Please read the following text before beginning your application.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation has launched the Poverty Hurts Fund to help tackle increasing poverty and the impact of the current cost of living crisis for some of our most vulnerable local residents and those already experiencing financial distress.

This is a rolling programme meaning you can apply at any time and the maximum funding award is £3000.

Please make sure you have checked our eligibility criteria before applying as applications that do not fit our eligibility criteria will not be processed. Please make sure you complete all the necessary questions and send the correct supporting documents with the application as those that are incomplete may be deferred while we await the missing information.  

The link to access the online application form will be emailed to you once you have completed the registration process below and entered your email address.

Please consider the following before beginning your application.

Your group must:

• be a not-for-profit, voluntary or community group, CIC, CIO or registered charity
• have a governing document
• have a management committee/governance body with at least three independent and unrelated members
• have a bank or building society account in the name of the group, with a minimum of two unrelated cheque signatories
• have satisfactorily returned any previous monitoring where necessary.
• have relevant policies - for more information please visit our website

If you are unsure about any of the above text or have any other queries, then please contact the Grants Team via e-mail enquiries@ncf.uk.com