Other Funding Sources

1. Government Sources
2. European Sources
3. Lottery Sources

Government Sources of Funding

Direct Grants:

Adventure Capital Fund
Awarding department: Cabinet Office
Maximum grant value: Discretionary
Description: The Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) is a unique partnership between three government departments, several Regional Development Agencies and leading players in the field of social and economic regeneration, all of whom are dedicated to the development of long term sustainability of community-based enterprises in areas where traditional market forces fail to apply. The aim is to fill the investment gap that faces community enterprise organisations, and to increase investment-readiness of community organisations wishing to move to greater sustainability through enterprise.

Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme

Awarding department: Department for Education and Skills
Maximum grant value: Discretionary
Description: This national grant programme will fund voluntary organisations to do work of national significance that supports the outcomes of the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme. The grant programme was created to help the DfES make its funding to voluntary organisations more strategic and to make it easier for organisations to apply for funding for work that improves outcomes for children, young people and families. It aims to contribute to increasing stability in the voluntary and community sector by offering longer term funding. The programme is open to charities, or non-profit-making organisations set up and run on similar lines to a charity. A limited number of strategic and project grants will be awarded in the programme's second round.

Local Network Fund for Children and Young People

Awarding department: Department for Education and Skills
Maximum grant value : £7,000
Description: The Local Network Fund for Children and Young People provides small grants and capacity building support for small voluntary organisations working with children and young people. The object of the Fund is to enable communities to develop projects and activities for children and young people with limited opportunities or access to services that many young people take for granted.

Tenant Empowerment Programme - Right to Manage Grants

Awarding department: Department for Communities and Local Government
Maximum grant value: Discretionary
Description: The Tenant Empowerment Programme supports the Government's housing aims of increasing the effectiveness of housing management and improving the quality of life of residents living on local authority estates. The programme enables local authority tenants to access independent advice, training and information directly. This helps them to challenge, influence or control how housing services are delivered to their communities. Right to Manage grants are made available to help tenants consider the management options available to them and then to provide support through the process.

Area Based Initiatives:

Community Champions Fund (South East)

Awarding department: Government Office for the South East
Maximum grant value: £2,000
Description: The Community Champions Fund supports the work of local people who can encourage others to get more involved in renewing their neighbourhoods

Community Champions Fund (South West)

Awarding department: Government Office for the South West
Maximum grant value : £2,000
Description: The Community Champions Fund supports the work of local people who can encourage others to get more involved in renewing their neighbourhoods

For full details of all the above please see: www.governmentfunding.org.uk

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European Funding - Grants, Funds and Programmes by EU Policy

Grants are available for:
Agriculture
Audiovisual and Media
Communication
Competition
Conference interpretation
Consumers
Culture
Development
Economic and monetary affairs
Education, training and youth
Employment and social affairs
Energy
Enlargement
Enterprise
External Relations
Environment
External Aid
External Trade
Fisheries
Fighting fraud
Freedom, Security and Justice
Humanitarian Aid
Human Rights
Information society
Public Health
Regional Policy
Research and Innovation
Sport
Statistics
Transport

For full details please see: http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm

The Big Lottery

Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery, with a budget of about £630 million a year. Funding covers health, education, environment and charitable purposes. They are committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need.

For full details please see: www.thebiglottery.co.uk