Grassroots Grants

We are now Awarding the new Grassroots Grants Programme in Milton Keynes

This is a nationwide Government initiative to improve local communities through supporting local VCS.  Through the scheme we will be awarding £270,000 in small grants of between
£250 - £5,000 to local community groups over the next three years. 
Supported by a team of community representatives, the Foundation will be using its expertise in grant-making and knowledge of the local area to award grants.

So if you are a small local Community Group looking for funding for new or existing activities then a Grassroots Grant may be right for you.

Groups who can apply for Grassroots Grants of between £250-£5,000:

• Have been active in the local community for at least 12 months.  Organisations do not need to have been formally constituted for this time, but must be able to show that they have been active as a group eg. working with the local Community Mobiliser
  
• Have an annual turnover of less than £20,000 - this is an average over 3 years
  
• Are volunteer led or mainly run by volunteers, perhaps with a part time staff member.
  

The Next Deadline for Grant Applications is
13th February 2009.

Application Forms can be downloaded from this site Grants/Download_forms

Application Deadlines for 2008/09

1. Current - Decision meeting on Thursday 20th November 2008
2. Friday 13th February for meeting on Thursday 19th February 2009

If you need funding more urgently than these dates allow, please contact us. The Grassroots Grants porogramme is flexible and responsive to community needs and we will accept applications outside of these deadline dates if there is a clear need for an earlier decision.

For further information please call our Grants Manager, Marian Bennett on 01908 392152 or marian.bennett@mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk