This page is updated as grants are awarded throughout the year. You may find it useful to look at our annual review in addition to this page, to get an idea of whether we have made grants to organisations or projects similar to yours in the past.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY-JULY 2010
198 CONTEMPORARY ARTS AND LEARNING [RIN], £3,000, IT equipment for a youth media studio in Lambeth.
Age Concern Chatham, £10,000, vehicle to provide transport services for elderly people in Kent.
Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency, £30,000, refurbishment of building for charity providing support services to addicts and recovering addicts in West Yorkshire.
Back-Up Trust, £10,000, specialist equipment at spinal injury facility in Wandsworth.
Beat Project, £25,000, arts and media centre providing a range of educational and leisure activities for young people in Kent.
Bonny Downs Community Association [RIN], £10,000, gym equipment to promote health and fitness and to encourage healthy lifestyles amongst disadvantaged young people in Newham.
Butterwick, £10,000, refurbishment of children's hospice in Stockton on Tees.
Camtrust, £20,000, capital equipment for a digital printing facility used in vocational training for people with severe learning difficulties in Cambridge.
Children's Hospital Charity, £12,000, sensory play equipment at paediatric facility in Sheffield.
Downside Settlement [RIN], £15,000, high quality printer for a youth club in Southwark to promote activities to disadvantaged young people.
East Holton Charity, £12,000, specialist vehicle to enable disabled people to enjoy the natural environment on the Holton Lee estate in Poole.
Loanhead Community Learning Association, £30,000, towards a community learning centre in Midlothian, Scotland.
National Council for One Parent Families [RIN], £20,000, IT equipment for a charity working with single parent families.
Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, £25,000, specialist beds and buggies for charity supporting terminally-ill children in Staffordshire.
Northampton and District Citizens Advice Bureau, £10,000, IT equipment and training facilities.
PCC of St Mary Shirehampton, £30,000, renovation of community centre in Bristol.
Pennyburn Regeneration Youth Development Enterprise, £30,000, conversion of disused public house into a community facility in Ayrshire.
Raw Material Music and Media Education, £10,000, IT equipment to provide educational music and media activities to disadvantaged young people in Brixton.
Rushmoor Healthy Living, £10,000, IT equipment at a healthy living centre for disadvantaged people in Hampshire.
Shekinah Mission (Plymouth), £10,000, refurbishment of new premises at a training and resource centre for disadvantaged people in Devon.
The Weavers' Company Textile Education Fund, £20,000, up to four work placements in textile companies.
Ufton Court Educational Trust, £20,000, towards a log cabin to accommodate disadvantaged young people in outdoor learning and adventure activities in Berkshire.
Venture Trust, £20,000, vehicle to transport vulnerable young people to and from outdoor and adventure activities in the Scottish Highlands.
Weston Hospicecare, £20,000, renovations at a hospice in Weston-super-Mare.
Woodlands Hospice Charitable Trust, £20,000, specialist equipment at a hospice in Liverpool.
Young People Cornwall, £15,000, van for a charity delivering outreach youth work in deprived areas of Cornwall.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY-JULY 2010
9th Ampthill & Woburn Scout Group, £6,000, New roof covering and window frames.
Aghalee Village Hall Management Committee, £1,000, TV, DVD and other equipment.
Asian Centre Waltham Forest, £5,000, IT equipment for youth projects
Autism Concern, £3,000, Purchase of a card printing machine
CHAT (Choices about Health for All Teenagers, £4,000, To purchase a van and poly tunnel for the Ashfield Environmental Project
Clooney Estate Residents Association, £5,000, Renovations to a community centre
Drop Zone Youth Projects, £3,000, Gym equipment.
