Liverpool's Lib Dem Council gives out millions of pounds each year to assist community & voluntary groups in the city deliver projects for local people, but many groups miss out on funding because they don't know of all the organisations and funds they can apply to.

The Council has produced the following fact sheet to help community groups find their way through the maze of funding.

www.merseytrusts.org.uk
Charitable Trusts on Merseyside website gives details of trusts and grant-making bodies, which are based on Merseyside and/or give preference to applications from the region.  For more information contact Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services on  0151 236 7728.

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Big Lottery has launched their Community Builidings Programme. The programme will pay for creating and improving facilities that offer a wide range of services and activities to a broad range of local people. Grants £50,000 - £500,000.  Telephone  0845 4 10 20 30.

www.hlf.org.uk
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. From museums and historic buildings to parks and nature reserves to celebrating traditions, customs and history, the HLF has awarded over £3.3 billion to projects that open up our nation’s heritage for everyone to enjoy.  Tel:  020 7591 6000, Fax: 020 7591 6271 or E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/about_us/grants.shtml

BBC's Children in Need Programme.  Grants are available for organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. Grants ranged from £4,000 - £900,000 in 2005. The deadline for the latest funding round is 30th November.  Check the website for information about future rounds.  

www.cfmerseyside.org.uk
The Community Foundation for Merseyside works alongside major funders, individual donors and the business community to support local improvement projects inspired by local people.  They have a new ‘Foundation Grants’ leaflet and Project ‘Good Ideas’ leaflet downloadable from their website.  Their address is Community Foundation for Merseyside, Alliance & Leicester, Bridle Road,
Bootle, GIR OAA,  you can phone them on  0151 966 4604 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

www.mfip.org.uk
This is an online resource, (Merseyside Funding Information Portal) that provides information about funding your charitable or community work, whether you are an individual, community group, voluntary organisation, registered charity or social enterprise.

www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Provides grants to community organisations that are registered charities working to help people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled, to play a fuller role in the community.  Their address is Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales, 3rd Floor, 4 St. Dunstan's Hill, London EC3R 8UL, phone  0870 411 1223, fax 0870 411 1225 (application forms should be posted) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

www.government.funding.org.uk
This site is an online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from the following funders:
•    Cabinet Office
•    Department for Communities and Local Government
•    Department for Education and Skills
•    Department of Health
•    Home Office
•    Government Offices for the Regions

www.acf.org.uk
The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) is the UK wide support organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations of all types. Their website contains links to a range of these trusts and foundations.
BY POST:
Please write to ACF
Central House
14 Upper Woburn Place
London WC1H 0AE
TELEPHONE: 020 7255 4499  BY EMAIL:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
The Foundation currently makes over 300 grants a year of which the majority are small grants (averaging £3,000). A small number of larger grants (i.e. over £10,000) are awarded each year.  For more information, see their website,or contact::
Richard Hopgood
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
124 Chancery Lane
London EC4A I BU
Tel: 020 73206996/ Fax: 020 73203842

www.awardsforall.org.uk
 Awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
If you have a general enquiry or want an application form, please contact us on one of the following.
Telephone: 0845 600 20 40/Textphone: 0845 755 66 56
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The application form and guidance notes may also be downloaded from this website

www.expandinghorizons.co.uk
Merseyside Expanding Horizons administer small grant awards (Social Capital) to help strengthen social infrastructure.  Contact details:
Suite 616 - 619
Cotton Exchange
Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9LQ
Tel: 0151 330 0552/Fax: 0151 284 2674 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

www.co-operative.co.uk/en/communitydividend
The co-operative's Community Dividend fund has already raised millions of pounds for all kinds of community projects. Since 1998, Co-operative society members have donated £6.4 million to more than 5,000 local groups who are located in communities where at least one Co-operative Group business trades.  An application form can be downloaded from this website.  For further information, contact::
The Co-operative Group
Customer Relations
Freepost MR9473
Manchester
M4 8BA
 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it /Phone: 0800 0686 727

http://www.merseysidesport.com/fundingsponsor/funding.asp
Merseyside Sports Partnership is well placed to link sponsorship opportunities for businesses to funding available for sports people/organisations. Please search through the available information and visit the contacts page for direct links with the relevant associations who will be able to assist you further.
Liverpool John Moores University, IM Marsh Campus, Barkhill Rd, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 6BD
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : 0151 231 5239 Fax: 0151 231 5302

www.morganfoundation.co.uk
The Morgan Foundation specialises in supporting organisations helping children and families and we will consider any work which has a positive effect on their welfare and quality of life, or which expands the opportunities and life choices for young people in this region.  You can contact the foundation by post, phone or e-mail:

