The Migrant Communities Grant Fund launches on Monday 14 October at 9am. The deadline for applications is Sunday 10 November 2024 at 5pm.
Our Migrant Communities Grant Fund is a grant aimed at community and voluntary sector organisations which support asylum seeker, refugee, and migrant communities. The fund pot of £30,000 is to support small-scale projects across Warwickshire that support the following outcome:
People fleeing conflict and persecution can rebuild their lives in Warwickshire, fulfil their aspirations and contribute to the social, economic and cultural life of the communities they live in.
All applications should aim to support integration of newly arrived communities, including refugees and asylum seekers from the following schemes:
- UK resettlement schemes
- Afghan resettlement schemes
- Ukraine schemes
- Hong Kong BNO (British National Overseas) scheme
- Asylum seeker scheme
Further information on the individual schemes
All projects should be delivered in Warwickshire and focus on the following priorities:
- Improve access to services
- Reduce loneliness and isolation
- Improve physical and/or mental health and wellbeing
- Promote equalities and inclusivity
Applications supporting community provision of English language will also be considered.
Examples of the types of items that can be funded by the grant might include, but are not limited to:
- Venue hire (needs to be at a competitive hourly rate)
- ESOL teaching resources - for example books, pens, paper and whiteboards
- Student travel expenses (bus passes or £0.41 a mile and £0.04 additional passenger)
- Volunteer travel expenses (£0.41 a mile and £0.04 for an additional passenger)
- Provision of clothing for asylum seekers
- Provision of social activities
Please ensure you read the guidance notes carefully before submitting your application.
Applications will need to be submitted using our online application form. Please note that you cannot save this form and you will have to complete it in one go. Applications cannot be edited once you have submitted, so please ensure you prepare your answers before submission.
We suggest that you use the below ‘List of questions’ document to prepare your answers in a separate document prior to your submission.
List of questions (PDF, 172 KB)
Apply to the Migrant Communities Grant Fund
Deadline for applications is Sunday 10 November 2024 at 5pm.
For support and queries regarding the application, please email migration@warwickshire.gov.uk