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Issue 228

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Inside Track is written and published by Kent County Council.

It is a free to local voluntary and community groups in Kent. We try to make sure that information is correct, but cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions. We always include contact details and it is important that you get full information from funders before making any funding applications. To subscribe email: [email protected]

Some of the links in this publication are redirects provided by TinyURL.com, a free service for abbreviating long links.

Included in this issue Page 3

 Viridor Credits Meet The Funder Events  Art grants Page 5  Business Grants  Community grants Page 6

 Comic Relief Local

Communities Programme Page 7  KCC Combined Members Grants Page 8  Countryside/environment  Morrisons Foundation Page 10

 Health and disability grants

 Heritage grants

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 Sports club funding workshop

 Safer Kent

 School and education grants

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 Social inclusion grants

 Sport grants

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 Grants for young people

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 Big Lottery Fund - Women and Girls Initiative

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 Kent success - Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund

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 Shepway District Council Ward Budget Scheme

Regular Features:

 KCC Funding Contacts p2

 CVS Contacts p4

 KCC Grant Schemes p17

 Funding Deadlines p18

BIG Lottery Fund - Awards for All

Grants of up between £300 and £10,000 are available to community groups, parish or town councils, health bodies, or schools for a wide range of community projects and activities aimed at developing skills, improving health, revitalising the local environment and enabling people to become more active citizens.

Deadline: Continuous rolling programme

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/pkleuqe

Grants of a minimum of £2,500 are available to organisations for projects that require capital funding to stimulate and develop availability of short break activities for disabled children and their families. Potential uses of this funding can be to improve

buildings, facilities, transport or equipment that will result in an improved service of short breaks. Examples include:

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sensory room equipment

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specialist sports wheelchairs

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specialist toy, soft play or outdoor play equipment

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quiet spaces

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changing beds and weighted blankets

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sensory gardens

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minibus to facilitate short breaks (not ongoing running costs)

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floodlights for outdoor play areas

The scheme is open to organisations from the statutory, private, voluntary and independent sectors and is intended to strengthen those groups operating in Kent so that they are able to support children’s Short Break activities in Kent’s local communities. Projects will need to be delivered / completed and paid for before 31st August 2015.

Deadline: 6th July 2015

For more information:

Di Graves: [email protected] or http://tinyurl.com/ko96kc7

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European Social Fund (ESF) Newsletter

The European Social Fund newsletters provide local and national news about good practice, funding opportunities, events, awards and more. The latest issue is available now.

http://tinyurl.com/ln8em6s

Social Enterprise Awards

A UK-wide competition to recognise and reward the performance and achievement of social en-terprises. Category winners and the overall UK winner will receive an award presented at the ceremony. Winners also receive a package in-cluding PR support, mentoring, and business support consultancy.

http://tinyurl.com/q8ksdr4

Guardian Charity Awards 2015

The Awards seek to recognise and encourage charities that are improving social wellbeing in its broadest sense by delivering clear benefit to people who are disadvantaged by poverty or dis-ability or are marginalised in some other way. Eligible charities must have been registered for

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KCC Funding Contacts

The following are contacts within Kent County Council who can offer funding advice:

Mark Reeves KCC Village and Community Halls Grants [email protected]

Chris

Metherell Capital funding for sports facilities [email protected]

Shirley Smith European funding [email protected]

Arts

Development Non-profit arts projects, activities & organisations [email protected]

Community Engagement Officers

Combined Members Grant communityengagement@kent. gov.uk

more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1.5 million. Winners each receive a £3,000 prize fund, an iPad mini, one year's free NCVO membership and a tailored package of support.

Deadline: 5th August 2015

http://tinyurl.com/pgnsqlj

The STAMP Programme - Kent

Commis-sioning Networks

STAMP is a year-long programme, supported by KCC, Public Health and the CCGs, to help Kent charities and social enterprises manage the tran-sition from Grants/Funding to Commercial Con-tracts.

This programme includes conferences, work-shops and FREE bespoke 1-1 support for VCSE organisations which deliver health & social care services to adults. Events will take place at the following venues:

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University of Kent (Canterbury) - 30th June

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Grange Moor Hotel (Maidstone) - 7th July

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Dartford Football Ground (Dartford) - 28th July

http://tinyurl.com/npzamj5

[email protected]

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Viridor Credits Meet The Funder Events

Viridor Credits will be hosting a ‘Meet the Funder’ briefing event to promote the grants scheme for projects across Canterbury at various locations within a mile 10 radius of the Shelford Landfill Site, Canterbury, Kent CT2 0PU. Local communi-ty groups will have the opportunicommuni-ty to discuss and understand the grant criteria and discover what funding is available with a question and an-swer session.

