Grants and Sources of Funding
There are a wide range of sources for potential The Friendly Bench funding and below we have listed some of these organisations. All of the information is correct at time of publication, we hope it will help enable you to bring The Friendly Bench to your community.
Awards from the UK Porfolio – https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/under10k
Asda Foundation - https://www.asdafoundation.org
Aviva - https://www.aviva.co.uk/services/more-from-aviva/aviva-community-fund/
Barchester Community Fund - https://www.bhcfoundation.org.uk
Biffa Award - https://www.biffa-award.org
Big Lottery Fund - https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
CETB - https://cetb.org.uk
Comic Relief Local Communities - https://www.comicrelief.com/funding/funding-opportunities
Community Foundation - https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/about-us
COOP – Local Community Fund - https://causes.coop.co.uk
Entrust https://www.entrust.org.uk/landfill-community-fund
Ernest Cook Trust - https://cetb.org.uk
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/our-support/funding-plus/
FCC Communities Foundation - https://fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk
Fields in Trust - http://www.fieldsintrust.org
Foyle Foundation – www.foylefoundation.org.uk
Funding for All - https://www.fundingforall.org.uk
Garfield Weston Foundation – www.garfieldweston.org
GLA Building Stronger Communities fund - https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/communities-and-social-justice/building-strong-communities-fund
Greggs - https://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/grants
Groundwork - https://www.groundwork.org.uk
Landfill Community Fund - https://www.entrust.org.uk/landfill-community-fund
Landtrust - http://www.landtrust.org.uk
Lankelly Chase - https://lankellychase.org.uk
London Marathon Charitable Trust - https://www.lmct.org.uk
Heritage Lottery Fund - https://www.hlf.org.uk
Morrisons Foundation - https://www.morrisonsfoundation.com
National Lottery - https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/funding
One Family Foundation - https://www.onefamily.com/our-story/charity-partnerships/
People's Health Trust - https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
People’s Postcode Trust - https://www.postcodetrust.org.uk
Scope - https://www.scope.org.uk/caf-resilience-fund/
Sport England - https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds
SUEZ Communities Trust - http://www.suezcommunitiestrust.org.uk/home/what-we-fund/
Tesco - https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk
The Leatherseller’s Company - https://leathersellers.co.uk/small-grants-programme/
Trust for London - https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/funding/connected-communities/
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation – https://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
Tudor Trust – https://tudortrust.org.uk/
UK Community Foundations - https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org
Valencia Communities Fund - https://www.valenciacommunitiesfund.co.uk
The Veolia Environmental Trust - http://www.veoliatrust.org
Wooden Spoon - https://woodenspoon.org.uk
Further Funding Advice and Support
If you would like further advice and support with funding, your local Community and Voluntary Service may be able to help you. Their staff have lots of experience in supporting community groups to find and secure grant funding opportunities for new and existing projects.
They can help you to:
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Identifying suitable funding opportunities
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Make sure your bid is the best it can be
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Help you write your application
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Access training opportunities to increase your bid writing skills
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Meet with funders to explore your ideas.
The Foundation for Social Improvement run low cost training courses including fundraising. To find out more visit: www.thefsi.org