Deadline: 03-Feb-23
The Gloucestershire Community Foundation has launched its Main Grants Programme to benefit people who are disadvantaged or isolated.
To be eligible for a grant from this programme, organisations must work with people who are disadvantaged due to poverty, disability, age, location or culture.
The foundation also gives priority to groups that:
- Enable people to take opportunities that would otherwise not be available
- Reflect the concerns and priorities of people living and working in the area
- Involve local people in improving their community
Funding Information
- Awards are available of between £1,000 and normally a maximum of £10,000.
- Please note that only in exceptional circumstances will grants in excess of £10,000 be awarded.
What can you apply for?
To be eligible for a grant from the Main Programme you must be able to demonstrate that you will benefit people in your community by helping them to lead more fulfilling lives, particularly where there is known deprivation, disadvantage, or isolation. Disadvantage may be the result of poverty, disability, age, location or culture. GCF’s priorities include projects or activities which:
- Reflect the needs and concerns of their beneficiaries by adding value to existing community provision;
- Enable people to take up opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them;
- Encourage local volunteers to engage with their communities;
- Develop partnerships with other local organisations and groups;
- Demonstrate imagination and initiative by securing funds from diverse fundraising activities. See section 7 of this document for more information.
Eligibility Criteria
- Main Grants are normally awarded to local, voluntary and community organisations where a small amount of money can make a big difference. Applicants must be based and working in Gloucestershire. You do not have to be a registered charity, as long as the work you do has charitable aims.
- There is no limit to the size of organisation that may apply to Main Grants Programme. However, applicants with more than eight months of annual expenditure in unrestricted reserves will be considered a lower priority for funding.
- Therefore, if your organisation is holding significant reserves you will need to make it clear why these reserves cannot be used to cover the cost of the intended project or activity.
For more information, visit Gloucestershire Community Foundation.
For more information, visit https://gloucestershirecf.org.uk/grant/main-grants-programme/