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Alex reported that NCF had several funding opportunities open at the moment. 

Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund

Please note that this fund is will re-open on Monday 8^th February.

The Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund supports vital community projects as they continue to respond to exceptional challenges over the coming months. For those charitable groups well placed to take action, this additional funding aims to help them in their ongoing steps to provide the much-needed essential support to the most vulnerable members of our community during this public health crisis.

Crisis Response Grants - this is a rolling programme of up to £2000

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to support community action to help vulnerable people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.  We will aim to make funding decisions as quickly as possible on a rolling basis while the fund is open.  All grants will be paid by BACS and you may receive a telephone call from a member of our team about your application to help speed up the decision-making process.

The Compton Fund - for Arts, Culture and Heritage wish to support a broad range of high-quality arts, culture and heritage activity across Northamptonshire. The fund will offer awards between £500 and £5000.
The Fund will consider a wide range of projects including:

• Community events and activities
• Heritage activity such as sharing local history
• Cultural activity such as a celebration of a new community’s way of life
• Arts activity such as putting on a play or musical performances
• Small or large pieces of equipment that relate to the aims of the fund

The next deadline for this fund is the 5^th March

The Northampton Queens Institute Fund- one-off grants of £10,000 to £20,000 for projects based in Northampton that are all about improving health and wellbeing.

Applications are welcomed for projects that achieve the following:
 
• Support and advocacy groups for people living with a health condition

• Community projects that promote emotional, mental and physical health and wellbeing

• Activities that reduce isolation or that provide social activity for vulnerable people to prevent loneliness

• Activities that provide help for people that need support to live in their own homes

• Activities that use arts, creativity, physical exercise and sport to support health and wellbeing

The next deadline for this fund is the 5^th March

The Northamptonshire Federation of Disability Sport Fund - a bursary scheme designed to support the county’s sports clubs, groups and non-profit organisations. The fund will offer grants of up to £1,000 for sport activities catering for any disability, sensory impairment and/or mental health problem.

The fund has been set up by the Northamptonshire Federation of Disability Sport with the aim to increase the number of disabled people involved in all aspects of sport, recreation and physical activity within Northamptonshire.

The maximum amount to be applied for is £1000 and projects can run for up to a year.

Is my group eligible?

• Projects must cater for people aged 5+ to reflect change in Sport England target and must be delivered in non - curriculum time

• A financial or in-kind contribution must be made by the organisation applying

The next deadline for this fund is the 5^th March

For more information please contact:

Alex@ncf.uk.com  – Programmes Officer

Anthony@ncf.uk.com  – Grants Co-ordinator

Or visit our website at

www.ncf.uk.com