Deadline: 30-Jul-21
The Borough Council is pleased to launch the Community COVID Recovery Grants for community and voluntary organisations that have been directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The community and voluntary sector in Dacorum quickly moved to support the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organisations worked to arrange food deliveries to vulnerable residents, befriending services to lonely and isolated people, and gave advice to residents about what benefits were available to them while self-isolating.
This increased their costs, and without the usual opportunities for fundraising, vital community and voluntary groups in Dacorum are suffering.
Priorities
To apply for a community grant, projects must demonstrate they seek to work in partnership with other groups and meet at least one of the following Council priorities:
- A clean, safe and enjoyable environment
- Building strong and vibrant communities
- Ensuring economic growth and prosperity
- Providing good quality affordable homes, in particular for those most in need
- Ensuring efficient, effective and modern service delivery
Examples of what can be funded include:
- Rent and rates
- Insurance
- PPE
- Equipment
- IT and subscriptions
- COVID-19 compliance
Funding Information
- The fund, which offers grants of up to £5,000, will cover issues that have previously been excluded from funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- Constituted groups: Any voluntary or community group can apply, including those already in receipt of funds. These groups must comply with the following conditions:
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- hold a bank account in the name of the group, requiring at least two signatories,
- have a Management Committee of at least three people,
- be non-profit making or a social enterprise where profits are reinvested for community or social benefit,
- operate with no undue restrictions on membership.
- Non-constituted groups: Informal / grass roots / non-constituted groups can apply. They must provide a letter of endorsement from a constituted charitable organisation, a local Councillor, Police Community Support Officer or other similar representative on their organisations headed paper.
For more information, visit http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/community-living/voluntary-organisations-social-enterprises/grants
