Value: Up to £1,000
The programme is designed to create a partnership of support to community groups, operating within two miles of a One Stop store, who are working to:
- Tackle food poverty.
- Support the vulnerable.
- Support the elderly.
- Support low income families.
- Running youth sports teams.
- Reducing/recycling waste
- Improving the environment
The following organisations may apply:
- Voluntary and community organisations.
- Registered charities.
- Schools.
- Health bodies.
- Parish/Town councils.
- Social enterprises.
- Community Interest Companies (running for a minimum of two years).
- Community councils.
- Local authorities.
- Housing organisations.
Applications from organisations such as women’s refuges, food banks, hospices, homeless charities, charities supporting the elderly or children are typically welcome. However, this list is not exhaustive and other organisational types will be funded.
The following are not eligible for funding:
- Businesses and ‘for profit’ organisations.
- CICs limited by shares.
Eligible Expenditure
The tailored support from the store teams will help community causes to increase or improve their service by assisting in areas such as but not limited to; volunteering support, fundraising and awareness-raising.
How To Apply
Applications are considered on a quarterly basis, and can be submitted during the following application rounds:
- 1st March 2024 to 26th April 2024.
- 3rd June 2024 to 26th July 2024.
- 2nd September 2024 to 25th October 2024.
- 2nd December 2024 to 24th January 2025.
It is expected that decisions will be communicated within three weeks of the deadlines.
Before starting an application, applicants should first use the Store Locator, available on the Groundwork website, to check the distance to the local One Stop store and whether funding is currently available there.
Please note that not all stores offer this programme.
Contact Groundwork for further information: One Stop Community Partnership – Groundwork
Apply for a grant – Groundwork
For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:
- Enquiries
Groundwork
Suite B2
The Walker Building
58 Oxford Street
Birmingham
B5 5NR
Tel: 0121 236 8565
Email: onestop@groundwork.org.uk