community funding

our key themes

We welcome applications for projects that meet one or more of our key themes of:

• health and well-being: improving mental and physical health as well as building the confidence of individuals
• employability and training: including volunteering and other upskilling activities
• increasing household income: activities including debt and benefit advice, feeding families, money support, and employing people
• a greener, fairer future: by reducing, reusing and recycling
• tackling inequalities as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.

To apply for any of the grants your project must be delivered in one of our patch areas, these are central Durham, east Durham and south-west Durham, we ask when completing the application form that you select which patch area your project will cover. Please check the list on each of our grants for a breakdown of locations within each patch area. Note – projects can benefit people in more than one location within a patch area.
It may be acceptable for projects to deliver outcomes in more than one neighbouring patch area but please discuss this with the Community Investment Team prior to submitting your application.

All projects must be deliverable in one of our patch areas, these are central Durham, east Durham and west Durham. Please see the list below for a breakdown.

The funding will be split equally across the areas, we ask when completing the application form that you select which area your project will cover.

Some potential projects may have delivery outcomes that overlap in the delivery areas, which may be acceptable, but please discuss this with the Community Investment Team prior to submitting your application.

If you are unsure if your group or project idea qualifies for this grant, please contact us to discuss. You can contact the Community Investment Team by email: communitygrant@believehousing.co.uk, call us on 0300 1311 999.