Skip to main content

Who can apply

You can apply if your organisation is a:

  • constituted voluntary or community organisation
  • constituted group or club
  • registered charity
  • charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
  • not-for-profit company
  • community interest company (CIC)
  • statutory or public bodies
  • community benefit society

Applying on your own or in a partnership

You can apply for this funding as a single organisation or as a group of organisations.

If you’re in a partnership, we’ll give our funding to the lead organisation. They can then pay the other partners for the work they do.

The lead organisation must:

Board or committee member requirements

To apply, your organisation must have at least 3 board or committee members who are not related. If you're a company, you must have at least 3 directors who are not related.

We consider people to be related if they:

  • are married or in a civil partnership
  • are in a long-term relationship or live together
  • are related by blood or through a partner
  • live at the same address