# Funding to tackle COVID-19 and its impact

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/23/funding-to-tackle-covid-19-and-its-impact/
- Published: 2020-03-23T10:23:54+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Funds and grants are already being established and made to tackle the impact of
COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic. **

This list features funding to help individuals affected, charities hit by a drop
in income, and to support medical research into tackling or ameliorating the virus.

## 1. Funding for individuals and charities affected by coronavirus

Many community foundations have set up funds to help people in their region:

## Advertisement

 * [Northern Ireland Community Foundation opens coronavirus fund for older people](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/16/cfni-opens-coronavirus-fund-for-older-people/)(
   16 March 2020)

> We are launching the [#coronavirus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> response & recovery fund for Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to help small local
> charities and community groups help vulnerable people and recover from impact.
> Please consider supporting the Fund Community Foundation [https://t.co/Czf6ZqhoKd](https://t.co/Czf6ZqhoKd)
> — Community Foundation (@CFTyneWearNland) [March 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/CFTyneWearNland/status/1240203506398760961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The Cumbria COVID-19 Response Fund has been set up to support charitable groups
> that are supporting people affected by the virus: [https://t.co/zTj02paOEL](https://t.co/zTj02paOEL)
> [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#coronavirus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#funding](https://twitter.com/hashtag/funding?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> — Cumbria Foundation (@cumbriacf) [March 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/cumbriacf/status/1240002561920335874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Today we launch a new fund to urgently raise funds to help [#Hertfordshire](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hertfordshire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'
> s voluntary groups providing care & support for elderly & vulnerable people hit
> by the social and economic impact of the [#coronavirus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> Please support our appeal if you can: [https://t.co/4ZXBPDY0Bh](https://t.co/4ZXBPDY0Bh)
> [pic.twitter.com/p9SXsCh0wi](https://t.co/p9SXsCh0wi)
> — Hertfordshire Community Foundation (@HertsCommunityF) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/HertsCommunityF/status/1240691378381713409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> KCF's Chief Exec, Josephine McCartney will be on [@BBCRadioKent](https://twitter.com/BBCRadioKent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> this morning around 9.30 talking about our Coronavirus Emergency Fund that's opening
> today. 
> We'll keep you posted this morning on the Fund & how to apply.[#coronavirusuk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirusuk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#funding](https://twitter.com/hashtag/funding?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#charities](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charities?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#kent](https://twitter.com/hashtag/kent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#medway](https://twitter.com/hashtag/medway?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> — Kent Community Foundation (@KentCommunity) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/KentCommunity/status/1241994543735672832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Excellent interview from our CEO [@tinaloucostello](https://twitter.com/tinaloucostello?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> on [@bbcmtd](https://twitter.com/bbcmtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! 👏🏽 If you want
> to support our Coronavirus Resilience Fund then please visit: [https://t.co/nwbEyZOtWW](https://t.co/nwbEyZOtWW)
> [pic.twitter.com/66SKansq3o](https://t.co/66SKansq3o)
> — Heart of England Community Foundation (@HoECF) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/HoECF/status/1240717281757401091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> CORONAVIRUS: Newly launched response fund receives first £30k donation [https://t.co/xv6IpQIw6L](https://t.co/xv6IpQIw6L)
> — Wiltshire Community Foundation (@WiltsCF) [March 20, 2020](https://twitter.com/WiltsCF/status/1241064928049577989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## Other UK funds

### Scottish Government

The Scottish government has announced a [£350m fund](https://www.gov.scot/news/helping-communities-affected-by-covid-19/)
for councils, charities, businesses and community groups. Of this £45 million will
be added to the existing Scottish Welfare Fund which makes community grants and 
crisis grants to those in immediate need.

In addition **£20 million** will be allocated to a Third Sector Resilience Fund,**
£40 million** to the Supporting Communities Fund to support the rapidly growing 
and inspiring community efforts at a local level, a **£70m** Food Fund and a **£
50** million Wellbeing Fund which will help charities and others who require additional
capacity to work with at-risk people.

