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Corra Foundation - Boost Fund
Created: 02/05/2024
News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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Boost is delivered by Corra Foundation and is a partnership between the STV Children’s Appeal, Comic Relief and Corra Foundation. It is a small grants programme is for organisations supporting children and families in their local communities. It has been created to help groups that find the increases in basic running costs (for example utilities, salaries, transport) are making their work much more challenging.
The fund aims to:
- Provide an accessible and supportive funding opportunity for small community led organisations
- Ensure accessible, supportive community led activities remain available to children and families despite the challenges the higher cost of living poses for charities and community groups
You can apply for project and/or running costs.
Fund award sizes
Minimum: £250
Maximum: £3,000
Annually awarded: £225,000
Notes on award amounts:
- Charities, CICs and other constituted groups can apply for a minimum of £500 up to a maximum of £3,000
- Unconstituted groups can apply for a minimum of £250 up to a maximum of £1,500
There is £225,000 available to distribute, and they anticipate making approximately 80-120 grants.
Who can apply
Charities registered in Scotland or constituted voluntary or community organisations or CICs. Unconstituted groups can also apply for smaller grants.
Maximum annual income: £50,000
Exclusions
- Major capital appeals including building projects, motor vehicles and refurbishment costs
- Retrospective funding
- Promotion of religion
- Activities which are party political
- Mainstream activities and statutory requirements, for example of hospitals and medical centres, schools, universities and colleges
- Work that takes place outwith Scotland
- Bursaries or scholarships
- Contributions to funds which will be used for grant making to other organisations and/or individuals
- Sponsorship or marketing appeals
How to apply
Read the full guidance on the Corra Foundation website. Applications are also made online.
There is no closing date. When all funding has been distributed, the programme will close for this year.
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