Welcome to the July 2024 edition of Disability Grants News - a monthly round up of highlights on the Disability Grants website and resources for anyone with a disability, caring for or working with disabled adults or children.

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Here are some of this month’s updates and additions.... 

• The Dickie Bird Foundation provides grants for disadvantaged children for sport equipment and sports clothing. The Dickie Bird Foundation considers grants for all recognised sports.

• Mark Edwards Foundation offers financial assistance to young people with sporting ambitions for items such as clothing, equipment and club membership fees.

• Auto Cycle Union Bikesport GB supports individual members and their families during times of extreme hardship. For UK (except Northern Ireland).

• The Family Action Welfare Grants programme will reopen on 10th July 2024. It funds essential personnel and household items to individuals and families on means tested benefits. It also supports holidays for women in London and educational support for parents/Carers on means tested benefits.

• Applications will open in September 2024 for The Churchill Fellowship’s two new programmes. It offers funding for 4 to 8 weeks learning from innovators in your chosen field.  Open to all UK adult citizens regardless of qualifications, background or age.  These are offered in the fields of promoting long life health and supporting engagement in education.

• Mental Wellbeing Small Grants for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire for community groups supporting local people improve their mental wellbeing, which may help prevent suicide.  Closing date: Friday 12^th July 2024.
  
  
• The Farthing Trust funds projects in East Anglia and across the UK. It offers grants to organisations and individuals working to improve their community.

• Yolanda Moore Foundation supports young people aged 15 to 24 years living in London, Dorset, Hampshire or Otago (NZ) with funding or practical support towards a personal or educational ambition or voluntary work.

• There are a few free tickets left for Contact’s online sensory processing workshop on Thursday 18^th July 10am – 12pm for parent/carers in London and the Midlands.

• Free Disability Inclusion Training Level 1 until April 2025 from Sports Wales for coaches and volunteers.

• The Carer Support Payment which replaces the Carers Allowance in Scotland will be rolled out to Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire this week.  It pays £81.90 a week if you are eligible.

• The Henry Smith Charity will be reopening its Holiday Grants for Children programme on 12th July 2024. Organisations, schools and youth groups organising holidays for disabled children under 13 years or holidays for children who live in an area of high deprivation may apply.

• The Ironmongers’ Company offers funding support for projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people under 25 years.  Projects must deliver educational benefits including Special Educational Needs, or foster social, emotional or life skills.  Closing date: 31^st July 2024.

• The House of Commons Committee for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has published a report "Disabled People in the Housing Sector" with recommendations to Government.  It was published on 24th May 2024 and the Government has two months to respond.  The full report can be downloaded from the UK Parliament website.

• Award winning John Pring, Founder of the Disability News Service has a new book available for pre-order… “The Department: How a Violet Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence”.  The accumulation of 10 years research featuring new documents obtained from the National Archives.  Paperback and eBook editions available.

• Despite a lack of conversation about Disabled People throughout the election campaign you can send a message to the new Government by asking them to show their support for Disabled People by signing and sharing this petition.

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All the best

Julia Tyrrell

Founder of Disability Grants

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