“to bring real improvements to communities and to the lives of people most in need”

people having better chances in life with better access to training and development to improve their life skills

stronger communities with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems

improved rural and urban environments which communities are better able to access and enjoy

healthier and more active people and communities

Awards for All Grants of between £300 and £10,000 Open to voluntary and community groups,

schools, town/parish councils, some health bodies

New projects that start after funding awarded and finish within a 12-month period

Up to £10,000 in any one year Won’t cover core costs

Awards for All can pay for...

equipment hire or purchase

information technology equipment

building and refurbishment work

updating equipment and premises (health and safety)

sessional workers

training

volunteer expenses

transport costs

venue hire

You send us your application

We let you know our decision

You read our guidance

You send the documents we ask for

We confirm the grant

You start your project!

Application process

30 working days

20 working days

10 working days

Improving your chances show strong evidence of need

seek to involve a wide range of people

meet more than one of our outcomes

never received an Awards for All grant before

groups with a smaller annual income

smaller projects

Reaching Communities

Reaching Communities main programme£10,000 to £500,000 for revenue projects capital projects of between £10,000 to £50,000

Reaching Communities buildings£100,000 to £500,000 for large capital projects

£10,000 to £500,000 Revenue and capital costs Up to five years funding Associated organisation costs - full cost

recovery Will fund salaries Existing projects as well as new

Total project cost (all sources of funding) must not be more than £750,000

Capital element of the project must not be more than £200,000

Reaching Communities

Between £100,000 and £500,000 of capital funding (max project size £750,000)

Voluntary and community groups, charities and parish and town councils can apply

Use postcode checker to check eligibility

Can include up to £15,000 of revenue funding

Two year grants available

Multi-purpose buildings

Reaching Communities buildings

Knowle West Health Park Company£496,331‘Focus on Families’www.knowlewesthealthpark.co.uk/focus-on-families

Trinity Community Arts £459,991refurbishment of the Trinity Centrewww.3ca.org.uk/projects/trinity-centre-development

“Clear understanding of impact and extent to which it is lasting”

“Clear understanding of impact and extent to which it is lasting”

“Bringing unlikely groups together”“Bringing unlikely groups together”

“Connections made with other grant holders and successful programmes”

“Connections made with other grant holders and successful programmes”

“too many buzzwords and concepts they think we want to hear”

“too many buzzwords and concepts they think we want to hear”

“Making grand claims”

“Applications that aren’t specific, that don’t spell out clearly what the project intends to do”

“Applications that aren’t specific, that don’t spell out clearly what the project intends to do”

“Reinventing the wheel”“Reinventing the wheel”

Read the guidance – and tell us clearly what you intend to do

Actively involve beneficiaries in design and delivery

Evidence need – prove you understand the needs of the community and your project is the best way of addressing them

Plan your project well – don’t forget about monitoring

Key points to note....

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