Fundraising, Funding sources, COVID-19 support and advice

Coronavirus weekly funding updates - 8-12 November

Wednesday 10 November

The National Heritage Memorial Fund’s Covid-19 Response Fund is offering project grants to support any heritage asset that is of outstanding importance to national heritage and at risk due to the impact of Covid-19. Examples of what can be supported include museum collections, works of fine/decorative art, historic buildings, archives, manuscripts, etc. There is no deadline for applications, the fund will close at the end of April 2023. For more information and to apply, see the website.

Tuesday 9 November

Little Lives Children Community Support Programme

Little Lives Children Community Support Programme are offering grants of up to £1,500 to smaller UK community organisations that work with children to help them deliver activities and services. The aim of the programme is to support smaller organisations that work with children, which may be struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Grants can be used to support children’s activities such as play groups and sports classes, and other projects where the primary objective focuses on providing services to children. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2021 at 5pm. The online application form is available at the website of Little Lives UK.

For information on 8,000 sources of funding giving a total of £8 billion, take a look at Funds Online.