Notice about the Rayne Foundation’s changing areas of special interest.

We give Grants within four sectors: Arts, Education, Health & Medicine, and Social Welfare & Development. Within these four broad sectors, we encourage applications that apply to our evolving list of areas of special interest, which are listed below. To find out more about these areas, please click on the individual case studies where they exist:

• Arts – Building projects for performance / display / conservation (but not building maintenance or repairs).

• Arts – Achieving learning outcomes through the work of artists and arts organisations. To find out more read the The Voices Foundation case study and The Irene Taylor Trust 'Music in Prisons' case study.

• Arts – Greater public engagement with architecture through better architecture exhibitions, events and other initiatives.

• Education – Developing literacy and numeracy skills amongst the hard to reach. Read the Fairbridge case study.

• Health & Medicine – The provision of medical and healthcare for homeless people which increases active participation by homeless people in their health. Read the Oxford Homeless Medical Fund case study.

• Health & Medicine – Patient information and particularly patient information centres in NHS hospitals.

• Social Welfare & Development – Improved support for remand prisoners. To find out more read the Revolving Doors Agency case study and The Irene Taylor Trust 'Music in Prisons' case study.

• Social Welfare & Development – Improved quality of life for older people.

• Social Welfare & Development – New approaches to affordable workspace and community facilities for the voluntary and community sectors.

Excellent applications outside these areas are welcomed. In the last 12 months, 60% of awards have been outside these areas of special interest.

To read about examples of programmes which fall outside our areas of special interest, please see the case study for Ormiston Children & Families Trust and Treehouse.