National Lottery Community Fund - Bitesize Q&As session
This new funding stream makes available £200m in Government funding that will be aimed primarily at small to medium organisations in England.
The Fund has two key objectives:
- To increase community support to vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 crisis, through the work of civil society organisations.
- To reduce temporary closures of essential charities and social enterprises, ensuring services for vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19 have the financial resources to operate, and so reduce the burden on public services.
The types of organisations being prioritised include organisations supporting people and communities who experience disproportionate challenge and difficulty as a result of the Covid-19 crisis - This category includes, for instance, organisations supporting older people, disabled people (including people with long-term health conditions) and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, all of whom are facing specific challenges during the current crisis.
Grants will allow organisations to meet service costs, where they are experiencing increased demand and/or short-term income disruption. Grants will also allow organisations to refocus services to address more immediate beneficiary needs in light of COVID. Funding is only available for 6 months and all monies need to be committed by September 2020 and spent by March 2021
See here for further information https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding
Please note this event is aimed at Voluntary Organisations based or delivering work in the London Borough of Hackney and City of London.