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Green Recovery Challenge Fund
Wed 16 Sep 2020
The £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund has been developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its Arm’s-Length Bodies, including Natural England, Forestry Commission, Environment Agency and others. The National Lottery Heritage Fund is distributing and monitoring this Government money.
This short-term competitive fund aims to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs in England.
KFC Foundation Community Grants Programme
Wed 16 Sep 2020
The KFC Foundation provides grants to support grassroots organisations in the communities where KFC’s restaurants are located.
Grants are intended for organisations who are empowering young people in the UK to fulfil their potential by providing safe social spaces, mentoring or work, and social skills. The Foundation aims to fund work that helps young people create firm foundations, by addressing their needs through early intervention.
Kickstart - 100% funding for employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds
Wed 16 Sep 2020
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds.
The government has introduced a new Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain, a £2 billion fund to create hundreds of thousands of high quality 6-month work placements aimed at those aged 16 to 24 who are on Universal Credit and are deemed to be at risk of long term unemployment.
HS2 COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT FUND - APPLY NOW
Wed 16 Sep 2020
What is the Community and Environment Fund (CEF)?
The CEF fund has been created to add benefit over and above committed mitigation and statutory compensation to communities along the route that are demonstrably disrupted by the construction of Phase One of HS2 from London to West Midlands. In Stafford District this will include:
- Great Haywood
- Ingestre
- Hopton
- Marston and Yarlet
- Pirehill
- Yarnfield
- Swynnerton
Who can apply for funding?
The Gamesys Foundation
Wed 16 Sep 2020
The main focus of the Gamesys Foundation is to preserve and protect the wellbeing of individuals suffering from mental health issues.
We do that through providing grants and funding to organisations who care for these individuals directly, as well as those who focus on research in the mental health field.
Applications are open to UK-based organisation with a minimum annual income of £50,000.
The Chief's Blog September 2020
Mon 14 Sep 2020
The weather this week can’t seem to decide if it’s going back to summer or moving onto a crisp cold autumn. It remains a funny time for us all – just as many plan returns to work, so the national picture has shifted and returned us to greater restrictions. You could be forgiven for feeling despondent and confused. If you are unsure what to do about your group’s plans, or still struggling with remote/digital options, then please get in touch, we are here to help and support you – even if that just means listening.
TCT are recruiting for a new Trustee
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Transforming Communities Together (TCT) seeks to support people and communities to thrive and flourish.
We’re looking to recruit a trustee from within the BAME communities.
We were formed in 2014, as a Joint Venture between the local church and a national Christian charity. We work across all four Black Country boroughs, as well as the whole of Staffordshire and northern Shropshire.
MHA Lichfield and Burntwood Live at Home Covid Impact report
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Our Live at Home schemes normally deliver a range of face to face activities, volunteer befriending, support & companionship for older people.
We suspended our face to face activities in mid-March as the pandemic developed. Initially, our core focus was on ensuring our members and other vulnerable people could access food and basic supplies without putting themselves at risk.
Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPO) Covid-19 Emergency Fund
Fri 11 Sep 2020
No closing date specified
The National Emergency Trust has announced £1.5 million of funding to support grassroots Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOs) across the UK to respond to the Covid-19 needs of disabled people. The funding will be administered and distributed through a partnership of DPOs across the UK.
What work will the DPO Covid-19 Emergency Fund?
The DPO Covid-19 Emergency Fund aims to support DPOs to meet the needs of disabled people. We are looking to fund Covid-19 related work in the following broad three areas:
The 7 Stars Foundation Covid-19 Support Funding Programme
Fri 11 Sep 2020
No closing date specified
Young People in England – Shine Bright Fund
The7stars foundation has partnered with regional charities and our legal partner Coram Chambers to administrate our grant funding across the UK to vulnerable young people directly. We wish to remind those young people who usually seek in school, a refuge from home- they are loved, cared for and thought of.