Deadline: 31-Jan-25
The Selwood Housing’s Stronger Communities Fund is a grant scheme aimed at improving the lives of the customers and the communities where they live.
Funding Information
- The grant funding can be used to cover the whole cost of a project, or as a contribution towards a larger cost. They generally distribute small grants but will consider applications requesting a maximum of £2000.
Benefits
- To be considered for funding, your project must also deliver at least one of the following benefits for Selwood Housing customers:
- To provide relief, support or essential goods for those in need due to poverty.
- To promote tolerance, understanding and respect between diverse groups within the communities.
- To involve more people in local decision-making.
- To involve more people in the life of their community.
- Strengthening existing community groups and supporting the formation of new ones.
- To help people to learn new skills or improve existing ones, thereby fostering self-reliance, confidence, and independence.
- To improve the appearance of the local area and/or make it a better place to live in.
Criteria
- They will only fund organisations or groups using the application form.
- They will only accept applications received during the open window.
- Organisations and groups will only receive funding if they have suitable governance arrangements in place.
- They will fund not only new projects but also existing ones, although they will not generally provide retrospective funding. Revenue costs will only be funded for a strictly limited period.
- They will only consider one grant application from a group or organisation in any one financial year and will endeavour to ensure that grants are awarded across the wider community to ensure fairness.
- Applicants can only use the grant for the purpose for which it was awarded and must agree to repay it if it cannot be used for that purpose. They must also agree to refer to the funding they receive from us in any promotional material.
- You will need to have a bank account to receive your grant funding as this is paid by BACS transfer
For more information, visit Selwood Housing.
