Coronavirus funding support
We’ve compiled a list of currently available funding opportunities available for Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations in Hackney to mitigate the effects of COVID-19.
Application date
Applications will open Friday 22 May, at 10am.
Who’s eligible
The government has committed £200m for small and medium sized charities and social enterprises.
How much can be funded
Upper limit not yet known, check website.
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Coronavirus community support fund
Application date
Weekly rolling deadline until further notice eg. applications submitted by Friday 3 April will be assessed in the following week.
Who’s eligible
Charities/CIOs/CICs/charitable companies – mutual aid groups must apply via an existing organisation with the above legal structure.
How much can be funded
Applications in waves:
- small grants up to £5,000 for food and essentials (open now)
- larger grants c£50,000 for service transformation costs, and ongoing work to support communities (open now)
- further waves to follow
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Application date
Applications can be made at any time and COVID-19 applications will be prioritised for quick assessment.
Who’s eligible
Charities/CIOs/CICs/charitable companies, voluntary community organisations, schools (as long as the project benefits and involves the communities around the school), statutory bodies (including town, parish and community councils).
How much can be funded
Multiple funds open, £300 to various upper limits.
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Application date
After an unprecedented response, applications are paused. Check back with their website for further news.
Who’s eligible
Organisations with a charitable purpose and charitable activities, which had an income of £1million or less in their last financial year.
How much can be funded
£10,000 maximum.
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Application date
Applications are open with no specific closing date, however, early applications will be prioritised.
Who’s eligible
Only existing Neighbourly members in the UK may apply.
How much can be funded
£400 maximum.
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Application date
There is no fixed deadline at this point, but they will close this open call when they have funded a number of projects which we believe can make a difference.
Who’s eligible
Organisations undertaking charitable activities.
How much can be funded
£5,000 minimum.
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Application date
Applications are open with no fixed closing date. Applications are assessed every fortnight with applicants given notice within one month.
Who’s eligible
Registered with the Charity Commission with beneficiaries in the UK only.
How much can be funded
£250-£2,000.
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Application date
There are no specific dates for submitting applications. Appeals may be made at any time and will be considered by the Trustees as soon as possible.
Who’s eligible
Applications are only accepted from charities registered and operating within the UK.
The Trust does not accept applications from individuals, faith-based charities, from charities whose annual income exceeds £5million or for multi-year funding.
This programme does not consider appeals from Hospices, for which the Trust has a separate Hospice Fund.
How much can be funded?
£1,500
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Application date
No set end date currently.
Who’s eligible
Any group or individual working on a projects that demonstrate an immediate impact on those affected by the covid-19 virus crisis for:
- helping elderly or vulnerable people
- minimising the impact of self-isolation
- supporting foodbanks
- helping the homeless or those in temporary
- accommodation
How much can be funded?
£500.
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Application date
No set end date currently.
Who’s eligible
Charitable organisations working to promote a better understanding of food origins and nutrition and to make direct support available for organisations working to feed those in need.
How much can be funded?
£10,000.
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Application date
4 June, 2020 – 1pm
Who’s eligible
This £1 million grant scheme is open to micro-to-small sized NFP operations that currently operate food redistribution activity.
How much can be funded?
£5,000 and £10,000.
Funding for sport and recreational based projects or organisations
Application date
Open to applications with no closing date, however, due to limited, short term funding it is encouraged groups apply ASAP.
Who’s eligible
Any organisation delivering community sport and physical activity can apply to our fund if it’s experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the impact of coronavirus.
How much can be funded
Awards will be between £300 and £10,000. In exceptional circumstances, they will consider awards of more than £10,000.
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Application date
The deadline for applications will be 31 October 2020.
Who’s eligible
You must have an annual income under £250,000 or be in your first year of operation.
Your planned project must encourage people to participate in sports and exercise with the primary aim of improving the physical health and well-being of participants.
How much can be funded
£500.
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Funding for arts and culture projects and organisations
See also Message from the Mayor of Hackney: How we’re supporting our cultural sector
Application date
The application form will be available from Wednesday 15 April and you will be able to apply until 30 June 2020.
Who’s eligible
Emergency grants for available for organisations supporting:
- historic sites
- industrial and maritime heritage
- museums
- libraries and archives
- parks and gardens
- landscapes
- nature
How much can be funded
£3,000 and £50,000.
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Funding for organisations and projects supporting specific groups of people
Application date
The grant application window will open on Thursday 14 May 2020 and close on Wednesday 27 May 2020.
Who’s eligible
The grants are open to registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations, community benefit societies and community interest companies (with an asset lock) in England working to support those rough sleeping or experiencing homelessness through the COVID-19 crisis.
Your organisation must be a small to medium-sized organisation (up to £5 million annual turnover) that currently works directly with people experiencing homelessness and where more than 50 per cent of beneficiaries are people experiencing homelessness.
Your forecasted unrestricted cash reserves will be below 3 months following the impact of COVID-19 this financial year.
How much can be funded
Minimum grant: £10,000 – maximum grant: 10% of annual turnover or £100,000 (if annual turnover is over £1m). Grants must be for revenue funding only.
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Application date
Applications are now open. The application window will be open for four weeks.
