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Overview

From 2009, applications received under the Children and Families Programme will no longer be considered by a separate Committee. The Foundation will, of course, remain committed to funding work in this important area - but in future any applications coming through under this heading will be considered by Trustees.

This programme supports work to help ensure that the legal and institutional framework is best adapted to meet the needs of children and families. At present, particular interests include (but are not limited to):

• Work that links education and child development, either in the case of adolescent mental health or younger children.
  
• Work that considers policies relevant to child welfare in a broader institutional context: parents’ paid working patterns; childcare and early years provision;
  
• Work that considers especially the well-being of children growing up in adverse conditions, and what institutional responses may be appropriate;
  
• Work in family law, including cohabitation, child contact, child support
  
• Work in child protection and placement (adoption and fostering) but only when it raises significant issues.

Where a proposal is for a research study, Trustees are interested in the dispassionate examination of evidence. It notes that evidence is likely to be different in different cases, for different types of children and families, and are more likely to support work that takes this approach.

Applications are subject to the general Foundation exclusions

Please note

In all its areas of interest the Foundation is interested in supporting work that has an international comparative dimension and is particularly interested in fostering work that considers European perspectives.

The Foundation does not make grants for the running costs of voluntary bodies but will consider making a contribution to voluntary sector overheads on funded projects.

Last Updated Wed, 19 May 2010