Revenue and capital grants, generally up to £10,000 and occasionally over £10,000, are available to UK registered charities for new and innovative projects which provide support to blind and partially sighted people across the United Kingdom.
The Thomas Pocklington Trust’s strategic priorities are to increase awareness and understanding of the needs and aspirations of blind and partially sighted people. These include:
• Acting as an advocate and positive change agent for blind and partially sighted people.
• Being an effective partner and grant funder based on our knowledge of the sector.
• Creating opportunities for blind and partially sighted people seeking employment.
• Enabling opportunities and supporting blind and partially sighted people in and entering education, and
• Facilitating the voice and encouraging self-determination of blind and partially sighted people.
The Trust generally offers grants of up to £10,000 (although some awards can be for substantially larger amounts) to UK registered charities for new and innovative projects in at least one of the following areas:
• Infrastructure and impact – including developing technological capabilities, restructuring reviews, Theory of Change, feasibility studies, partnership working (including resource sharing) and integrations and mergers, and
• Insights and research – gaps in data and evidence that can improve knowledge across the sector, and
• Innovation Seed Fund – initial funding for ideas and projects which can have a transformative benefit to the lives of blind and partially sighted people.
Grants can be used for:
• Capital equipment where the capital items form part of the total cost of the project submitted.
• New staff posts.
• Paid training.
• Professional fees, such as consultants, and
• Resource development, including printing, marketing, website design etc.