Santander Social Enterprise Development Awards
The Dulverton Trust Fund
The Cardiff Community Endowment Fund
The Powys Community Endowment Fund
The Stuart Rendel Exhibitions
The Denbighshire Community Endowment Fund
The Monmouthshire Further Education Trust Fund
The Rudbaxton Parish Education Fund
Resolven, Clyne and Melincourt Community Project Fund Background
RWE Npower Renewables Community Benefit Funds
The Newport Fund
Wales and West Utilities
The Gwent High Sheriffs' Community Fund
Santander SEDA Social Enterprise Awards
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The Community Foundation in Wales is pleased to announce the launch of the Santander Social Enterprise Development Awards (SEDA). The award is a national community investment programme, to help support growing social enterprises working for the direct benefit of their community. Launched on Wednesday 6th June the awards are open to established social enterprises across Wales.
It takes businesses of all shapes and sizes to make a community work so the Development Awards have been split into segments to make sure a variety of social enterprises are supported, dependent on turnover.
£50,000 prize to social enterprises with a turnover of £250,000 - £500,000
£30,000 prize to social enterprises with a turnover of £150,000 - £250,000
£15,000 prize to social enterprises with a turnover of less than £150,000
The award has been created to help grow existing social enterprises meeting one of the following social outcomes: improving social inclusion, supporting disadvantaged people through skills, training and employment, or creating a greener environment.
Social Enterprises are businesses set up to address social or environmental needs whose profits are reinvested in the community or back into the business. A social enterprise will have a clear sense of its ‘social mission’ and know the difference it is trying to make.
In addition to the financial awards which are being made the winners will also have access to a variety of other opportunities such as; access to bespoke university training courses, the opportunity to have a three month intern working in the business to help implement growth plans, and access to mentoring and business advice. The Community Foundation will work with the winners to monitor and evaluate the value of the prize in order to measure the success of the business.
For further information, detailed guidelines and to apply please visit www.santanderseda.co.uk
This grant programme is now closed. The next round will open June 2013.
The Dulverton Trust Fund
The Community Foundation in Wales is administrating grants on behalf of The Dulverton Trust which operates within the following main areas of activity: Youth Opportunities, General Welfare, Conservation and Preservation.
Grants of £500 to £5000 will be awarded to small charities and organisations normally with an annual income of under £200,000. Please note: applications for grants at the higher end of the range will need to demonstrate an exceptional case for support in their application and detail project costs accordingly.
Application deadlines:
The Dulverton Trust Fund Criteria
The Dulverton Trust Fund Application
The Cardiff Community Endowment Fund
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The Cardiff Community Endowment Fund has two purposes:
- to provide education grants for individuals in need e.g. course fees (where assistance is not otherwise available) and grants towards the costs of course materials and activities
- to provide grants to community groups and local charities which support people facing financial disadvantage e.g. through grant aid for goods, services and facilities
Please click on the links below in order to download the criteria and application form
Grant Criteria
Application Form (for Individuals)
Application Form (for Organisations)
Applications will be considered ONCE a year.
The closing date for the next grants round will likely be held in June 2013.
The Powys Community Endowment Fund
The Powys Fund currently comprises 3 grant programmes, offering support to individuals and groups based in Powys for the purposes of education and recreation/leisure. Please see the criteria for further information on these programmes.
The Fund makes contributions to projects of up to 50% of costs and grants of up to £1500 are available.
Please click on the links below in order to download the criteria and application form
Grant Criteria
Application Form (Individuals)
Grant Application Form (Groups)
Please note: only one application needs to be submitted to the Powys Fund as the grants team will ensure that your application gets matched to the most appropriate programme.
The closing date for the next round will be 6th March 2013
Applications will be considered twice a year. The following closing date will be in late Summer 2013.
Stuart Rendel Exhibitions (Montgomeryshire Intermediate and Technical Education Fund)
The Stuart Rendel Exhibitions are bursaries of £500 available to young people in Montgomeryshire who are intending to study at Aberystwyth University in the forthcoming academic year.
Please click on the links below in order to download the criteria and application form
Exhibition Criteria
Exhibition Application Form
The closing date for the next round will likely be in late summer 2013.
The Denbighshire Community Endowment Fund
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Grants of up to £750 are available for projects with an educational focus, provided they do not fall within statutory provision. Groups and individuals based in Denbighshire are eligible to apply.
Please click on the links below in order to download the criteria and application form
Grant Criteria
Application Form for Individuals
Application Form for Groups
Applications will be considered ONCE a year.
The closing date for the next round is Friday 1st February 2013
The Monmouthshire Further Education Trust Fund
To provide financial support to individuals under the age of 25 who are pursuing further/higher education or training and who reside in the Gwent area (specifically the County of Monmouthshire as it existed in 1956), excluding Newport.
