The 2nd round of the Digital Support Derbyshire Small Grants programme is now live!

Managed by Rural Action Derbyshire, the 2nd round of grants opened on 30th October and closes on November 25th at 5pm. Applications can range from £1,000 – £4,000.

All applicants need to be members of the Digital Support Derbyshire Network (do contact Sam Tock at Rural Action Derbyshire, if in doubt, or you’d like to join).

Applications welcome from all parts of Derbyshire (exc Derby) but would be particularly interested in hearing from projects operating in South Derbyshire, High Peak and Amber Valley.

Click on Digital Inclusion Small Grants Scheme for:
 Guidance information
 A link to the online application form
 A pdf copy of the form (for reference before completing the online form)

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact Sam Tock via email s.tock@ruralactionderbyshire.org.uke.

The National Churches Trust has grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 for urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects costing between £20,000 and £80,000. Grants will never exceed 50% of the net project costs.

Applicants must:
• Be a Christian place of worship (but not a cathedral) within the UK and open for at least six services of public worship each year.
• Not have started work before the online application is submitted, but the planned work must be achievable within two years of the grant decision being made.
• Have secured at least 50% of the funding for the project you are applying for.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 17 December 2024.

For more information please visit: www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/grants/medium-grants

The Tree Council grant for community groups, schools, small registered charities, and Tree Warden Networks seeking to establish trees, hedgerows, and orchards is open.

Branching Out supports applications ranging in value from £250 to £2,500, with specific criteria for those under £500, and those above £500. Before you start your application, read our Application Guidance. You will find everything here that you need to know, from the types of trees that qualify, to recommendations around protection.

Access the application form and download the budget sheet and claim form to start the process of transforming your tree planting dream into reality. Branching Out Fund – The Tree Council

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 1 December 2024.

The Screwfix Foundation is a registered charity set up in 2013.

It is a grant giving charity with a clear purpose to support projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need throughout the UK.

The Screwfix Foundation currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding up to the region of £5,000. All applications are reviewed individually by the team on a quarterly basis, the review dates are in March, June, September and December.

The Foundation funds projects which improve a physical building (or land attached to it) that is used by people in need. The types of projects it funds are:
• Improved energy efficient lighting & heating
• Installation of new kitchen, bathroom etc.
• Installation of a sensory room
• General painting & decorating
• Improving safety and security of a building

Go to Screwfix Foundation for more information and full guidelines