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Tees Better Future Fund
Overview
This fund offers grants of up to £5,000 for projects that have a focus on learning and education and/or health and wellbeing, including supporting mental health for young people, children and their families.
To be eligible, organisations must be operating within 30 miles of a Tees office. The six Tees offices are located in Cambridge, Saffron Walden, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Royston and Bishop’s Stortford. Further information about the locations of offices can be found on the Tees website.
Opportunities for Tees staff to engage with the projects they support constitutes a core part of the fund. Awarded groups will be expected to work with Tees staff to discuss opportunities for involvement.
- Who can apply?
- Non-profit organisations
- Maximum grant
- Up to £5,000
- Eligible area
- Within 30 miles of a Tees office (Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire)
- Deadlines
- 1 May, 1 November
Fund criteria
- The fund welcomes further applications from previously successful and unsuccessful groups.
- Priority is given to projects where Tees is the sole funder, or where the amount requested from Tees makes up at least 50% of the total project cost, but other projects falling outside of this are still considered
- Please provide a detailed breakdown of what, specifically, the funds would go towards and who/the numbers of people the project would benefit if successful.
- Please include commentary about what opportunities exist for meaningful, longstanding relationships to be forged, be that through volunteering opportunities, use of our meeting rooms when needed, or something else
- Please also outline whether or not the project is part of an existing provision that you are seeking funding for or something that is new in terms of service, beneficiaries or geography.
Examples of previously-funded projects
- Petals were awarded £5,000 to provide specialist psychological support for 10 bereaved families in and around Chelmsford.
- CHIPS-Children’s Integrated Playschemes were awarded 4,967.80 towards core costs for the activities supporting 27 SEND children attending the playscheme in Bishop’s Stortford.
- East Anglia Youth Rowing were awarded £5,000 to fund a year’s worth of rowing activities for 40 students at the North Cambridge Academy.
Key funding priorities
1) Promoting learning and education:
- Projects that promote talent, increase social mobility and create opportunities for people to thrive and fulfil their potential.
- Projects which aim to increase knowledge, improve mental health, build skills, raise confidence, or otherwise improve the life chances of the younger generations.
2) Promoting good health and wellbeing:
- Projects which increase access to sports and exercise (particularly for children, young people and families)
- Projects which aim to improve physical and mental health, or which seek to bring people together through sports and physical activity.
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About the funder
Tees Law are committed to supporting our local communities to a better future. The creation of the Tees Better Future Fund builds on Tees’ heritage and legacy as a firm, that values life-long learning and connecting people and communities through the generations. Tees’ history is deeply rooted in the fabric of our local communities – their partners and employees have supported many local charities, clubs, schools and projects over many years.
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