Deadline: 19-Oct-22
The Nottingham City Council is seeking applications for its Small Grant Programme to support small, grassroots organizations that work with women or
LGBT+ people.
This Small Grant Programme is part of the three year Nottingham City Council Communities of Identity funding stream to Nottingham Women’s Centre and partner organisations. This is focused on Gender and Sexual Orientation and will help people to get the right support, advice and development to become active citizens.
Funding Information
You can apply for a one off grant of £500 – £750. They may consider awarding grants of up to £1000 but expect most will be up to £500.
What do they fund?
This Small Grants Programme will support small, grass roots organisations that work with women or LGBT+ people to deliver projects and activities around at least one of the following:
- Addressing Isolation in the LGBT+ community in Nottingham
- Including supporting existing work to promote healthy relationships.
- Providing Safe Physical and Virtual Spaces for women
- Support communities through providing physical and/or online space, particularly women who face increased social isolation or multiple barriers to inclusion.
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Empowering Women
- To offer support around crisis, hardship and poverty – this means financial difficulties, or support and advice around practical day to day needs.
- To help women to be heard within mainstream services, partners and organisations, in particular about their needs and issues.
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Support for Women’s Voices
- Enabling women to challenge cultural stereotypes, championing Nottingham as a zero tolerance city for misogyny and female genital mutilation.
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Mental Health support
- Support that complements statutory provision to meet the specific mental health and wellbeing needs of their communities.
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Digital Inclusion
- Activity that helps to reduce digital exclusion for their communities, support them to access support, services and activities online
Eligibility Criteria
This funding is aimed at small voluntary and community groups with a turnover of less than £10,000. Organisations currently receiving funding through the Communities of Identity 2019-22 are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Nottingham City Council.
For more information, visit https://www.nottinghamwomenscentre.com/smallgrants
