Co-operative Community Fund

Community Fund grants, between £100 and £2,000 are awarded to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that meet the following criteria. 

To be successful, a group must carry out positive work in the community and a project must address a community issue, provide a good long-term benefit to the community, support co-operative values and principles, ideally be innovative in its approach.

 

Funding can be used for a wide variety of things including, but not limited to:

• Running costs (rent, heat, light etc).
• Equipment (sport or computer).
• Events.

 

The Community Fund will not provide funding for:

• Groups that use their surplus for the benefit of a business or individual.
• Core costs of co-operative auxiliary groups (such as the Women's Guild or Woodcraft Folk).
• Applications with a militaristic purpose.
• Projects that benefit communities overseas.
• Grant or loan schemes.
• Projects that are deemed to promote a particular religion.
• Core activities or statutory services.
• Improvements to a property not owned by the applicant.
• Party political activity.
• Individuals.

Contact: please call 0844 262 4001