Deadline: 16-Jun-22
Applications are now open for the Community Integration Grants to improve community integration, with a particular focus on socio-economic and intergenerational inequality.
The Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) Community Integration Grants aim to bring people from different backgrounds together around the place where they live. They are looking to support new or existing activity that gives people a sense of belonging and ownership over their place; where traditionally marginalised voices are heard; and where everyone has a role in decision-making.
The Foundation will prioritise work that engages marginalised and non-marginalised parts of the community together, building lasting connections between different groups of interest or demographic.
Funding Information
Applications for grants of £500 – £5,000
Activities
- Community support and development
- Groups that promote dialogue
- Conflict resolution or peace-building activities
- Recreational/social activities
- Outreach service
- Support groups
- Befriending services
- Arts/creativity/gastronomic cultural activity
- Sports activity
- Language development
- Community events (one-off events maximum £500)
Preferred Beneficiaries
- People living in disadvantage
- People of different generations – with a focus on older people
- People of different ethnic origins
- Refugees/asylum seekers
- People with disabilities
- Projects that are more general and not working with diverse beneficiaries are outside the scope of these awards.
Preferred Outcomes
- Improved community cohesion
- Reduced social isolation
- Improved access to services and support
- Improved social networks
- Increased understanding of community issues and priorities
- Increased v olunteering and social action
Criteria
To be eligible to apply for funding from the Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), your group must:
- Be a registered charity, constituted group or social enterprise/CIC
- Be based in Oxfordshire and/or have beneficiaries in Oxfordshire
- Have at least three trustees or committee members who are not related to each other
- Have a bank account in its own name with at least two unrelated signatures, open for three months or more
- Be open to people of all religions and political affiliations, and must not proselytize
For more information, visit Community Integration Grants.
For more information, visit https://oxfordshire.org/ocf_grants/community-integration-grants/