Grants from the Monmouthshire Further Education Trust Fund will fund:
- Costs associated with entering into further/higher education including equipment, materials, travel and course/exam fees
- Costs associated with preparing to enter a trade or profession including equipment, materials and training
Please click on the links below in order to download the criteria and application form
Grant Criteria
Application Form
Applications will be considered ONCE a year.
The closing date for the next grants round will be in Summer 2013
The Rudbaxton Parish Education Fund
To advance the education of children and young people under the age of 25 who live in the Parish of Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire. The Fund will support young indivdiauls who reside in the Parish of Rudbaxton or community/voluntary groups and local charities either based in Rudbaxton or whose work directly benefits individuals under the age of 25 living in Rudbaxton.
Please click on the links below in order to download the criteria and application form
Fund Criteria
Application Form for individuals
Application Form for Groups
Applications will be considered TWICE a year.
The closing date for the next grants round will be 31st August 2013
The Martyn Groves Adventure & Travel Fund
To provide individuals up to the age of 25 in Powys (with a preference for the district of Montgomeryshire) with the opportunity to undertake activities and travel and with an element of community service, either in the UK or abroad.
Please click on the links below to download the criteria and application form
Grant Criteria
Application Form
Please contact the Foundation for the application form and the latest deadline
Resolven, Clyne and Melincourt Community Project Fund
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This is a community benefit scheme funded by Ffynnon Oer Windfarm Ltd, which is operated by RWE npower renewables, and is for the benefit of residents of Resolven, Clyne and Melincourt, in the Vale of Neath.
Grants of up to £5000 are available to support local community and voluntary groups engaged in environmental, educational, and other community projects.
Please click on the relevant links below to download the grant criteria and application form. If you are applying for a Special Grant of up to £5k please ensure you contact Tom Morris at the Foundation to discuss your proposal prior to submitting an application.
Grant Guidelines
Grant Application Form
The next closing date will be Friday May 31st 2013
Please contact Tom Morris (029 20536 590) for further details
RWE Npower Renewables Community Benefit Funds
Three community benefit programmes for the benefit of residents from the geographic areas surrounding Taff-Ely windfarm, Carno windfarm and Llyn Alaw windfarm, all operated by RWE npower renewables.
Grants of up to £1500 are available to support local community and voluntary groups engaged in environmental, educational, and community projects.
Please click on the relevant links below to download the grant criteria and application form.
Taff-Ely Criteria
Carno Criteria
Llyn Alaw Criteria
Grant Application Form
Please contact the Foundation for the latest deadline
The Newport Fund
The Newport Fund supports community groups, local charities and social enterprises in Newport, South Wales. The themes supported include education, health and well-being, young people, and community projects.
Please download the application pack from the links below.
Grant Criteria
Grant application form
For further information about the Newport Fund you can email tom@cfiw.org.uk or phone Tom Morris on 02920 536590.
Applications will be considered ONCE a year.
The closing date for the next grants round is August 2nd 2013
The Wales & West Utilities Small Grants Scheme
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The Wales & West Utilities grants programme supports community groups, voluntary organisations and local charities across Wales that are running projects and initiatives addressing issues affecting children and young people in Wales. Grants of up to £2000 are available to support capital and revenue costs.
Grant criteria and an application form can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
Grant criteria
Grant application form
For more details about this grant programme or for a chat about eligibility please contact Tom Morris on 02920 536590 or email tom@cfiw.org.uk.
This programme will be held ONCE a year, usually with a closing date of late spring/early summer.
The next closing date will be 1st March 2013
The Gwent High Sheriffs' Community Fund
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The Gwent High Sheriffs’ Community Fund aims to provide a safer and better quality of life for the people of Gwent by supporting community-based initiatives and projects that reduce crime and improve community safety.
There is a particular emphasis on projects which aim to mentor and support young people across Gwent, however, the Fund will also consider initiatives which address broader community safety issues.
Applicants considered eligible for funding will be invited to attend a participatory grant-making event in early Spring 2013. The event is being run in partnership with Gwent Police and additional funding is being made available from the Police Property Fund.
Grant criteria and an application form can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
Application form
Full guidlines
Please note, all applications to this fund must be accompanied by a report of endorsement by your local Neighbourhood Policing Team.
The deadline for the next round is Thursday 31st January 2013
Please contact Tom Morris (02920 536590) for further information.
North Wales Carers Groups
Please get in touch with the Foundation if you are from a community group in North Wales (operating in Anglesey, Gwynedd, Flintshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Wrexham or North Powys) seeking funding to run a project where the primary beneficiaries are carers.
Please email mail@cfiw.org.uk with details of the project you are looking to acquire funding for