Comic Relief, has announced that its main grants programme is now open for applications. The main grants programme provides grants of over £5,000 to community and voluntary groups for projects relating to; older people; young people; mental health; refugees and asylum seekers; domestic violence; and disadvantaged communities. Funding is available for between one and three years and the level of grant support is likely to be between £15,000 and £40,000 per year for projects at local level; and higher for projects at regional and national level or for projects that can be replicated.

The application deadline for the main grants programme is the 15th August 2008. In addition, the programme also makes grants of less than £5,000 for projects relating to older people; mental health; and disadvantaged communities through its small grants programme. The small grants programme is only open to organisations with a yearly turnover of less than £150,000 per year. Applications to the small grants programme can be made at any time.

http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/uk/