Deadline: 19-Jul-21
The Tower Hamlets Council has launched Small Grants Fund to support voluntary and community sector activity across Tower Hamlets that will make a positive difference to the lives of local residents.
The Small Grants Fund welcomes applications related to equalities.
This might include, for example, projects that contribute to tackling inequalities faced by a particular group, bringing people from different groups together to increase awareness and understanding or events celebrating diversity.
Applications for activities related to Black History Month are welcomed.
Themes
The Small Grants Fund is being administered by EECF and will award grants of up to £5,000 to support organisations with an annual income of less than £250k delivering activities under the following themes:
- Theme 1: Innovation. To encourage innovation or pilot something new, especially where there is a gap in provision.
- Theme 2: Prevention. To promote grassroots activity to reduce the need for statutory services.
- Theme 3: Neighborhood Action. To promote local neighborhood initiatives.
- Theme 4: Community Cohesion. To develop community resilience, promote cultural opportunities and reduce social isolation.
- Theme 5: Partnership. Making the sector more effective through closer partnership working within the sector and across sectors.
- Theme 6: Access & Participation. Establishing access and participation schemes to provide referral gateways for people from BAME communities.
- Theme 7: Loneliness. To reduce the impact of loneliness and social isolation on residents.
Funding Information
- Grants of between £200 and £5,000 are available.
Eligibility Criteria
The fund is open to all voluntary and community organisations. These are defined as;
- Registered charities
- Community groups
- Community associations
- Tenants and residents’ groups
- Green spaces friends’ groups
- Co-operatives and social enterprises
- School/parent groups which are independent of the schools they work with
- Faith organisations
- Sports, environmental, arts and heritage organisations
- Grant making trusts
- Housing associations
- Un-constituted groups of residents working together to make a difference in their local communities.
Ineligibility
They cannot accept applications from;
- For-profit organisations
- Individuals seeking funding for personal benefit, or sole traders
- Organisations based outside the UK
- Organisations with an annual turnover in excess of £250,000 are not eligible to apply to this fund.
For more information, visit https://eastendcf.org/tower-hamlets-grants/