Community First is an England-wide programme; funded by the Office for Civil Society, on behalf of the Government. It will run for four years, until March 2015. Two funds of money, worth £80m, have been created to help communities come together, become more resilient, and make their local area a better place to live.
Neighbourhood Match Fund: A £30m fund to encourage people to give time and expertise to local projects. The funds will be distributed to 600 areas across England, which have been selected by CDF according to several criteria.
Community First Panels: Each of the 600 areas will have their own panel, comprised of local people to represent their community. They will be involved in creating a plan for the area, raising awareness of the funds, and planning how they will match and spend the money.
What is does this mean for you?
Moss Side has been selected as one of the 600 areas to receive Community First funding. Up to £14,000 is now available to fund community projects in Moss Side, Manchester. You can apply for a grant from a minimum of £250 to a maximum of £1,000 per year. The programme will run until March 2015 and funds will be available during that time.
It is a matched fund programme, which means that every £1 provided in funding must be matched by a similar amount or in-kind donations (this means donations of cash, services, free products or volunteer time).
You can apply for funding if you can demonstrate that you are a formal community group either through a constitution or terms of reference and a bank account. Your project must also meet at least one of our following aims:
· Promote community spirit, by supporting local community events, e.g. festivals, street parties, cultural events, etc.
· Promote social cohesion, by supporting activities that brings young people and communities together.
· Increase local activities for children, by supporting after school clubs, holiday, play, sports and cultural activities, etc.
· Improve the local environment, by addressing environmental priority issues, e.g. graffiti, drains, alleys play areas.
· Increase parental support services, particularly for lone parents and parents with caring responsibilities.
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