Deadline: 25-Oct-2024
The Peabody Community Foundation has launched the Kerslake Award to provide grants for events and projects proposed by individuals (aged 18+), charities, and community organisations that will benefit those living in and near Peabody properties and whose approach to helping people be healthier, wealthier, and happier aligns with the own.
Award Information
- The Kerslake Award offers £40,000 in grants to support community projects and activities, in memory of the late Chair, Lord Bob Kerslake.
Funding Criteria for Grants
These may include:
- Community projects and activities that help people become healthier, wealthier and happier. For example, those that bring the community together, tackle social isolation, improve physical, or mental health and wellbeing, encourage community use of the places and spaces
- Projects that support children and young people. For example, those that support educational outcomes, strengthen children and family relationships or address violence affecting young people.
- Projects and activities that support people from becoming or at risk of homelessness or provide resettlement support to refugees.
Priorities for funding
- Priority will be given to projects and activities led by Peabody residents. If the project is not resident led, applicants will need to demonstrate strong connections with Peabody, strong partnership working with the local community, and a commitment to the local community after the proposed project is complete, as well as a clear understanding of community needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals are eligible to apply for grant funding to run not-for-profit projects:
- Individual applicants must provide proof of address, photo ID and a bank statement evidencing that the bank account where the monies are to be paid is in their name. This evidence will need to be seen; however, copies will not be retained.
- If an individual applicant is a Peabody resident, then there must be no outstanding rent arrears
- The following not-for-profit organisations are also eligible to apply:
- Constituted community and resident groups
- Registered charities
- Companies limited by guarantee
- Social enterprises
- Community Interest Companies (CICs) Limited by Guarantee – not CICs Limited by Shares
- Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals running projects for children and young people or vulnerable adults
- Local Authorities
- Any party-political activity
- Purely commercial ventures (for profit)
- CICs Limited by Shares
- Spending that has already taken place (i.e. retrospective funding)
- Individual sponsorship
For more information, visit Peabody Community Foundation.