The Birmingham Community Foundation (BCF) is urging small community and volunteer led groups across Birmingham, Dudley and Walsall to apply for funding that is available until December 2010.

The BCF has £750,000 to distribute to groups who have a turnover less than £30,000 a year and can demonstrate that their project can bring benefit to the local community. Eligible groups can apply for grants of between £750 an £5,000.  The funding been made available via the Grassroots Grant fund, an initiative set up by the government to help build stronger and more active communities. The Birmingham Community Foundation manages and delivers the
Grassroots Grants programme across Birmingham and the Black Country.

Examples of what can be funded include the purchase of equipment, the costs of putting on a local event or workshop, contribution to rent costs, the cost of attending a conference or event, training for volunteers, additional activities to expand an existing funded project and activities that meet an identified need in the local community.

Follow this link to find out more.