Deadline: 28-Aug-20
The Coalfields COVID-19 Recovery & Resilience Fund is an interim replacement for the Coalfields Community Investment Programme (CCIP).
The Trustees recognise the incredible response the coalfield communities have had to the COVID-19 crisis, and have allowed them to alter the funding support they offer to better support the delivery and sustainability of key services.
Funding Information
The Trust is still offering grants of up to £10,000 that can address local needs during this difficult time.
Examples of the type of organisations/services they would like to support are as follows (please note this list is not exhaustive):
- Organisations providing advice, guidance and support to people in crisis
- Organisations providing food banks, food parcels, personal hygiene products, cleaning supplies or direct support to people who are experiencing financial hardship
- Organisations supporting people who are experiencing poor mental health
- Organisations supporting vulnerable people who are experiencing health inequalities, loneliness and/or social isolation
- Organisations supporting people experiencing domestic violence/sexual abuse
- Organisations supporting local community activity, including volunteering, and co-ordination of services
Eligibility Criteira
Most voluntary and community organisations and groups working to regenerate coalfield communities are eligible to apply to them for funding as long as they are not for personal profit. These include:
- Registered Charities;
- Companies Limited by Guarantee;
- Community Benefit Societies;
- Community Interest Companies;
- Charitable Incorporated Organisations; and
- Unregistered groups with formal rules.
For more information, visit https://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/england/covid19-ccip-funding-support/