[WiLT] Community Programme - existing work - no deadline

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Llyods TSB Community Programme

The Community programme focuses on funding core work that helps disadvantaged
people to play a fuller role in the community.  We are particularly interested
in work that achieves this through:
* improved social and community involvement
* improved life choices and chances
* helping people to be heard.

To be eligible:
* you must be an underfunded charity (12 months of reserves or less)
* if you work locally or in a region you must have an income of £1 million or
less
* if you work nationally you must have an income of £5 million or less

your work must enable disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the
community in one (or more) of the following ways - through:
* improved social and community involvement
* improved life choices and chances
* helping people to be heard

you will need to be clear on the specific changes and benefits that your work
will provide for your users/beneficiaries to help them to play a fuller role in
the community

What type of funding do we provide?

We fund charities to continue and develop existing community-based work, or to
develop the organisation or its services.  We can support charities in a range
of ways - examples include funding to:
* maintain and or improve their capacity and or effectiveness
* encourage learning and best practice
* enable the continued provision of services
* support the expansion of services
* help improve the quality of services
* lobby or campaign at a local, regional or national level.

We make grants of one to three years that are appropriate to the size and needs
of each charity.

http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/FundingProgrammes/Pages/Community.aspx


How to apply

There are 3 steps to apply to the Foundation:

Step 1 - Review our funding criteria - check what we do and do not fund

Step 2 - Complete the charity eligibility questionnaire - fill in the short
on-line questionnaire which has 3 parts

Step 3 - If your charity is eligible - we will call to discuss if your work is
eligible

Go to http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/HowtoApply/Pages/HowToApply.aspx


We receive applications on an on-going basis. We do not publish formal deadlines
or decision dates as these vary between programmes. When you submit your
application form we will let you know when to expect our decision but it's
normally from three to six months depending on the size of the grant.

http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/HowtoApply/FAQ/Pages/decision_process_faq.aspx