Community Hub Grant Scheme
Migrant Help are supporting the start-up of new community hubs and the expansion of existing hubs supporting asylum seekers, refugees and survivors of modern-day slavery across the UK.
Who can apply
Registered organisations managing existing hubs
Constituted groups
Charities
Faith groups
CICs
Not for profit organisations
Partnerships of not-for-profit organisations
Restrictions
Who is excluded from applying:
Public sector (NHS, Police, Local Authority etc)
Private sector organisations
Organisations currently in receipt of a community hub grant from us
Organisations with a greater annual turnover than £5,000,000
Eligible expenditure
Small bridging grants: up to a maximum of £2,000
To help with things like short-term running costs whilst seeking further funding or to provide essential needs that can’t be met elsewhere. This may include essentials like covering unexpected increases in bills / venue hire, activity costs, material items or for costs of training and advertising.
Sustainability and start up grants: up to a maximum of £5,000
To help you start a new hub in an area of high need or to invest in an existing hub, creating sustainability, such as equipment, training for staff and volunteers, support in advertising opportunities or identifying partners, hosting launch days and community events etc.
Aims of the grant funding scheme
To support new and existing Community Hubs and drop-in services that increases support and access to local services for asylum seekers and refugees through:
Supporting third sector organisations delivering non contracted services to asylum seekers and refugees
Encouraging community integration
Supporting the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees
Welcoming asylum seekers and refugees into communities around the UK
Providing support to organisations and projects which may struggle to find support elsewhere
What won’t we fund
Work that has already been carried out (retrospective funding)
Activities and services that do not predominantly benefit asylum seekers, migrants, refugees, survivors of trafficking and modern slavery
Projects or services that should be statutory duty, i.e., covered under mainstream government funding
Projects that promote political or religious beliefs
How to apply
Applications can be submitted at any time and will be assessed on a bi-monthly basis with deadlines to submit applications for each round below. We will aim to respond to applicants within 1 month of the round closing.
Please make sure you thoroughly read the eligibility criteria and application guidance notes
Fill in our application form on-line (answering all of the questions in the application form) – https://forms.office.com/r/Qque7bKdnf
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact grantapplications@migranthelpuk.org
Round Opens Round Closes Decision by:
1st April 2023 | 31st May 2023 | 30th June 2023
1st June 2023 | 31st July | 31st August 2023
1st August 2023 | 30th September 2023 | 31st October 2023
1st October 2023 | 30th November 2023 | 31st December 2023
1st December 2023 | 31st January 2024 | 29th February 2024
The application will be reviewed by the Migrant Help Grants Panel. All decisions are final.
Applications will be scored on how well they meet the criteria, the reach and impact of the project as well as value for money.
There are no deadlines for applications; however, when the maximum funding available for each year has been distributed, the applications will close until the following round in the next year. The year runs from 1st April to 31st March the following calendar year.
It may take up to 1 month for funds to be paid to you, please apply in plenty of time before the start of your activity.
For more information, please contact grantapplications@migranthelpuk.org