Barnsley Chronicle Community Cash Giveaway
THE DEADLINE FOR THE BARNSLEY CHRONICLE COMMUNITY CASH GIVEAWAY HAS PASSED
However community groups in Barnsley can still apply for a grant from our other funding streams. Click here to see how your community group can benefit from a boost from the South Yorkshire Community Foundation.
WITH credit-crunch fever threatening to take hold, the Barnsley Chronicle has brewed up the perfect tonic, with its first ever 'Community Cash Giveaway' in association with the South Yorkshire Community Foundation (SYCF).
Through the Grassroots Grants programme, SYCF has more than £100,000 available for volunteer led community groups and projects in Barnsley this year, and £25,000 of that has been made available exclusively to Chronicle readers.
Grassroots Grants aims to provide much needed assistance to Barnsley's unsung heroes, with grants of between £250 and £700 available to those who work to help local communities.
Pauline Grice, chief executive of SYCF, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have teamed up with the Barnsley Chronicle for this fantastic cash giveaway.
Small voluntary and community groups can apply to receive a cash boost, for example to pay for tools to clean up a local park, for a sports team to purchase new equipment, or to fund training costs for group members.
"There are so many groups in Barnsley that perform miracles every day on shoestring budgets. We hope that this cash will come as great help to grassroots projects that are so vital to the local community."
To apply for a slice of cash from 'The Barnsley Chronicle Community Cash Giveaway', simply download and fill in the application form by following the link below. Applicants must also read through the eligibility criteria sheet before completing the application form.
Applying groups must have an annual turnover of no more than £20,000, be volunteer led and be addressing a community need. The full set of eligibility criteria is available by following the link above.
Support will be available during the Community Cash Giveaway by calling SYCF on 0114 2424857, or alternatively an SYCF staff member will be present at Dearne Valley Venture (Dearne Renaissance Centre, Priory Road, Bolton upon Dearne, S63 8AE) on 22.1.09 between 10.30am and 3pm and Voluntary Action Barnsley (The Core, County Way, Barnsley, S70 2JW) on 29.1.09 between 10.30am and 3pm, to give advice on the application process and receive completed forms.
Forms must be returned with at least two vouchers taken from a copy of the Chronicle, with four available in the next four weeks' editions. Applications must be submitted by midday on February 11 at the SYCF office or Voluntary Action Barnsley.
Successful applicants will be announced in the Barnsley Chronicle on February 27.
South Yorkshire Community Foundation, Unit 3 - G1 Building, 6 Leeds Road, Sheffield S9 3TY
Registered Charity No. 517714
General Enquiries: 0114 2424857
Fax: 0114 2424605
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