Ewe and You, £5,000, Refurbishment of day room and kitchen
Friends of Stanley School, £7,000, To purchase a new 16 seat minibus
Good Companions Bolton, £5,000, Refurbishment costs and the installation of a new kitchen and disabled toilet
Headstrong Productions, £2,000, Digital IT and audiovisual equipment for adults and children with learning disabilities
Helford River Children's Sailing Trust, £7,000, 2 new safety boats
Ipswich Umbrella Trust, £5,000, IT equipment
Iranian Community Centre, £9,000, To purchase a 17 seater minibus to transport elderly refugees and the children of asylum seekers and refugees
Larne Community Care Centre, £10,000, Conversion of 4 derelict garages into shelter for young people
Marlborough School Foundation, £10,000, Building refurbishment.
National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - UK, £3,000, To purchase computer hardware and a software upgrade
Our Celebration, £5,000, Equipment.
Pavillion, £4,000, Essential repairs to The Pavilion to ensure security and fire safety
Pirate Club, £9,800, Canoeing and kayaking equipment.
Rebounders, £5,000, To purchase 20 rebounders (trampolines) and related equipment
Road Victims Trust, £2,000, To purchase furniture and IT equipment for new premises
Saltstone Caring, £3,000, To purchase a client/volunteer management database
Sawtry and District Care and Resource Organisation, £5,000, Extending and installing a new commercial grade kitchen
Shopmobility Magherafelt, £3,000, To purchase 3 new scooters and 1 computer
St James Community Support and Advice Centre, £1,500, Telephone and ICT upgrade
St Michael's School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association, £10,000, To install a 6 bay modular building to house a family centre
Throsk Community Enterprises, £5,000, Fittings (doors, floors) for a new community centre
Tiny Tim's Children's Centre, £5,000, Towards the capital costs of renovation and creation of a sensory room for children with multiple disabilities
Towards the capital costs of renovation and creation of a sensory room for children with multiple disabilities
Tree of Life Centre Wythenshawe, £5,000, 2nd hand vehicle
UPDATE Scotland's Disability Consultancy for Information Providers, £5,000,To develop and implement a new website and online database of disability-related information
Waltham Forest Asian Seniors Club, £5,000, IT equipment.
West Northumberland Citizens Advice Bureau, £3,000, Installation of an IT network
Young People March, £4,000, To purchase IT equipment for an ICT suite
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY 2010 (PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
King's College London, £30,000, Intercalated BSc bursaries.
UCL Medical School, £30,000, Intercalated BSc bursaries.
University of Leeds - Department of Colour Science, £25,000, towards undergraduate bursaries in Chemistry with Colour Science.
University of Leeds – SCHOOL OF DESIGN, £25,000, for the purchase of a high performance liquid chromatography machine.
PROACTIVE GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY 2010 (PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
Courtauld Institute of Art, £36,600, specialist microscope for non-invasive examination of paintings.
Hamilton Kerr Institute, £30,000, to support internships for UK students in painting conservation for 2010/11 and 2011/12.
Victoria and Albert Museum, £25,000, one year internship in upholstery conservation.
New Philanthropy Capital, £35,000, update on a 2007 autism report on the needs of people living with autism.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY 2010
Aberystwyth Women's Aid, £27,000, refurbishment of centre for charity providing support to female victims of domestic violence
Artlink West Yorkshire, £25,000, refurbishment of property in Leeds to turn it into a disability arts venue.
Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change, £30,000, renovation and refurbishment of a community social enterprise and self-employment facility in a deprived part of Cornwall.
Cumbria Cerebral Palsy, £50,000, specialist equipment to allow adults with disabilities to live more independent lives.
Moonstone Therapy Centre Appeal, £50,000, new Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Bristol.
Neilston Development Trust, £40,000, refurbishment of a community centre in East Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Parkhaven Trust, £40,000, respite bedrooms within a new centre in Merseyside for people with dementia.
Porthallow Village Association, £25,000, construction of a village hall providing a range of activities for elderly people in Cornwall.
Sedgefield and District CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, £30,000, refurbishment of premises in Durham.
St John the Baptist Church PCC, Clayton, £25,000, construction of a community centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
London Printworks Trust, £25,000, towards the cost of workshop equipment.