Viridor Credits currently offer grants for Commu-nity, Heritage and Biodiversity projects through the following schemes:

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Small Grants - up to £20,000

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Main Grants - between £20,000 and £50,000

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Large Grants - between £50,000 and £250,000

The events take place as follows:

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6th July 2pm-4pm, Godmersham & Crundle Village Hall, Godmersham, CT4 7DR

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7th July 10am–12noon, The Alexander Centre, Faversham, ME13 8NY

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7th July 2pm–4pm, Whitstable Umbrella Community Centre, Whitstable, CT5 1DD

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8th July 10am–12noon, Thanington Re-source Centre, Canterbury, CT1 3XE

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8th July 2pm–4pm, St Nicholas-at-Wade Village Hall, Birchington, CT7 0NP

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9th July 9:30am–11:30am, Adisham Village Hall, Adisham, Canterbury, CT3 3JL

Booking is essential. Please contact Sarah Gaunt-lett at Viridor Credits on 01823 476476 or email [email protected]

PRS for Music Foundation - Funding for

Organisations and Groups

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations that promote and encourage new music. The funding priorities are:

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To support the creation and performance of outstanding new music in any genre

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To develop artists to their full potential

Art

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To inspire audiences UK-wide

http://tinyurl.com/nt4q635

Arts Council England Large Capital

Grants

Grants of between £500,000 and £5 million are available to arts organisations operating across the private and third sectors in England for large arts initiatives. This programme represents a new approach to the way the Arts Council uses its capital funds, with investment focused on improving existing arts buildings to make them more economically and environmentally sustain-able and to give arts organisations the right buildings and equipment to support the delivery of their work.

The sponsor’s priority will be to support its Na-tional Portfolio organisations that currently own or operate arts buildings. Expenditure can in-clude refurbishments, modernising, purchasing freeholds/leaseholds, legal costs, etc.

Deadline: 27th August 2015 (a further round is anticipated in 2016/17)

http://tinyurl.com/q4ofxj6

The Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund

Grants of between £20,000 and £100,000 are available to museums and galleries in the UK to enable them to focus on time-limited collections work outside the scope of an organisation’s core resources. A large number of collections activi-ties are eligible for funding, for example re-search, digitisation, loans and conservation.

Deadline: 10th September 2015

http://tinyurl.com/64228x6

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Councils for Voluntary Service in Kent & other organisations

The following are organisations within Kent who can offer fundraising support to

community and voluntary groups including advice and on-going project support:

Action with Communities in Rural Kent

(ACRK)

Covers: Rural Kent

Tel: 01303 813790

Email: [email protected]

Internet: www.ruralkent.org.uk

CASE Kent

Covers: Ashford, Dover, Shepway and Thanet Telephone: 01233 610171 Email: [email protected]

Internet: www.casekent.org.uk

Canterbury District Voluntary Action and

Support Tel: 01227 772248 Internet: www.cadvas.org

Voluntary Action Maidstone Tel: 01622 677337

Internet: www.vam-online.org.uk

CVSNWK

Covers: Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley (North West Kent)

Tel: 01474 354479

Internet: www.cvsnwk.org

Swale Community & Voluntary Services Tel: 01795 473828

Internet: www.swalecvs.org.uk

Thanet Community Networks (TCN) Tel: 01843 609686

Email: [email protected] Internet: www.thanetcommunitynetworks.org.uk Voluntary Action Within Kent (VAWK)

Covers: Kent and Medway Tel: 01892 530330 Internet: www.vawk.org.uk

KM Charity Team Support

Supports initiatives to promote health and well-being, particularly amongst school children.

Tel: 0844 264 0291 (Lo-Call)

Internet: www.kmcharityteam.co.uk

Kent CAN

Supports voluntary community and social enter-prise sectors across Kent and Medway

Tel: 01622 677614

Internet: http://www.kentcan.org/

STAMP

Support for VCSE organisations that are deliver-ing adult and social care services in Kent

Tel: 01227 469970

Internet: http://tinyurl.com/lub9u7e

Funding For All

Mentors VSC organisations/groups across Kent (and Medway) in bid writing skills, funding strategy, business planning, tendering, etc.

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Momentum Music Fund

Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to assist with any activity that signifi-cantly contributes to the development of an art-ist or band. This may include, but is not limited to, any of the following activities:

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Development of new material

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Touring/Key live dates (UK only)

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Recording

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Marketing

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Anything else that will help the applicant to develop professionally and creatively The Fund is open to applications from artists and bands in England that are at a crucial point in their development, with the potential to signifi-cantly further their career.

