EXTERNAL FUNDING (20-4-2020) Covid-19 Crisis Response

To help community sport and physical activity organizations who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/our-funds/community-emergency-fund

Cloth Workers Foundation

Small capital grants of up to £5,000 for essential capital items to adapt or increase services

https://www.clothworkersfoundation.org.uk/clothworkers-emergency-capital-programme/

Cadent Foundation –

CLOSES 31^st May – (open for general community projects including Covid 19 activities)

https://cadentgas.com/cadent-foundation/

Crisis Homeless Fund

Grants of £5,000 for short term responses & £50,000 for long term needs on expansion or change in service delivery

https://www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/in-this-together/emergency-grants-fund/

Elton John Aids Foundation Covid-19 Emergency Fund (Closing date 23rd April)

Aims to support lifesaving interventions to help mitigate adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV response efforts

http://ejaf.org/Docs/COVID19_EmergencyFund_RfP.pdf

Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust

Grants to help parents & carers who have worked in the UK. fashion or textile industry & whose household income has reduced due to coronavirus outbreak

https://www.ftct.org.uk/support-for-families-affected-by-coronavirus

Help Musicians UK

Applications of £500. to alleviate some of the immediate financial pressures that many professional musicians are currently facing due to their mounting household expenses.

https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/news/latest-news/help-musicians-launches-5m-coronavirus-financial-hardship-fu?fbclid=IwAR2U6ED9ZZ9MtjfVeHODR4ZEr2SbrK87oScTeF_Gpt-Ktqka5F5jBp7N5uU

Princes Trust and Natwest

To help young entrepreneurs (18-30) across the UK to keep their businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis.

https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about-the-trust/news-views/princes-trust-natwest-enterprise-relief-fund

Tesco’s Bags of Help – Covid 19 Communities Fund

£500 for organocations that support vulnerable residents

https://tescobagsofhelp.org.uk/tesco-cv-fund/

Thomas Pocklington Trust – Emergency Covid19 Support

Charities dealing with blind or partially sighted clients. Grants up to £10,000 to include new initiatives or core costs up to two months running costs

https://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/covid-19-emergency-fund-for-the-sight-loss-sector/

LeatherSellers Company

Grants up to £3,000 for projects on homelessness, food provision, domestic abuse, nursing care

https://leathersellers.co.uk/small-grants-programme/

The Yap Charitable Trust

Grants up to £3,000 for Charities with an income below £40,000 per annum

https://yappcharitabletrust.org.uk/

Local Giving

Grants up to £500 for organizations to provide physical activity (including remotely)

https://localgiving.org/magic-little-grants/

Neighbourly Fund

Only open to current Neighbourly Members. Grants up to £400 for neighborhoods affected by the Covid Virus

https://www.neighbourly.com/NeighbourlyCommunityFund

The Raft Foundation

Only Open to current recipients. Grants up to £5,000 to enable group resilience through the current crisis

https://www.thefore.org/news/covid-19-response-help-for-small-charities-and-social-enterprises/

Standard Life Foundation

Only Open to current recipients (or previous applicants) Grants from £5,000+ on financial inclusion

https://www.standardlifefoundation.org.uk/funding/coronavirus_funding

Youth Futures Foundation

Ongoing, long term support for youth employment. Grants for £30,000- £800,000

https://youthfuturesfoundation.org/grants/

The biggest of the local funders such as Big Lottery / Sport England / Tudor Trust / Esmee Fairbairn/ Henry Smith / Comic Relief, have all offered assurances that their funding will be flexible in the current crisis. Groups in receipt of funding should contact their respective Project Officers

ADVICE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHARITIES