Universal Music UK – Sound Foundation
Funding is available for schools, music teachers and pupils in full time education which can be used for a variety of needs; from purchasing musical instruments and equipment to music training courses.
The funding streams are divided into the following categories:
- Individual awards
- School awards
- Teacher awards
- Bursary Colleges
- Decca Bursary
For full details of each fund please visit the website: UK Sound Foundation
Branching Out Fund – The Tree Council
Grants are available for planting trees, orchards and hedgerows for schools, community groups, parish/town councils and Tree Warden Networks.
You can apply for trees, hedges, orchards or any combination of these.
Key requirements of this fund are that there is strong community involvement, and that children and/or young people up to the age of 21 are involved in the planting, and ideally the planning and aftercare of the project.
You can apply for grants of between £200 and £2,000 and the deadline for applications is 4 December 2022. Read the guidance and apply on the Tree Council website.
The Delamere Dairy Foundation – deadline 31 August 2022
Independent trustees run the Foundation and grant panel members who consider applications for funding in line with the Foundation’s objectives as set out in its Constitution and with the charitable support of Delamere Dairy Ltd. The Delamere Dairy Foundation give grants of £250 up to £5,000 to Charities and organisations whose purpose aligns with the Foundation’s objectives for the benefit of the public, namely:
- The advancement of agriculture and of environmental protection
- The advancement in life of young people by developing their capabilities so that they may mature as contributory members of society
- The relief of financial hardship
- The advancement of education
- The relief of sickness
You will need to complete an application form online and can do so by visiting the Delamere Foundation Dairy website.
The Grand Plan Fund – Opens 1 September 2022
The next round for applications to this fund will open on 1 September 2022. Ten grants of £1,000 are awarded every 2 months. Grants are awarded to creative people of colour based in the UK who want to make a new cultural project happen.
Anyone who identifies as a person of colour aged over 18 and based in the UK can apply. You should check the guidance page on the Grand Plan website for information on what you will need to apply.
A panel of independent judges will make the final decision on who is successful.
That bit at the end….
Plastic Free North Devon are pleased to announce their Sustainable Housekeeping toolkit as part of their visitor campaign for 2022.
With funding from the North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty they have expanded their offering for the campaign to provide a toolkit for cleaners, property managers and hospitality businesses to help adopt greener cleaning methods and sustainable behaviours.
Drawing on the expertise of local green entrepreneur Holly from Croyde Concierge, they ran a collaborative workshop at the start of this summer season with local cleaners, housekeepers and property managers. From this we developed the toolkit which they hope will inspire changes to housekeeping practices.
From reducing the amount of chemicals used in cleaning products which can leach into our waterways to highlighting local producers to reduce carbon emissions - it all helps to reduce the pressure on our environment which is under threat from all sorts of interlinking factors.
The toolkit is available to download from the Plastic Free North Devon website.