January 2021 Funding Round Up - Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council

Here’s a round up of funding opportunities we’ve shared via our newsletter and on social media.

• UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Government has announced a £7.5 million funding package to help tackle loneliness over the winter period. Funding will help provide immediate and targeted relief to those most at risk of loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic. > More Details
• Cameron Grant Memorial Trust Funding: Individuals; Charities; Social Enterprises/CIC; Schools; Colleges; Universities; Pre-registration start-ups; Voluntary Groups; Community Groups and other not-for-profit entities are invited to apply. > More Details
• COVID-19 Winter Support Funding Available for Youth Organisations: A new fund for local and national youth organisations, designed to help mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic. Applications will be accepted from grassroots youth clubs, uniformed youth groups, and national youth and umbrella organisations based in England. > More Details
• Windrush Community Fund: The Government is offering funding to charities, community organisations, and/or grassroots organisations to promote and raise awareness of the Windrush Scheme. > More Details
• Women Make Music Grants Programme: Women, trans and non-binary songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds have until 6pm on 12th February 2021 to apply for the next round of the Women Make Music programme. The programme supports the development of outstanding women songwriters and composers at different stages of their career. > More Details
• The Tree Council – Branching Out Fund Grants for Tree Planting: Schools and community groups within the UK can apply for grants of between £300 and £1,500 to get communities and young people up to the age of 21 involved in tree and hedge planting and care this winter (up to March 2021). > More Details
• Clothworkers Foundation – Open Grants Programme: Accepts applications from UK registered charities or not-for-profits and who meet our eligibility criteria, for funding towards capital projects. The work of the organisation must fit within one or more of our specified programme areas. > More Details
• Round 2 of Culture Recovery Fund Grants Programme Open Funding is available for cultural organisations in England as they recover from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and transition back to a viable and sustainable operating model. > More Details
• The OPPC Victims Fund 2021 is now open and will be taking applications until 5 pm on the 16th February 2021. The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner would like to urge organisations across the West Midlands that support victims of hate crime, to apply to the Victims Funds. > More Details
• Creative Black Country are bringing Creative Connections back for 2021 and offering small commissions of £500 – £2000 for projects that develop creative activity with and for local communities in the Black Country. > More Details

• The Rotary Club of the City of Wolverhampton and the James Beattie Charitable Trust have teamed up to offer grants to local groups who support disadvantaged people in Wolverhampton in these challenging times.
• ESF Community Grants awards funding of up to £20,000 to organisations who can run projects that support people unemployed (for 6 months minimum) back into work/training.
• Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community – closes 19th Jan!
• FCC Community Action Fund Grants for Community Facilities – Registered charities, churches, Parish Councils, Local Authorities and CASC registered sports clubs can apply for grants of between £2K and £100K for the provision, maintenance or improvement of community facilities.
• The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Comic Relief are launching their Tech for Good digital development fund ‘Build’ – created in response to the need for charities to use technology to explore different approaches to delivering better services.
• BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme – supports children and young people up to the age of 18 living with severe poverty as well as additional pressures such as domestic violence, disability or poor health in the family, is currently open for applications from referral organisations that will be able to apply for grants on behalf of families or young people.
• DM Thomas Foundation Central Grants Programme distributes grants of up to £30,000 are available per year for up to two years to registered charities for projects that improve education and health for young people.
• The Woodland Trust has announced that it has thousands of free tree packs available to community groups and schools across the UK, plus nurseries, colleges, universities and outdoor learning centres.
• Thomas Wall Trust Funding to Increase the Employment Skills of People Aged 11 or Older – grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to assist with specific projects or core activities that support literacy, numeracy, digital and additional skills for people aged 11 or older in order to increase their employment prospects.