Deadline: 27-Jan-23
Applications are now open for Locala Community Fund to support not for profit and community groups with grants of up to £1,500.
The funding is for projects that support Locala’s Better Lives Strategy and contributes towards one or more of the Social Value Pledges.
Priorities Areas
- Health and Wellbeing – improve health and wellbeing, reduce isolation and engage with communities to meet their needs.
- Education and Skills – recruit and train people from all the communities, provide opportunities to improve people’s skills, escalate their careers and support them to have better lives.
- Employment – increase inclusive work opportunities particularly within diverse communities.
- Volunteering – increase volunteering which gives a sense of purpose and improves the lives of both volunteers and the people they work with.
- Economic – improve the local economy and the lives of the people within it. Support local charities and SMEs and buy local.
- Environment – reduce carbon footprint and positively improve the local environment.
- Leadership – reduce health inequalities and effect change in equality and diversity.
Funding Information
- Be applying for less than £1500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be based and provide services in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Stockport and Tameside.
- Be not-for-profit, a community interest company, independent charity or constituted group.
- Not have received a grant through the Community Fund in the previous financial year
- Be a fully constituted group, with written governing documents
- Be able to provide details of an independent reference
- Have a named bank account
- Have an in date safeguarding policy if working directly with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults
- Own any buildings if applying for funding to carry out renovations to buildings
For more information, visit Locala Community Fund.