We are offering unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 to help small charities and social enterprises develop, grow or become more sustainable.

Successful applicants will receive:

• A grant of up to £30,000 of unrestricted funding over 1 to 3 years.

• Access to free, highly skilled support provided by experienced professionals.

• Access to our programme of skills training workshops, covering areas such as fundraising, communications, finance, strategy and more.

• A fully-funded place on an impact measurement course.

• Access to peer networking opportunities.

Who is eligible to apply?

All UK-registered charities, CIOs, CICs and CBSs with an annual income of under £500,000 are welcome to apply. Please also take our eligibility quiz here.

Our grants are intended to create a step change for your organisation. What do you need to get to the next stage of your development? Our grant might help your organisation to grow, increase your staff capacity, become more sustainable or make your systems more efficient – we don’t mind, we just want you to be able to be better at what you do.

How to apply:

• You will need to register your interest in applying. Registration will be open for one week from 12pm on 28th March to 12pm on 4th April. During this time, please register your interest on our Apply for Funding webpage (this will take 2 to 3 minutes).

• On 5th April, all registered applicants will receive confirmation of whether they have been allocated a place on the funding round along with details of how to apply. If there are more applicants registered than places available, places will be allocated at random.

• Once you have received confirmation of your place on the funding round, write your application before the deadline of 5pm on Monday 29th April.

Please come along to our online Q&A session on Thursday 28th March, 1pm to 2pm to hear more from The Fore team about our processes and pose your own questions before you register to apply. You can sign up here. If you can’t make it on the day, please register if you would like to receive the recording after the event.

If you have any questions, we are happy to help – Please email us at info@thefore.org 

SAVE THE DATE

A Communities of Practice Approach to enabling collaboration to tackle child poverty.

18^th April 2024

10.30am- 12.00pm

Please save the date and join us to explore how we can best use a Communities of Practice approach to provide a national platform for problem solving, knowledge sharing and access to expertise on working together to tackle child poverty.

We know that partners are extremely busy and that whatever approach we take needs to be worthwhile. This event is an opportunity for the Welsh Government and external partners to come together and discuss the most effective ways of establishing a Communities of Practice approach that will add value and support collaboration.

Information on registering to attend this event will follow.

The below grants have been funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

Deadline for all applications – 5pm Friday 3^rd May 2024.

UKSPF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CAPITAL GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to offer capital support to social economy sector organisations. This grant will enable organisations/businesses to purchase capital equipment or undertake capital works.

The grant will fund up to 90% of eligible total project costs up to a maximum of £30,000.  

UKSPF SE Capital Grant Application

UKSPF SE Capital Grant Guidance

UKSPF SPORTS EQUIPMENT CAPITAL GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to offer capital support for the purchase of sports equipment for sports clubs in Merthyr Tydfil.

The grant will fund up to 100% of eligible total project costs up to £500.  

Sports Equipment Grant Application Form

Sports Equipment Grant Guidance

UKSPF ACQUISITION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY ASSETS GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to offer financial support to social economy sector organisations. This grant will enable organisations to purchase assets from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (MTCBC) for which they currently hold a lease/licence.

The grant will fund up to 50% of eligible purchase costs based on a valuation undertaken by MTCBC.  

UKSPF Acquisition of Local Authority Assets Grant Application

UKSPF Acquisition of Local Authority Assets Grant Guidance

UKSPF COMMUNITY ASSET TRANSFER CAPITAL SUPPORT GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to support the facilitation/sustainability of Community Asset Transfers (CAT’s) from Local Authority owned buildings onto social economy organisational management. The grant will support building improvements and capital purchases.

The grant will fund up to 100% of eligible total project costs up to £10,000.

UKSPF CAT Capital Support Grant Application

UKSPF CAT Capital Support Grant Guidance

UKSPF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DECARBONISATION CAPITAL GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to offer capital support to social economy sector organisations. This grant will enable organisations/businesses and in particular those who manage community facilities, to purchase and install measures that will assist in reducing their carbon footprint as well as their utility bills long-term.

The grant will fund up to 90% of eligible total project costs up to a maximum of £10,000

UKSPF SE Decarbonisation Capital Grant Application

UKSPF SE Decarbonisation Capital Grant Guidance

UKSPF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROFESSIONAL FEES GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to offer financial support to social economy sector organisations. This grant will fund organisations/businesses to engage specialist professionals to deliver appropriate support to organisations to enable future developments.

The grant will fund up to 90% of eligible total project costs.  

UKSPF SE Professional Fees Grant Application

UKSPF SE Professional Fees Grant Guidance

UKSPF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WEB DEVELOPMENT FUND

The purpose of this grant is to offer financial support to social economy sector organisations. This grant will enable organisations/businesses to implement digital developments to support their service delivery and public engagement.

The grant will fund up to 90% of eligible total project costs.  

UKSPF SE Web Development Fund Application

UKSPF SE Web Development Fund Guidance

We will accept all applications and documentation via email. Please submit your application to economic.development@merthyr.gov.uk. 

Please also note that the submission of an application does not guarantee funding.

Should you have any queries please contact Joanne.Davies@merthyr.gov.uk and/or Rachel Gray Rachel.Gray@Merthyr.gov.uk in the first instance.