Funding

The Baring Foundation launches first funding round to support arts and mental health organisations.

The Fund is designed to enable organisations to deliver fun and accessible activities for children and young people during the school holidays.  Currently, Covid-19 SHAF applications can be made for Summer 2020 only.

Grants for running costs and salaries for small charities with annual expenditure of less than £40,000. Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 per year and they will fund for up to three years.

The Hardship Fund was created by the British Red Cross partnering with Aviva and the Aviva Foundation to help those most financially impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Apply as an individual or become a referral partner to help others in need.

Awarding emergency funding to organisations in England
TNL are distributing government funding alongside National Lottery funding, to support organisations to continue to deliver services to people and communities affected by COVID-19.

Wave 1 Small Grants were focused on food and essentials. Wave 2 grants are to continue the crisis response as well as changing the way you deliver your work to ensure it continues to meet the needs of your communities. Future funding programmes may include longer-term and recovery costs.
(Delivering Differently is currently paused from 19/5/20)

NSUN launches new fund with grants up to £1000 to support peer support, community action and mutual aid for mental health during Covid-19

A new grants fund focused on supporting VCS mental health providers in England to

respond to an anticipated increase in need as a direct result of the coronavirus

pandemic

London’s funders are working together to provide coordinated funding to support groups responding to the needs of communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wave 1 - Small Grants
Apply for up to £5000 to help you cover costs that you are incurring right now to support communities affected by the Covid-19 outbreak and the move to social distancing, with a focus on food and essentials.

This fund is focusing on the initial mobilization period and ways to support the most vulnerable.

We are looking for projects that can help people now, so will welcome applications for existing projects that could be scaled up, extended with extra money, or projects that are currently being set up.

A joint fund has been created from public donations being received through the Harrow Coronavirus Community Fund and Harrow Council.

Advice, Information and Befriending Fund

This fund is focusing on information, advice and befriending of the most vulnerable in the community.

In this time of national crisis, CAF has launched this rapid response Fund to help smaller charitable organisations affected by the impact of Covid-19. Grants of up to £10,000 will help them to continue to deliver much needed support to our communities across the UK.

This is intended as a rapid response fund, and they aim to make payments to selected organisations within 14 days of application.

This new fund aims to help community sport and physical activity organisations who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

It's specifically targeted at organisations, including those not currently supported by Sport England, who have a role in supporting the nation to be active but who are experiencing short-term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the impact of coronavirus. Organisations can apply for grants between £300 and £10,000.

Youth Futures Foundation new open grants programme launched. The Youth Futures Foundation is committed to transforming employment for young people.

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust is a grant-giving body founded in 2004 by members of the Kelly family, offering grants of up to £5000.

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded grant-making trust with the aim of supporting
organisations that have effective solutions to helping those most in need.

COVID 19 UPDATE: To ensure we can help charities in the most effective way during the Covid-19 pandemic we are pausing our current large and small grant programmes. We will not be accepting any new applications with immediate effect.

If you have submitted an application for the current grant round it will be considered.The MCF Early Years Opportunities grant programme is open to charities that help disadvantaged children and young people overcome the barriers they face to achieve the best possible start in life. Charities with incomes of under £500,000 can apply for a grant of between £500 and £15,000 over 1-3 years.

The Comic Relief Community Fund (England) is offering grants to grassroots community organisations with an income of less than £250,000. Funding is available to help you develop your organisation through a Capacity Building Grant (of up to £500) or to deliver projects through a Project Delivery Grant (of up to £4000).

The Tudor Trust is an independent grant-making trust which supports voluntary and community groups working in any part of the UK.
STILL ACCEPTING USUAL GRANT APPLICATIONS IN THIS CORONAVIRUS PERIOD

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