| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, project proposal and funding requests relating to the Islamic Foundation. Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust, Community Organising Programme. Applicant overview: The Islamic Foundation was established in 1973 as a unique and pioneering institution specialising in the fields of research, education and publication. Since its inception the Islamic Foundation has strived towards building bridges between the Muslim community and the rest of society by creating a better understanding between communities through greater awareness about each other. The Foundation is based at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education in Markfield, Leicestershire. Nature of support: Following a memorandum of understanding between the Islamic Foundation and the Citizen Organising Foundation (COF) the Trust approved three annual grants of £20,000 from 1998/1999 to 2000/2001. In 1999 the Trust agreed to an extra £10,000 per annum for 1999/2000 and 2000/2001. Minutes: BCT 650, BCT 805, COP 21/99, COP 1/00. Notes: File organised roughly from newest to oldest. File not numbered. |