Biffa Awards are part of the Landfills Communities Fund and currently provide funding for projects of between £10,000 and £75,000 under four different themes: Rebuilding Biodiversity, Community Buildings, Cultural Facilities, Recreation. The Biffa Award Board meets three times a year, at each meeting the Board considers applications from two different themes. The next meeting willContinue Reading

Thanks again to our colleague Steve Baylis for this: Reaching Communities England (Big Lottery) –Deadline: Rolling Voluntary or community groups can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £500,000 to cover the costs of projects which improve communities by using local knowledge, strengths and assets to test and implement the ideas which matter most toContinue Reading

Wider Impact is delighted to be commissioned to carry out an independent mid-term evaluation of the Big Lottery funded Oldbury based SinglePoint Project. Wider Impact Director Edwin Lewis (pictured) says, ‘This will be the second time we have evaluated this Project, which was successful in receiving additional Big Lottery funding following our first extremely positive evaluation.Continue Reading

Wider Impact has been commissioned to support Lancashire based Ynot Aspire (see https://ynotaspire.org.uk/  ) carry out a full review of the organisation with aims that include consideration of consortia working in close collaboration with local partners and stakeholders. Funded by Big Lottery Business Capabilities funding Wider Impact Director Edwin Lewis (pictured with Ynot Chief OfficerContinue Reading

Thanks to our colleague Steve Baylis for forwarding this: Not for profit organisations such as such schools; registered charities; voluntary organisations; churches; and community interest groups; etc. can apply for grants of up to £10,000 per year for up to three years through the BBC Children in Need Small Grants programme. The grants are availableContinue Reading