We are holding our (short) AGM and annual networking event, the largest of its kind, on Wednesday 21 September from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Darwin Suite, Assembly Rooms in Derby.  Come along and network with voluntary and community groups in Derby - there will be over 60 stands with information and funding advice too!   

The following funders will be at the networking event so do come along and have a chat with them - no need to book!

• Derbyshire Community Foundation
• Big Lottery
• Enable - ESF Funding
• The Arts Council 
• Derby City Council

For more information email Jayne Williams or call 01332 227749.  

Who do they fund?

Registered charities whose core work helps disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community.

Types of Work

Running costs, including salaries to ensure that charities can maintain and develop their core work and disadvantaged communities.

For more information about the Lloyds TSB Foundation visit the Lloyds TSB Foundation website  or call  0870 411 1223.

Introduction to Social Enterprise, Thursday 17 November from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby.

Are you an organisation that is heavily dependant on grant funding?  Would you like to find out more about the alternatives that could benefit the development of your organisation?  If so, this course is for you!

By the end of this session learners will:

•  Understand what trading is.
•  Recognise the benefits of a social enterprise.
•  Have an awareness of how to develop a social enterprise.
•  Identify different sources of funding. 

There is a small charge for this training session:

£10 for voluntary groups under £10,000 turnover;

£25 for voluntary organisations over £10,000 turnover; and

£50 for statutory organisations.

If you would like to book a place email Community Action or call Liz Gumbley on 01332 227738.

Thursday 20 October from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street in Derby.  The Reaching Communities programme has four outcomes:

• People having better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills;
• Stronger communities, with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems;
• Improved rural and urban environments, that communities are better able to access and enjoy; and 
• Healthier and more active people and communities.

Please note that this workshop is now fully booked, however, if you are interested in attending a future workshop please let us know and we may be able to arrange another date.  Email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738.

Further information on Reaching Communities can be found on the Big Lottery Fund website.    

We are holding a FREE advice session for the above grant on Wednesday 5 October from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Community Action Derby, 4 Charnwood Street in Derby. 

The grants are for:

• Smaller organisations to access ESF (up to £10,000)
• Engaging the 'hard to reach' in learning
• Making the unemployed more work ready
• Improving target communities

Who can apply?

• Not-for profit groups
• Groups with an annual income below £50K
• Groups based in target communities - Derby city (Arboretum, Sinfin, Derwent, Alvaston and Normanton wards), Erewash - Ilkeston, Chesterfield - Rother and Loundsley Green wards, Bolsover - Shirebrook, Bolsover and Elmton and Creswell and Amber Valley - Ironville and Ridding

If you would like to attend this FREE session please email Community Action Derby or call 01332 227738. 

There is a small amount of funding available (up to £1,000) for voluntary groups or groups that don't receive statutory funding.  This funding is for young people in Derby city and the fund priorities are targeted to:

• Cutting local crime and anti-social behaviour and keeping more young people out of trouble.
• Supporting victims of crime and anti-social behaviour.
• Improving school attendance and behaviour.
• Stimulating an interest in voluntary work.
• Helping to strengthen communities.
• Improving the quality of life in your local community.

Preference will be given to projects that:

• Engage a number of people, either as team members or beneficiaries.
• Are part educational, giving the opportunity for youth involvement in making, organising or doing something positive.
• Have an on-going effect or lasting impact. 

The deadline for sending in applications is 12 September 2011.  For more information email Carolyn Zivoder or call 01332 642336.

The Toy Trust is the charity of the UK toy industry.  It distributes funds to charities supporting young disadvantaged and disabled children.  The Trust supports disadvantaged children (aged up to 13) and their families to address a range of causes, including:

·         Alleviate suffering;

·         Support children through awful experiences;

·         Encourage achievement through adversity;

·         Purchase vital equipment;

·         Provide care;

·         Initiate brand new projects;

·         Satisfy basic needs

For more information the Toy Trust website or call 0207 701 7271.

LandAid is a charity established by the UK property industry that helps disadvantaged people access the facilities, skills and opportunities to achieve their potential.  The following funds are available:

• Training, Education and Support Fund - from £5,000 to £25,000.  Funds training, education or support programmes targeted at disadvantaged young people (16 to 25 years old), this can include NEETS, homeless or those from a low income background.  Projects should engage young people and lead to recognised qualifications.
• Capital Projects Fund- from £5,000 to £25,000.  Funds refurbishment, conversion, extension or new build of facilities for young people (16 to 25 years old) and disadvantaged people.  LandAid especially look for projects that have an education or learning element.  This can include hostels, community or youth centres and accommodation.  LandAid do not fund salaries and other general revenue costs or projects where work has already taken place. 

For more information visit the LandAid website or call 0203 102 7190. 

The Trust has been set up to support community and environmental improvement projects through the Landfill Communities Fund.  The Trust provides grants of up to £20,000 for projects that make physical improvements to community leisure facilities and historic buildings.  There are a number of funding programmes:

• Enhancing Communities - for community improvement projects within three miles of qualifying waste processing sites owned by SITA UK.
• Enriching Nature - for biodiversity conservation projects within ten miles of any landfill site in England
• Young People's Volunteering Fund- this fund has been created to assist young people aged 14 to 25 to volunteer their time to create or enhance facilities that can be enjoyed by the wider community. 

For more information visit the SITA Trust website or call 01454 262 910.  

This charity provides grants to individuals and charities.  Grants of up to £5,000 are available for projects that assist people to improve their quality of life through knowledge and understanding of how to manage and take control of their own financial situation.

