2022 Applications Open for the Noel Buxton Trust Grant
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the Noel Buxton Trust Grant to bring about relevant policy change through effective advocacy.
Purposes
Trustees would like to focus their limited funds on economic development rather than service provision.
Trustees favor work such as small business support and training, and microfinance in both urban and rural settings.
Applications in support of initiatives that are building sustainable futures in the semi-arid areas of Africa are especially welcome.
Trustees also welcome appeals that support and protect street children and help them find safe and sustainable livelihoods.
They would also welcome applications that demonstrate a commitment to strengthening community-based organizations and ensuring the voice of poor and marginalized women and men are properly heard and respected.
Funding Information
The maximum grant is £5,000 per year for up to three years.
Geographical Focus
The Trustees fund work in Africa.
At present, they favor projects based in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan, and South Sudan.
Within these areas, priority will be given to work with communities living in urban slums and semi-arid regions where economic hardship is most extreme.
Eligibility Criteria
Trustees tend to offer grants to smaller, grassroots organizations and do not generally respond to appeals from large and well-supported charities.
The Trustees welcome applications from diaspora-led organizations based and registered in the UK.
The Trust is willing to consider direct applications from registered civil society organizations in Africa or UK-based charities which might be diaspora organizations based in the UK.
Applications need to be made in English.
Exclusions
In addition to their list of general exclusions please note that grants are not made for:
any work outside the areas listed in ‘Geographical focus’,
Buildings
expeditions, exchanges, holidays, study tours, visits
HIV/AIDS programs
grants are not made to INDIVIDUALS for any purpose
organizations set up primarily to treat medical conditions, physical disabilities, or mental health issues
schools, including school infrastructure and teaching equipment
vehicles
For more information, visit http://noelbuxtontrust.org.uk/2012africa.htm#Timetable