Deadline: 12-Sep-23
The Community Foundation for Staffordshire has launched its Rural Development Fund to support rural communities across Staffordshire through the allocation of small grants to community groups that are committed to strengthening their community and tackling issues faced by Rural Communities.
The Rural Development fund meets the UN’s eleventh and seventeenth SDG, sustainable cities and communities & partnerships, through it’s commitment to supporting development in rural areas of Staffordshire.
Funding Information
The Fund awards small grants of up to £2,000 to small rural community groups across Staffordshire and Stoke, where they have a specific need.
Considerations
- The grant should make a substantial difference to the project in question,
- The grant should make a significant contribution to the project, being at least 33% of the total cost.
- The grant should deliver value for money.
- The grant should secure maximum community use or benefit.
- The Foundation would prefer to fund equipment or training costs and one off or annual events, as opposed to running costs for groups although this is not excluded.
- Sustainability is taken into account when making grant awards.
Geographic Reach they Will Fund
They will support organisations based in, or working for the benefit of people in the following local authority areas;
- Groups should be based in and working
Eligibility Criteria
- Priority will be given to groups with an annual income should be less than £30,000.
- You should have reserves of less than 1 Year income.
- Your financial records should be up to date.
- Groups should have a signed up to date constitution.
- If awarded a grant it should make a visible difference to the project.
- Groups should be working towards encouraging and developing rural community life.
- Applicants working with children or the disabled should have vetted all staff and volunteers and have a current safeguarding policy.
Ineligible
What will not normally be funded:
- Statutory organisations, including Schools, Police, Health authorities and Local Authorities, (but Parish and Town Councils will be considered).
- Any national organisation based in Staffordshire.
- Projects that upgrade premises or equipment to meet legislative requirements.
- Projects that should be funded by a statutory authority.
- Solely commercial ventures.
- Party political activity.
- Activity promoting religion or with a strong religious undertone, but religious groups running community projects will be considered.
- Staff costs or costs associated with staff.
- The reimbursement of costs, (for goods or services bought or ordered before the official start date of the grant).
- Any costs you incur when putting in your application.
- Loans or interest payments or endowments.
- Vehicles.
- Food or meals.
For more information, visit Community Foundation for Staffordshire.