Coronavirus Crisis Fund £1000 grant
Our Coronavirus Crisis Fund has been set up to support projects within the areas believe housing operates in County Durham, that are tackling isolation and financial hardship during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Grants of up to £1000 will be available for community groups, schools or community organisations to help support the people in our communities at this time.
We have a limited number of these grants available, so please be aware that for some grant applications we may only be able to award up to £500.
We invite applications that provide help around the key areas of:
- Feeding people in the community – this can include foodbanks, help with shopping for vulnerable people, providing food packs to the community and projects that help families with food while free school meals are not available.
- Reducing isolation and keeping people connected – this can include wellbeing phone calls, creating online social groups, online activities and workshops , or delivering activity packs for families.
- Activities within the community – this can include outdoor sporting activities that needing extra equipment or help to social distance, projects requiring Personal Protective Equipment, so people can access them safely in line with government guidelines
We have a simple application process and a quick approval system allowing us to approve grant requests quickly
Please note the regular small grant programme, is on hold and only projects that can be delivered now under current government guidelines can be looked at.
We are looking for projects that enable groups to operate safely under government guidelines, this could be equipment for outdoor sporting activities while maintaining safe distances, or help to adapt indoor facilities to make safe to use under current safety conditions.
our locations
To apply for Coronavirus Crisis Fund your project must benefit one or more of these areas:
| Bearpark |
Billy Row |
Bishop Auckland |
Blackhall |
| Bowburn |
Brandon |
Brasside |
Carville |
| Cassop |
Castle Eden |
Claypath |
Coundon |
| Coundon Grange |
Coxhoe |
Crook |
Crossgate |
| Croxdale |
Easington |
Eldon Lane |
Elvet |
| Escomb |
Esh Winning |
Framwellgate Moor |
Fir Tree |
| Frosterley |
Gilesgate |
Gilesgate Moor |
Haswell |
| Hawthorn |
Hesleden |
Horden |
Howden-le-Wear |
| Hunwick |
Hutton Henry |
Kelloe |
Langley Moor |
| Leeholme |
Littletown |
Ludworth |
Meadowfield |
| Murton |
Nevilles Cross |
New Brancpeth |
Newton Hall |
| Parkside |
Peterlee East |
Peterlee West |
Pittington |
| Pity Me |
Quarrington Hill |
Rookhope |
Seaham |
| Shadforth |
Sherburn Hill |
Sherburn Road |
Sherburn Village |
| Shotton |
South Church |
South Hetton |
St Helen Auckland |
| St Johns Chapel |
Stanhope |
Station Town |
Sunnybrow |
| Thornley |
Tindale Crescent |
Tow Law |
Trimdon Station (Deaf Hill) |
| Ushaw Moor |
Wearhead |
West Auckland |
West Rainton |
| Westgate |
Wheatley Hill |
Willington |
Wingate |
| Witton Gilbert |
Witton Park |
Witton-le-Wear |
Wolsingham |
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Coronavirus Crisis Fund £1000 grant terms and conditions
- Grants will be awarded up to a maximum of £1000.
- If an application has been unsuccessful, organisations may submit new application for an alternative project.
- Organisations applying must have an up-to-date constitution and their own bank account, with at least two unrelated signatories. Proof of bank details and a copy of the constitution will need to be provided if applicable.
- Applications will be considered to assist and develop community-based activities which will be of benefit to the community, and where the activity could not go ahead without financial assistance.
- The grant will be used for the purpose approved by believe housing and no changes can be made to the project/proposal without our agreement.
- Any part of the grant that is not required for the purpose approved will be refunded to believe housing.
- Applications for retrospective funding will not be considered.
- Grants may be used to complement other funding sources; for example, National Lottery funding, the Prince’s Trust and/or local sponsorship.
- The £1000 grant will not to be used to enable fundraising for a secondary body.
- Projects should demonstrate that appropriate child and adult protection policies are in place together with any necessary Health and Safety arrangements. If the project involves work with children, young people or vulnerable adults (“vulnerable people”), you will take all reasonable steps to ensure their safety
- We will use the information you give us during the application process and during the lifetime of any funding for administration, analysis and research purposes. We recognise the need to maintain the confidentiality of vulnerable groups and their details will not be made public in any way, except as required by law. The management of all personal information you will meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.
- It may sometimes be appropriate to add additional conditions to an individual grant to take account of particular circumstances. These will be included in the grant offer letter. Any additional conditions will be agreed by both believe housing and the applicant before the award of a grant.
- The project must start within an agreed time frame no later than 3 months after the date the grant has been paid or if it is delayed, you must write to us giving reasons for the delay and asking for an extension.
- You will monitor the progress of the project and complete any reports required using the forms supplied. You will update on progress of the project on request and will send believe housing any further information we may ask for from time to time about the project or about your organisation, its activities, the number of users and other beneficiaries and such other information we may require.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure all required insurance and permissions are in place for any projects awarded.
- From time to time you may be contacted by believe housing about your organisation, its activities, the number of users and other beneficiaries and such other information we may require.
- List all the individual items or activities that make up your project. Make sure that costs are accurate and based on quotations where appropriate. Please give as much detail as you can. Any receipts for goods purchased must be an official receipt which will include company name, goods sold, purchase price, the date, and other pertinent information. It is the grant applicant’s responsibility to make sure the vendor can supply this information.
- If you have to raise funds from another source to enable your project’s success, you will need to show how you intend to do this. If match funding is not secured, we will contact you for further information. If you are successful in applying for a group grant where match funding is essential, believe housing will not release any funds until confirmation is received from the alternative funder.
- Projects do not have to be sustainable to be awarded a group grant. Please advise believe housing if your project is likely to continue after the grant ends.
- Groups with successful grant applications will be required to consent to any publicity and marketing that believe housing may require. This may include, but is not limited to, press and online activities of both funds being awarded and the outcomes of approved projects. Should you carry out future promotion of the outcomes of your grant application, you must reference believe housing (using relevant brand guidelines and logo(s) where required), with approval via the group’s Funding Officer.
- If a project is turned down for funding the decision is final and there is no appeals process.
