Information on all departmental funding to charities is not available in the format requested from central records and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information is available on funding through the Department's two main grant funding schemes for charities: Section 64 General Scheme of Grants and Opportunities for Volunteering, as well as a one-off scheme for funding to hospices. The following table shows grant awards of more than £100,000 per year through these schemes for 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. This list is compiled from local records and is not exhaustive.
Organisation name Type of grant/project name 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) Section 64 Core funding — 120,000 120,000 Acorn’s Children’s Hospice - Selly Oak Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 344,240 305,269 327,994 Acorn’s Children’s Hospice - Walsall Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 349,590 310,619 333,344 Acorn’s Children’s Hospice Trust - Worcester Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 335,240 300,000 320,400 Action on Smoking and Health Section 64 Project: "Smoking Kills": the Next Steps 185,400 191,000 — Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Section 64 Project: Capitalising on smokefree: the way forward — — 142,000 Age Concern England Section 64 Project: Advocacy for Older People 58,003 140,000 217,580 Age Concern England Opportunities for Volunteering grant 971,000 971,000 976,000 Alcohol Concern Section 64: Capital: Purchase of premises 215,000 — — Alcohol Concern Section 64 Core funding 440,000 400,000 400,000 Arthur Rank House Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 230,840 — Ashgate Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 171,470 — Attend Section 64 Project: Accredited Training for Volunteer Programme Managers 150,228 153,400 155,000 Attend Opportunities for Volunteering grant 539,000 540,200 543,000 Barnardos Opportunities for Volunteering grant 194,500 194,500 196,000 Barnsley Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 607,900 — Bassac Opportunities for Volunteering grant 255,500 261,500 264,000 BIBIC Social Enterprise Investment Fund Grant 0 750,000 0 Blackpool Tiggers/My Town Tiggers Social Enterprise Investment Fund Grant 0 58,700 25,000 Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 155,900 155,900 155,900 Bolton Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — Brian House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 185,000 185,000 185,000 British Lung Foundation (BLF) Section 64 Core funding — 166,000 166,000 Bury Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 312,385 — Butterwick Hospice (Stockton-on-Tees) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 274,730 — Butterwick Hospice at Bishop Auckland Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 182,585 — Butterwick House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 175,000 175,000 175,000 Cancer Research UK Section 64 Project: SunSmart 150,000 104,000 110,000 Carers UK Section 64 Core funding 195,000 125,000 125,000 Chase Hospice Care for Children Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 378,214 329,243 357,793 Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 206,637 206,637 206,637 Child Migrants Trust Section 64 Project: Family tracing & reunion service and post reunion support — 220,000 250,000 Children’s Hospice South West Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 327,000 300,000 315,725 Children's Hospice South West (Charlton Farm) Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 0 257,000 257,000 Churches Together in England Opportunities for Volunteering grant 243,000 243,000 245,000 Claire House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 324,614 300,000 314,575 Compton Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 154,125 — Cope Children’s Trust trading as Rainbows Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 295,298 295,298 295,298 Core Arts Social Enterprise Investment Fund Grant 0 400,000 0 Cotswold Care Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 600,000 — Crisis Opportunities for Volunteering grant 141,000 141,000 143,000 CSV Opportunities for Volunteering grant 243,000 243,600 246,000 Delivering Connected Care in Hartlepool Social Enterprise Unit Pathfinder Grant 0 152,305 0 Demelza James - East Sussex Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 101,748 101,748 101,748 Demelza James Hospice at Home - Sittingbourne Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 498,956 399,690 457,390 Derian House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 162,000 162,000 162,000 Disability Stockport Social Enterprise Investment Fund Grant 0 481,660 0 Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) Section 64 Core funding 100,000 100,000 100,000 Disabled Living Foundation (on behalf of the AT Alliance - DLF; RICAbility; Assist UK; FAST) Section 64 Project: AT Information Network for the Future — — 100,000 Dorothy House Hospice Care Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 165,750 — Douglas Macmillan Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — Dove House Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 293,200 — Dr Kershaw's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 125,000 — DrugScope Section 64 Core funding 300,000 230,000 230,000 East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices - (EACH) Ipswich Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 214,512 214,512 214,512 East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices - (EACH) Milton Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 262,599 262,599 262,599 East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices - (EACH) Quidenham Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 236,603 236,603 236,603 East Cheshire Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — East Lancashire Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 111,745 — Eden Valley Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 139,815 — Ellenor Foundation (Dartford) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 144,370 — Ellenor Shining Lights Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 140,000 140,000 140,000 