Home
Focus Areas
About Us
"To be able to invest a further ? 1 million in the North East at a time of such economic challenge for many is a privilege for the Foundation trustees, and we're thrilled to see the difference it makes to so many lives."
So says the director of the Bernicia Foundation, a charitable arm of the UK's Bernicia housing association, which has given out more than $1 million in grants since it was launched in February 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, per the BBC.
The grants, which range from $10,000 to $1,000, have been awarded to 95 charities, charitable companies, and community organizations, as well as to 33 talented young people, with a further $200,000 going to local authorities to deliver support to community organizations, reports the Northern Echo.
The projects range from working with people with addictions and their families, disability support, job creation, health activities, support for care leavers and neurodivergence schemes, as well as talented young sports people and musicians.
"We're delighted to achieve this milestone in supporting communities and talented young people at a time when arguably they need our help the most," says Bernicia CEO John Johnston.
The grants are made possible due to the success of Bernicia's commercial company Kingston, which
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Foundation: Community Foundation of Abilene
Big Country's CASA program seeks volunteers to support local foster children.Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) organization has expressed a dire need for volunteers in the Big Country.CASA...more
New NIH grant to explore impacts of PFAS on male reproductive health.Two-year, $95,178 grant is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the NIH.Wayne State University is...more
The American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of...more
Lancaster expert warns against dangerous social media challenge risking brain injury.Lancaster University expert warns of high risk of acute brain trauma, catastrophic neck and spine injury, and the...more
Growth was largely concentrated in the non-beverages space, which saw a whopping 109.7% growth to KRW59.2bn (US$43.8m) In terms of product types, a total of 590 Sugar Zero products were reported in...more
A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration's move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal.The judge accused the government of discrimination...more
Zijing Yang, Student Fellow, Stanford LLM 2025.Chinaa€™s national drug centralized procurement policy implemented since 2018 for off-patent drugs.The Medical Insurance Negotiation leverages...more
'Go Healthy with Taiwan' invites submissions from Australian health innovators - Biotech.'Go Healthy' with Taiwan is a joint initiative between Taiwan and Australia.It aims to promote healthy eating,...more
English has spent her career working at the intersection of farming and public health.Before joining the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group as a senior program officer, she was director of the...more
A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is a broad concept with many definitions that are used variably.CDSS includes a mix of evidence (content), analytics, workflow, devices, and software-based...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
