[cma-l] Funding News: Comic Relief UK Grants Programme Re-opens for Applications (UK)

[Tamar Millen]

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Comic Relief UK Grants Programme Re-opens for Applications (UK)

Following a strategic review of its funding, Comic Relief has announced 
that its new UK grant making programme is now open for applications. 
Through its new UK Main Fund, Comic Relief will provide funding for 
activities that tackle complex problems and create positive social 
change across the UK.  To be eligible for funding projects must address 
at least of five themes. These are:

·BETTER FUTURES: This theme focuses on supporting young people who have 
limited opportunities and face significant challenges. This could be 
because of where they live, family experience, poor mental health, 
teenage pregnancy, caring responsibilities, homelessness or drug and 
alcohol use.

·SAFER LIVES: This theme aims to support people who face violence, abuse 
and exploitation. Comic Relief predominantly fund work with those aged 
11 and upwards and there is no upper age limit.

·HEALTHIER FINANCES: This theme aims to support those in severe 
financial hardship.

·STRONGER COMMUNITIES: Under this theme, we’ll make small grants to 
locally-based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have 
a clear understanding of the needs of their community and are working to 
address them. All applications are managed through the UK Community 
Foundation. If you wish to apply for a small grant, please visit:

http://ukcommunityfoundations.org/community_foundations/looking_for_funding/comic_relief/

·FAIRER SOCIETY: This theme aims to empower and give a voice to 
marginalised groups of people, so that they can challenge injustice and 
bring about positive changes for those who face discrimination and stigma.


The funding will be available to registered charities and other not for 
profit organisations that operate England, Scotland, Wales, Northern 
Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

For further information on the funding themes and how to apply please 
click on the link below.  Although there is no upper limit to the level 
of funding available, Comic Relief expect most grants to fall between 
£10,000 and £40,000 (per year for up to three years).  Applications can 
be submitted at any time.

Read more at: http://2013.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/uk.
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Tamar Millen
Arts Coordinator
Community Media Association
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
0114 2795219

www.arts.commedia.org.uk