GM BAME Network, supported by GMCVO, has launched the second round of Emergency Grants for GM BAME Communities small grants.

Grants are available for GM BAME led VCSE organisations to focus on emergency needs within BAME communities. The grants will fund new activities and services as well as the additional costs of adapting existing services due to COVID-19. The grants will also help counter the loss of fundraising income directly caused by the pandemic.

Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organization (GMCVO) is the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector support and development organization ('infrastructure') covering the Greater Manchester (GM) city region

Purpose

Grants of £1000 - £5000 to fund small BAME led VCSE organizations to respond to the needs of their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

What they can fund?

These grants can fund a number of different things:

• Services and activities that support the health and wellbeing of members of vulnerable BAME communities in Greater Manchester
• Food banks and projects working to combat hardship caused by the pandemic
• Organizations that have been specifically established to respond to the crisis
• Volunteer costs for new and existing organizations responding to the effect of the crisis
• Additional costs of working remotely and adapting services delivered in the wider community
• Support for organizations that provide support for vulnerable groups within BAME communities to counter the loss of income and fundraising which can be directly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic

Who can apply?

• For constituted Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise (VCSE) organizations operating in Greater Manchester for the benefit of Greater Manchester residents.
• Applications from CIC’s will be accepted if they have a minimum of three directors, a membership and an asset lock with a specified organization named.
• Applications from Companies limited by guarantee will need a minimum of three directors, and within their Articles of Association a statement about their purpose and social impact, a not for profit clause, a director remuneration clause as well as a clause stating that assets will be distributed to another not-for-profit organization fulfilling similar objects if they dissolve.
• VCSE organizations that exist primarily to serve the BAME community, or a section of that community, with decision making led by members of that community.
• Must have a bank account requiring two signatures in the name of your organization.
• Your organization’s income must not be more than £50,000 in your most recent full financial year
• Organizations must have appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures in place before funding is released (please let us know if you need help to develop these)

For more information, visit GMCVO.