> Third sector organisations working with people impacted by [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> can now apply for the £50 million emergency [#WellbeingFund](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WellbeingFund?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> to help cope with the effects of the pandemic. 
> ➡️[https://t.co/l0onhn5qNv](https://t.co/l0onhn5qNv)
> [@corrascot](https://twitter.com/corrascot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@InspiringSland](https://twitter.com/InspiringSland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@STVAppeal](https://twitter.com/STVAppeal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@scvotweet](https://twitter.com/scvotweet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/ad2OdWEL74](https://t.co/ad2OdWEL74)
> — Scot Gov Fairer (@ScotGovFairer) [April 13, 2020](https://twitter.com/ScotGovFairer/status/1249752981416882182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 
  

### Third Sector Resilience Fund

The Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) is a £20m emergency fund for charities, 
community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland.

> Applications are OPEN for the [@scotgov](https://twitter.com/scotgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Third Sector Resilience Fund [#TSRF](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TSRF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)–
> Supporting orgs in Scotland to manage cashflows during [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> Find out more info and apply through [@scvotweet](https://twitter.com/scvotweet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Info Hub 👉 [https://t.co/VWivIsuAY1](https://t.co/VWivIsuAY1) [pic.twitter.com/zBS2meWN58](https://t.co/zBS2meWN58)
> — Firstport for Social Entrepreneurs (@Firstport) [March 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/Firstport/status/1242737812509806593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

### National Emergencies Trust coronavirus appeal

⌊NET coronavirus appeal⌉⌊NET coronavirus appeal⌉
The [National Emergencies Trust launched an appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/19/national-emergencies-trust-launches-coronavirus-appeal/)
on 18 March to raise funds to help local charities in their work during the Covid-
19 pandemic.

Charities will be able to apply for grant aid through their local community foundation,
rather than directly to the NET, and grant aid and how to apply will be available
from 23 March.
 

### The Big Give’s #DonateYourCommute appeal for the NET

The Big Give’s [matched funding campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/19/big-give-asks-people-donateyourcommute-net-appeal/)
is raising funds for the National Emergencies Trust’s coronavirus appeal, and is
doubling the first £200,000 donated.

Partnering with the National Emergencies Trust (NET), all donations made through
The Big Give’s Covid-19 Emergency Appeal will go to NET’s appeal to be distributed
to charitable organisations and community foundations serving those affected by 
the coronavirus across the country.

The Big Give will double the first £200,000 donated through its crowdfunding website,
with matched funding provided by the Reed Foundation and the Reed family.
 

### Julia and Hans Rausing Trust’s £2.5m fund for healthcare charities

![Hans and Julia Rausing](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2020/03/hans-and-
julia-rausing-1024x753.jpg)

_Hans and Julia Rausing_

The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust is [donating £2.5 million pounds](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/20/julia-and-hans-rausing-trust-gives-2-5m-to-healthcare-charities-tackling-covid-19/)
to support efforts dealing with the fallout from COVID 19.

The gift is being given to selected charities and organisations that are dealing
with the immediate healthcare needs across the UK.
 

### Steve Morgan Foundation’s £1m a week for charities

> “We have to make a difference.” Steve Morgan is pledging £1million a week to charities
> affected by coronavirus. All the details on our home page and click here for the
> story – [https://t.co/uq5eNBvyiR](https://t.co/uq5eNBvyiR)[#ChangingLives](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChangingLives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#SMFEmergencyFund](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SMFEmergencyFund?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@ThirdSector](https://twitter.com/ThirdSector?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/9DYhE5RDBD](https://t.co/9DYhE5RDBD)
> — Steve Morgan Foundation (@stevemorganfdn) [March 20, 2020](https://twitter.com/stevemorganfdn/status/1240939148808196097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Martin Lewis’ £1m fund

Martin Lewis (the Money Saving Expert) has launched a [£1m fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/19/covid-19-martin-lewis-offers-1m-fund-for-small-and-local-charities/)
to provide grants to small and local charities who are directly helping with the
COVID-19 response. The money is from his own personal charity fund.

