Grants up to £4,000 for charitable and community-based activities or projects that meet a local need and seek to improve the lives of local people who are most in need of support. These activities or projects should be informed by the people or community they serve and have considerable reach and wide community benefit, with priority given to work that fulfils one of more of the following:
- takes place in areas of multiple deprivation or rural isolation where people lack access to local services
- helps build stronger communities – enabling people to work together and create solutions to local challenges
- helps people take steps to manage or avoid debt and build their financial capability. This can include activities that raises awareness and take up of utility affordability support such as the Wessex Water schemes
Applicants must be based and working in the West of England, which includes Bath & North-East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. You can apply for a grant if you are a:
- voluntary and community group with charitable aims
- registered charity
- Community Interest Company
- parish council
Applicants whose annual income has been on average under £500,000 for the last three years will be prioritised.
You need to complete an application form, and can apply online using the link below (this will be available when the programme is open). Please do read through the guidelines before applying.
They expect to award about 25 grants in this round. Applicants will be notified of the decision outcomes in early December 2024.