Homelessness organisations
affected directly by COVID-19 can now apply for funding of £5.5 million in the second round of grants distributed by Homeless Link.
Of this funding pot, £4.8 million is provided
by The National Lottery Community Fund and a further £680,000 is from Comic
Relief, which raises money to support people living incredibly tough lives, and
will primarily be allocated to charities based in Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
The funding aims to
provide emergency financial assistance to local homelessness organisations,
preventing closure, service cuts or staff redundancies threatened by increased
operational costs and a loss of fundraised income due to the Coronavirus. It
will also support organisations that have needed to expand or adapt their
services in light of COVID-19 to support people experiencing homelessness
safely and effectively.
Aims of the Fund
· To provide financial relief to small and
medium sized homelessness organisations meeting the eligibility criteria to
ensure they can stay open and survive the crisis caused by the COVID-19
pandemic.
- To
help those organisations adapt their service delivery to respond to the
crisis and what they have learnt over the last few months about how to
deliver services better to people experiencing homelessness during periods
of increased demand and challenges.
Funding
Information
- Turnover
- Less
than £100,000
- £100,000
- £1 million
- £1
million - £5 million
- Minimum
Grant
- £10,000
- £10,000
- £25,000
- Maximum
Grant
- £10,000
- 10%
of turnover
- £100,000
Homeless
Link can fund
You
can apply for a grant for one or both of two purposes:
- To
provide emergency financial assistance, preventing closure, service cuts
or staff redundancies threatened by increased operational costs and a loss
of fundraised income due to the Coronavirus.
- To
expand or adapt services in light of COVID-19 to support people
experiencing homelessness safely and effectively.
Eligibility
Criteria
·
Incorporated registered charity, CIO,
Community Benefit Society or CIC (with asset lock)
- Based
in and operating in England
- Organisation
is already working to end homelessness and rough sleeping.
- Organisation
currently works directly with people experiencing homelessness and more
than 50% of its beneficiaries are people experiencing homelessness.
- Proposed
activity is in line with the organisation’s charitable mission/purpose.
- Small
to medium sized organisation (up to £5 mission annual income).
Post Date
- 15-Jul-2020