Grants up to £3,000 for UK registered charities for small but credible community projects.
Launched in September 2014, Muslim-led grant-making charity the Better Community Business Network’s (BCBN) Grant Initiative aims to provide small third-sector grant awards to empower charities and local community projects which are able to demonstrate their positive impact on the communities they aim to serve..
Applicants must:
• Be UK based.
• Address a community issue or support a local community initiative.
• Provide benefits to the local community, and
• Be able to demonstrate that the money will be used for project-specifics
For successful grant applicants, only one per person/organisation may be supported in a year (from time awarded); for unsuccessful applicants, you may re-apply for the new quarterly term.
Grants up to £30,000 over 1,2 or 3 years are available to charitable organisations, including Community Interest Companies, that are providing lifetime support to those in need among serving Armed Forces and Seafaring personnel, veterans, and their immediate families in England, Scotland and Wales.
Please note that grant awards tend to be significantly lower than the maximum award level of £30,000.
Grants can be used for project and the running costs of eligible organisations. Examples of the type of project that can be funded through the programme include (please note this is not an exclusive list):
• Care during old age.
• Disability.
• Improving employment prospects.
• Improving mental health, including building confidence, self-esteem and social interaction.
• Reducing homelessness and poverty.
• Tackling addictions (for example, drugs and alcohol), and
• Welfare and medical support.
Grant awards can be used over a 1, 2 or 3-year period. The Foundation may expect applicants to have a degree of matched funding in place prior to applying, particularly from eligible organisations with a limited track record of successful delivery.
applications considered quarterly.