The Foundation wants to hear from community organisations working to promote long-term change in the most deprived neighbourhoods in the North East of England.
They would like to encourage applications from voluntary organisations working within their local neighbourhood to:
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help disadvantaged young people to find and keep a job.
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help homeless people or people at risk of homelessness to find a new home.
And new for 2018…….they are also looking for ambitious locally-led voluntary, community and social enterprises providing social and economic benefit to an area, who want to explore new ways of generating income and, by doing so, achieve greater impact in their neighbourhoods.
Grants can be anything between £10,000 and £50,000. Grant awards are to cover running costs (not capital costs) and are for one year only. In addition, funds cannot be used to cover marketing costs, for example, to pay for advertising or promotional activity.
For further information on the North East Fund and help to apply go to virginmoneyfoundation.org.uk.