Apologies to everyone reading last week’s bulletin. The Liverpool 1 Foundation link I attached was to an old page. Please look at the new link first if you are thinking of applying as the criteria are slightly different. http://www.cfmerseyside.org.uk/index.php?p=174 is the correct link for L1 foundation
The Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF) is a £10m fund to kick-start renewable energy generation projects in urban communities across England. Community groups will be able to access grants and loans to support the development stages of a renewable energy project that will bring significant benefits to the local community. Grants of up to £20,000 are available for the more speculative, early stages of your project’s development, such as initial public consultation and preliminary viability studies to determine suitable technologies, and to secure basic land rights. These grants will get groups to the stage where they know whether detailed project development is worthwhile. Any of the following groups are eligible to apply for the fund: Registered Company (including CICs), Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Registered Societies (formerly known as IPS), Parish and Town Councils, Local Authorities, businesses and Housing Associations can apply in partnership with the local community. https://www.gov.uk/urban-community-energy-fund
Help through Crises – Big Lottery Successful projects will take a person-centred approach and work in collaboration with other organisations to help people address their immediate situation as well as underlying causes. Projects should: Empower people by supporting them to have a stronger voice and better shape a response to their circumstances; Ensure that people using their services are closely involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of services; Build on good practice by sharing learning and evidence; Pro-actively target those who have most difficulty in engaging with mainstream services; Include a robust evaluation, as well as activities that support sustainability. We want to fund projects that meet all four of the following outcomes: People who have experienced hardship crisis are better able to improve their circumstances; People who are at high risk of experiencing hardship crisis are better able to plan for the future; Organisations are better able to support people to effectively tackle hardship through sharing learning and evidence; Those experiencing, or who are at high risk of experiencing, hardship crisis, have a stronger, more collective, voice, to better shape a response to their issues. We expect that most grants will be between £300,000 and £500,000. If you wish to apply for more than that you will need to first submit a proposal by email to: [email protected] The maximum amount that we will consider funding is £750,000. We are looking to fund five-year projects to support robust learning and evaluation and will work with them to build on good practice and maximise learning for the benefit of the projects themselves and the wider voluntary sector. We will consider funding projects of three or four years duration if there is a strong rationale for this. While the main focus of the projects will be on addressing hardship crisis through advocacy support and advice, projects may also provide other activities that help to support immediate need for example; hot meals, food parcels, emergency furniture, clothing and shelter. Organisations should check their eligibility using the questionnaire. Eligible applicants will then be automatically directed to the Stage One application form. The closing date for Stage One applications is noon on Wednesday 26 August 2015. https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/help-through-crisis
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement – please read specific areas of interest and priorities for support in our Downloadable Guidelines. The majority of the Trust’s grants are single grants over a one-year period. Occasionally longer-term grants (usually up to 3 years) are agreed by the Trustees when deemed to have particular merit. The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects, and they also consider applications for matched funding.
http://www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org/what-we-fund/
Grocershall Charity – MEMORIALS – RELIEF OF POVERY – YOUTH Grants of up to £3,500 can be awarded to UK registered charities within the following criteria: Charity to support children and young people (0-25 years old) as the main beneficiary Working in areas of high deprivation (English Indices), Working to increase social mobility for example through training courses, better facilities or parenting support. http://www.grocershall.co.uk/index.php/charity/making-an-application11
The Dulverton Trust is an independent grant-making charity and company limited by guarantee. We award grants directly to UK registered charities including those registered as a company limited by guarantee and CIOs (charitable incorporated organisations, more information). We do not provide support for individuals. Our grants are typically between £20,000 to £30,000 so we prefer to support medium sized charities (with an income above £200,000) where our grant can make a difference. We will also consider applications from newly registered charities. Dulverton grants to local UK charities with an income below £200,000 (Minor Grants) are administered on our behalf by Community Foundations (more information) The Trust currently supports a wide range of activities in the following categories: Youth Opportunities; General Welfare ; Conservation; Preservation ; operate at at least city or county level. Have an annual income greater than £200,000 and less than £15 million. Newly established charities (usually founded within the last eighteen months) and preservation charities are exempt from the minimum income rule. Meet one of our priority areas and do not fall into our exclusions; Applicants must be UK Registered Charities. http://www.dulverton.org/
Funding for grants of up to £5,000 or up to £10,000 is now available for not-for-profit organisations all over the UK for projects that promote heart health in their communities, thanks to national charity, Heart Research UK. Funding is available through Heart Research UK’s Healthy Heart Grant scheme and community groups have until the 31 August to apply for a grant. The charity is looking to fund new, original and innovative projects that actively promote heart health and help to reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Projects can address a variety of issues including healthy eating, physical activity and smoking cessation – with the key focus of improving heart health. Heart Research UK is now accepting applications for their autumn grant round, which closes on 31 August 2015. Community and voluntary organisations, registered charities, and other not-for-profit organisations based and working in the UK may apply for grants of up to £5,000 and up to £10,000. http://heartresearch.org.uk/grants
Two new tenders from Wirral Borough Council
Fuel Poverty & Energy Efficiency Programme 2015– Wirral Council has a strong track record of providing affordable warmth solutions to residents in the Borough, brought together under “Warmer Wirral”. It has had several Affordable Warmth Strategies since the first one was published in 2004, committing the Council to assist in the reduction of fuel poverty in line with Government targets. Wirral Council produced its 2013 HECA “Further Report” and the recent 2015 progress report, both of which can be viewed on the Council website. To further both HECA and Affordable Warmth and to reduce the impact of cold, damp homes on the health of residents, Wirral Council requires a supplier to lead on energy efficiency awareness and fuel poverty support across the Borough. Wirral Council is part of the Liverpool City Region “Viridis Partnership” which during 2015-16 will be procuring a free-phone telephone advice line for energy efficiency and fuel poverty-related advice. All activity delivered as part of this tender should promote this advice line as a single source of information for Wirral households. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_opportunity?OpenForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-9Y2F-6RWZP8
Selective Licensing Fuel Poverty & Energy Efficiency Programme 2015– Wirral Council has a strong track record of providing affordable warmth solutions to residents in the Borough, brought together under “Warmer Wirral”. It has had several Affordable Warmth Strategies since the first one was published in 2004, committing the Council to assist in the reduction of fuel poverty in line with Government targets. Wirral Council produced its 2013 HECA “Further Report” and the recent 2015 progress report, both of which can be viewed on the Council website. To further both HECA and Affordable Warmth and to reduce the impact of cold, damp homes on the health of residents, Wirral Council requires a supplier to deliver support to fuel poor households in four Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in the Borough which are the focus of selective licensing of the private rented sector (see Appendix 1 for location map). Wirral Council is part of the Liverpool City Region “Viridis Partnership” which during 2015-16 will be procuring a free-phone telephone advice line for energy efficiency and fuel poverty-related advice. All activity delivered as part of this tender should promote this advice line as a single source of information for Wirral households. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_opportunity?OpenForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-9XME-KFH0FI
Merseyside Funding Information Portal, an online resource that will give you all you need to know about funding your charitable or community work, whether you are an individual, community group, voluntary organisation, registered charity or social enterprise. In addition, information and support in tendering and procurement related opportunities for voluntary bodies are now offered through this portal.
www.mfip.org.uk/
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