Heart of Bucks Community Foundation

Access Support Fund

Small grants of up to £300 from Heart of Bucks for not-for-profit groups in Buckinghamshire that find its grant applications hard to access because of challenges with reading, language, vision, sensory processing, disability or doing things online. The money pays for support to overcome the barrier, such as someone to enter the application, an interpreter or a support worker. There is no closing date.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Up to £300; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Any not-for-profit group looking to apply for grant funding from Heart of Bucks that is having difficulty accessing its online grant application system because of challenges with reading, language, vision, sensory processing, disability or doing things online
The group's work must support people in the Buckinghamshire Council area; for-profit organisations are not eligible

What it funds

Support to overcome barriers to applying for Heart of Bucks funding, for example:

Someone to enter your application into the online form or onto a paper form
An interpreter (other languages or British Sign Language)
A support worker to help you learn to use screen readers or manage sensory overload

What it will not fund

Fundraising consultants, or the cost of them
Groups whose work supports people outside the Buckinghamshire Council area
Organisations that operate for profit
Groups that do not need to overcome barriers to funding
Specialist equipment

How to apply

Either email grants@heartofbucks.org or call 01296 330134 (yourself, a colleague or a support worker) to arrange a short meeting by video call, telephone or in person, where Heart of Bucks asks a few questions about your support needs
Apply using the online form at https://forms.office.com/e/S7tRrk9X9y

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