Invest grants provide longer term core or direct delivery funding for eligible charities that are delivering clear outcomes as a result of their work. Invest grants fund core organisational costs, meaning those related to the day to day running of your charity. Requests for core costs will only be considered where the majority of your charity’s work (more than 50% of your work and expenditure) meets our eligibility criteria. The programme will also fund costs associated with the direct delivery of your work. 
Invest grants are from £10,000 up to £25,000 per year for a period of two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period – up to six years in total.
You need to be able to report both the number of people who have achieved one or more of the specified transition outcomes, and the number of people achieving one or more of the specified progression outcomes. These are:
Transition Outcomes
• Safe, independent and able to make positive choices
• Becoming employed
• Becoming a regular volunteer (more than 20 hours in a six month period)
• Have not re-offended (in the previous six months)
• Achieved accredited qualifications
• Moved into or re-entered education or training
• Achieved increased basic skills
• Moved into safe and suitable accommodation
• Moved into independent living
• Safely managing addictions
• Better able to manage their mental health issues
Progression Outcomes
• Improved safety
• Improved self-esteem/confidence
• Improved physical health
• Improved mental health
• Reduced isolation/increased support networks
• Improved budgeting/money management skills
• Improved employability
• Reduced stress/anxiety
• Managing a tenancy and accommodation
• Reduced substance misuse/addictive behaviour
• Improved basic skills
• Improved living skills
To be eligible to apply:
• You must be a Charity or Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission
• Your charity must have an income between £25,000 and £1 million
• Your charity must work with disadvantaged people aged 17 and over
• Your charity must be supporting people facing multiple disadvantage through one or more of their specified transition points
Applying for an Invest grant is a two stage application process. Eligible applicants are required to submit an Initial Application, and if invited to continue in the process, will be visited by their local Grant Manager and asked to complete and submit a full application.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/invest/
Deadline: Friday 14 October 2016 17:00