Who can apply?  Constituted groups and individuals in the UK over 18

The next deadline for completed applications is 30 September 2011.

For more information visit the Money Saving Expert website.

The foundation is the UK's largest sports funder.  Funded by the Premier League, the Football Association and the Government, the Foundation directs £30 million each year into grass roots sport.  The foundation funds projects that increase participation in football and other sports and address some of society's key challenges such as social isolation, health, education and inequalities.  Their mission is to improve facilities, create opportunities and build communities. 

The foundation currently has the following schemes:

• Grass Roots Facilities Fund (over £50k grant request)
• Building the Game (under 50K)
• Football Stadia Improvement Fund
• Fan Fund
• Premier League Community Facility Fund
• Extra Time

For more information visit the Football Foundation website or call 0845 345 4555. 

The Woodward Charitable Trust is one of the Sainsbury family charitable trusts.

Applications for funding need to fall into the following areas:

• Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour;
• Minority groups including refugees, gypsies and travellers.  Projects that promote integration and community cohesion will be favoured;
• Prisoners and ex-offenders.  Projects that help the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders are supported as well as requests to help prisoner's families;
• Disability projects which can include rehabilitation and training for people who are either physically disabled or learning disabled, as well as help to improve employment prospects;
• Homelessness, especially affecting young people and women, and covering facilities such as women's refuges;
• Arts outreach work by local groups for the benefit of disadvantaged people; or 
• Environmental projects, especially with a strong educational element.

Types of Grants:

• Small grants - £100 to £5,000.
• Large grants - over £5,000.  Large grants are mainly given to charities already known to the Trustees.  Applications will automatically be rejected unless they are discussed with the administrator prior to submission.
• Children's summer playscheme grants - £500 to £1,000.  Applications are considered in May each year.

For more information visit the Woodward Charitable Trust website or call 0207 410 0330. 

This scheme awards grants to community and environmental projects across the UK located within 10 miles of a WRG landfill site - which includes Derby.  This scheme assists small projects that can make a real difference to their local communities.

Small Grants Scheme - designed to assist applicants looking for funding for small projects that can make a real difference to their local communities.  Criteria includes:

·         Apply for funding of between £2,000 and £15,000 with a total project cost

      of under £50,000;

·         Be completed within 12 months of the funding decision; and 

·         Be situated within 10 miles of a Waste Recycling Group landfill site.

Main Grant Scheme - WREN can fund a wide range of projects under Objects D of the Landfill Communities Fund.  Funding of between £15,001 and £50,000 is available for the provision, maintenance or improvement of a public park or other public amenity in the vicinity of a landfill site.

Biodiversity Action Fund - this is an annual programme of funding designed to deliver projects under Object DA of the Landfill Communities Fund.  It will provide up to £10 million spread over 5 years to fund biodiversity enhancements by supporting the expansion, recovery and conservation of habitats. 

For more information visit the WREN website or call 01953 717 165. 

Tired, worn out facilities make it harder for people to be inspired to start or keep doing sport.  This fund helps to refurbish or upgrade your sports facility or convert an existing building into a venue suitable for sport and accessible to the whole community.  The fund will invest in most types of improvement or refurbishments that will support organisations to develop sport.  To qualify for a grant you will need to:

• Show how your project will keep and attract more people in to sport ;
• Demonstrate that it is needed and wanted by the local community; and 
• Explain how it will cover its running costs and remain open for sporting use for years to come

The fund is looking for projects that:

• Have not previously received any individual sports Lottery grant worth £10,000 or more;
• Offer local opportunities to people who do not currently play sport; or
• Are the only public sports facility in the local community.  

The first round of funding runs from 1 August to 28 September 2011.  The fund is ideal for small community groups who might have previously been put off from applying for public money.  Community and voluntary organisations can apply for grants worth between £20,000 and £50,000.  For more information visit the Inspired Facilities website or call 08458 508508.

Healthy Grants of up to £10,000 are available for new, original and innovative projects that actively promote Heart Health and help to prevent or reduce the risk of heart disease in specific groups or communities. 

There are two rounds of funding each year, one in May and one in November.  For more information vist the Heart Research website or call 0113 234 7474. 

Opportunities through Sport - applications are accepted by charities throughout the UK.  The trustees wish to support sporting activities or projects that provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and to develop other personal and life skills.  Grants will often be 'one-off' grants for capital projects.  They will also consider revenue funding for a new project, or if funding is key to the continuing success or survival of an established project.  Projects funded:

·         Provide a focus for skills development and confidence building through the

      medium of sport;

·         Provide a strong training and/or educational theme within the sporting activity;

·         Provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or disadvantaged people;

·         A high degree of community involvement; and/or

·         Help to engage children or young people at risk of crime, truancy or addiction.

For more information visit the Peter Harrison Foundation website or call 01737 228000.   

Provides grants to individuals and other charities with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need - specifically mentally and physically disabled people.  The grants range from £100 to £4 million.

Grants fall into the following areas:

• Building - funding modifications to homes, schools, hospices etc;
• Equipment - provision of specialised wheelchairs, other mobility aids and equipment including medical equipment to assist independent living; and/or 
• Financial assistance - towards the cost of short-term respite breaks at a registered respite centre.

 The Act do not make grants:

• Which would replace statutory funding;
• Which would pay for work that has already commenced or equipment already purchased or on order;
• Towards the operating costs of other charities except in connection with setting up new services;
• To charities that have not been registered for at least three years;
• For projects that promote a particular religion or faith; or
• To local authorities

For more information visit The Act Foundation website or call 01753 753900.