YWCA England & Wales, £30,000, IT equipment to provide education and training at centres in Doncaster, Northampton, Truro and West Kent.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – APRIL 2010
Boaz Trust, £6, 400, New kitchen
Equal Charitable Foundation, £3,000, IT equipment.
Esh Winning Residents Group, £5,000, Zip wire
Relate North Staffordshire & Stafford, £3,000, IT equipment and office furniture.
Somali Elderly and Disabled Centre, £6,500, IT equipment.
St Mungo's Old Folks Centre for Wellbeing, £1,400, IT and office equipment
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME - MARCH 2010
Birch Thompson Memorial Fund, £7, 000, Minibus.
Connections Bus Project, £5,000, Generator for mobile youth bus.
Diamond Life ICCWC Welfare, £5,200, IT equipment.
Dingley Family & Specialist Early Years Centre, £1,400, IT equipment.
Fragile X Society, £5,000, New IT system.
Hinksey Sculling School, £10,000, Floating landing stage.
Kangaroos, £5,000, Minibus.
Kimbanguist Association of London, £3,300, IT equipment.
Llanelli Centre Project, £9,000, IT equipment & security cameras.
PCC of St Laurence Reading, £3,000, Safety helmets, 3 laptops & website.
Reeth & District Community Sports Club, £5,000, Ground maintenance equipment.
Sahan Society Centre, £5,000, IT equipment/refurbishment. Subject to the provision of a satisfactory reference from the charity's main revenue funder.
Sensory Trust, £10,000, Capital improvements to garden.
Survivors (Hull & East Riding), £2,700, IT equipment.
The Emma Maltby Memorial Fund, £1,300,
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME - APRIL 2010 (please note this programme is not open to applications)
Royal College of Art, £10,000, towards to ma bursaries.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – APRIL 2010
Acceptable Enterprises (Larne), £12,000, vehicle to transport adults with learning disabilities to work placements in the Belfast area.
AdventureLink, £10,000, vehicle and equipment for a charity providing outdoor adventure activities to disadvantaged young people in Brighton.
Bilston Methodist Church, £20,000, kitchen refurbishment at community centre in Wolverhampton.
Cocking Parish Council, £10,000, new community hall in Cocking, West Sussex.
Crossens Community Association, £20,000, extension to community centre in Southport.Disability Action Yorkshire, £10,000, wheelchair-adapted vehicle to transport disabled people on short trips and days out.
Family Mediation (North Wiltshire), £13,000, IT equipment for a charity providing family conflict resolutions services.
Gateshead and South Tyneside Sight Service, £10,000, refurbishment of premises for charity providing services to visually-impaired people.
Go Country, £10,000, minibus to transport disadvantaged people to outdoor and adventure activities in Stirling, Scotland.
Hospital of the Blessed Trinity, £20,000, new boiler at a residential care home in Guildford.
Kainos Community, £5,000, IT equipment to deliver rehabilitation training classes in prisons across the UK.
Lambeth Mencap, £10,000 [RIN], accessible minibus for charity providing services to people with mental health needs.
LCT. Homelink, £20,000, refurbishment of derelict building providing horticultural social enterprise and employment rehabilitation facilities to homeless and disadvantaged people in Littlehampton, Sussex.
Ley Community Drug Services, £15,000, kitchen refurbishment at residential facility in Oxford providing drug rehabilitation programmes.
Lighthouse Group UK, £15,000, building refurbishment for charity providing educational activities to at risk young people in Berkshire and Reading.
Maldon Housing Association, £15,000, walk-in wet rooms at almshouse in Essex
Marylebone Bangladesh Society, £15,000, building refurbishment to facilitate youth club activities in North Westminster.
Neuromuscular Centre, £2,000, wheelchair restraints for four adapted minibuses to transport service users to the Centre.
People, Potential, Possibilities, £8,000, IT equipment at a centre in Hillingdon, London, for charity providing support services to disadvantaged young people.
PERC (Liverpool), £10,000, minibus to transport disadvantaged young people to and from the charity’s premises.
