Deadline: 28-Feb-25
The Northamptonshire Community Foundation invites applications for the Cecil Pettit Legacy Fund, with the aim of funding projects supporting people living with disabilities.
Funding Information
- The maximum funding award is £5,000.
- The grants are for one year maximum i.e. you cannot apply for more than 12 months’ costs.
Eligible Projects
- Examples of some of the types of projects this fund could support include:
- Support or advocacy groups
- Helping people living with disabilities by providing accessible educational or training activities
- Health and well-being projects to reduce social isolation
Eligibility Criteria
- Your group must be a small, locally managed, voluntary, community or self-help group. Please note that as a general exclusion they do not fund social enterprises with persons with significant control (PSC).
- You must be based in Northamptonshire
- You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to, that contains a dissolution clause. They can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group
- You must have safeguarding policies in place if relevant to your work and all groups must have an equalities policy in place
Exclusions
- Northamptonshire Community Foundation is also unable to fund the following:
- General and major fund-raising appeals
- Direct replacement of statutory and public funding
- Organisations that aim to convert people to any kind of religious or political belief
- Medical research and equipment
- Projects operating outside Northamptonshire
- Animal welfare
- Large national charities (except for local branches working for local people)
- Work that has already finished
- Work that takes place outside of Northamptonshire
For more information, visit Northamptonshire Community Foundation.
