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Forever Notts (Nottinghamshire Community Foundation)

Dave Hartley Fund

Micro-grants of up to £250, held by Forever Notts, the Nottinghamshire community foundation, for community and voluntary music groups and individuals in the Mansfield and Ashfield area. The fund pays for new instruments and supporting musical equipment, so groups can develop and people can build their musical ability and self-esteem by learning and performing music for others. It is a rolling programme and applications are assessed as they arrive.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £250
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Community and voluntary groups, and individuals, in the Mansfield and Ashfield area of Nottinghamshire
  • The application form accepts registered charities, companies limited by guarantee, social enterprises, parish, town or community councils, and unregistered groups with formal rules
  • The group needs its own bank or building society account, and the checklist asks for a governing document with a dissolution clause
  • Two signatories are required (manager, trustee or director, plus a trustee or director)
  • The grant must be spent within a year
  • No income limit is stated

What it funds

  • The purchase of new musical instruments, supporting musical equipment and items that help musical groups develop and help individuals increase their musical ability and self-esteem
  • The aim is to encourage people to appreciate, learn and perform music for others
  • Priority is given to groups and individuals that cannot be supported through other funds

What it will not fund

  • Purchases made before the offer letter is received
  • Projects outside the Mansfield and Ashfield area

How to apply

  1. Download the Dave Hartley Fund small grant application form (Word) from the fund page
  2. Complete it: contact and bank details, about your group, the project, an itemised cost breakdown, other funding and monitoring information, then sign it (two signatories)
  3. Email the form and supporting documents to enquiries@forevernotts.com (or post to Forever Notts, Ash House, Ransom Wood Business Park, Southwell Road West, Mansfield NG21 0HJ)
  4. If awarded, spend the grant within one year and return a monitoring report 6 months after the award, with copies of receipts over £200

Rolling programme; applications are assessed immediately. Queries: 01623 620202.

Have ready

  • Completed application form, signed by two signatories
  • Governing document containing a dissolution clause (if not on the Charity Commission register)
  • Child protection and/or vulnerable adults policy (if applicable)
  • Latest annual accounts, or an anticipated budget for new groups (if not on the Charity Commission register)
  • Copy of latest bank statement or building society passbook
  • Quotes for the items and services you are buying

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