Community Funding is now open!

Are you part of an organisation or community group? Then you could apply to the Community Fund!

As you may have seen previously, our Community Fund opens from 3^rd February 2020  until 28^th February 2020; enabling community groups to apply for grants up to £2000!

We provide an online application form that is completed entirely through our website, ensuring a more effective and efficient process for applicants.

Through your Regional Communities or Keep it Local sites, if you are aware of any community groups that you would like to engage in these grants, please signpost them towards the link below to apply for a grant.

How to apply?

Please use the link below to visit our website to complete the online application.

CLICK HERE 

As a community-minded society, we want to support colleagues who are making a real difference in their community.

This year, in order to increase the diversity of groups applying for our grants, and to complement our Connected Communities strategy, we are particularly interested in increasing the number of community groups involved in the below activities applying for grants. Therefore, if you know of any community contacts who may have projects related to the topics below please consider signposting them towards our grants.

Overall we will prioritise our funding on projects demonstrating the impact that align with our current priorities:

• Positive Environmental impacts for example projects that focus on or the promotion and education in the reduction of single-use plastics, recycling or energy saving

• Development of young people (aged 16 – 24) developing individuals to be the best they can be through educational, training or community-led projects

• Community cohesion projects that promote work towards building better community cohesion and trust, and encouraging respect and understanding in the local area.

• Social inclusion, for example, provision of services for members of the community to overcome inequality and disadvantage arising as a result of the circumstances and challenges they find themselves in. For Example the provision of foodbank support, bespoke community-run support groups or projects that develop life skills.

Dates for your diary:

• Community Fund will open for applications on Monday 3rd February 2020

• The application window closes on Friday 28th February 2020

• The outcome of submissions communicated to applicants Tuesday 21st April 2020

• Payment of successful grants Monday 18th May 2020

If you are involved with a local organisation then let us support you by offering funding of up to £2000 from the Society’s dedicated Community Fund. You must be a member of The Midcounties Co-operative and your group must be working in a community where there is a Midcounties store.

Terms, conditions and funding area restrictions apply – please take a moment to read the criteria for full details prior to starting your application. 

If you care about it, then so do we!