Funding Information

Hull CVS have put together a variety of Funding Information Factsheets and Resources for you to download free of charge.

Each factsheet/resource is written in such a way to give clear and concise information to help those who are new or beginners, and to act as a reference point to everyone else.

Hull CVS Funding Information Factsheets

Funding Sources

• Your Guide to Local Grants
• Lottery Funding
• Funding for Sports
• Funding for Work with Children and Young People

Funding Guidance

• Fundraising – The First Steps
• Writing a Letter of Application to Funders
• Easy Mistakes To Make In Funding Applications
• Community Fundraising
• Lotteries and the Law
• What Insurance Do We Need?

Funding Websites

Below are a list of websites of some of the most popular funding sources to voluntary and community groups. For more comprehensive and up to date information subscribe to our funding e-news service. You can also contact us to arrange a funding search

1. Lottery Funds

National Lottery funding pots are some of the most popular methods of funding. Funding from the Lottery is distributed by four organisations which are:

The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) aims to bring real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need. BLF gives grants to organisations ranging from small local groups to major national charities.

• Awards for All is the BLF small grants scheme of between £300 and £10,000.
• Reaching Communities. BLF grants from £10,000 to £500,000.
• BLF also has a range of special funding programmes which run for a short time. You can run a funding search at BLF Funding Search

Sport England runs funding programmes open to a wide range of organisations. These include sports clubs, voluntary or community organisations, local authorities, schools, colleges and universities. The funding programmes cover small grants through to specialist funds.

The Arts Council funds arts activities that engage people in England, or that help artists and arts organisations carry out their work.

The Heritage Lottery Fund gives grants to sustain and transform our heritage. It has a range of large and small funding programmes.

2. Trusts and Foundations

These are just a few of the thousands of chairtable trusts and foundations that give grants to groups. By subscribing to our FunderFinder service it can make your funding searches easier.

BBC Children in Need – Grants to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under. Gives small grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years and main grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years.

Charles Hayward Foundation – Funding categories are: heritage and conservation; criminal justice; hospices; older people; youth at risk; small grant scheme up to £5,000.

Church and Community Fund – The Fund gives grants to community projects run by parish churches, deaneries, dioceses and other bodies connected to or working in partnership with the Church of England.

Clothworkers’ Foundation – Funds one-off grants for capital costs for charities with an annual turnover of under £10m. Applications to its main and small grants programme must cover either : encouragement of young people; social inclusion; elderly; disability; visual impairment; textiles.

Comic Relief – Priority areas – mental health; refugee and asylum seeking women; domestic and sexual abuse; sport for change; disadvantaged communities; older people; and young people aged 11 –25 covering either sexually exploited and trafficked young people; young people and alcohol ; young people with mental health problems. Also run a young carers programme.

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation – Main interests are in the cultural life of the UK, education and learning, the natural environment, and enabling disadvantaged people to participate more fully in society.

Foyle Foundation – Operates a main grants scheme supporting charities whose core work covers arts and learning and a small grants scheme covering small charities in all fields.

Henry Smith Charity – Small and special grants to organisations and charities for projects that address social inequality and economic disadvantage.

Lloyds TSB Foundation – Focus is on supporting small and medium underfunded charities that can make a significant difference to the lives of disadvantaged people.

Santander Foundation - Supports local communities and disadvantaged people, particularly in those areas where Santander has a significant presence.

Tudor Trust – Supports work which addresses the social, emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of our society, and are particularly interested in helping smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services.

3. Other Useful Websites for Further Help and Information

Directory of Social Change An independent charity providing information and training for the voluntary and community sector. For a fee you can also subscribe to various funding databases

Funding Central A free website for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Providing access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus tools and resources to support organisations to develop sustainable income strategies.

The Institute of Fundraising – The professional membership body for UK fundraising. Its site has resources and tips for fundraisers