Funding Advice Bureau SYFAB guide to... Grants for individuals SYFAB doesn’t keep information about grants for individuals. There are other agencies and resources available – the most appropriate for you depends on what you want a grant for. Based on the enquiries that come in to SYFAB, the main categories of individuals seeking funding are: • Funding for some kind of welfare support, such as health or disability-related grants or benefi ts. Contact your local Citizens’ Advice Bureau or advice centre. Your local authority or library will be able to tell you where to fi nd your nearest advice centre • Funding for educational support, such as grants for course fees, maintenance, etc. First contact the relevant school/college to find out if they have any fi nancial support available. You could also get advice from your local advice centre or careers service • Funding for an overseas trip, exchange or sponsored charity expedition. These are not generally things that charitable funders will give grants towards; most funds for this type of activity are raised from individuals (eg sponsorship), companies and fundraising events. However, you could still access some of the resources listed below to see if any funders look appropriate • Funding to start a small for-profit business. Contact Business Link Business Link Yorkshire Tel: 0845 6048 048 Website: www.businesslink.gov.uk/yorkshire • Funding for a local community project you want to work on as an individual or with an informal group. A good starting point is UnLtd, who provide small grants and advice and support for social enterpreneurs and individual community activists. Yorkshire regional office Tel: 01274 750 630 Website: www.unltd.org.uk Resources The following resources may be of use to individuals seeking educational grants or grants to support individuals in need. Copies of books may be available at your library. Funderfinder is a small charity that produces software and other resources for grant-seekers. They produce a number of free leaflets about funding and fundraising such as Money for Individuals, Awards for Artists, Gap Year Projects and several more. FunderFinder also produce a software application called People in Need which allows you to fi nd charitable trusts that may be able to support you. You can get 24 hours access to People in Need for £5.50 through the Funderfinder website. It is also available for free public access in libraries and other organisations. Some of the organisations in South Yorkshire offering People in Need are: Barnsley Central Library Shambles Street, Barnsley S70 2JF Tel: 01226 773 933/4 Email: barnsleylibraryenquiries@barnsley.gov.uk Doncaster Central Reference Library Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3JE Tel: 01302 734 320 Sheffield Arts and Social Sciences Library (in Central Library) Surrey Street, Sheffi eld S1 1XZ Tel: 0114 273 4747/8. Contact Funderfinder for details of other places to use it. Tel: 0113 243 3008 Website: www.funderfinder.org.uk Grants For Individuals. Two directories produced by the Directory of Social Change, A Guide to Grants For Individuals in Need and The Educational Grants Directory, have been combined into an online database called Grants for Individuals. There is an annual subscription charge. See website for further details. The printed directories are both published by the Directory of Social Change and available from their website. Website: www.grantsforindividuals.org.uk Website: www.dsc.org.uk Family Action offers grants and a funding search service for welfare and educational purposes to individuals and families in need. Tel: 020 7241 7459 (2pm to 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only) Website: www.family-action.org.uk/section.aspx?id=1019 Lions and Rotary Clubs and Round Tables sometimes make grants to individuals in need. Your local reference library may have a list of contacts. Charity Search offers a free confidential advice service to elderly people in need, linking them with charities that may be willing to help them. Charity Search, Freepost (BS6610), Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9TW Tel: 0117 982 4060 email: info@charitysearch.org.uk Website: www.charitysearch.org.uk The Association of Charity Offi cers website lists over 200 benevolent and care-focused charities that support individuals in need. Website: http://www.aco.uk.net/search.asp?menuid=44 Turn2us helps individuals to find out about benefits and grants. Their website has a benefits checker that you can use to find out if you get all the welfare benefits you’re entitled to. It also has a database you can use to search for welfare and educational grants and lots of information resources about money issues like Money Saving Tips, Borrowing money, Getting Divorced or Separating and several more. Telephone helpline: 0808 802 2000 Website: http://www.turn2us.org.uk/default.aspx South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row Sheffi eld S1 2BX Tel: 0114 249 4343 Email: enquiries@syfab.org.uk Website: www.syfab.org.uk We can provide this information in other formats on request. Please get in touch to discuss your needs. Our information is produced for local community and voluntary groups. No permission is needed for limited reproduction if SYFAB is acknowledged. Large scale reproduction or inclusion in publications for sale must have written permission from SYFAB. SYFAB welcomes your comments and criticism. You can talk to any member of staff, or contact us by post, phone, fax or email. Registered Charity No: 1061118 Reg. Company No: 3030641 © SYFAB 2003 All rights reserved. Version 1