Deadline: 6th October 2015

http://tinyurl.com/buhgkcl

John Ellerman Foundation - Regional

Museums and Galleries Fund

Grants are available to help strengthen regional museums and galleries in the UK by helping or-ganisations to enhance and sustain curatorial development to attract a broader public. The focus of the fund is on visual and decorative arts and social and natural history collections. The budget for 2015/16 is £482,000 and the Foundation expects to make about four or five grants for periods of two to three years.

Deadline: 9th October 2015 (1st stage applica-tions)

http://tinyurl.com/ellerman

Arts Council - Ambition for Excellence

Fund

Grants of between £100,000 and £750,000 (across a period of up to 3 years) are available for production, commissioning or creative pro-jects that have potential for significant impact on

the development of talent and leadership, and the growth of an ambitious international-facing arts infrastructure in England, especially outside London.

Eligible organisations include private sector arts companies, community and charitable arts or-ganisations and museums. Ambition for Excel-lence will also support the creation of work for major national monuments that build on the leg-acy of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. Ex-pressions of interest can be submitted at any-time until 27th October 2017

http://tinyurl.com/oy96jv4

Kaleidoscope Investments

Kaleidoscope provides financial backing to help disabled entrepreneurs in the UK start their own business. The fund will assist in the development of the businesses it invests in and ensure they make a worthwhile return for investors. Along-side investment opportunities, Kaleidoscope pro-vides advice, mentors and infrastructure around the disabled entrepreneur.

http://tinyurl.com/qy7zhru

Church and Community Fund

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to support community projects run by bodies associated with the Church of England. Grants can be used for both capital and revenue costs. To be eligi-ble, projects should address at least one of the following themes:

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Theme 1 - Significantly expand the Church’s engagement with neighbourhood renewal

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Theme 2 - Seek innovative ways of devel-oping established community projects so that they either grow existing, or evolve into new communities of Christian Faith

Imminent Deadline: 30th June 2015

http://tinyurl.com/3x8rxbq

Kent Community Foundation - Small

Capital Grants Fund

Grants of up to £1,500 are available to charities and community groups in Kent for the purchase of small capital items which will directly benefit those in need. Equipment must not cost more than £2,000 in total.

http://tinyurl.com/kcfscgf

Ashford - Capital (one off) and Revenue

Grants

One-off grants are available to the local volun-tary and community sector for community pro-jects that will benefit and involve the people of

Ashford Borough. Funding will be awarded as follows:

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Capital Grants - up to £10,000 for one-off costs, such as equipment, furniture and fittings, and building costs

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Revenue Grants - up to £1,000 for things like training or event delivery

Match funding of 50% required for both Revenue and Capital Grants.

Deadline: 31st August 2015

http://tinyurl.com/navpyku

SITA Trust

Not-for-profit organisations, including charities, parish councils, local authorities, and community groups can apply to make improvements to com-munity amenities, sports and recreation ameni-ties, and historic buildings that are used by the general public. The Trust currently offers two funds:

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Primary Fund provides grants of up to £50,000 to not-for-profit organisations whose significant community leisure amen-ity improvement project has an overall cost of no more than £250,000

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Smaller Projects Fund offers grants of up to £20,000 towards smaller projects with an overall cost of less than £40,000

(Continued on page 7) Kent Community Foundation is one of the delivery partners for the local delivery programme.

Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available to support community groups running

projects that are working towards increasing local services, building skills of local people, increasing community cohesion, and responding to local economic needs.

The programme also supports projects that increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation. Each grant request must be at least 30% of the total project cost.

Deadline: 31st July 2015

For more information: http://www.kentcf.org.uk/apply/funding-round/#Comic Relief

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To be eligible, projects must be located within a three miles radius of a qualifying SITA UK waste processing location, and have unrestricted public access for a minimum of 104 days per year. Areas within Sittingbourne, Swale, Sevenoaks, Dartford, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge are eli-gible. Please use the SITA postcode (on their website) checker which allows you to easily see whether your project location falls within a fund-ing zone.

Deadline: 27th July 2015; 12th October 2015

http://tinyurl.com/cya9c9h

OneFamily Foundation Community

Awards

The Foundation makes funds available to help its customers make a positive difference to a pro-ject in their local community. Although propro-jects must be nominated by a OneFamily customer, community groups can look for a customer to make a nomination on their behalf. The winner will be determined by a public vote. The Foun-dation will make 30 awards of up to £5,000 and eight awards of up to £25,000 over two rounds. The categories are:

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Arts and heritage

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Children and young adults

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Disability

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Domestic violence

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Education

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Environment and conservation

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Families

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Health and social care

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Mental health

Deadline: 29th September 2015 (2nd round)

https://foundation.onefamily.com/

Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to enhance and improve the environment for communities who live and work in the vicinity of a landfill site predominantly in or around Dudley, South Gloucestershire and Sevenoaks.

