THIS GRANTS PROGRAMME IS CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
The Hate Crime Awareness Community Spirit 2020 Grants Programme is offering ten awards of £1,000 to build the city of Manchester’s community-spirit in tackling hatred and discrimination. Only projects that will be delivered sometime between July and October 2020 can be funded.
Hate crime is significantly under-reported. Even in difficult times, continued efforts by local groups and organisations are needed to raise awareness of and challenge hate crime in our communities and to help instil confidence in victims by highlighting how and where hate crime incidents can be reported.
In previous grants rounds, a majority of funded projects have been public events. However, the coronavirus COVID-19 has had a huge impact in every community in Manchester and across all areas of our lives, making the delivery of effective Hate Crime Awareness activities more complex.
Yet, self-isolation at home and other necessary restrictions that protect our health services are increasing everybody’s appreciation of social interaction and the value of community spirit. This funding programme wants to recognise and celebrate the diversity in our society and its community spirit.
Bearing in mind the limitations caused by COVID-19, what could you do with a £1,000 Hate Crime Awareness Grant to increase or build on people’s involvement in your community?
Project proposals submitted to this programme must fit with the government’s coronavirus social-distancing measures and include careful consideration of the safety both of those delivering the activity and its intended audience.
Through Manchester City Council, Manchester Community Safety Partnership makes funding available annually to support projects across the city that promote awareness of hate crime and how to report it. Macc administers this grants programme on behalf of the Council.
Funding available
Groups can apply for one of ten £1,000 Hate Crime Awareness Grants to deliver a project during the period July to October 2020.
Aims of the Hate Crime Awareness Grants Programme
The three main aims of these grants are to:
- Raise awareness of what hate crime is
- Increase reporting of hate crimes
- Celebrate diversity in our communities and engender community spirit
We welcome applications from groups that are new to the programme as well as those who have applied previously.
Information on all aspects of the programme is in the prospectus, including:
- Who can apply for this funding
- What is a hate crime
- Third-Party Reporting Centres
- How to get free support to complete your application (for groups new to the programme or who were previously unsuccessful)
- What can and cannot be funded and how to complete the application
- How funding decisions will be made
- Due diligence checks on successful applicants
- End of project monitoring
The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 17 June 2020.
Macc will notify all applicants as to whether their application is successful by Monday 6 July.
If successful, grants will be paid in one tranche of money, subject to completion of standard due diligence checks (see ‘Due diligence’ section in the prospectus).
If you have general questions about this funding, please contact Oliver at Macc via [email protected]
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