Funding and Tender Alerts
In addition to posting funding and tender alerts on this page, we also send out a monthly Funding Newsletter - you can read past issues here. If you wish to sign up to receive these bulletins, you can subscribe here.
Derby Community Lottery - Register as a good cause today!
Derby Community Lottery is a weekly online lottery. All funds raised go to good causes that benefit the local community in Derby.
Good causes that support Derby can get their own page on the site. For every £1 ticket sold, the chosen cause will receive 50p, with an additional 10p going into a Central Fund that will be distributed to other causes in the community.
Who can apply?
Your organisation must:
- Provide community activities or services within Derby, which are of benefit to the residents of Derby
- Have a formal constitution or set of rules
- Have a bank account requiring at least two unrelated signatories
- Operate with no undue restrictions on membership
And be either:
- A constituted group with a volunteer management committee with a minimum of three unrelated members that meets on a regular basis (at least three times per year)
- A registered charity, with a board of trustees
- A registered Community Interest Company.
How to apply:
- Visit the Derby Community Lottery site or click here.
- Follow the instructions on the screen and fill in the required details.
- Community Action Derby will check and approve the good causes.
- Once the cause has been approved, causes will have their own Derby Community Lottery web page and can start selling tickets in 1-2 working days.
- All the good cause needs to do is market the lottery to their supporters.
- Every month the good cause will get funds they’ve raised directly into their nominated bank account.
Deadline: There is no deadline to be a good cause
If you have any questions regarding the Derby Community Lottery or signing up to be a good cause, see our Frequently Asked Questions brochure here
Alternatively, you can contact us here:
Email: support@DerbyCommunityLottery.co.uk
Call: 01332 307308
Grants for projects that enhance and support the lives of disadvantaged children and young people
Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby, and funds projects across the UK and Ireland. Schools and not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding for UK projects that enhance and support the lives of children and young people who are disadvantaged physically, mentally, or socially.
Projects must fall within Wooden Spoon’s Vision Statement: “Through the power of rugby, every child and young person has access to the best life opportunities, no matter what their background”. Projects must have a minimum predicted lifespan of five years. Grants will not be considered for salaries, administration costs, professional fees and ongoing overheads related to a capital project. There is no minimum or maximum grant limit.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
For more information and to apply, please visit: https://woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant
Children in Need - Core Costs Funding
Charities and not-for-profit organisations can now apply for the Children in Need Core Costs Funding Stream, which supports day-to-day operational expenses such as management, HR, office expenses, accountancy, communications, and governance.
Organisations must be not-for-profit and serve young people aged 18 or under in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands.
Eligible organisations can receive up to £120,000 over three years (£40,000 annually). Quicker decisions are available for grants of £15,000 or less per year. Applications over £15,000 per year require registration with the appropriate regulatory body.
There is no application deadline, organisations can apply at any time.
For more information please visit: www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/core-costs
National Churches Trust Grants
The National Churches Trust supports a variety of churches, chapels and meeting houses across the United Kingdom with its grants programmes.
Various grants are available to any Christian place of worship in the UK that is open for regular worship. The grants are focused on helping to keep church buildings in good repair, open for worship and community activities, and to allow them to continue to serve people, communities and visitors in all sorts of ways.
For example, you could be looking to repair your roof, install a kitchen or accessible toilets, clear asbestos or simply need help undertaking regular essential maintenance to your building.
Decisions on all applications are made by the Grants Committee, which meets three times a year (usually March, July and November).
For more information please visit: www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/grants/medium-grants
Severn Trent Water Community Fund
Local charities, voluntary and community groups, schools, colleges and local authorities or parish councils in the Severn Trent Water region can apply for grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 to support local community projects.
The funding will support projects that help people lead healthier lifestyles, gain new skills, create better places to live in and use, and protect the natural environment.
There are currently two pots of funding available:
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New project funding - Grants of between £2k and £100 for brand new projects that have genuine community need and a real impact on improving community wellbeing.
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Core funding - Grants of between £5k and £20k for organisations that deliver vital community services, continue existing delivery.
For more information, please visit: www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund