WHAT WE FUND
We promote learning and development that enables young people and adults to gain additional skills and confidence to enter the labour market.
Supporting small to medium-sized charities, our guiding principles are summed up below:
To work with you
We aim to work closely with the organisations we support, mutually agreeing goals with clear time scales, visiting projects as part of our monitoring process wherever possible.
Light touch processes
We aim to keep the grant application and monitoring process ‘light touch’ and accessible, only asking for information where it is necessary and to inform our policy goals.
Impact and outcome focus
We are impact and outcomes focused, so we ask that your application and subsequent monitoring reports reflect this emphasis.
Honesty and trust
We work to foster a relationship of trust and honesty with the organisations we fund. Grant payments will be made on commencement of contract and not in arrears.
PR and Comms
We will, promote the work of our beneficiary charities through our website and events and ask that organisations receiving our grants and donations publicise the support they receive from CABWI.
THEMES AND PRIORITIES
We support projects that:
FUNDING ACTIVITIES WE CAN SUPPORT
WHAT WE DON'T FUND
Grants will not normally be made to the following types of organisations or to fund the following types of activity:
FUNDING FAQs
1. How much do you fund?
Grants of up to £35,000 are available. However:
2. Who can apply?
3. What don’t you fund?
Grants will not normally be made to the following types of organisations or to fund the following types of activity:
4. I’ve successfully applied for a grant before, can I apply again?
We will not fund charities that have applied to us for a grant in the last 12 months.
5. My grant application was unsuccessful, can I have feedback?
CABWI is a small organisation, and unfortunately we do not have the resources to provide individual feedback.
6. May we discuss our application with you before we apply?
Contact us by email at [email protected] and we will arrange a time to discuss your application.
7. Do you provide core funding?
We provide both core and project funding.
8. Do you fund retrospectively?
No.
9. Will my application be acknowledged?
Yes.
10. How will I know if I get a grant?
You will be notified by email if you are successful.
11. What is the timeframe for applications?
Please see timeframe section under Application Guidelines.
12. Do you visit applicants?
No. Interviews are held via Zoom, TEAMS, or by telephone. However, we do like to be invited to visit successful beneficiaries so they can show us how they are using the CABWI grant.
13. How do we publicly acknowledge the grant from CABWI?
We will email our logo to you, and ask that you acknowledge our grant in your publicity material and on your website.
14. Where does the money come from?
CABWI is the recognised awarding body providing vocational qualifications for individuals who work in the water and wider utilities and construction industries. The excess income from the fees generated by its commercial arm is donated to the CABWI charity, whose charitable aim is promote learning and development in young people and adults, moving them closer to the labour market.