By Isle of Wight Observer
Charities and community-led organisations are being invited to bid for grant support from the Isle of Wight Foundation.
Each year since 2014, the foundation has awarded grants, of between £3,000 and £16,000, to projects involved in helping build better communities or supporting people to access employment or housing.
This year, eight projects – Vectis Radio, Cowes Alzheimer’s Café, Yes! Creative Beats, Community Action IW, St Catherine’s School, Care in the Garden, People Matter and Aspire, Ryde – received a share of £85,000 from the foundation.
Applications for this year’s money are being sought between February 3 and May 9. Any projects that meet the foundation’s criteria are encouraged, from any group, whether applying for the first time or having previously done so.
IW Foundation chairman, Rob Gillespie, said: “Last year we received over 30 applications, which shows there is a tremendous amount of excellent community work in this field.
“Once again, we would like to encourage community interest companies and not-for-profit organisations involved in bringing communities together, or supporting people with training, to apply for the next round of funding from our foundation.”
You can find out more about the foundation and how to apply for a grant by visiting iw.observer/iw-foundation.
