Deadline: 13 June 2018
The UK Aid Direct is seeking applications from small, UK registered, non-government organisations for its Community Partnership grants in order to support initiatives that focus on delivering results on a small scale, pilot new or innovative approaches, focus on the most marginalised, and work at the community level.
Grant size
Applicants can apply for funding up to £250,000 per grant.
Duration
UK Aid Direct Community Partnership grants can be used to fund new, time-limited projects of up to 36 months (3 years) duration.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community Partnership grants are open to applications from small, non-governmental organisations that are registered as a not-for-profit organisation in the UK.
- To be considered as registered in the UK, organisation must:
- have its own legal identity in the UK, and be registered with Companies House and/or The Charity Commission
- have significant ongoing operations based in the UK related to the oversight and management of the UK Aid Direct grant and
- be able to demonstrate significant autonomy. If organisation is part of a larger international family, they will expect applicants to demonstrate autonomy; organisation must have its own UK specific constitution and an independent board of trustees, i.e. the board must be locally appointed and be free and able to make independent decisions on strategic and operational issues.
- The status of the organisation may be verified during due diligence.
- The organisation must have an average income of less than £1,000,000 per annum for the past 3 years, as shown in approved organisational accounts. Applicants may be asked to provide relevant documentation as evidence.
- New organisations with fewer than 3 years of accounts may also apply and in such cases, average annual income will be calculated based on the organisation’s length of operation.
How to Apply
- The applications process is a two-staged process:
- the submission of a concept note
- a full application (if an organisation is successful at the concept note stage)
- All applications must be submitted online. Applications sent via email or post will not be accepted.
For more information, please visit Community Partnership grants.