Possible Nursery / Early Years Playground Funding Opportunities
Early Years Capital Grant
This is an allocation of capital funding for early years settings from. One of the Grant’s aims is to ‘to support delivery of the EYFS, with a particular emphasis on improving play and physical activities’. Eligible expenditure includes the provision of stimulating and accessible outdoor play space and equipment’.
This grant represents a significant opportunity for providers to implement changes to the environment to better meet welfare standards with £2.1 million to be spent over the next 3 years on capital projects within Early Years settings in the York area alone.
Applications are considered in batches – closing dates for applications are 30/11/08, 25/02/09 and 27/05/09. Explanatory letters should already have been received by EY settings from York City Council, but further details and application forms are available from your Extended Schools Remodelling Consultant (01904 554592) or by visiting http://www.york-ok.org.uk and following the links to Practitioner Support and then Early Years and Extended Schools.
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Awards for All England is supported by the Arts Council England, the Big Lottery Fund, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England. They award grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
www.sitatrust.org.uk
Enhancing Communities is a funding programme for community improvement projects. Parish Councils, Local Authories, and charities can apply for support for projects around landfill sites owned by SITA UK.
www.biffaward.org
Biffaward is a multi-million pound fund which awards grants to community and environmental projects across the UK. The fund's money comes from landfill tax credits donated by Biffa Waste Services. Biffaward is managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts on Biffa's behalf.
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
The Community Programmes provides grants to support small and medium, local or national charities in enabling disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in their communities.
www.tesco.com/everylittlehelps
Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards assists organisations supporting children’s welfare and children’s educational projects, including special needs schools. Grants are in the form of one-off payments in the region of £1,500 to £5,000.
www.communityfoundations.org.uk
Community foundations are charitable trusts that support local community causes. Their role is to manage donor funds as well as make grants to charities and community groups, linking local donors with local needs. Created by and for local people they help donors express their long-term interest in an area and its needs. Community foundations have been active in the UK since the 1980s and a rapidly growing network of approximately 60 foundations is now established across the country. About 90% of the UK population has access to a community foundation.
www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk
It’s Your Community is a new awards programme O2 has launched to help people come together to make a real difference to the communities in which we live, for example, turning derelict land into a playground. Awards of up to £1,000 are available to local groups and individuals, for anything that you can show will benefit your community.
www.aboutabbey.com
Abbey Charitable Trust is committed to supporting disadvantaged people through training and cross community regeneration projects. Grants can be given from £250 - £20,000 in 7 priority areas around the UK, to help disadvantaged people through education. For more information follow the link to CSR on the website and then click on Charitable Trust.
www.groundwork.org.uk
A leading environment regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in many of the UK’s poorest communities. Grants from £1,000 and £100,000.
ASDA Foundation
Support a wide range of projects that will benefit the community in the vicinity of ASDA stores. Contact the Events Co-ordinator at your local ASDA store with the aims of the project.
www.ford.co.uk
One off grants ranging from £100 - £5000 mainly concerned with the advancement of education and other charitable purposes. Special attention given to projects concerned with education, environment, children, the disabled, youth activities and projects with benefits to communities. Preference given to charities in areas close to Ford locations.
www.shell.co.uk
Administers a community projects fund, awarding grants of up to £2,000 for projects that show both community and environmental benefit. Follow links to Social Investment and then to Communities, Employees and Universities for more information.
