• When to apply?
  Jewish Child’s Day grants are awarded 3 times per year in March, June and November. The application dates for each of the grant allocations is as follows:

1. 1. Application forms available in November with a submission deadline in December will be considered at a grant meeting in March
   2. Application forms available in March with a submission deadline in April will be considered at a grant meeting in June
   3. Application forms available in June with a submission deadline in August will be considered at a grant meeting in November

• Who can apply?
  Applications can only be made by registered charities who have contacted the Jewish Child’s Day Grants Manager and received a link to the online application form.

PLEASE NOTE THE APPLPICATION FORM LINK IS SENT OUT TO A RESTRICTED NUMBER OF APPLICANTS EACH TIME SO PLEASE REQUEST A LINK 2-3 MONTHS BEFORE THE APPLICATION FORM IS AVAILABLE.  THERE IS NO GUARANTEE TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT EVERY YEAR.

Before applying, please read the grant criteria carefully

• Eligibility Criteria
  Jewish Child’s Day grants are awarded to organisations who support young Jewish people aged 18 and under who are living in difficult circumstances due to poverty, abuse, neglect, physical disabilities, learning challenges, educational barriers and emotional issues.

Grants usually range from £2,500-£5,000 and applications can only be made once in a 12 month period.

Equipment for

• • sensory rooms
  • children with physical or learning disabilities
  • clothing packs

Activities including

• • Residential and day camps
  • Afterschool clubs
  • Youth clubs

Education

• • Equipment to support learning
  • Computers and other technology
  • Jewish Heritage programmes

Therapy programmes

• • Speech & language therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Music therapy
  • Drama therapy
  • Art therapy
  • Equine therapy
  • Water/aquatic therapy
  • Emotional therapy

Health & Medical

• • Food parcels / soup kitchens
  • Nutritional support
  • Equipment for hospitals and hospices, children’s wards and pediatric units

• Grants cannot be awarded to individuals
• Grants cannot be awarded to support young people aged 19 and above
• Grants cannot be made to projects where the majority of the costs are salaries (however, therapist salaries can be included as the major cost)
• Grants cannot be used for projects that have already taken place or equipment that has already been purchased
• Grants cannot be made to organisations based outside of the UK who have a fundraising team in the UK with more than one employee
• First-time applicants are generally not awarded funds until a visit has been made by a Jewish Child’s Day representative

1. Read our Eligibility Criteria at ‘General information about out grants’ carefully to see whether you are eligible to apply for a grant
2. If you are eligible to apply, email Jewish Child’s Day’s Grants Manager, Adele Busse on adele.busse@jcd.uk.com, including the name of your organisation and some additional details, such as who you support and the project that requires funding
3. If you are eligible to apply, you will be notified by email of the next possible application date and you will receive a link to the online application form automatically when it is available
4. The application form must be submitted with the requested documents which include latest audited accounts, a full breakdown of costs showing clearly where the grant would be spent and a copy of your organisation’s safeguarding policy
5. The application form should be completed and submitted online before the deadline as late applications cannot be considered

Please note that due to a significant increase in the number of grant applications received in the last year, we are currently closed to applications from new organisations. Please keep checking our website for updates on when applications from new organisations can be made.