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Halcrow Foundation

Halcrow Foundation grants

Grants from a foundation set up by former staff of the engineering consultancy Halcrow, for grassroots projects that make a lasting difference to people in acute hardship in the UK and in selected countries in Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique) and Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka). Projects must build local community infrastructure, such as school and health centre buildings or safe water and sanitation, or support livelihoods through household food, health and income security. Applicants must be UK-registered charities with income and spending under £3 million. The Foundation says it has spent nearly £3 million on more than 160 projects since 2004; it publishes no grant size.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • UK-based charities registered with the Charity Commission, with a UK-based bank account, that work at grassroots level in the Foundation's target regions: Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar and Mozambique in Africa; India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka in Asia; and the UK
  • The charity must be responsible for the design, delivery and supervision of the project; be a nonprofit whose primary funding comes from donations or grants, with annual income and spending under £3 million; have appropriate safeguarding policies, including vetting of individuals and organisations working with beneficiaries; not discriminate by gender, race, religion or ethnicity; and have been active for one year with annual accounts for a whole year
  • Overheads such as management supervision, monitoring and reporting should be kept to a minimum

What it funds

Projects delivering in either of these areas:

  • Developing local community infrastructure such as access to education, healthcare and clean water (the Foundation focuses on buildings for schools and health centres, and safe and reliable water supply and sanitation facilities, which may include training in the use, operation and maintenance of the facilities)
  • Supporting livelihood development, for example increasing household food, health and income security
  • Projects must be transformative and lead to a sustainable outcome, enabling people and communities to support themselves
  • Projects with several grant-making bodies as co-funders are also considered

What it will not fund

  • Donations
  • Emergency funding
  • Organisations with annual income and spending of £3 million or more
  • Work outside the target regions: Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the UK
  • Organisations not registered with the Charity Commission or without a UK bank account
  • Organisations active for less than a year

How to apply

  1. Check that your organisation and project meet the funding criteria on the Funding priorities page
  2. Submit a brief online form (the contact form on the Contact us page) with an outline of your project
  3. If the trustees decide to invite you, make a full application
  4. Trustees decide collaboratively after an assessment against the Foundation's criteria and disbursement rules; their decisions are final

the Foundation reads every message but cannot always reply; if you have not heard within one month, assume you have not been successful this time.

monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements, including project outcomes and indicators, are explained during the application process.

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