Recession Support Grants

Is your group being hit by the recession?

Apply now for up to £1,000 to help you weather the storm

• “More people need our service and we are struggling to cope with demand”
• “We need more volunteers, but we don’t know how we will support them properly”
• “Our funding has been cut and we need to generate some more income”
• “We want to organise fundraising events but have no money to put on the first one”
• “Can our website bring us some income?”
• “We can help people survive the recession, but we don’t know how to reach everyone we could support”
• “We need to reduce our staffing costs but want to keep our service running”

If this sounds familiar, read on...

Would £1,000 help?

• Ready, Responding & Resilient Grants for the community and voluntary sector in Brighton & Hove are being managed by the ChangeUp consortium.
• The funding is being provided by Brighton & Hove City Council to help support the community and voluntary sector to manage the impacts of the recession. Your group can apply for up to £1,000 to pay for support services to help you manage.
• The support will come from local organisations who understand your needs. You might want practical services like printing or to hire equipment. Or you might find one to one advice or training helpful.

Are you eligible?

• The funding will be given on a ‘first come-first served’ basis to groups operating within Brighton & Hove.
• You must operate within Brighton & Hove
• You must be a not-for-profit organisation with a turnover of less than £200,000 per year.
• You must explain how the recession is affecting your group

Be local: Buy local

• You will be expected to buy services locally with this money where possible.

• See our list of local services

• We will tell you about free services if we know of them!

How to apply

• There is no hassle because the application form is only one side of A4.
• Feedback is one side of A4 plus copy(ies) of relevant invoices.

Please use this funding - if it’s too complicated or hard, do tell us and we’ll change!

If you have any questions please contact

Emma Daniel,
Project Manager on 01273 810230 or
email emma@cvsectorforum.org.uk