Carrick Futures has allocated £30,000 to provide emergency funding for local charities and grassroots community groups supporting some of the most vulnerable in the Carrick communities.
Carrick Futures has allocated £30,000 to provide emergency funding for local charities and grassroots community groups supporting some of the most vulnerable in the Carrick communities.
The Carrick Futures Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Fund will be divided equally between each of the six communities in the fund’s area of benefit; Ballantrae, Colmonell & Lendalfoot, Barr, Barrhill, Pinwherry and Pinmore and Girvan and District.
The amount of funding will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the Board in the light of emerging needs.
The Fund is designed to support activities by local community organisations providing help to vulnerable people in difficulty because of the coronavirus pandemic; and to support community organisations suffering major adverse impacts and (uninsured) losses as a result of the pandemic, which put their services at risk.
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 can be made to constituted groups based in the Fund area to support a wide range of costs and activities including equipment costs, running costs, staff or sessional worker costs, transport costs and costs of food and essential supplies.
The Fund will not support nationally funded measures and encourages a coordinated approach with other key local partners and statutory services. Activities must comply with government guidance on the pandemic and organisations must have appropriate safeguarding measures in place if working directly with vulnerable people.
Foundation Scotland, who are administering the Fund on behalf of Carrick Futures, are working to turn around funding applications swiftly and to keep the application process straightforward. Applications must be made online: www.foundationscotland.org.uk/carrickfutures
Roger Pirrie, Chair of Carrick Futures said; “These are difficult and uncertain times for us all and we wanted to do something to address the immediate needs of the community. We are aware that there are now a number of funds providing support which groups can apply to but felt that we were well placed to complement these by providing support for immediate needs.”
Clare Graham, of Foundation Scotland, said: “It’s heartening to see the Carrick Futures Board keen to adapt their processes in light of this awful situation facing all communities. Everyone is very keen to ensure that activity being provided by groups on the ground has the opportunity to apply to this Emergency Fund.”
