Funding

BIG Lottery Fund

• Awards for All £300 - £10,000

  Basic Criteria

  • Explain the need for your project and the changes that will happen
  • Must be a voluntary or community organisation, school, parish, town council or health authority
  • Must have a bank/building society/local authority account with two or more signatories

  Application process

  • Big Lunch applications need to be in by the beginning of March 2012

  For more info

  • http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/ or call 0845 4 10 20 30

Other national funds

• The Co-operative Community Fund £100 - £2000

  Basic Criteria

  • Must carry out positive work in the community
  • Address a community issue
  • Provide good long term benefit to the community
  • Support co-operative values and principles and be innovative
  • Must be a community, voluntary or self-help group

  Application Process

  • May take 4 months so apply early

  For more info

  • http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/
  • 0161 827 5879
• O2's Think Big

  Basic Criteria

  • For young people aged 13-25
  • Two different funding levels
  • Project must positively impact or tackle a problem within your community

  For more info

  • http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/ 
• Starbucks Youth Fund

  Basic Criteria

  • Aged 16- 24 years old
  • You project must operate in Greater London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester.

  Application Process

  • Download form from their website and send it by 9am 5th March 2012.

  For more info

  • http://starbucks.co.uk/responsibility/community/youth-action
  • Contact Liz Ablett on Elizabeth@ukyouth.org or call her on 07872 415 351

Local Funds

• Community Foundation Network
  Community Foundation Network manage a range of locally provided grants and funds.  Contact your local Community Foundation to see if there are any which are relevant to your area and your Big Lunch. 

  http://www.communityfoundations.org.uk/

   

• Quartet Community Foundation

  Quartet Community Foundation (covering Bristol, Bath, North, NE Somerset and South Gloucestershire) – up to £2,000

  Criteria

  • For small, community-based charities and voluntary groups in the West of England whose work benefits local people

   

  Application process

  • 6 weeks - it's a rolling programme, open throughout the year Comic Relief’s Local Communities and Community Cash

  For more info

  • http://www.quartetcf.org.uk/showcontent.asp?CollectionID=@0000000184&ParentID=@0000000107
• Comic Relief's Local Communities and Community Cash

  Basic Criteria

  • Grants are awarded to support work where there is clear evidence of a sustained beneficial impact on the lives of people who are excluded or disadvantaged.
  • Priority is given to small, locally-based groups or organisations that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community and are undertaking actions to address these needs.

  Application process

  • Contact your local community foundation or funder for local deadlines and application proceedures.

  For more info

  • http://www.communityfoundations.org.uk/community_foundations/looking_for_funding/comic_relief/

   

Business and Employer Schemes

• Employers and Local businesses
  Get your neighbours to ask if their employers have community funds or consider match funding community activities. You could also approach local businesses and ask them to sponsor particular elements of your party, like the hire of a bouncy castle, or to provide food, drink or prizes for a raffle.  Try and make your ask relevant to the service or business they   
• The ASDA Foundation

  Basic Criteria

  • Must have the approval of your local ASDA store colleagues
  • Must be a charity or community group, not an individual
  • Must benefit the local community

  For more info

  • Contact your local store direct
  • http://charities.asda.com/asda-foundation
• First Group

  Basic Criteria

  • All requests for funding or gifts in kind must fit within one of their charitable criteria: Young people, Health, The Environment.
  • Applications need to be supported by a letter from a FirstGroup employee

  For more info

  • http://www.firstgroup.com/corporate/community/charity_and_sponsorship.php
• The Ford Britain Trust

  Basic Criteria

  • Applications accepted from: Ford employees, registered charities, non-fee paying schools or PTA's and non profit organisations
  • Support projects that provide clear benefits to the local community/environment and young people close to Ford UK locations (Essex, Bridgend, Southampton and Daventry)

  Application process

  • Small grants (up to £250) deadline 1^st March 2012
  • Large Grants – deadline 4^th May 2012

  For more info

  http://www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/CorporateSocialResponsibility/FordBritainTrust/HowToApply

Housing Associations

• Housing Associations

  Housing Associations work hard to encourage strong sustainable neighbourhoods, some offer community funds or may be able to support your Big Lunch in other ways.  There are too many to list but if you are part of a housing association, try contacting your resident, tenant or community involvement officer as a first step.

Local Authority Community based grants

• Local Authorities

  Times are tough and councils are always being asked to do more with less, but it is worth approaching your local council as some have community and neighbourhood funds or schemes which you might be able to apply to.  Try searching for community fund or grant, neighbour or community relations on their website. Even if they don’t have any funds available they may be able to help in other ways or direct you to other local organisations for help and support.