Submit Applications for Baily Thomas Charitable Fund’s Grant Programme in UK

Deadline: 01-Aug-21

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is currently accepting applications for its Grant Programme.

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which was established primarily to aid the research into learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability by making grants to voluntary organisations working in this field.

Priorities

Learning Disabilities (intellectual disabilities), with or without autism are the priorities for funding.
The Fund considers projects for children or adults.

Note: They do not give grants for research into or care of people with mental illness, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism, nor ADHD, if they do not also have learning disabilities (intellectual disabilities).

The following areas of work normally fall within the Fund’s current policy providing they benefit the learning disabled:

Capital building/renovation/refurbishment works for residential, nursing and respite care, and schools;
Employment schemes including woodwork, crafts, printing and horticulture;
Play schemes and play therapy schemes;
Day and social activities centres including building costs and running costs;
Support for families, including respite schemes;
Independent living schemes;
Support in the community schemes;
Snoezelen rooms.

Funding Information

Grants are awarded for amounts from £250 and depend on a number of factors including the purpose, the total funding requirement and the potential sources of other funds including, in some cases, matching funding.

What is within the remit of the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund?

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund provides grants for general and research work with people with learning disabilities. “Learning disabilities” is the same as “intellectual disabilities”; these terms are inter-changeable.

People with learning disabilities have these three things:

Global intellectual impairment (intelligence quotient less than 70),
Need for support/help to fulfil ordinary daily activities,
Onset before the age of 18 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Charities and organisations who aim to aid the research into learning disability and to aid the care and relief of those affected by learning disability.
They consider under learning disability the conditions generally referred to as severe learning difficulties, together with autism. In this area, they consider projects concerning children or adults.
Please note that they do not give grants for research into or care of those with mental illness, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism, nor ADHD, if they do not also have learning disabilities (intellectual disabilities).
If you are applying for a general grant then yes, or an affiliate of one. Schools and Parent Teacher Associations, Community Benefit Societies and other such exempt charities can also apply.
The Fund does not currently accept appeals from Community Interest Companies.

For more information, visit https://www.bailythomas.org.uk/grants/general-programme/general-guidelines