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Inclusive Communities

The Inclusive Communities Fund

The Inclusive Communities Fund is managed by the Heart of England Community Foundation, working in partnership with the Community Foundation for Staffordshire to deliver the fund across Cannock Chase & Tamworth.

The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

About the Fund

The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games. 

This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games: 

  • Bringing people together 
  • Improving health and well-being 
  • Helping the region to grow 
  • Putting the region on the map

 

Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes: 

  • Physical activity and sport 
  • Mental health and well-being 
  • Arts, culture and creativity

Who Can Apply

  • Constituted community and voluntary groups
  • Registered Charities
  • Social Enterprises
  • Schools

Geographical Reach

Geographic reach

Organisations based in, or working in:

  • Cannock Chase
  • Tamworth

 

Please note that other areas within Staffordshire are not eligible to apply for this grant

Grants Available & Application Periods

Grants available and Application Periods

  • Small Grants (up to £15,000)
  • Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000)

Application window will close at 5pm on Monday 5th February 2024 

Guidance, Support & Information

Guidance, Support and Information

The Inclusive Communities programme is managed by the Heart of England Community Foundation, working in partnership in Cannock Chase and Tamworth with the Community Foundation for Staffordshire.  Whether you are dealing with us locally, or with Heart of England directly, it is the same programme, and the guidance is the same.  Please download and read the application guidance before making an application this includes a list of FAQs – we will continue to update the FAQs as we continue through delivery so please check back for the most up to date FAQs. You may also wish to read through the existing support for applicants here.

Heart of England Community Foundation anticipate a high volume of queries and requests for support about this fund – please contact United By 2022 Legacy Charity via email at: info@unitedby2022.com, or Heart of England Community Foundation via email at: commonwealth@heartofenglandcf.co.uk to help us manage your request effectively.

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION GUIDENCE PACK  HERE

Application closing date

Application window

The application window will close at 5pm on Monday 5th February 2024

Here are the links to the application forms for each tier of the Fund. Please ensure that you complete the correct form for the grant that you applying for to ensure that your application is eligible and that this doesn’t delay your application.

Apply for a small grant (up to £15,000)
Apply for medium grants (between £15,001 & £75,000)