N.B. FOR THE LATEST OPPORTUNITIES GO TO THE END OF THESE PAGES.
Off the back of Wednesday's webinar it seemed an obvious thing to start a thread on this. Here's some links for starters - please share your own below. Maybe add the geography after to help people quickly identify what's relevant for them?
https://www.bond.org.uk/hubs/funding-opportunities (global/various - comprehensive list)
https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/what-funding-is-available-to-charities-during-covid-19-pandemic.html (UK - list of funds)
https://londoncommunityresponsefund.org.uk/ (UK - London)
https://www.commonwealhousing.org.uk/commonweal-launches-its-call-for-new-ideas-2022-to-support-organisations-with-original-housing-projects
Applications deadline: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
WASH as a priority. Eligible countries include India and Zambia (@Siraz Hirani @marina.j @Akira (Habitat for Humanity)):
James Percy Foundation
Type of project: Health - projects that address one or more of the main causes of child mortality: New-born health, Pneumonia, Diarrhoeal diseases, Malaria, Malnutrition and WASH. Education: we will consider education-related proposals backed by evidence of the approach’s effect on learning outcomes.
Location: Ethiopia (new applications temporarily suspended), India, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
Eligibility: To be eligible for funding potential partners must: be registered as a charity; Have an annual income of over £1 million; Have a proven 3-year track record in addressing the relevant issue; Have an established in-country presence in the relevant country; Work in collaboration with, rather than in parallel to, the national government of the Priority Country.
Grant size: New partners may apply for grants of between £100,000 and £200,000 per grant year. We are happy to consider applications for a contribution towards the total cost of a project, rather than the full project budget.
APPLY HERE
UK/international - note mention of 'housing and homelessness':
The Oak Foundation Type of projects: there are six main programmes are: Environment, Child Abuse, Housing and Homelessness, International Human Rights, Issues Affecting Women and Learning Differences. There are four national programmes: Brazil, Denmark, India and Zimbabwe Location: worldwide Grant size: there is an annual grant-making budget of more than $200m. Except in special circumstances or in Zimbabwe, the foundation generally does not provide programme grants under US$25,000
APPLY HERE
UK/international opportunity - note mention of 'WASH':
The Alchemy Foundation Type of project: WASH, disability, social welfare, personal reform, medical research and aid especially in areas of blindness and disfigurement, individual enterprise and respite for carers. The Foundation can also fund the cost of fundraisers Location: UK and Overseas Grant size: total granting for 2018 totalled £448,925
APPLY HERE
For UK-registered charities - note the mention of 'shelter':
Chrysalis Trust
Type of project: Relief of poverty and disability; Provision of access to shelter, education, healthcare and water; Less popular and hard to fund activities/projects.
Location: UK & International
Eligibility: The Trust supports local projects in the Northeast of England, national organisations providing benefit across the UK and international charities registered in the UK.
Grant size: up to £10,000
Closing date: 12 December
APPLY HERE
Something to consider for UK-based organisations?
BBC Radio 4 Appeal
Type of project: The Radio 4 Appeal is a weekly 3-minute programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations to support its activities. The appeal aims to provide an opportunity for raising money and awareness to a variety of charities.
Location: UK-wide & international
Eligibility: A charity can only have an appeal broadcast on the BBC once every three years. UK charities registered with the Charity Commission whose work has an impact at UK or international level are eligible. You must provide two sets of audited or independently examined accounts and have up to date management accounts within a 3-month period. Charities who are members of the Disasters Emergency Committee are ineligible.
Grant size: average of £5,000 - £20,000
Closing date: 6 September
APPLY HERE
Santander Foundation Financial and Digital Empowerment Fund
Focus: "Helping people in the UK to become digitally and financially empowered"
Grant size: Grants of up to £150,000 per organisation will be awarded over a three-year period.
Deadline: 13 August 2021
https://www.santandersustainability.co.uk/the-santander-foundation
Slightly different Comic Relief funding opportunity... to provide peer learning and MEL support to our new group of "Change Makers". Please take a look and share with any orgs who'd like the sound of this work!
https://www.comicrelief.com/funding/funding-opportunities/change-makers-funding-programme-technical-support-and-peer-learning/
Previous Comic Relief-funded partners working on shelter insecurity have received funding from this German organisation:
Bread for the World – Partnership opportunities
Type of project: Bread for the World works with more than 2,000 partner organisations for peace, justice and the preservation of creation. Partners are expected to share the funders underlying ethical values. Bread for the World needs to examine the organisational capacity of the partner organisations to conduct a project as well as the reasonability of a planned project.
Location: Countries of the Global South, as well as in Germany and across Europe.
Eligibility: Registered organisations may apply. They must provide proof of registration and a copy of their statues and a letter of recommendation that shows that actions do not take place in isolation, but that they are integrated into the local development policy or church policy landscape.
Grant size: As a rule, all expenses directly related to the project can be funded.
However, Bread for the World avoids 100 % funding of projects. Partner organisations must secure other sources of financing (e.g. own funds, third-party financing). Project proposals which exceed €200,000 are also assessed by the Development Service and Humanitarian Aid Committee of Bread for the World.
APPLY HERE
Courtesy of BOND, possibly helpful for work connected to WASH in informal settlements etc?
The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
Type of project: Focus areas for the overseas grants are: Education for groups or communities who have limited access, through distance, poverty, discrimination, or exclusion; Basic skills and tools to build local assets such as village schools, clinics, wells and sanitation; Basic training in health care, disease prevention, and low-tech and low-cost proven solutions to endemic problems; Sanitation, irrigation, hygiene and access to clean water; Women’s education, economic power, reproductive rights and safer childbirth and microfinance projects aimed at women; Help for marginalised communities - for instance the Dalits in India, and pastoralists in east Africa.
