Grassroots Grants
 
This is the last year that Grassroots Grants will be available, and we have not heard of any funding stream planned to replace it. Bids have to be in by the autumn, as all spending has to be complete and reported on by the end of the financial year (so bids for pieces of equipment are good).
 
You can bid if you are a group with an annual income of under £30,000 (can be averaged over three years) and help put right disadvantage in some way. You can ask for up to £5,000. 
 
If you are interested, please contact Lyn Pullen (lyn.pullen@poolecvs.org.uk) or Roland Robinson (roland.robinson@poolecvs.org.uk) at Poole CVS (tel 01202 682046) for advice and help with your bid, whether you are a Poole or a Bournemouth group. 
 
We are anxious to see all the money given out - if not, it goes back to the government. 
 
Lyn Pullen
Senior Funding Adviser, Poole CVS, 54 Lagland Street, Poole, BH15 1QG
01202 682046.  lyn.pullen@poolecvs.org.uk
 
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