Sport Relief Community Cash

Application Deadline for Sport Relief Grants was March 16th...Awards will be announced w/c April 23rd.

Comic Relief has allocated £4.5million to fund projects across the UK which are addressing economic and social deprivation issues.
Partnering with the Community Foundation Network (CFN) and Community Foundations across the UK, we are delighted to be administering the Sports Relief Community Cash scheme to benefit our voluntary and community sector here in Milton Keynes.

We have received many applications for the  £50,000 in grants (up to the value of £1,000 each) which we will be awarding next month.

The programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities.  We are accepting applications from charities or non-for-profit community groups run by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with, who have an annual income of £100k or less.

Priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations, in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community.



Under the programme, organisations can apply for funding to:
•    increase local services,
•    build skills of local people,
•    increase community cohesion
•    respond to local economic needs
•    increase access to sport and exercise for people who face social exclusion and isolation.

Types of activities that might be funded include:

•    Project equipment
•    Projects offering benefits advice
•    Projects combating fuel poverty
•    Community consultation exercises
•    Projects assisting people to secure emplyment
•    Food Co-ops
•    Running costs; including salaries, core costs and project costs
•    Training for volunteers
•    Community sport activities or activities that promote exercise and healthy living.  

Grants will not be awarded to:

•    individuals, statutory organisations, (including schools), fund trips abroad; fund the purchase of buses, mini buses or other community transport schemes (not including transport costs forming part of a project); fund building costs, including access adaptations to buildings; organisations which are currently in receipt of a grant directly from Comic Relief, organisations that have an annual income of over £100k.

If you have any other queries then please contact our Grants Team on 01908 690276 or e-mail us info@mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk.

Application deadline was March 16th.  For other funding opportunities please click here