Funding Information

• Groups can apply for a grant of up to £4,000 for their project.

Eligible Projects

• Examples of some of the types of projects this fund could support include:
  • Skills-based workshops, supporting young people to learn new skills in areas such as creative arts, design, digital technology or food and health
  • Providing educational opportunities outside of school or higher education settings, such as youth groups, clubs, ambassador programmes
  • Supporting young people who may be facing barriers to accessing mainstream education and training, such as those who have experienced being in care

Eligibility Criteria

• Your group must be a small, locally managed VCSE organisation such as a charity, constituted community group, social enterprise such as a Community Interest Company (CIC), or a company limited by guarantee with charitable aims. Please note that as a general exclusion, they do not fund social enterprises that have a person with significant control (PSC).
• You must be based in Northamptonshire
• You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to, that contains a dissolution clause. They can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group
• You must have safeguarding policies in place if relevant to your work and all groups must have an Equality policy in place

For more information, visit Northamptonshire Community Foundation.