Deadline: 14-Apr-23
The Jersey Community Foundation has launched the applications for Heritage Fund are important and valued in Jersey and are key to the sense of identity as an Island. Cultural participation is known to bring benefits including learning and education, good health, social inclusion and satisfaction with life.
Understanding, valuing and sharing the heritage brings people together, inspires pride in the community and boosts investment into the local economy.
Funding Information
- The current maximum grant size is £50,000 per applicant per financial year. Multi-year grants will be considered.
Five Heritage outcomes
- Specifically, JCF supports projects with outcomes that align with the Heritage Strategy for Jersey; contributing to the Island’s unique identity, beautiful environment, vibrant community, and sustainable economy, creating a better place to live for everyone, now and in the future. These outcomes are:
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Enjoying
- Understanding
- Valuing
- Caring.
Criteria
- Charities, not-for-profit, community groups or private owners of heritage may apply
- Successful applications will relate to a project, service or initiative to be undertaken within Jersey or a project where the outcomes would be directly transferable to Jersey for local benefit
- All applications must fit one or more charitable purposes as per the Charities (Jersey) Law 2014
- Grants may fund existing services, new initiatives or can contribute to ongoing operating costs
- Grant recipients must report to the Foundation on how the Grant has been spent and the extent to which the funded activity has achieved the desired outcomes. The Foundation will provide the grant recipient with a reporting template.
- Grants should be spent within one calendar year of receiving funding or as agreed otherwise with the Foundation.
For more information, visit Heritage Fund.