Introduction
Community Champions is a fund set up by the Department for Education and Employment that targets grants at individuals and small local groups to develop themselves.
Regeneration Exchange administered part of this fund in the North East Region
between 2000-2006.
Details
The aim of the fund is to help individuals and groups to get started to help support their community and to turn ideas into reality.
The fund is designed to help a wide range of people and projects and is available for groups throughout the North East region.
Funding is available for up to a maximum of £2000.
Examples of projects that would be eligible for funding include:
- Visiting other communities or talk to people already doing what you want to do
- Get specific training
- Put together a bid for a project
- Go to a conference to exchange ideas on good practice
- Make it easier for community residents to find things out for themselves
- Produce a community newsletter involving residents
Who Can apply?
Community Champions are people who are:
- Committed to supporting community action
- Good at making things happen and overcoming obstacles
- Realistic and able to set achievable goals
- Good at networking and accepting ideas
- Good at helping others to help themselves
- Persistent and able to provide support to others
The fund will not support:
- Specific activity already being funded through other sources
- Projects dealing with
- Animal welfare
- Political campaigning
- Religious goals
- General appeals
The Community Champions Fund is now administered by The
Scarman Trust. For further details, please contact 0191
5146156
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