Shropshire Grassroots Grants

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The Community Council of Shropshire has been selected to manage the Grassroots Grants Programme for Shropshire. The focus of the funding is to help small groups to grow and become more sustainable.

Grassroots is funded by the Office of the Third Sector via the Community Development Foundation. As the local funder for Shropshire the Community Council of Shropshire will be making grants available from 2008 - 2011.

Grants of between £250 - £5000 are available to small grassroots community and voluntary groups in Shropshire. To be eligible groups must have been in existance for 12 months and have an income of less than £20,000 per year.

Examples of things that Grassroots could fund include:

• the purchase of equipment, like a computer or oven
• the cost of putting on a local event or workshop
• staff costs
• rent costs related to delivering your activities
• training for volunteers
• attending a conference or event
• activities that support community activity
• expansion of existing activities
• achieving a quality or other standard

For full guidance on this and application form please see documents below:

Shropshire Grassroots Guidance notes Aug 08

Shropshire Grassroots Application 900-5000 Sept 08

Shropshire Grassroots Application up to £900

Deadlines for 2008:

23rd September 2008

23rd October 2008

25th November 2008

 

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