For the present, the Friends Provident Trust's main focus within its grant-making scheme is financial inclusion.

Eligibility

The Foundation is willing to consider applications from any type of legally independent organisation, but can only support work that is legally charitable.

The Henry Smith Charity makes grants totalling over £20 million per annum for a wide range of purposes across the UK.

Eligibility

There is a list of exceptions at http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/not.html

These include:

Garfield Weston Foundation, a grant-giving charity for UK registered charities. The Foundation will also consider applications from a limited number of exempt organisations - churches, educational establishments, hospitals and housing corporations.

Eligibility

The Ford Britain Trust makes donations to to projects focusing on education, environment, children, the disabled, youth activities and projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities close to our UK locations.

The Lloyds TSB Foundation Community programme focuses on funding core work that helps disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community

Eligibility

The Moto Trust aims to make a difference to the local communities that Moto sites are part of. Moto operates 48 service areas around the UK.

The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent, charitable foundation committed to funding and encouraging the promotion of social justice. One of its three funding priorities is Inclusive Communities.

Eligibility

They will give priority support to West Midlands based groups, but may consider working with other organisations who demonstrate good practice.

Round 3 of the Youth Sector Development Fund (YSDF) will focus on smaller youth TSOs with a turnover of under £1m, and with a proven track record of delivering positive activities and support to the most disadvantaged young people, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights.

Eligibility

TSOs that meet the following criteria:

vcashpoint has £1 million to give away to 16-25 year olds with bright ideas to make a difference in their communities.

Eligibility

Applications must come from individuals.

To apply for vcashpoint funding, you must be:

South West Foundation in Partnership with the Learning Curve and the Learning and Skills Council, have opened a new grant programme for the South West Region.

Eligibility

The Trusthouse Foundation currently makes over 300 grants a year of which the majority are small grants (averaging £5,000). A small number of larger grants (i.e. over £10,000) are awarded each year.

Eligibility

The Fair Share Trust (FST) programme was launched in June 2002 to ensure that a larger share of total Lottery funding is received in the Fair Share areas and that a sustainable impact is made on the lives of disadvantaged people in these areas.

Eligibility

There are 77 Fair Share Trust Areas across the UK.

The Northern Rock Foundation are accepting applications under four grant programmes. The Independence and Choice strand may be most relevant.

Eligibility
Northern England - details are at http://www.nr-foundation.org.uk/tn_applying.html

The Government has launched the Aspire Fund - an investment fund for women-led businesses - to be jointly funded by the Government and private sector.

Eligibility
Businesses must be run by female entrepeneurs.

What For?
The scheme provides equity finance to high-growth businesses run by women to help them grow and develop.

The Ofcom Community Radio Fund has been established to help fund the core costs of running a community radio station.

The Big Lottery Fund is urging organisations and individuals across the UK to engage in the debate on how BIG’s funding should be allocated through its grant programmes between 2009 and 2015.

Eligibility
All individuals and organisations across the UK

Capacitybuilders’ has announced details of three phases of capital investment, aiming to improve access by frontline third sector organisations to high quality and affordable facilities and services offered by local resource centres across England.

Eligibility
Third Sector Organisations

The Links Foundation was launched in 2003 as a charitable trust to distribute funds to communities that needed help. Since then more than £3 million has been ploughed into projects across the country.

Eligibility
Currently Not for Profit organisations, although this might change in the future.

The UK online centres team recognises that there are some centres within the network which are using community media in particularly innovative ways. They are launching the annual Community Media Beacons programme to reward good practice and encourage leading centres to both inspire other centres and help build the network's capacity in the innovative use of digital technologies.

BBC Children in Need aim to positively change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

Eligibility
BBC Children in Need distributes grants to voluntary organisations, community groups and registered charities which work with children and young people aged 18 and under living in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

Grants are currently available for under the Nationwide Foundation Small Grants Programme.

Eligibility
Registered charities with an income under £500,000.

What For?
The Small Grants Programme is part of Nationwide Foundation's Supporting Families programme and has the following aims:

£27 million of new European Social Fund (ESF) money will be invested in innovative projects to help people improve skills and stay in work, or develop new skills and find a new job.

Eligibility
Each application must include at least one partner from another EU Member State.

The Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) offers a range of investments and support to develop stable and sustainable community based enterprises.

Eligibility
To be eligible for for the ACF Business Development Grant, your organisation needs to:

The Tender Fund is a new Futurebuilders programme offering interest-free three year loans to community and voluntary sector organisations who need relatively small sums of money to help them tender successfully for specific public service delivery contracts.

DCLG has invited third sector organisations working toward empowerment across the country to apply for support through the Empowerment Fund.

Eligibility
Third sector organisations that fall within the scope of the Charities Act 2006 definition of being a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution.