The £76M Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund has been launched.
The fund will support organisations across England to deliver critical frontline services. Organisations will be able to apply for funding to maintain or expand critical cost of living services from now until the end of March 2024.
The main priority is to fund organisations supporting low-income households and individuals.
Applications will be for amounts between £10,000 and £75,000. The funding is only open to frontline organisations running critical services in communities, in at least one of the follow areas:
- Food and emergency supplies – food and other 'banks'
- Emergency shelter – homelessness services
- Safe spaces – domestic abuse services and youth services
- Warmth – warm spaces / hubs
- Financial and housing advice
Applicants must be able to demonstrate both increased costs and increased demand.
The fund is part of the £100M for charities announced in the Spring Budget. It will be administered by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Deadline: 16 October 2023, 12pm