Grants usually between £4,000 and £6,000 for small, locally based voluntary and community groups in the UK for projects which benefit local communities close to Co-op food stores and funeral homes across the UK and the Isle of Man.
Application deadline: Sunday 16 June 2019.
Funder: The Co-operative Group.
Funder: The Co-operative Group.
The Co-op Local Community Fund provides small grants for projects which benefit local communities centred around Co-op food stores and Co-op funeral care services.
A Co-op food store locator can be found at this LINK, while a Co-op funeral care locator is available HERE.
Eligible projects must address at least one of the following:
o Help a local community come together to save, build, fix or improve indoor or outdoor local spaces.
o Support the mental or physical health of a community through wellbeing activities, and/or
o Help people reach their full potential by developing their skills.
o Support the mental or physical health of a community through wellbeing activities, and/or
o Help people reach their full potential by developing their skills.
Projects or events must also:
o Take place in the UK or Isle of Man.
o Not have religious or political aims. However, religious organisations can apply.
o Benefit the local community.
o Take place or will still be running after November 2020, and
o Meet the Co-operatives values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. (In the tradition of their founders, Co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.)
o Not have religious or political aims. However, religious organisations can apply.
o Benefit the local community.
o Take place or will still be running after November 2020, and
o Meet the Co-operatives values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. (In the tradition of their founders, Co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.)
Although there is no stated minimum or maximum award, most communities receive between £4,000 and £6,000. Preference will be given to organisations with an annual income of less than £1 million a year.
A wide range of organisations may apply for a grant, including:
o UK registered charities.
o Scout, Guide or Woodcraft folk groups.
o Registered community amateur sports clubs (CASCs).
o Churches or chapels that are ‘excepted’ charities.
o Co-operative societies.
o Credit unions.
o Community benefit societies.
o Community interest companies, and
o Any other organisation that can prove they are not run for profit.
o Scout, Guide or Woodcraft folk groups.
o Registered community amateur sports clubs (CASCs).
o Churches or chapels that are ‘excepted’ charities.
o Co-operative societies.
o Credit unions.
o Community benefit societies.
o Community interest companies, and
o Any other organisation that can prove they are not run for profit.
Funding is not available for:
o Solely for the purpose of paying for salaries or the running costs of an organisation.
o Projects that should legally be carried out by a public authority, or
o Donations to other organisations.
o Projects that should legally be carried out by a public authority, or
o Donations to other organisations.
The next application deadline for applications is Sunday 16 June 2019.
Contact details for the grant programme are:
The Community Team
Co-operative Group
1 Angel Square
Manchester
M60 0AG
Email: communityteam@co-operative.
Co-operative Group
1 Angel Square
Manchester
M60 0AG
Email: communityteam@co-operative.
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