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The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust has reopened, with some changes.
Small grants of up to £5,000 are available for smaller charities, and
Main grants of £10,000 - £250,000 available over 1 - 3 years.  The
Trust now supports work divided into Social Welfare and Arts and
Heritage.

Particular themes are:

Social Welfare (Improving Prospects and Repairing Lives):

    * Offenders
    * Refugees and Asylum Seekers
    * Young People
    * Homelessness
    * Substance Misuse
    * Integration of Minority Groups.

Arts and Heritage:

    * Sustaining The Arts
    * Preserving Our Built Heritage
    * Preserving Our Natural Heritage.

The Trust will now only accept requests submitted using the online
application form.

Only registered charities can apply. Occasionally, the trust will fund
organisations of comparable charitable status, such as Industrial
Provident Societies, PCCs or Community Interest Companies, but only
where there is a very strong connection with one or more of the
current funding priorities.

The trustees have also decided to wind down the trust over a period of
between 5 - 10 years. The website says this means that they will be
increasing the level of annual spend and will be looking for
opportunities to award a number of more substantial grants that will
have an enduring impact.

There are no deadlines - you can apply at any time.

For more information visit the J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust website here:

http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk/

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BT’s Community Connections scheme has announced further closing dates for 2010:

Postal applications: 5 January 2010
Online applications: 7 January 2010

Community groups and projects offering community benefit can apply for
a laptop and a contribution to a years Internet connections fees.

The scheme is aimed at groups that have little or no IT equipment and
can show how it will be used to grow the organisation and benefit the
community.

For more information visit the BT’s Community Connections website here:

http://www.btcommunityconnections.com/

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