Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support search and rescue (SAR) volunteering activities by providing support for the costs of volunteers’ operational training to help improve the safety and quality of SAR services in the UK.
Who can apply? UK charitable SAR organisations seeking support to train their volunteers can apply.
The following umbrella organisations can make global applications on behalf of their affiliated groups for core training:
- Association of Lowland Search and Rescue.
- British Cave Rescue Council.
- Mountain Rescue England and Wales.
- Royal Lifesaving Society UK.
- Scottish Mountain Rescue.
- Surf Lifesaving Great Britain.
- Independent Lifeboats (including Independent Lifeboats umbrella body and independent applications from individual organisations affiliated to this umbrella body.
Eligible organisations must:
- Provide both search and rescue services as part of their core activities.
- Provide evidence that their activities are tasked by a statutory authority by providing a tasking letter on a letterhead from the relevant statutory tasking authority.
- Provide search and rescue services on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis (where appropriate).
- Can prove that their training requirements reflect a confirmed operational need in their local area.
- Are a constituted organisation in the UK with a charitable governance document.
Grant amount: Grants starting from £1,000 are available.
Application process: Guidance notes and an online grants portal are available from the CAF website.
Deadline: Tuesday 14 November 2023.
Contact information: Email: UKSAR@cafonline.org
Website: Apply for a UK Search and Rescue Volunteer Training grant |CAF