[cma-l] Funding News - Community Business Fund (UK)

[PCRFM]

Although we were turned down, this the response received, when we applied then, as a community radio project. If that could be of any help.

"Trading for the benefit of the local community – Your application did not evidence how Power to Change funding could enable your organisation to become more viable in the long-term.

However, you did provide strong evidence your organisation meets the following criteria:
Locally rooted – Your application evidenced that the project has a clearly defined local geographical area of focus (for example, in urban locations this could be a neighbourhood, ward or section of a city, in rural locations this could be a village or collection of villages). Accountable to the local community – Your application strongly evidenced the formal structures in place for your organisation to engage with a large number of local people on a frequent and ongoing basis and how you use those structures. Broad community impact – Your application evidenced how your project would tackle disadvantage within your community".

Dan
Peterborough Community Radio - pcrfm

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Martyn Haynes
Sent: 03 April 2017 15:29
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Funding News - Community Business Fund (UK)

this. again.

Community radio
Despite receiving a lot of applications from community media organisations, we have not yet funded a community radio station. This is partly because community radio stations find it hard to demonstrate they are locally rooted, as they cover a broad geographical area like a whole city, rather than a neighbourhood. Applications from community media organisations have often struggled to provide strong evidence of how they benefit the wider community.

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 12:54 PM, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:
> The £10 million Community Business Fund will reopen in early summer 2017.
>
> Power to Change supports community businesses to revive local assets, 
> protect the services people rely on, and address local needs.
>
> Power to Change awards grants to help new and existing community 
> businesses grow and become more sustainable.
>
> There are two main grant programmes:
>
> The £1.85 million Community Business Bright Ideas Fund is aimed at 
> community groups who have a community business idea but need help 
> turning it into reality.
> The £10 million Community Business Fund is aimed existing community 
> businesses that need funding for a business development project to 
> make their organisation more sustainable.
>
> Find out if you are eligible:
>
> http://www.thepowertochange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Communit
> y-Business-Fund-applicant-guidance-v4.pdf
>
> Through the fund, Power To Change will award grants between £50,000 –
> £300,000 to community businesses in England.
>
> http://www.powertochange.org.uk/funding/grants/community-business-fund
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