7 April 2020
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These are really strange times and we know many of you are still supporting your local community. There is new information on funding coming out everyday, here is some of it. Keep an eye out for future funding alerts.

If you know of any other opportunities, get in touch and let us know. 

Sport England funding to help sport and physical activity through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis

Sport England has announced funding packages to support the sport and physical activity sector cope with the short and long-term impact of the pandemic.

The package, which is a combination of National Lottery and government funding, is made up of the following: 

- a £20 million Community Emergency Fund, which will be opened immediately for clubs and community organisations to bid into. Grants between £300 and £10,000 are available
- £5 million for existing grant recipients and partners to bid into if they're facing specific financial difficulty
- an additional £55 million to support the sport and physical activity sector during the ongoing period of restrictions, to fund new and innovative ways to keep people active and, when the period of restrictions is over, to help organisations get back to business and adjust to a different environment
- a £115 million rollover of current funding into 2021/22 to give long-term certainty to over 100 well established partners who play a vital role in the delivery of sport and physical activity in England 

More guidance on the Sport England Community Emergency Fund

Who can apply?
Any organisation delivering community sport and/or physical activity and movement can apply to this fund if you are experiencing short-term financial hardship or cease of operations due to the impact of coronavirus.

These organisations include:

- local sports clubs, small charitable organisations, voluntary and community sector organisations that deliver or enable sport and/or physical activity. These include organisations that are not solely or primarily sports organisations and have an important role to play in keeping people active, that may need support for other parts of their organisation to remain open
- regional or county-level organisations or leagues that have already paid out funds for activities that are now cancelled and are not able to claim funds from elsewhere.

What kind of things will it fund?
The fund has been developed to help organisations meet their obligations and/or fixed costs, which are no longer supported with revenue as a result of coronavirus. This might cover expenditure on rent, utility costs, insurances, facility or equipment hire, core staffing costs (including casual workers) that cannot be met elsewhere by other government funds and retrospective losses dating from 1 March 2020.

What the fund will not support
This fund is designed to help grassroots sport and physical activity providers. This means they are not able to help:

- local authorities, including town and parish councils, schools, colleges and universities
- commercial sport and physical activity providers, e.g. private gyms
- leisure operators 
- individuals who are either employed or self-employed within the sport and physical activity sector. 

Any organisation or individuals who can access support through the government’s financial packages should do so in the first instance.

Gloucestershire Community Resilience Fund – Covid-19 Response March 2020
 
This fund is designed to support local voluntary sector agencies and community groups who are supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 crisis.   

Who can apply?
Community or voluntary groups, registered charities, community interest companies, town and parish councils.

What kind of things will it fund? 
The funding can only be used for expenditure in relation to Covid-19. These may include items such as:

- setting up ‘community floats’ to purchase food and essential supplies for vulnerable people and families
- development of digital/virtual support and equipment such as mobile phones or tablets
- expenses incurred by volunteers such as petrol and developing infrastructure to support vulnerable people.

What the fund will not support:
Mainstream activities of an organisation e.g. ongoing yearly spending commitments including salaries and administration costs or to create an ongoing funding commitment from the county council.

Contact details:
Cheltenham District Council: 
Richard Gibson, Richard.Gibson@cheltenham.gov.uk

Cotswold District Council:
Jacqueline Wright, Jacqueline.Wright@publicagroup.uk

Forest of Dean District Council:
Andy Barge, Andy.Barge@publicagroup.uk

Gloucester City Council: 
Ruth Saunders, Ruth.Saunders@gloucester.gov.uk

Tewkesbury Borough Council: 
Andy Sanders, andy.sanders@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Stroud District Council: 
Emma Keating-Clark, emma.keatingclark@stroud.gov.uk

The Langtree Trust – Covid19 Crisis Fund

Grants from £50 up to a maximum of £1,000 are available to support local voluntary sector agencies and community groups who are supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 crisis. Projects and equipment costs are preferred.
 
Who can apply?
Groups who directly support vulnerable people in Gloucestershire. Priority is given to church projects, youth groups, and groups who support disabled people.

What the fund will not support:
It is unlikely that general running costs including salaries will be funded.

Your application needs to include a simple, clear statement of the need, the costs of the project, and what funding has so far been achieved. You should send a recent copy of your accounts if you have them.

Please email your application to langtreetrust@gmail.com. 
 

Gloucestershire Community Foundation – grants supporting communities affected by the Coronavirus outbreak: no closing date

This emergency grant will offer Gloucestershire-based charitable and community organisations funding to support emerging challenges faced within local communities as a result of the continuing threat of Coronavirus.

The initial focus is on providing emergency grants to coordinated volunteer programmes who play a key role in helping the most vulnerable such as foodbanks, counselling services, advice organisations and befriending services.

At the moment the maximum grant size will be £5,000, however many will be in the region of £1,000 and this will be reviewed as the situation develops.

You do not have to be a registered charity to apply, as long as the work you do has charitable aims.

Running costs for organisations will be supported, including staff costs, volunteer expenses and transport costs. Small capital costs are also eligible. Find the full guidelines here. 

Business Support Update from GFirstLEP

Self-employment Income Support Scheme
The Self-employment Income Support Scheme will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. 

The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per month.

Individuals should not contact HMRC now. HMRC will use existing information to check eligibility. The scheme will be open for an initial three months with people able to make their first claim by the beginning of June.

For further guidance and information please visit the HMRC website page here. 

The experienced team at Active Gloucestershire can help you source funding for your project or idea. Whether it’s fundraising support, project management or business planning, Active Gloucestershire can help. Get in touch.
 

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