Christine Chadwick (Administrator),
The Morgan Foundation,
PO Box 3517,
Chester,
CH1 9ET
: 01829 782800 / Fax: 01829 782223 / email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.lys.org.uk/html/yof.html
Liverpool Youth Service is administering a pot of money given by the Government to local councils to pay for activities and facilities for young people in the area. If you are aged between 13 and 19 you are eligible to bid in for the money to buy things you would like to have throughout your area or things to do for yourself and other young people in your area.  Applications must be made by young people aged between 13 and 19 years and must be for projects benefiting the majority of young people aged 13 to 19 in a community.  
 0151 233 2932 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Norwich Union's Community Stars programme is designed to support projects in the local communities where Norwich Union has its largest offices, including Liverpool. Norwich Union takes it responsibilities as a corporate citizen seriously and, as they have an impact on the communities in which they are based, we are committed to this local support. The Liverpool branch of Norwich Union is looking to support specific projects led by registered charities in the local area. They have a regional budget, and a local panel which meets quarterly to decide which projects to support and with how much.
Contact Details: Community Stars ,C/O CSR Team,Norwich Union
Wellington Row
York YO90 1WR Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

http://www.lcvs.org.uk/home.php?/site/Grants_&_Funding/Grants_&_Funding/Cleaner,_Safer,_Greener_Community_Fund
The LCVS Grants Team is administering the Cleaner, Safer, Greener Community Fund for 2006/07. This is a small grants programme for voluntary and community sector groups and is aimed at capital projects based in eligible Super Output Areas in Liverpool (You will be able to check whether you are based in one of these areas via a link on the website).
Decisions on funding will be made by local panels in each of the Neighbourhood Management Areas andLCVS are hoping to run the first panels in September.
For more information contact the LCVS Grants team on 0151 236 7728.

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/localnetworkfund/
The Local Network Fund for Children and Young People supports small voluntary and community groups to improve outcomes and opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19.  The object of the fund is to enable communities, with limited opportunities or access to services that many young people take for granted, to develop projects and activities for children and young people.  The fund offers grants between £250 and £7000.  See the website for details of the various themes you can apply under, or contact them by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

http://www.liverpool08.com/
The Culture Company will be opening two new small grants schemes for community Arts in November 2006 and information will be available on the Capital of Culture Website. Tel. 233 2008 for general enquiries.
Disclaimer:
Please note that this information on funding and funders is gleaned from a range of sources and whilst we have tried to ensure that the information is correct we cannot take responsibility for inaccuracies.
If you need help in accessing these websites, or if you require more detailed fundraising assistance, the following organisations are funded by Liverpool City Council to provide one to one help with grant applications for voluntary and community groups:

Citywide
Liverpool Council for Voluntary Service
14 Castle Street
Liverpool  L2 0NJ                Tel: 236 7728

Liverpool Network for Change
50-54 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool L3 5SD                Tel: 702 6964/6962

COMTECHSA (Specialising in Community Building)
60 Duke Street
Liverpool L1 5AA                Tel: 707 4300

Merseyside Coalition for Inclusive Living (Specialising in work with people with learning difficulties)
Lime Court Centre
Upper Baker Street
Liverpool L6 1NB                Tel: 260 4001

Merseyside Disability Federation (Specialising in work with disability groups)
Greenbank College
Greenbank Lane
Liverpool L17 1AG                Tel: 291 9570




Local areas

Garston & District Community Council
2 Speke Road
Liverpool L19 2PA                Tel: 427 5307

Fazakerley Community Federation
Formosa Drive
FazakerleyLiverpool
L10  7LQ                    Tel: 523 1073


West Everton Community Council
33 Everton Brow
Everton Liverpool L3 8PU    Tel: 282 0303

Breckfield & North Everton Neighbourhood Council
Breckfield Road North
Breckfield
Liverpool L5 4QT                Tel: 288 8400

Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council
1-3 St Augustine Street
Liverpool L5 8XD                Tel: 482 2000

Dovecot Multi Activity Centre
Back Dovecot Place
Liverpool L14 9BA                Tel: 906 6697

        
 Complied by Liverpool Community Resources Unit Tel 225 2627 October 2006