Overview of small grant funding

Organisation Programme Name Award Range

Big Lottery Fund

Awards For All £300 - £10,000

Arts Council England

Grants for the arts £1,000 - £100,000

Heritage Lottery Fund

Your Heritage

Young Roots

£3,000 - £50,000

£3,000 - £25,000

Sport England Small grants programme

£300 - £10,000

This presentation will provide you with information about the small grant programmes outlined below.

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What will Awards for All fund?

Awards for All projects must meet at least one of BIG’s outcomes:

• People having better chances in life with better access to training and development to improve their life skills

• Stronger communities with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems

• Improved rural and urban environments which communities are better able to access and enjoy

• Healthier and more active people and communities

Who can apply to Awards for All?

• Voluntary and community organisations

• Schools

• Parish or town councils

• Health bodies

• You must have at least 3 unrelated people on your governing body

• A UK bank account in the name of your organisation with at least two unrelated signatories

• You must complete your project within one year of when BIG confirms your award

How much you can apply for?

• A grant of between £300 and £10,000

• Only one application can be considered at a time

• One Awards for All funded project needs to be completed and the End of Grant report approved before you can apply again

• One organisation cannot receive more than £10,000 of Awards for All grants in any two year period.

You send us your application

We let you know our decision

You read our guide

You send the documents we ask for

We confirm the grant

You start your project

Awards for All application process:

30 working days

20 working days

10 working days

Awards for All - further information and advice

Website:

www.awardsforall.org.uk

Phone:

BIG Advice Line

0845 4 10 20 30

Textphone:

0845 6 02 16 59

What will Grants for the arts fund?Our funding programme is for:

• Individuals

• Arts organisations

• People who use the arts in their work

For time limited arts-related activities that:

• Engage people in England

• Help artists and arts organisations in England carry out their work

No deadlines

Who can apply to Grant for the arts?

Grants for the arts – individuals

• Includes artists, performers, promoters, presenters, curators, producers, writers, groups of individuals and other individuals working in the arts

• Grants normally range from £1,000 to £30,000 and can cover activities lasting up to three years

• Average grant amount in 2006/7 was £5,825

Who can apply to Grant for the arts?

Grants for the arts – organisations

• Includes arts organisations, local authorities, public organisations, partnerships, collectives, national organisations and organisations whose activity is not arts-related, including voluntary and community groups and groups of organisations

• Grants normally range from £1,000 up to £100,000 and can cover activities lasting up to three years

• Average grant amount in 2006/7 was £24,696

Grants for the arts application processContents of the application pack

• ‘How to apply’ including guidance on understanding our assessment criteria, details on how to contact us and help with writing your proposal (remember you must follow our headings in your written proposal)

• An application form

• An information booklet on other sources of funding

Grants for the arts application processOur approach to partnership funding

• We expect you to find at least 10% of the total cost of your activity from other income sources – this is a minimum

• For projects which relate to other sectors for example health, education, social exclusion, we will expect other agencies to be providing significant amounts of partnership funding

• In special circumstances we will provide a grant for the total cost of your activity

• If you apply to us for the total cost of your activity, you must tell us in your written proposal what your special circumstances are, otherwise your application may not be eligible to be assessed

Grants for the arts application processHow do we assess applications?

We have four assessment criteria, these are:

• The quality of the activity or its ongoing effect on your artistic practice (or both) and the quality of the effect the activity will have on the people experiencing it

• How people will engage with the activity, immediately or in the long term

• How the activity will be managed and its on-going effect

• How realistic the activity is financially, and its future effect

Grants for the arts application processWhen will you know the outcome

• If you have provided us with all the information we need we will make a decision in:

- 6 weeks for applications for £5,000 or less

- 12 weeks for applications for over £5,000

• We will then write to you to tell you the outcome

• If we do not fund your application we will write to explain the main reasons why and tell you who to contact if you want more detailed feedback

Grants for the arts further information and adviceFor general advice, contact our enquiries team by:

• Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk

• Phone: 0845 300 6200

• Textphone: 020 7973 6564

• Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk

For more detailed advice, the enquiries team can put you in touch with the right person in the ArtsCouncil England office for the region you are based in.

