Deadline: 11-Oct-22
The Co Op Foundation has announced the applications for its Future Community Grants.
The Co Op Foundation has developed the Community Asset Grants Programme in recognition of the commitment in communities, and the opportunities to unlock the potential of community assets and build a vision for the future.
Fund Focus
- Through this fund they want to support organisations who have a focus on developing communities for the future.
- They are particularly interested in, but not limited to, drawing on the voices of young people and developing young people to be the leaders, co-operators, organisers and activists in and for these future communities.
- They want to support organisations that are working to bring their vision for future communities to life.
- They want to see cooperation, leadership, and people working towards the kind of communities they want to live in, building on the assets within their communities to support that vision.
- They will be looking for a compelling vision for geographical communities, and/or communities of interest. They want to see what can be done to help ensure a fair community, built upon co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity.
- They encourage you to think about partnering with other members of the community e.g. to share costs and solutions if you have similar needs. However, they recognise this may not always be appropriate depending on your planned use of the grant.
Funding Information
- The total budget for the fund is £75,000 and the Co Op Foundation is offering grants of between £3,000 to £10,000 to enable communities to develop assets that are important to them, and ideas for communities that will help enable a better future.
Eligibility Criteria
- They can fund UK-based charities, social enterprises and other voluntary and community organisations that do not mainly aim to generate profits for private distribution. Your organisation must be constituted, have a UK current bank account in the organisation’s name, and the majority of the Board or management committee unrelated.
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To be eligible, your organisation must:
- Deliver activities aligned to the aims of the programme
- Deliver activities in Northern Ireland
- Have a clear vision for the future of your community/community of interest
For more information, visit Community Grants Programme.
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-co-op-fund/
