Funding Bulletin #31 – Updates on Public, Corporate, Trusts and Public Sector Funding | February 2023

The latest fundraising bulletin is now available for you to view below.

Welcome to the February funding bulletin! This month’s bulletin contains details of upcoming services, programmes and campaigns, including Free Wills Month and an update on Age UK’s Older Prisoners Programme.

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You can view or download the Bulletin below:

Dementia Choirs and Singing Groups Funding Available

In response to the Power of Music report, a new fund is available to support dementia choirs and singing groups across the UK. Find out how to apply.

A £100,000 fund has been set up by the National Academy of Social Prescribing in partnership with the Utley Foundation, to support dementia choirs and singing groups across the UK. Find out full details below, including the 48 hour application window, between 9am on 13 February and 9am on 15 February.

The fund is in response to last year’s Power of Music Report, which called for investment in music programmes for health and wellbeing, among other recommendations. It follows Vicky McClure’s ‘Our Dementia Choir’ documentary which demonstrates the lifechanging power of music for people living with dementia and their loved ones.

Registration for the fund will be open for 48 hours between 9am on 13 February until 9am on 15 February with the first 100 choirs and singing groups receiving £1,000 each (weighted to ensure grants go to people across the country and to reflect diversity).  

This small grant fund is intended to support social prescribing by helping choirs and singing groups come through a challenging winter and continue providing musical moments of joy to those living with dementia and their carers.   

Details on how to apply, eligibility, and key dates can be found here.

Funding Bulletin #30 – Updates on Public, Corporate, Trusts and Public Sector Funding | January 2023

The latest fundraising bulletin is now available for you to view below.

Welcome to the January funding bulletin. This month’s bulletin contains some potential funding opportunities and information on Age UK projects, including an update on the Digital Champions programme.

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Reminder: Up to £40,000 available to every partner through the Cost of Living Response Fund

There’s still time to apply for Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund! Grants of up to £40,000 are available to every local and national partner. Find out full details below.

In December, we announced a £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund to support your organisation to continue delivering much-needed services for older people during this difficult time. This is a quick reminder that the deadline for applications is Friday 20 January, find out all the details, including how to apply, below.

Grants of up to £40,000 are available per local or national partner, or up to £80,000 for one or more partners who work together, as long as your organisation’s proposal meets the grant criteria for the funding. We’ll start distributing the funding in February 2023 and it can be spent up until 31 March 2024, recognising that the impact of this crisis will be felt for months to come. 

Guidance notes and FAQ Document

Guidance notes for this fund, along with the list of questions can be found on the Loop. We’ve also compiled a brief FAQ document with answers to the questions that you have asked us so far. We’ll keep updating and sharing this document as additional questions come through.

If you are having any trouble accessing the loop, please get in touch: theloop@ageuk.org.uk.

How to apply for funding

We are conscious that you are currently under a lot of time pressure, so we have created as short an application process as possible, requesting the minimum of information we need to record how the funds will be targeted.

You can apply for funding through our GIFTS Portal. Click here to start your application. Once started, you can return to your saved application using this link here.

The deadline for applications is Friday 20 January 2023.

We’re happy to provide direct support to partners if helpful, which would be provided by someone explicitly not involved in the grant allocation committee. To request this, please contact  Service.Design@ageuk.org.uk.

Cost of Living Response Fund Reminder

Find out all about the new £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund from Age UK, including a new FAQ document to respond to your questions.

This is a quick reminder that grants of up to £40,000 are available per local or national partner as part of the new £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund from Age UK. You can find out full details below, including the link to apply and a handy FAQ document produced in response to some of your questions.

Many colleagues, both locally and nationally, have highlighted to Age UK and the Age England Association (AEA) the significant impact the cost of living crisis has been having on older people and your organisations. 

To help you make sure that older people receive the help and support they need at this time, grants of up to £40,000 will be available per local or national partner (or up to £80,000 for one or more partners who work together) as long as your organisation’s proposal meets the grant criteria for the funding.

FAQ Document

We have received some questions about the Cost of Living Response Fund which we have answered in the document below. We’ll keep updating and sharing this document as additional questions come through.

How to apply for funding

The grant application form, guidance and budget documents can be found on the loop here:

Please get in touch if you are having any trouble accessing this link – theloop@ageuk.org.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 20 January 2023.

We’ll start distributing the funding in February/March 2023 and it can be spent up until 31 March 2024, recognising that the impact of this crisis will be felt for months to come. More detail about the fund is available in the grant guidance document on the loop.

Funding Bulletin #29 – Updates on Public, Corporate, Trusts and Public Sector Funding | December 2022

The latest fundraising bulletin is now available for you to view below.

Welcome to the December funding bulletin – a slightly earlier and shorter edition than normal due to the Christmas period! This month’s bulletin contains details of new funding from the organisation Friends of the Elderly, as well as a reminder of the New Cost of Living Response Fund from Age UK.

If you know of a colleague at your organisation who would like to receive this bulletin and other updates from Age UK in our e-newsletter Signpost, please share this sign up form with them. Thank you!

You can view or download the Bulletin below:

New Cost of Living Response Fund FAQ Document

Find out all about the new £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund from Age UK, including a new FAQ document to respond to your questions.

