Deadline: 13-May-22
The Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF) is pleased to be administering the Community and Personal Resilience Grant Scheme on behalf of Herefordshire Council.
The VCSE sector has provided exceptional support to their communities across Herefordshire during the pandemic and many organisations have experienced an increase in demand and higher complexity in the support needed. A survey of the sector in 2020 indicated that 43% of organisations had seen an increase in demand for their services and 61% required support to access income generation opportunities and had funding requirements.
Aim
The overall aim of the Community and Personal Resilience Fund is to build and accelerate projects that seek to improve the overall health and wellbeing across all ages of the Herefordshire population and improve the lives of those most affected fastest, by working in partnership with the VCSE.
Funding Information
The maximum amount of grant that can be applied for is £10,000. Applicants successful in Round One can reapply so long as they are seeking funding for a different project/activity. Although they are not specifying a lower level, they want projects which will be both value for money and have a significant impact.
Outcomes
Outcomes to be achieved through the grants scheme are:
- Increased numbers of people supported to address the adverse personal impact on them by Covid 19.
- Increased mental health and wellbeing of Herefordshire residents adversely impacted by Covid 19.*
- Fewer people feeling lonely and isolated.*
- Increased resilience of community organisations to respond to the needs of local residents.
- Increased capacity of the VCSE sector to build individual and community resilience.
Criteria
- The following criteria have been developed since the initial round of this grant scheme in response to further engagement with residents, VCSE organisations and other key partners.
- They are looking for activity or services which meet one or more of the following:
- Help get your clients, service users, members re-engaged in your group/organisation as they learn to live with Covid 19.
- Increase the sustainability of your organisation. This could include improved marketing/promotion of your services and activities; initiatives to increase volunteer recruitment and retention.
- Contribute to the development of sustainable solutions to help address long term issues exacerbated by Covid 19 such as fuel and food poverty.
- Develop practical approaches/initiatives to collaborative working across the sector or other sectors.
- Activity/services for families, children and young people.
- Appropriate VCSE support focusing on prevention and early intervention to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
Eligibility Criteria
- They will accept applications from one of the following:
- Voluntary and community organisations
- Registered charities
- Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO)
- Not-for-profit companies
- Community Interest Companies (CIC)
- Parent Teacher Associations
- The organisation must already be working with their local community and have a demonstrable track record of delivery. It must also have a constitution or similar governing document, a bank account and be able to show 12 months’ worth of accounts.
For more information, visit https://www.herefordshirecf.org/community-and-personal-resilience-grant/