Make It Happen - fast track process
COMMUNITY and voluntary groups engaged with strengthening the traditional manufacturing and industrial traditions of the area could be eligible for a cash boost through the South Yorkshire Community Foundation.
The Make It Happen grant campaign will provide much needed assistance to the area's volunteer led projects, with grants of between £250 and £700 available for those making a difference in their area.
Potential applicants might include those that are:
- Encouraging people and helping equip them for careers in industry with skills and knowledge.
- Projects supporting and encouraging innovation in manufacturing, design and research.
- Projects that help disadvantaged people or those with difficult challenges to achieve and contribute.
- Projects that remove barriers to involvement in further education or training.
- Projects that raise aspirations and achievements.
- Projects that promote the benefit of further and higher education, research and enterprise.
The funding has been made available through SYCF's Grassroots Grants programme that offers grants to community groups throughout Sheffield, and a bumper pot has been made available for the Make It Happen grant campaign.
Voluntary or community organisations that operate for the benefit of residents in Sheffield and have an annual income of less than £30,000 could be eligible to get hold of a grant to boost their activities.
The type of group or organisation that are eligible will:
- Be a not-for-profit, voluntary or community group.
- Have an income of less than £30,000 per annum.
- Be volunteer led (i.e. with mainly volunteer based input).
- Have a governing document – ie constitution or set of rules.
- Operate for the benefit of their local communities in Sheffield.
The funding can be entirely for capital purchases (e.g. computers, photocopiers, digital projectors, etc), or for operational costs (e.g. rent, stationery, telephone costs, activities, etc) or a mixture of both.
How much can you apply for?
Grants of between £250 and £700 are available for this grant campaign.
If successful, grants must be spent by the 31st of December 2010
Who and what cannot be funded?
- Statutory organisations such as local authorities, schools and the Police.
- Regional or local offices of a national organisation.
- Activities that promote political or religious beliefs. Groups that are based in a religious building can apply, providing the activity / project is open to all people in the community.
- Retrospective funding – this includes activities that have already taken place or repayment of money that you have already spent.
- Individuals.
- Organisations that operate for the sole benefit or relief of animals or plants. Grassroots Grants are for the direct benefit of communities of people only. This does not preclude city farms or other groups and organisations that work with animals and/or the environment to benefit people from applying.
PLEASE NOTE: if your group has already been awarded a small grant through a community cash giveaway you will not be able to apply again through this fast track form, but should instead use the Full application process.
Please contact the office to find out about other funding opportunities available through SYCF.
How to apply
Please complete the online application form via the link below.
FAST TRACK APPLICATION FORM FOR THE MAKE IT HAPPEN GRANT CAMPAIGN
You will be asked for your email address and then you will be sent an email and given a unique link to your own application form which is Part A of the process. Full guidelines are available when you access the link to apply on line and you will be able save the application if you cannot complete it in one go. It will then be emailed to you to print, together with Part B.
Part B requests your organisation's bank details and invites you to nominate an independent referee, who must read and sign your form. Two members of your organisation must also sign Part B to accept the Terms and Conditions, if a grant is made.
Application Parts A & B should then be posted to South Yorkshire Community Foundation at the address: SYCF, Unit 3 – G1 Building, 6 Leeds Road, Sheffield S9 3TY
You can speak to a member of staff to see if your community group is eligible to apply for the Community Cash Giveaway, or ask any questions you may have by phoning 0114 242 4294.
Help is available
If you need any help please let us know.
A member of South Yorkshire Community Foundation's staff will be available to:
- Guide applicants through the application form.
- Offer general information and support.
- Accept receipt of completed forms.
Please call on the number above for assistance.
What happens when you apply?
When we receive your application:
- The South Yorkshire Community Foundation staff will check to ensure that it meets the eligibility criteria for Grassroots Grants. If we have any queries we will contact you either by telephone, e-mail or in writing
- All applications will be assessed and decisions made by a selection panel
- The panel may award a grant dependent on certain conditions (conditional offer) – in this case your payment will be sent once you have met / agreed to these conditions
If your application is successful:
- Your grant will have to be spent strictly within the timescales indicated
- Your group will receive a monitoring form which must be returned to the South Yorkshire Community Foundation within six weeks of the end of your project. This could be six weeks after the spend is completed if it is for an item of equipment, or six weeks after the activity ends if it was for e.g. tutor costs for one year. If this form is not completed satisfactorily your group will not be eligible for further grant aid from the scheme or the South Yorkshire Community Foundation.
- Your group may be contacted once a grant has been awarded to arrange a visit to evaluate and audit your spending of the grant.
- Your group will be expected to include the South Yorkshire Community Foundation in any publicity that your group arranges.
If you would like to know how to apply for more money from the Grassroots Grants programme please check the Grassroots Grant page on this website or telephone 01142 424294 to discuss this or alternative funding.
We look forward to hearing from you
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