Funding is available for a range of initiatives from the restoration of historic buildings with a strong community focus to the remediation of contaminated land and the provision of sporting and leisure facilities for young people.

Deadline: 9th October 2015

http://tinyurl.com/olyuskz

(Continued on page 8) In 2015/16, each Kent County Council Member has £25,000 to allocate for community grants.

These grants can support a lot of different activities, including:

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Community safety schemes

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Sports projects

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Larger refurbishment projects in community halls

Grants are available to properly-constituted organisations, such as voluntary and community groups, societies and charities, social enterprises and parish/town councils for projects that benefit local communities. Check with your local Member or Community Engagement Officer if you are unsure if your group or organisation is eligible and to find out how to apply.

Deadline: Applications can be made until March 2016 or until the funding is spent.

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/q83zjf3

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Coalfields Regeneration Trust -

Commu-nity Grants

Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are availa-ble to voluntary and community organisations and groups to support people in coalfield com-munities in England, including eligible wards in Kent. Funding is available for projects that will meet one of the following aims:

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Helping people into work

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Developing skills and qualifications

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Improving health and wellbeing Eligible wards in Kent are: Barham Downs, Aylesham, Eastry, Eythorne and Shepherdswell, Little Stour and Ashstone, Middle Deal & Shold-en, Mill Hill, North Deal St. and Margaret's-at-Cliffe.

http://tinyurl.com/mogyjhb

Urban Community Energy Fund

Grants and loans are available for incorporated community groups and parish councils to support renewable energy developments in urban areas

Countryside/Environment

(of more than 10,000 people) of England. Grants of up to £20,000 are available for the more speculative, early stages of a project’s de-velopment. Loans of up to £130,000 are availa-ble to develop planning applications and a ro-bust business case to attract further investment. Funding is to be used for renewable technologies including:

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Wind turbines

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Hydropower

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Solar photo voltaic

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Solar thermal

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Ground, water and air source heat pumps

http://tinyurl.com/kevmujz

Up On The Downs - Landscape Heritage

Grants

Grants of up to £15,000 are available to help support projects in the Dover and Folkestone

area that will conserve and enhance landscape heritage features or help people to learn about and enjoy heritage. The following groups are eligible: community groups; charities; compa-nies; individuals; local authorities. Examples of projects that could be supported:

The Morrisons Foundation has been set up to make a difference in the communities where they serve. Grants are available to registered charities for new projects which will improve people's lives in the UK. There is no minimum or maximum grant level. Funding is at the discretion of the Foundation, but previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £20,000.

The funding is intended for local charities that have a new project but who have not been able to secure funding previously. The projects should benefit the local community and can cover a wide range of areas including young people, older people, health and wellbeing and improving the local environment.

For more information: http://www.morrisonsfoundation.com/

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Restoring wildlife habitat

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Providing opportunities for young people to explore nature on their doorstep

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Improving access to heritage features

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Support for volunteers working to conserve landscape heritage

Imminent Deadline: 30th June 2015; 31st Oc-tober 2015

http://tinyurl.com/klyo3qd

Kent Community Foundation - The

Phil-lips Fund

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to voluntary and community groups using volunteers to deliv-er small but beneficial consdeliv-ervation and environ-mental projects to rural communities in Kent. Activities might include:-

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Planting of native trees and hedging

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Regeneration of hedgerows or village ponds

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Creation of wildflower meadows or new na-tive woodlands

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Restoration of local habitats

The project must benefit the wider community and have public access.

http://tinyurl.com/kcfscgf

Money Advice Trust - Innovation Grants

Programme

Grants of up to £30,000 are available to charita-ble organisations in the UK for innovative pro-jects that help individuals and microbusinesses across to tackle their debts and manage their money wisely. The Trust can pay for all of the project costs, however, applicants are

encour-General

aged to get some funding from other sources if possible.

Deadline: 4th July 2015 (expression of interest)

http://tinyurl.com/odjs7hu

Childcare Investment Readiness Fund

Grants of up to £50,000 are available to early years and childcare social enterprises (EYCSE’s) looking to expand their presence in the early years market for specific capacity building support to help facilitate their growth and become more appealing to investors.

To be eligible, the proposed work must be de-signed to prepare the EYCSE to raise repayable investment of at least £100,000 to help expand their services into new locations. Grants will be awarded primarily to fund revenue costs, but can also be used towards equipment costs.

http://tinyurl.com/p97jozo

EU Aid Volunteers Initiative

Grants of up to €700,000 are available to bring volunteers and organisations from different coun-tries together to work on humanitarian projects worldwide. The initiative focuses on strengthening the European Union's capacity to deliver needs-based humanitarian aid. Grants are available for technical assistance and capacity building pro-jects.

Applicants must have at least five years of experi-ence of activity within the field of humanitarian aid.

