This scheme funds projects to support proactive containment and intervention to reduce Covid-19 outbreaks and spread of infection. Deadline to apply is noon Friday 21 May.
The COMF Transportation Grant scheme will offer additional financial assistance to voluntary and community organisations to enable Covid-safe transportation
Please refer to the guidelines below for help with the application process and give your project the best possible chance of success. Please read them carefully and contact the Community Enablement Team with any questions. This fund is only for not-for-profit organisations and individuals are not eligible to apply.
Every Councillor has up to £2,000 to make discretionary grant payments to community groups and other appropriate organisations that are directly responding to the Coronavirus pandemic in their ward. Please contact your district councillor directly or email grants@southandvale.gov.uk
Government and National Lottery Emergency Covid-19 Funding
This is a £200m fund aimed primarily at small-to-medium sized organisations, supporting them to continue to deliver services to people and communities affected by Covid-19. Further information on the government grant scheme and lottery funding can be found via the National Lottery website, or for a full list of government funds available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations responding to coronavirus.
Other grants for organisations
A summary of other grants schemes available locally during the current crisis for not-for-profit organisations can be found on the OVCA website, or at a national level
For specific guidance for organisations on issues of governance, finance and supporting your volunteers, staff and communities, please visit https://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/information/coronavirus.
If you are a business that has applied for a government business grant or want information about the schemes available then please contact the South and Vale Business Support team by emailing business.support@southandvale.gov.uk.
We absolutely recognise that in these current, very challenging circumstances, your organisation may well be reviewing the services and support you currently offer to residents to provide the advice, help and support they will need over the coming months. For current grant recipients, we understand that Covid-19 has very likely had an impact on your council supported projects and would encourage you to keep in regular contact with the community enablement team on grants@southandvale.gov.uk to discuss extending the time in which you have to start/complete your project during this period
You can find out more about the grants awarded up to March 2020 in the download below
If you’d like further information about the grants awarded or completed, please contact the Grants team on 01235 422405 or grants@southandvale.gov.uk
Please read more about how we may use your information and your rights, including those about accessing your records, by downloading our Community Enablement team’s Privacy Notice
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