Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund grants are awarded from the earnings of a number of endowment funds, which are created from contributions by individuals, companies and trusts and managed by Heart of England Community Foundation. The fund has grants up to £3,000 and aims to support people in Birmingham and the Black Country.
The deadline for the October Half Term funding applications is 12.00 Noon on Friday 20th September. Unlike the DfE HAF programme, ALL school-age children that are residents of the City of Wolverhampton are eligible to participate in the Yo October Half Term provisions.
The HAF team have recently met with the Environmental Health Team who have informed us that any organisation that handles food needs to register as a food establishment. This would mean moving forward if you are applying for HAF or half term activities you would need to be registered.
£3K for organisations who are making the lives of older people better. The funding is for UK registered charities which promote a proactive approach to the physical and mental wellbeing of people who are over 65 years of age.
Evidence into Action – Youth Futures Foundation has up to £225k grants available for voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector organisations across the West Midlands (Wolverhampton, Birmingham, and Sandwell) to design and deliver evidence-based practises that address youth unemployment among young people aged between 16 and 24 from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
The Footwork Trust has £5k for a mentoring programme and a supporting restricted grant are available to enable community innovators to turn their bold ideas into projects that deliver long-term change for their neighbourhoods.