Deadline: 25-Jan-23
Groups of local residents or voluntary groups can apply to the Area Committees for funding for projects, activities or services.
The priorities for Area Committee Community Grants specifically focus on reducing social and economic inequality for disadvantaged residents. Projects or activities should benefit a specific community or people living in a particular area.
Funding Information
-
Area Committee Community Grants of up to £5,000 are available to voluntary and community groups for activities meeting the funding priorities and outcomes that benefit people living in one of the four areas of Cambridge City:
- North Arbury, East Chesterton, King’s Hedges & West Chesterton Wards
- South Cherry Hinton, Queen Edith’s & Trumpington Wards
- East Abbey, Coleridge, Petersfield & Romsey Wards
- West Central Castle, Market & Newnham Wards
What will they fund?
-
They will consider funding for priority projects and activities that will be undertaken between 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024, which make a difference to people in one of the areas (North, South, East & West Central) by reducing social and/or economic inequality and that are one of the following priorities:
- promoting active lifestyles
- arts and cultural activities
- community development activities
- reducing poverty activities
- legal and/or financial advice (groups must have the Advice Quality Standard or equivalent)
- employment support
- capacity building of the voluntary sector to achieve
Who will they fund?
- community groups and voluntary organisations
- groupings of local residents able to meet basic accountability requirements
- partnerships of constituted group(s) and local residents
Criteria
-
Groups need to meet, or to be actively working towards meeting, these conditions:
- be independently set up for charitable or philanthropic purposes
- have a constitution or set of rules defining aims and procedures and decide policy and overall management practice through a committee of at least 3 unrelated, elected, unpaid volunteers (by ‘unrelated’ they mean people who aren’t family members, such as siblings, parents and children; married couples or civil partners; or people living at the same address)
- meet the needs of Cambridge residents in the local area and are open to all eligible users
- have structures in place to manage affairs efficiently, hold regular meetings to plan and monitor activities, keep minutes and circulate information to group members
- meet the legal responsibilities of an employer and recruit and support volunteers as appropriate
- adopt appropriate health and safety policies and practices including: risk assessments for activities, child and vulnerable adult safeguarding measures, if appropriate
- adopt appropriate data protection, environmental and equality / diversity practices
- keep proper financial records and show that financial help is needed
- have a bank account or a ‘hosting’ organisation who has agreed to be accountable for the funds
-
Groups are not eligible if they:
- are set up and/or managed wholly or partly by a statutory organisation
- seek a grant for religious instruction or worship
- operate for private gain
- are connected with any political party, involved in party politics or promote any political party or view
Deadlines
- North: 25th January
- South: 1st February
- East: 1st February
- West Central: 10th February
For more information, visit Area Committee Funding.
