One-off grants up to £10,000 are available for smaller registered charities and Community Interest Companies based and working in the UK with disabled children aged 0-25 and their families. The Trust also provides small grants for the promotion and development of palliative care for adults and children in Africa.
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o Application deadline: none - applications may be made at any time by application form.
o Funder: The True Colours Trust (founded 2001. Charity number:1089893. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2023: £2,069,650 (2022: £1,844,657; 2021: £2,348,685)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) with an annual income of under £350,000. The Trust also provides small grants for the promotion and development of palliative care for adults and children in Africa.
o Key Words: Children Aged 0-25 with Complex Disabilities, Palliative Care for Children Aged 0-25 in the UK, Activities, Bereavement Support, Life-limiting Conditions, Sensory Rooms, Equipment, Minibuses, Palliative Care for Adults and Children in Africa, United Kingdom.
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The True Colours Trust’s Small Grants Programme provides one-off grants up to £10,000 with no matched funding requirement, to UK registered charities and Community Interest Companies.
Applicants should be working to:
o Improve the service delivery and the support available to children aged 0-25 with complex disabilities, their families and siblings in the UK, and/or
o Strengthen palliative care services for children aged 0-25 and their families in the UK.
The Trust also provides small grants for the promotion and development of palliative care for adults and children in Africa, including improving access to appropriate pain relief.
Applying organisations must have an annual income of under £350,000. Applications from organisations that are providing services in areas of significant deprivation (information about the Indices of Multiple Deprivation can be found on the GOV.UK website) and/or are working with children and families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities are likely to be prioritised.
Grants can be used for such things as (please note this is not an exclusive list):
o Activities for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
o Activities which support siblings of disabled children or siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.
o Purchase of minibuses for disabled children.
o Renovation, upgrading and additional equipment for hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms.
o Respite for the whole family.
o Specialist/adapted play equipment/access to play and leisure for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
o Support for disabled children and children with life-limiting conditions who are shielding or unable to return to school due to coronavirus/COVID-19. This can include adaptations to services including PPE, digital service provision and physical changes to spaces to make projects coronavirus/COVID-19 compliant, and/or
o Technology to support children and families who are isolated due to coronavirus/COVID-19.
During the year ended 5th April 2023, the Trust awarded grants totalling £2,069,650 (2022: £1,844,657; 2021: £2,348,685).
This included 39 grants of £10,000 and under to smaller organisations amounting to £237,116, and encompassed the funding of:
o Activities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
o Family support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions.
o Bereavement support.
o Specialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
o Sensory rooms, and
o Minibuses.
Details of all awards made from the Small Grants programme during the year are provided on pages 21 and 22 of the Trust’s Annual Report.
Funding is not available for:
o Faith-based organisations.
o Individuals.
o Local authorities.
o Organisations registered outside of the UK.
o Organisations that have received a small grant from the Trust within the last 12 months.
o Projects taking place outside of the UK.
o Residential programmes, or
o Schools.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Trust’s website.
Applications may be made at any time. The Trust normally makes a decision on applications within 6 weeks of receipt.
Contact details for the Trust are:
Vesa Kahramani (she/her)
Administrator
The True Colours Trust
The Peak
5 Wilton Road
London
SW1V 1AP
Tel: 020 7410 0330
Email: info@truecolourstrust.org.uk
Image: Incredible Kids, a Bristol-based charity that provides inclusive play sessions for young people with additional needs and their families, was awarded a grant of £5,000 by the True Colours Trust in 2022.
The True Colours Trust’s Small Grants Programme provides one-off grants up to £10,000 with no matched funding requirement, to UK registered charities and Community Interest Companies.
Applicants should be working to:
o Improve the service delivery and the support available to children aged 0-25 with complex disabilities, their families and siblings in the UK, and/or
o Strengthen palliative care services for children aged 0-25 and their families in the UK.
The Trust also provides small grants for the promotion and development of palliative care for adults and children in Africa, including improving access to appropriate pain relief.
Applying organisations must have an annual income of under £350,000. Applications from organisations that are providing services in areas of significant deprivation (information about the Indices of Multiple Deprivation can be found on the GOV.UK website) and/or are working with children and families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities are likely to be prioritised.
Grants can be used for such things as (please note this is not an exclusive list):
o Activities for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
o Activities which support siblings of disabled children or siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.
o Purchase of minibuses for disabled children.
o Renovation, upgrading and additional equipment for hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms.
o Respite for the whole family.
o Specialist/adapted play equipment/access to play and leisure for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
o Support for disabled children and children with life-limiting conditions who are shielding or unable to return to school due to coronavirus/COVID-19. This can include adaptations to services including PPE, digital service provision and physical changes to spaces to make projects coronavirus/COVID-19 compliant, and/or
o Technology to support children and families who are isolated due to coronavirus/COVID-19.
During the year ended 5th April 2023, the Trust awarded grants totalling £2,069,650.
This included 39 grants of £10,000 and under to smaller organisations amounting to £237,116, and encompassed the funding of:
o Activities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
o Family support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions.
o Bereavement support.
o Specialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
o Sensory rooms, and
o Minibuses.
Funding is not available for:
o Faith-based organisations.
o Individuals.
o Local authorities.
o Organisations registered outside of the UK.
o Organisations that have received a small grant from the Trust within the last 12 months.
o Projects taking place outside of the UK.
o Residential programmes, or
o Schools.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Trust’s website.
Applications may be made at any time. The Trust normally makes a decision on applications within 6 weeks of receipt.
