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Fund Priorities: The SWEF Enterprise Fund exists to support young people (aged 18-30) who cannot afford to invest in their own businesses or raise money externally. SWEF believes that a successful business can transform the lives of individuals and their families, while also increasing economic activity in their local community. SWEF back young individuals with grant funding and support for their business initiatives.
This grants programme managed by EECF supports young people resident and/or with a business in the East End. For the purposes of this grants programme, the East End is defined as the boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets or the City of London. If your business is located elsewhere in the UK, please contact SWEF (https://www.swef.uk/).
Grant amount: A total fund of £10,000 is available for:
After six months, successful Start-up grant recipients can reapply for additional funds up to £1,500 if their business has progressed.
To read the guidelines for both grant programmes, please click here.
To apply for a Start-up grant please click here to complete an application form online.
To apply for a Business grant please click here to complete an application form online.
If you have any questions or would like to talk to the EECF Grants Team please email us on grants@eastendcf.org. We are happy to help. You can also contact us if you have any specific accessibility needs.
Fund priorities: Homelessness, food poverty, mental health and employability (access to work).
To support projects that:
Grant Amount: The maximum amount you can apply for is £2,500. The total budget available is £10,000 therefore we expect to provide between 4 – 6 grants across Tower Hamlets.
Any special criteria:
The programme is aimed at small grassroots groups with an income level of under £250,000. Hill Dickinson would prefer to fund a specific project and be the principal funder rather than a contributor towards a much larger project cost.
Community Foundations are a Real Living Wage funder, therefore, we would encourage applications which pay staff at the current London Real Living Wage of £13.15 per hour as a minimum.
The closing date is 5pm on Monday 9th December 2024. Decisions will be communicated by mid-February 2024.
Please click here for more information and the application page
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