Funding News
by Nakhat Zahir (Funding Advice Worker)
17 February 2009
UIA Charitable Foundation The UIA Charitable Foundation support small organisations or groups where modest grants will make a real difference and which deal with: Victims of domestic abuse; Victims of drug and alcohol addiction; Rehabilitation of offenders; Third World poverty; Third World human rights and are rarely able to support requests over £1,000. They do not make grants for: Organisations that are not registered charities or formally constituted voluntary organisations.
Committee meetings are usually held twice a year, in March and September. The trustees will only consider applications submitted on the Foundation's application form and operate on a first come first served basis. To download an application form please visit foundations’ website below. Applications should reach the company no later than the beginning August, Website:
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 that brings the community into the church and the church into the community.
The maximum grant is £15,000 and applicants are welcome to request any amount within this limit. Grants are awarded on a 'one-off' basis or, for revenue projects, the total awarded may be phased over a number of years (usually three). The Fund does support ecumenical projects where the Anglican Church plays a significant role CCF Meeting Dates 2009: Quarter 1 - Wednesday 11th March (Deadline: 2nd February); Quarter 2 - Tuesday 2nd June (Deadline: 22nd April); Quarter 3 -Tuesday 29th September (Deadline: 17th August); Quarter 4 - Wednesday 9th December (Deadline: 30th October) 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:
Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants and July and August for grants awarded in November, each year. Guidelines and application form can be downloaded from Website:
If you need further help contact Lifestyle Officer Email:
lifestyle@heartresearch.org.uk Tel: 0113 234 7474.Heart Research UK, Suite 12D, Joseph's Well, Leeds, LS3 1AB
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