Pro-Contact Expert Services, £12,000, refurbishment of premises for charity offering family breakdown support services in Manchester.
REACT, 19,000 [RIN], caravan for national charity providing holiday accommodation for families caring for terminally ill children.
Rotherham United Community Sports Trust, £12,000, minibus to transport disabled people to sporting activities and venues.
Scotland Yard Adventure Centre, £15,000, play area for pre-school children with additional support needs in Edinburgh.
Sedgemoor Furniture Store, £10,000, vehicle for collection and delivery of recycled furniture to disadvantaged people in Somerset.
St Andrew's Children's Society, £20,000, refurbishment of premises for a charity providing adoption services in Edinburgh.
St Mary-Le-Bow Young Homeless Project, £15,000, refurbishment of accommodation facilities for young homeless people in East London.
Step by Step Partnership, £14,500, IT equipment for a charity supporting young homeless people in Hampshire.
Vocaleyes, £5,000 [BL], website update for national charity providing services to visually-impaired people.
YMCA North Tyneside, £10,000, equipping a recording studio and performance space to provide opportunities for disadvantaged young people to produce and perform music.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – JAN/FEB 2010
1st Chudleigh Scout Group, £5,400, Safagrass Mat and Kitchen units.
1st Wellington Scout Group, £10,000, central heating.
City of Sheffield Hatters Basketball Club, £6,000, minibus.
Mentoring Plus Bath & North East Somerset, £5,300, IT equipment.
Teesside Athletic Football Club, £9,200, sport equipment.
Aveley Village Community Forum, £10,000, office equipment.
Bishopstone Village Hall, £10,000, refurbishment.
Enfield Women's Centre, £5,800, IT equipment.
GHARWEG Training & Careers Centre, £9,400, IT equipment.
Minority Ethnic Integration Forum, £7,100, IT equipment.
Putney Samaritans, £10,000, refurbishment & IT equipment.
Invest in ME, £3,000, IT equipment.
Richmond Mencap, £1,100, hot water cylinder.
Scottish Epilepsy Society, £10,000, IT equipment.
Shopmobility Sheffield, £10,000, electric scooters.
Sunnybank Trust, £5,000, 2nd hand furniture & IT equipment.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – FEBRUARY 2010
Crewe YMCA, £30,000, furnishing new learning cafe, recreational and social enterprise zone for excluded young people in Cheshire.
Henley Baptist Church, £23,000, construction of multipurpose children's centre for disadvantaged young people.
Lodge Hill Trust, £40,000, construction of two eco-lodges to provide leisure and educational activities for young people in West Sussex.
Middlesex North West County Girl Guide Association, £40,000, towards a new building.
St Peter de Beauvoir Town, £30,000, new community centre in Hackney, East London.
Manchester Deaf Centre, £50,000, creation of mezzanine level within the new centre.
Uphill Ski Club of Great Britain, £35,000, new premises for charity offering participation in snowsports to disabled people.
Galloway's Society for the Blind, £27,000, equipping and furnishing of premises for charity providing a range of services for visually-impaired people in Lancashire.
Oxfordshire Association for the Blind, £50,000, new resource centre for charity offering support services to visually-impaired and their carers in Oxfordshire.
Wargrave House, £50,000, Refurbishments to new residential teaching college for post-16 students with autism in the North West of England.
PROACTIVE GRANTS PROGRAMME – FEBRUARY 2010 (PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
National Stem Centre, £80,000, towards two one week residential summer school programmes which will develop the practical teaching skills of A level mathematics teachers.
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME – FEBRUARY 2010 (PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital, £25,000, Grant for general funds
Friends of the Elderly, £22,000, Grants for elderly individuals
Medical Emergency Relief International Charitable Trust (MERLIN), £40,000, Rapid response assistance in emergency and crisis situations.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – JANUARY 2010
Age Concern Camden, £6,000, Refurbishment of day centre.
ARRCC, £12,000, Minibus for charity working with disabled people in East Sussex.
Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service, £10,000, Minibus for charity working with disabled people in the Scottish Borders region.
Brainwave Centre, £10,000, IT equipment for charity providing personalised therapy programmes to disabled people in England.
Children's Adventure Farm Trust, £2,000, Minibus to transport children to and from adventure farm holidays and days out in various locations across England.
Chinese Community Centre, £4,800, IT equipment for charity working with disadvantaged Chinese people in London.
Counsel and Care, £10,000, Website upgrade for national charity providing information and advice to elderly people.
Headway East London, £20,000, Refurbishment of premises for charity in East London working with people with brain injury.
Honeypot Charity, £20,000, Playbus offering outreach play and educational activities to disadvantaged young people and young carers in London and the South East.
Mind in Barnet, £20,000, Refurbishment of day centre for mental health charity.
Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service, £9,000, IT upgrade for charity providing specialist support services to people with addiction problems.
Partners in Advocacy, £5,000, IT equipment for charity in Edinburgh providing advocacy and support to at risk people, including those with mental health issues.
ReadiBus, £15,000, Minibus for charity offering dial-a-ride services to elderly people with restricted mobility in Berkshire.
St Albans and Dacorum Day Hospice, £11,500, Improvements to the car park at a hospice in Hertfordshire.
Wandsworth Community Transport, £15,000, Minibus for charity providing transport services to elderly people in Wandsworth, London.
Worthing Council for Voluntary Service, £10,000, Minibus for charity offering dial-a-ride services to disabled people in Worthing, West Sussex.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009
Ackroyd Community Centre, £10,000
Blindvoice UK, £5,000
Caspari Foundation for Educational Therapy and Therapeutic Teaching, £8,700
Disabled Holiday Information, £2,500
Greenock and District Scout Council, £10,000
Hertfordshire Hearing Advisory Service, £8,000
Lewisham Young Women's Resource Project, £7,300
Sussex Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus, £5,000
Taunton & District Mencap Society, £7,500,
The Cause 2000, £5,000
Victory Youth & Community Association, £10,000
Wyvern Community Transport, £10,000
Yorkshire Main Miners Welfare Scheme, £3,400
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME – NOVEMBER 2009 (NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS)
Department Of Colour Science, £86,000
PROACTIVE GRANTS PROGRAMME – NOVEMBER 2009 (NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS)
Acme – Mathematical Needs Project, £24,500
MEI– Further Mathematics Support Programme, £52,000
Nuffield Foundation, £34,300
Guildhall Art Gallery, £23,000
Museum Of London, £25,000
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – NOVEMBER 2009
Abbeyfield Bognor Regis Society, £25,000, New bathroom facilities at a residential care home for the elderly.
Basement Night Drop In Centre, £50,000, Refurbishment of a building for a charity providing services for deprived people in Liverpool.
Birmingham Rathbone Society, £40,000, Renovation of learning centre for young people with learning difficulties.
Bobath Scotland, £50,000, New centre for a charity working with children with cerebral palsy.
Brunswick Club Trust, £23,000, Refurbishment of youth club in Fulham.
Freedom Social Projects, £25,000, Building works and equipment for a charity providing support services to deprived communities in North Devon.
Keeping Kids Company, £22,000, Minibus for a charity working with vulnerable young people in Southwark.
Lurgan YMCA, £30,000, New youth centre to improve community relations between 'at risk' young people in an area of Northern Ireland which suffers from sectarianism.
Parish of the Isle of Dogs, £40,000, Installing a lift at a new interfaith community facility.
Royal National College for The Blind, £60,000, New specialist assessment centre in Hereford to establish learning needs with a view to improving educational and employment opportunities for the visually-impaired.
PLYMOUTH HIGHBURY TRUST, £30,000, Refurbishment of community hall for a charity working with young people with learning disabilities.
