In response to the coronavirus, the UK Community Foundations is making a £250,000 Infrastructure Fund available for BAME-led infrastructure organisations that can help other BAME-led organisations apply for National Emergency Trust (NET) grants though their local Community Foundations. Grants of between £50,000 and £20,000 are available to fund work such as the mentoring/supporting of groups; awareness-raising via marketing and communications; support with monitoring and reporting; the provision of micro grants to enable applications for NET funding through community foundations; and to help build relationships to help community foundations identify and address barriers to funding BAME-led organisations and communities. Applications can be made on a rolling basis and will be considered by an independent panel every week with awards made as quickly as possible thereafter. Click here
The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust have launched their £10 million Charity Survival Fund which will provide core funding to small and medium sized charities. Charities must actively operate across one of the trust’s three priority areas: Health and Wellbeing; Welfare and Education; Arts and Culture. Grants from £5,000 – £250,000 are available, dependent on the charity’s annual income. The submission deadline is 5pm on Monday 27 July. Full details are available here.