Grant News

Grassroots, community-led organisations in England can apply for grants of up to £5,000 through the Comic Relief Community Fund to help support the delivery of services and activities that benefit local communities.

Funding is available to organisations with an income of less than £250,000 for applications under one the below areas:

• Tackling immediate impacts of hardship - Organisations that directly address the immediate impacts of poverty, including providing food, warmth, shelter and financial advice such as foodbanks, community hubs, homeless shelters or welfare advice agencies.
• Building resilience to poverty and hardship - Organisations that deliver activities to empower people to take positive steps out of poverty in the longer term. Examples include skills training, job search, volunteering, mental resilience and financial confidence skills.
• Working to support equity and inclusion - Organisations that champion social justice, diversity and inclusion. This could involve service or projects to tackle inequalities which can lead to poverty and exclusion including gender, sexuality, age, race, language or ability.
• Working to support climate justice - Supporting activities that improve energy efficiency, environmental education and resilience-building within communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such communities at risk of flooding or urban heat islands and those more vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as older people, isolated communities or people with disabilities. 

Funding can be used on core organisation costs, direct project related costs or a combination of both 

Comic Relief expect to award around 140 grants.

The fund is being managed by the environmental charity Groundwork.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 8th November 2024.

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