Deadline: 16-Oct-22
County Durham Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Discover Brightwater Partnership Community Grants Programme to support local organisations and projects to achieve lasting impact in their community, continue and expand their work and run projects that help people enjoy all the Brightwater area has to offer.
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Community Grants will be available for groups and organisations to:
- Strengthen their organisation; this could be through training or support your organisation needs to grow or become more sustainable, equipment that would make a lasting difference to the work your group undertakes.
- Run additional activities; these could be activities that help attract new members to your group or special events that encourage visitors or local residents to explore the Brightwater area.
- Celebrate the Brightwater; your group may have ideas for activities that help more people connect with the Brightwater area’s culture or natural environment.
Funding Information
- Grants of £750 to £5,000 are available.
- There is no closing date, they will aim to have a decision for you within six weeks of receiving your application.
What type of funding can you apply for?
- Purchase of capital items, materials, equipment
- coaching or training activity sessional costs (they would expect reasonable hourly rates),
- capacity building activity,
- transport costs,
- publicity costs,
- overhead/core costs related to a specific project.
Eligibility Criteria
The following groups can apply to the Community Grants Programme:
- Charities or trusts
- Community or voluntary groups
- Community / parish councils
- Community Interest Companies
- Social enterprises
- Other not for profit organisations or partnerships led by not for profit organisations.
Groups must:
- be based within the Brightwater area
- be rooted in, and engaging with, the community (for example through being led by a volunteer committee, providing volunteering opportunities, having open membership, proactively trying to engage new members).
For more information, visit County Durham Community Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.cdcf.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/grants-for-groups/discover-brightwater-partnership-community-grants-programme/