Recently awarded grants

For examples of recently awarded grants for each fund please click on the links below:

Students at Jenny Ruth workshops	Catalyst Fund In the last year this fund has helped many small projects across our region, that improve community facilities or support people with disabilities. From Scarborough, to Stokesley, to Sutton in Craven we have helped train volunteers in a community office, provided a lunch club for people with disabilities and provided facilities for a drop in centre for young people. For details of all recently awarded grants please click here.
Snappy	CPP Community Fund Supporting small community groups in York and Tamworth, the CPP Community fund has benefited a variety of projects this year. It has helped the Hands and Voices choir for people with learning disabilities, stage their 10th anniversary musical event in York. A group of children from a deprived area of Tamworth were able to enjoy a trip to the seaside. For details of all recently awarded grants please click here
Kayaking with Ryedale Special Families	Sport Relief Sport Relief supports sports for all ages, bringing different groups of the community together, helping people who are socially excluded or experiencing difficulties in their lives regain confidence through sport. From tag rugby sessions for hearing impaired children, through football projects for disaffected young people to pilates classes for the elderly, Sport Relief has made a difference to people's lives in our region through sport. For details of recently awarded grants please click here.
Making a pond dipping platform Yorkshire Wildlife Trust	York Community Pride Now in it's 5th year York Community Pride continues to support local groups who want to improve their environment. From small projects such as bulb planting in outlying villages, to removing gaffiti and rubbish at St Nicholas Fields nature reserve in central York, and larger projects like the pond dipping platform at Moorlands Nature Reserve, York Pride helps local people make a difference to their local area. For details of recently awarded grants please click here
African Cultural Awareness sessions	Community Champions This fund has now closed. During 2007/08 Community Champions funded an imaginative range of projects initiated by individuals to benefit their communities. In York the Bike Rescue Project involves disadvantaged young people in the restoration and recycling of abandoned bikes. In Ryedale a project has been set up to purchase a trailer for the use of community groups for their events and functions. For details of all recently awarded grants please click here
Mural painted by Playaway summer holiday play scheme	Local Network Fund This fund has now closed. During 2007/08 we gave away c. £400k of grants to projects across North Yorkshire providing activities and opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people. We've helped over 80 projects, including youth clubs and playgroups in isolated rural areas, a drama and dance group for young people with disabilities, funding for a childrens worker supporting families suffering from domestic violence. For details of recently awarded grants please click here.