This programme is aimed at registered charities and CICs which are led by and working for Deaf and Disabled people. It is to fund work over the long term to support Deaf and Disabled people to have more choice and control over their lives, access their rights and entitlements and challenge the barriers they face.
Your work will be based on a social model of disability and you will be able to show how this understanding shapes the work that you do, and enables people to have their voices heard.
Successful applicants will receive a grant of £75,000, over three years (£25,000 per year). The grant will be unrestricted, so organisations awarded funding will be able to use the grant to support any costs that further their social purpose.
Your organisation must be led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people. At least 51% of your Directors/Trustees and at least 50% of staff at all levels must self-identify as Deaf and/or Disabled.
The support, activities or services delivered must be person-centred and providing long-term support. Your organisation must champion the social model of disability, as well as equity, diversity and inclusion. Successful applications will demonstrate understanding of their organisations' development needs.
Registered Charities, CIOs and CICs who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- With at least one set of annual accounts filed on the Charity Commission / Companies House website, covering a 12-month operating period.
- With a board of at least three unrelated Trustees / Directors.
- With an annual income of between £25,000 and £500,000 in the last set of published accounts.
- With a bank account whose signatories are unrelated.
- With a current and track record of delivering support, activity or services, for at least one year, to people aged 18 or over.
- With a safeguarding policy in place and a designated, trained DSL/O.
- With public liability insurance.
- If you have a live grant from Lloyds Bank Foundation, it must end before 28 August 2025.
Click here to take the inital eligibility quiz.
How to apply:
If you are eligible to apply for funding, you can start your application, found via the web link below.
Applications close on Wednesday 28 August 2024.
Follow this link to book a call with a member of the Lloyd's Bank Foundation team to discuss this funding opportunity: Select a Date & Time - Calendly