Deadline: 1st September 2015

http://tinyurl.com/pnlxrgm

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Comic Relief - International Grants

Pro-gramme (Generating Ideas)

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to UK reg-istered small and diaspora-led organisations working in sub-Saharan Africa for planning, con-sultation and putting together ideas. Applicants can select up to three of the following goals for each application submitted:

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Women aged 15 to 49 years and children under five have improved health

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Disadvantaged children/adults gain access to, and attain, a good quality of education

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Women and girls are equal and respected members of society

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Improved quality of life for slum dwellers

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Children and young people at risk are saf-er, with greater opportunities to increase their skills and life prospects

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People affected by HIV have an improved quality of life

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Poor people can improve their income through trade, enterprises, employment

Deadline: 22nd July 2015

http://tinyurl.com/qb67ypz

Will Charitable Trust - Cancer Care

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to UK reg-istered or exempt charities for the care of, and services for, people suffering from cancer and their families. Applicants must be based mainly within the UK, although some work abroad may be permitted. Applicant organisations must have proven track records of successful work in their field of operation or, in the case of newer chari-ties, convincing evidence of ability.

http://www.willcharitabletrust.org.uk/

Health and Disability

Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities

One-off grants of up to US$1 million are availa-ble to non-profit organisations and registered charities anywhere in the world that have an idea that will transform the lives of people with disabilities through technology. The Awards are seeking transformational projects that apply technology in a way that is innovative and effec-tive and are scalable.

http://tinyurl.com/pnkdtzu

Heart Research UK and SUBWAY

Healthy Heart Grants

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations to support new and innova-tive projects that promote heart health and pre-vent or reduce the risks of heart disease in spe-cific groups or communities in the UK.

Deadline: 9th November 2015 (Meridian region)

http://tinyurl.com/kz85c47

Kaleidoscope Investments

Financial backing to help disabled entrepreneurs in the UK start their own business (see page 3 for more information).

Heritage Lottery Fund - Heritage

Enter-prise

Grants of between £100,000 to £5,000,000 are available to support community organisations in the UK to achieve economic growth by helping them to rescue neglected historic buildings and sites and return them to a viable productive use.

Heritage

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Private sector for-profit organisations are en-couraged to participate but are required to be minority partners in a partnership that is led by a not-for-profit group.

Funding can be used for the following:

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The purchase of a heritage asset in need of investment

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Essential conservation work

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Work to bring vacant and derelict buildings and sites back into commercial use

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Activities to help people engage with the heritage asset

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Work to help develop and manage the pro-ject

Projects are expected to create sufficient reve-nue to provide a reasonable return for the own-er/developer and provide enough income to pay for ongoing maintenance and repair of the herit-age asset once the development is completed.

Deadline: 6th August 2015 (first-round applica-tion)

http://tinyurl.com/kdmh2jh

Heritage Lottery Fund Grants for Places

of Worship

Grants of up to £250,000 are available to sup-port projects that involve urgent structural re-pairs to public places of worship that are listed at Grade I, II* or II in England.

http://tinyurl.com/pb8dbqg

Heritage Lottery Fund Parks for People

Grants of between £100,000 to £5 million are available for not-for-profit organisations (and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations) to conserve and revitalise historic public parks and cemeteries. Local authorities, charities and trusts, Community Interest Companies, parish councils, social enterprises and community groups are all eligible to apply. Eligible projects include those which focus on:

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The landscape design layout

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Surviving/lost historic features or buildings

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Natural heritage

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Archaeological sites, earthworks or fea-tures from an earlier phase of design

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Collections of plants, trees, objects or doc-uments

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Cultural traditions

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People’s memories and experiences

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The history associated with individual fea-tures such as memorials or veteran trees

http://tinyurl.com/3yjavxg

War Memorials Trust - Grants for War

Memorials in England

Grants of up to £30,000 are available to protect and conserve freestanding war memorials in England with no other functional purpose than as a war memorial.

http://tinyurl.com/ozc5c98

Heritage Lottery Fund First World War:

Then and Now

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for not-for -profit organisations to support community pro-jects in the UK which explore, conserve and share the heritage of the First World War. Pro-jects should enable communities to understand more about the heritage of the First World War and benefit a wide range of people. Priority will be given to projects that help young people aged 11 to 25 years to take an active part in the Centenary commemorations.

http://tinyurl.com/onwm2qd

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Kent Police & Crime Commissioner’s

Fund

Grants of up to £2,000 are available for commu-nity projects in Kent and Medway that meet one of the following criteria:

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Prevent and reduce re-offending

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Support victims of crime

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Empower local communities to work to-gether to reduce crime and anti-social be-haviour

Deadlines: 31st July 2015, 31st October 2015, 31st January 2016

For more information:

http://tinyurl.com/kqkeo7b

Kent People’s Trust (now operating as

Safer Kent)

Grants and loans are available to charities,

vol-Safer Kent

untary organisations or community groups for _{projects that improve community safety, reduce} crime and prevent anti-social behaviour in Kent.

