Education and training funding
Abbey National Charitable Trust Ltd
Grants of up to £2,500 for charities to provide education and training. This may lead to a recognised qualification or be part of lifelong learning for disadvantaged people. Charities will need to demonstrate how this training will make a lasting contribution to their local community. Grants are available for one year only and cannot be for salaries or core costs.
Charitable Trust Secretary, Abbey Charitable Trust Ltd., PO Box 911, Central Milton Keynes MK9 1AD
Tel: 0870 608 0104
Email: communitypartnership@abbey.com
Website: www.abbeynational.com/home/comm_inv/comm_inv-trust.htm
Adventure Capital Fund
The Adventure Capital Fund was launched in December 2002 in order to create new forms of investment in community organisations.
The fund aims to strengthen local communities by investing in organisations that work in and for their communities. By helping organisations to become stronger and more self-sufficient through enterprise, the fund aims to help each group become sustainable in the long term and better able to control their own destinies by becoming less reliant upon short-term grants.
Adventure Capital Fund, c/o Local Investment Fund, 7th Floor, Ibex House, 42-47 Minories, London EC3N 1DY
Tel: 0207 680 1028
Email: info@adventurecapitalfund.org.uk
Website: www.adventurecapitalfund.org.uk
Awards for All
Grants up to £10,000 from the Awards for All programme are open to not-for-profit organisations, including parish and town councils, schools and health bodies.
They can be used to support small-scale projects that promote arts and education, encourage healthier living, develop local sports, support heritage initiatives and boost community
Awards for All South East, 3rd Floor, Dominion House, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4BN
Tel: 08454 102030
Email: south.east@awardsforall.org.uk
Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Barclays Stockbrokers Trust
Provides grants to registered and exempt charities only and one of their priorities is Education and Training. Grants in the region of £10,000 - £50,000 are available for capital and project costs but not for core or revenue funding.
Miss M Y Bertenshaw, Trust Officer, Barclays Trust Co Ltd, Osborne Court, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 7UE
Tel: 01606 313173
The Big Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery, giving 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.
3rd Floor Dominion House, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4BN
Tel: 01468 462900
Email: enquiries.se@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Support for arts in Pupil Referral Units and In-School Learning Support Units. Grants of up to £10,000-£15,000 for projects genuinely innovative in their approach.
UK Branch, 98 Portland Place , London , W1B 1ET
Tel: 020 7636 5313 Fax: 020 7637 3421
Email: info@gulbenkian.org.uk
Website: www.gulbenkian.org.uk
CLA Charitable Trust
The Trust focuses on education, recreation and country sports. The main focus is -
- Promoting education in the countryside for disadvantaged and city children and young people
- Supporting horticultural and agricultural training for people with disabilities
Mr Peter Geldart, CLA Charitable Trust, Caunton Garage, Caunton, Newark, Notts NG23 6AB
Email: charitabletrust@cla.org.uk
Website: www.clacharitabletrust.org.uk
Connexions Kent and Medway
Grants are periodically available for projects that contribute to Connexions targets. The over-riding target is to ensure all young people in Kent and Medway in the Connexions age range are in employment, education or training, so projects that can deliver measurable outcomes for young people excluded or at risk of exclusion from school would be welcome. The Connexions age range is 13 -19, or up to 25 for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities.
Connexions Kent & Medway Ltd, Woodstock House, 15 Ashford Road, Maidstone ME14 5DA
Tel: 01622 683155
Email: enquiries@connexionskentandmedway.co.uk
Website: www.connexionskentandmedway.co.uk/html/home.asp
European Social Fund 2008-11
ESF, run jointly by LSC, DWP/JCP and SEEDA, has £81million to allocate in the South East for partnership groups.
This stream has two priorities:
- Increase Employment Rate:
- Develop a skilled & adaptable workforce:
At this stage, specific details about the scheme have not been realeased. They are to be formally announced on 11 Septmeber. The Scheme opens for tendering in October, so preparation is encouraged beforehand.There is however a very strong emphasis on having really strong partnership working, and on projects that will add value.
