Cabinet Office Launch ÂÂÃÆ
The Cabinet Office has announced the imminent launch of a new, multi-million funding programme ‘Grassroots Grants’. The scheme aims to boost local community organisations with much needed access to small grants and long-term financing. The Community Development Foundation will be the lead national partner in delivering the scheme.
The scheme will launch in the new year with £130 million available from 2008-2011 to strengthen the community sector. It will be divided into two parts:
- an £80 million small grants fund for community organisations; and
- a groundbreaking £50 million endowments programme to enable local foundations to generate additional donations from the private sector on a matched basis and invest them in endowments.
The Community Development Foundation (CDF) will open an application process in January 2008 to identify and appoint local funders who will deliver Grassroots Grants locally.
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