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Grants
Other local sources of funding
Other funding links
Taunton Deane Borough Council offers financial support for individuals and organisations across the commercial, public and voluntary sector to develop access to the arts and to promote creative excellence.
 Arts Grant application form (125 KB)
Arts grant guidance notes (42 KB)
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| Grants |
Information |
| Taunton Deane arts grant |
Taunton Deane arts funds provide up to £500 to assist local groups or individuals develop arts activities across the Deane and improve access to people who are currently disadvantaged. A Taunton Deane art grant can support artists and arts organisations develop and promote creative excellence. Community Arts Officer, Tel:01823 356521 Email: creative@tauntondeane.gov.uk |
| Taunton Deane business support grants |
Acorn business grants of up to £500 are available for small businesses and sole traders to help start up or develop. To apply and further details, click Acorn business grants and applications are welcomed. Economic Development,
Tel:01823 356489 Email: ecdev@tauntondeane.gov.uk |
| Taunton Deane voluntary sector grants |
Larger Business Support Grants of up to £2000 are available up to February 2006 to enable small to medium sized businesses (SME's) to grow, and to generate more jobs and income. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis, and applicants have to attend a free business planning seminar and produce a business plan.
Voluntary Sector Grants,
Tel: 01823 356481 Email:d.arscott@tauntondeane.gov.uk |
Other local sources of funding
Funding for the arts can be obtained from many other funding streams - depending on what you want it for.
The Directory of Grant Giving Trust and Foundations can be found in your local reference library, published by Institute of Social Change annually. It lists funders by interest - arts, environment, community etc and geographical areas. So look up 'Somerset' and 'Arts' for example, and you will find details of funders who give grants in these areas. www.dsc.org.uk also gives hints on how to make successful funding applications.
| Organisation |
Description |
Contact details |
| Bishop Fox's Educational Trust |
For young people (under 25 years) to develop their social (including arts) and sport education. |
Clerk to Trustees
Member Services
Somerset County Council
County Hall
Taunton TA1 4DY
01823 355026
Somerset County Council
(external link) |
Jim Laker Fund.
Established in 1997 in memory of Jim Laker, former Managing Director of Exmoor Ales Ltd |
Offers financial assistance and support to local organisations in need of help. Small grants, interest free loans and grants against loss are available from the fund, as well as practical support and advice. |
01823 623330
Jim Laker Fund (external link)
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| Somerset Community Chest |
Grants for community groups getting started, expanding or buying equipment, especially those projects which clearly identify the needs and those which increase opportunities for all are supported. |
c/o South Somerset District Council
Old Kelways
Somerton Road
Langport
Somerset TA10 9YE
Fieldworker, 01458 257419
Email: clangford@somerset.gov.uk |
| Somerset Community Chest |
Grants to help disadvantaged children and young people achieve their potential. |
Baybrook Farm
Lower Godney
Wells
Somerset BA5 1RZ
01458 833133
Somerset Community Chest (external link) |
| Awards for All |
Up to £10 000 for community groups. |
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter EX4 4EQ
01392 849705
Awards for All (external link) |
| Arts Council of England |
Supports artistic excellence and best practice for individual artists and community organisations. Grants for the Arts Job opportunities. |
Arts Council of England (external link) |
| Co-operative Foundation |
Supports co-operative communities. |
Co-operative Foundation (external link) |
| Carnegie UK Trust |
Supports young people's participation in civic life; developing and sustaining strong rural communities; strengthening democracy and civil society; promoting socially progressive philanthropy. |
Carnegie UK Trust (external link) |
| Youth music |
Facilitating quality and diverse music for young people who might otherwise lack opportunity. |
Youth music (external link) |
| Jerwood Foundation and Charity |
Imaginative funding of the arts and education in its widest sense. |
Jerwood Foundation and Charity (external link) |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation |
It's primary concern is to address issues of inequality and disadvantage, particularly in relation to young people, through the arts, education and learning. |
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (external link) |
| Esmee Fairbairn |
Esmee Fairbairn Trusts gives grants for arts and heritage, education, environment and social projects. |
Esmee Fairbairn (external link) |
Other funding links
| Organisation |
Description |
Contact details |
| Voluntary Arts Network |
Information, marketing technical, legal and business advice with funding links. |
www.voluntaryarts.org (external link) |
| Arts Council of England |
Supports artistic excellence and best practice for individual artists and community organisations. Grants for the Arts. Job opportunities. |
www.artscouncil.org.uk (external link) |
| European Union UK cultural information provider |
European Funding cultural know all. |
www.euclid.org.uk (external link) |
| Public Art South West DCMS |
Very good introduction to major main charitable foundations and trusts funding the arts. Good quotes. |
01392 229227 |
| Department of Culture, Media and Sports |
National funding streams. |
www.culture.gov.uk (external link) |
| Culture South West |
Check for funding, job, research news and and promotional opportunities. |
www.culturesouthwest.org.uk (external link) |
| Arts Matrix |
Jobs and contracts opportunities as well as CPD advice. |
www.artsmatrix.org.uk (external link) |
| Taunton Council for Voluntary Services |
Useful newsletter, contact list, training and volunteering opportunities. |
www.tauntoncvs.org.uk (external link) |
| Somerset Gateway |
A community information Partnership. |
www.somerset.gov.uk (external link) |
Help is at hand in lots of unexpected places, just ask. Be Creative!
You can email creative@tauntondeane.gov.uk
- Find out about one to one visits or telephone conversations with community organisations, individual artists and arts groups.
- Encourage all arts users to events and activity by advertising through Somerset Arts (external link) and the Heart of Somerset (external link) websites.
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