Although presently specific details about the scheme are not available, for an idea it is worth looking at the regional economic strategy http://www.seeda.co.uk/res/ (which will guide the specifications for the programme). The scheme is likely to be spatially targetted which means Thames Gateway is likely to be targetted considering it is an area of substantial growth.
- Keep checking the website for up-to-date details.
Website:www.esf2008-2011-se.org.uk
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The grants programme focuses on four main areas: Arts & Heritage - new projects focus on visual arts; Education; Environment; and Social Change: Enterprise and Independence. Grants range between £300-£600,000, but allocations above £100,000 are unusual.
Address: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, 11 Park Place , London SW1A 1LP
Tel: 020 7297 4700
Fax 020 7297 4701
Email info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Website: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Foyle Foundation
The Foundation seeks to widen access to education and learning and to raise educational standards. This will include special educational needs, learning difficulties, improving literacy, numeracy and general education. The majority of grants will be in the range of £5,000 to £20,000.
David Hall, Chief Executive, The Foyle Foundation, Rugby Chambers, 2 Rugby Street , London WC1N 3QU
Tel: 020 7430 9119 Fax: 020 7430 9830
Email: information@foylefoundation.org.uk
Website: www.foylefoundation.org.uk
Futurebuilders
£125 million investment fund for the voluntary and community sector. 250 investments will be made in the form of loans, grants and capacity building. The reasoning behind the fund is that not enough capital investment is made in the voluntary and community sector and this is an innovative way of introducing this money. Voluntary and community groups must be prepared to take a loan and it is intended that it should be repaid through the secural of an agreement with a public sector agency for the delivery of services. There are five areas of service delivery that are applicable for funding: community cohesion; crime; education and learning; health and social care; and support for children and young people.
Tel: 0191 261 5200
Email: info@futurebuilders-england.org.uk
Website: www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk
Global Grants
Phase II of the European Social Fund Global Grants initiative aims to promote access to employment and training in Level 1 and 2 qualifications in the most disadvantaged communities by way of community-based action and capacity building of voluntary and community sector organisations.
The key training priority themes are:
- Numeracy and Literacy skills
- ICT training
- ESOL training
- Other Key Skills qualifications
The key criteria for eligibility are:
- Training to achieve accredited qualifications to Level 1 or Level 2 standard
- Training to be delivred for local people from target disadvantaged communities across North Kent
- Course are be managed by eligible voluntary and community based organisations
- Training is to be delivered at community venues in the heart of the target disadvantaged communities
Global Grants Phase II started on 1st November 2006 and is due to complete on 31st December 2007.
For further information please contact Robert Rose, Medway Council on 01634 338137 or email robert.rose@medway.gov.uk
LINK Fund
The Link Fund supports local charity and community projects that benefit communities primarily around Land Securities developments in North Kent. It is administered by the Kent Community Foundation and a panel of local people will decide which projects receive grants of between £250 and £5,000. Grants will be considered for projects that relate to jobs, lifelong learning, community and culture. The Advisor for Dartford is Manjit Sohal who can be contacted on 07812 555024 or via email manjit.kcf@blueyonder.co.uk
Kent Community Foundation, Office 23, Evegate Park Barn, Evegate, Smeeth, Ashford TN25 6SX
Tel: 01303 814500
Email: admin.kcf@btopenworld.com
Website: www.kentcf.org.uk
Lloyds TSB Foundation
The Trustees' policy is to support underfunded charities so people, especially disadvantaged or disabled people, can play a fuller role in the community. They support a wide range of activities which fall within the broad areas of Social and Community Needs, and Education and Training. The scheme operates on a national basis but there are also regional priorities:
- To target funds at those areas in the region with the greatest need, including areas where there is deprivation and no government initiatives
- To support BME voluntary groups
- To support people returning to the community
South East Regional Office, Lloyds TSB Bank, 4 West Street, Havant PO9 1PE
Email: john.paton@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Tel: 023 9248 0774 Fax: 023 9248 0796
Website: www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Nationwide Foundation
Nationwide Foundation offers a Small Grants Programme offering one-off grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities with an income of under £500,000. The themes they are supporting are:
- Domestic Violence
- Prisoners' Families
- Young Offenders
The Nationwide Foundation, Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon SN38 2SN
Tel: 01793 655113 Fax: 01793 652339
Email: the.foundation@nationwide.co.uk
Website: www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/
Rural Revival Grants
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to projects that encourage local employment and community involvement in rural areas of Kent. Rural Revival Grants aim to breakdown barriers to employment for disadvantaged and under-represented groups or individuals living in rural areas. These include: people with disabilities; older people; lone and unemployed parents; teenage parents; those with caring responsibilities; people who need to counter chronically low self-esteem and lack of motivation. The grant can be used for activities such as basic skills training. Applicants are encouraged to speak with the team at Kent County Council before filling out the forms to check that the project is eligible.
