06 February 2012

The Steven Gerrard Foundation (SGF) is a new foundation that supports disadvantaged children. UK Registered charities can apply for grants of up to £10,000 per year, for a maximum of three years.

The main focus for SGF is for projects that have a long-term impact on disadvantaged children. Projects must support disadvantaged children addressing the following themes:

• Education and health
• Children with disabilities
• Street children (which includes children for whom the street is a central reference point including those at risk of going onto the streets, working on the streets and/or living on the streets)
• Children going through family breakdown.

Grant giving is also guided by the foundations principles, which are:

• Enabling all children to reach their full potential
• Meeting children's immediate and long term needs - as outlined by children themselves
• Placing children's safety and well-being at the heart of what we do
• Sharing learning to enable projects to develop and grow and developing our learning as a Foundation so that we can better help disadvantaged children
• Supporting projects that deliver quality over quantity.

SGF define a child as anyone under the age of 18 years old. Occasionally SGF will consider projects that also but not exclusively support young people (up to 25 years old).
SGF is not a sports charity however some grants may be allocated to projects that help disadvantaged children through sport.

Examples of possible projects from the SGF website are as follows:

• A physiotherapy project for children with disabilities to help them become more mobile
• A drama project that helps children with mental health issues to grow in confidence
• A mentoring project for children affected by family breakdown to support them in making key life choices.

Existing and new projects will be considered. Applications must demonstrate how the project will be sustainable once the funding has ended.

SGF will support projects across the UK however occasionally international projects will be supported. Projects in Liverpool are of particular interest.

Applications forms can be download online for the SGF website here.

For more information visit the SGF website here.

Deadline: 5:00pm, 9 March 2012
Contact: Steven Gerrard Foundation
Telephone: 01704 320 045 (Monday to Wednesday 9am - 5pm)
Email: grants@stevengerrardfoundation.org
Website: http://www.stevengerrardfoundation.org/grants.htm