Funding News

Funding to help people sleeping rough off the streets

Registered charities and Community Interest Companies can apply for grants of up to £25,000. The funding is for one or both of the following purposes: to provide additional accommodation to rough sleepers from 1 December 2019 to 31 March 2020; and/or to enhance the support already provided. Projects must take place between 1 December 2019 and 31 March 2020.

Deadline: 6 December
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Road Safety Trust Small Grants

Grants of between £10,000 and £30,000 (over two years) are available for projects which enhance the knowledge and practice of the road safety community.

Deadline: 20th December
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Pocket Parks

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched the new £1.35 million Pocket Parks, which will provide grants of up to £15,000 for new pocket parks and up to £25,000 for refurbishment of existing parks. Groups will need to come up with match funding and be able to spend the grant by the end of March 2020. The programme defines pocket parks as a piece of land of up to 0.4 hectares (although many are around 0.02 hectares, the size of a tennis court) which may already be under grass, but which is unused, undeveloped or derelict.

Deadline: 31 December
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Grants available for communities to help people reduce their risk of cancer

Action Hampshire are offering grants of up to £700 for groups and individuals who want to carry out activities in their own community that will raise people’s awareness and knowledge about cancer.

Deadline: the end of each month up until 28 February 
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We only show here a tiny proportion of the funding opportunities currently available. We suggest you register with NCVO’s Funding Central online database. It’s free if your turnover is less than £100,000, and £144 p/a otherwise.