Grant closed
The SNG big help out fund has now closed – please email grants@sng.org.uk if you have any questions.
We are excited to launch ‘The SNG Big Help Out’ microgrants programme, as part of the national The Big Help Out campaign, which takes place between Friday 7 June and Sunday 9 June 2024.
The programme aims to empower volunteers in their communities, by bringing people and partners together with connection, different experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Grants of up to £300 from SNG were available to apply for until Monday 15 May at 12pm. Grants need to be used to support community initiatives, activities and events that have a clear voluntary focus, as well as to empower communities to volunteer and support each other during the Big Help Out Campaign weekend.
There’s never been a better time to join in, lend a hand, and make a change!
What type of activities will we fund?
- Community clean up events and litter picks.
- Activities that bring the community together by voluntary work.
- Campaigns to help improve the environment in local and wider communities.
- Projects around supporting local communities and families.
Who could apply?
We will fund local not-for-profit groups including:
- Community and constituted resident/informal groups
- Registered charities
- Social enterprises
Groups must be formally constituted and have the relevant governance arrangements in place and sufficient policies, procedures, and insurances to cover risks associated with activities of the organisation.
To be eligible for a grant, your project must:
- Have a clear focus and timescale. Priority will be given to applications that have a clear explanation of their objectives, a viable project plan and timetable.
- Aim to engage with, and benefit, SNG customers and communities within Oxfordshire, Newbury, Reading, North Hampshire and Surrey, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), Dorset, Devon, Bristol, Gloucester, Wiltshire, Hertfordshire, Somerset and London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Haringey, Harrow, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Lambeth, Westminster, Wandsworth, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, Hounslow.
If you have any questions, please email grants@sng.org.uk.
The deadline for applications was 15 May 2024 at 12 pm
Once your application is received our grants panel will assess it and let you know the outcome within 7 to 14 days of the closing date.
If successful, you will be invited to an informal webinar where you will have the opportunity to find out more about SNG, our services and other opportunities.
Reporting requirements
All successful grantees will need to complete a small grant report which will be completed via the Action Funder portal.