Deadline: 20-Sep-21
The Community Foundation Wales has launched its two funds the Wrexham Community Endowment Fund and the Wrexham Welsh Church Act Fund.
The Wrexham Community Endowment Fund is an umbrella of Funds and donations dedicated to enhancing education and strengthening communities in Wrexham.
The Wrexham Welsh Church Act Fund is a Charitable Trust Fund which is administered by Community Foundation Wales. The Trust Fund is governed by the Welsh Church Act 1914. The fund supports:
- Projects that contribute to the refurbishment and upkeep of churches, chapels and community/village halls within the county.
- Projects working to address disadvantage to benefit Wrexham residents.
- Projects providing social and recreational activities for Wrexham residents
Objectives
- Fund Objective 1: to encourage, support and promote non-statutory educational attainment and lifelong learning, including early years. Applications should meet at least one of the following priorities:
- Projects that support the educational development of school aged children and young people
- Projects that support the educational development of children in the early years
- School based projects that support health matters and healthy living
- Educational attainment projects including lifelong learning
- Education inclusion projects with support for talented individual students in the form of scholarships, prizes for attainment and educational materials or other resources
- Fund Objective 2: to encourage, support and promote spiritual wellbeing and improve the lives of people with limited resources. Applications should meet at least one of the following priorities:
- Projects that promote safer and more inclusive communities
- Sustainable environment and neighbourhoods
- Supporting older people
- Working with children and young people
- Projects to encourage improved health and wellbeing
- Culture, heritage and sport
Funding Information
- Individuals can apply for grants of up to £500
- Organisations can apply for grants up to £1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual students who are currently full time residents of the Local Authority area of Wrexham, provided that the initiatives do not fall within statutory provision, can apply under Objective 1 only.
- Groups and organisations in the Local Authority area of Wrexham running grass roots community projects are welcome to apply under Objective 1 or Objective 2. For example local charities and community groups, scouts/guides & boys/girls brigade, projects organised by churches and/or using the facilities of faith-based organisations, and community projects eg. senior lunch clubs, youth clubs, mums & tots groups.
- Churches and organisations working with residents of the Local Authority area of Wrexham can apply for grants up to £1,000 Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate exactly how they will meet the Fund’s objectives and priorities, and who have not previously received support from this Fund.fuds
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationwales.org.uk/grants/wrexham-community-endowment-fund/