Aims/Priorities: The funding is for charitable and not-for-profit organisations who focus on family support. This may further include:
- Early intervention
- Families coping with addiction
- Prisoners' families
The work needs to address the challenges of local communities in areas of extreme deprivation within the UK. Preference is for frontline organisations working directly with people in need.
Who can apply: Applications are accepted from:
- Registered charities
- Social enterprises not structured as CICs
- Co-operative or community benefit societies
- Voluntary organisations with a constitution and bank account.
Applicants should be small to medium sized local organisations with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts. To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have a total annual income up to £500,000.
- Have a postcode, or their project area, must be ranked within the most deprived 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for urban areas or within the most deprived 50% for rural areas.
The preference is for frontline organisations working directly with families in need.
Regional branches of national organisations that are structured as legal entities in their own right (eg, they have their own their own charity number and bank account) may apply.
Grant amount: Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 for a single year are available.
Multi-year grants are between £10,000 and up to £100,000 over three years. No more than £50,000 can be applied for in any given year over a three-year period. Applications may be for up to 50% of the cost of a salary or total annual running costs
Application process: The guidance notes and application form are available on the Trust's website.
There is a two-stage application process:
- The first step is to complete the online Major Grants form, also known as a Stage 1 application.
- Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full application.
Deadline: None. Applications can be submitted throughout the year, for consideration at one of the quarterly grants committee meetings held in January, April, July and October. Applications need to be received a minimum of three months prior to the meeting.
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