Deadline: 31 March 2019
The Margaret Dobson Further Education Trust is seeking applications from organisations for its grant program to support people with a learning disability after they reach normal school leaving age, to learn skills to help them live more independent lives.
The Trust Will Fund
- With limited resources at our disposal, the Trustees will prioritize applications from projects, which meet at least two of the following criteria:
- Designed for, and aimed, at people with learning disabilities aged 18 to 25 outside the school environment. Those age 16+ who are not in formal education, training or work will also be considered
- Offer the opportunity for people to gain transferable life skills, which may include how to access support
- Offer employment experience
- Build in accredited training
- Enable social interaction with other people, and allow self-expression and confidence-building
- From smaller organizations that are demonstrating an entrepreneurial approach to a locally identified issue.
- The Trustees are also interested to hear from organizations that support activities, which enable people with learning disabilities, and their carers, to understand better life skills and the social care system.
Size of Grants
The Trust is not large and grants are usually given in a range up to £3,000 to £10,000. The Trustees like to see that effort has been, or is being made, to source funding from elsewhere. They will only fully fund if absolutely necessary.
Eligibility Criteria
- It is regretted that grants can only be made to institutions or organisations who are registered Charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations or Community Interest Companies. In no circumstances is it possible to make a grant for the benefit of an individual.
- Grants will not be made to charities in receipt of funding in the previous year, except where a specific project has been awarded funding over a period of more than one year. Therefore, for a two-year grant, there will usually be one year between the final grant year and any further grant being awarded.
- Only organizations with a turnover of less than £1 million will be considered for funding.
The Trust Will Not Fund
- Individuals
- Schools
- Applications of a general kind, which have no specific purpose other than to increase the financial resources available to the charity, will not be considered
- Organisations that are overtly religious
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit http://www.margaretdobsontrust.btck.co.uk/Howtoapply