As a result of acquiring some additional Regional Integration Fund (RIF) funding from ABUHB, GAVO is offering a small grant scheme to help community organisations that have been providing warm spaces and tackling loneliness & isolation over the 2022/23 Winter period. The fund is specifically to support increased utility costs in community buildings as a result of the cost of living crisis. Depending on the level of applications, GAVO cannot guarantee to award the full application costs.
This will be a short-term, one-off payment towards utility costs specifically to support third-sector organisations who own or lease a building and cannot pay rental and room hire costs.
Please complete the application form, to be submitted by 12th May 2023.
Applications to be emailed, with accompanying evidence, to: marina.whitnell@gavo.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
RIF Cost of Living Fund 2023
GUIDANCE NOTES
As a result of acquiring some additional Regional Integration Fund (RIF) funding from ABUHB, GAVO is offering a small grant scheme to help community organisations that have been providing warm spaces and tackling loneliness & isolation over the 2022/23 Winter period.
WHAT WE CAN FUND
The fund will be a short term, one-off payment specifically to support increased utility costs, brought on as a result of the cost of living crisis in community buildings and to support third sector organisations who own or lease a building.
Please note these costs can include the following:
Heating
Lighting
Water
Other associated costs that support running your facility.
WHO WE CAN NOT FUND:
Statutory organisations
Private business.
WHAT WE CAN NOT FUND:
Facility costs not associated with the above.
Room hire rental
Please note that in order for us to make an informed assessment, we will require evidence that your utility costs have increased. This can be evidenced through utility bill comparisons with previous years’ bills. Depending on the level of applications, GAVO cannot guarantee to award the full application costs.
Please complete the application form, to be submitted by 12th May 2023.
Applications to be emailed, with accompanying evidence, to: marina.whitnell@gavo.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.