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1. Title: COMMUNITY SERVICES – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: The Pixel Fund, 1 Grove Terrace Mews, London, GB, NW5 1PJ. Email: enquiries@pixelfund.org.uk.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Grants are available for UK-based charities and community interest organisations to support projects that promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults.The Fund generally offers first grants of between £500 and £5,000. However, no single grant is ever more than 5% of annual income.The Awarding Authority is a small charity which distributes grants to other charities in its field of interest. Its focus is the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults.Applications will be accepted from registered charities and community interest organisations based in the UK.The Fund’s focus is the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults, and it will not grant to projects or organisations that are not core-focused on mental health related matters.The following criteria apply:The Fund defines young adults as those aged under 26 years old at the start of any granted project or work stream. Where a project includes over 25s, the Fund will consider granting an appropriate percentage of the total costs.The Fund only makes grants to charities and community interest organisations registered in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.Established charities must have:Fixed trustee term limits beyond which sitting trustees cannot remain in post.Considered organisational risk policies.No, or at least declared and recognised, conflicts of interest within the governance structures.A sustainable pension scheme.New charities will be expected to provide at least a first full set of accounts before the Fund will consider granting to the organisation.Trustees have a strong preference for organisations with annual income of under £10 million.Funding is intended to support specific projects that will provide a measurable difference to the applicant organisation’s users, and not core costs. Organisations are invited to set out the details of their proposed project when applying5. CPV Code(s): 85322000, 85320000, 853000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI317. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: UK8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit: 12. Other information: Funding is not available for:Individuals.Organisations based outside the UK.Organisations not registered as charities.Major charities who already have established income streams.Charities where the project or service is delivered overseas.Independent schools (other than those supporting children with special educational needs).Religious organisations.The online application form can be found at the Pixel Fund website.Please Contact The awarding authority for further information.TKR-2021227-EX-1565058# funding opportunity