Other sources of funding

Government Funding

European Social Fund
Funding for a variety of projects, distributed through the regional Government Offices

Government Funding website
Summarises central Government funding from a variety of departments

Crime Reduction
Information on sources of funding from the Home Office Crime Reduction website

Youth Sector Development Fund  
Funding available to third-sector organisations whose work supports disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in finding their pathway to success

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Independent Funding

Access Funds
Information on grants for the voluntary sector

Barrow Cadbury Trust
National organisation that finances community projects from £10-15,000

Black Londoners Forum
This website has a useful list of a variety of sources of funding in the UK

Charities Aid Foundation
This organisation has several funding programmes for charities

Charities Information Bureau
Information on a wide range of funding for charities

Children in Need
Funding for projects that make a positive difference to children’s lives

Comic Relief
Comic Relief operates 3 grants funds for work within the UK.

Community Foundations
This website has details of local community foundations that support local voluntary and community activity

Disarm Trust
(community section)Independent charity that funds projects which contribute to the anti-gun crime/violence agenda

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Independent grant-making foundation

Fast Forward Grants
Fast Forward Grants, the London ESF Global Grants Programme, provides grants up to £10,000 to small voluntary and community organisations, or other non-governmental organisations

Funder Finder
Software for grant seekers, includes links to many funders

Grants Net
UK grants and funding information for businesses and charities

Grants Online
Provides access to funding streams for subscribers to the website

HBOS Foundations
This registered charity, set up by HBOS Bank, funds charitable organisations

Impetus Trust
Providing long term funding and capacity building for larger charities

Jack Petchey Foundation
Funds projects working with young people in East London and West Essex

Lloyds TSB Foundation
This foundation funds projects in England and Wales

Profunding
Online funding information for not for profit organisations in the UK

The Carnegie UK Trust
Awards a variety of grants, one is the Young Peoples Grants Programme

The Prince's Trust
Small grants for 14-30 year olds for work, training, education or setting up a community project

Trust Funding
Database of funding streams - site requires subscription

Volcom
Based in Hull and contains details of funders nationally

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Lottery Funding

Awards for All
Lottery fund aimed specifically at awarding funds up to £5,000 in a straightforward way to local community projects in the UK

The Big Lottery Fund
Lottery funding for a range of projects (created by the merger of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund)

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