Aims/priorities: As part of its strategy, United Way UK invests in organisations that provide programmes and services that align with its strategic priorities. These priorities are long-term solutions addressing one of the following needs:
- Education – including but not limited to early childhood development, school readiness and success, out of school learning opportunities, soft skills development.
- Income stability – including but not limited to job training, access to employment, support to obtain employment, advancing financial literacy.
- Health – including but not limited to mental health support, hunger prevention, access to housing.
The purpose of these grants is to:
- Create a picture of needs local to the geographic areas given.
- Create a picture as to what solutions best address these needs.
- Identify opportunities to scale existing initiatives through potential longer term funding and partnership.
- Demonstrate the impact donors can have on causes local to their own homes/places of work.
- Support the most disadvantaged or otherwise socially excluded.
In offering these Give Local grants, United Way UK seeks organisations that have the potential to be long-term partners in their work.
The grants are for small local charities based and working in various locations including Manchester and Oldham
Who can apply? Community based, local organisations with an average annual income of £300,000 or less can apply.
Organisations with a charitable purpose, but who are not registered charities will be considered, but may be subject to additional checks.
Grant amount: There will be 30 grants of £1,500 each awarded in 2020.
All funds should be used by 31 March 2021.
Application process: An online application form can be found on the United Way UK website.
Deadline: The deadline for applications is 16 November 2020. Grants will be delivered by the end of December 2020.
Contact information: Becca Sims, United Way UK Tel: 07597424357 Email: grants@unitedway.org.uk
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