These grants being made by Eastbourne and Lewes District Council. They are for voluntary and community groups. A summary is found below and more information can be found here.
They have set up this grants programme to help provide support to local people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
The deadline for this round is midnight on 31st October 2022, as we recognise that some projects will need support in time for winter. Depending on demand, the fund will then re-open shortly after.
General Fund
We are inviting bids between £300 and £5,000 (£10,000 may be considered in exceptional cases) from voluntary, community and not-for profit organisations to address one of more of the Eastbourne Poverty Commission priority areas, listed below:
Housing poverty e.g. housing advice initiatives
Fuel poverty e.g. funding for ‘Warm Space’ initiatives
Financial poverty e.g. debt advice and money management initiatives
Digital poverty e.g. digital inclusion initiatives to help people access support online
Food Resilience Fund
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for:
Food need e.g. food bank or low-cost food provision via an existing community fridge.
New Community Fridges or larders in areas not already served by similar initiatives (grants will include connecting and signposting to existing resource).