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Grants range from £500 to £2,500. In ex-ceptional circumstances, the Board may consider applications over these amounts

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Small grants range from £50 to £500

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Loans - interest-free loans of up to £25,000 are available

Deadlines: 24th September 2015

www.kentpeoplestrust.org.uk

Tycoon in Schools

Tycoon in Schools is a free national enterprise competition, which aims to encourage the UK’s

Schools and Education

CASE Kent in partnership with Kent Sport are offering a free workshop open to Sports Clubs in Kent. It’s a great opportunity to find out about funding that is available and what you need to do to apply for it. The event is taking place at:

Hawkinge Community Centre

Heron Forstal Avenue, Folkestone CT18 7FP Wednesday 15th July 2015

From 12.30pm – 2.30pm

During the workshop you will be able to get information about:

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Kent Sport’s successful programme Sportivate and how you can access funding to introduce new people to your club

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Sport England: what grants are currently available and their priorities

You will also get the chance to book short 1-to-1 advice sessions with Kent Sport Funding Officers to talk through your funding requirements. Refreshments will be available on the day.

To book a place please e-mail [email protected] providing your full name and organisation name. Alternatively, you can contact CASE Kent by telephone on 01233 610171.

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/ohfynew

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budding entrepreneurs to get involved in busi-ness by giving them a start-up loan of between £50 and £1,000 to run a business whilst at school or college. At the close of the competi-tion, the students will repay their original loans to the Tycoon Bank, and remaining profits can be used by the school or donated to local charitable causes.

The competition is open to applicants aged 5-18 years, attending primary or secondary school, from both the private and state sector. In addi-tion, students aged 18 and under in Further Edu-cation College are also eligible to take part. Schools may apply for funding through this scheme, on behalf of entrepreneurial students.

http://www.tycooninschools.com/

Big Lottery Fund - UK Homeshare Pilot

The scheme aims to tackle two of the UK’s most prevalent contemporary issues - the lack of af-fordable housing for young people and the grow-ing number of older people who are lonely or iso-lated. Grants are available to voluntary, commu-nity and statutory organisations for a small num-ber of homeshare initiatives that will strive to place young people that are seeking affordable accommodation into the spare rooms of older people (and others who need support to continue living independently) to ensure that both parties receive independent living at an affordable monthly fee.

Typically, the younger party would additionally pledge approximately 10 hours of companionship and light domestic help (not including personal care) to their host in return.

Deadline: 5th July 2015 (expression of interest; 5th August 2015 (full application)

http://tinyurl.com/owfkdxm

Social Inclusion

Help the Homeless Grant Scheme

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to small and medium-sized charities in the UK working to assist homeless people to rebuild their lives and return to the community. The funding is target-ed at finding practical ways to help disadvan-taged individuals return to the community through training or residential facility provision, rather than merely providing short term shelter.

http://tinyurl.com/79za6pb

Kent Trust for Youth Sport

There are two funding streams available to help young people within the County to participate in sport, through individual efforts or sports clubs and organisations:

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Cornwallis Sporting Excellence Awards for Individuals - to assist high level sports performers with the costs of spe-cialist equipment and clothing, competing, travelling to competitions and training

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Sports Grants for Clubs and

Communi-ty Organisations - to help young people (aged under 21 years) within the County to participate in sport

http://tinyurl.com/m4ocfhg

Sportivate (Kent)

Sportivate provides opportunities for young peo-ple (aged 11-25) to receive 6-8 weeks of coach-ing in a sport of their choice and guidcoach-ing them into regular participation within their communi-ty.

The scheme is overseen nationally by Sport Eng-land and locally by Kent Sport. There is

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mately £200,000 available to distribute for the delivery of projects in Kent in 2015-16.

Voluntary, community, statutory and educational clubs/organisations can apply. Funding can con-tribute to a range of costs including, coaches to deliver projects, facility hire, transport, market-ing and publicity, and trainmarket-ing/coach education courses needed to run and/or sustain the project and equipment.

Deadline: 16th July 2015; 13th August 2015

http://tinyurl.com/kby38y2

Kent Sport Small Grants (for

organisa-tions and individuals)

Grants are available to any not-for-profit or stat-utory organisation providing sports opportuni-ties, for example sports clubs, schools and local authorities, and current FANS members in full-time education.

