Grant Directories

The UK Government's Tampon Tax Fund distributes the VAT collected on women's sanitary products as grants to charitable organisations within the UK. A total of £15 million is available for projects that address violence against women or work with disadvantaged women and girls. Priority will be given to projects that provide services that are not currently widely available. Proposals from organisations that work to improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls more generally are welcomed. All applicants must demonstrate how user involvement is built into their work and that users (or potential users) of a service or project are involved in an appropriate way at all stages.

The Police Property Act Fund was created from the proceeds of sale of goods recovered by the police that cannot be returned to their original owner. In accordance with the Police Property Act Regulations (1997) all awards from the fund must be for charitable purposes. Applications to be considered jointly by the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and the Chief Constable will be from local voluntary and community groups working to improve the lives of people in the Thames Valley Police area. Applicants must demonstrate that their project or activity contributes to meeting the PCC's objective of ‘Reducing Crime by Reducing Re-offending'.

The commissioning team of the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire makes grants to charities and other organisations each year that address at least one of the six priorities that make up the Police and Crime Plan. These are: Accessibility and accountability; older but not overlooked; young people becoming adults; safe days and nights for all; safe and social driving; safer cyber. The PCC aims to support the right people to act as advocates for their communities or areas; to ensure the applicant is best placed to understand what is required to help their project(s) make a real difference and to ensure there is a benefit to the local community.

The Safer Dorset fund has been created as a resource to support local voluntary groups to deliver projects that make Dorset safer in line with the six priorities set out in the Police and Crime Plan. These are: Reduce the number of victims of crime; reduce the number of people seriously harmed; protect from serious threats; increase satisfaction in policing; reduce offending; support neighbourhood policing.

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and supports individuals who have their social ventures firmly rooted in delivering positive social change. It operates a unique model by investing directly in individuals and offering a complete package of resources; from awards of funding to ongoing advice, networking and practical support. UnLtd resource community entrepreneurs to start-up; support those with more established social ventures to scale up; and are committed to developing an eco-system of support to make it easier for those who need help to find it. UnLtd offers a number of programmes with varying levels of funding and support. Please refer to the funder's website for details.

The Quartet Community Foundation is an independent charity that supports small, community-based charities and voluntary groups in the West of England (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire) whose work benefits local people. The Foundation gives grants to a broad range of causes and welcome applications from both new and established groups. The Foundation runs its own grants programme called the Express Programme which awards grants of up to £5,000. The Foundation also manages a range of other grants programmes with their own priorities, criteria and closing dates.