This programme is for small and local charities and CICs with an income between £25,000 to £500,000 that are led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people who are experiencing poverty. Organisations can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000.
This programme is aimed at registered charities and CICs which are led by and working for Deaf and Disabled people. Your organisation will work directly with Deaf and Disabled people over the long term to support them to have more choice and control over their lives, access their rights and entitlements and challenge the barriers they face.
Your work will be based on a social model of disability and you will be able to show how this understanding shapes the work that you do, and enables people to have their voices heard.
Successful applicants will receive a grant of £75,000, over three years (£25,000 per year). The grant will be unrestricted, so organisations awarded funding will be able to use the grant to support any costs that further your organisation’s social purpose.
You must meet these programme criteria to be considered for funding.
- Your organisation will be led by and working for Deaf and Disabled people. By this, it means that a majority (at least 51%) of your Directors/Trustees and half (at least 50%) of staff, at all levels of your organisation, self-identify as Deaf and/or Disabled people. The fund will prioritise funding organisations where at least 75% of your Directors/Trustees and 50% of staff self-identify as Deaf and/or Disabled people.
- The support, activities or services you deliver must be person centred and supporting people over the long term. Your charity will support Deaf and Disabled people over the longer term to support them to have more choice and control over their lives, access their rights and entitlements and challenge the barriers they face. Your organisation may have a main focus, such as providing advice and advocacy, reducing isolation or delivering employability support, but you will tailor what you do to meet the needs of the individual. For the needs of people that you can't meet directly, you will have trusted relationships in place with other organisations or agencies to which you refer people.
Deadline: 28 August 2024, 5pm