What

Aims/actively encouraging

Community

Education

amount

Community Champions

(DfES)

help support and develop the work of local people who are involved in, or who want to be involved in, changing their communities for the better.

One-off grants to individuals who have a great idea which will benefit their community significantly

NOT: predominantly religious/political activities, capital purchases.

X

?

Up to £2,000

12 week turn round

Community Dividend

(Co-op)

Positive community work

Leaflets also available sometimes in

Co-op Oadby

· Towards fund raising efforts of a school, community group, residential/day care facility/hospital

· Donations to local charity that will benefit local community through provision equipment; enhancing physical environment; training; education

· Towards environmental projects enhancing local community/raise awareness of environ. Issues among local residents

· NOT: running costs; religious activities (though activities for all run by religious groups can apply)

X

X

£1000-£5,000

Lloyds TSB

National priorities:

· Advice services for people in any kind of need

· Activities which encourage people to participate in and make a positive contribution to life in their community

· Community centres

· Activities for disadvantaged or disabled people of any age

· Services and support for disadvantaged people, including people with disabilities and their carers

· Services and support for people with physical or mental health needs

· Activities which encourage disadvantaged or disabled people to participate in cultural activities

· Pre-school education

· Promoting skills that people need to live independently

· Training for disabled people, including training for the workplace

· Training for disadvantaged people, to improve their chances of getting a job

East Midlands priorities:

· To support charities providing services to the most disadvantaged rural communities.

· To support charities enabling voluntary organisations to develop their capacity to find diverse sources of income and be more cost effective.

· To support charities tackling disadvantage amongst diverse minority communities in both urban and rural areas

ONLY: registered charities or community groups with income less than £1000

X

Average grant £6,000

Awards for all

Arts activities

Community based/after school sporting activities

X

Community/extended schools work

£300-£10,000pa

Foundation for Sports and the Arts

(Littlewoods Gaming)

create or maintain facilities and opportunities for the general community or will assist arts or sports provision that the community can enjoy

· prefer schemes in which the Foundation will be the lead funder.

· requests for top-up grants are refused

Max. generally £35,000

Most grants are lower

Big Lottery Reaching Communities

Work to support individuals and communities

· People having better chances in life, because they are able to get training and development to improve their skills.

· Stronger communities, with people working together to tackle their problems.

· Improved rural and urban environments, which more people are able to enjoy.

· Healthier and more active people and communities.

 X

X

£10,000-£500,000 with max £50,000 capital grants for up to 5 years

Big Lottery Community Buildings Fund

(National Lottery)

Community centre and village halls

· broadening access to, and increasing the use of existing services

· creating a greater number and wider range of new services

· improving opportunities for the community to access a wide range of learning

· improving the skills, knowledge and capacity to respond to community needs

· increasing participation by the community in decision-making processes that affect the

· community

· improving community relationships and networks

· improving financial viability of community premises

· premises that use less energy, pollute less, create less waste and have a reduced  contribution to climate change.

X

no

£50,000-£500,000 by end April 2007

Llankelly Chase

· Communities facing disadvantage and multiple problems

· Transgenerational projects such as play to bring communities together

· Families and domestic violence

· Services to rape victims and those at risk of prostitution

· Marginalised young people

· Members of black and ethnic minority communities facing mental health issues

· Therapeutic work with people in secure psychiatric units

· Work with prisoners and ex-offenders

X

no

Varies, some up to £500,000

Biffa Awards

fostering vibrant communities by improving the environmental, economic or social situation of a community

For groups within 10 miles of a Biffa facility (e.g. Oadby)

Small grants

Wildlife habitat conservation & creation (ponds, wildflower gardens, etc.)

Access to sport, leisure & recreation

(play equipment, village greens)

Improve amenities for informal education

(community internet café, etc. ~ must be open at least 104 days/year)

Amenities

Provide community facilities for recreation, sport, lifelong learning, community involvement, especially: expanding the use of existing facilities / improving quality of parks, green spaces, sports facilities for children and teenagers to improve the quality of life (as defined by Government paper avail. on Biffa website)

X

£250-£5000 as part of a project costing up to £10,000

Up to £50,000

No fixed deadline for either

Nationwide Foundation Small grants

· Domestic violence

· Prisoners families

· Young offenders

Up to £5000

B&Q ‘You can do it’ awards

The awards aim to play a key part in helping local communities create inclusive and sustainable projects to be proud of; for example giving new life to a community centre, local sports club facilities or after school club.

X

X

20x

£5000 of products

Awards each year

B&Q Better neighbour grants

The scheme provides £50 to £500 (at retail cost) of B&Q materials, for example, pond liners, plants, peat-free compost for projects such as a pond/wildlife garden or paints labelled low or minimal VOC for redecoration projects.

Products must be environmentally friendly and projects must have long lasting benefit for the whole neighbourhood

X

X

£50-£500

B&Q waste donation scheme

Store waste material available

donation of waste materials, for example slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, odd rolls of wallpaper and end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools

X

X

Free stock

Tesco Charities Trust Community Awards

· Children’s education - 31 Jan

· Children’s welfare - 31 Jan

· The elderly - 30 June

· People with disabilities - 30 June

X

X

£1500-£5000