Deadline: 13-Dec-21
The Bernicia Foundation has announced Inclusion Grant Programme to support initiatives that encourage:
- Social inclusion:
- Reducing isolation and loneliness
- Promoting independence
- Building citizenship, confidence and aspiration
- Economic inclusion:
- Removing barriers to employment, training and volunteering
- Reducing child poverty
- Tackling Fuel Poverty
- Improving financial wellbeing
They believe the North East is a great place to live, work and visit, but unfortunately, there are some people who struggle to find opportunities. No matter what age, ability or background, they want to help people find the right path.
Funding Information
The Bernicia Foundation tends to give grants between £5,000 and £10,000 – although they will consider amounts outside these guidelines where they demonstrate significant community value.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants will only be considered if they:
- are based or working in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside
- have an annual income under £750,000
- have no more than 6 months’ running costs in reserve
- have a governing document (a constitution, rules, articles of association etc.)
- have a governing body of at least three unrelated individuals
- have their own bank account
- have a safeguarding policy in place (where working with vulnerable people or children)
- Examples of eligible groups include:
- Constituted voluntary or community organisations
- Registered charities, including charitable companies
- Social enterprises like co-operatives and Community Interest Companies (CICs). This is subject to normal funding restrictions for the costs of continuing services (often called core running costs). Bernicia Foundation will not fund the costs of continuing services. These should be financed by the sale of goods and services in line with the governance model chosen. Social enterprises/CICs that are not charities can apply for the charitable costs of:
- starting up the enterprise
- setting up to trade existing goods in a new market or developing new goods and services to trade in line with a sound business plan which must be included with your application
- They will fund core costs for eligible charitable organisations (excluding non charitable social enterprises) to help them recover from the impact of Covid-19.
For more information, visit https://berniciafoundation.com/about-us/#inclusion-grant-programme
