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Plymouth Grassroots Scheme
THE GRASSROOTS CHALLENGE
A PARTNERSHIP FOR PLYMOUTH
The Drake Foundation is working in partnership with Devon Community Foundation on the Grassroots Scheme
The 'Grassroots' scheme is a Government led initiative with two main aims.
1) Grassroots Challenge
This part of the Grassroots scheme is designed to help communities build their own endowment fund. The government will provide match funding for the money raised for a community Grassroots fund. The 100% match includes gift aid. That means a donation of £100 to the Plymouth Grassroots fund is worth £256 (with gift aid and match funding).
Match funding is only available for a limited time and is dependent on fundraising targets being met. So please help us raise funds for the Plymouth Grassroots challenge.
2) Grassroots Grants
As part of the Grassroots scheme the Government has provided funding for small grants to be awarded to voluntary and community groups in our community.
If you meet the criteria below, you could be given a grant of up to £5,000.
1. You are a not for profit organisation.
2. You have been in operation for longer than 12 months.
3 You have an annual income of less than £30,000.
4. You have a local management commitee and are volunteer run.
5. You have a bank account and a governing document or a constitution
Groups that could benefit from the grassroots programme include:
- Mother and toddler groups;
- After school groups;
- Youth clubs;
- Self help groups for people with mental and physical health issues;
- Projects working with people with learning or physical disabilities;
- Social and cultural groups;
- Community sports groups;
- Activity groups for older people;
- Support groups for people from ethnic and other minorities;
- Groups run by local people who want to tackle local issues.
Size of Grants
Grants of between £250 and £5,000 are available. There is a shorter, ‘express’ application form for applications up to £900. Organisations can apply for either a one-off grant or a grant spread over the period up to March 2011, as long as the total grant awarded over the period is no more than £5,000.
What/Who cannot be supported by Grassroots Grants
- Applications from individuals.
- Statutory organisations, such as local authorities, schools and the police force.
- Regional or local offices of a national organisation – applicant groups must be local and independent, with control over their decisions and finances.
- Arms length public sector organisations that are controlled wholly or in part by, for example Local Authority, a Primary Care Trust or agencies of these.
- Organisations that are for the sole benefit or relief of animals or plants – but note that Grassroots funding can be given for work with animals and / or plants in order to benefit people, for example city farms or community garden projects.
- Any party political activity.
- Commercial ventures.
- Proselytising activities, i.e. active promotion of a specific religion or belief system.
- Regional or local offices of national charities.
Click on the Links below to download an application form and guidance notes.
userfiles/file/Universal_Grant_Information_sheet(1).doc
DRA008 - Grassroots Grants application form
DRA009 - A guide to help you complete the Grassroots application
Applications for grants are assessed by the Drake Foundation Grants Committee in partnership with the Devon Community Foundation.
Please ensure your grant application is sent to the following address :
Devon Community Foundation,
The Factory,
Leat Street,
Tiverton
EX16 5LL
