Deadline: 17-Sep-23
LGBT Foundation and George House Trust are now accepting proposals for the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Community Fund to inspire action and encourage inclusion across Greater Manchester, benefiting LGBTQ+ people and communities.
The fund supports new creative projects, events and activities by organisations and community groups based in the region that improve the experience of LGBTQ+ groups and spotlights the issues that affect their lives. It will also support new programmes that educate people about HIV.
Projects from non-LGBTQ+ led organisations will also be accepted, providing there is a clear positive outcome for LGBTQ+ communities in the region.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for any value up to and including, £1,000.
- The maximum grant award from the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Community Fund is £1,000.
What will be funded
They will fund any costs associated with the delivery of a project that improves the experience of LGBTQ+ people, promotes inclusion and awareness of LGBTQ+ people, communities and the issues that impact their lives or raises awareness and educates around HIV. The types of things that they will fund include:
- Innovative and creative projects.
- Volunteer expenses.
- Activities and events.
- Marketing, resources and printing.
- Venue hire.
- Insurances.
- Staff costs or the cost of sessional workers where relevant to the delivery of your activity.
- I.T. costs including equipment such as laptops and printers.
What won’t be funded
- They will not fund any project that doesn’t have a direct alignment to supporting LGBTQ+ people and communities or HIV in Greater Manchester. The types of things that they won’t fund include:
- Activities or initiatives that won’t provide demonstrable benefit to LGBTQ+ people and communities in Greater Manchester.
- Projects taking place either wholly or mainly outside of Greater Manchester.
- Anything that is the statutory responsibility of any public body.
- Activities and events that have already happened or will happen before the date of announcement of the funding.
- Equipment that has already been purchased.
- Anything that takes place ahead of formal notification of the funding allocation.
- Private businesses or public sector organisations.
- They recognise LGBTQ+ and HIV community action as political in its broadest sense and the fund will support activities that make a statement. They will not fund organisations or activities that are party political.
Eligibility Criteria
- The application must be from a not-for-profit entity, group or organisation based in Greater Manchester and delivering for the benefit of people and communities in Greater Manchester.
- The application must be for delivery of an LGBTQ+ or HIV specific project or activity.
- The applicant organisation’s Income in the last 12-months must be under £100,000.
- The group or organisation that is applying must have a bank account that has 2 or more signatories from people not related or living at the same address.
- Any monitoring from previous funding from the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Community Fund must have been completed and submitted.
- The application should be for £1,000 or less.
For more information, visit LGBT Foundation.