Deadline: 3-Jul-23
Applications are now open for the Yorkshire Coast Fund to support local organisations delivering activity in the borough of Scarborough.
Priorities
- Projects should be working towards addressing the following priorities:
- Fear around Covid
- Division within communities – enable people to build social interaction / taboo conversations
- Community cohesion
- Neighbourhood action
- Integration activities
- Community celebration
- Community activities
- How well do you know your neighbour
- What is going on within your community
- Nice to have activities
Funding Information
- Grants up to £2,500 are available.
- The fund will support direct project costs. The fund is committed to the principle of full cost recovery to ensure that groups are supported with ongoing sustainability.
What type of activity can be funded?
- The list below is not exhaustive but is to give an idea of the types of project that the fund may support:
- Activities that support people who may be experiencing loneliness and isolation
- Activities to bring people together
- Information, advice and guidance
- Activities that encourage people to be active, particularly projects that aim to break down barriers to participation
- Mental health support, including counselling, peer support
- Debt and money Advice
Eligibility Criteria
- Your group must:
- Be based in and/or working in the borough of Scarborough
- Have a management committee with at least 3 unrelated members
- Be a voluntary organisation, community group, registered charity or other not for profit organisation
- Have a bank account in the group’s name (with two unrelated signatories as a minimum)
- Have an annual income of under £500,000 based on current forecast annual income.
For more information, visit Yorkshire Coast Fund.
