£130m Grassroots Grants scheme opens its doors to small local voluntary and community groups
Posted by blackpoolcommunitynews on September 16, 2008
The Governments £130 million Grassroots Grants Scheme funded by the Office of the Third Sector and managed by the Community Development Foundation, has been declared “open for business”.
The scheme will run until 2011 and offer small grants of between £250 and £5,000. Grants will be funded locally by the Community Foundation for Merseyside who will work with the local CVS to help deliver the programme.
“Whether it’s helping local clubs get hold of new kit, coaching new volunteers or simply giving the village hall a fresh lick of paint, Grassroots Grants aim to make a real and immediate difference to the work of any small and local community groups with annual incomes below £20,000.”
Office of the Third Sector
In Blackpool it is expected that over £220,000 will be available for small grants in the town over three years. The first DEADLINES for return of application forms are FRIDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2008 and 20th FEBRUARY 2009 (see closing dates for Lancashire).
Grant Application Forms can be downloaded from the Community Foundation website and are available here as a Scribd document .
To see the website announcement by the Community Development Foundation, then click on the link below.
£130m Grassroots Grants scheme opens its doors to small local voluntary and community groups.
