#HIGHFIVER – HEY Smile Foundation

#HIGHFIVER

Funding Projects of up to £500.00

Areas Covered

Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire

Descriptions

The HighFiver Grants have been designed in response to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. We recognise that lots of micro groups are delivering outstanding work and are finding it hard to access resources. With this in mind, this fund is particularly focused on distributing small grants (of up to £500) to Parish / Town Councils and COVID-19 Mutual Aid groups to support them in their vital work at this time. We are particularly interested in good work that is helping to relieve challenges of poverty and low income. Grants shall be considered for fundable items such as:

Materials
Consumables
Room/Venue Hire
Travel Expenses
Equipment
Volunteer Expenses
Training Costs
Volunteer Support Costs

To be considered for a grant award you need to:

Be registered as an organisation and show your activity on Beecan
Explain how you are helping your community currently
Provide numbers of volunteers your group has reached or wish to reach
Detail how you would put additional funding to good use within your community

In ideal circumstances, before any grant is awarded, applicant organisations should be able to provide details of their constitution and official group bank account. If you require guidance on this, please make direct contact with us; if appropriate we will connect you with a local voluntary group to help facilitate the funding.

Grant Guidance

We want to make this process as easy as possible for deserving applicants at this time of national crisis. Please complete the questions fully and we will be in touch if there are any queries.

Fundable items

The following items can be funded by this programme:

Materials
Room/Venue Hire
Equipment
Training costs
Professional fees (linked to project)
Consumables
Travel Expenses
Volunteer expenses
Volunteer support costs
Transport Provision

Non-fundable items

The following items cannot be funded by this programme:

Insurance
Running costs (linked to project)
Staff Costs (linked to project)
Professional fees (general)
Monitoring and evaluation
Running costs (general)
Staff Costs (general)

Beneficiaries

This funding programme can be used for the following beneficiaries:

Children (under 5)
Children (12-16)
Young Person SEND (under 24)
Crime: victims of / prevention
Ethnicity
Ill Health (Physical)
Social or Economic Circumstances
Refugees / Asylum seekers / Immigrants
Community: Urban
Homeless People
Veterans: served in the Armed Forces
Children (6-11)
Young Person (17-20)
Older People
Disability
Gender & Relationships
Religion
Ill Health (Mental)
Community: Rural
Crime: Ex-offenders
Unemployed
Veterans: Family Support

Services

This funding programme can be used for the following services:

Poverty / Low Income
Town / Parish Council
COVID-19 Mutual Aid

How to Apply

Applications need to be made via Beecan.

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