The Customer Involvement Team are here to help and advise any community group get the funding they need for their work.
We have some funding available from our Area Panels. Please see the links to our Area Panel page and application form.
There are lots of other sources of funding we would like to share with you. All will have different applications and different criteria. We are here to help with any application you would like to make to get the funding you and your group need. The sources of funding are changing all the time and may only be available in certain parts of the city. If in any doubt about how to go about getting money please contact the Customer Involvement Team on 0113 21 41994 or E-mail avhleeds.cit@avhleeds.org.uk
In Addition to the funding streams available to community groups, we often hear of other useful pots of money. See below for current opportunites for grants (Links to other sites)
Home Access - this is a grant available to families with children at school who do not currently have access to the internet at home. Click on the link to find out whether or not you are eligible to apply. http://www.homeaccess.org.uk
BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need has launched a new Small Grants programme (£10,000 or less per annum for a maximum of three years). This is in addition to its Main Grants programme. Visit www.bbc.co.uk
Community Voices
The Media Trust has opened a new £250,000 grants programme to fund charities that run digital media projects for people from disadvantaged and isolated communities. Deadline 28 February. Visit www.mediatrust.org
Leeds Community Foundation Year of Volunteering Grants
Leeds Community Foundation has a number of grant schemes available in connection with the 2010 Leeds Year of Volunteering. Full details are at www.leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk
Leeds University RAG Society
Leeds University RAG (Raise and Give) Society is looking for charities local to Leeds with an annual turnover of £150,000 or less to apply to their community fund for grants between £200-£400. Deadline 5 March. Contact rag@luu.leeds.ac.uk
Santander Foundation
The Santander Foundation brings together the charitable donations formerly made in the UK by Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley savings business. All its funding must directly help disadvantaged people through Education & Training or Financial Capability. Grants of up to £30,000 are available. Visit www.santanderfoundation.org.uk
Sport Relief Community Cash
Sport Relief Community Cash grants now open to local community organisations in Leeds with a turnover of under £50,000 in the last year. Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are available. Deadline 5pm on 5 March. Visit www.leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk
Wade's Charity
Groups with an income of less than £10,000 in Leeds can now apply to Wade's Charity for single grants of up to £200. The grants are available for administrative costs only. Visit the VA-L website or contact Maxine Woods on 0113 297 7925, maxine.woods@val.org.uk
West Yorkshire Police Community Trust Small Grants Round
Community groups around West Yorkshire are being given the chance to apply for grants ranging from £250 to £500 to help fund projects or activities that address Policing Pledge priorities identified by local people. Deadline 19 February. Contact 01924 292230, communitytrust@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk, www.westyorkshire.police.uk
Yorkshire Forward Creating Better Futures Awards
These awards highlight successful partnerships between the private sector and voluntary, community and faith (VCF) organisations. Awards include a £10,000 grant for the VCF organisation involved in the partnership. Visit www.yorkshire-forward.com