The Comic Relief Community Fund (England), funded by Comic Relief will support and invest in grassroots community led local organisations in England to drive change in their local communities.
Project Delivery grants
Grants of up to £4,000 are available to support projects that deliver against one of Comic Relief’s four strategic themes. These are:
- Children Survive and Thrive
- Fighting for Gender Justice
- A Safe Place to Be
- Mental Health Matters
The Fund wants to support community led organisations to deliver change by drawing on the ‘lived experiences’ of people who have experienced the issues being tackled.
The types of projects we fund is very broad. This could be hiring venues to run activities, paying co-ordinators to manage volunteer-led services, paying staff to lead activities or training sessions, employing outreach support workers, improving indoor and outdoor facilities to reach new groups or paying volunteer expenses to deliver activities and services. We can also fund items, materials and equipment needed for your project.. This list is not exhaustive, and consideration is given to any projects that can deliver against one of the four strategic themes.
Projects must be completed within 12 months of receiving a grant.
Who is eligible to apply?
Comic Relief Community Fund (England) is to support grassroots community led organisations in England. We will only fund not for profit organisations with an annual income level of £250,000 or below. Organisations should be based in and deliver services in a local area and have local people involved in the running of the organisation. Organisations eligible to apply include:
- Constituted voluntary and community organisations
- Charities
- Social Enterprises
- Community Interest Companies
Who is not eligible to apply?
- Organisations with an annual income over £250,000
- Individuals
- Private sector companies/ businesses
- Statutory organisations including local authorities, parish councils, schools, universities etc
- Unconstituted organisations
- Projects that will be delivered outside England
- Organisations that deliver nationally or across more than one UK region.
- Organisations who have already received a project delivery grant in the previous 12 months.
What will we fund?
Project delivery grants are to fund direct work with beneficiaries. Some examples of the type of projects that we may fund are:
- Training for parents and carers to help support their children’s development before starting school
- Activities for girls or women to help them make healthier life choices
- Supporting people with mental health issues to improve an outdoor space or create a meeting space
- Setting up a peer support network for people experiencing homelessness
What can’t we fund?
- Projects where Comic Relief would not be the majority funder
- Work that has already taken place
- Activities that evangelise (the practice of preaching or spreading religious beliefs) or proselytise (the practice of trying to convert people to one’s own belief or religious views)
- Organisations which adopt a partisan political stance or activities which are party political.
- Activities which collect funds for redistribution to other charities or individuals
- Overseas travel
- Fundraising
- General appeals, individual and group sponsorship, marketing appeals, proposals for bursaries from individuals or proposals from individuals for the funding of study or attainment of qualifications.
- Projects or activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide.
- Projects solely for organisational running costs
- Projects that charge people to access their services
- One off conferences or workshops as it is difficult to demonstrate what impact such events are likely to achieve. We can fund conferences, workshops and other gatherings as part of longer-term projects or work.
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