The aim of the fund is to encourage more people in Kent and Medway to participate in sport. Grants are as follows:

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Organisations - up to £500 towards a range of costs including sports equipment, events, coaching fees and facility hire

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Individuals (FANS members) - up to £400 for specialist equipment, travelling and training costs to national and interna-tional events

Deadline: 1st November 2015

http://tinyurl.com/kby38y2

DM Thomas Foundation for Young

Peo-ple

The Foundation (formerly The Hilton in the Com-munity Foundation) provides grants to charities that work with disadvantaged children and young people. The scheme aims to help young people

Young People

gain skills through education projects and relieve suffering through health-related projects. The Foundation has a particular focus on:

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Children and young people with disabilities

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Children and young people who are sick in hospital

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Children and young people who are home-less

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Children and young people who are life lim -ited (requiring palliative care)

Deadline: 28th July 2015; 13th October 2015

http://tinyurl.com/nummt6a

The Ironmongers’ Company

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to regis-tered charities that provide opportunities for dis-advantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential.

Projects must meet all of the following criteria:

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For children and young people under the age of 25 who are disadvantaged

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Consist of educational activities that devel-op learning, motivation and skills

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Have clear aims and objectives to be met within a planned timescale

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Are within the UK

The Company is particularly interested in ena-bling primary age children to develop a strong foundation for the future. Projects could, for ex-ample, support special educational needs, ad-dress behavioural problems or promote citizen-ship, parenting or life skills. Items of equipment will be considered only where a full explanation is given of how they will support this activity.

http://www.ironmongers.org

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BBC Children in Need - Small Grants

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisa-tions that are supporting children and young people of 18 years and under in the UK who are experiencing disadvantage through:

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Illness, distress, abuse or neglect

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Any kind of disability

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Behavioural or psychological difficulties

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Living in poverty or situations of depriva-tion

Organisations must be working to combat this disadvantage and to make a real difference to children and young people's lives.

http://tinyurl.com/orbn759

O2 - Think Big in 2015

Young people aged 13-25 who are interested in running a project that will benefit their commu-nity, can apply for up to £300 towards their pro-ject idea and the training and support they need to make it a reality. There is then an opportunity to apply for a bigger grant of up to £2,500 and additional support (including free O2 broadband for a year) to further develop their project or take the idea to the next level.

Projects must help the community or tackle a problem with society, and funding can be spent on anything appropriate that will make the pro-ject work, apart from salary for the applicant.

http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/

(Continued on page 16) This new £45m grant scheme seeks to invest in services for women and girls. The overarching aim of this funding is to empower women and girls to take control of their lives. All potential applications must meet all four of the outcomes:

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Increased provision of holistic, integrated, person-centred approaches for women and girls at risk

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Increased involvement of women and girls in the design and delivery of the services they use

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A greater number of women and girls are supported through the provision of improved specialist support

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Better quality of evidence for what works in empowering women and girls

Only women and girls organisations will be eligible to apply and must also have a strong track record of delivering services to women and/or girls, either focusing on specific issues (for

example, domestic and sexual violence or mental health) or run community-based services such as a women’s centre or youth group.

The maximum level of funding available is £750,000 for a five year project, and can be used for revenue costs, but some overheads and capital costs may be eligible. In addition, 2-3 large scale investments of over £750,000 will be allocated aimed at projects that offer exceptional strategic value.

Deadline: 16th July 2015 (for registering interest)

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/pjfw2dk

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Ambition Giving - Young People

Local youth clubs, charities, community groups, resident associations and voluntary organisations that are based and operating in the UK can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help deliver activi-ties to young people in their community. Appli-cations must be supported by a member of Am-bition. Projects must meet one of Ambition's three overarching outcomes:

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Improved educational attainment, behav-iour and attendance

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Improved health (physical and mental)

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Increased employability for the future

Projects must also address at least one of the following five themes:

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Health

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Employability and Enterprise

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Social Action

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Leadership

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Media and Creative Arts

Deadline: 31st July 2015; 30th October 2015

http://tinyurl.com/q6nl2xx

Listed Places of Worship Loan Repair Fund

The Chancellor of the Exchequer committed £55 million of funding for urgent repairs to public places of worship across the UK. The initial scheme has closed and the first awards have now been announced. The list below includes successful applicants in Kent. The Fund will reopen to new applications later this year.

