Funding Bulletin 15
Addington Fund Trustees' Discretionary Fund
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available towards helping England and Wales' farming community in times of emergency when hardship prevails.
Funding body: The Addington Fund Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: England and Wales
Arnside & Silverdale Grants Fund
Status: Open for Applications
Funding for projects that conserve and enhance the Arnside & Silverdale AONB or connect people with the landscape; open to community groups, schools, businesses, partner organisations, parish councils, landowners and managers, and individuals.
Funding body: Arnside & Silverdale AONB Maximum value: £ 2,500 Application deadline: None specified Location: Arnside & Silverdale AONB area
Cash for Kids - Lancashire
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to registered charities based in the Rock FM and Magic 999 broadcast area in Lancashire for projects that aim to help children and young people (aged 18 years and younger) who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged.
Funding body: Rock FM and Magic 999 Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: The Rock FM / Magic 999 broadcast area in Lancashire
Champion Bowland Small Project Funding
Status: Open for Applications
Champion Bowland has been established to encourage tourism businesses, visitors, local communities and groups to work together in caring for the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) landscape.
Funding body: Ribble Valley Borough Council Maximum value: £ 750 Application deadline: None specified Location: Forest of Bowland AONB
Cumberland Building Society Charitable Foundation
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for charitable organisations to support general charitable projects that benefit residents of Cumbria, Dumfriesshire, Lancaster, Preston and Haltwhistle.
Funding body: Cumberland Building Society Charitable Foundation Maximum value: £ 750 Application deadline: None specified
David Wilson Homes North West - Our Space, Your Place Grants
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to local community groups, charities, and schools in the North West for projects that will genuinely enhance or improve services, facilities or the environment within their local area.
Funding body: David Wilson Homes North West Maximum value: £ 1,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, Merseyside, Flintshire, Wrexham and Lancashire
Dirtworks Environmental Scheme
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to community and voluntary groups conducting environmental projects which involve young people aged 16- 25 years in Lancashire.
Funding body: Lancashire Environmental Fund Maximum value: £ 20,000 Application deadline: 10/02/2017 Location: Lancashire, excluding Blackburn and Blackpool.
Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for registered charities to carry out general charitable activities in Lancashire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Funding body: Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund Maximum value: £ 5,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Merseyside, Greater Manchester or Lancashire.
Farington Community Fund
Status: Open for Applications
Small and large grants are available to not-for-profit groups and organisations for community and environmental projects which benefit the parish of Farington.
Funding body: Lancashire County Council Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: Farington Parish, South Ribble.
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for charitable organisations working to enable young people from the most deprived areas of Cumbria and the very north of Lancashire to achieve their full potential in life.
Funding body: Francis C Scott Charitable Trust Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Granada Foundation
Status: Open for Applications
Grant for voluntary and community organisations undertaking projects that encourage involvement in and understanding of the fine arts and science in the North West of England.
Funding body: The Granada Foundation Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: North West of England
Harold and Alice Bridges Charity
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for capital projects to village halls in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Funding body: Harold and Alice Bridges Charity Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: 15/01/2017 Location: Lancashire and South Cumbria
Invest for Impact Fund
Status: Open for Applications
A mixture of grants and loans are available for charities and social enterprises to help them grow and become more sustainable.
Funding body: Access - The Foundation for Social Investment Maximum value: £ 45,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: North West England
Jane Tomlinson Appeal Grants Programme
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to voluntary organisations that are registered charities based or operating in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire or Nottinghamshire for projects that focus on children's or cancer related activities, services or operations.
Funding body: Jane Tomlinson Appeal Maximum value: £ 10,000 Application deadline: 10/03/2017 Location: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire or Nottinghamshire
Lancashire Environment Fund - Green Leaf Grants
Status: Open for Applications
An environmental funding programme for a small stand alone project in Lancashire.
Funding body: Landfill Communities Fund Maximum value: £ 1,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Lancashire excluding Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen
Lancashire Environmental Fund
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to local community and environmental groups for a variety of community and environmental initiatives within Lancashire.
Funding body: Lancashire Environmental Fund Maximum value: £ 30,000 Application deadline: 10/02/2017 Location: Lancashire, excluding Blackburn and Blackpool.
Lancashire Green Grants
Status: Open for Applications
Small grants are available to not-for-profit organisations, charities, voluntary and community groups for small scale community standalone projects that are accessible to the general public.
Funding body: Lancashire Environmental Fund Maximum value: £ 1,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Within 10 miles of a licensed landfill site in Lancashire
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner - Community Action Fund
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for local resident and community groups in Lancashire to tackle local concerns and to make their communities better and safer places to live.
Funding body: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire Maximum value: £ 2,500 Application deadline: None specified Location: Lancashire
Moto in the Community Trust
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for charities and community schools operating within a 15 mile radius of a Moto site. Local Moto sites 'adopt' local charities to fund as their 'Local Community Partner'.
Funding body: Moto in the Community Trust Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: Within 15 miles of a Moto site in the UK
North West Legal Support Trust
Status: Open for Applications
Funding is available to charities in North West England so that they can provide free legal advice to members of the public who would otherwise be disadvantaged and for charitable work that promotes access to justice in the North West of England.
Funding body: North West Legal Support Trust Maximum value: £ 3,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: North West England
Shepherd Street Trust
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for charitable institutions and organisations which help young people under the age of 21 years who are in need, hardship and distress and who live within 50 miles of Preston.
Funding body: Shepherd Street Trust Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified Location: Within 50 miles of Preston Town Hall.
The Northern Impact Fund
Status: Open for Applications
A blend of grants and loans is available to increase the number of small/early stage VCSE organisations accessing social investment to grow both their impact as well as trading activity in the Midlands, North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Funding body: Access - The Foundation for Social Investment Maximum value: £ 150,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Midlands, North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber
The Westminster Foundation - Small Grants
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for charitable organisations for projects focused on issues around poverty in Westminster, Cheshire West and Chester, Rural Lancashire (near the Forest of Bowland) and North West Sutherland.
Funding body: Westminster Foundation Maximum value: £ 5,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Westminster, Cheshire West and Chester, Rural Lancashire (near the Forest of Bowland) and North West Sutherland.
United Utilities Trust Fund - Organisational Grant Programme
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to organisations in North West England to provide debt/money advice services to people in distress and financial hardship who are unable to meet the cost of water and/or sewerage charges from United Utilities.
Funding body: United Utilities Trust Fund Maximum value: £ 62,500 Application deadline: 24/01/2017 Location: North West of England
West Lancashire - Conservation Area Enhancement Grant
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for local groups and individual property owners to enhance the character and appearance of conservation areas in West Lancashire.
Funding body: West Lancashire District Council Maximum value: £ 2,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: West Lancashire's 28 conservation areas
West Lancashire - Tree and Hedge Planting Grant Scheme
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available for the planting of new trees and hedges in conservation areas within West Lancashire.
Funding body: West Lancashire District Council Maximum value: £ 1,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Conservation areas within West Lancashire
Zochonis Charitable Trust
Status: Open for Applications
Grants are available to registered charities in Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Chester, Lancashire, Manchester City and Trafford for a range of charitable purpose, including overseas, but with special emphasis on education and the welfare of children.
Funding body: Zochonis Charitable Trust Maximum value: £ 25,000 Application deadline: None specified Location: Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Lancashire, Manchester City and Trafford
