# Lloyds Bank Foundation commits £4 million in first grant round of 2016

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/14/lloyds-bank-foundation-commits-4m-first-grant-round-2016/
- Published: 2016-04-14T09:25:25+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The [Lloyds Bank Foundation](http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/) for England
and Wales has committed £4m in new grants to 90 small and medium-sized charities
in the first of its three annual grant rounds.**

The funding will help charities with an income of £25,000 – £1m that are tackling
disadvantage in local communities across England and Wales. The Foundation has made
60 grants under its Invest programme, which will help charities fund core programmes
and vital services, and 30 grants under the Enable programme which will help strengthen
charities through developing their capacity and infrastructure.

Of the 90 grants awarded, 21% will help people overcome long-term unemployment, 
17% are focused on combating domestic abuse and 14% will be supporting people to
move on from homelessness. The charities receive funding for up to three years.

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Benefitting charities include [Healthy Minds](http://www.healthymindscalderdale.co.uk/),
in Calderdale, Yorkshire, which received £44,264 over two years to support people
with mental health difficulties, and [Amirah Foundation](http://www.amirahfoundation.org/)
in Birmingham (pictured), which received £72,738 over three years to support women
affected by domestic abuse.

Paul Streets, CEO of Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales said:

> “We are delighted to fund small and medium-sized charities which have a deep knowledge
> of their local communities and are able to reach and support disadvantaged people
> in a way that larger organisations often cannot.. We are more committed than ever
> to providing vital funding to strengthen and supporting charities such as the 
> 90 we have just funded, so they can grow, help more people, and thrive in the 
> years to come.”

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