His fund is offering grants of **£5,000 to £20,000** to small registered charities,
or local arms of bigger charities, across the UK who are directly helping with the
COVID-19 response in terms of poverty relief. It has a **very short application 
deadline [which has now passed]**.

### ⏎ John Lewis Partnership’s £1m community support fund

The John Lewis Partnership has announced a [£1m community support fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/20/john-lewis-partnership-launches-1m-community-support-fund/)
which will be distributed by partners/staff in shops to their locality.
 

### Asda donates £5m to Trussell Trust and FareShare

![Volunteers sort tins in a foodbank warehouse](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/
2020/03/trussell-trust-foodbank-warehouse-tin-sorting-1024x683.jpg)

_Volunteers sort food in a foodbank warehouse_

Supermarket [Asda is donating £5 million](https://www.trusselltrust.org/2020/03/21/asda-donates-5m-food-banks-community-charities/)
to its partners FareShare and the Trussell Trust to help the country’s most vulnerable
people through COVID-19.

The measures will provide over four million meals to families in poverty impacted
by coronavirus as well as giving more than **3,000 charities** the ability to access
free food over the next three months as they fight to tackle the impacts of Coronavirus
in their communities.
 

### National Lottery Community Fund

⌊National Lottery Community Fund⌉⌊National Lottery Community Fund⌉
The [National Lottery Community Fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/30/national-lottery-community-fund-commits-up-to-300m-to-coronavirus-crisis/)
is to commit up to £300 million over the next six months to helping charities tackling
the coronavirus crisis. 

### Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Some foundations are pausing their current grantmaking activities in order to focus
on work that supports organisations to survive the impact of coronavirus.

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is doing that, and has created a £20 million emergency
fund to support the charitable sector.

> From today, we are pausing new applications until autumn, to focus on supporting
> the organisations we fund to survive the impact of COVID-19.
> We have created a
> £20 million emergency fund – read more about our plans to support the charitable
> sector here: [https://t.co/t1K8OHyhQl](https://t.co/t1K8OHyhQl)
> — Paul Hamlyn Foundation (@phf_uk) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/phf_uk/status/1247138671968628736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

### Garfield Weston Foundation

The Garfield Weston Foundation has created a £500,000 resilience fund for small 
charities, in partnership with the Fore Trust.

> Collaboration is key in a crisis: we have partnered with @theforetrust to create
> a resilience fund for small charities, to support cash flow during the [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> crisis, with a £500,000 donation from the Foundation. [pic.twitter.com/n9obdTfilx](https://t.co/n9obdTfilx)
> — Garfield Weston Foundation (@WestonFdn) [April 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/WestonFdn/status/1250453947816476673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Mind

Mind has created the [Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund](https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/coronavirus-mental-health-response-fund/).

Thanks to £5m support from government (the Department of Health and Social Care),
grants of £20,000 or £50,000 are are available for projects lasting up to 12 months.

> Today, we launch the Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund, with initial funding
> from [@DHSCgovuk](https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) for charities
> working in mental health. Plesae apply! [https://t.co/cNcn773vVU](https://t.co/cNcn773vVU)
> — Paul Farmer (@paulfarmerceo) [April 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/paulfarmerceo/status/1250763729085628418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### The Yapp Trust – for the smallest of charities

> We continue to support the smallest of charities (spending less than £40k per 
> year) and we only fund running costs (including rent, utilities and salaries) 
> with grants of up to £9,000 over 3 years. To apply, visit: [https://t.co/MgIi29QFsJ](https://t.co/MgIi29QFsJ)
> — Yapp Charitable Trust (@YappTrust) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/YappTrust/status/1240606096609378306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Culture, Creative and Night Time Economy team

Artists and creators and being invited to produce creative work _about_ Greater 
Manchester’s response to COVID-19 and be _paid_ to do so and survive the COVID-19
lockdown.

