The £76M Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund was launched in July. The fund will support organisations across England to deliver critical frontline services. Organisations will be able to apply for funding to maintain or expand critical cost of living services from now until the end of March 2024.

What will the fund cover?

• Amounts between £10,000 and £75,000
• Increased costs for organisations delivering frontline support due to:
  • Increased demand
  • Needing to expand or change your services
• Retrospective costs of running critical services

What will you need to apply?

• You will need evidence of both increased costs and increased demand for services
• Your annual turnover must be between £10,000 and around £1 million
• You will need to be able to spend the money before 31 March 2024

What support is available?

• You can watch the recording of the webinar explaining this fund and how to apply
• You can read the full list of questions of the application form
• You can find out more information and ask questions to the funder
• VAL’s Project Worker can read your draft application and give you feedback to strengthen it before you submit. The deadline is Monday 16 October, so you will need to get in touch at least a week before then to receive feedback by emailing kaye.wilson@val.org.uk
• If this fund isn’t for you, you can find details of lots more funding opportunities here

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