COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FUND

1. Title: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FUND2. Awarding Authority: South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Community Resilience Fund will make grants to charities and community organisations:To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support for the work of charitable organisations.To reduce closures of charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the Covid-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.To sustain vital charitable work due to the added pressures brought about by Covid-19 and different fundraising techniques.To fund those charities and community organisations adjusting their services and activities to respond to future delivery.It’s really important that your application makes clear not just what your organisation does, but what difference it makes to your community. Understanding your impact doesn’t have to be complicated. We have a guide to impact to help you. 5. CPV Code(s): 85320000, 79000000, 98000000, 981331006. NUTS code(s): UKE, UKE3, UKE327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South Yorkshire.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Charities and community organisations can apply for grants of up to £15,000 per year for up to two years (i.e. for a total of up to £30,000 over two years).Grants will be limited to 25% of your income last financial year, so we expect many grants will be smaller than £15,000. E.g. an organisation with an annual income of £40,000 last year would be able to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 per year for up to 2 years (i.e. a total grant of up to £20,000).10. Please submit your application by no later then 7.12.2020 (09:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Who can apply?South Yorkshire Community Resilience Grants are for charities and other not-for-profit community organisations in South Yorkshire. This includes charities, community groups and social enterprises. To be eligible for a grant you must:Have a governing document (e.g. a constitution or memorandum of association),have a board or management committee of at least three unrelated people,have a bank account in the name of the group requiring at least two unrelated signatories, andhave beneficiaries who live in South Yorkshire and,be locally led and run.Our South Yorkshire Community Sector Resilience Survey showed that medium sized charities have been hardest hit by the crisis. That is why we will give priority to applications from charities and community organisations whose annual income last financial year was between £10,000 and £500,000. However, smaller and larger organisations will also be welcome to apply if they can demonstrate that they are delivering essential services.Priority will be given to local organisations. We will only fund local offices or branches of a national charity if they have their own local management committee, manage their own local finances, and they can show that they are delivering essential services to vulnerable people in South Yorkshire.How much can I apply for?Charities and community organisations can apply for grants of up to £15,000 per year for up to two years (i.e. for a total of up to £30,000 over two years).Grants will be limited to 25% of your income last financial year, so we expect many grants will be smaller than £15,000. E.g. an organisation with an annual income of £40,000 last year would be able to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 per year for up to 2 years (i.e. a total grant of up to £20,000).What can the money be spent on?South Yorkshire Community Resilience Grants are intended to support organisations delivering vital services to vulnerable people in South Yorkshire. The grant can be used to fund anything which allows your organisation to do that.You don’t have to come up with a new project or activity specifically for this grant. If your organisation is delivering essential services for vulnerable people in South Yorkshire, we want to contribute to the general costs of delivering those services.If your application includes staff costs, we encourage you to pay at least the real Living Wage.Where relevant, we expect you to shop around to find the best value for money. For any individual items costing over £200 we will expect you to attach a quote to your application.Full details are available on the webiste aboveHow to Apply?Follow this link to access the application Please submit your application by no later then Monday 7th December by 9am to be considered.# funding opportunity# COVID-19