Our Funders

RELAYS is jointly funded by Legacy Trust UK and HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council England). With £1.61 million allocated from Legacy Trust UK to support community engagement activities within the project and £1.5 million from HEFCE.

Legacy Trust UK

Legacy Trust UK's mission is to support a wide range of innovative cultural and sporting activities for all, which celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and leave a lasting legacy in communities throughout the United Kingdom. Legacy Trust UK has been established as a charitable trust to use funding endowed by the Big Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

For more information please visit the Legacy Trust UK website.

HEFCE

HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) distributes public money for teaching, research and related activities. In 2008-09 HEFCE will distribute over £9 billion to universities and colleges in England.

For more information please visit the HEFCE website.