Funding Opportunity - Peope's Postcode Small Grants

14th March 2013

PEOPLE'S POSTCODE TRUST SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME

The People''s Postcode Trust has announced its Small Grants Programme is now closed and will re-open for applications on the 7th April 2013.

Through its small grants programme, the People''s Postcode Trust offers grants of between £500 and £10,000 to small organisations and community groups for projects lasting up to 6 months in the areas of Poverty Prevention; Advancement of Health; Community Development; Public Sports; Human Rights; and Environmental Protection.

Previous projects supported include Rotters Community Composting which received a grants of £9,280 to transform a piece of derelict land into a well maintained, open and accessible space for local community groups to come and learn about growing healthy food and recycling organic waste into reusable compost; and the Greater Manchester Youth Network which received a grant o £1,862 to fund their Young Community Entrepreneurs Programme.

The project will offer personal development programmes for disabled young people through a Community Entrepreneurship programme that will support young people to develop their skills through facilitated sessions and then develop their own business idea

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