posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Economic Development
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Food for Thought Education Fund Phase 7 Now Open (Scotland)
Local Authority Schools and Early Learning and Childcare settings can apply individually or as clusters for grants of up to £2000 to develop projects to develop Food and Health as a context for learning and embed food education into their ethos. The aim of the grants is to help people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they buy, serve, and eat day by day. The funding is being made available through Education Scotland’s Food for Thought Education Fund and previous projects supported include Garnetbank Primary School, Glasgow for the purchase of digital equipment to record the learners cooking resulted in filmed recipes uploaded to their own YouTube Channel called ‘Kids Cook’. The closing date for applications is 2pm on Tuesday 30th April 2019
Grants of up to £30,000 Available to Support Disadvantaged and Neglected Children (UK)
Not for profit organisations such as 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 3 years for projects that help children and young people overcome the effects of illness, distress, abuse or neglect; disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties; and poverty and deprivation. Projects supported in the past include Trewirgie Junior School which received a grant of £9,760 to provide after school sailing sessions to disadvantage children aged 7-11; and Corley Special School in Coventry which received a grant of £6,000 to provide lunchtime horse riding sessions for children with disabilities. The funding is being made available through the BBC Children in Needs small grants programme and the next closing date for applications is the 27th May 2019.
Science Grants for Schools (England, Scotland & Wales)
State-funded primary schools, nurseries and special schools in Belfast, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Clackmannanshire, Derry/Londonderry & Strabane, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, Hull, North East Lincolnshire, West Dunbartonshire, Wakefield and Wolverhampton can apply for grant from the Edina Trust to run science projects. The level of funding available is dependent upon the type of school applying: Full primary and ASN schools can apply for grants of up to £600; Infant and Junior schools up to £300; Nursery schools and nursery classes within schools can apply for a one-off grant of up to £420. The Science Grant Scheme runs in each area for three years, before moving on to a new area. Grants can be used for science weeks, science related school trips, science equipment and science subscriptions; improving school grounds for science and gardening resources. Examples of projects that received funding are St Bede’s Primary School, Sunderland that created a Forest School area in the school grounds. The school used the Edina Trust grant to purchase tools that the children can use, which has allowed them to get outside and learn about nature, as well as develop their self-confidence; and Kersland School, Renfrewshire had a visit from Glasgow Science Centre’s Bodyworks On Tour programme. The programme is all about our amazing bodies and offers an array of exciting workshops, live science shows and interactive exhibits. Everything is hands-on and designed to fit the needs of learners from pre-school through to primary and secondary school pupils. There are no deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time.
Holiday Grants for Disadvantaged and Disabled Children (UK)
Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities have until the 30th April 2019 to apply for grants of £500 to £2,500 to support recreational trips or holidays within the UK for groups of children (aged 13 or under) experiencing disadvantage or who have disabilities. Priority will be given to applications coming from the 20% most deprived areas in the UK. The grants can cover up to two-thirds of the cost of a holiday or trip lasting one to seven days. The funding is being made available through the Henry Smith Charity. Although the deadline is the 30th April 2019, decisions are made on a first come-first served basis until all the funds have been allocated.
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Funding Alert 14th March 2019
