Funding & Grants

Funder of the week Digital Outreach Small Grants Programme Deadlines: Available until the date of the last digital switchover in the Hampshire Region Amount:£100 – £3000 Provides grants to enable local organisations or groups to increase awareness of the digital switchover and the help scheme. The grant scheme is available to fund activities that raise awareness within the target groups: Older people People with sensory, mobility or dexterity impairments People with learning difficulties People who have experienced mental health conditions People whose first language is not English People who may be socially isolated For more information please contact: Email: carol.smith@action.hants.org.uk Phone: 01962 857380 Please state that you received the information through SVS website

Funding Deadlines-click here

What Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) does to help you with funding?
We produce:-

• A Guide to Small Grants in Southampton 2011; this guide provides details of funders that fund small projects.
• factsheets and good practice guides
• Free training to ensure that you have the policies and procedures to protect your organisation and are fit to receive funding
• Training and presentations to help you make the most from your application such as Applying for Funds, Demonstrating outcomes, Evidencing need-Click here for current courses being offered
• Surgeries for one to one advice on funding strategies and wording applications
• Funderfinder, a database of £4000 funders, which you can book to use at Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) on 02380 228291. Ask if you would like the help of a Development Worker
• We advocate for the sector, promoting it’s work and informing statutory agencies about the amount of funding brought into Southampton ( we need you to help us do this by giving us the information ), and things the statutory sector can do to make the work of charities, community groups and not for profit groups easier
• We are often grant panel members, bringing local knowledge to the panel and increasing the knowledge we can share with you to maximise your application

Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) Members can access :-

• Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) Mailing, with lots of funding information
• www.fit4funding.org.uk :The Charities Information Bureau – has a series of information sheets and a guide to the various grants available from Government, the European Union, grant-making trusts, banks and building societies, other businesses and the National Lottery. There is also a monthly electronic newsletter which Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) can send to you (call us on 023 80228 291) or you can subscribe to yourself.

Strategies
This document Using Strategies, may be helpful to you if you are a new fundraiser or are struggling with explaining how your project meets local and regional strategies.

Click here for a list of websites to help you with funding
Click here for an article on ‘Why are grants unsuccessful?’
Click here for a list of major trust funds

BIG Lottery Funding. Search for the lottery programme to meet your needs.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding-uk
Big Lottery Top Tips Article 2011
Awards for All: Criteria used by assessors

Southampton City Council Funding
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/living/grants/
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/living/grants/communitychest.aspx
Funding for Sport and Physical Activity in Southampton
Southampton City Council convenes a funding Forecast. To view the funding information click on the following:
Funding Forecast #4 November 2011
EU Funding update January 2011

Hampshire County Council Grants for Voluntary Organisations Click to search Hampshire County Council grants for voluntary and community organisations

Government Funding Opportunities
Click to register for details of central government funding opportunities and you will be redirected to a website, where you can register to receive updates of funding opportunities or to search online for listed opportunities.