How to Apply for a Grant

The Community Foundation for Wakefield District is a Grant Giving Charity.  It seeks to support charitable work and projects in the Wakefield District.  You don't have to be registered and social enterprises will be eligible for support depending on the grant scheme and the project concerned. 

If you haven't done so already, register on Wakefield Council's Voluntary Sector Directory.  This is an invaluable resource for all in the Voluntary and Community Sector, and those working with it, including the Community Foundation.  The more people that are on it the more useful it will be.

To find out if your project is eligible for support, please read the criteria for grants below.  

Thrid Sector ERDF Access Fund


Yorkshire Forward has created the Third Sector ERDF Access Fund, offering grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 to help Third Sector organisations prepare themselves to make bids for larger sums from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This can contribute up to 50% of the  total cost of projects costing £500,000 and above. The aim of the ERDF Access Fund is to provide smaller grants to help with preparatory tasks such as the carrying out of feasibility studies, exploring possibilities of collaborative working with other local organisations and gaining expert advice on the preparation of bids. The ERDF Access Fund is being delivered locally throughout the county by the Yorkshire Community Foundations. To find out more about the programme, please click here.  This will also tell you which Community Foundation you need to apply to. Once you have read the guidelines, you can download the criteria and application form here. 

Grassroots Grants - PROGRAMME CLOSED - FINAL DEADLINE WAS 1ST JULY 2010

The Community Foundation for Wakefield District is delighted to announce that local groups are to benefit from a new small grants programme worth over £450,000  thanks to funding from the Office of the Third Sector.  The money is part of a national “Grassroots Grants” programme designed to support locally-based community and voluntary groups across the country.   

Groups can apply for grants between £250 and £5,000 any time between August 2008 and July 2010. 


Keepmoat Fund - This fund is currenty closed.  The next deadline will be published on the website.


The Keepmoat Foundation has been established by the Keepmoat Group which includes Frank Haslam Milan, Haslam Homes, Bramall Construction and Keepmoat Plc. Keepmoat plc are specialists in delivering community regeneration in projects across the North of England. They have decided to set up a number of special geographical funds in towns & cities where the majority of their work takes place. One of those locations is in the Wakefield district.
 
CRITERIA
 
The Keepmoat Fund will make grants of between £500 and £1,500 which can be for capital costs (e.g. buying equipment) and / or running costs (e.g. room hire).   We will prioritise projects that:
 

·       Support people in greatest need

·       Are locally led and run

·       Involve people who face particular discrimination or disadvantage e.g. Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, Young People, people with disabilities, carers, and people with mental health problems.

·       Respond to local communities’ needs

·       Work well with other local community initiatives

·         Give real value for money
·         Projects which benefit more than one individual
 
Groups must also be based in, or working for the benefit of communities in the following areas:
·        Pontefract: Featherstone, Harewood Park and Kirkthorpe
·         Normanton:  Alftofts and Beckbridge
·         Knottingley
·         Castleford: Ferry Fryston
·         Wakefield: Belle Vue
 
Your group does not need to be a registered charity to apply for funds, as long as the organisation has charitable aims and has a structure in place to show us it is properly run.  Your group must also have a bank account with at least two signatories and be able to provide simple activity and financial reports to the Foundation.

To find out the guidlines for the Keepmoat Fund, click here.

EXCLUSIONS
The following groups or projects cannot be supported:
·         Groups that have substantial unrestricted funds
·         National charities (unless identified as a strategic project with local and regional benefits)
·         Activities promoting religious or party political causes. Faith groups can apply, but they will need a separate set of rules ensuring that their project is open to all people in the community
·         Projects that would normally be funded from statutory sources i.e. schools, colleges
·         Small contributions to large projects
·         Projects for personal profit or individual benefit
·         Minibuses or other vehicle purchases
·         Work which has already been done before the application has been submitted
·         Animals
·         Sponsorship, fundraising events or advertising

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