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Support and Funding for Community Projects

Please use the links below to find more information on the projects

BT Community Connections Reaching Communities: England (Big Lottery Fund)
Goldiggers Charitable Trust Tesco Charity Trust (Community Award Scheme)

Name of scheme:

BT Community Connections

Details: BT Community Connections offers organisations the opportunity to apply for a multi-media internet-ready PC and a contribution towards a year's broadband internet access through BT Total Broadband
Who can apply: Community and voluntary groups throughout the UK
Eligible projects: Community and voluntary groups who would like the opportunity to extend their work through the use of the internet but don't have the required means.
Maximum grant available: Computers and internet access for your organisation
Contact: www.btcommunityconnections.com

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Name of scheme:

Goaldiggers Charitable Trust

Details: Support for projects which provide or improve surface play areas for children and young people - eg. kickabout areas and five-a-side football pitches
Who can apply: Voluntary organisations
Maximum grant available: Up to £10,000
Contact:

Goaldiggers Charitable Trust
25 Overington Square
London
SW3 1LQ

Tel: 020 7584 6445
Fax: 020 7581 2402
e-mail: goaldiggers@npfa.co.uk

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Name of scheme:

Reaching Communities: England (Big Lottery Fund)

Details: Reaching Communities is an exciting new programme across England that provides funding to help improve local communities and the lives of most people in need.
Who can apply:
  • Registered charities
  • Statutory bodies including schools
  • Charitable or not-for-profit companies
  • social enterprises
Eligible projects: Projects that improve the communities and the lives of people most in need. It is important that local people and project beneficiaries are involved in the project and that it is community driven.
Maximum grant available: £10,000 (minimum) - £500,000 (maximum)
Contact: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk?prog_reaching_communities.htm?regioncode=-wm&progStatus=open&status=theProg&title+Reaching%20Communities

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Name of scheme:

Tesco Charity Trust (Community Award Scheme)

Details: The Tesco Charity Trust operates a community award scheme which benefits local community projects whose core work supports the welfare of children, elderly people and people with disabilities which are based in areas where Tesco has stores.
Who can apply: Community groups and charities which have a Tesco store in their area.
Eligible projects: Charities and community projects that provide practical  benefits to children's welfare, children's education, the welfare of elderly people and people with disabilities.
Maximum grant available: £2,000 to £5,000
Contact: http://www.tescocorporate.com/cr.htm

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