> Applications now available for GMCA COVID-19 Creative Commissions. Deadline 5pm
> Wednesday April 1st. Email cu*********@**********************ov.uk to request 
> more information and an application form. [pic.twitter.com/Y7XRkLE872](https://t.co/Y7XRkLE872)
> — GM Culture & Creative (@GM_Culture) [March 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/GM_Culture/status/1242747895876661248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

### Leathersellers’ Company Charitable Fund

The Leathersellers’ Company Charitable Fund is offering grants of up to £3,000 for
charities supporting specific activities related to the impact of coronavirus.
_[
Tweet at https://twitter.com/charityleather/status/1244654914330116096 no longer
available]._

### Childhood Trust’s Champions for Children fund

The Childhood Trust is seeking applications from charities working with disadvantaged
children and young people living in London to join its new Champions for Children
matched fundraising campaign launching in June 2020.

To be clear, the funding is not available now. This is an opportunity to join a 
collaborative appeal and have donations matched/doubled at no cost to your charity.

Charities will receive comprehensive support from [The Childhood Trust](https://www.childhoodtrust.org.uk/champions-for-children)
on how to be successful in the online campaign.

> A reminder that applications for [@ChildhoodTrust](https://twitter.com/ChildhoodTrust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'
> s Champions for Children campaign have opened. Charities working with disadvantaged
> children from London, affected by Covid-19 can apply now. For more details about
> the campaign and how to apply: [https://t.co/By45ze6qAZ](https://t.co/By45ze6qAZ)
> [pic.twitter.com/5jcYeGUsKR](https://t.co/5jcYeGUsKR)
> — Big Give (@BigGive) [April 8, 2020](https://twitter.com/BigGive/status/1247798442836946944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

### Society of Authors

The Society of Authors is one of the few organisations to make grants to writers
for works in progress, currently awarding over £360,000 each year.  The Authors’
Foundation and K Blundell Trust award grants twice yearly to writers whose book 
project is for a commercial UK publisher. 

Although the fund is not specifically for authors affected by the impact of coronavirus,
its deadline has been extended because of the coronavirus outbreak.

> We've extended the deadline to our grants for works in progress until 15 April–
> with funds still dispensed in August. Check out eligibility and how to apply: 
> [https://t.co/KJA0gFj2vK](https://t.co/KJA0gFj2vK)
> — Society of Authors (@Soc_of_Authors) [April 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/Soc_of_Authors/status/1246399113207459846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Culture in Quarantine Fund – £250,000

> Today [@ace_national](https://twitter.com/ace_national?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and
> [@bbcarts](https://twitter.com/bbcarts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) have announced a new
> £250k [#CultureinQuarantine](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CultureinQuarantine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> fund to help artists create new video, audio and interactive works from self-isolation.
> [#LetsCreate](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsCreate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Find out more at [@thespacearts](https://twitter.com/thespacearts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> here: [https://t.co/Jr2Lk0vOfT](https://t.co/Jr2Lk0vOfT)
> — Darren Henley CBE (@HENLEYDARREN) [March 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/HENLEYDARREN/status/1242873594142744577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Fleabag Support Fund for theatre freelancers

> The original [#Fleabag](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fleabag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> play is coming to your living room! Available to rent from [@sohotheatre](https://twitter.com/sohotheatre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> on demand today and on [@PrimeVideo](https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> April 10, all proceeds will support COVID-19 relief efforts, including the newly
> launched Fleabag Support Fund. [https://t.co/BB5F7g9fHR](https://t.co/BB5F7g9fHR)
> [pic.twitter.com/XrcJwfOmwW](https://t.co/XrcJwfOmwW)
> — Fleabag (@fleabag) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/fleabag/status/1247240239107715073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The [Fleabag Support Fund](https://www.gofundme.com/f/fleabag-support-fund) from
actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge will offer individual grants of £2,500 to
help theatre workers in “urgent financial need and unable to work as a direct result
of the coronavirus pandemic”.

