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Express & Star Community Cash Give Away: Grassroots Grants in Dudley and Walsall (Fund now closed)

NB: You can still apply for the general Grassroots Grants funding stream

Community Cash Grants are a part of the Grassroots Grants scheme and is billed as a joint scheme between the Express & Star and the Birmingham Community Foundation.

The scheme is available to organisations whose income is less than £30,000 taken as an average of the last three years (e.g. Add together the last 3 years income for your organisation and divide by three. If the result is under £30,000 then you meet the income criteria; this is done to ensure a fair result. It means that if you have had a particularly good year, but usually struggle with income you could still be eligible).

Grants will be awarded to a maximum of £1000.

To qualify for this scheme you should be based or working in the area covered by the Express & Star. The areas for the Express & Star Community Cash Give Away administered by Birmingham Community Foundation (BCF) are Dudley and Walsall.
(Please note however, that: Cannock, Sandwell, South Staffordshire, Stafford and Wolverhampton are also areas covered by the Express & Star Community Cash Give Away; please download: Local Funder Contact Information for details of the administrators for these areas).

Express & Star Community Cash Give Away Grants criteria: Dudley - Walsall
We are keen to receive applications from voluntary/community organisations that are able to demonstrate that their project will build their capacity and bring benefit to the local community and in doing so meet at least one of the objectives listed below:

  • Encourage community responsibility
  • Develop community capacity
  • Are unable to access other forms of funding
  • Does not duplicate other work being done within the area

Groups could apply for:
The maximum grant to each organisation is £1,000 and the minimum is £500

Deadline Date
Was Friday 30th July 2010.

Awards:
Awards will be made at a special presentation evening with details to be announced later

Click here for information on the Grassroots endowment match challenge

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