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BBC Children in Need launches a Small Grants programme - Apply for a small grant and make a big difference

BBC Children in Need - 8th February 2010

BBC Children in Need today announced the launch of a Small Grants programme. BBC Children in Need’s experience shows that significant and valuable work can be achieved with a small grant (£10,000 or less p.a. for a maximum of three years) and that these are amongst the most imaginative and meaningful grants it makes. The programme is designed to encourage those who may never have considered applying to BBC Children in Need to send in an application.

Caroline Cox, the General Secretary of the Children’s Chronic Arthritis Association has seen first hand the impact a small grant can make. “Children’s Chronic Arthritis Association will run a support weekend for children with Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis and their siblings. They were awarded £8,000 towards the accommodation and activity costs at a residential centre in the New Forest, Hampshire. The weekend will give the young people an opportunity to meet others with the same condition, help them to understand it and increase their confidence self-esteem and social skills.”

David Ramsden, Chief Executive of BBC Children in Need agrees, ‘the small grants programme is an especially important part of our grant-making; it helps us to connect with organisations which are at the heart of local communities and ensures our grants reach as many projects as possible.’

Organisations can apply at any time.

There are four deadlines in the year, each with a 14 week turnaround:
15 January; 15 April, 15 July and 15 October.

Further information and application forms are available online at www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/. The Small Grants programme is in addition to BBC Children in Need’s Main Grants programme.

BBC Children in Need has redesigned its processes to make sure that applying for a small grant is as straightforward as possible. It offers support throughout the application process via its website, dedicated helpdesk and local staff who are keen to hear from projects before they apply. The aim is to encourage both new and previous applicants, so that BBC Children in Need can make even more small grants across the UK.

For more information, please go to www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/apply_smallgrant.shtml or email pudsey@bbc.co.uk