Bransholme Trust- Grant.

Hull Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) is the umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations working in Hull. Hull CVS promotes and supports voluntary and community action in the city.

Hull CVS receives funding for its work from a variety of sources including Hull City Council, the Government, the Lottery, the Sir James Reckitt Charity, the Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust and various other grant-giving bodies.

With donations from the Sir James Reckitt Charity and the Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust, the Bransholme Trust is able to offer small grants to charitable groups who are active in Hull. The funding is administered by the Hull Community and Voluntary Services (CVS).

Objectives of Fund

The funding is intended to support activities that encourage people to become involved in their local communities, have a better quality of life, enable people of all ages to develop new skills and encourage people to become more active.

Value Notes

Grants of between £50 and £1,000 are available per group per financial year.

Groups with an income of more than £10,000 can apply for up to £1,500 per year for three projects over that year.

Sports groups can apply for rolling funding to cover costs for a period of up to three years. This will be released annually subject to completion of an annual evaluation.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not required.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from charitable, not-for-profit, voluntary and community and faith groups, societies, community associations and clubs.

Faith organisations can apply providing the activities for which they are seeking funding do not promote religion.

Proposed projects must take place in Bransholme and benefit Bransholme residents.

Applicants will need to provide details of their constitution/governing document and bank account in the name of the group, which has two signatories. Smaller groups with an annual income of less than £5,000 should provide details of these if they have them or contact Hull CVS for help with arranging them.

Location

Bransholme Estate in Hull

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Organisations and groups that cannot show that the project for which they are seeking funding benefits mostly Bransholme residents.
• Groups that have received a grant or donation from the Sir James Reckitt Charity, the Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust or Hull CVS Starter Grants in the last twelve months.
• Groups applying for anything that is about promoting religion.
• Groups whose main object is to benefit animals, or that run activities that are war-like or for anything political.
• Paid workers making applications on behalf of a group they support. (Eg Development Workers cannot apply on behalf of groups they are helping, although they can give support to the group to help them apply.)
• Groups applying for something for an individual.
• Individuals applying for something for themselves.

Eligible Expenditure

The grants can be used to pay for things that a group needs to run its activities, such as:

• Equipment needed for the group to do its work.
• An activity or event.
• A day trip (but only if you can show how they will benefit people eg as a learning opportunity, or a healthy activity).
• Routine bills to keep the group running, such as room hire, stationery and postage.
• Resources needed for the group’s activities.
• Volunteer expenses.
• Contributing towards the cost of something over the value of £500 (the remainder of the costs will have to be obtained from other sources).

The Trust expects that activities funded through its grants will encourage Bransholme Estate residents to:

• Become involved in their local communities.
• Have a better quality of life.
• Develop new skills
• Become more active.

How To Apply

Applications can be made at any time, but should normally be submitted by the last week of January, June or October to be considered in the first two weeks of February, July or November.

Guidance notes and an online application form can be found on the Hull CVS website.

Contact Hull CVS for further information – Hull CVS Grants | Hull CVS