Flexible grants of up to £5,000 are available to grassroots, voluntary and community sector organisations in England to support them to deliver services and activities benefitting local communities.
The funding is part of Comic Relief's new funding strategy and is aimed at small organisations for work that covers one of the following areas:
- Tackling immediate impacts of hardship - organisations that address the immediate impacts of poverty, including providing food, warmth, shelter and financial advice such as foodbanks, community hubs, homeless shelters or welfare advice agencies.
- Building resilience to poverty and hardship - organisations that deliver activities to empower people to take positive steps out of poverty in the longer term. Examples include skills training, job search, volunteering, mental resilience and financial confidence skills.
- Working to support equity and inclusion - organisations that champion social justice, diversity and inclusion. This could involve services or projects to tackle inequalities which can lead to poverty and exclusion including gender, sexuality, age, race, language or ability.
- Working to support climate justice - supporting activities that improve energy efficiency, environmental education and resilience-building within communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such communities at risk of flooding or urban heat islands and those more vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as older people, isolated communities or people with disabilities.
Grants will be administered by Groundwork UK and can be used on core organisation costs, direct project related costs or a combination of both.
Who can apply:
None-profit organisations with an annual income of £250,000 or less, who are based within the area where they are carrying out activities and have a governing document may apply.
How to apply:
The published deadline for applications is 8 November at 5pm. However it is anticipated that the application process will be highly competitive and as a result applications may close before this deadline.
Full guidance and details on how to apply can be found by clicking here.
If you you need any help, support or information to make the application, email: [email protected] or phone: 01212375800.