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Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire

The TopCashback Sustainability Fund

Grants of up to £1,000 from TopCashback, run by the Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire, for groups in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent running activities that sustain the natural environment in their community and engage people in healthy living. Constituted groups, charities and social enterprises established for at least 12 months can apply, and core, capital and project costs are all eligible. The next closing date is 19 February 2027.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £1,000
Deadline
99 days left
19 February
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Constituted community and voluntary groups, registered charities and social enterprises based in, or working for the benefit of people in, Staffordshire or Stoke-on-Trent, established for at least 12 months
  • The Community Foundation's general rules apply: CICs and social enterprises need at least three unrelated directors, and statutory authorities, schools (for building, statutory or curriculum work), hospitals, private businesses and solely commercial ventures are generally not eligible

What it funds

Projects for the purpose of sustaining the natural environment within the community, aiming to engage people to improve healthy living pursuits, that meet one of these aims:

  • Increase or enhance local services
  • Provide activities in the natural environment
  • Provide a local support to groups or individuals to get involved in
  • Relieve poverty or disadvantage for local people

Eligible costs are core costs, equipment, capital costs, training, one-off event costs and project costs. Higher awards than £1,000 may be made at the advisers' discretion.

What it will not fund

  • Religious projects or projects that promote religion (faith-based organisations' services open to all are considered)
  • Political campaigning activities specific to any one party
  • Statutory bodies or provision, including core statutory services
  • Retrospective funding, where the project has already happened or goods and services were ordered or bought before approval
  • Organisations that cannot show they have been established for at least 12 months

How to apply

  1. Check the Community Foundation's core eligibility criteria
  2. Register or sign in on the CFSS funding portal, open 'Available Funding' and click 'apply' next to this programme
  3. Complete the form (project, need, impact, sustainability and healthy living, beneficiary numbers and a full budget) and upload all documents by 19 February 2027
  4. The Foundation assesses applications from 22 February to 8 March 2027, including due diligence on documents
  5. A funder-advised panel meets on 17 March 2027; notifications from 17 March and payments from 28 March 2027

The lead contact must have authority to sign contracts. The team can arrange a call or visit to help with the online application (01785 339540).

Have ready

  • Governance document (constitution, or memorandum and articles of association)
  • Accounts: audited, independently examined, or a financial forecast
  • Bank statement no older than 3 months, showing the account name (matching the application), number and sort code
  • Safeguarding policy
  • Equality policy
  • Quotes for capital items

All documents must be submitted with the application; applications without them are not considered.

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