Ms Waller-Bridge is also streaming her Soho Theatre ‘Fleabag’ performance at £4 
per view to raise funds for her new fund, together with the National Emergencies
Trust, NHS Charities Together and Acting for Others.
 

### CAF Coronavirus Fund

The [CAF Coronavirus Emergency Fund](https://www.cafonline.org/charities/grantmaking/caf-coronavirus-emergency-fund)
is offering one-time grants up to £10,000 to small charities, organisations and 
social enterprises that are struggling to survive. This fund is open to registered
charities, community groups, social enterprises and other organisations with a charitable
purpose that had a turnover of less than £1 million last year.

The funds are designed to enable them to carry on their vital work as the crisis
unfolds.
 

### Neighbourly Community Fund

![Neighbourly logo](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2020/03/neighbourly-logo.
jpg)

With the support of its partner businesses M&S, Lidl, Aldi, Danone and Coca-Cola
European Partners, Neighbourly is offering a series of [micro-grants of up to £400](https://www.neighbourly.com/NeighbourlyCommunityFund),
to support good causes that are helping communities affected by the new coronavirus
outbreak.

Grants will be awarded to existing members of Neighbourly in UK and Ireland whose
work will involve supporting members of the community suffering economically, socially
or from ill health as a result of the outbreak. This may include, but not be limited
to, elderly people, those on low incomes and people at risk of food insecurity.

Grants are unrestricted and can go towards food provision, emergency supplies, practical
support, running costs, transport and other essentials.

### Young Women’s Emergency Fund

![Young Women's Trust](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2020/03/Screen-Shot-
2020-03-30-at-11.21.39-e1585563806367.png)

The [Young Women’s Trust has launched an emergency fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/30/emergency-fund-launches-to-help-young-women-in-financial-crisis-during-pandemic/)
to help young women struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The fund will provide relief payments of £150 to young women aged 18-30 struggling
to afford essentials such as food, utilities and rent for themselves and their families.

The Young Women’s Trust has donated £85,000 of its own money to the fund and is 
seeking to raise a further £50,000 to help women in England and Wales.

### Childhood Trust’s Champions for Children fund

The Childhood Trust’s new campaign is raising funds for charities working with children
and young people in London affected by coronavirus.

Applications for funding close on 22 April 2020.

> APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for our [#ChampionsforChildren](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChampionsforChildren?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> campaign in partnership w [@BigGive](https://twitter.com/BigGive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> raising unrestricted funds for charities working with [#children](https://twitter.com/hashtag/children?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> and [#youngpeople](https://twitter.com/hashtag/youngpeople?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> in [#London](https://twitter.com/hashtag/London?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 
> affected by [#Coronavirus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)..
> Apps close on 22 April. For more info: [https://t.co/ZYHKqOqfrp](https://t.co/ZYHKqOqfrp)
> [pic.twitter.com/zXg4W7RmTJ](https://t.co/zXg4W7RmTJ)
> — @Childhoodtrust (@ChildhoodTrust) [April 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/ChildhoodTrust/status/1245267961142747138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

### Crisis’ fund for local homelessness charities

Crisis is offering grants of up to £50k for local homelessness charities who are
coping with the coronavirus emergency.

