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Comic Relief

Community foundations and other delivery agents have been working with Comic Relief to benefit communities in need across the UK through its grants programmes since 2004. 

UK Community Foundations took responsibility for the overall management and reporting of all of the programmes from 2007 and designed a bespoke database to enable regular and comprehensive reporting on grants awarded across the UK.

There are two programmes,  which during their two-year cycle represent an investment of almost £8 million in community projects identified by Community Foundations which are supporting some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the UK. These are:

  • Local Communities (grants of £1000 to £10,000 a year). Currently open for applications (please check with your community foudnation to find out when their deadline date is - there may be periods when the grant round temporarily closes.)
  • Community Cash - which is now closed.

The grants managed by Community Foundations range in size from £500 through to the £10,000 grants allocated to cities across the UK. The grants are awarded to support work where there is clear evidence of a sustained beneficial impact on the lives of people who are excluded or disadvantaged through low income, rural or social isolation, age, disabilities, race, sexuality or gender.

Priority is given to small, locally-based groups or organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community and are undertaking actions as a means of addressing these needs.

If you want to apply for a Local Communities grant, contact your local funder from the list below.

 

How do we apply?

The following community foundations and local funders are managing Comic Relief funds. Please contact them directly. Click the foundation's name to visit their website.

East Midlands

East of England

London

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

West Midlands

Yorkshire and Humberside

020 7713 9326

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