Nationwide Building Society Community Grants – apply by 7 December 2018

The Nationwide Building Society Community Grants programme is now open for applications. Charities, Community Land Trusts and housing co-operatives can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 to make a change in your local area. The applications will be reviewed and voted on by a regional Community Board, made up of Nationwide members, colleagues and local housing charities. And it’s more than just money, the funded projects will also get community and volunteering support.

For the shortlisting process organisations will be prioritised that:
• Are based in the local community
• That can evidence knowledge of local issues and have a network of local connections
• Illustrate a clear link to Nationwide’s ambition for everyone to have a place fit to call home and can demonstrate the impact their project will have on the local community
• Plan to use original and creative approaches to address local need
• Have robust plans to measure and report on the difference the grant will make
• Can demonstrate sustainability beyond the life of the grant, by building the skills of staff and volunteers, diversifying funding streams and providing long-term solutions for the people they are helping
• Have projects/ideas that have the potential to be used by others across the country
• Support the creation, evaluation and research of new ways to challenge the housing crisis in the UK

Examples of projects could include:
• Advice services to vulnerable individuals who are at risk of homelessness
• Meeting the housing needs of women who’ve been victims of domestic violence
• Helping individuals with tenancies, access to affordable housing and independent living
• Testing new ideas with residents to help improve local housing
• Frontline services that offer advice to rough sleepers

For further information and to apply, visit: www.lancsfoundation.org.uk/funds/nationwide-building-society-community-grants

The deadline for applications: Friday 7 December 2018