GRASSROOTS GRANTS

Grassroots Grants is a grant scheme funded by the Government Office for the Third Sector and run locally by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation with the support of its partner organisations.

Our Grassroots Partners: CAH (during 2008/09), Southampton Voluntary Services, Community First for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight rural Community Council.

The scheme is intended to give small voluntary groups improved access to local funding and more capacity to respond to local issues and needs. We aim to award Grassroots grants to a wide range of small, local voluntary groups working with all sections of our communities at a Grassroots level.

COMMUNITY GROUPS SUPPORTED

The kinds of groups that could benefit from Grassroots include: mother and toddler groups; after school groups; youth clubs; self help groups for people with mental and physical health issues; projects working with the learning or physically disabled; social and cultural groups; community sports groups; activity groups for older people; support groups for people from ethnic and other minorities; groups run by local people who want to tackle local issues. The list is endless but the common theme is that most of these groups are mainly led by volunteers and live a hand to mouth existence.

NEXT STEP

If you are interested in applying for a Grassroots Grant, please ensure you read the Grassroots Grants Criteria. If your group meets the criteria you will need to read the Guidance Notes before completing your Application Form. You will need to register your organisation's details to access the Grassroots Application form. The guidance notes will take you through each question in turn to help you complete the form. Please contact one of our Grants partners if you have any questions or queries or need assistance in completing your application.

Hampshire Grassroots Grants team info@hantscf.org.uk
Portsmouth Grassroots Grants team enquiries@portsmouthccs.org.uk
Isle of Wight Grassroots Grants team mail@iwrcc.org.uk
Southampton Grassroots Grants team information@southamptonvs.org.uk