Deadline: 31-Dec-21
The Cheshire Community Foundation is pleased to launch the Knutsford Fund Small Grants Programme to support charitable project activity in Knutsford and the surrounding rural area.
Priority Activities
Priority activities for the fund (agreed in consultation with a range of community groups and stakeholders in Knutsford) are those which:
- Support lonely, disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable people of all ages – who lack access to volunteering opportunities, employment and skills support, regular transport, befriending services, peer support, social activities and key public services and who want to feel more valued and improve their overall mental health and wellbeing, with particular emphasis on supporting:-
- Disadvantaged and vulnerable people affected by the covid-19 outbreak
- Lonely isolated older men
- New Mums
- Young people
- Carers (of all ages)
Outcomes
This programme is specifically for projects in Knutsford with the aim of achieving the following outcomes:
- To improve mental health and wellbeing – particularly at an early intervention stage
- To tackle poverty and disadvantage for people of all ages
- To build stronger communities
- To increase education skills and employment opportunities
Funding Information
- Grants of between £1 and £2,000 are available over one year or less.
Eligibility Criteria
- The geography of the fund will cover projects supporting beneficiaries in the four Knutsford wards of Nether, Norbury Booths, Over and Bexton and extend to the rural areas surrounding Knutsford town – including Tabley, Lower Peover, Tatton, Ollerton and Chelford where people rely on services delivered in Knutsford. Please do contact us if you are unsure if your project and beneficiary support fits with The Knutsford Fund.
- Both charities and social enterprises in Knutsford can apply.
For more information, visit https://cheshirecommunityfoundation.org.uk/grants/knutsford-fund-small-grants-programme/