Lancashire Red Rose Responding Fund
About the fund
The Community Foundation for Lancashire (CFL) are pleased to open this 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.
Fund Criteria
BAME Community
This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and able to offer multilingual support if needed.
LGBTQ+ Community
This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and able to offer multilingual support if needed.
People with Physical or Learning Difficulties
This includes provision from organisations with the understanding of cultural backgrounds and able to offer multilingual support if needed.
Older People
The fund will look to support older people who experience social isolation
Young People up to the Age of 25
The fund will look to support young people, up to the age of 25, where poor mental health is having an impact on social and educational engagement.
Specific eligibility criteria
- The fund budget is limited, and we expect many applications to be received. The focus for 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 Organisations
Voluntary Faith Organisations
Registered Charities
Social Businesses
Churches
PTAs
Parish/Town Councils
Amount available
Grants of up to £3,000.
What cannot be funded?
- Individuals
- Organisations with fewer 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 the “Apply Now” button below. You can attach supporting documents to your online application, or email them to us at applications@cflm.org.uk.
Documents which need to be included with your application:
- A copy of your governing document.
- A copy of your latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document.
- 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.).
- A list of your Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members. A minimum of three un-related must be in place.
- 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, although we may require a more recent bank statement.
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.