The following programmes are now available for applications:
THE COMIC RELIEF FUND
A grant making programme managed by Leeds Community Foundation
Grants of between £2,500 and £5,000 are now available from the Comic Relief Fund. In addition, one single grant of between £5,000 and £10,000 will also be made.
50% of grants will go to sports projects that: increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation OR help people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. 50% of grants will go to community projects working in specific areas. Please read the attached flier for further information about the Fund and how to apply. The first deadline is Monday 21st September 2009. The next deadline will be in April / May 2010.
Further information can be found here.
To apply for a grant using our online system, click here.
Please ensure you read the Application Guidelines before completing the form and answer the questions with as much detail as possible.
Guidance Notes
ONLINE APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE!
To apply for a large grant (up to £5,000) online please click here.
To apply for a small grant (up to £900) online please click here.
Healthy Leeds is a partnership between the Leeds Primary Care Trust (Leeds PCT) and Leeds City Council (LCC). As part of their work to address health inequalities in the city, the Healthy Leeds Partnership has a community grants programme valued at approximately £170,000 for 2009/10. The first deadline for this programme has now closed. Further information about future deadlines will be posted here as soon as it is available.
MARS make some of the UK’s most popular and familiar products including MARS, SNICKERS, PEDIGREE, WHISKAS, DOLMIO and UNCLE BEN’S. As part of their Community Investment programme, there are a number of ways in which they support local community projects including cash and product donations. If your community group is based within 15 miles of the Birstall site, and you are promoting Healthy Active Lifestyles, Environment, and Pet Welfare, you may be eligible for a grant. For further information, download the flier here.
THE HESCO BASTION FUND - Rolling Deadline
Health (especially hospitals and hospices), projects supporting communities in Leeds 9, Leeds 10, Leeds 14 and Leeds15. Guidance notes and flier.
THE BARTUF FUND - Rolling Deadline
Community Groups operating in LS11 or LS12, Beeston & Holbeck and Armley. Guidance notes and flier
THE INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE FUND - Rolling Deadline
Organisations with a link to countries in East Europe; tackling social inclusion and education with financial literacy and money advice initiatives. Guidance notes and flier
