Red Nose Day Community Cash Fund Grant

Devon Community Foundation in association with The Plymouth Herald is now accepting applications for the Red Nose Day Community Cash fund.

Red Nose Day Community Cash is a grant scheme in Plymouth of £50,000 with grants ranging between £500 to £1,000 available to small organisations that are working to help local people living tough lives in the city. The grants are available to community organisations, registered charities and social enterprises that have been operating for at least 12 months.

Groups eligible to apply for Red Nose Day Community Cash grants need to:

• Be working in disadvantaged or deprived areas within the boundaries of Plymouth City Council
• Be small local groups with an income of less that £50,000 (in the last year) run by local people

Examples of the type of activities we will fund:

• Parent and toddler groups
• Dad and lads group
• Equipment and material for youth groups or older people's groups
• Community festivals
• Cross generational work
• Befriending for older isolated people
• Lunch clubs
• Running costs for self help groups
• Committee and volunteer/staff training
• Improving facilities for established groups

Grants will not be awarded to the following:

• to individuals
• to statutory organisations, including PCTs and schools
• groups who are not constituted

Grants will not be awarded for the following purposes:

• to fund trips abroad
• to fund buses, mini buses or other community transport schemes (not including transport costs forming part of a project)
• to fund building costs, including access adaptations to buildings

To apply for a Red Nose Day Community Cash grant use the online application here.

Alternatively, go to the website, www.devoncf.com

The application consists of two parts, Part A is the online form, and Part B includes the supporting documents you will need to send to us.

The deadline for complete online applications and required supporting documents is 5pm Friday 18th March 2011.

Please send the supporting documents either by email to heidi@devoncf.com or post them to:
Devon Community Foundation
The Factory
Leat Street
Tiverton
EX16 5LL