St Luke's Hospice, £30,000, Refurbishment of premises.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – SEPTEMBER /OCTOBER 2009
Asian Social & Humanitarian Association, £7,000,
Ecf-Links, £10,000,
Outfit-Moray, £7,000,
Bangladesh Youth Movement, £10,000,
Bangladeshi Community Association Bradford, £5,000,
Epping Forest District Cab, £5,000,
Huddersfield Methodist Mission, £10,000,
Inishfree, £7,500,
Jubilee Church Hull, £9,900,
Northamptonshire Racial Equality Council, £6,000,
St Pancras Thanet St Trust, £5,500,
Parenting Support and Advice Network "Pasan", £2,500,
Sefton Opera, £1,400,
Barking & Dagenham Progress Project, £4,800,
Borders Green Team Enterprises, £10,000,
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME – OCTOBER 2009 (PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
Friends of St Olaves, £10,000, improvements to the church building.
Bradford Textile Society, £6,000, fabric design competition 2010.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – OCTOBER 2009
Amber Foundation, £20,000, refurbishment of toilet and bathroom facilities in Wiltshire.
Brathay Hall Trust, £15,000, replacement of a 15 year old Landrover in Cumbria.
Gloucestershire African & Caribbean Association, £15,000, replacement minibus.
Springfield Community Flat, £12,000, installation of a marine container in Lambeth.
Young Concern Trust, £20,000, equipment for a new youth counselling and support centre in Harlow.
Young People in Focus, £7,000, improving the IT system for charity based in Brighton.
Fylde Coast Women's Aid, £20,000, capital works at a refuge for women and children.
Keighley Furniture Project, £15,000, new windows and frames at property.
Parochial Church Council for the Parish of Flamborough, £15,000, repair, upgrade and improvements to church building.
Relate Lincolnshire, £7,000, refurbishing and replacing furniture and worn out carpets.
SOFA Project, £15,000, purchasing a new van in Bristol.
TaxAid UK, £20,000, improvements to the website.
Age Concern Hillingdon, £15,000, refurbishment of centre for the elderly.
Age Concern Oadby and Wigston, £12,500, refurbishment of kitchen area.
Age Concern Stafford and District, £20,000, building an extension.
Ely Soham & District Community Transport, £9,500, purchase of a second-hand minibus.
Fairplay, £15,000, wheelchair accessible minibus in Chesterfield.
Harrogate District Hospice Care, £15,000, improvements to day therapy unit.
Heart of Kent Hospice, £15,000, buying laptops computers for workers visiting patients in their homes.
Independent Panel for Special Education Advice, £7,000, improvements to IT and website in Suffolk.
Mind in Camden, £14,000, new IT equipment.
South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association (Syeda), £10,000, refurbishment costs of new premises.
Springboard Project, £13,000, installation of lift in Horsham.
St Richard's Hospice Foundation, £18,000, 10 specialist beds in Worcestershire.
Visual Impairment Services Highland, £7,500, specially adapted light equipment for use by visually impaired children.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – AUGUST 2009
Southmead Project, £3,000,
St Mary's Church, £2,500,
Shopmobility Melton Mowbray, £2,400,
People Matter Trust, £4,700,
Community Transport Helpline, £9,700,
1st Saltney Ferry Scout & Guide Group, £5,000,
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – JULY 2009
Ieuenctid Tysul Youth, £4,000,
Allsorts Childcare Centre, £6,000,
Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area, £7,000,
Youth Empowerment Solutions, £6,000,
The Art Room, £10,000,
Littleport Village Hall, £7,000,
Guy's Gift, £8,000,
Mustard Seeds, £6,000,
Pakistani Community Association, £2,200,
St Luke's Family Centre, £8,700,
Tolerance in Diversity, £6,500,
Providence House Youth Club, £10,000,
Norfolk Family Mediation Service, £6,400,
Association of Young People with Me, £8,600,
REGULAR GRANTS JULY – 2009 (PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
EXICOE, £50,000 mathematics bursaries for A-Level students from deprived backgrounds.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – JULY 2009
Linacre Methodist Mission, £30,000 refurbishment of a games hall at a community centre in Merseyside.
