Apply for Evan Cornish Grassroots Fund Programme in the UK

Deadline: 01-Mar-2025

Apply now for the Evan Cornish Grassroots Fund Programme to improve the wellbeing of people living in Greater Lincolnshire and to make life more comfortable, ease distress and isolation for those most in need.

Themes

Social cohesion: Community activities; access to essential services; support for people leaving Prison and their families, women’s groups, projects that contribute to strong and cohesive communities.
Advice and Support: Debt counselling; Citizens Advice Bureau; welfare advice services, nutrition, and diet.
Older People: Care at home, integration projects; projects tackling isolation, loneliness and dementia, volunteer costs, sitter, and companionship.
Homelessness: Interventions/support to assist vulnerable homeless people, e.g., accommodation, advice, food/clothing.
Food Security: Seed swaps, community growing schemes, advice about food sovereignty and sustainability.

Funding Information

They aim to distribute around £50,000 per annum Grants are for a maximum of £6,000 per year.

Geographic Focus

Grant Location: Greater Lincolnshire

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible groups are:
- Locally run and managed voluntary or community organisations. Priority may be given to smaller volunteer led community groups. They are unlikely to fund organisations that are local branches/organisations of a larger regional or national organisation.
They can fund:
- They can fund local projects that encourage and/or assist those included in the target group.
- They can provide funding to cover equipment, travel, venue hire, telephone, stationery, refreshments, volunteer training and activities that meet an identified need.
- Whatever they fund must benefit your local community.

Ineligibility Criteria

Political or predominantly religious activities
Individuals
Statutory agencies/provision
Animal welfare
General contributions to large appeals
Building work/purchase of vehicles

For more information, visit Lincolnshire Community Foundation.