Community Grants Programme

The Community Grants Programme provides grants which focus on sustaining health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities.

Fund description

Point North’s Community Grants Programme provides grants focusing on sustaining health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities.

This fund will prioritise projects which meet one of the following aims:

Improve health and wellbeing
Reduce poverty and inequality
Support those impacted by family breakdown or domestic abuse
Remove barriers to digital access
Provide advice and support to people struggling to manage money
Improve opportunities for education, training and employment
Work within the community that you can show is addressing local need

Please note:

Our Community Grants Programme increased from £5,000 to up to £7,000 from Thursday 1 May.

Everything you need to know before you apply

Location(s): County Durham, Darlington

Grant size: Up to £7,000

Who can apply?

You don’t have to be a registered charity to apply, but you must have charitable aims. Examples include:

Registered charities and CIOs
Community/voluntary groups that have a constitution
Social enterprises (CICs, companies limited by guarantee) that are registered with the appropriate body and generate more than 50% of their income through trading

What does the fund cover?

Here are some examples of the type of funding you can apply for, but this list doesn’t include everything. If you’re unsure whether this fund covers your request, training or purchase, get in touch.

Contribution to core or running costs where the expenditure of the organisation is typically less than £500,000 per year
Essential maintenance of equipment or pitches associated with improvements to grow participation
Salaries or part salaries for roles clearly linked to addressing the issues listed above sessional costs
Capital items and equipment including IT equipment (vehicles or minibuses not included)
Coaching or training activity
Transport costs
Capacity building activities
Repair costs
Activity costs e.g. equipment and materials
Food and refreshments when used to address poverty and inequality (limited to £1,500)

What does the fund not cover?

Unspecified contributions to general fundraising appeals or large projects
Contingency funding
Building or buying premises or land rights
Projects that solely support animal welfare
One-off events
Fundraising activities

What is the application process?

To apply for a grant, you must use our online application form. Click on the button below to access it.

Before starting your application, make sure you read the guidelines in full.

When you have completed the application in full, we aim to have a decision for you within 8 weeks.

Read the guidelines to make sure you meet all the eligibility criteria before starting your application.

Point North

A range of people and businesses contribute to Point North’s Enriching Lives programme which supports projects that create opportunities for a brighter tomorrow for as many people as possible.