Scout Association Northern Ireland Scout Council, £40,000 residential accommodation for use by Scout and other voluntary and community youth groups.
Christ Church Higher Bebington Parochial Church Council, £35,000 new community centre in the Wirral.
P3 (Prison Partnership Projects), £25,000 sports equipment to provide activities for young people at risk of committing crime in the North West.
School Charity of William Pennoyer, £40,000 installing disabled toilets and lift in a new build community hall in Norfolk.
Calibre Audio Library, £30,000 digitisation and upgrade of audio recording and editing equipment for a charity providing services to the visually impaired across the UK
Sea Sanctuary – Vessel for Change, £40,000 purchase of a yacht to be used to provide activities and support to people with mental health issues in the South West.
SMALL GRANTS – JUNE 2009
Special Toys Educational Postal Service, £5,000,
Culcheth Methodist Church, £4,000
Volunteer Centre Derbyshire Dales, £4,000,
South and West Lancashire Foodbank, £5,000,
Little Cherubs, £5,000,
Kendal Lads & Girls Club, £10,000,
Voices from the Margins, £7,000,
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – JUNE 2009
Africa Advocacy Foundation, £4,400, 8 computer workstations for a charity supporting young people in Southwark with HIV/AIDS.
Aspire Foundation, £18,000, vehicle and window-cleaning equipment for social enterprise venture providing employment opportunities for homeless people in Blackpool
Betel Of Britain, £20,000, construction of storage building to allow more homeless and substance-dependent people to benefit from a workshop training facility in Birmingham.
Canolfan Cymdeithasol Ardal Nefyn, £20,000, new community centre in a rural part of Gwynedd, Wales.
City And Hackney Mind, £20,000, refurbishment of a rundown building for a charity providing services for people with acute mental health needs.
Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust, £20,000, refurbishment of a sports hall for a charity providing a range of services and activities for disadvantaged young people in Islington.
Holy Nativity, £20,000, equipping a community kitchen to provide cookery skills and healthy meals for disadvantaged people in Newcastle.
Hounslow Action for Youth Association, £15,000, equipping and refurbishing a youth centre.
Ilderton Motor Project, £15,000, mobile IT literacy suites to provide pre-vocational courses and activities on motor maintenance to 'at risk' young people in London.
Nailsea and District Community Service, £10,000, accessible minibus for a charity providing transport services for elderly and disabled people in Somerset.
Occold Recreational and Amenities Council, £20,000, completion of internal works to a village hall providing community activities in Suffolk.
Pursuing Independent Paths, £7,500, purchase of an interactive whiteboard and software for a charity providing vocational and life skills to adults with learning disabilities.
Rights of Women, £3,700, IT upgrade for a charity providing information and advice to women on their legal rights.
Sheldon Road Methodist Church, £20,000, building a new community hall in an area of Wiltshire with no other community facilities
South London Special League, £10,000, 16-seat accessible minibus to enable young people with special needs to enjoy, and participate in, sporting activities.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY 2009
Eden Voluntary Society for the Blind, £5,000,
The Limes Community and Children's Centre, £6,000,
St Martin & St Meriadoc's Church, £6,000,
Tageero, £5,000
Innersense, £7,600,
The Hand Partnership, £5,000,
Disability Awareness UK, £6,000,
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY 2009 (PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
King’s College London, £30,000, bursaries for Intercalated BSc students.
UCL Medical School, £30,000, bursaries for Intercalated BSc students.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – MAY 2009
Age Concern Hull, £28,000 waterproofing the floor of a hydrotherapy pool.
Brooklands Centre, £30,000 building a new day care centre for the elderly in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Helsington and Brigsteer New Village Hall Project, £38,000 construction of a new village hall providing community services and activities to a rural part of Cumbria.
Hillside Rural Activities Park, £40,000 changing, shower and toilet facilities at a community centre providing sporting activities for young people in North Yorkshire.
Lake District Calvert Trust, £100,000 towards building a new water centre for people with complex disabilities.
