Open Emergency Funds
Description:
This new fund aims to help community sport and physical activity organisations who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Any organisation delivering community sport and physical activity can apply to our fund if it’s experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the impact of coronavirus.
The fund has been developed to help community sport and physical activity organisations meet their obligations, in particular fixed costs, which are no longer supported with revenue as a result of coronavirus
Application deadline: none specified
Government scheme
Description:
The Government is providing additional funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses to help meet their ongoing business costs.
* your local authority will contact you if your are eligible
Application deadline: none specified
Government scheme
Description:
If your business is in the retail, hospitality or leisure sector, you will receive a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property. Leisure centres are included in this scheme.
* your local authority will contact you if your are eligible
Application deadline: none specified
Government scheme
Description:
The temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme supports SMEs with access to loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance of up to £5 million and for up to 6 years.The government will also make a Business Interruption Payment to cover the first 12 months of interest payments and any lender-levied fees, so smaller businesses will benefit from no upfront costs and lower initial repayments.
Application deadline: none specified
Description:
Facebook is offering $100m in cash grants and advertising credits for up to 30,000 small businesses that are facing disruptions due ot the virus.
Application deadline: none specified
Description:
This Fund is to help smaller charitable organisations in the UK affected by the impact of Covid-19. Grants of up to £10,000 are available.
Application deadline: none specified
Description:
The Coronavirus Support Fund is a new fund to help those who live and work locally and who are struggling as a result of the pandemic. The money comes from The National Emergency Trust Fund and Donations from local companies, individuals or families.
The fund is open to constituted charitable and community organisations in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland, working with local people facing the most hardship in the pandemic. Grant Sizes are initially between £500 and £2,500.
Application deadline: none specified
Description:
Charities and community groups supporting vulnerable people across the county can now apply for funding through Northamptonshire Community Foundation’s Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund. Grants of up to £3,000 are available to support community action helping vulnerable people affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Funding is available to local charities and community groups supporting local people hit by the social and economic impact of the virus.
Application deadline: none specified
Description:
Leicestershire County Council has established a £1m fund to support the local voluntary and community sector, during the current Coronavirus pandemic. Charities, constituted voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises can apply for a minimum of £5,000 and a maximum of £25,000 for support with a variety of activities.
Application deadline: none specified
Foundation Derbyshire’s Coronavirus Fund
Description:
Subject to available funds, Foundation Derbyshire’s initial focus is on providing £1,000 emergency grants to Food Banks (that may be experiencing a fall in food donations and/or increases in demand) and befriending services, who will play a key role in helping those in self-isolation, as a result of the virus.
Application deadline: none specified
Neighbourly Covid-19 Community Fund
Description:
Micro grants are available for charities and community groups that are existing members of the “Neighbourly” CSR platform, to support good causes that are helping communities affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. The funding is for activities that support members of the community who are suffering economically, socially or from ill health as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. (max. £400)
Application deadline: none specified
Tesco Bags of Help COVID-19 Communities Fund
Description:
Grants are available to support a wide range of community groups, organisations, charities, schools and other not-for-profit organisations who are supporting vulnerable groups during the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis.. (max. £500)
Application deadline: none specified
Rural Response Emergency Grants Programme
Description:
Grants for not-for-profit organisations that are providing emergency relief to vulnerable or isolated individuals in rural or farming communities across the UK. (max. £2500)
Application deadline: none specified
Clothworkers’ Emergency Capital Programme
Description:
Clothworkers’ Emergency Capital Programme (CECP) will award small capital grants of up to £5,000 for essential capital items to adapt or increase services in response to the pandemic.
Application deadline: none specified
Description:
A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000. Suitable for voluntary or community organisations. In a statement, CEO Dawn Austwick stated all the funding decisions they make for the next six months (up to £300m of National Lottery funding) will be devoted to addressing the current crisis. This is restricted to:
- Activities specifically geared to supporting communities through this crisis
- Helping organisations overcome any liquidity issues caused by COVID-19.
Application deadline: rolling |
