Support for grant applications
To help you with your grant application we have developed some simple guidelines to follow. Before you apply, please ensure that your application meets the following criteria.
- Usage: we accept applications for grants to cover either a project or core costs.
- Awarding: we do not award grants to individuals or commercial organisations.
- Amount: the maximum grant you can apply for is £20,000 per year.
- Location: your work must benefit those within the Cheshire West and Chester boundary (see map below).
- Focus: your work must align with our goals of tackling the causes of poverty, disadvantage and inequality.
- Governance: your organisation needs to have effective and transparent management.
- Sustainability: your organisation and the work you do should be sustainable.
- Impact: you need to be able to demonstrate the quantitative and/or qualitative impact of the grant.
We will not fund work that doesn’t meet the requirements laid out above. We also will not cover:
- Core costs or projects that are exclusively for religious purposes
- Work that is primarily the responsibility of statutory authorities
- A project or core cost that we have funded in the two years previously
- Grants to individuals
- Work that takes place in or is delivered by fee-paying schools
- Work that we feel is similar to that being run by another organisation we are already supporting
Our application process
If you are considering submitting an application, we will happily meet with you prior to this for an initial chat about your work and discuss your suitability for a grant award.
If you wish to apply and are happy that your application meets the above criteria, please:
- Download the form below and return your completed form to us. We prefer that you enclose all information in the form, however we will accept additional pages if needed. If you are unable to access the form, then please contact us.
- You will receive confirmation of your application within one week.
- Our applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Notification of the outcome of your grant request will be sent within six weeks after the quarter end which followed your application submission. Our quarter ends are March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st.
Still have questions?
Please email office@thechesterbluecoatcharity.co.uk or call us at 01244 345787.
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