Tesco Charity Community Awards
Local community groups and not for profit organisations and charities within the UK can apply for grants for children and their education and welfare from the Tesco Charity Community Awards, which re-opened for applications on the 1st December 2011.
Through the Awards, one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 are available to local projects that support children and their education and welfare.
Previous projects supported have included: sensory garden or room projects; outdoor classrooms; breakfast and after school clubs; holiday play-schemes; and part funding to purchase minibuses.
The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2012.
The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and aims to provide approximately £600,000 in grants each year.
In addition the Trust also provides grants to groups working with and supporting elderly people and/or adults and children with disabilities. This funding stream is due to re-open for applications on the 1st February 2012 with an application deadline of the 31st March 2012.
The Tesco Charity Trust Trustees also consider grant applications at their tri-annual meetings. These grants range between £4,000 and £25,000 and are to support local, national or international projects in areas where Tesco operate.
For further information go to http://www.tescoplc.com/tescocharitytrust
(source Grants Online, the UK's most comprehensive and up to date funding information service)
