United Kingdom: The Deighton and Brackenhall Fund

Deadline: 31-May-22

The Deighton and Brackenhall Fund is now open for applications from charitable organisations operating in the Deighton & Brackenhall areas of Huddersfield.

Funding Information

You can apply for up to £1,000. You will have up to 12 months from your project start date to use your grant.

What they will fund

They can fund a wide range of items, including volunteer expenses, publicity costs, equipment, room hire, materials for activities, contributions to staffing costs, etc.
The grants can be used to extend current activities or to introduce new ones in the Deighton and Brackenhall area.
Examples of the types of projects they can fund are:
- Projects which further reduce crime and fear of crime
- Projects that improve mental or physical health
- Projects that improve the environment (projects must take place in Deighton and Brackenhall)
- Projects that provide people with sporting activities such as football, netball cricket, chair yoga, walking football, etc.
- Projects that address isolation.
- Projects that offer advice & information.

They do not fund any of the following:

Party political activity
Promotion of religion
Replacement of statutory funding
Projects that have already started
Groups who have not complied with previous monitoring requirements
Organizations that support animals
For-profit organizations
The statutory provision is provided by schools and hospitals.

Eligibility Criteria

One Community makes grants to a wide range of organizations.
The Foundation is particularly keen to help grassroots community groups, and small-to-medium-sized voluntary organizations, and priority will be given to these groups.
They do not usually make grants to large local, regional and national charities (this does not apply to national programs).
You must have a governing document (constitution, rules, memorandum, articles of association, etc.), a governing body of at least three unrelated individuals, and a bank account in your group’s name with at least two unrelated signatories.
If a school were to apply for support, it would have to demonstrate that the funding request was not a replacement for statutory funding.
All organizations must be based in Kirklees, or undertaking project work in Kirklees and be one of the following:
- Constituted voluntary or community groups
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Schools – They would encourage schools to make an application via their PTA. If your school does not have a PTA, they will accept applications directly from the school. They will only activity that is no statutory provision.
- Charities (not registered with the Charity Commission)
- Charities (registered with the Charity Commission)
- If you have previously had a grant from One Community Foundation and your project has finished, you will need to have submitted your evaluation form and receipts for the project. If you have outstanding evaluations, they may not be able to fund you.