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Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

D&J Lloyd Community First Fund

A Cambridgeshire Community Foundation fund giving grants, typically around £2,500, to voluntary and community organisations working in Cambridgeshire. It supports relief of need (financial hardship, illness, isolation, homelessness, old age), the arts for people at a disadvantage, the environment and historic buildings, and learning for marginalised people. There is no stated maximum, and the fund awards around £8,500 per round across two rounds a year.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
Closes in
14 days left
1 November
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Non-profit voluntary and community organisations working in Cambridgeshire, with projects that benefit Cambridgeshire residents
  • Under the Foundation's general guidance, eligible organisations are registered, exempt and excepted charities; CIOs; religious organisations (only if the project benefits the wider community and has no religious content); parish and town councils, village halls and parochial church councils; community interest companies, social enterprises and companies limited by guarantee; co-operatives and community benefit societies; schools; and sports clubs (CASCs, nationally affiliated clubs, or clubs with income under £5,000)
  • Organisations with income over £5,000 must be legally registered
  • Applicants need a signed governing document with a dissolution clause, at least three independent management committee members and two independent cheque signatories

What it funds

Projects by voluntary and community organisations in Cambridgeshire that:

  • Provide support and relief to those in need, particularly people suffering financial hardship, illness, social isolation, homelessness or negative effects of old age
  • Promote the arts, particularly (not exclusively) helping those at a disadvantage take part in arts activities
  • Protect the environment and/or sites and buildings of historic or architectural importance
  • Promote learning, skills development and education (excluding areas of statutory responsibility) for those marginalised or excluded from society

The Foundation's general guidance says project-related salaries, vehicle rental and capital items can be funded.

Past examples: £2,000 for an outdoor wildlife therapy project for young people, £3,000 for a theatre project for young women, £2,500 for job workshops for homeless people.

What it will not fund

  • Activities or projects which have already taken place
  • Sponsored events or fundraising activities
  • Debt or loans
  • Grant-making bodies
  • Improvements to land or buildings that are not accessible to the public
  • Political activities or lobbying
  • Religious practice or promotion
  • Animal welfare
  • Overseas travel
  • Statutory obligations, i.e. activities that replace government funding
  • Education in areas of statutory responsibility

How to apply

  1. Read the Foundation's application guidance and check your organisation and project are eligible
  2. Prepare the supporting documents
  3. Complete the online application form (location, beneficiaries, timeline, budget) and attach the documents
  4. Submit by 11:59am on the round deadline (1 May or 1 November)
  5. Staff may call to clarify; eligible applications go to a volunteer panel, which may award full, partial or no funding
  6. If successful, sign and return the grant offer letter (two signatures)

Grants of £4,499 or more receive a project visit; an end-of-project report is due about one month after the project finishes

Underspends above 10% (grants over £3,000) or £300 (grants under £3,000) must be returned

Have ready

  • Signed governing document with a dissolution clause
  • Last year's accounts (or income and expenditure if under one year old)
  • Bank statement or paying-in slip from the last 3 months showing account details
  • Names of three independent management committee members
  • Names of two independent cheque signatories

Safeguarding and equality policies no longer need to be uploaded for most applications, but you must confirm they are in place

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