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Tis the season to be jolly with a grant from the Sheffield Telegraph Community Cash Giveaway
25th November 2009
The deadline for the Sheffield Telegraph Community Cash Giveaway has now passed.
Call 0114 2424857 to go to the Apply for a Grant section find out more about other grants available through SYCF.
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The season of goodwill is fast approaching and the Sheffield Telegraph has come up with a festive treat to warm the hearts of its readers, with its first ever 'Community Cash Giveaway' in association with the South Yorkshire Community Foundation (SYCF).
Through the Grassroots Grants programme, SYCF has grant funding available for volunteer led community groups and projects in Sheffield, and a bumper pot of £10,000 has been made available exclusively to the Telegraph's readers.
Grassroots Grants aims to provide much needed assistance to Sheffield's unsung heroes, with grants of between £250 and £700 available to those who work to help local communities.
Voluntary or community organisations that operate for the benefit of residents in Sheffield and have and annual income of less than £30,000 could be eligible to get hold of a grant to bring some Christmas cheer to their activities.
The purpose of the Sheffield Telegraph Community Cash Giveaway is to support small, largely volunteer led community organisations and groups, which often have limited resources.
The type of group or organisation that are eligible will:
- Be a not-for-profit, voluntary or community group.
- Have an income of less than £30,000 per annum.
- Be volunteer led (i.e. with mainly volunteer based input).
- Have a governing document – ie constitution or set of rules.
- Operate for the benefit of their local communities in Sheffield.
The funding can be entirely for capital purchases (e.g. computers, photocopiers, digital projectors, etc), or for operational costs (e.g. rent, stationery, telephone costs, activities, etc) or a mixture of both.
How much can you apply for?
Grants of between £250 and £700 are available for this Community Cash Giveaway in partnership with the Sheffield Telegraph.
If successful, grants must be spent by the 31st of December 2010
Who and what cannot be funded?
- Statutory organisations such as local authorities, schools and the Police.
- Regional or local offices of a national organisation.
- Activities that promote political or religious beliefs. Groups that are based in a religious building can apply, providing the activity / project is open to all people in the community.
- Retrospective funding – this includes activities that have already taken place or repayment of money that you have already spent.
- Individuals.
- Organisations that operate for the sole benefit or relief of animals or plants. Grassroots Grants are for the direct benefit of communities of people only. This does not preclude city farms or other groups and organisations that work with animals and/or the environment to benefit people from applying.
PLEASE NOTE: if your group has already been awarded a small grant through a community cash giveaway you will not be able to apply for this one. Please contact the office about this if you are unsure.
How to apply
Please complete the online application form via the link below.
APPLICATION FORM FOR SHEFFIELD TELEGRAPH COMMUNITY CASH GIVEAWAY
You will be asked for your email address and then you will be sent an email and given a unique link to your own application form which is Part A of the process. Full guidelines are available when you access the link to apply on line and you will be able save the application if you cannot complete it in one go. It will then be emailed to you to print, together with Part B.
Part B requests your organisation's bank details and invites you to nominate an independent referee, who must read and sign your form. Two members of your organisation must also sign Part B to accept the Terms and Conditions, if a grant is made.
Application Parts A & B should then be posted to South Yorkshire Community Foundation at the address below.
You can speak to a member of staff to see if your community group is eligible to apply for the Community Cash Giveaway, or ask any questions you may have by phoning 0114 242 4294.
Help is available
If you need any help please let us know.
A member of South Yorkshire Community Foundation's staff will be available to:
- Guide applicants through the application form.
- Offer general information and support.
- Accept receipt of completed forms.
Our Outreach Worker will be holding a one-to-one service, on a drop in basis, at the SYCF office throughout the day on Wednesday 16th December 09
What happens when you apply?
The deadline for applications is Monday 21st December 2009
Post both parts of the application form to SYCF, Unit 3 – G1 Building, 6 Leeds Road, Sheffield S9 3TY
When we receive your application:
- The South Yorkshire Community Foundation staff will check to ensure that it meets the eligibility criteria for Grassroots Grants. If we have any queries we will contact you either by telephone, e-mail or in writing
- All applications will be assessed and decisions made by a selection panel
- The panel may award a grant dependent on certain conditions (conditional offer) – in this case your payment will be sent once you have met / agreed to these conditions
Successful applicants will be announced in the New Year
If your application is successful:
- Your grant will have to be spent strictly within the timescales indicated
- Your group will receive a monitoring form which must be returned to the South Yorkshire Community Foundation within six weeks of the end of your project. This could be six weeks after the spend is completed if it is for an item of equipment, or six weeks after the activity ends if it was for e.g. tutor costs for one year. If this form is not completed satisfactorily your group will not be eligible for further grant aid from the scheme or the South Yorkshire Community Foundation.
- Your group may be contacted once a grant has been awarded to arrange a visit to evaluate and audit your spending of the grant.
- Your group will be expected to include the South Yorkshire Community Foundation in any publicity that your group arranges.
If you would like to know how to apply for more money from the Grassroots Grants programme please check the Grassroots Grant page on this website or telephone 01142 424294 to discuss this or alternative funding.
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