Management Information Sheet

Registered charities, schools and not-for-profit organisations wishing to encourage young people's interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts or aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy can apply for funding to the Ernest Cook Trust (ECT).
The Trust operates two grant making programmes. The small grants programme (under £4,000) supports state schools and small registered charities which would like to undertake projects which meet the Trust's objectives and require a small amount of pump-priming in order for such projects to take place. Meetings to consider applications for the small grants programme take place bi-monthly throughout the year and the large grants programme (Grants over £4,000) is aimed at more comprehensive education programmes.

Grants awarded in the past have included:

Heathfield Community School which received £1,600 for a project that enabled a class of students to walk back in time to the ‘dawn of life’.

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School in Bristol which received £7,500 to buy new computers and software for the Learning Support Department. Grants are normally awarded for one year only.

The next closing date for applications for the large grants programme is the 31 July 2013. Read more at: http://tinyurl.com/cwmguwb

Fundraising training available
For information on Fundraising training, please contact the Creative Projects Officer anna.mccarthy@norfolk.gov.uk T: 01603 638099