Deadline: 28-Apr-23
Applicants are now invited to submit their applications for the Voluntary Sector Resilience Fund, set up as a result of a partnership between The Mulberry Trust, Buckinghamshire Council, Rothschild Foundation and Heart of Bucks to support Local Organisations.
Grants will be one-off payments designed to assist charities and community groups in Buckinghamshire. Applicants should be able to demonstrate they are structurally secure but face unexpected and unmanageable costs caused by inflationary and cost-of-living pressures. Applications relating to cost increases caused by other factors will not be eligible.
Priorities
Priority will be given to organisations whose work includes projects/activities within any of the wards. If applicants work in any of these wards, please ensure it is mentioned within the application.
- Aylesbury North, North West or South West.
- Chesham.
- West Wycombe.
- Booker, Cressex and Castlefield.
- Abbey.
- Terriers and Amersham Hill.
- Ryemead and Micklefield.
- Totteridge and Bowerdean.
Funding Information
Grants available: up to £10,000.
What can be applied for?
- Applications for funding to support the organisation’s operating costs as a direct result of increases in these costs since October 2022 and expected increases in the next 12 months will be considered.
- Funding is available to support operating costs, including one-off salary payments to help staff with cost of living pressures. Incremental salary increases will not be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are invited from constituted, Bucks-based charitable/non-profit organisations which can demonstrate they:
- Have been operating for at least 12 months
- Have suffered significant increased operating costs caused by inflationary/ cost-of-living pressures, which they have not been able to manage in other ways.
- Are a going concern (this can be demonstrated by providing a budget, cashflow forecast or project plan)
- Work with the aim of reducing inequalities amongst residents in the county, particularly those living in disadvantaged areas.
- In addition, the most recent set of accounts must show:
- Annual, unrestricted income of no more than £500,000
- Unrestricted, free reserves representing no more than six months annual expenditure.
For more information, visit Heart of Bucks.