Deadline: 9-Sep-22
The Sussex Community Foundation General Awards Grant Programme is now open to address disadvantage and deprivation and build resilience in Sussex communities.
Sussex Community Foundation raises funds for and makes grants to local charities and community groups across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.
Funding Information
Grants are up to £10,000 unless otherwise advertised.
What you Can Apply for?
The grants help to address disadvantage and deprivation and build resilience across Sussex. Although the funding is open to all, they particularly welcome applications from organisations led by and supporting people from underrepresented communities. This includes but is not limited to people underrepresented in terms of race, religion, sexuality, disability, and age, as well as geography or economic disadvantage.
You might want funding for something like:
- Youth work and young people’s activities
- Lunch clubs and support for older people
- Health and well-being initiatives
- Projects working to improve digital inclusion
- Climate action, community gardens, or environmental projects
- Projects supporting homeless and vulnerably housed people
- Community advice and support
- Food banks and projects
- Projects addressing drug and alcohol misuse
Eligibility Criteria
Most of their grants are awarded to not-for-profit volunteer-led organisations whose annual income does not exceed £2 million. However, the funding is particularly aimed at supporting smaller voluntary groups across Sussex, many with an annual income of less than £100,000.
They define ‘not for profit’ organisations as those:
- Whose governing body (board or management committee) is entirely voluntary, although out of pocket expenses may be paid, and has a minimum of three un-related people (if some are related there must be at least three who are not)
- Whose members do not receive any financial benefit
- Whose income and assets are used for exclusively charitable purposes (and any remaining assets are transferred to a charitable organisation)
- That do not pay any dividend or distribute any surplus to shareholders or members
Your organisation does not have to be a charity but it does need to have:
- its own bank account, with at least two cheque signatories (who are not related to each other)
- a constitution or set of governing rules, with a minimum of three trustees/committee members,
- accounts or records of expenditure
- relevant policies (such as equal opportunities, child protection, vulnerable adults, health and safety etc)
They can accept applications from social enterprises, CICs and Companies Limited by Guarantee carrying out charitable activities. However, these organisations must have:
- Demonstrable public benefit and clear protection against private benefit
- A minimum of three unrelated directors, the majority of whom are not paid either as directors or for delivering the activities of the organisation (if some are related there must be at least three who are not)
- A majority of non-executive directors approving the salaries and benefits of any paid directors, which should be reasonable and proportionate to the work they do and the financial position of the organisation
- An asset lock body (in the case of CICs) with objectives that are charitable and similar to the CIC.
For more information, visit General Awards.
For more information, visit https://sussexgiving.org.uk/apply-for-grants/how-it-works/