Rural Revival ESF Support Officer, Environmental Management, Kent County Council, Invicta House, County Hall, Maidstone,
Kent ME14 1XX
Tel: 01622 221548 Fax: 01622 221636
Email: rural.revival@kent.gov.uk
Website: www.apps.kent.gov.uk/sp/rural_revival/home.html
The Sutton Trust
The Sutton Trust funds projects that provide educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds. They are particularly interested in innovative projects and pilot schemes that have the potential to benefit large numbers, and in new research. There is also a dedicated Early Years Programme. The trust tends to fund projects in a formal education setting, working primarily with organisations such as schools, universities, community groups, charities and research bodies.
The Sutton Trust, 111 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London SW19 2TJ
Tel: 020 8788 3223 Fax: 020 8788 3993
E-Mail: emma@suttontrust.com
Website: www.suttontrust.com/index.html
The Tudor Trust
Grants under Learning Priority for new learning opportunities. The majority of Tudor's grant-giving lies between £10,000 and £100,000.
7 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BD
Tel: 020 7727 8522 Fax: 020 7221 8522
Website: www.tudortrust.org.uk/index.htm
Urban II
Community Access to Learning - The aim of this priority is to look at the skill levels in the ten target wards and introduce new and innovative ways to ensure that the skills levels are raised amongst all ages through targeted training and the p rovision of learning facilities in the communities themselves. Urban will fund up to 35% of project costs under this priority.
The Old Rectory, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Kent DA11 8HN
Tel: 0845 303 2420
Email: info@urban-thames-gateway.org.uk
Website: www.urban-thames-gateway.co.uk
Urban II - Community Chest
The Community Chest Phase II is to support and encourage training and learning for small, grass roots community and voluntary groups in the Thames Gateway Urban Area. There is a short application process and groups can apply for between £200 and £4000. Groups can apply on their own or in partnership with a training provider.
The fund pays for up to 70% of a project and forward funding of up to 25% is available. If you have an idea for a project which takes place in the Urban wards of Stone, Castle, Greenhithe or Swanscombe or will have participants from these wards, then The Urban Community Chest Project Coordinator would love to hear from you. Please contact her at:
Dartford Borough Council, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent DA1 1DRTel: 01322 343527
Email: elaine.henson@dartford.gov.uk
Website: www.urban-thames-gateway.co.uk/4736.html
The Wates Foundation
Foundations of Society - To support activities relating to citizenship, health, religion and education that will foster moral qualities and intellectual skills and enable beneficiaries to develop as responsible members of society. Grants of up to £25,000 a year for a maximum of three years.
Brian Wheelwright, Director, The Wates Foundation, Wates House, Station Approach, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7SW
Tel: 01372 861000 Fax: 01372 861252
E-mail: director@watesfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.watesfoundation.org.uk
Yapp Charitable Trust
Gives grants for running costs and salaries. Most grants are for one year but will consider applications for revenue grants for up to three years. Single year grants are usually for less than £3,000. Ongoing grants are rarely for more than £3,000 a year.
47A Paris Road , Scholes, Holmfirth HD9 1SY
Tel: 01484 683403
Email: info@yappcharitabletrust.org.uk
Website: www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk
