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The Asda Foundation supports small, grass roots organisations in several ways throughout the year. Working with Asda’s Community Champions in store, they can work with a range of organisations and groups on a variety of local community projects.
Find out more at Asda.foundation.org.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has launched the Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund.
Up to £2.5 million is available from 2023 to 2025 to fund projects which support the specific needs of children and young people aged 21 and under who have come to, or settled in England, via:
Local authorities and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations based in England can submit bids for grants for suitable projects. DLUHC expect to award a minimum of £1.5 million of the fund to regional and national projects. However, they also welcome bids from smaller local projects, including joint and consortium bids which have a named lead delivery partner. For individual projects, DLUHC expect the funding to range between £100,000 and £300,000.
For more information contact cyprfund@levellingup.gov.uk.
Please feel free to share with your local networks. If you or any interested organisation would like to connect and submit a joint bid, get in touch.
Support is available to applicants via the My Community website. Initial support and advice are on offer to all interested applicants up to the EOI stage.
After the EOI stage, certain applicants will be able to access in-depth support for the development of their application and business case. This may also include access to small revenue grants to secure specialist support.
There will also be informative webinars which you can register for now on the following topics:
Fight for Sight is the operating name of British Eye Research Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales. The charity funds both scientific research that advances the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of eye disease. It also funds social change projects.
The Fund is designed to support the creation of a sight loss sector that is coherent, sustainable, and resilient to the rising demand for equal service provision across the UK.
The fund offers unrestricted grants for organisations in the sight loss sector across the UK whose growth and sustainability are challenged by the uncertain economic climate and cost of living crisis. Grants of between £10,000 pounds and £20,000 pounds are available.
The grants focuses on two key areas:
The deadline for applications is 9.00am, 7 January 2025. All applicants will be contacted about the result of their application by 31 March 2025.
Visit the Fight for Sight website for guidelines and to submit an online application.
Free and expert fundraising advice to small charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises. This resource is mainly for organisations in Kent and Medway, however many of the funds listed are also available to groups in Croydon.
Visit the Funding for All website.
If your organisation is looking for funding through the New Deal for Young People, please complete the framework self-assessment tool so you are eligible to apply when funding rounds are opened. You will also have access to a range of support including training, masterclasses and one-to-one support.
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Housing and immigration grant application deadline extended to Wednesday 11 December at 5pm to give providers an extra week to prepare their submissions, given that the deadline is immediately after the World AIDS Day weekend.
Visit: Fast Track Cities for more information
or email: maria.vidal-read@nhs.net
Local Community Partnerships - Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA). The council is working closely with CVA, other voluntary, community and faith sector partners, One Croydon and the Kings Fund to devolve 'power and authority to local people and communities'. There are 6 Local Community Partnerships planned and as they are established, they present an opportunity for locally based organisations to apply for funding.
For further details visit the Local Community Partnership website.
This programme is offering over £10,000 of funding for organisations that work with their community. This includes people living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
The funding aims to support communities with the things that are important to them, including:
In order to support communities, they fund projects and organisations which aim to:
Find out more about Reaching Communities England.
If you are seeking a funding platform used for raising funds for projects in your local area, see Spacehive.
The DHSC has launched a £10m Suicide Prevention VCSE Grant Fund for 2023/24 and 2024/25, to support suicide prevention activities delivered in England by non-profit organisations. Applications can be made up until 1 October. Applications must be made online via the Find a Grant portal by searching for "Suicide Prevention Grant Fund 2023-2025".
Meet the Funder webinars will also be held by the DHSC for potential applicants to answer any questions.
To sign up: Email: SuicidePreventionGrant@dhsc.gov.uk
The Fore provides unrestricted grants to small charities and social enterprises based in the UK.
The funding is intended to have a transformational impact on the organisations being supported by unlocking exponential growth, sustainability and efficiency. These grants are of interest in grassroots organisations working with underserved communities. The grants are viewed as investments in the organisations it supports.
The Fore funds work across the following charitable sectors:
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