Deadline: 25-Jul-21
The Reading Borough Council is inviting applications for the 2021-22 Small Grants Fund to support thriving communities: addressing the impact of poverty and supporting mental well-being in Reading’s most deprived neighbourhoods and communities.
The funding is available to support the infrastructure and/or additional capacity needed by voluntary and community organisations to expand existing services, deliver services in a different way or to develop new activities.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £5,000 – increased to £10,000 for joint bids proposing a co-ordinated approach by more than one organisation, to support the infrastructure and/or additional capacity needed by organisations to expand existing service, deliver services in a different way or to develop new services.
What will be funded?
Reading Borough Council wants this grants programme to support activities that are right for your community but they should be activities that benefit people beyond the life of the project, in terms of skills gained; increased knowledge, confidence, self-esteem, independence; relationships built, self-help groups established etc. This could be through:
- Play, sport/ physical activities, music, dance, drama activities
- Social activities
- Food growing, cooking
- Learning or training activities
- Mentoring/coaching
- Activities that bring different age groups or cultures together
Grants will be awarded for purposes such as:
- Local ‘one off’ and small projects
- Running an event
- Minor start-up costs (get new idea/project ‘off the ground’)
- Purchasing equipment
- Sessional costs
Eligibility Criteria
The grants programme is aimed at Community groups based in the Reading borough:
- charitable organisations
- voluntary organisations
- community groups
- faith groups
- sports groups
- arts groups
- cultural organisations
- uniformed groups (scouts, guides etc)
- not-for-profit social enterprises
For more information, visit https://www.reading.gov.uk/leisure/funding/small-grants-fund-2021-22/
