Deadline: 3-Oct-22
The Cambridge City Council has launched the Homelessness Prevention Grant Program to support projects that prevent or relieve homelessness and rough sleeping in Cambridge.
Strategic Outcomes
- Prevent homelessness and rough sleeping in Cambridge
- Relieve homelessness and rough sleeping in Cambridge
Eligible Projects
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the local homelessness and rough sleeper problem in Cambridge
- Propose bold, imaginative, evidence-based and quantifiable solutions
- Where appropriate, build on existing schemes or partnerships in order to make the best use of resources and collective expertise and experience
- Where appropriate, work across traditional boundaries (e.g. seamlessly support people from the street to home)
- Have a clear, planned approach to getting the project started and keeping the project going at the end of the funding period
Eligibility Criteria
- You should be able to answer ‘yes’ to every statement or ‘not applicable’ if it is not appropriate for your organisation, for example if your organisation does not employ people you would not require employment procedures.
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The organisation applying for this funding acknowledges the information in the application documents and confirms the organisation:
- is independently set up for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes and does not operate for private, commercial or personal profit/gain
- is not a statutory organisation or was not set up by a statutory organisation, or is not managed wholly or partly by a statutory organization
- has a legal structure that is appropriate to the size and nature of the organisation, with a governing document, for example, constitution, memorandum of association or set of rules, which sets out the aims and rules governing the organisation
- decides policy and overall management practice through a committee of a minimum of 3 unrelated, elected, unpaid volunteers
- has systems and structures in place to manage the affairs of the organisation efficiently and effectively for example, holds regular, quorate meetings, plans and monitors activities, keeps minutes and circulates information to group members
- involves members and users in policy-making, service planning and in management, where appropriate
- researches and meets the needs of local people and is able to demonstrate or evidence why this activity or service is required
- complies with all statutory and legal responsibilities applicable to their organisation and its regulatory body
- meets the legal responsibilities of an employer and adopts, implements, and monitors good employment practices and procedures
- recruits and supports volunteers
- has up to date, appropriate and adequate insurance cover
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If you cannot answer ‘YES’ to all of the following you are not eligible to apply:
- Does the project you want funding for meet the funding priorities outcomes?
- Will the project be located in the City?
- Will the project be completed by 31st March 2024?
For more information, visit Cambridge City Council.
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For more information, visit https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/homelessness-prevention-grant
