Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund

Please read the Essential Information before applying. 

 

Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund Guidelines

The Community Foundation for Lancashire (CFL) are pleased to open the next round of the Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund. The overall aim of the fund is to support local charities, voluntary and community organisations that are helping vulnerable people - specifically relating to mental health.

 

This funding round is available for community organisations based in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Lancaster, Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire, and Wyre.

 

The fund will prioritise projects which directly respond to acute need and are delivered by organisations based within their local community and able to provide appropriate provision for the people they support.

 

The priorities for this round (in addition to the geographic focus noted above) are:

 

• BAME community, LGBTQ+ community, people with physical or learning difficulties. This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and the ability to offer multilingual support if needed
• Older people who experience social isolation
• Younger people up to the age of 25 where poor mental health is having an impact on social and educational engagement

 

Any specific criteria?

• As the fund budget is limited and we expect many applications to be received, the focus of the fund is to help build capacity for smaller grassroots organisations with an annual income of under £250,000
• Applicants should have a demonstrable track record in delivering mental health support

 

Who can apply?

Voluntary, community and faith organisations, registered charities, social businesses, churches, PTAs and parish/town councils.

How much is available?

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

 

What cannot be funded?

• Individuals
• Organisations with less than 3 unrelated Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members
• Projects and activities classed as a statutory responsibility
• Private businesses or CICs Limited by Shares
• Retrospective funding
• National organisations that cannot demonstrate local governance and control of local finances
• Politically connected or exclusively religious activities

 

How to apply?

An online application form can be completed via our website www.lancsfoundation.org.uk. You can attach supporting documents to your online application, or email them to us at applications@cflm.org.uk

 

Closing date

Friday 3^rd November at 4pm

 

Please note that decisions will be provided in late December.

 

Documents which need to be included with your application:

1. A copy of your governing document

2. A copy of your latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document

3. A copy of a recent bank statement for your group. If you do not have a bank account in place, you must be able to nominate another organisation to hold the funds (CVS, another local charity, church etc.)

4. A list of your Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members

5. A copy of your current Safeguarding Policy. All applicants must ensure that they hold relevant policies and procedures in place to undertake activities, such as Criminal Records Bureau checks and/or a health and safety policy, depending on proposed activity. If unsure, we recommend taking advice from your local CVS

 

If you have applied to us within the last 12 months and provided this information, we do not need you to send it again (unless it has since been updated), although we may require a more recent bank statement.

What happens next?

Completed applications are considered by Community Foundation staff to check eligibility. You may be contacted for more information after applying and a decision-making panel will make recommendations based on the fund’s criteria and the budget available.  

 

Community Foundation for Lancashire

Third Floor, Stanley Building, 43 Hanover Street,

Liverpool, L1 3DN

Telephone: 0330 440 4900

Email: applications@cflm.org.uk