NEWS: Groundwork and Comic Relief to offer grants of up to £5,000 to community groups
Groundwork and Comic Relief have announced a new funding programme to support community groups and grass-roots organisations to deliver services and activities that benefit local people across England.
The Comic Relief Community Fund, which launched on Monday 14 October sees applications open for grants of up to £5,000 for core organisational costs, direct project related costs or a combination of both, on a flexible basis and depending on need.
Voluntary or community organisations including registered charities and not for profit companies which deliver against any of the four thematic areas can apply; tackling immediate impacts of hardship, building resilience to poverty and hardship, working to support equity and inclusion, or working to support climate justice.
Groundwork has worked with Comic Relief since 2019 as an intermediary funder in England with £5.9m invested to over 1,300 projects.
I’m delighted that we’re able to offer this new round of funding, which is aimed at providing flexible support to local organisations who understand what works in their community. Tackling both the causes and impacts of poverty, and creating a greener, more equal society are at the core of Groundwork’s mission, and our partnership with Comic Relief will help many more local groups deliver these benefits where they’re needed most.
Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive
Comic Relief is incredibly pleased to continue our working partnership with Groundwork UK to make sure vital funds reach community led organisations across England. The flexible funding will enhance the ability of local projects at the heart of communities to get the right support to local people who need it most. We are very excited by what we can achieve together.
Catherine Muge, Director of Funding at Comic Relief
Applications close on Friday 8 November 2024.
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About Groundwork
Groundwork is a federation of charities with a collective mission to take practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive. We support communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience in order to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to healthier, happier lives for all: www.groundwork.org.uk
About Comic Relief
Comic Relief is a UK charity that uses the power of entertainment and popular culture to work towards a vision of a just world free from poverty. We raise money to support organisations that are closest to the communities who can make change happen. We support work that will tackle the impact of poverty, injustice, conflict, and climate change in the UK and around the world.
Since launching in 1985, we have raised over £1.6 billion thanks to the huge generosity and kindness of the public and our partners. For more information on our work, visit www.comicrelief.com or follow @comicrelief on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok for the latest content and news. Comic Relief is the operating name of Charity Projects, registered charity in England & Wales (326568) and Scotland (SC039730).