Q Futures Community Fund

This is a new funding opportunity designed to support communities across Greater Lincolnshire, with a focus on projects creating employment, training and skills opportunities, helping local people to thrive now and in the future.

Before completing an application, it is vital you are able to demonstrate a strong and clear link to one or more of the Fund Themes. Please note, priority will be given to projects that create employment and training opportunities for people living in disadvantaged rural communities.

Fund Themes & Priorities:

• Overcoming barriers to employment
• Working in partnership to create strong integrated local communities
• Digital inclusion

Examples of how funding can be utilised:

• Running costs and overheads
• Resources & Equipment
• Volunteer recruitment & training
• Building improvements

What they are unlikely to fund:

• Projects that do not clearly address one of the fund themes.
  Bids from national or regional organisations
  Organisations without a strong local track record
  Projects without a clear sustainability plan

Applicants may be constituted voluntary and community groups, registered charities, social enterprises, companies limited by guarantee without share capital, CICs and CIOs. However, the fund is not meant to replace government or other statutory funding, therefore the application must be for a project not eligible for central or local government funding or other statutory funding. National or Regional organisations are unlikely to receive funding unless they have a local management.

They can’t fund:

• Financing or spending which has already taken place, deficits or loans.
• Statutory provision
• General appeals or fundraising
• Organisations based outside the area of benefit
• Party Political or predominantly religious activities
• Fabric of religious buildings
• Individuals
• Grant making bodies applying for funding to redistribute to others.

The grant will cover most of Lincolnshire APART from Lincoln and the surrounding areas and Woodhall Spa. Please check the map on the Lincolnshire Community Foundation Website to check your eligibility.

1st May and 1st November each year.