Who’s Funding: Home Office, Ofgem, and more

14 Aug 2023 News

In this fortnightly column, Civil Society looks at funding pots available to the charity sector. This week includes funds from Ofgem, the Home Office, and more. 

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Ofgem – Energy Redress Scheme

Grants available: From £20,000 - £200,000
Deadline to apply: 22 August
Who is the funding for?
Charities in England, Scotland and Wales can apply for grant funding to deliver energy-related projects. 
Open for its fifth funding round, the scheme has various funding pots available for small and large projects. Grant awards can range from £20,000 to £200,000 depending on the tranche applied for. All funds should be used to help households in vulnerable situations. 
Some 470 projects across the UK have been awarded £81m in funding so far. 
When will you hear back?
Unspecified. 

Find out more here. 

Home Office – Community Engagement Fund

Grants available: £10,000
Deadline to apply: 30 August
Who is the funding for?
Charities, grassroots community groups, and other voluntary organisations are invited to apply for this funding to raise awareness of the government’s Windrush compensation scheme. 
The Home Office has said some nationality groups, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, and more who may have been impacted are not coming forward. 
The funding is to be used for raising awareness of the scheme and building awareness of why some eligible applicants are not applying. 
When will you hear back?
End of October. 

Find out more here. 

GoFibre (Scotland)

Grants available: up to £3,000
Deadline to apply: Unspecified.
Who is the funding for?
Charities based in or working within East Lothian, Fife and the Scottish Borders are being invited to apply for funding that should contribute to net zero targets, promote good health and wellbeing, create new jobs and opportunities or develop skills and the local economy. 
When will you hear back?
Unspecified. 

Find out more here. 

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