Winter support grant
The winter community support fund is open for applications from voluntary and community organisations delivering projects to support struggling households over the winter period. The community support fund is funded by the Government’s Household Support Fund.
Organisations can apply for one-off funding between £500 and £5,000 for projects designed to help households experiencing food or fuel poverty.
The fund is open until 2 January 2025
Types of projects
Projects should offer direct support with food or fuel and keeping warm and can include:
- free lunch clubs
- meal boxes
- care packages
- food voucher schemes
- vouchers/grants for fuel support
- projects providing other essentials, for example, clothing and cooking appliances
Who can apply
- voluntary or community organisation
- registered charities
- constituted groups
- non-constituted groups with their own bank account
- faith groups, if the project is inclusive of all faiths
- not-for-profit company or community interest company
The fund is not open to:
- organisations based outside the UK
- organisations that are not supporting Maidstone residents
- individuals or sole traders
- companies that can pay profits to directors, shareholders, or members
Applications
Applications need to include:
- details of how the project will specifically support residents with food and fuel poverty and how this will be delivered
- how Maidstone residents will be identified and encouraged to engage with the proposed service/project/scheme
- information on what area of the community will be supported by the project
- how many people the project expects to support
- a breakdown of the cost of how the funding will be spent
- successful applicants will also be required to provide feedback and details on the number of households supported and the type of support given
Applicants will be notified if they have been successful mid-January 2025.
Applications will be evaluated against the scheme criteria and the project scope in terms of its ability to support Maidstone residents.
If you have any questions about the fund or need the application form in another format, please email vcsliaison@maidstone.gov.uk.
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