BAME INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FUND

1. Title: BAME INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FUND2. Awarding Authority: UK Community Foundations, GB Email: b.a.m.e.support@ukcommunityfoundations.org. Web: www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The new BAME Infrastructure Support Fund is being made available by the awarding authority to support Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups who have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis. This fund seeks to support BAMEled organisations that can, in turn, help other BAME groups and organisations to access their local Community Foundation and secure National Emergencies Trust (NET) funds from them5. CPV Code(s): 85320000, 98000000, 98130000, 981330006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI4, UKI457. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – East, Lambeth.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Grant amount: Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 over a maximum of three months are available. Up to 20% of core costs can be funded. 10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Who can apply? BAME-led organisations can apply. This includes a range of not-for-profit organisations such as registered charities, faith groups which are exempted from charity registration, and uniformed groups. For the purposes of this fund, a BAME-led organisation isdefined under the following terms issued by the Race Equalities Funders Alliance:The organisation’s mission and purpose is to benefit BAME communitiesThe majority of the leadership (ie, at least half of the senior team and the Trustee board) are from the BAME community(ies) that it servesApplication process: An application form can be downloaded from the website Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basisFor more information, Please visit the Website address: www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/news-article/bame-infra-fund# funding opportunity