Deadline: 24-Jan-25
In partnership with Comic Relief, Voice4Change England (V4CE) has created the ‘Race Equality and Infrastructure Flexible Fund’ which aims to improve infrastructure provision at both a local and regional level across 5 regions in England, supporting Black and Minoritised Ethnic (BME) organisations to develop and to address race inequality.
Aims
- V4CE’s strategic aims:
- Strategic Aim 1: To provide leadership and resources to increase BME Sector involvement and representation in key decision making and policy forums
- Strategic Aim 2: To increase awareness and respect of BME Sector role, activities, impact, and added value
- Strategic Aim 3: To strengthen the BME Sector and race equality through direct infrastructure service delivery, advocacy and improving infrastructure provision through partnership and collaboration
- Strategic Aim 4: To increase opportunities for BME organisations to develop resources and sustainability through enterprise, creativity and sector led grant making
- Strategic Aim 5: To harness the BME voice through partnership, research, and consultation, to ensure the BME perspective is heard in issues that shape society
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £50,000 are available for 1 year for BME infrastructure organisations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organisations are those that are BME-led infrastructure organisations (more than 50% of the trustees/board or senior staff must be from BME groups) with 80% of beneficiaries from one or more BME groups. All applicants must have a minimum of three people on the governing body.
- Organisations must be based in one of the following regions in England:
- East of England
- East Midlands
- North East
- South East
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- The organisational structure must be one of the following:
- Registered charities such as registered charities, registered charities and companies limited by guarantee, charitable incorporated organisations
- Companies limited by guarantee that have charitable objects
- Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are limited by guarantee and have a minimum of three Directors
- Community Benefit Societies (for example, formerly registered as Industrial and Provident Societies) also with clear charitable purpose
Ineligibility Criteria
- They cannot fund:
- Mainstream infrastructure organisations (e.g. Councils for Voluntary Services (CVSs)
- Political activity e.g. party-political campaigning / lobbying
- Non-charitable activities
- Individuals
- Grant-making bodies to make grants on the behalf
For more information, visit V4CE.