Grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 are available to UK grassroots organisations including registered charities, Community Interest Companies and partnerships for supporting the creation of a sight loss sector that is coherent, sustainable, and resilient to the rising demand for equal service provision across the UK.
By supporting and empowering grassroots organisations and fostering collaboration within the sector and between the sector and external organisations, the funding is intended to address challenges that are preventing the growth and sustainability of services.
The Capacity Building grants will focus on two key areas in order to help make the wider sector become more sustainable, resilient and better able to respond the needs of those with vision loss:
- Collaboration between organisations within the sight loss sector and between the sight loss sector and external organisations, and
- Small charities and grassroots organisations.
The Fund is designed to support organisations to overcome barriers to increasing their capacity (please note that funding is not designed for specific projects). Grant applications could include (but are not limited to):
- A contribution towards core costs.
- A merger of organisations, and/or
- A strengthening of systems and processes.
Grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 are available.
Grants are not available for individuals.
Further information, guideline and details about how to apply is available on the British Eye Research Foundation Fight for Sight webpages.
The deadline for applications is 9am on Tuesday 7 January 2025.