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Funding News - 1.09.08

The Yapp Charitable Trust makes grants to small registered charities in England and Wales, whose annual expenditure is less than £60,000. Charities must have been fully constituted and operating for at least three years. Grants are for core running costs and salaries and are to provide continuation funding for established work only. The Trust does not offer funding for any new projects or special events or for capital expenditure on buildings or equipment. Grants are for work with: elderly people; children and young people aged 5 to 25; people with disabilities or mental health problems; people trying to overcome life-limiting social problems such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse, a history of offending. Grants are also made to support charities' work in education and learning. Priority is given to work that is unattractive to the general public or unpopular with other funders, helps improve the lives of marginalised people and makes effective use of volunteers. Grants are for up to three years. Amounts are up to £3,000 a year. Applications are accepted all year with the following further closing date in 2008: 30 September 2008. Full information is on the Website: www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk Application forms are downloadable from the website or by post from the Administrator: Margaret Thompson Tel: 01484 683403

2. PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FUND
This grant fund is intended to support work that will build the capacity of individuals, organisations and communities to take the lead on tackling violent extremist influences.The funding will be focused on the following areas: Capacity of organisations and communities; Supporting Muslim young people; Supporting Muslim women; Capacity of Muslim faith leaders; Local forums against extremism and Islamophobia. Funding for the first four strands of work will be limited to projects which have national reach/significance. Funding for the fifth strand of work will go to projects which are delivered locally. There are two funding rounds. Deadline for applications is 30 September 2008. Community Cohesion Project Tel: 01685 729055 Mob: 07966 229 686
Community Leadership Fund, Preventing Extremism Division, 6th Floor, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU Email: peu@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Website:http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/communityleadershipfund

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4. Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established primarily to aid the research into learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability by making grants to voluntary organisations working in this field. They consider under learning disability the conditions generally referred to as severe learning difficulties, together with autism. In this area, they consider projects concerning children or adults. Learning disability, thus defined, is their priority for funding. Funding is normally considered for capital and revenue costs and for both specific projects and for general running/core costs.Grants are awarded for amounts from £250 and depend on a number of factors including the purpose, the total funding requirement and the potential sources of other funds including, in some cases, matching funding. Normally one-off grants are awarded but exceptionally a new project may be funded over two or three years, subject to satisfactory reports of progress.Deadline 1st October 2008. You can download guidelines and application forms from website below. Mrs Ann Cooper, Secretary to the Trustees, c/o TMF Management UK Limited, 400 Capability Green, Luton, Beds LU1 3AE Fund Administrator Mrs Tracey Garrett: Tel: 01582 439225 Email: info@bailythomas.org.uk Website: http://www.bailythomas.org.uk

5. FAITHS IN ACTION - ENGLAND
Faiths in Action is a £4 million grants programme open to faith, inter faith, voluntary and community sector organisations at national, regional and local levels in England. Sponsored by Communities and Local Government (CLG) and administered by the Community Development Foundation (CDF), Faiths in Action supports the Government’s aspiration to help faith communities and others to promote understanding, dialogue and develop strong and sustainable partnerships. All applications must directly relate to one or more of the fund’s four priorities, which are derived from this framework. A. Developing the confidence and skills to "bridge" and "link" B. Supporting shared spaces for interaction and social action C. Developing structures and processes which support dialogue and social action D. Improving opportunities for learning which build understanding
Grants of up to £12,000 are now available in round one, to be spent over two years from April 2009 to the end of March 2011. The deadline is 5pm on 1 November 2008. If you have any questions, please call the CDF helpline Tel: 01223 400 341 or Email: fundingadmin@cdf.org.uk Website: http://www.cdf.org.uk/bfora/systems/xmlviewer/default.asp?arg=DS_CDF_TECHART_23/_page.xsl/27&xsl_argx=5

6. Church and Community Fund (Church of England)
Does your parish have a project involving greater outreach into the community for which it is seeking support?
The Fund helps with imaginative and innovative projects of all kinds. The maximum grant is £15,000 and applicants are welcome to request any amount within this limit. Grants may be awarded on a ‘one-off’ basis or, for revenue projects, the total awarded may be phased over a number of years (usually three). Both successful and unsuccessful applicants are welcome to apply again for new/different projects. The Fund is sometimes able to offer loans on favourable terms instead of grants. Please contact them for further details. Deadline 25th November 2008.Full guidance notes and application details are on their website below.The Church and Community Fund, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3NZ Tel: 020 7898 1767 Email: ccf@c-of-e.org.uk Website: http://www.churchandcommunityfund.org.uk