Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards benefit local organisations (in the areas where Tesco has stores) whose core work supports children's education and welfare, children and adults with disabilities, and elderly people.

The Tesco Charity Trust is inviting applications to its Community Awards scheme. The scheme makes one-off grants of between £1000 and £4000 to provide equipment or practical resources for projects that directly benefit children, older people, and adults and children with disabilities living in the local communities around Tesco stores.

http://www.tescocharitytrustcommunityawards-applications.co.uk.

is now open for applications. Grants from £2,000 to £500,000 will be awarded to not-for-profit groups and organisations in England to deliver projects such as growing, processing, marketing and distributing local food, composting, and raising awareness of the benefits of these activities.<http://www.localfoodgrants.org/>

The Tilley Awards publicise the use of problem-oriented approaches to crime reduction and what can be achieved by tackling crime in a different and more strategic way. Deadline for entries is 25 April 2008

The Townscape Heritage Initiative is a grant-giving programme under which Heritage Lottery Fund supports schemes led by partnerships of local, regional and national interests, including the voluntary sector, that aim to regenerate the historic environment in towns and cities across the UK. The deadline for this year's round is 30 November 2008. http://digbig.com/4wjwr or http://www.hlf.org.uk/

Claim up to £1500 to support training activities!

These Grants are available to Voluntary Sector organisations that provide social care services in Leicester or Leicestershire & Rutland.

You can submit an application at any time but if you need help or guidance, contact Leicestershire Social Care Development Group, Naz Hussein on 0116 3057217, email nazhussein@leics.gov.uk.

Grants of between £100 and £700 are available for tree-planting projects by schools and community groups within the UK who are able to show that children under the age of 16 will be actively engaged in the planting projects. Plantings should take place during National Tree Week, 26 November - 7 December). The closing date for applications is 31 May.
www.treecouncil.org.uk/?q=grants

The foundation will consider applications from anywhere in the UK, especially those concerned with areas of deprivation. Broad priorities are health care and disability; community support; education and the arts. http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk