This scheme is centred on community regeneration, health and social welfare and community safety and is aimed at small and medium sized voluntary and community organisations.
Does Your Group Need Money? If yes then we could Help.
Are you?
- A voluntary or community group operating in North Lincolnshire.
Do you?
- Have an income of less than £20,000 per year or less than one full time worker (or equivalent).
- Have a constitution.
- Have a bank account requiring two signatures.
Have you?
- Independently inspected accounts for previous financial year. If it is a new group evidence that accounting procedures are in place must be available.
- Got or be prepared to develop an Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Got or be prepared to develop a Child Protection Policy if applicable.
If your project comes under one of the following areas:
- A community based regeneration programme that will improve the living standards of the most deprived and excluded communities.
- Promoting the development and application of education, learning and skills, which will lead to increased employment opportunities.
- Providing a health benefit to the users of the project.
- Improving community safety.
- Improving the local environment.
- Be working with children aged between 5 and 13 in an area of high deprivation.
Then read on:
This scheme is centred on community regeneration, health and social welfare and community safety and is aimed at small and medium sized voluntary and community organisations. The aim is to make the procedures as simple and straightforward as possible.
Grant details
- From £50 upwards for children’s projects.
- From £200 upwards for modest community initiatives.
- Up to £5,000 for larger scale projects, which show how a Community Pot grant can make the difference e.g. providing the last chunk of funding or acting as a pivot to lever in significant levels of external funding. These grants will only be made for exceptional projects, which will have a major impact on their community.
The good news is that the panel normally meets once a month so you can submit your application at any time.
- Grants will not be made retrospectively i.e. for expenditure already incurred.
- The grants are “one-off’ payments and only one successful application per year is allowed.
- For capital build projects, other than in exceptional circumstances, the maximum grant will be 40% of the project cost.
- Grants will not normally be awarded for running costs.
- Decisions on the awarding of grants will be made by a panel of representatives from the funders of the Community Pot and from voluntary and community groups.
- Any grants must be spent within six months of being awarded unless the Grant Panel has agreed otherwise.
The application process is very easy and straightforward.
If you would like to apply for a Community Pot grant please read on for Application procedures.
It’s as simple as this to apply
Representatives from the group will need to consult with the Community Pot Co-ordinator who will complete a simple assessment of the group and its project. If there are areas where there is a lack e.g. of procedures, advice/training will be given to remedy this.
Once the group questionnaire has been satisfactorily completed there will be a straightforward application form to fill in. The Community Pot Co-ordinator will be available to advise on this.
The form will then be submitted to the Grant Panel for its decision.
Successful applicants will be asked to sign an agreement to undertake simple monitoring tasks. These will be agreed between the Community Pot Co-ordinator and the group. It is expected that the group will continue to work with the Community Pot Co-ordinator during the agreed period of monitoring.
So what are you waiting for?
If you fit the categories listed contact us today. We are easy to work with and you don’t have a thing to lose by making enquires.
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