Devon Community Foundation is again working with Devon County Council to distribute grants from the government’s Household Support Fund.
There is a total of £200,000 available for community groups working with households that find it difficult to access support elsewhere. The funding is aimed at alleviating immediate needs and helping those who are struggling to afford food, energy bills, and other related essentials.
The grants are targeted, acknowledging that some members of our community are under-served by other support programmes and are therefore likely to be impacted more severely by the cost of living crisis.
Organisations that are supporting priority groups who are not accessing support through other channels can apply. These priority groups are:
- minority ethnic communities and/or
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and/or
- people experiencing homelessness and those in temporary or insecure housing and/or
- households which include people with a disability, or those suffering ill-health which has a direct impact on household income and an ability to meet food and energy bills
Large grants, up to the value of £20,000, and small grants of up to £5,000 are available. All grants must be fully committed by Monday 31 March 2025 and fully spent by Wednesday 30 April 2025
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants for organisations working with people from under-served communities who are struggling to afford food, utility bills and other related essentials.
Application deadline:
EoIs for Large Grants need to be submitted by 7 November 2024. Applications for small grants can be submitted at any time.