Summary

The annual Jeans for Genes fundraising event encourages children and adults to wear their jeans to school or to work on a specific day in exchange for a small donation. The money raised by Jeans for Genes fundraisers is used to support work to change the lives of those across the UK with a genetic condition.

The aims of the fund are that organisations serving the genetic condition community become stronger, more resilient and sustainable improving their ability to meet need and provide appropriate support in the long term; and that every individual in the UK living with a genetic condition and their family is able to access the appropriate support at the time they need it so that they feel supported, valued and included.

There are two funding streams:

• Core costs – will fund front line, genetic condition charities who have previously been funded by Jeans for Genes single year grants of up to £3,000 towards their organisation’s core costs to enable them to be in a stronger, more resilient position to continue to provide vital support to their communities, in the long term.
• Project funding – will fund single year project grants of up to £3,000 to genetic condition specific charities so that individuals living with a genetic condition and their families can access the right support at the time they need it.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

Premium information

Who can apply

Charities supporting those living with a genetic condition and their families and carers.

When to apply

Currently closed. Last open from 2 October and 13 November 2023.

How to apply

Application packs for each funding strand are available to download from the programme website.

Contact information

Exclusions

Premium information

Activites funded: Advice & information Advocacy Befriending & mentoring Education & training Employability services General charitable activities Health care & wellbeing Health education & promotion Mental health care Organisational development & capacity building Recreation & social activities Research Respite & holidays Science & technology Social care & welfare

Beneficiaries funded: Carers Children Families Ill-health Disabilities Learning disabilities Physical disabilities Voluntary sector organisations

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