Safer Connected Communities Grants
Devon Community Foundation (DCF), in partnership with the Office for the Poilce and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall (OPCC) is pleased to be able to offer grants to a maximum value of £5,000 to organisations across Devon working to reduce anti-social behaviour and building stronger, safer, more connected communities for all to enjoy.
The activities that the scheme supports will be to prevent anti-social behaviour and to prevent anti-social behaviour associated with drug use.
Funds of between £1000 and £5000 will be available, and the deadline for all applications is Wednesday 2nd November 2022.
Applications from the following will not be considered for funding:
- Organisations with outstanding end of grant evaluations for previously awarded grants from DCF.
- Sole traders to supplement and provide income.
- Individuals applying for funding for themselves or on behalf of individuals.
- Grant making organisations (where funding is requested for grant making).
- Applications over £2,000 where a host organisation will be holding the grant.
Applying organisations should have:
- A Governing Document appropriate to the recognised status of the organisation which outlines clear charitable purposes and includes a dissolution clause or asset lock e.g., Constitution, Set of Rules, Articles of Association.
- A management committee of at least 3 unrelated members e.g., Trustees, Directors, Management Committee.
- Accounts, cash flow or financial records that clearly record annual income and expenditure breakdowns.
- A bank account in the name of the organisation and a minimum of 2 unrelated bank signatories, or equivalent, who both need to be involved in authorising payments.
- Unrestricted reserves of less than 12 months running costs.
- Up-to-date Safeguarding policies in place to protect children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.
- Up-to-date Equality policies Organisations who hold a current grant from us from another grant scheme are eligible to apply but must demonstrate how their proposed activity is different to and does not duplicate their existing project.
You can find Frequently Asked Questions and Answers along with a link to the online application on the Devon Community Foundation website.
Jeans for Genes Campaign Grants – application deadline 16 October 2022
Core funding and project grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities for projects that benefit individuals who are affected by genetic conditions in the UK.
The Jeans for Genes grant programme is open for applications from 1 September 2022 until 16 October 2022. There are the following two strands of funding:
- Core Costs – grants for front line, genetic condition charities single year grants of up to £3,000 towards their organisation’s core costs to enable them to be in a stronger, more resilient position to continue to provide vital support to their communities, in the long term.
- Project funding – single year project grants of up to £5,000 to a wide range of organisations working within the genetic condition community so that individuals living with a genetic condition and their families can access the right support at the time they need it.
There is a simple one-stage application process for both Core and Project Grants. Please note that each strand has its own eligibility criteria, funding priorities, maximum grant size, application form and monitoring requirements.
More information and how to apply is available on the Jeans for Genes website.
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Jeans for Genes Campaign
The Jeans for Genes Campaign runs this year from Monday 19 September 2022 until 25 September 2022.
This encourages children and adults to wear their jeans to school, work or at home in exchange for a small donation. These monies are then distributed within the genetic condition community; to charitable organisations that support individuals and families affected by a genetic disorder, via the Jeans for Genes grant programme.
You can find a funding raising pack, together with other resources on the Jeans for Genes website.