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Shanly Foundation

Training & Careers in Construction Fund

A Shanly Foundation fund for charitable organisations that help people start a career in construction, for example organisations working with disadvantaged or disabled people, the long-term unemployed, youth groups, and colleges and schools focused on construction training. It gives single-year grants of up to £50,000 and multi-year grants of up to three years, not exceeding £150,000 in total; core and unrestricted awards are considered. Applications are open all year, trustees meet monthly, and shortlisted applicants may be asked to present to the Board. The applicant must work in the Foundation's local awards area around Buckinghamshire and the Home Counties.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £150,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Charitable organisations that help people towards a career in construction: organisations representing disadvantaged, disabled or long-term unemployed people, youth groups, and colleges, schools and educational establishments focused on construction training
  • They must be registered charities, CICs, CIOs, or exempt or excepted under Charity Commission guidance; have existed for more than 12 months; have a dedicated bank account; and not have had a Shanly Foundation award (or applied) in the last 12 months
  • The organisation must deliver services in the Foundation's awards area, checked by postcode district on the How to apply page
  • Roughly, this covers Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, most of Berkshire, south-east Oxfordshire, north-east Hampshire, northern West Sussex, west Kent around Sevenoaks, Luton and south Bedfordshire, Harlow and Epping Forest, and outer north, west and south London boroughs
  • Organisations based outside it may apply if more than 50% of their beneficiaries live in it, with evidence

What it funds

  • Projects supporting skills, training and careers in construction: helping people start their journey towards a career in the construction industry
  • Single-year grants up to £50,000, or multi-year grants for up to 3 years, not exceeding £150,000 in total
  • Project, capital, core and unrestricted awards are considered
  • The fund is aimed at larger or multi-year projects
  • The Foundation usually contributes part of a project's cost rather than all of it

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Research
  • Military charities
  • Single faith charities
  • International awards, except in response to international disasters
  • Activities that have already taken place
  • Organisations in existence for less than 12 months
  • Organisations without a dedicated bank account
  • Organisations that have received a grant from the Foundation in the last 12 months
  • Capital projects that do not yet have planning permission

You may apply to only one of the Foundation's funds per year

How to apply

  1. On the How to apply page, enter the first part of your postcode to check you are in the awards area
  2. Complete the eligibility quiz and select the Action Against Homelessness / Careers in Construction funds option
  3. Create an organisation account on the online portal (shanlyfoundation.benefactorcloud.co.uk) and complete the Training & Careers in Construction application form
  4. The Awards Officer reviews the application and may request further information
  5. If shortlisted, you may be invited to present your application to the Board of Trustees
  6. Trustees decide at a monthly meeting; you are notified in writing within 10 days of the meeting, and payment is normally made within two weeks of receiving your Award Confirmation Letter
  7. Complete a Monitoring and Evaluation Form when the project ends or after one year, whichever is first

Apply at least 10 weeks before you need a decision

Online 'Meet the funder' sessions are offered for questions before applying; general enquiries to info@shanlyfoundation.com or 01494 671331

Have ready

  • Most recent financial accounts (audited if applicable)
  • One recent bank statement (within 6 months) showing bank name, account name, sort code and account number
  • Project delivery plan: detailed year-by-year budget, funding plan showing confirmed and targeted income, delivery timeline, and any shortfall still to be raised
  • For capital projects: proof of planning or relevant permissions, evidence of a minimum 20-year lease (if applicable), project management details and experience, contractor quotes, funds raised or pledged to date, and contingency for overspend

The project delivery plan is required for applications of £10,000 or more, multi-year grants or capital projects

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