FUNDING TO SUPPORT CHARITIES CARING FOR THE HOMELESS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

1. Title: FUNDING TO SUPPORT CHARITIES CARING FOR THE HOMELESS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK2. Awarding Authority: The Morrisons Foundation, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority recognises that homeless people are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 because they are more likely to have underlying health conditions and are less able to access basic sanitation. Homelessness charities are raising concerns that if someone is sleeping rough or in a crowded night shelter, it’s impossible to self-isolate and maintain social distance so help is needed more than ever before. In response to this, the Morrisons Foundation Trustees have pledged £500,000 towards the Homeless Support Fund. The fund is designed to support charities caring for the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak and ensure help gets to those who need it most.Registered charities that care for the homeless can apply for support to cover three broad areas:Outreach and support for rough sleepers, including provision of essentialsDelivery of services in hostels and sheltersInformation and adviceYou should:Be registered with the Commission/OSCR for a minimum of one year and have filed their documents (i.e. Trustee’s Reports and Financial Accounts) on timeWork directly with homeless people and provide support of one (or more) of the areas the fund cover5. CPV Code(s): 85311000, 85310000, 853200006. NUTS code(s): UKE, UKE4, UKE417. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Yorkshire And The Humber, West Yorkshire, Bradford.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Applications will be considered up to a maximum of £10,000, but the emphasis is on smaller amounts to enable as many charities as possible can be supported from the fund10. 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 and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: 12. Other information: Applications will be reviewed and considered for support on a weekly basisFor more information apply from the website : TKR-202071-EX-1393801# funding opportunity# COVID-19