Central Warwickshire through two principal themes: community events and arts and local community horticultural projects. To find out more and help shape the bids contact:

NWRCP c/o North Warwickshire Borough Council Rachel Stephens Tel: 01827 719301

RachelStephens@NorthWarks.gov.uk 

CWVLP c/o Garden Organic- Gareth Davies gdavies@hdra.org.uk

The European Commission has published a new Programme Guide for the EU’s Culture Programme. This includes guidance for applicants and confirmation of the revised annual deadlines through to 2013. These are:Co-operation Projects (1^st October); Literary Translation Projects (1^st February); Co-operation Projects with non-EU countries (1^st May) and Networks, Festivals and Cultural Ambassadors (1^st November).

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm

EUCLID, the UK Cultural Contact Point, are also running a series of workshops to assist those drafting a bid for the October deadline. The nearest workshops to Warwickshire are in London or Manchester. For more information – including dates and venues – and to book, see the EUCLID web site:

http://www.euclid.org

Future builders England has launched a new interest-free loan fund for third sector organisations struggling to meet the cost of tendering for public sector contracts. The £1 million fund will provide three-year loans of between £3,000 and £50,000, and can be used to pay for costs such as legal bills, financial expertise, staffing backfill and advice from procurement specialists.

The volunteering organisationv has announced that it has re-shaped its Match Fund, in order to attract new project ideas from the third sector and private funders.  It aims to create more attractive volunteering opportunities for 16 to 25 year olds in England, which respond to key social issues including health, the environment and community cohesion.  Up to £15m is available now with two application deadlines: 29 August and 31 October.

There are three Open Programmes that you can apply to:

• First Steps - creative music-making for children aged 0-5
• Make It Sound – music-making for 5-18 year olds who otherwise lack the chance to take part
• Vocalise! – for programmes where the voice is the main instrument

Youth Music distributes its funds in a variety of ways including:

• Open Programmes - open for general application
• Partnership Programmes - potential partnership organisations invited to submit proposals
• Action Zones - solicited applications from regional consortiums
• Youth Music initiatives - initiatives or events that complement the above programmes

General funding criteria- All the necessary information on each type of programme can be found in the relevant section. In most cases organisations will be applying to one of the Open Programmes. Each has its own application criteria, but the following list of conditions applies to all Youth Music funding:

• Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations over a period of six to 24 months.
  Participants must be 0-18 (or up to 25 year olds with special educational needs (SEN), disabilities or in detention).
  Organisations over one year old
  Activities that involve training and development
• Structured music-making activities which are planned to advance children and young people’s music skills
• Music-making activity must take principally outside of school hours.
  Youth Music’s main source of funding is National Lottery money. This is distributed via Arts Council England, and so is not able to fund projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Each nation has its own Lottery allocation and chooses to use it in a variety of ways. However, strategic alliances are being established with the Arts Councils of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to enable Youth Music programmes to take place throughout the UK in the future.
  Information about the other nations

For further information
T: 020 7902 1060 or E: info@youthmusic.org.uk