Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Two Ridings Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Fund for Selby District Grant Program to provide a long-term, sustainable source of funding to support local charitable activity in the Selby District that meets the identified needs in the area.
What are the priorities for the fund?
The funds will support charitable activity for the wellbeing of people in the Selby District. Applicants should clearly demonstrate how they are working to address the following priorities which have been identified by Two Ridings Community Foundation from local data and community insights:
- Health and wellbeing
- They will prioritise projects that provide support to older and vulnerable people to live dignified, productive and healthy lifestyles.
- They will priortise projects that provide support to children and young people to access and enjoy healthy lifestyles (this could be physical activity, access to the outdoors, improving their mental wellbeing)
- They will prioritise projects that provide support to improve mental health and wellbeing
- Education and Training
- They will prioritise projects that develop employability skills
- They will prioritise projects that provide volunteering opportunities
- Environment
- They will prioritise projects that support increased biodiversity
- They will prioritise projects that support environmental improvements
- Community Sector Resilience
- They will prioritise community spaces requiring funding to stay open
Funding Information
Amount: up to £10,000
Eligibility Criteria
Groups must:
- Be based in and/or working in Selby District
- Have a management committee with at least 3 unrelated members
- Be a voluntary organisation, community group, registered charity or other not for profit organisation
- Have a bank account in the group’s name (with two unrelated signatories as a minimum)
- Have an annual income of under £500,000 based on current forecast annual income.
For more information, visit https://www.tworidingscf.org.uk/fund/the-heart-of-yorkshire-the-fund-for-selby-district/