What you can spend the money on
What we can fund
What your organisation's funding can be spent on
You can spend the money on things like:
salary costs
transport costs and expenses
overhead costs
materials or equipment (like IT equipment)
other costs involved in working with and for the community. Check with us if you're not sure
What the community's funding can be spent on
The community's funding can go towards things like:
onward granting to communities (where you use our funding to make grants to other organisations)
salary costs
transport costs and expenses
materials or equipment (like IT equipment)
capital costs such as creating a new community space
costs that fit with the aims of the programme and that have support from the community, such as projects or services that the community has chosen to deliver
If you need to pay for land or refurbishment costs, you need to either:
own the land or building
have a lease that cannot be ended for at least 15 years
have a letter from the owner saying the land or building will be leased to you for at least 15 years, or have an official letter from the owner or landlord that says you're allowed to do work on the building
Political activity and campaigning
We can fund some political activity and campaigning
But only if:
the activity is not party political. This means that it must be about policy, practice, or legislation rather than opposing or supporting a political party
the activity is meant to help the cause of your organisation and benefit the public or society
We will not fund projects where political activities are the main purpose. But we can fund projects that are mainly about campaigning.
What we cannot fund
We cannot fund:
things you've spent money on in the past and are looking to claim for now (retrospective costs)
costs that do not align with the aims of the programme
projects, or aspects of projects, for which funds would likely to be made available by a government department
Find out more about what you can and cannot spend funding on.