Deadline: 25-Apr-22
The East End Community Foundation (EECF) has launched a funding call for the London Dock Community Fund to support the community around the London Dock development to help make the local area a better place to live, work and visit.
Grants will generally cover one-off items of expenditure such as equipment, social outings, classes or training. The London Dock Community Fund actively encourages applications for gardening or environmental projects, as well as projects which provide employability support for local residents.
The London Dock Community Fund will support organisations that offer quality summer provision for children and young people that provides a tangible impact on improving motivation and engagement with education and work readiness, increasing personal development, increasing access to new cultural experiences and reducing the likelihood of anti-social behaviour.
Projects
Grants are available to quality projects which:
- Provide positive activities in the summer holidays for children and young people from St Katharine’s & Wapping and Shadwell wards
- Demonstrate attractive provision designed to stimulate interest in new activities that has been designed in consultation with young people
- Are inclusive and bring young people from different communities together
- Work in partnership with other providers in order increase capacity and avoid duplication of services
Funding Information
The total value of the fund is £27,000 per year:
- £2,500 has been allocated to Small Grants where organisations may apply for up to £500
- £24,500 has been allocated to the Summer Programme where organisations may apply for up to £3,500
Project Activities
Project activities could include, but are not limited to:
- Access to the arts and new cultural experiences
- Activities that engage young people with their local community
- Sports provision and tournaments
- Courses that offer accreditation, development of social skills etc.
- Evening or weekend youth provision for older young people
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, organisations must:
- be a not-for-profit organisation that is formally constituted i.e. have a signed governing document in the group’s name
- be connected with and meeting the needs of the local community in St Katharine’s & Wapping and Shadwell
- have at least two unrelated management committee members if they are an unincorporated organisation or voluntary group
- have good financial management procedures, including a record of income and expenditure
- have a bank account in the name of the group, with at least two unrelated cheque signatories
- have a safeguarding policy in place if working with young people and children under the age of 18 or vulnerable adults
For more information, visit https://eastendcf.org/tower-hamlets-grants/