This is a quick reminder that grants of up to £40,000 are available per local or national partner as part of the new £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund from Age UK. You can find out full details below, including the link to apply and a handy FAQ document produced in response to some of your questions.

Many colleagues, both locally and nationally, have highlighted to Age UK and the Age England Association (AEA) the significant impact the cost of living crisis has been having on older people and your organisations. 

To help you make sure that older people receive the help and support they need at this time, grants of up to £40,000 will be available per local or national partner (or up to £80,000 for one or more partners who work together) as long as your organisation’s proposal meets the grant criteria for the funding.

FAQ Document

We have received some questions about the Cost of Living Response Fund which we have answered in the document below. We’ll keep updating and sharing this document as additional questions come through.

How to apply for funding

The grant application form, guidance and budget documents can be found on the loop here:

Please get in touch if you are having any trouble accessing this link – theloop@ageuk.org.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 20 January 2023.

We’ll start distributing the funding in February/March 2023 and it can be spent up until 31 March 2024, recognising that the impact of this crisis will be felt for months to come. More detail about the fund is available in the grant guidance document on the loop.

New Cost of Living Response Fund Available for all Partners

Up to £40,000 of new funding is available for every local and national partner to help with delivering much-needed services for older people during the cost of living crisis.

Age UK messaged CEOs and Chairs directly last week to announce the launch of a new £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund to support partners to continue delivering much-needed services for older people during this difficult time. We are pleased to share the news that grants of up to £40,000 are available per local or national partner. Please read on for full details, including how your organisation can apply.

Many colleagues, both locally and nationally, have highlighted to Age UK and the Age England Association (AEA) the significant impact the cost of living crisis has been having on older people and your organisations. 

To help you make sure that older people receive the help and support they need at this time, this significant Cost of Living Response Fund will be targeted towards the delivery of services for older people most affected by the crisis.

Grants of up to £40,000 will be available per local or national partner (or up to £80,000 for one or more partners who work together) as long as your organisation’s proposal meets the grant criteria for the funding.

To demonstrate the impact of the funding, and to help our influencing work with Ministers nationally, we will collect some information from you to detail how you have used the support. We will try to make any reporting as minimal as possible to avoid adding lots of additional demands on your time.

How to apply for funding

The grant application form, guidance and budget documents can be found on the loop here:

Please get in touch if you are having any trouble accessing this link – theloop@ageuk.org.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 20 January 2023.

We’ll start distributing the funding in February/March 2023 and it can be spent up until 31 March 2024, recognising that the impact of this crisis will be felt for months to come. More detail about the fund is available in the grant guidance document on the loop.

Applications for Walking Football Funding extended to Wednesday 30 November!

The deadline to apply for funding for Age UK’s Walking Football Programme has been extended! Find out full details below, including how to apply on the loop.

We have extended the deadline for applications for the third round of Walking Football funding, until Wednesday 30 November. If your local Age UK has already taken part in funding rounds 1 & 2, we will consider your application as long as you meet the key criteria. Find out full details below.

There is funding available to support 13 Walking Football Groups, with grants of £6,000 available to support the establishment and running of the sessions as well as the management, monitoring and evaluation of the groups. 

Applications for funding are welcomed from Local Age UKs in England; whether you want to start up new sessions in your area or already have existing walking football sessions and want to create new groups to expand provision. If your local Age UK has already taken part in funding rounds 1 & 2, we will consider your application as long as you meet the key criteria.

Our programme, and partnership with the FA and Sport England, won ‘Best Sports and Leisure programme’ at the Corporate Engagement Awards. Join over 35 local Age UKs in embedding a successful walking football activity within your organisation, as we build sustainable provision of the sport to impact the lives of older people.

How to apply

The grant application form, guidance and budget documents can be found on the loop here.

If you’re having any problems accessing the loop, please get in touch – theloop@ageuk.org.uk.

Applications are now live until noon on Wednesday 30 November 2022.

If you have any questions regarding this programme, please contact Rebecca.Barnham@ageuk.org.uk.

Funding applications for Age UK’s Walking Football Programme close Monday 28 November

There’s still time to apply for funding for Age UK’s Walking Football Programme! Find out full details below, including how to apply on the loop.

This is a quick reminder that grant applications for the third round of funding for the Walking Football Programme, in partnership with the Football Association and Sport England, are open until Monday 28 November. Find out full details below.

There is funding available to support 13 Walking Football Groups, with grants of £6,000 available to support the establishment and running of the sessions as well as the management, monitoring and evaluation of the groups. 

Applications for funding are welcomed from Local Age UKs in England; whether you want to start up new sessions in your area or already have existing walking football sessions and want to create new groups to expand provision. If your local Age UK has already taken part in funding rounds 1 & 2, we will consider your application as long as you meet the key criteria.

Our programme, and partnership with the FA and Sport England, won ‘Best Sports and Leisure programme’ at the Corporate Engagement Awards. Join over 35 local Age UKs in embedding a successful walking football activity within your organisation, as we build sustainable provision of the sport to impact the lives of older people.

How to apply

The grant application form, guidance and budget documents can be found on the loop here.

If you’re having any problems accessing the loop, please get in touch – theloop@ageuk.org.uk.

Applications are now live until noon on Monday 28 November 2022.

If you have any questions regarding this programme, please contact Rebecca.Barnham@ageuk.org.uk.

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