> Today we're officially launching an emergency grants fund for local homelessness
> charities. Awards of up to £50k are available to help cope with the [#covid19UK](https://twitter.com/hashtag/covid19UK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> emergency. ⁦ Our Head of Best Practice [@Chanco81](https://twitter.com/Chanco81?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> explains it all: [https://t.co/1RuggpcQuW](https://t.co/1RuggpcQuW)
> — Crisis (@crisis_uk) [March 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/crisis_uk/status/1244903150215204864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### MAD Trust Hardship Fund – Coronavirus COVID-19

The [Make A Difference Trust](https://www.madtrust.org.uk/project/make-a-difference-coronavirus-covid-19-hardship-fund/)
will offer one-off crisis payments to any of its MAD family who have worked in any
capacity on West End Bares, West End Christmas, A MAD Drag Night, West End Eurovision
or MAD Cabarets.

A small charity itself, it aims to provide small pockets of financial assistance
to those who are experiencing unexpected financial hardship due to theatre closures
as a direct result of Government advice aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus.

### Theatre Support

[Support for Theatre Professionals during Coronavirus](https://theatresupport.info/)
is a collection of funds and sources of advice or support for those in the theatre
industry. Funds are available from institution specific funders and from those that
support the wider industry, including the Actors Benevolent Fund, the Royal Theatrical
Fund, Actors Childrens’ Trust, Equity Charitable Trust, and the Grand Order of Water
Rats.
 

### Greenham Trust’s £250,000 COVID-19 emergency funding

Greenham Trust has put in place [£250,000 of emergency funding](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/23/greenham-trust-offers-250000-covid-19-emergency-funding/)
which is available for local charities and voluntary organisations who are supporting
the elderly and vulnerable people through the COVID-19 crisis in **West Berkshire
and north Hampshire**.
_[Tweet at https://twitter.com/Greenham\_Trust/status/1242735610500124672
no longer available]._

### **Three campaigns from the National Funding Scheme**

⌊DONATE coronavirus appeal for the elderly - poster⌉⌊DONATE coronavirus appeal for
the elderly - poster⌉
The National Funding Scheme has launched three campaigns via
its DONATE platform to enable people to donate to particular groups of people affected
by COVID-19:

 * [homeless people](http://easydonate.org/homeless)
 * [foodbanks](http://easydonate.org/foodbank)
 * [older people](http://easydonate.org/elderly)

### Arts Council England

[Arts Council England](http://www.ace.org.uk) will announce details **this week**
of how it will “refocus” some of its grant-giving to support individual artists 
and freelance workers who are losing income because of coronavirus.

It has confirmed that its National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) and Creative People
and Places (CPPs) projects would continue to receive funding. It added that funding
conditions will “not apply for at least three months with immediate effect”.
 

### Techforce19

Techforce19 is a new £500k fund for technology companies who come up with digital
support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus. 

> £500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital
> support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus [https://t.co/ByN4dkuGK1](https://t.co/ByN4dkuGK1)
> — The Entrepreneurs Network (@TenThinkTank) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/TenThinkTank/status/1242088162576515072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

### Funding for virtual arts fundraising networks

Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy has launched a [new fund](https://artsfundraising.org.uk/networks-funding)
to support arts fundraisers who have created virtual networks of support for fellow
fundraisers.

> 📣FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT📣 
> In these challenging times, we want to find new ways
> to support the sector and bring arts fundraisers together. So, we are excited 
> to announce our first ever programme of funding for virtual networks! [https://t.co/xxsR4JK1kN](https://t.co/xxsR4JK1kN)
> [#artsfundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/artsfundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#digitalart](https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitalart?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/hdQONaGnJe](https://t.co/hdQONaGnJe)
> — Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy (@artsfundraising) [March 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/artsfundraising/status/1242819032509829123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### The Rainy Day Trust

The Rainy Day Trust is offering funding for home improvement industry staff in need
as a result of COVID-19 and are fundraising for the fund too.

