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Sport England Small Grants Programme <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not-for-profit and voluntary organisations can apply for grants of between \u00a3300 and \u00a310,000<\/strong> through the Sport England Small Grants Programme. The aim of the fund is to deliver new community projects to either grow or sustain participation in sport or to support talent development. Priority will be given to projects that increase the number of adults participating in moderate intensity sports and projects seeking to reduce the drop-off rates for participation by 16 to 19-year-olds. Applications can be submitted at any time.<\/p>\n

Arts Council – Strategic Touring Programme (England)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The next closing date for grant applications to the Arts Council, England Strategic Touring Programme is the 14th July 2017. The \u00a345 million Strategic touring programme provides in excess of \u00a315,000 for projects that encourage collaboration between organisations, so more people across England experience and are inspired by the arts, particularly in places which rely on touring for much of their arts provision. The funding is available to both arts organisations and individuals working in the arts. Partnerships, networks and consortia can also apply. Previous projects supported through the programme include zeroPlus Theatre (West Midlands), a Theatre in Education company that wishes to establish a touring network in London, the Midlands, and the South East by touring two new productions that hope to engage South Asian audiences and young people from area of low arts engagement; and Tara Arts Group Ltd (London), an Asian-led London based theatre company that champions creative diversity through cross-cultural theatre.<\/p>\n

The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust Grants (UK)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust (AFMT ) supports projects that allow disadvantaged young people the chance to develop an existing interest in the great outdoors. The Trust usually supports programmes that are run by schools or youth groups, but welcomes applications from individuals, but these must have a referee. The AFMT support a wide range of projects, but are unlikely to support foreign trips. Projects the fund has supported in the past include; A \u00a3300 grant of a Youth Forum in Lancashire to support a programme of outdoor activities; \u00a3500 grant for a group of young people from Bradford to go on a residential outdoor activities course in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Funding for Schools Science Projects (UK)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Royal Society has announced that its Partnership Grant scheme will re-open for applications on the 5th June 2017. Through the scheme grants of up to \u00a33,000 are available for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) projects run at a primary or secondary school or college in partnership with a professional scientist or engineer. The aim is to make the teaching of science more interesting within primary and secondary schools. Any UK primary or secondary school teacher or practising scientist\/engineer can apply as long as the students involved in the project are between 5 and 18. Examples of previously funded projects include Germoe, Godolphin, Marazion and Sithney Primary Schools in Cornwall, who received a grant of \u00a33,000 for the identification of pests & biological pest controls in indoor salad crops.<\/p>\n

The Jerusalem Trust RE Resource Grant Scheme (UK)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Jerusalem Trust makes available to schools a number of grants to support the purchase of resources for teaching Christianity in Religious Education. These can include textbooks, teacher resources, artefacts, videos, tapes and CD-roms for use in RE lessons. The fund is open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK, although priority will be given to non-church state secondary schools. Occasionally grants will be awarded to primary schools who have experienced the loss of resources through critical incidents such as fire or flood. The maximum size of any grant is \u00a3500.\u00a0 Applications can be submitted at any time.<\/p>\n

Eurostars 2 is Now Open for Registration (UK \/ Europe)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Small companies in need of public funding for an innovative idea can now register to participate in a Eurostars project – the only European funding programme specifically dedicated to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in their innovative R&D projects. A Eurostars project must have a civilian purpose and be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service. The project must be completed in 36 months or less and the Eurostars project market introduction of the project results should be within 24 months of the completion of the project. The closing date for registration is 14th September 2017. Full details can be found on the Eurostars website.<\/p>\n

Funding to Support Children with Genetic Disorders (UK)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

UK charity Genetic Disorders UK has announced that its 2018 Jeans for Genes grants programme will re-open for applications on the 1st August 2017. Grants of up to \u00a35,000 will be available to charities and support groups that care for children affected by a genetic disorder such as Cystic fibrosis, Haemophilia and Sickle cell. To be eligible, the application must be submitted by a UK-registered charity or UK based patient group working with and benefiting children (age 18 or under) and their families affected by genetic disorders. Previous projects funded include Ataxia UK, who used funding from Jeans for Genes to fund the production of a booklet and film for teenagers, and a booklet for parents and carers of children with ataxia and the Herefordshire Learning Disability Trust, which used its grant to fund 17 places at a summer holiday club to benefit children with genetic conditions plus a further 13 places for able-bodied children.<\/p>\n

Funding for Public Engagement in Health and Scientific Research (UK)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Wellcome’s Public Engagement Fund provides grants of between \u00a35,000 and \u00a33 million for activities, projects, creative spaces, people and organisations with great ideas for engaging the public in conversations about health-related science and research. The fund is open to anyone, including those working in the arts, entertainment media, museums and heritage, leisure, sport and tourism, education and informal learning, the community, charity and public sectors. For 2017, there is a particular interest in proposals that: explore the impact of a changing environment on health; aim to achieve better health outcomes; test new ways of engaging people with health-related science and research and reach communities in the top 25 per cent most deprived neighbourhoods in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Applications can be submitted at any time and projects can last for up to 5 years.<\/p>\n\n

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