Below is an alphabetical list of possible funders for voluntary and community organisations working with children and young people in Birmingham.  For more information click on the name.  For any queries and to apply for funding please contact the funders directly.

Funding information and support is available from the Ask BVSC helpline on 0121 - 678 8888 - email Claudia Page Ebbans at claudiap@bvsc.org - BVSC have also produced factsheets on funding and related issues (see below).  A presentation on 'Funding tips, tricks and resources' from Mairead Ui Hawker at BVSC is attached below.

You can search for funding using Grantnet - visit www.bvsc.org and enter Grantnet in the search box.  You will need to register and once you have done this you can search for funding.  You can also try the Development Agencies website at www.birmingham-da.org and enter funding in the search box which will give you numerous links to funders.  Another useful website is www.open4community.info/walsall

Birmingham City Council has established the External Funding Support to enable local community groups to make the best use of the many different sources of funding available.  External Funding Support makes information electronically available on many external funding sources, e.g. regional funders, grant updates, tips for your funding application and areas of good practice etc, which is accessible by all. They also produce a Newsletter on a monthly basis where alongside news about funding streams they advertise successful projects. You can e-mail the External Funding Team at efs.enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk to add you to the mailing list.

The following are useful funding websites:

-  Capacitybuilders

-  fit4funding

-  governmentfunding.org.uk

-  GRANTfinder

-  GRANTnet

-  Norton Foundation

-  Open 4 Community