> We have updated our COVID-19 charity appeals page to include a new emergency appeal
> launched by the home improvement industry's charity [@RAINYDAYTRUST](https://twitter.com/RAINYDAYTRUST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> so they can offer grants to those impacted and unable to work and to expand their
> advice services [https://t.co/Rm1iWsjyp5](https://t.co/Rm1iWsjyp5)
> — ACO (@ACOBenevolence) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/ACOBenevolence/status/1242116672716234753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Funding for NHS staff

Various NHS hospitals are fundraising to provide grants to their staff as well as
for patients in need:

> Please help our hospitals fight the COVID-19 outbreak by donating to our urgent
> fundraising appeal. Donate today to say [#ThankYouNHS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThankYouNHS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> [https://t.co/QpWjsVtG5G](https://t.co/QpWjsVtG5G) [@ImperialNHS](https://twitter.com/ImperialNHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@NHSCharities](https://twitter.com/NHSCharities?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@NHSEnglandLDN](https://twitter.com/NHSEnglandLDN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#COVID19UK](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19UK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/62AXvYvUcd](https://t.co/62AXvYvUcd)
> — Imperial Health Charity 💙 (@ImperialCharity) [March 22, 2020](https://twitter.com/ImperialCharity/status/1241697414278455297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Imperial Health Charity says: “With your support, we’ll provide emergency funds 
to help hospital staff cope with the extraordinary demands of fighting the virus.
At the same time, we’ll come to the aid of those vulnerable patients who face sudden
and unexpected financial difficulties as a result of their hospital stay.”
 

## 2. Campaigns to secure government funding for charities

The UK government has proven very slow to provide direct support to charities themselves.
It focused initially of course on supporting for-profit companies but did not follow
up quickly to address rapid and large-scale funding to the charity sector.

Consequently charities, umbrella bodies, funders, philanthropists and others have
been calling on the government to act quickly and decisively.

> "We want to work w/ government to help unlock the generosity of potential philanthropists
> across the country. We also believe… that the government's rescue package needs
> to recognise the central place of charities in keeping communities thriving…" 
> [@DanRCorry](https://twitter.com/DanRCorry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@NPCthinks](https://twitter.com/NPCthinks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@FT](https://twitter.com/FT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/vj8WNUyErQ](https://t.co/vj8WNUyErQ)
> — Sue Wixley 🧡 (@swixley) [March 28, 2020](https://twitter.com/swixley/status/1243814421463543808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Peter Lewis, CEO of the Institute of Fundraising, has written the speech that the
Prime Minister _should_ have made to indicate his practical interest in and support
for the survival of so many charities that no doubt the government will be expecting
to continue their vital role in helping the UK population through this crisis and
in the hard times to come.

 https://twitter.com/piterk68/status/1243839230364856320

 

## 3. International funds

These funds have been set up by international organisations and might cover some
UK workers or organisations.

### Netflix

[Netflix Coronavirus Relief Fund](https://variety.com/2020/film/news/netflix-coronavirus-relief-fund-100-million-dollars-1203540530/)
is offering $100m to help members of the creative community who have been left unemployed
and without a way to earn an income during the coronavirus crisis. $15 million of
the Netflix fund will go to third parties and non-profits that offer emergency relief
to out-of-work crew and cast in countries where there’s a large production base.
The company is also working with industry organisations to support relief efforts
in Europe, Latin America and Asia.
 

### Amazon Relief Fund

The [Amazon Relief Fund](https://amazonrelieffund.org/) was “created to help individuals
who are facing financial hardship immediately after a natural disaster or an unforeseen
personal hardship. The Fund relies primarily on individual donations from individuals
and support from Amazon.com Services LLC to fund this program.”

> I can’t even process this… 
> Amazon — you know, the one run by the richest man,
> the one whose sales have shot up during a pandemic — is doing an online fundraiser.
> Asking all of us to donate to support its warehouse temps & flex drivers hit by
> Covid. [https://t.co/QWd851eXBk](https://t.co/QWd851eXBk)
> — Stacy Mitchell (@stacyfmitchell) [March 20, 2020](https://twitter.com/stacyfmitchell/status/1240979401535139840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Spotify funding for artists

Spotify’s COVID-19 Music Relief project will match donations up to $10 million and
use them to fund the work of artists.

