FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Projects must meet all of the following criteria:

​For children and young people under the age of 25 who are disadvantaged

• ​Consist of educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills
• ​Have clear aims and objectives to be met within a planned timescale

• ​Are within the UK

Sports spending may fall into four categories:

1. Maintenance work and purchase of equipment for normal activities
2. Upgrade to existing facilities and purchase of equipment which will allow greater or enhanced use of facilities
3. Project development costs for major new provision projects
4. Major projects requiring funding support greater than £54,000

Shortlisted projects every three months, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £5,000, second place £3,500, third place £2,500 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £2,000.

We’ll enable children and young people to thrive by:

creating opportunities for children and young people from all backgrounds to enjoy community experiences

helping children and young people shape the decisions that affect them and their communities

providing children and young people access to safe spaces to play, participate, socialise and get support.

We’ll enable people to live healthier lives by:

helping reduce health inequalities

increasing opportunities for community participation to shape better health services

taking a preventative approach to health.

In order to support communities, we fund partnerships which aim to:

• build strong relationships in and across communities

• improve the places and spaces that matter to communities

• help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.

In order to support communities, we fund projects and organisations which aim to:

• build strong relationships in and across communities

• improve the places and spaces that matter to communities

• help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.

The fund is available to local community groups, sports clubs, and charities:

• Based in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London, or the West Midlands, supported by Access Sport’s Changing Places programme
• Based in or serving a borough or ward within the top 20% Indices of Multiple Deprivation

Grants will typically be in the range from £2.5k - £5k although a larger grant may be possible in some circumstances.

Must be within the area of Benefit that is a 10-mile radius of the airport with extensions to reflect areas directly affected by operations at London Stansted Airport.

We want to fund projects that:

• strengthen relationships between people whose experiences of life have not been the same. For example, relationships between people of different ethnic backgrounds, generations, occupations or geographies.
• create connections between online and offline worlds.
• help make sure people from all backgrounds can shape the future of their communities.

We will prioritise work which is committed to anti-racism and to applying an intersectional lens to inequity. We define anti-racism as ‘the active work to identify and oppose racism, which includes changing systems, structures, policies and practices, as well as attitudes to create a more equitable society.

This funding will run from Monday 11^th September 2023 and will close as soon as all of the funding is allocated.

Priority funding areas include:

• Supporting offenders into work
• Helping specific groups within the criminal justice sector

Applications are considered quarterly.

You must be within 10 miles of a Tees office.

• The advancement of agriculture and of environmental protection
• The advancement in life of young people by developing their capabilities so that they may mature as contributory members of society
• The relief of financial hardship
• The advancement of education
• The relief of sickness

We also particularly want to support projects focusing on environmental sustainability.

We believe that communities that work together and share resources provide a stronger and more sustainable impact.

To give 1 million children a Stronger Start by helping fund healthy food and fitness activities that can improve their physical health and mental wellbeing - from breakfast clubs to playground equipment, football kits to gardening classes.

Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery.

The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome.

This is for organisations based in Essex County Council and Southend Council localities only.

The areas of special interest are:

• Young people’s improved mental health;
• Arts as a tool to achieve social change;
• Improved quality of life for carers and for older peopl
• Better opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers.

The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting organisations that focus their work on:

Young people within the criminal justice system or those at risk of offending

Looked after children or care leavers

Those with significant mental health concerns or complex needs

Young people who have been traumatised by challenging family backgrounds, neglect, violence or abuse

Those that have fallen through the gaps in care and/or education

Those already affected by, or vulnerable to, exploitation

Whose experiences could seriously impact their transition into adulthood

Typical community projects supported include revenue grants for volunteering schemes and capital grants for the restoration of village halls and community centres and for facilities to support community life, and for youth projects to support and inspire young people to achieve their potential including small local groups as well as larger national youth development charities.

Yo apply for a small grant, your organisation must:

• Be a UK registered non-profit organisation
• Have an annual income of less than £1 million
• Have completed two years of activity
• Have less than 6 months free reserves
• If seeking funding for a project, the total cost of the project should not exceed £200,000