Fair Havens Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 174,805 — Family Planning Association Section 64 Core funding 140,000 130,000 130,000 Francis House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 350,000 311,029 333,754 Garden House Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 416,445 — Grove House Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 160,950 — Haemophilia Society, The Section 64 Core funding 100,000 — — Halton Haven Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 193,000 — Harlington Hospice Association Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 492,700 — Haven House Foundation Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 200,000 200,000 200,000 Headway - the brain injury association Section 64 Project: Increasing Participation and Access - Headway Link Project 106,020 108,631 55,184 Heart of Kent Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 286,000 — Helen and Douglas House Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 250,000 250,000 250,000 High Peak Hospicecare (Blythe House) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 182,700 — Hope House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 297,330 297,330 297,330 Hospice in the Weald Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — Hospice of St Francis Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 135,000 — Hospiscare - Exeter Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 698,145 — Isabel Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 166,415 — Isabel Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 182,600 — John Taylor Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 113,520 — John Taylor Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 304,000 — Joseph Weld Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 153,200 — Katharine House Hospice (Banbury) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 490,000 — Kirkwood Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 123,550 — Lindsey Lodge Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 168,765 — Ling Trust Section 64 Project: The Easy Read Project — — 105,000 Lions Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 276,210 — Little Haven’s Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 325,149 300,000 314,575 Lorica Learning Disabilities Social Enterprise Unit Pathfinder Grant 0 103,000 0 LOROS Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — Marie Curie Cancer Care Programme grant — 500,000 — Marie Curie Cancer Care Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 10,000,000 4,000,000 Marie Curie Cancer Care Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 110,700 — Marie Curie Cancer Care Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — Martin House Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 248,000 248,000 248,000 Martlets Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 345,425 — Meadow House Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 246,835 — MENCAP Opportunities for Volunteering grant 359,000 359,000 362,000 Mencap (Royal Mencap Society) Section 64 Core funding 110,000 110,000 110,000 Mildmay Mission Hospital Section 64 Core funding 140,000 — — Mind Opportunities for Volunteering grant 485,000 485,000 488,000 Myton Hamlet Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 310,000 — NACRO Opportunities for Volunteering grant 374,000 378,000 380,000 National AIDS Trust Section 64 Core funding 120,000 110,000 110,000 National Association of Adult Placement Services Section 64 Project: The development and dissemination of the Homeshare model through local authorities in England 127,410 131,690 — National Heart Forum Section 64 Core funding 280,000 315,000 315,000 North Devon Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 490,330 — North London Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 235,675 — Nottinghamshire Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 253,650 — Oakhaven Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — Olive Branch NHSD Ltd./CALEB Social Enterprise Investment Fund Grant 0 1,150,000 0 Overgate Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 195,000 — Pasque Charity, Keech Cottage Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 265,608 265,608 265,608 Pasque Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — Peace Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 216,650 — Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 262,025 — Primrose Hospice & Cancer Help Centre Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 141,230 — Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health, The Programme grant 300,000 300,000 — Prince of Wales Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 298,175 — Prospect Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 340,000 — RADAR Opportunities for Volunteering grant 301,000 301,600 303,000 Rape Crisis (paid via fund administered by Govt Equalities Office) Programme grant — 300,000 — Renewing DCP’s vision Social Enterprise Unit Pathfinder Grant 0 445,814 0 Richard House Children’s Hospice Trust Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 321,527 300,000 312,825 RNIB Opportunities for Volunteering grant 126,400 126,700 128,000 Rowcroft - Torbay & S Devon Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — SCA Healthcare Social Enterprise Unit Pathfinder Grant 0 811,600 0 Scope Opportunities for Volunteering grant 141,000 141,000 143,000 Severn Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 140,450 — Shakespeare Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 702,335 — Shaping Our Lives: The National User Network (SOL) Section 64 Project: Developing Diversity in Involvement: Getting beyond 'the usual suspects' 148,654 149,464 — Shooting Star House Children’s Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 213,237 213,237 213,237 Springhill Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 423,225 — St. Andrew’s Hospice (Grimsby) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 144,670 — St. Ann’s Hospice (Cheadle) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 153,720 — St. Ann's Hospice (Worsley) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 165,860 — St. Barnabas Hospice (Lincoln) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 400,000 — St. Barnabas Hospice (Worthing) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 446,000 — St. Catherine's Hospice (Preston) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 650,000 — St. Catherine's Specialist Palliative Centre (Crawley) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 183,560 — St. Christopher's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 408,820 — St. Clare Hospice (Harlow) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 155,100 — St. Clare's Hospice (Jarrow) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — St. Cuthbert's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 418,820 — St.. Elizabeth Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 297,575 — St. Francis Hospice (Romford) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 601,290 — St. Gemma’s Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 406,600 — St. Giles Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — St. Helena Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 337,650 — St. John’s Hospice (Lancaster) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 104,800 — St. John’s Hospice (London) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — St. John’s Hospice (Wirral) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 358,420 — St. Joseph’s Hospice (London) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 564,400 — St. Joseph’s Hospice Association Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 310,000 — St. Leonard’s Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — St Luke's Hospice (Cheshire) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 110,950 — St Luke's Hospice (Plymouth) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 379,855 — St Luke's Hospice (Sheffield) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 723,220 — St Margaret's Hospice (Yeovil) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 180,000 — St Margaret's Somerset Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 282,300 — St Margaret's Somerset Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 250,000 — St Mary's Hospice (Selly Park) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 300,000 — St Mary's Hospice (Ulverston) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 202,000 — St Mary's Hospice (Ulverston) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 300,000 — St Michael's Hospice (Hastings) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 203,750 — St Michael's Hospice (Hereford) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 266,740 — St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 505,750 — St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 130,000 — St Nicholas' Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 221,900 — St Oswald's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 498,455 — St Peter & St James Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 278,950 — St Peter's Hospice (Bristol - Brentry) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 120,000 — St Peter's Hospice (Knowle- Bristol) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 185,000 — St Raphael's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 184,340 — St Rocco's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 616,650 — St Teresa's Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 515,000 — St Wilfrid's Hospice (Chichester) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 424,600 — St. Andrews Hospice Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 245,000 245,000 245,000 St. Oswalds Hospice Limited Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 195,000 195,000 195,000 Starthere Section 64 Project: Localised Countryside Database 100,000 — — Step by Step Living Network (SBS) Section 64 Project: Self-Direction Support Brokerage — 100,000 100,000 Sue Ryder Care - Henley Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 383,600 — Sue Ryder Care – St. John’s Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 138,000 — Sue Ryder Care (Cheltenham) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 400,000 — Sue Ryder Specialist Palliative Care Centre (Peterborough) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 400,000 — Tapping House Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — TB Alert Section 64 Project: National support for commissioned TB services and tools for TB Awareness Raising at Local Level — 226,958 43,042 Teesside Hospice Care Foundation Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 380,000 — Templehead (was Rehab Suffolk) Section 64 Project: Temple-Head- Eastern region project- new core — 100,000 100,000 Terrence Higgins Trust Section 64 Core funding 210,000 220,000 220,000 The Children's Society Opportunities for Volunteering grant 214,000 214,000 215,000 The Donna Louise Trust Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 233,834 233,834 233,834 The Rowans Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 103,410 — The Rowans Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 130,950 — Trinity - the Hospice in the Fylde Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 240,000 — Trinity Hospice (London) Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — UK Council on Deafness Opportunities for Volunteering grant 155,600 157,000 158,000 Volunteering England Section 64 Project: Enhancing volunteering in health and social care policy and practice 92,841 128,298 141,726 Volunteering England Opportunities for Volunteering grant 1,941,000 1,941,000 1,956,000 Wakefield Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 576,915 — Wessex Children’s Hospice Trust - Naomi House Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 330,000 300,000 317,475 Wigan and Leigh Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 205,500 — Willowbrook Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 604,000 — Woking Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 277,670 — Woodlands Hospice Dignity in Care for Older People programme — 500,000 — Zoe's Place Baby Hospice, Liverpool Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 200,000 175,000 175,000 Zoe's Place Baby Hospice, Middlesbrough Children's Hospice & Children at Home Grant 200,000 195,000 195,000