COVID-19 STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS NOW OPEN

1. Title: COVID-19 STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS NOW OPEN2. Awarding Authority: Leeds Community Foundation, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority are delighted to announce that the Covid-19 Strategic Infrastructure Grants have opened for applications.Following the distribution of over £2m of grants in Specified Location since April 2020 to grassroots organisations through both emergency response and resilience funding, we are now pleased to be able to provide larger grants for organisations providing new, or additional infrastructure support to communities as a result of the pandemic.By infrastructure activity we mean:playing a role in co-ordinating activity taking place across the city in response to the pandemicconnecting people or organisations at a cross-city level to work together to alleviate the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable peopleacting as “systems leaders” in a locality or within a particular community of people to ensure a coordinated response to needs arising as a result of the pandemicApplications are welcome from both infrastructure organisations, and other types of organisation that are providing infrastructure support at this time. Activity can be about preventing further negative impacts on communities, or focused on relieving the adverse effects faced by our communities now: or both.5. CPV Code(s): 98000000, 98130000, 98133000, 853200006. NUTS code(s): UKE, UKE4, UKE427. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Leeds8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: This fund is offering grants between £15,000 and £25,000 for organisations providing new, or additional infrastructure support to communities as a result of the pandemic.10. The deadline to apply is 8.9.2020 (12:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: 12. Other information: For more information and to submit an application, please visit the website : TKR-2020826-EX-1436830# funding opportunity# COVID-19