Applications close midday Wednesday 3 June 2020.
Who’s eligible
Any legally constituted organisation in England applying for youth focused work. This is pritoristed by virtual and digital programmes and face to face activities within schools and youth work.
How much can be funded
No maximum, however it’s expected that most grants will be around £50,000.
Application date
There are 4 rounds of funding from June to September, but please note that you can only apply once. If you are unsuccessful in one round you can’t apply in another.
Who’s eligible
Charitable organisations already working with older people in one or both of two priority areas:
- older people living in particularly complex and challenging situations
- older people in danger of being out of sight and out of mind.
How much can be funded
£500,000 available where organisations can apply to receive up to £15,000 each.
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Independent Age Grants Programme
Application date
Applications are open and are reviewed at the end of each week. No closing date has been announced.
Who’s eligible
Charitable organisations who are supporting those experiencing homelessness.
How much can be funded
Awards up to £5,000 for short-term responses to the coronavirus emergency (projects within three months), following a limited/fast-tracked application process.
Awards up to £50,000 to fund long-term needs and potential expansion or change in service delivery, following a full application process.
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Application date
Applications open until 6 July 2020.
Who’s eligible
Charities working to distribute food to those affected by coronavirus or dealing with an increase in services.
How much can be funded
Up to £100,000.
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Covid-19 food charity grant scheme
Application date
Applications now open, closing on 31 May for a decision by 30 June.
Who’s eligible
Charitable organisations that have been operating for at least 3 years – with a track record of working with young people who are, or are at risk of, becoming NEET (Not in Education Employment or Training) and face barriers to finding employment.
How much can be funded
Development grants are available for £30,000 – £100,000.
Impact grants are available for circa £100,000 – £800,000.
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Application date
Applications are now open and will be accepted until the funding pot is allocated, which is anticipated to be around within 8-10 weeks.
Who’s eligible
An England-based Registered Charity, Community Interest Company (CIC), Charitable Incorporate Organisation (CIO), or a Company Limited by Guarantee working to provide mental health assistance in England.
How much can be funded
Large grants: up to £50,000 Small grants: up to £20,000. The minimum grant available is £5,000.
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Application date
The fund will open at the end of April and will end once the allocation is exhausted.
Who’s eligible
NSUN is delivering a smaller version of the Mental Health Response Fund above to target smaller, unconstituted or user led groups in England who would not be eligible for the above fund.
How much can be funded
Up to £1000.
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Application date
The fund will open at the end of April and will end once the allocation is exhausted.
Who’s eligible
NSUN is delivering a smaller version of the Mental Health Response Fund above to target smaller, unconstituted or user led groups in England who would not be eligible for the above fund.
How much can be funded
Up to £1,000.
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Other support offered to charitable organisations dealing with coronavirus
A number of organisations, business and digital providers have come out in support of the voluntary and community sector by providing free access to a number of resources and services. If you know of something that should be added to this list or would like to collaborate please contact communitypartnerships@hackney.gov.uk.
- Charity Finance Group has compiled a list of useful finance-related resources for charities responding to COVID-19
- Sayer Vincent (auditors) have authored an interesting article around how to handle the year end in a pandemic
- The Charity Commission has announced that charities are able to request an extension to file their annual returns and have produced a guidance page on running your charity during the coronavirus outbreak
- The Charity Excellence Framework platform has been updated to include Coronavirus assessments and all toolkits – everything is free, there are fundraising guides, funder lists and free funding finders on their fundraising page. The site is building a free coronavirus funder database with a target launch date of Monday 20 April. This will be a searchable list, using multiple criteria, with more detailed information and substantially more funders, for non-profits and individuals, both UK and globally; click through to 2000+ funder websites. In the interim, the latest coronavirus funder list is now available to download, with 50+ more funders
- Small Charities Coalition – free resources and signposting for charities
- NCVO has a number of updated resources for organisations, now free having removed the paywall – these are updating frequently and signing up to their mailing list is the best way to keep up to date.
- Cranfield Trust is offering free remote business support for charities and one to one telephone support from experts topics including finance, communication, and business contingency planning, or a friendly, supportive discussion to cover a range of issues
- Business in the Community has launched their responsible business response network – if you’re an organisation you can sign up to say you need support, which includes volunteers, food, logistics, tech equipment, organisational support, clothes and more
- Free communications consultancy – 92 Minutes is offering free communications consultancy calls with social enterprises who are supporting others remotely through this time
- Free fundraising consultancy work – a list of individual fundraisers and consultants offering free one to one support to charities on fundraising
- Catalyst digital teams are available to help charities who need support with digital challenges – they’re made up of digital, design and data experts to help charities go through urgent, sometimes radical transitions, and there’s also a list of webinars for shared learning
- Covid Tech Support – free tech support provided by over 600 volunteers to individuals and organisations affected by coronavirus
- Digital Candle – free hour of expert digital advice over the phone available for charities
- Tech Handbook for Civil Society – a great resource full of tech hacks and information tailored to civil societies Covid-19 issues
- Communities Essential Guide to Digital Tools — for Mutual Aid Groups – a toolkit for grassroots communities needing to move their work into the digital realm for the first time
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