The Ocado Foundation, the charitable arm of Ocado Group, supports charities, CICs and community projects by awarding small grants of up to £1,000, donating certain goods and by offering volunteer help (currently, due to Covid-19, only requests for digital volunteering can be accepted).

The Foundation focuses their efforts in three core areas:

Localgiving has teamed up with National Grid Electricity Distribution to tackle fuel poverty this winter. They are distributing grants of up to £10,000 to non-profits and local authorities who are working on this theme. There is £2.5million worth of grants available until 31st of October and the application process is very simple.

Eligibility

Grass roots, community led organisations in England will be able to apply for grants of up to £10,000 through the Comic Relief Community Fund. The Fund is supporting organisations to deliver projects within four strategic themes; A Safe Place to Be, Children Survive & Thrive, Gender Justice, and Mental Health Matters. Funding is available for both project delivery and organisational development.

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has announced that their Fairer Future grants stream will re-open to applications with a revised funding strategy to make more of a difference for people in the UK. The funding will support projects that tackle injustice and structural inequality to create a more inclusive society, with a focus on five priority areas: arts and creativity making change; children and young people's rights; racial justice; gender justice; and migrant justice. The Foundation are keen to work with those with experience of the issues being addressed.

The aim of this funding is to help mitigate the impact of the cost of living crisis, with a particular focus on activities during the winter months. Grants are available:

In response to the cost of living crisis in the UK, Sense, the national disability charity, has launched a fund to provide financial support to people with complex disabilities who live in the family home and are on low incomes. The Sense Cost of Living Support Fund will award grants of £500. All applications must be completed on the individual’s behalf by a social care professional nominated by Sense. This can be a support worker, service manager or a social care worker. There are no restriction on how the money can be spent.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to Christian churches and registered Christian charities offering activities and services to welcome and support refugees arriving in England from Ukraine and Afghanistan. This could include services and activities such as supplying accommodation, clothing, food, mobile phones, and baby care items; befriending support; English language classes; baby and toddler groups; welcome parties; drop-in sessions; and expenses for volunteers or facilities.

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to support not-for-profit organisations seeking to help people struggling to pay for heating bills and suffering from a cold home.

TIS (Translation and Interpreting Service) provide language services for the council and external organisations, spanning all sectors in Bristol and neighbouring areas.Due to high demand and rare languages, TIS cannot always meet service demand and are looking to commission a provider to support the in-house team.

The deadline for applications is August 26th.

More information can be found here.