Bettys and Taylors Group Coronavirus Community Fund

Deadline: 13-Sep-21

Two Ridings Community Foundation is seeking applications for Bettys and Taylors Group Coronavirus Community Fund that has been developed as part of Bettys and Taylors Group’s community grants programme to support small groups working to improve the lives of local people with running and organisational development costs.

Priority will be given to groups whose work meets one or more of the following aims:

Promoting good health & wellbeing
Reducing inequality
Reducing loneliness and social isolation

It is recognised that one of the most difficult things for many small charities and community groups is finding funding for the ‘business as usual’ every day running costs from heating and lighting to staffing and rent. This has become especially difficult at a time when the fundraising activities that would usually support these costs has been dramatically reduced and with much uncertainty around when it might be able to resume

They are also keen to support groups where the work that they do can help local communities to reconnect and recover from some of the effects of the pandemic.

Funding Information

There are two levels of award available:

£500 to £1000 – available to groups that simply need a small contribution to their running/project costs.
£1001 to £5000 – for the larger awards, groups must be able to demonstrate how a grant for running costs will help to support the development of their organisation and enable them to make a ‘step change’ however small, to assist with moving their organisation towards sustainability and/or expand the provision of their services. Basically, they just want to know how your organisation might be better off at the end of the funding period than it was at the start.

Funding is not available for capital costs alone except where small equipment purchases form part of a revenue bid for running costs and organisational development for example a laptop or computer to assist

with administration.

Because they are keen to get the grants to groups where a small amount of money can make a real difference, they will only consider applications from organisations with an income of under £200k per annum. This is based on your most recent annual accounts and/or current forecasts.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications will be accepted from: –

Constituted voluntary and community groups
Registered charities
Co-operatives
Social enterprises
Community interest companies (CIC’s will be subject to additional scrutiny as outlined in their grant making policy)
Small organisations who improve the lives of local people can apply for running costs.

For more information, visit https://www.tworidingscf.org.uk/fund/bettys-and-taylors-group-coronavirus-community-fund/