Local Funding Opportunities: Berkshire Community Foundations

Berkshire Community Foundation is seeking applications for projects working on ‘Vital Signs’ issues across the County of Berkshire.  
This year’s funding will have a specific focus on supporting projects working with:

• Housing and homelessness
• Crime prevention/rehabilitation
• The environment

In addition, grants of up to £7,000 are available to groups in Slough working in projects that:
Relieve poverty

• Increase access to employment/employability skills
• Crime prevention/rehabilitation
• Applications must be submitted by 1st November 2015.

For more information and to apply for these grants please click here
Grants of £1,000 to £5,000 are also available for:

• Projects working with NEETS in Slough and Reading – ongoing deadline
• Projects benefitting those in Bracknell – ongoing deadline
• Projects benefitting those in West Berkshire, specifically volunteer led –ongoing deadline

For more information and to apply for these grants please click here

Comic Relief Local Communities Programme
Comic Relief is pleased to be working with UK Community Foundations and Community Foundations across the UK, to deliver this Local Communities programme. Berkshire Community Foundation is one of the delivery partners. The Local Communities programme will run for 18 months and during this time, grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 will be available. The programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities.  Projects  should be run  by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with and priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community.

They are now open for applications. The closing date is Monday 9 November 2015.
 (For this round only, they aim to spend at least 50% of the money available, on projects which ‘increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation). 

The next round will open on 4 January 2016 and close on Monday 15 February 2016.
If you want to apply for a Local Communities Grant, in the first instance please e-mail grants@berkshirecf.org or phone 0118 930 3021 with brief information on your project.