NEW!! Covid Recovery Fund from Lloyds Bank Foundation

Please note - Merthyr Tydfil is the only area in Wales to be selected as one of the six areas referred to below.

Launch of new COVID Recovery Fund We are delighted to announce new funding for small and local charities helping people overcome complex social issues and recover beyond the immediate COVID-19 crisis. Charities can apply for a two-year unrestricted grant of £50,000 from Monday 3 August at 10am.

Find out more about the COVID Recovery Fund To meet the needs of small and local charities and the people they support, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales will open new COVID-19 funding to support charities to recover beyond the immediate crisis. The COVID Recovery Fund will offer 140 charities a two-year unrestricted grant of £50,000 alongside the support of a Development Partner to help charities identify and act on any organisational challenges they are facing. To ensure this funding is distributed equitably, a minimum of 25% of the grants will be awarded to charities led by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. Eligibility criteria will also be flexed for charities operating in Wales and those based in the six communities we are partnered with. We will be publishing full eligibility guidelines this week and will be holding a Q&A webinar with our grants team to talk through and answer questions about the fund on 11th August between 2 pm – 3.30 pm. Webinar Visit our website to stay up to date. In the meantime, you can also subscribe to our newsletter, where we share resources, guidance and funding from around the sector.