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Funding to support charities delivering projects which help to improve people’s lives. From support groups to children’s hospitals and homeless shelters to hospices, the grants provide vital funding for good causes across the UK

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Sport Wales, in partnership with Welsh Government, has launched a new fund, ‘A Place for Sport’, with up to £1m available for sports clubs and organisations across Wales.

The fund will support projects seeking to improve, protect or create new sporting facilities.

Applications are invited from community sport groups and can include things such as floodlights, new multi-sport surfaces, expansion or improvements to existing facilities, etc.  The detailed fund criteria can be found on the Sport Wales website.

Applications must be made online by 28 June 2019 and, importantly, the projects need to be completed by the end of March 2020.

We are pleased to announce that the first round of 2019-20 Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme (LDTCS) is now open for applications.

The fund is open to applicants carrying out activity within 5miles of an eligible landfill or waste transfer site – view the map here to check if you’re eligible to apply. From this page you can also view the scheme’s other webpages for further information and the scheme guidance.

The scheme funds projects with focusses on Biodiversity, Waste Minimisation and the reduction of Waste to Landfill and Wider Environmental Enhancements.

We’ve run two rounds of the fund so far and have funded some great projects making positive environmental enhancements in their locality with the support of the community. From pine martens to reuse of discarded plastics, there is a variety of activity happening across Wales.

You can read more about the projects already running in Wales from here.

There is a 12-week application window, the closing date is 21 July 2019 (23:59).

We receive a high number of applications which makes the funding process very competitive. If you would like support and guidance in the development of a project you can contact your local Third Sector Support Wales CVC here.

If you have any questions about LDTCS please get in touch with the WCVA Grant Funds Team at ldtgrants@wcva.org.uk

A new £1 million fund has been launched by the Co-op Foundation to enable groups in Wales with a community and environmental focus to safeguard spaces and become more sustainable.

The funding boost has been generated by proceeds from the 5p single-use carrier bag charge in the Co-op’s Welsh food stores.

Welsh groups can get grants of up to £10,000 to explore enterprising ideas that could contribute to a more sustainable future for their community space. Funding could support feasibility costs, technical or legal fees and, projects which test and explore new ideas. Eligible organisations must engage local people and support the environment, and applications close at noon onFriday, 21 June. 

In addition, interest-free loans of up to £50,000 are available to organisations to grow more established business ideas. Loans are usually repaid within five years with no need to make repayments in the first year. Some organisations could be eligible for a further grant dependent upon circumstances.

Jim Cooke, Head of The Co-op Foundation, said:”Spaces like parks and woodlands need regular funds so they can meet the needs of the people who use them, love them and rely on them. This builds stronger communities for today, and a better environment for the future. We look forward to hearing from organisations with enterprising ideas that will boost their trading activities, support local people and help create a better environment for us all.”

The Co-op Foundation has been awarding funding to help community spaces UK-wide become more sustainable since 2017.  One group to benefit recently is Welcome to our Woods, based in the Rhondda Fawr Valley, South Wales. Its £90,000 funding boost will enable it to up-scale its conversion of waste wood into saleable products like furniture and biomass fuel, generating income to help maintain more areas of woodland sustainably, while creating jobs, training and volunteering opportunities for local people.

For more information about The Co-op Foundation, and details of how to apply to the new fund, visit www.coopfoundation.org.uk

Grants of £20,000 to £60,000 available to fund running costs, salaries and projects for organisations that support people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available. Grants on a rolling basis, no deadline.

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The Bupa UK Foundation is looking to fund practical, community-focused projects that will support and improve people’s mental health at this critical life-stage.

For some mid-life can be a time of increased responsibilities, challenges and pressures, in their working lives, family lives and relationships. The prevalence of mental illness peaks among people in their middle years.  

Within this funding programme the Bupa UK Foundation is looking to fund practical, community-focused projects that will support and improve people’s mental health at this critical life-stage. 

Before applying you should check that your project meets the following criteria;

• Your project or initiative will support people in mid-life. Suggested age range 30s to 50s. 
• Your project focuses specifically on supporting and improving people’s mental health and wellbeing, rather than on addressing wider social issues.
• Your application clearly explains how you will reach, engage and directly support individuals in improving their mental health and wellbeing.
• Your application outlines how you will measure and evaluate the difference your project makes to the mental health and wellbeing of individual participants.

The maximum level of funding available for each grant awarded within this funding programme is £20,000.  All applications must be submitted through the Bupa UK Foundation’s online application system and only one application will be considered per organisation.

The closing date for applications is 31 May 2019, for further details please go to https://www.bupaukfoundation.org/page/apply-for-funding/

The Police and Crime Plan sets out the Commissioner’s priorities, along with details of how progress will be measured.  To support the plan, the Commissioner has set out his approach to commissioning services and outcomes for the communities of Dyfed Powys.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys, Dafydd Llywelyn, has today launched a funding programme where grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 will be made available to groups and organisations across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys.

Dafydd Llywelyn is inviting applications from voluntary and community organisations, as well as the public and private sectors, for projects which will have a positive impact on the security and safety of local communities. We would also encourage organisations to work collaboratively.

Successful projects must reflect the Commissioner’s key priorities for the communities of Dyfed-Powys: Keeping our communities safe, safeguarding the vulnerable, protecting our communities from serious threats, and connecting with communities. Further detail on each priority is available within the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan.

Mr Llywelyn said: “Through the previous funding round, a number of diverse projects were supported, which really have made a difference to people’s lives. I am therefore very pleased to once again be able to offer this exciting funding opportunity. I look forward to reading the new applications and finding out what difference this funding could make within our communities.”

The closing date for applications is 24^th May 2019. You can access the funding guidelines and application forms on here.

Guidelines

Application form

In previous years, the Police and Crime Commissioner has awarded grants to numerous groups across communities in the Dyfed-Powys area. If you’re interested in what what projects have been funded within your community, click on the links below.

If you have any queries, please contact Jessica Williams on 01267 226095

Previous grants

• Commissioners Fund Grants 2017/18
• Commissioners Fund Grants 2016
• Commissioners Fund Grants 2015
• Commissioners Fund Grants 2014
• Commissioners Fund Grants 2013

Grants of between £1,000 or £2,000 are for registered charities which promote physical and mental wellbeing, conserve our natural environment, and increase the accessibility of the arts.

Grants of between £1,000 or £2,000 are for registered charities which promote physical and mental wellbeing, conserve our natural environment, and increase the accessibility of the arts.

For full criteria, including any geographic restrictions, please check https://www.chapmancharitabletrust.org.uk/guidelines

Funding is available for groups working on projects working to protect wildlife and the environment, support vulnerable groups and renewable energy projects.

Funding is available for groups working on projects working to protect wildlife and the environment, support vulnerable groups and renewable energy projects.

An application form is available at https://www.naturesave.co.uk/naturesave-trust/