Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative aims to provide small grant awards to empower charities and local community projects for the betterment of society. This initiative will distribute up to £3000 per month to small but credible community projects, which are able to demonstrate the positive impact that they add to the local community.
The Charity Grant Initiative aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities, especially those disadvantaged or socially excluded, through the awards of grants in the fields of education, community activities, relief of need, particularly in the UK.
Each year grants totalling some £36,000 are awarded in meeting the charity objectives. Each community project proposal may be rewarded up to £3,000 per project.
Grant selection criteria
To be successful, the applicants must be a group or individual acting for the wider benefit of the local community. The projects must:
• Be UK based
• Address a community issue or support a local community initiative
• Provide benefits to the local community
• Must be able to demonstrate that the money will be used for a specific purpose
• Applications are welcomed from groups including: local community, self-help or voluntary groups and charities (including local branches of national charities) or individuals acting for the benefit of the local community.
For further information and to apply, visit: http://bcbn.org.uk/grant-initiative.html, or email: [email protected]
Deadlines for 2016:
Term 2 - 20 May 2016
Term 3 - 26 August 2016
Term 4 - 25 November 2016