Location: London and the developing world.
Eligibility: UK registered charities with annual incomes of up to £5m may apply. Large national and international charities are ineligible. Grant size: c. £350,000 in annual grants.
Deadline: 30 November
APPLY HERE
Courtesy of BOND: Chrysalis Trust
Type of project: Relief of poverty and disability; Provision of access to shelter, education, healthcare and water; Less popular and hard to fund activities/projects.
Location: UK & International
Eligibility: The Trust supports local projects in the North East of England, national organisations providing benefit across the UK and international charities registered in the UK.
Grant size: up to £10,000
Closing date: 15 May / 15 Dec
APPLY HERE
https://www.commonwealhousing.org.uk/call-for-ideas-2021-news (UK)
"Commonweal Housing has opened a new call for ideas for 2021-22, to find our next housing-based project to support."
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/small-grants-scheme (UK)
The Small Grants Scheme is designed to support charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. Please note we are not able to support individuals. Online applications can be accepted from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £150,000 per annum.
What the Foundation will fund:
Our focus will be to make one-year grants only to cover core costs or essential equipment, to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or delivery of online digital services to charities that can show financial stability.
Our priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community either directly or through online support if possible.
Organisations can apply for between £1,000 and £10,000. There are no deadlines for submission. Online applications can be received at all times, but it may take up to four months to obtain a decision from Trustees.
For more information including on how to apply, please click here.
https://www.thefore.org/applying-for-funding/ (UK)
The Fore is offering unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 that can be spread over 1-3 years. The grants can be used for whatever grantees think will help transform their scale, sustainability, efficiency or impact. Any UK-registered charities, CICs or CBSs with annual incomes under £500,000 are welcome to apply. Once organisations have registered, they will have until Tuesday 4th May 5pm to complete their applications. See The Fore's website for more information about how to register and apply.
The Fore is particularly keen to fund organisations run by, and/or working with, marginalised groups, and 'micro' organisations (with incomes under £100,000). The Fore Trust encourages applicants to make a carefully considered 'ask' commensurate with the scale of their organisation and impact of the grant, for instance smaller charities might wish to apply for less than the maximum available.
https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/news-and-blogs/new-funding-of-9-5m-for-small-charities-in-2021 (UK)
The Lloyds Bank Foundation's has recently launched its new grants programme. Grants are available for 3 year periods (with the possibility of extending further) and can cover core and project costs. The fund will distribute £9.5m during 2021.
https://www.comicrelief.com/funding/funding-opportunities/tech-for-good-build-2021/ (UK) "Tech for Good: Build 2021" - Funding of up to £70,000 is available for non-profits to define and develop a new digital tool/product, or to fund the 're-use' of something already in existence. The tool/product must meet a social need or challenge and strengthen your service delivery. Funding comes with an extensive package of technical support. Flexibility is embedded into the programme – funded organisations will be able to change the direction of their idea and development in response to user voice and feedback. Applications close in mid-February and funding is available from June.
Many more global funding opportunities listed at https://www.bond.org.uk/hubs/funding-opportunities
This includes reference to WASH... The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
Type of project: Focus areas for the overseas grants are: Education for groups or communities who have limited access, through distance, poverty, discrimination, or exclusion; Basic skills and tools to build local assets such as village schools, clinics, wells and sanitation; Basic training in health care, disease prevention, and low-tech and low-cost proven solutions to endemic problems; Sanitation, irrigation, hygiene and access to clean water; Women’s education, economic power, reproductive rights and safer childbirth and microfinance projects aimed at women; Help for marginalised communities - for instance the Dalits in India, and pastoralists in east Africa.
Location: London, and also in the developing world.
Eligibility: Registered charities with annual incomes of up to £5m
Grant size: the total level of grants at present is c. £350,000 per year.
Deadline: 30 November
APPLY HERE
https://islafoundation.com/our-grants/grants-opportunities/tipping-point-grants (UK) - Deadline: 12 Nov. This org is new to me. @fiona.carden @stuart.hooper @Charlotte (Booth Centre) @Kath Dobie Shelter Cymru @Ricky W. (Vineyard Compassion)
https://www.cafonline.org/charities/grantmaking/caf-resilience-fund (UK) - Deadline: 10 Nov. Note links at foot of page to opportunities in Wales, Scotland and NI.
https://www.connectioncoalition.org.uk/funding_resources (UK) - List of funding opportunities
https://wearecast.org.uk/explore/ (UK) - Early stage tech funding; closes 22 Jun. Useful "top tips" on applying at https://www.thecatalyst.org.uk/blog/explore-comic-relief-apply
These are all UK opportunities:
https://www.dsc.org.uk/content/coronavirus-funding-updates/ (UK - list of funds)
http://frontlinenetwork.org.uk/vrf-emergency-fund (UK - small grants)
https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-network (UK) - Apply to your local community foundation for National Emergencies Trust funding.
https://www.homeless.org.uk/connect/blogs/2020/may/12/covid-19-homelessness-response-fund-2020-21 (UK) - Apply by 27 May.
https://www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/in-this-together/help-for-charities/ (UK) - We understand this will reopen to applications within the next week or so.
https://www.homeless.org.uk/covid19-homelessness (England/UK) - Scroll down to find the "Homelessness and Covid-19 funding opportunities" spreadsheet.