> Today, we’re launching the Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief project, matching donations
> up to $10 million. Read on for more about this and all our global efforts since
> the onset of the pandemic. [https://t.co/AguWnZHEHn](https://t.co/AguWnZHEHn)
> — Spotify News (@SpotifyNews) [March 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/SpotifyNews/status/1242814771184926720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

### Facebook business grants

⌊Facebook Small Business Grants Program information (text)⌉⌊Facebook Small Business
Grants Program information (text)⌉
Facebook is offering [$100M in cash grants and ad credits](https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants)
for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses in over 30 countries where we operate.“
We’ll share more details as they become available” says the company.

This appears likely to be relevant to eligible UK and Irish social enterprises but
it is not clear whether Facebook will include charities in this programme.
 

### Other funds are working on an international basis

 * [WHO sets up COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/16/who-sets-up-covid-19-solidarity-response-fund/)(
   16 March 2020)
 * [Coronavirus Relief Fund](https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/coronavirus-relief-fund)–
   from GlobalGiving’s Disaster Relief Network, with a target of £3,969,248

## 4. Funds to tackle the coronavirus itself

![Coronavirus under the microscope - source: Centers for Disease Control, via Unsplash](
https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2020/03/coronavirus-centers-for-disease-control-
unsplash-1024x576.jpg)

_Coronavirus under the microscope – source: Centers for Disease Control, via Unsplash_

### 1. Oxford Vaccine Group

Researchers from the Oxford Vaccine Group and Oxford’s Jenner Institute have identified
a vaccine candidate for COVID-19.

Because Oxford’s COVID-19 research requires unprecedented speed, scope and ambition
the University’s Medical Sciences Division is [inviting donations](https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/covid-19-vaccine-development).

### 2. LifeArc’s £10m research fund

UK-based medical research charity LifeArc has created a [£10 million fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/20/lifearc-offers-10m-research-fund-to-speed-up-finding-treatments-for-covid-19/)
to support research to accelerate the development and testing of therapeutics that
can be rapidly deployed to treat the symptoms of COVID-19.
 

### 3. FastGrants

If you are a scientist at an academic institution currently working on a COVID-19
related project and in need of funding, [FastGrants](https://fastgrants.org/) invite
you to apply for a Fast Grant. Fast Grants are $10k to $500k and decisions are made
in under 48 hours. 

FastGrants is a part of Emergent Ventures, a project at the Mercatus Center at George
Mason University.
 

## Other coronavirus fund listings

 * [Coronavirus charity fundraising announcements](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coronavirus-charity-funding-announcements-ian-mclintock/)–
   by Ian McLintock, Charity Excellence Framework
 * [CoronavirusTechHandbook’s funding section](https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/funding)
 * Social Investment Business’s [COVID-19 resources for charities and social enterprises](https://www.sibgroup.org.uk/covid-19-outbreak-resources-and-information)
 * Social Enterprise UK’s regular updates on [Coronavirus support and resources for social enterprises](https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/coronavirus-information/)
 * Cooperatives UK’s [COVID-19 advice for co-ops](https://www.uk.coop/coronavirus)
 * The Association of Charitable Organisations’ [Charity COVID-19 appeals](https://www.aco.uk.net/page/Charity-Appeals--COVID-19)

> We’re up to 180 [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)-
> related grants totalling £5,718,938 now published as [#opendata](https://twitter.com/hashtag/opendata?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> in the 360Giving Data Standard. Follow daily updates with our tracker: [https://t.co/MXabqWtvsj](https://t.co/MXabqWtvsj)
> [#opengrants](https://twitter.com/hashtag/opengrants?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#COVID19UK](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19UK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#techforgood](https://twitter.com/hashtag/techforgood?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> — 360Giving (@360Giving) [April 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/360Giving/status/1249994303302250500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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