Deadline: 17-Jun-21
The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) is delighted to invite the applications for Global Majority Fund to support BME community organizations to continue delivering services to communities facing racial inequality who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in Scotland.
CRER is delighted to be able to make a round of grants available to support BME community organisations to continue delivering services to communities facing racial inequality who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in Scotland.
The focus of this fund is to support grassroots and small-medium charitable organisations working with communities facing racial inequality in Scotland to access funds for ongoing delivery.
Their key mission is to:
- Protect, enhance and promote the rights of Black/minority ethnic communities across all areas of life in Scotland; and
- Strengthen the social, economic and political capital of Black/minority ethnic communities, especially those at greatest risk of disadvantage.
Objectives
They do this by working to four key objectives:
- Engaging with Public Sector organisations – helping to ensure that public bodies in Scotland effectively mainstream race and other areas of equality and human rights in all aspects of their policy development, strategic planning, employment and service provision functions.
- Advocating for race equality and human rights – engaging with and influencing the local, national and wider agendas that impact upon race and other equality and human rights issues, including through evidence based policy, research and sharing good practice.
- Working with Black/minority ethnic communities to secure and enjoy their rights across all areas of life – promoting their voices and aspirations across Scotland.
- Promoting race and rights education in the wider community – undertaking a range of activities (including training as appropriate) and enlisting widespread public support for anti-racism, community cohesion and the protection of human rights.
Funding Information
- CRER will be delivering and overseeing funds of £250,000 to BME organisations across Scotland.
Criteria
- If applying for a project grant or a mix of project and core costs grant, your proposal must be for a new project, service or programme, not an existing one that has already been funded.
- Your proposed grant should benefit BME communities in Scotland, particularly those who are:
- Experiencing, or are at risk of, domestic abuse
- Living with poor, interrupted or impaired access to food, shelter and necessary amenities (e.g., sanitation, heating)
- Experiencing poor or interrupted access to critical advice, services or care (owing to poor digital access, language barriers, physical or cognitive restrictions, changing circumstances, etc.)
- Experiencing poor or worsening mental health (e.g., compulsion, dependencies, depression)
- Experiencing poverty, or are at risk of poverty or destitution (especially those with no recourse to public funds)
- Your project must be completed by 30 July 2022.
- Your proposed activities must adhere to all Scottish Government guidelines around social gatherings and physical activities
- You must be a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)-led organisation and/or extensively working with BME communities and individuals
- You must have a written governing document such as a constitution or set of rules
- You must have recent records of Board or management group meetings, including minutes from your last 2 management meetings
- You will need to show that you have an active bank account in the name of your organisation, and you will be required to provide a copy of a recent bank statement as well as annual accounts
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)-led organisation and/or extensively working with BME communities and individuals
- You must have a written governing document such as a constitution or set of rules
- You must have recent records of Board or management group meetings, including minutes from your last 2 management meetings
- You will need to show that you have an active bank account in the name of your organisation, and you will be required to provide a copy of a recent bank statement as well as annual accounts
- Your organisation:
- Is constituted with a governing document (you will need to provide this along with your application)
- Has a bank account in the name of that organisation registered in the UK
- Must be operating in Scotland
- Is led by and/or works extensively with BME communities in Scotland
For more information, visit https://www.crer.scot/global-majority-fund