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
St Mungo's Towards the additional expenses incurred through accommodating homeless people in hotels £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social England 2020
Scottish Ballet Towards the development of a dance programme for people living with long Covid. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - health Scotland 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
Amma Birth Companions Towards a support programme for people who experience discrimination and systemic inequalities in the realms of reproductive, pregnancy and postnatal care. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2022
Fitzrovia Youth in Action Towards expanding its youth social action programme and creating new community based mental health models through embedding peer support in all of its delivery. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health London 2021
LIFEbeat Towards a year's extension of funding towards the salary of the Operations and Programmes Manager. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health England 2021
Spread the Word Towards a poetry, volunteering and skills-building programme that aims to reach out to some of London’s most disadvantaged young people £20,000
Over 2 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change London 2017
North East Autism Society Towards the development of an app to support people with autism to manage challenges around employment. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social North East 2016
Refugee Action Towards funding charities supporting people in the immigration and asylum system during the Covid-19 pandemic. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social UK-wide 2020
Medecins Sans Frontieres UK Towards MSF’s Emergency Fund £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - health 2022
The Jewish Volunteering Network Towards the salary of a Volunteer Broker who will help rebuild JVN's capacity to place volunteers post-Covid. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social London 2021
The Talent Foundry Trust Towards a series of targeted pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programmes for disadvantaged young people in the aftermath of the Covid-19. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - education UK-wide 2021
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
Ambitious about Autism Towards a one-year extension grant for the salary of the Project Manager, Autism Exchange project. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social UK-wide 2021
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
Blind in Business Charitable Trust Towards the salary of the Employment Co-ordinator in order to reach and help more blind graduates find good jobs. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Other - social London 2016
China Plate Theatre Ltd Towars a 1-year creative healthcare programme aiming to improve healthcare worker wellbeing and develop self and workplace compassion during and post the pandemic. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Arts as a tool to achieve social change West Midlands 2021
The Verbal Arts Centre (Northern Ireland) Ltd Towards a psychologically informed 12-week programme of storytelling which aims to reduce the strain on children who have a parent in prison, improve their wellbeing and strengthen the family bond. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health Northern Ireland 2023
Intergenerational Music Making (IMM) Towards a virtual, intergenerational programme connecting local schools, community groups and creatives to their local care homes and older people through music. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change UK-wide 2022
Disasters Emergency Committee Towards DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social 2022
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
The Baobab Centre for Survivors in Exile Towards core costs in order to provide psychotherapy and practical support to young people who are survivors of extreme violence, trafficking or rape, and who are refugees or asylum seekers. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health South East 2021
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
Drake Music Towards DMLab Bristol, a collaborative programme between disabled musicians and instrument makers, coders and hackers, to create new accessible instruments. £22,000
Over 2 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change England 2017
Care & Repair England Ltd Towards the direct costs of handyperson jobs in Lancashire and the cost-benefit evaluation. £22,000
Over 1 Year
(OLD) Improved Quality of Life for Older People UK-wide 2016