Teesdale Disability Access Forum - our £9,000 grant (over 3 years) helped towards the core costs of supporting disabled and elderly members in rural Teesdale.
We will fund running costs for up to three years. Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 per year. Most of our grants are for more than one year because we like to fund ongoing needs. We prefer to make a grant when other funding is coming to an end.
We prioritise:
- Work that is unattractive to the general public or unpopular with other funders
- Services that help to improve the lives of marginalised, disadvantaged or isolated people
- Applicants that can demonstrate an effective use of volunteers
- Charities that seek to be preventive and aim to change opinion and behaviour through raising awareness of issues, education and campaigning
- Applicants that can demonstrate (where feasible) an element of self sustainability by charging subscriptions/fees to service users
Applications that don't address at least two of the above are unlikely to receive a grant.
