A wide range of bodies have funding available for activity that fits in with the objectives of the East of England FRESA and RES. These bodies may be national, regional or local and include central government departments, local councils, other public sector agencies and charitable foundations.

The following opportunities, arranged by type of funder, are currently open for bidding. Click on the name of the funding opportunity for more details.

Central Government Departments
DEFRA Funding
Vocational Training Scheme
Rural Enterprise Scheme
Processing and Marketing Grant
Agriculture Development Scheme

DfES Funding
Time Off for Study and Training Scheme
Children, Young People and Familes Grant Programme


DOH


DTI Funding/ Business Support
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STEP
Bridges Community Venture
Grant for Research and Development
East of England Regional Venture Capital Fund
Selective Finance for Investment

DWP


EEDA


Other National Government Funding
Local Network Fund for Children and Young People - Bedfordshire
Local Network Fund for Children and Young People - Cambridgeshire
Local Network Fund for Children and Young People - Hertfordshire


Public Sector Agencies
JobCentre Plus Funding
Access to Work
The New Deal

LSC Funding
Apprenticeships
New Entrepreneur Scholarships

HEFCE
The Leadership, Governance and Management Fund

Sector Skills Councils
The Engineering Training Grant
Skillset Film Futures


Local Government
East Hertfordshire District Council - Community Grants
Business Byte 3
Mid-Beds District Council - Grants for Businesses
Broadland District Council Business Start-Up
Broadland District Council Enterprise Grant
Younger People Fund (Physical Disability or Sensory Need)
Prevention & Early Intervention Fund
Out of School Hours Learning Fund
School Lets Fund
Economic Policy Grants

Charitable Foundations
Opportunities through Sport Programme
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Education Programme Area
Lloyds TSB Foundation
The Sutton Trust
Abbey National Charitable Trust
The Roald Dahl Foundation
The CLA Charitable Trust
The Savoy Educational Trust
The Bedford Charity - Educational Programme
Marks and Spencer - Community Involvement
Young Enterprise
The Foyle Foundation
The Jack Petchy Foundation
The Princes Trust - Start Up Support
The Yapp Charitable Trust
The Women's Employment, Enterprise & Training Unit
The Clore Duffield Foundation
The Lankelly Foundation Grant
The Carnegie UK Trust
The Hedley Foundation
Educational Grants Advisory Service
Global Fund for Women
HBOS Foundation
Four Acre Trust - Vocational Guidance
The Pilgrim Trust
The Rayne Foundation
The Charles Hayward Foundation
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Youth music
The Percy Bilton Charity
Help the Hospice
Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire
Scott Bader Ltd
Changing Lives
The Augustine Courtauld Trust

Other Funding Sources
Royal Academy of Engineering
Suffolk Regeneration Trust
Education Partnership Grants
Audi Design Foundation
The Wellcome Trust
UnLtd - Millennium Awards