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City Parochial Foundation - Closing Date 25th October
But first you need to send in a proposal - see details below.

Funding Guidelines 2007-11 Tackling Poverty in London

There are many ways in which issues of poverty can be addressed,
though we do not have sufficient resources to support all needs. In
developing our priorities we have reviewed what others are doing,
consulted people working in this field and considered where we can
have the greatest impact. Much of our open programme builds on our
previous work though we have become more focused.

Our open programme has four priority areas. We aim:
1. To improve employment opportunities for disadvantaged people;
2. To promote the inclusion of recent arrivals to the UK;
3. To promote social justice;
4. To strengthen the voluntary and community sector.

We will also fund exceptional work to tackle poverty which falls
outside our open programme. Organisations will need to demonstrate
clearly how their work is genuinely exceptional and you are advised to
speak to one of our officers if you wish to apply under this heading.
Generally we will only make a handful of grants under this category
each year.

We highly recommend you visit our website before submitting your
proposal. We update it on a regular basis, outlining any changes made
to these funding guidelines and detailing information on our special
initiatives as they develop. The website www.cityparochial.org.uk also
includes a full list of recent grants we have made.

There is no minimum or maximum size of grant and the amount you
request should be the amount you need. However, the average grant is
likely to be about £45,000 in total, although a significant number of
grants will be smaller (between £5,000 to £30,000) while a few will be
larger (more than £70,000).

The amounts may be spread over one, two or three years and in some
cases over longer periods, if there is a good reason to do so. For
example, if you are awarded a grant of £45,000, this could be £15,000
over three years, or £25,000 in the first year and £20,000 in the
second.

We will not normally make grants that exceed £100,000. You may
therefore need to apply to other funders to fund your proposal jointly
with us and we encourage you to do this, as we cannot always provide
the total costs of your work.

We fund registered charities, industrial and provident societies and
friendly societies. In exceptional cases we will fund other types of
organisations undertaking charitable activities. We will support work
which meets our areas of work as outlined on pages 7-14. This may be
for a specific project or ongoing costs. This includes staff salaries
and overheads. We encourage organisations to include a reasonable
amount of core costs to cover their overheads when they apply for
funding. The majority of our funding is for revenue costs, though we
can also fund small capital items.

We want to make sure that our funds reach the people who need them
most, especially those who are excluded and are particularly
disadvantaged and discriminated against. Some of our work benefits all
those living in poverty, while other work targets particular groups.
These may include women, black and minority ethnic communities, asylum
seekers and refugees, lesbians and gay men, disabled people (including
those with mental health issues), young men and poor white
communities. We therefore welcome applications from these groups and
others who can demonstrate that they are particularly affected by
poverty. Please read each open programme area to check your proposal
is targeting the groups we have prioritised.

Read the funding guidelines
http://www.cityparochial.org.uk/cpf/15%20Grants/CPF%20Funding%20Guidelines.doc

If after reading these funding guidelines you are unsure about whether
your work fits our criteria and priorities you may wish to speak to
one of our staff who are here to help you. You may telephone us so
that we can discuss your proposal and give you a realistic assessment
of whether your work is something we may be interested in. We welcome
such telephone calls as it can save you time and resources.

We have a two-stage application process. We do not have application
forms. Instead at stage one we ask you to send in a brief proposal. If
your proposal is successfully shortlisted, you move on to stage two of
the process. This involves a visit from one of our staff, after which,
assuming your work does indeed meet our priorities, we ask you to
submit a final application which is considered by our Grants
Committee. Outlined below is more information about our assessment
process.

Initially we ask you to send in a brief proposal which covers the
points outlined. If your proposal does not cover these points it is
less likely that it will be shortlisted.

We do not accept proposals sent by e-mail or fax.

When we receive your proposal we will send you an acknowledgement
within ten working days of receiving it. This may be by letter or by
e-mail (if you have provided us with an e-mail address). On some
occasions we may contact you for further clarification regarding your
proposal.

We have three closing dates for proposals to be submitted by. They
are:
* 7 February for the June Grants Committee;
* 30 May for the October Grants Committee;
* 25 October for the March Grants Committee.< br />
You may submit your proposal at any time but it will only be assessed
once the next closing date has passed. For example, if you submit your
proposal in January it will be considered with others received up to 7
February for the June Grants Committee meeting. If you are successful
in securing funding, the whole process will take approximately four
and a half months from the closing date for proposals to the Grants
Committee meeting.

City Parochial Foundation, 6 Middle Street, London EC1A 7PH
E-mail: info at cityparochial.org.uk
Phone: 020 7606 6145 Fax: 020 7600 1866
Website: http://www.cityparochial.org.uk

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