Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund
Lancashire Community Foundation
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Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund Home About the fund The Community Foundation for Lancashire (CFL) are pleased to open this next round of the Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund. The overall aim of the fund is to support local charities, voluntary and community organisations that are helping vuln
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Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund Home About the fund The Community Foundation for Lancashire (CFL) are pleased to open this next round of the Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund. The overall aim of the fund is to support local charities, voluntary and community organisations that are helping vulnerable people – specifically relating to mental health. Fund Criteria The fund can consider community organisations with an income level of under £350,000 for projects that meet at least one of the following priorities: BAME Community This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and able to offer multilingual support if needed. LGBTQ+ Community This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and able to offer multilingual support if needed. People with Physical or Learning Difficulties This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and able to offer multilingual support if needed. Older People The fund will look to support older people who experience social isolation Young People up to the Age of 25 The fund will look to support young people, up to the age of 25, where poor mental health is having an impact on social and educational engagement. Specific eligibility criteria The fund will prioritise the following; • Mental health support provision for people with diagnosed mental health conditions. • Projects that directly respond to acute need and are delivered by organisations based within their local community and able to provide appropriate provision for the people they support. • The fund budget is limited, and we expect many applications to be received. The focus for the fund is to help build capacity for smaller grassroots organisations with an annual income of under £350,000. • Applicants should have a demonstrable track record in delivering mental health support and be able to demonstrate delivery by trained professionals, volunteers or community workers Who Can Apply? Voluntary Community Organisations Voluntary Faith Organisations Registered Charities CICs limited by guarantee Amount available Grants of up to £5,000. The grants budget will allow us to support approximately 12 projects What cannot be funded? • Individuals • Organisations with fewer than 3 unrelated Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members • Projects and activities classed as a statutory responsibility • Private Businesses or CICs limited by shares • Retrospective funding • National organisations that cannot demonstrate local governance and control of local finances • Politically connected or exclusively religious activities How to apply? An online application form can be completed via the “Apply Now” button below. You can attach supporting documents to your online application, or email them to us at applications@cflm.org.uk. If the “Apply Now” button is not available, please check the fund’s opening and close date at the top of the page before contacting us. Documents which need to be included with your application: • A copy of your governing document. • A copy of your latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document – must clearly show your income, expenditure, and reserves. • A copy of a recent bank statement for your group. If you do not have a bank account in place, you must be able to nominate another organisation to hold the funds (CVS, another local charity, church etc.). • A list of your Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members. A minimum of three un-related must be in place. • A copy of your current Safeguarding Policy. All applicants must ensure that they hold relevant policies and procedures in place to undertake activities, such as Disclosure and Barring Service checks and/or a health and safety policy, depending on proposed activity. If unsure, we recommend taking advice from your local CVS. If you have applied to us within the last 12 months and provided this information, we do not need you to send it again, although we may require a more recent bank statement. What’s next? Completed applications are considered by Community Foundation staff to check eligibility. You may be contacted for more information after applying and a decision-making panel will make recommendations based on the fund’s criteria and the budget available.