Funding opportunities

The National Youth Council for Voluntary Services (NYCVS) has published the 5th edition of the Funding Guide for Workforce Development.

Information about the Ernest Cook Trust; the next closing date for applications for the large grants programme is the 31st July 2012

First Light Movies provides grants to projects that enable young people to participate in all aspects of film productions.

Deadline: 23rd April

Schools, charities and community groups can apply for products and waste materials through the B&Q Waste Donate Scheme.

Youth Music, the UK's largest children's music charity has announced its grant making programme is once again open for applications.

Deadline: 11th April

The registered charity, Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly.

Deadline: 30th April

Organisations that bank with the Co-operative Bank using their Community Directplus Bank Account, have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Bank’s Customer Donation Fund.

Deadline: 30th April

News from the LankellyChase Foundation, which works to promote change which will improve the quality of people's lives.

Deadline: 30th March

The Henry Smith Charity makes grants totalling over £20 million per annum for a wide range of purposes across the UK, funded from investments.

Quarterly deadlines.

Information about funding; various deadlines

The next deadlines for the Derbyshire Artists’ Marketing Grants is: 1 March 2012

Interested consortia need to register their intention to apply with their regional office by 23 March 2012 with the closing date for the first round of applications 13 April 2012.

The programme is due to run until 2015 with two funding rounds a year. The next deadline for applications is the 17th April 2012.

The closing date for receiving both copies of the film and completed application form is by 1pm on Friday 24th February 2012.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has announced that its level two grants programme is now closed to further applications.  However, grants of up to £5,000 are still available through the Trust’s Level grants programme.

Awards of between £5,000 and £10,000 to local projects which help people live longer, healthier lives and address health inequalities.

The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts.

closing date: 8th April 2012

Primary and junior schools are invited to enter the “Make it Happy” competition with this year's theme being ‘Make it Healthy'. The aim is to reward the innovative and creative use of IT to link schools with other members of their community.

 

BBC Children in Need provides grants for up to three years to properly constituted not for profit organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged 18 or under.  

Closing date: 15th April

A new deadline has been announced for the Ideas Fund Innovators scheme, sponsored by IdeasTap.

Deadline: 22nd March

No deadline.

The Awards for All England programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need.

24th February 2012.

Applications can be made at any time.

Deadline for applications is 6th June 2012

deadline: 6 February 2012

The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust supports charitable organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK.

The European Commission has announced that its Youth in Action programme is open for applications.

The closing date for applications is noon on the 1st June 2012.

The European Commission has announced a new call for proposals under its Media 2007 programme.

Deadline for applications is the 13th April 2012.

Charitable organisations working towards educating young people, especially young people with disabilities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds can apply for funding of up to £30,000 through the Equitable Charitable Trust.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

The Community Fund is the Co-operative Group's main grant making programme.

Applications to the scheme can be made at any time.

The People's Postcode Trust, a trust set up by the “People’s Postcode Lottery” in April 2009, has announced that the next funding round will re-open for applications on the 9th January 2012.

Application deadline: 24th February 2012

The Grand Ideas Fund will offer thousands of pounds worth of funding from Sanctuary Housing to Community groups from across the country.

Deadline: 31st March 2012

First stage applications need to be submitted by the 28th February in any one year. For more information visit: www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/landscapepartnerships.aspx

Download the Development and Film Networks Fund guidelines and access the online application forms. See here for more www.creativeengland.co.uk/news 

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