Sir George Earle Benevolent Fund & the Older People’s Fund – UK
Deadline: 26-Aug-21
The Community Foundation Northern Ireland is seeking applications for its Sir George Earle Benevolent Fund & the Older People’s Fund to support current and former employees of Blue Circle Industries in the UK or relevant subsidiaries in cases of financial hardship and to fund local projects supporting older people facing loneliness and isolation.
Objectives
To work with local communities and projects which support older people, particularly projects which aim to reduce loneliness or isolation in Northern Ireland.
The intended difference this programme will make is as follows:
Improve older people’s access to social activity.
Reduce feelings of loneliness or isolation in older people.
Increase the availability of local projects or activity which supports older people.
Respond to local social or economic needs.
Funding Information
Grants available between £500 to £3,000.
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Core Project costs: for running and facility costs; office equipment, supplies, travel and accommodation, printing, etc;
Core salary costs: for those organisations who are focussed on working with older people, and who employ fewer than 3 full time employees;
Volunteer expenses: e.g. telephone calls, travel and meals;
Activity costs: resources to facilitate a project/activity; costs that fall outside capital, volunteer staffing costs, e.g. catering, insurance;
Temporary/sessional staff costs: external consultants and sessional staff that are employed for the specific project/activity that is being funded;
Small scale capital costs: for small-scale set up costs including one-off expenses for equipment or fixed assets that may have use or benefit beyond the life of the grant/one financial year, such as computer hardware. This can also include perishable capital, which are items that are required for the delivery of a project, such as paint, paintbrushes and gardening equipment;
New organisations: if they can demonstrate a well-planned project with evidence of need, they don’t need to have an existing track record.
Eligibility Criteria
Registered NI and UK charities
Charitable Incorporated Organisations
Companies Limited by Guarantee
Community Interest Companies
Co-operatives
Credit Unions
Social Enterprises, as long as they have a management board and are not for private profit.
Constituted community groups, e.g. small community group including scouts, guides, brownies and cubs, singing groups, gardening clubs, Sports and recreation clubs.
Schools who have “out of school hour” projects which have a wider community benefit.
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/sir-george-earle-benevolent-fund-the-older-peoples-fund/