HCF Large Grants - Friends of Bushey Seniors

The HCF Large grants are made for the benefit of people living in the county of Hertfordshire. Successful applications from this programme are funded by a range of the individual, family and corporate funds managed by HCF.

All of the available funds are focused on tackling identified need and deprivation in Hertfordshire

HCF is looking for groups and projects that: • Are meeting an identified need in the county. We encourage applicants to use our Hertfordshire Matters reports or other relevant research including their own knowledge and data to evidence this need

• Can demonstrate how the money requested will help them to make a positive difference (i.e. have clear objectives and outcomes) • Are well thought through and costed appropriately • Are well connected to the communities they serve. Priority is given to smaller, grassroots groups, particularly those that are user-led or where the management reflects the community they aim to support • Will be able to spend the funding requested within 12 months of the grant being awarded The HCF panel is happy to consider a wide range of requests including:

• Staffing costs • Capital equipment • Project costs • Volunteer costs • Training costs • Applications should include a reasonable contribution to overheads • For organisations with annual income of under £100,000 we will consider contributions to general running costs

Who can apply?

• Charities • Community or voluntary groups with a written constitution or governing document • Social enterprises, or Community Interest Companies limited by guarantee • Other non-profit format (e.g. co-operative societies)

Groups of all sizes are welcome to apply, but priority is always given to smaller grassroots groups. In practise this means that groups with annual income over £1m are rarely funded from this programme. If your organisation has income of this size but you have a discrete project you would like to apply for, please contact us for an informal conversation before applying.