You can also see examples of projects we fund on our website.

Heritage includes many different things from the past that we value and that we want to pass on to future generations, for example

• People’s memories and experiences• Histories of people, communities, places and events• Cultural traditions (stories, festivals, music, dance)• Collections of objects, books or documents• Natural and designed landscapes, wildlife habitats• Historic buildings

What we mean by heritage:

Not-for-profit organisations such as:

• Community or voluntary groups• Youth clubs or organisations• Charities or trusts• Parish councils• Local authorities

Who can apply:

Your Heritage• Grants of £3000 to £50,000• Projects should last no more than five years

Young Roots• Grants of between £3000 and £25,000• Your project will last for up to 18 months

No minimum partnership funding required but encourage some contribution either in cash or in kind

How much can you apply for?:

To received a grant, your project must:

• Help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage.

Your project must also do either or both of the following:

• Conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for present and future generations to experience and enjoy

• Help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make decisions about heritage

Your Heritage:

To receive a grant, your project must:

• Provide new opportunities for a wider range of young people aged 13 to 25 to learn about their own and others’ heritage

• Allow young people to lead and take part in creative and engaging activities

• Develop partnerships between youth organisations and heritage organisations

• Create opportunities to celebrate young people’s achievements in the project and share their learning with the wider community

Young Roots:

• Decisions in 10 weeks• No deadlines• Three stage grant payment, 50% upfront

Your projects must:• Demonstrate local need and demand, and• Provide a detailed project plan

Application process:

• Regional and country development team can provide advice and support on whether your projects meets our priorities

• Pre-application enquiry forms are available on the website

• Our website has publications, case studies, and application guidance

Further information and advice:

For general advice contact our Information Team

Email: enquire@hlf.org.ukTel: 020 7591 6042Textphone: 020 7591 6255Website: www.hlf.org.uk

For more detailed advice contact your regional team. See contact details on our website

Contact us:

Small Grants

ProgrammeCreating sporting opportunities in every community

Sport England Strategy 09-11

Grow Sustain

Increase regular participation in sport by 200,000 adults per

annum

A major contribution to the delivery of the

5-hour sport offer engaging more 5-19

year olds in sport

A reduction in post-16 drop-off in at least

five sports by 25% by 2012 -13

A quantifiable increase in satisfaction

• The Sport England Strategy is based on 3 core outcomes; Grow, Sustain and Excel. • The Small Grants programme will contribute to the delivery of Grow and Sustain.

Small Grants Programme

• Online application process with decisions in six weeks for complete applications. Applications can be submitted at any time.

• Who can apply ?• Formally constituted sports clubs• Voluntary & community organisations• Local authorities and education establishments

• Successful applicants can be awarded up to a maximum of £10,000 in any 12-month period

Small Grants Programme – What can you apply for.

• Projects up to 12 months in duration• £300 - £10,000 (with a total project cost of no

more than £50,000)• Revenue and small capital equipment

expenditure • Recognised sports with a clear sporting

outcome that meets our strategy• Project specific costs• Beneficiaries based in England

Small Grants Programme – What we won’t fund

• The general running costs of an organisation • Repeat or regular events and existing activities (although we may

consider paying for the extra costs of involving new participants)• Items which only benefit an individual, for example, bursaries and

kit and equipment that is not shared. We will fund team kits and shared equipment.

• Endowments, loans or interest payments• Used road vehicles. • Projects involving building or refurbishment of property (including

temporary buildings), or land improvement (e.g. drainage).

Small Grants Programme – What we look for when assessing your application

• That your organisation is fit for purpose and could account for our grant.

• That your project is well planned, is deliverable and with a clear budget that provides good value for money.

• That your application shows strong evidence of need (consultation with beneficiaries, NGB etc)

Next Steps…

Programme Open

- April 2009

Sport England Website

- www.sportengland.org

Information Line

08458 508 508

Contacts

Tel: 0845 4 10 20 30 www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Tel: 020 7591 6042 www.hlf.org.uk

Tel: 08458 508 508 www.sportengland.org

Tel: 0845 300 6200 www.artscouncil.org.uk

Tel: 0845 275 0000 www.lotteryfunding.org.uk