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Grant Information
Our grants generally fall into the following areas
- Building - funding modifications to homes, schools, hospices etc.
- Equipment - provision of specialised wheelchairs, other mobility aids and equipment including medical equipment to assist independent living.
- Medical Research - to help with the treatment of debilitating diseases and disabilities.
- Financial assistance for recreational and respite breaks.
Projects that intend to be a platform for continuing services will be expected to demonstrate sustainability. ACT would be concerned to be a sole funder of projects that will require ongoing support.
We will not make grants
- Which would replace statutory funding
- Which would pay for work that has already taken place
- Towards the operating costs of other charities except in connection with setting up new services
- To charities that have not been registered for at least 3 years
- For projects which promote a particular religion or faith
- To Community Centres and Youth Clubs except where those served are in special need of help (e.g., the elderly or persons with special needs)
- To Local Authorities
- To umbrella or grant-making organisations except where they undertake special assessments not readily available from our own resources.
- To universities and colleges, and grant maintained, private or local education authority schools or their Parent Teachers Associations, except if those schools are for students with special needs
- For costs associated with political or publicity campaigns
We welcome applications for grants from all sections of the community and decisions on prioritisation are made having regard to funding levels and never on grounds of gender, age or race.
Information to help with your application
As a guide here are some of the grants we have made:
Individuals
- Stair lifts
- Disabled bathroom conversions
- Motorised wheelchairs
- Books and equipment for use at specialist colleges
- Respite breaks
- Specialist and other furniture
- Vehicle adaptations
Other Charities
- SPARKS - medical research
- Whizz Kids - mobility aids for children
- Age Concern - various services for the elderly
- Breakthrough - supporting elderly with hearing loss
- Children's Hospital Trust Fund - equipment
- CONNECT - mental breakdown rehabilitation
- Cumberlow - disadvantaged children's home equipment
- Development Trust - homes for "Life Limited"
- Shopmobility - mobility aids
- Treloar Trust Rehabilitation Engineering
- White Lodge - nursery school for children with cerebral palsy - building alterations
- Jubilee Sailing Trust - bursaries for disabled on Jubilee Sailing Trust scheme
- Woodlands School - Hydro Pool for Disabled Children
- The Children's Trust - building alterations
- Seeability - building alterations
- Moorfields Eye Hospital - medical equipment
Overseas
- Meninos dos Morumbi - School buildings for disadvantaged children in Sao Paulo
- Homeless International - interest free loan to facilitate building family homes for slum dwellers in Bombay, India
Size of grants
There is no maximum grant size. Our smallest grant has been just £100 and our largest £4 million. Measured by value most of our grants go to other registered charities, but by number it is individuals who are the main beneficiaries of our grants.
Click here to read our Grant Terms and Conditions - if you are offered and accept a grant from ACT it will be on the understanding that you have agreed these general terms and conditions.
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