East Renfrewshire Humanitarian Participatory Budgeting Fund

Deadline: 31-Oct-22

East Renfrewshire Humanitarian Participatory Budgeting Fund is offering £150,000 to projects that will reduce the impact of COVID-19 on residents, community groups and businesses within the local authority.

Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire in collaboration with Community Learning and Development and Strategic Services has established a community steering group in order to deliver this fund.

Priorities

Priorities for the project have been identified through consultation undertaken by Engage Scotland into the impact of COVID-19 in East Renfrewshire.

The priority groups are:

Children and young people – especially those with ASN
Older people – including those in more affluent areas
Those with disabilities and long-term conditions
Carers, especially carers of people with dementia
Single households especially older people, single parents
Young families especially those in social housing
Those with language barriers
Women experiencing domestic violence

Funding Information

This Humanitarian Fund has a total of £150,000 and will fund projects that will reduce the impact of COVID-19 on residents, community groups and businesses within the local authority.
Constituted groups: Any group/organisation with a constitution can apply for amounts up to £5,000.
Unconstituted Groups: Unconstituted groups can also apply for the same amount but will require a sponsor organisation to hold the funds on their behalf. A sponsor is another third-sector organisation, that has a bank account that can hold the money awarded from this fund. Please note, that this will need to be formally in place before any funding can be approved.
Your sponsor organisation will be contacted to ensure that the formal arrangement is in place.