Church Location Grant £

St Margaret’s Church Horsmonden 99,400

St. John the Baptist Swalecliffe Whitstable 10,000

All Saints’ Lydd with St. Peter’s Lydd 93,600

St Mary the Virgin Lydden 17,500

Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ospringe 60,200

St Margaret of Antioch Church Dover 10,200

SS Peter & Paul Church Upper Hardres 25,600

All Saints Church Ulcombe 52,500

Holy Trinity Church Eridge 36,300

St. Nicholas Parish Church Sandhurst 41,400

Saint Mary’s Church Sevenoaks 20,300

Holy Trinity Church East Peckham 14,000

Holy Trinity Larkfield 72,500

Holy Trinity Sheerness With St Pauls Sheerness 99,300

SS Mary & Sexburga Sheppey 66,500

St James the Great Egerton 19,200

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Kent County Council Grant & Loan Schemes

These schemes are either administered directly by KCC or by a third party on behalf of KCC

Combined Members

Grant Each county councillor has £25,000 per annum to allocate as community grants. Contact the Community Engagement Team Tel: 03000 414141

http://tinyurl.com/q83zjf3

Small Capital Grant

Scheme for Sport Grants for sports groups to improve facilities and widen participation. Chris Metherell Tel: 03000 412182

[email protected]

http://tinyurl.com/m4qvqto

Kent Sport Small Grant Grants of £50-£500 to community sports projects, organisations and nationally ranked individual performers.

Sophie Ward Tel: 03000 417225 [email protected]

http://tinyurl.com/o8h4t5b

Village andCommunity

Hall Grants Capital grants for new halls or improvements to existing facilities. The fund can support extensions, a new toilet and/or kitchen, a replacement roof, etc. Maximum grant is the smaller of £50,000 or 50% of total cost.

Mark Reeves Tel:03000 417160

[email protected]

http://tinyurl.com/q3jfbtr

Kent Trust for Youth

Sport There are two funding streams available to help young people within the County to participate in sport - £500 for individuals and £1,000 for groups.

[email protected]

http://tinyurl.com/mjdfr4a

Kent Big Society Fund Loans of between £10,000-£100,000 to support social enterprise organisations. The aim of the Fund is to spread the culture of social enterprise and break down the barriers which prevent enterprising social businesses from accessing finance.

http://tinyurl.com/ab96uct

Each District member has a budget of £1,500 and local community groups or charities within the Shepway District can apply directly to members for a small grant to support a project or event. Applications for funding can be made for projects or one-off items, which:

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Support community projects

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Improve services or facilities in a local area

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Promote better community relations

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Maintain local open spaces and leisure facilities

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Improve the local environment or appearance of an area

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Address community safety issues

Deadline: Continuous rolling programme (until 1st March 2016)

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/oc8wf6t

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Funding Deadlines

Please note that not all funders have specific application deadlines

Kent Community Foundation - The Brook Trust http://tinyurl.com/phdqhyr 26/06/2015 Volant Charitable Trust http://tinyurl.com/pbvspy5 26/06/2015 Hospital Saturday Fund - Large Grant http://tinyurl.com/p2s3zzo 29/06/2015 Church and Community Fund http://tinyurl.com/3x8rxbq 30/06/2015 Countryside Productivity Scheme http://tinyurl.com/mtz88p8 30/06/2015 Our Big Gig http://tinyurl.com/nnz9u7w 30/06/2015 Philip Bates Trust Arts Grant http://tinyurl.com/mdlj7tv 30/06/2015 Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Programme http://tinyurl.com/ofnwv89 30/06/2015 Wolfson Foundation http://www.wolfson.org.uk 01/07/2015 Law in Society Grant Programme http://tinyurl.com/ktphzsf 02/07/2015 BLF - UK Homeshare Pilot http://tinyurl.com/owfkdxm 02/07/2015 Fiver Challenge http://tinyurl.com/opcc72a 03/07/2015 Strategic Touring Programme http://tinyurl.com/pz5zaxx 03/07/2015

DepicT! http://www.depict.org/ 06/07/2015

The Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund http://tinyurl.com/pogshc4 15/07/2015 BLF - Women and Girls Initiative http://tinyurl.com/pjfw2dk 16/07/2015 Big Energy Saving Network http://tinyurl.com/l4vwkft 17/07/2015 Childcare Investment Readiness Fund http://tinyurl.com/p97jozo 17/07/2015 Youth Music Programme http://tinyurl.com/qak3sb8 23/07/2015 Macmillan - Supporting You to Help Others http://tinyurl.com/opbvc2l 24/07/2015 SHAPE - Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary http://tinyurl.com/qhxt8om 27/07/2015 SITA Trust Enhancing Communities http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/ 27/07/2015 Florence Nightingale Foundation http://tinyurl.com/cdz7hp3 29/07/2015 Anchor Foundation http://tinyurl.com/ks2ocbf 31/07/2015 Comic Relief Local Communities - Kent http://www.kentcf.org.uk/ 31/07/2015 Freemasons' Grand Charity http://tinyurl.com/llo6u8w 31/07/2015 John Brabourne Awards http://jbawards.org.uk/ 31/07/2015 Ironmongers' Company http://www.ironhall.co.uk/ 31/07/2015