Manchester Settlement, £50,000 building a new centre to provide training and other activities to improve employment opportunities for young people.
Reach Volunteering, £30,000 upgrading IT systems and website for a charity providing specialist skills to voluntary organisations.
Royal School of Needlework. £75,000 towards the capital costs (creating teaching space, refurbishment works etc) of setting up a new Foundation/BA (Hons) course in Hand Embroidery.
Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation, £50,000 seven new accommodation units in West London for vulnerable ex-service personnel
Sussex Lantern, £50,000 construction of a day care and rehabilitation unit for blind and visually-impaired people
Wellington Hall Residents Association, £30,000 replacing a part of the community centre building in Leeds
Youthnet UK, £30,000 IT equipment for a charity providing online support services for young people across the country.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – APRIL 2009
Refugee & Migrant Forum of East London, £8,000,
The Adab Trust, £4,500,
REGULAR GRANTS PROGRAMME – APRIL 2009 (PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT OPEN TO APPLICATIONS)
Royal College Of Art, £10,000, two bursaries for students on the MA textile design course.
MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME – APRIL 2009
Action for Prisoners’ Families, £12,000, post production costs of a DVD and training pack of a play about women prisoners.
ATD Fourth World, £8,000, IT equipment for a family support project in London.
Barking & Dagenham Crossroads, £15,000, refurbishment of premises to be used as a resource benefitting disabled children.
City of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Development Trust, £15,000, to conserve and redisplay items from the gallery’s nationally significant needlework and tapestry collections at Aston Hall.
Connect (Communication Disability Network), £5,000 new database to provide improved services to people with aphasia and communication disability.
Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Mencap, £20,000, refurbishment of kitchen and dining areas of residential home for people with learning disabilities.
Ear Trust, £12,500, towards construction of bridge at a centre supporting the work of the Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Service.
Finchale Training College, £17,000, decorating/furnishing a new residential accommodation at a college for disabled people in the North East.
Heritage Park Community School, £18,000, furniture and equipment for family learning and café/food technology rooms for charity providing services to young people with special educational needs in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
Hillingdon Mind, £9,000, IT equipment to provide training for people with mental health issues.
Leeds Housing Concern, £10,000, wheelchair-accessible minibus.
Noah’s Ark Children’s Venture, £10,000, building works and equipment at a residential centre for disadvantaged young people.
Open Country, £10,000, minibus for charity providing access to the countryside for disabled people in West Yorkshire.
Rape Crisis Centre, £10,000, resource/information packs for young Glaswegians on sexual bullying and internet grooming.
Robert Owen Communities, £10,000, adapted vehicle to transport people with learning disabilities in Devon and Cornwall
South Edinburgh Amenities Group, £15,000, adapted minibus to transport elderly and disabled people in Edinburgh.
South Yorkshire Victim Offender Mediation Service, £12,000, film and IT equipment
Suffolk Deaf Association, £20,000, dual purpose bus providing a hearing support clinic and transport for hearing-impaired people.
Sussex Deaf Association, £20,000 refurbishment of toilet facilities at a centre for deaf and hearing-impaired people
Watford Palace Theatre, £10,000, specialist captioning equipment to enable hearing impaired people to enjoy theatre performances.
Where Next Association, £20,000, IT equipment and vehicle for new social enterprise project in the West Midlands.
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME – MARCH 2009
Rahman International, £8,000,
Oxfordshire Family Mediation, £5,000,
Baby Equipment Loan Service & Toy Library, £5,000,
Bradford and District Autistic Support Group, £5,000,
Home-Start Dinefwr, £3,000,
African Support & Project Centre, £5,000,
Chopsticks (North Yorkshire), £3,000,
Clear Vision Project, £9,000,
Kew Community Trust, £2,500,
Scrabo Catering Enterprises, £6,000,
First Move Furnishaid, £8,000,
Brighton & Hove Parents and Children, £4,000
Positive Youth for the Community, £5,000,
Horizons (Plymouth), £6,000,
Kingston & District Welcare Association, £7,000,