The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a charity which makes grants to voluntary organisations actively engaged in the care of people with learning disabilities. Support is available for projects including renovation for residential, nursing and respite care, day centre activities and community based projects.

The current deadline is 1 October, for more details,
e: info@bailythomas.org.uk

The Tesco Charity Trust is now open for applications from community and voluntary groups whose core work is with elderly people and/or people with disabilities. Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available. Deadline 30th September.

w: www.tescocharitytrustcommunityawards-applications.co.uk

A new ‘London culture and 2012’ guide has been published by the London Cultural Consortium, containing details of funding opportunities and other potential collaborations open to artists and arts organisations in the run up to the Olympic Games in 2012.

The guide also includes details about how to be involved in the Cultural Olympiad and CREATE08, a collective arts programme for the Olympic Host Boroughs of Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

To download a copy of the guide, visit: www.london.gov.uk/lcc/publications.jsp

The Freemasons' Grand Charity is a grant-making charity, which supports people in need including a focus on vulnerable people and youth opportunities.

For more information, visit: www.grandcharity.org/pages/nonmasonic_grants.html

Changes to Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts programme came into effect in May.

For details, visit: www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/gfta2006.php

The Trust for London is offering grants of up to £15,000 to projects which promote the inclusion and integration of recently established communities, challenge discrimination faced by disabled people and address new and emerging needs. Applicants must benefit local people and communities in London, but do not need to be a registered charity.

For further details, visit: www.trustforlondon.org.uk

Community and voluntary groups whose work focuses on supporting children’s welfare or education, elderly people and people with disabilities can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 through the Tesco Charity’s Community Awards.

For details, visit: www.tescocorporate.com/page.aspxpointerid=B1F541F43C1F4148B8786B476518A6...

The Wellcome Trust Arts Awards have announced a new deadline of 2nd May.

The awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts. All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media.

For more information, visit: www.wellcome.ac.uk/node2580.html

The NHS has published a page of funding leads offering examples of organisations which offer funding to a variety of health and social enterprises. The website also offers advice on the legal issues involved in establishing social enterprises.

Please visit: www.networks.nhs.uk/185.php

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has announced a reappraisal of its funding streams to make it easier for organisations to access its funds. Among the priority areas it supports are the UK's cultural life and enabling people who are disadvantaged to participate more fully in society.

The average Esmée Fairbairn grant is worth about £50,000: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/funding