Awarded grants

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This a list of recent grants awarded by The Rayne Foundation.

Awarded grants

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Applicant Project details Amount Area of Special Interest Geographical area Year awarded
UK Men’s Sheds Association Towards research to understand and demonstrate the intrinsic value of men's sheds £26,600
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people UK-wide 2021
Alive Activities Limited Towards Alive's coaching programme for 240 care staff in 60 care homes, providing on-the-job training for care staff in developing meaningful activities and relationships with their residents. £45,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South East 2017
Resettlement and Care for Older ex-Offenders and Prisoners Towards the costs of delivering charitable activities to offenders and key staff working in the criminal justice system. £10,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people UK-wide 2017
Suffolk Family Carers Towards 'Health Coaching for Carers' £20,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people East of England 2017
Dementia UK Towards a new Admiral Nurse service in Torbay and South Devon supporting patients and families who move from hospital into a care home. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South West 2022
Suffolk Artlink Towards artists using laughter and creativity to improve the quality of life for people with dementia in hospital. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people East of England 2017
St Joseph's Hospice Hackney Towards the running costs of St Joseph’s Hospice’ Namaste Care East London Project, enabling the evolvement and expansion of the service to future proof in light of the pandemic. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people London 2022
Age UK Cheshire Towards the salary of a Programme Manager who will oversee the expansion of sheds within Cheshire and share learning of the model across the UK. £100,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people North West 2017
Age UK South Lakeland Toward an extension of funding to the Compass programme so it can further expand outside of Cumbria. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people North West 2022
The Silver Line Helpline Towards the core running costs of the helpline. £75,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people UK-wide 2017
National Museums Liverpool Towards On the Road, bringing House of Memories museum experiences to older people in their communities. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people North West 2021
NL Cares Ltd Towards outreach work that identifies isolated older neighbours and connects them to a network that includes younger people, to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities. £30,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people London 2017
UK Men’s Sheds Association Towards the salary of a Shed Development Worker supporting the growth of the movement and Sheds Ambassadors across the UK. £120,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people UK-wide 2017
Magic Me Towards developing, testing and implementing sustainable ways of scaling up Magic Moments in care homes across England. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people England 2022
Literature Works Towards a rolling programme of activity which places specially trained practicing poets into community settings for dementia. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South West 2017
Royal Exchange Theatre Ltd Towards developing the Elders programme to invest more in Elder leaders, become more representative of the local population, and challenge ageism. £50,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people North West 2022
Alive Activities Limited Towards core costs while Alive consolidates its digital and meeting centre programmes, reaching more older people and their carers. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South West 2022
Playlist for Life Towards core costs in order that Playlist for Life can help an estimated 15,000 people with dementia to create and use their own playlists. £30,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people Scotland 2017
The Bluecoat Towards the additional costs of Where the Arts Belong, a collaboration with the Belong Care Group exploring how the arts can support people with dementia. £10,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people North West 2021
The Dementia Adventure Trust Towards Thinking Differently About Dementia Workshops to help carers find out how to enable a person living with dementia to keep active and enjoy nature-based activities. £30,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people East of England 2016
The Baring Foundation Towards the second edition of the Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People £8,000
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people UK-wide 2020
Grampian Hospitals Art Trust SCIO Towards the development of work with older patients and carers. £10,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people Scotland 2018
Hospiscare Towards extending the Care Navigator programme into Exeter and Mid Devon. £15,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South West 2016
North Central London Councils Apprenticeship and Leadership training for carers working in adult social care £340,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people London 2023
UK Men’s Sheds Association Towards men's sheds work £13,400
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South West 2017