posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Chief Executive’s Department
The Gregg Foundation has announced a new grants programme available to Schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Funded by the 5p levy on carrier bag sales in Greggs shops, the new programme aims to help fund environmental improvements. The new programme is split into two schemes. These are small grants of up to £2,500 and large grants up to £10,000.
Under the small grants programme funding is available to purchase equipment, sessional salary costs, purchase of trees/plants, small capital projects and learning activities. This could include for example a growing project in a local primary school.
The large grants programme will fund larger more ambitious projects such as for example; a school that would like to create an orchard to provide fresh fruit for its pupils. These examples should be used as a guide only. There should also be an educational aspect to the grants to help people learn about their impact on the world around them and preference will be given to projects that support disadvantaged people.
The Foundation are more likely to make grants to local organisations based near Greggs shops.
The closing date for both schemes is the 4th March 2016.
