Aims/priorities: There are currently two funding opportunities available:
Crisis Fund (Up to £500) - Groups can apply for up to £500 to help people in crisis access food and essentials (toiletries, household essentials). There must be an additional offer of longer term help e.g., a leaflet with where to go information, variety of formats.
Community Food Poverty Provision Fund (Up to £5,000) - Groups can apply for up to £5,000 to Support Community Food Poverty Provision. This can be existing or new provision. The funds can go towards:
- Food: The cost of purchasing, preparing and cooking food.
- Logistics: Transportation/delivery/storage of food and essential items, purchase of parcels/containers for food supplies or meals.
- Essentials: The costs of any proposed essentials to support those most in need, such as toiletries/hygiene and cleaning products/baby products/pet essentials.
- Rent: Towards the cost of using premises to deliver the Project. Please note that you cannot apply for your full rental costs. Only a percentage of rent can be applied for, and this percentage will be determined by the decision panel members.
- Publicity Production of a leaflet or newsletter to advertise the activities the Recipient is undertaking.
- Expenses, travel, parking or similar costs incurred by volunteers delivering help, support or assistance.
- Training: Necessary courses that the Recipient intends to offer volunteers to deliver the Project.
- Equipment: Essential equipment specific to the delivery of the Project.
- Administration Membership costs (for Fare Share as an example), general costs of running the Project (administration costs should be kept to a minimum).
Who can apply? To be eligible to apply, an organisation must be:
- VCFSE (Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise) organisation/ groups who have completed a recent Action Together Membership Form (membership is free).
- Based/Currently operating in Tameside.
Grant amount: There are two pots available:
- Crisis Fund (Up to £500)
- Community Food Poverty Provision Fund (Up to £5,000)
Application process: You will need to complete an application form (below) and return it via email to funding@actiontogether.org.uk.
- Crisis Fund Up to £500 Application Form
- Community Food Poverty Provision Fund Up to £5,000 Application Form
Please take time to read the funds Guidance Notes before you make an application.
The Community Wellbeing Team have Community Development Officers assigned to local areas who support an asset-based approach to help build capacity of local people and organisations. They can also help and support you with the forms, you can contact them on 0161 339 2345.
Deadline: Sunday 12 June 2022, 23:59.
Contact information: Email roma.hashim@actiontogether.org.uk, Tel 0161 3392345. Or you can contact your local Community Development Officer for support with the application.