[HLUG] Two grants now open with Worcestershire Community Foundation

Wed Jun 9 12:46:40 UTC 2021

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Two grants now open with Worcestershire Community Foundation
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Worcestershire Community Foundation now have two grants open; Made By Sport: Clubs in Crisis and the last round of Covid-19 Response Fund. Please see further details below or go to the web link at: https://www.worcscf.org.uk/our-grants/current-grants/

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Clubs in Crisis with Made by Sport
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We’re pleased to have teamed up with Made By Sport to offer local sports clubs and organisations the opportunity to apply for a grant which can help support young people as they start to recover from the effects of the latest lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on young people across the UK, and thanks to Made By Sport, we can offer this chance for sports clubs and organisations to access vital funding which can help them to continue bringing sport into young people’s lives.

Made By Sport is a charity which raises awareness of the power of sport and funding for organisations that use sport to support young people across the UK. The ‘Clubs In Crisis’ fund is part of a wider campaign that believes sport is the best vehicle for creating societal change for young people across a myriad of challenges they face in the modern world. We’ll be administering the fund on behalf of Made by Sport and awarding unrestricted of grants of £2,021 to clubs who match the criteria.
Full information can be found here – Made by Sport Guidelines WCF (https://www.worcscf.org.uk/grants/clubs-in-crisis-grants-programme/attachment/made-by-sport-guidelines-wcf-new/)

Please ensure you have read the guidelines fully and that you are applying for Sport Development as defined in the guidelines.
Deadline for Round 2 applications: Friday 2nd July. Applicants will be notified of the decision by the end of July 2021
What is the funding for?
The funding can support sports clubs or organisations working within the sport for development sector (this includes any physical activity), which are able to demonstrate that the Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected them, either operationally or financially, and which require funding to save, resume or adapt their activity. Please see Appendix 1 for more details about what constitutes Sport Development.

How much can I apply for?
A one-off grant of £2,021. If you don’t need as much as that but would like to apply anyway, please do.

What can the funding be spent on?
The funding is unrestricted so can be spent on core costs as well as on programme or capital costs. Funds can also be used towards match funding or for leverage for a larger programme. In normal circumstances, Made by Sport funding would not be able to be used for either debt repayment or for costs incurred before the funding was agreed. However, each participating Community Foundation will ensure that applications for these types of costs are assessed and considered in light of the pandemic if the unique requirement to cover these costs meets the aims of the Fund.

Who can apply?
This programme supports clubs or organisations which intentionally use sport to deliver wider social outcomes. The organisations we are looking for operate mostly in disadvantaged communities, often working collaboratively with other partners to meet local need, and may offer cross-sector activities.
This programme will support clubs and organisations based in Worcestershire including charities, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies and other not-for-profit organisations. Grants will be awarded to organisations with a turnover less than £75,000 with priority given to those groups with a turnover less than £25,000.
Specifically, we will fund clubs and organisations which can demonstrate that they are using sport to work towards one or more of the following outcomes:
* Developing Life Skills
* Improving Mental Health
* Reducing Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
* Developing Employability Skills
* Building Stronger Communities

If you have any questions about any aspect of making an application to this fund, please contact Emma Buckingham emmab at comfirst.org.uk (mailto:emmab at comfirst.org.uk)   (mailto:emmab at comfirst.org.uk) or call on 01684 312751
https://www.worcscf.org.uk/grants/clubs-in-crisis-grants-programme/

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Covid-19 Response Fund
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The final round of the Covid-19 Response Fund is now open. The Covid-19 Response Fund, in partnership with the National Emergencies Trust (NET) (https://nationalemergenciestrust.org.uk/)  and The Red Cross, was launched in early April 2020 in response to the COVID crisis. Between April and October, we have distributed £0.6 million in grants to 150+ projects across Worcestershire in the initial ‘response’ phase, supporting thousands of people affected by the virus. Projects funded have ranged from homelessness and foodbanks to volunteer networks and domestic abuse.

To make an application, please click here (https://mcusercontent.com/c04bda84a7041a21e04f8f8c4/files/8cb20053-9465-4669-156f-0c3d09e162e1/COVID_APPLICATION_FORM_WEB_Net_Round_3_1_.docx)
For our Privacy Policy please click here (https://www.worcscf.org.uk/privacy-policy/)
Deadline for applications: Friday 25th June.

For Grant Guidelines please see below:
Please read the following fund guidelines and ensure that your project meets at least some of these before making an application to the fund.

PRIORITY GROUPS:
* Organisations that support the ongoing needs of vulnerable people to ensure that their health and wellbeing is maintained
* Organisations in support of activities that relieve pressure on local statutory services, particularly emergency or health and social care provision, or complement their response
* Groups and activities that support vulnerable people self-isolating (the elderly, people with pre-existing medical conditions etc)
* Support for foodbanks and organisations working to combat hardship caused by the pandemic including child hunger
* Community response coordination
* Organisations or informal groups that have been specifically established to respond to the crisis
* Volunteer costs for new and existing organisations responding to the effect of the crisis
* Additional costs of working remotely and adapting services delivered in the wider community
* Additional support as required for emotional support, mental health and bereavement support

For example, projects could include, but are not limited to:
* Support for vulnerable and older people in their homes, providing food and medicines
* Funding for community groups that are linked into the hubs being created to coordinate the above
* Special provision of crisis services for rough sleepers and those living in temporary accommodation with changed practices to keep clients and staff as safe as possible
* Free takeaway lunches and online youth services for young people in a very disadvantaged area, supported by local volunteers
* Non-perishable food and essential living and baby items for distribution to destitute refugees and asylum seekers
* To reach (with support and information) local residents who don’t have access to the internet/smartphones – via self-care packages, coordinating volunteers and keeping the local ‘hub’ accessible to them.
* Support for organisations that provide support for vulnerable groups to counter the loss of income and fundraising which can be directly linked to the pandemic

ELIGIBLE ORGANISATIONS
* Voluntary and community organisations, including but not limited to:
* Registered charities, including charitable incorporated organisations
* Constituted organisations and non-registered charities
* Community interest companies and community benefit societies (Community Foundations can use their own policy)
* Parish and town councils (if the funded activity is not deemed part of their statutory duties)
* Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs)
* Churches and other religious organisations (if the funded activity is not deemed to be proselytising).
* Other voluntary community organisations or those not constituted but deemed appropriate by the Community Foundation under this Programme would be eligible, with appropriate endorsement from the statutory body, charity, parochial church council etc.

NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS PROGRAMME
* Grants that are solely for the provision of bursaries to individuals or families cannot be awarded. (However, other provisions such as emergency food parcels or other items can be purchased and distributed to their beneficiaries. For example, foodbanks that are low on supplies of specific items.)
* Individuals
* Statutory bodies such as city and county councils or health institution

For further information please contact:
Emma Buckingham (Grants Officer)
emmab at comfirst.org.uk (mailto:emmab at comfirst.org.uk)
https://www.worcscf.org.uk/grants/covid-19-response-fund/

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