The Lloyds Foundation support Deaf and Disabled Charities

The Foundation is launching a new 3-year programme aimed at registered charities and CICs which are led by and working for Deaf and Disabled people.

The organisation will work directly with Deaf and Disabled people over the long term to support them to have more choice and control over their lives, access their rights and entitlements and challenge the barriers they face. Organisations need to have an annual turnover of between 25K and 500K to be eligible.

The work will be based on a social model of disability, and organisations must be able to show how this understanding shapes the work that they do and enables people to have their voices heard.

Successful applicants will receive a grant of £75,000, over three years (£25,000 per year).
The grant will be unrestricted, so organisations awarded funding will be able to use the grant to support any costs that further your organisation’s social purpose.

This grant is also for mental health charities working to the social model of disability. Most of them probably do, but they need to be able to demonstrate this.

A mental health condition is considered a disability if it has a long-term effect on your normal day-to-day activity. This is defined under the Equality Act 2010.

The closing date for applications is the 28th of August 2024.

The Foundation has information on their website