Submit Applications for Wandsworth Grant Fund 2020 – United Kingdom
Deadline: 17-Aug-20
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Wandsworth Grant Fund (WGF), a small grants fund for ‘not-for-profit’ projects and activities benefiting residents and communities of London Borough of Wandsworth.
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The Wandsworth Grant Fund is intended to fund one-off projects and will not repeat fund projects, unless under exceptional circumstances. Strong preference is given for new projects and it is not designed to support ongoing running costs including staff costs. In exceptional circumstances, an existing project may receive further funding to develop a new piece of work, but only where there is strong evidence of previous successful outcomes for residents.
Objectives
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The funding available through the Wandsworth Grant Fund is invested in community-led projects and services that help the council to achieve the following key objectives:
To deliver high quality, value for money services, involving residents and partners in service design and delivery, and encouraging personal responsibility and active citizenship.
To improve opportunities for children and young people, supporting all to make a positive contribution.
To promote health and wellbeing for all adults, enhancing independence and enabling all to make a positive contribution to the community.
To make Wandsworth an attractive, safe, sustainable and healthy place.
To build a prosperous, vibrant and cohesive community. A borough, renowned as a great place to live, work and visit: a place that values diversity of its neighbourhoods and makes the most of opportunities to enrich the economic and social life of everyone in the borough.
Thematic Areas
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They aim to support projects under six themes:
Arts and culture
Environment and attractive neighbourhoods
Children and young people
Citizenship and civic engagement
Achieving aspirations and potential
Health and wellbeing
Recovering from the impact of COVID-19
Funding Information
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You can apply for a grant of between £500 and £10,000. Priority for funding is given to one-off projects – rather than applications which may seek to rely on this fund each year to sustain their activity or service. Each organisation may only submit one application per round and you will need to demonstrate why you are not able to cover the costs of the project from your own funds, including reserves.
There are 3 categories of grants available:
Small Grant: £500 – £1,000
Intermediate Grant: £1,001 – £5,000.
Large Grant: £5,001 – £10,000.
WGF Funds
Venue hire costs
Training costs
Volunteer expenses
One-off (non-recurring) staff costs such as a specialist contractor or sessional fees. These will only be funded in certain and limited circumstances where directly related to the project
Small capital (facilities) / refurbishment projects (Total maximum costs £30,000)
Transport costs, but not purchase of vehicles
Equipment
Utilities and other running costs
Residential experiences for young people (e.g. outward-bound type activity) outside the borough which fulfil the priorities of the new Youth Offer.
Community gardening and other environmental projects which support the Wandsworth Environmental and Sustainability Strategy
WGF does not Fund
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Core staffing costs that form part of an organisation’s existing work
Any work or activities that any other person/organisation has a statutory duty to provide or undertake.
Large capital or revenue fundraising appeals are low priority
Existing projects that form part of your group or organisation’s ongoing work.
Faith-based groups or organisations where the monies will be used for religious purposes.
Applications which are fundraising in nature.
Projects where the monies will be used for political purposes
Development of websites and associated costs.
Contingency costs, refreshments/food costs, application writing costs, recoverable VAT.
Retrospective costs; being any aspects of your project or activity which has been undertaken prior to any grant award being agreed by the Council’s Executive committee.
Eligibility Criteria
They will only fund organisations that are:
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Providing services or activities that benefit the residents of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
They will consider applications from organisations that have a regional or national remit, but they will only fund services or activities that benefit Wandsworth residents.
Not for profit
They cannot fund organisations that make a profit. However, they can fund social enterprises and other organisations that generate surpluses, as long as the organisation’s governing documents show that all the surplus is reinvested into the charitable work of the organisation. This must be reflected in the accounts the organisation. Companies Limited by Shares are not eligible.
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