Deadline: 27-Jul-2025
The One Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Household Support Fund to support local community groups and charities that are supporting vulnerable people with essential items such as food, gas, electricity etc.
Categories
- Crisis support categories
- Energy and water – direct funding via vouchers or cash to pay energy or water bills
- Wider essentials –items like hygiene products, and other single use items
- Food – supermarket vouchers for the purchase of food or food parcels
- Other crisis support – any other support to meet the immediate needs of vulnerable residents.
- Preventative support categories
- Advice services – this includes benefit maximisation, budgeting skills and signposting etc.
- Skills – cooking classes or digital skills
- Community infrastructure and support – This could include community kitchens or events to promote the scheme and awareness of offers of support
- Energy efficiency – this includes insulation, energy efficient light bulbs, and any other measures to reduce household energy costs.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to £10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations applying do not need to be registered charities; however, you must be constituted community group.
- You will need to have at least 3 unrelated Trustees/Directors.
- You will need a bank account in the name of your organisation, and you will need to have at least 2 unrelated bank signatories.
For more information, visit One Community Foundation.