The Community Foundation for Lancashire
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The Community Foundation for Lancashire helps individuals and organisations give to causes that matter to them, providing a strategic approach to charitable giving and a robust grant making service. With knowledge and networks to connect those passionate about supporting their communities to grass roots community groups, the Foundation works to build a thriving and inclusive community where everyone can grow, flourish and prosper. Since being established, the Foundation has awarded over £20.3 million in grants. It is part of a national network of 47 UK Community Foundations and part of a global movement that started in the USA in 1914.
Funding Opportunities
SWEF Enterprise Fund
The SWEF Enterprise Fund awards grants to young people in Lancashire who need support with business costs that they would otherwise not be able to afford, and particularly those who are not in education, employment or training. This is not a loan scheme and recipients do not need to pay the grant back. The fund offers two types of grants: Start-Up Grants (up to £500) for companies in the very early stages, pre-revenue, or have just begun trading, and Business Grants (up to £2,000) for sole trades/limited companies that have been trading for less than 2.5 years and show significant dedication. As part of the programme, SWEF provides the opportunity to join a network of peers who are also in the early stage of starting their business to share ideas, experiences and learn. The grants can be used for essential equipment or materials, website building, product development, and training, but cannot be used for salaries, debt repayment, rent and utility bills, ongoing software subscriptions, or development of businesses carrying out invasive aesthetic procedures.
Mark McQueen Foundation
The Mark McQueen Foundation has been set up by the McQueen family from Liverpool in loving memory of their son Mark. The fund prioritizes mental health projects working with young men, particularly those providing rapid, immediate, and early responses and intervention for men presenting with suicidal ideation. The foundation supports a range of activities including support groups and helplines for young men with mental health issues, support for families who have lost someone to suicide, campaigns for positive mindset change around mental health, research projects, and initiatives using music to work with young men. The fund also supports projects tackling bullying and helping unemployed young men into training and employment. Three levels of funding are available: grants up to £3,000 for full project costs, match funding up to 50% of total project costs, and underwriting of community or charity events to cover any shortfall in funds.
RWE Hameldon Hill Wind Farm Community Fund
Following the extension of the Innogy Renewables UK Wind Farm on Hameldon Hill, a community investment fund has been set up to benefit local communities throughout the lifetime of the wind farm (up to 25 years). The fund wants to encourage local people to take pride in their local area and create a sense of community spirit. The fund supports voluntary and community groups working in the Hapton with Park Ward and the Gawthorpe Ward for projects focused on children, young people and families, environment, and education and learning. Priority is given to projects addressing social priorities identified in the Lancashire Vital Signs report as being the issues of most concern to local residents. The panel will also consider projects that are addressing the impact of the COVID pandemic, provided they meet the broad focus of the fund. Priority will be given to groups from the Hapton with Park ward in the event of over subscription.
Christal Foundation
The Christal Foundation aims to support community groups and charities that work to improve the lives of people in Burnley, Lancashire. The fund provides grants of up to £3,000 for community projects that may struggle to secure funding elsewhere. The foundation prioritizes seed funding and test-and-learn opportunities for smaller grassroots organisations, allowing them to develop new projects with freedom and flexibility. Priority areas include provision of seed funding for new project development, projects facing funding challenges, addressing gaps in current provision, and feasibility studies. The donor prefers to be the principal funder rather than providing match funding. All funded activity must benefit Burnley residents of any age group, with priority given to smaller grassroots organizations that find this type of funding difficult to secure.
Rossendale Community Fund
The Rossendale Community Fund has been created by Rossendale Borough Council in partnership with the Community Foundation for Lancashire to offer grants to support projects that help families and children & young people engage in community activities and learning. Applications should enable families and young people up to the age of 25 to flourish, learn and develop skills or knowledge. This includes education, training, sports development, arts and culture activities and also play provision for younger children. Revenue projects and those working directly with beneficiaries are a priority rather than one off capital purchases or refurbishment costs.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 14
- Active Now
- 5
- Source Domain
- lancsfoundation.org.uk
Catalog Data
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