SYCF Small Grants Programme

The Small Grants Programme is designed for small, developing and less well-resourced groups and organisations from across South Yorkshire, where small amounts of funding can make a real difference. Groups applying for the programme should not have an annual income of more than £10,000. The majority of grants are one-off payments of up to £1,000. These grants are intended for not-for-profit organisations that can demonstrate how they will address community needs to pay for one-off events or equipment. Organisations do not have to be registered charities. The programme prioritizes groups that respond to their communities' needs, activities or projects that support people whose needs can be clearly demonstrated, and groups whose main activities focus upon the advancement of education, promotion of good health or the relief of poverty and sickness. The foundation is particularly interested in hearing from groups that work in collaboration with other local community groups, activities or projects that engage people who face discrimination or disadvantage, and activities or projects that produce a wide range of benefits and provide good value for money. The programme operates on a rolling basis with set panel review dates at the end of January, March, June, September and December.