The Community Development Foundation is working with Office of the Third Sector (OTS) to deliver the new Hardship Fund.

The Hardship Fund will provide grant support to third sector organisations in England delivering front-line services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society that have been affected by the recession.
Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 will be available to organisations with an income of at least £200,000 that are in financial hardship which is impacting on their ability to deliver services in the following areas:
• Health and Social Care
• Housing Support
• Education and Training
• Information, Advice and Guidance

The Hardship Fund is currently open for applications.
Grants will be paid from October 2009 and need to be spent by September 2010. To apply to the Hardship Fund, please read the guidance notes before filling in and returning your application form. Once received, they will acknowledge and then assess your application as soon as they can. Because this Fund is to support Third Sector organisations facing financial hardship, they will assess applications in the date and time order that they receive them at CDF (on a rolling programme) until there are sufficient relevant applications up to the value of the Fund.

For more details and to download an application form click here