Community Fund

The group or organisation must be affiliated to a professional body, have an affiliation or registration number. The group or organisation will be asked to upload supporting evidence such as a letter of affiliation, a screen shot showing affiliation if registered online, an Ofsted report or similar, as proof of this.

The group or organisation must have a treasurer or financial administrator for funds to be made payable to via cheque. The group or organisation should correctly state the name and contact details of their treasurer on the application.

All proposed projects must benefit communities based in the North East of England, within the local authority boroughs of Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hambleton, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar & Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton and Sunderland.

Your project must be for new costs associated with stimulating teamwork or innovation in your group or organisation. Eligible projects can include:

• Start-up costs for new projects
• Extension and development of existing projects
• Purchase of equipment and resources
• Leverage: where the Community Fund would release funding from other sources
• Conservation projects: where funding would help develop or maintain venues.
• Group excursions

Applicants must apply online and provide clear and correct information that truthfully reflects their group or organisation and demonstrates exactly how they would propose to use the awarded grant.

Applications must be completed by the stated deadline. Information about the relevant deadlines can be found on this website.

Applications received by the deadline that are missing supporting information and/or without all of the questions answered are not considered complete. Incomplete applications may be deferred or withdrawn.

TK Access Solutions has the right to refuse the grant if a successful applicant is found to have submitted a fraudulent or untruthful application.

To create a good application, make sure to take the following steps:

• Let us know how this grant would directly benefit the people in your group or organisation.
• Outline all the key details of your project, including specifics about how you would use the grant
• Explain what your group or organisation does
• Show credibility: Present your group or organisation as a credible and trustworthy recipient of the grant
• Input the correct data: Any mistakes or incorrect information surrounding your group or organisation data could impact the success of your application. Remember, if your application is successful it will be displayed online as you have submitted it. It is your responsibility to make sure that all information is correct at the time of submission
• Appear professional: Your 250 word entry should be clear and correctly spelt. Do not include any form of inappropriate language. Doing so will result in your application being voided
• Stick to the guidelines: Provide the right size and format of supporting imagery and keep to the 250 word count
• Be time-conscious: Allow plenty of time so you don’t rush your application; give your group or organisation the best chance possible

You can only apply for one grant even if you have multiple projects that you’re looking to fund, we can only accept one application per group or organisation.

All proposed projects must benefit communities in the North East of England within the local authority boroughs of Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hambleton, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar & Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton and Sunderland.

TK Access Solutions is offering a top award of £1,500 to the application that receives the most public votes in an online poll, with £750 and £500 awarded to the second and third placed projects. The following 10 runner up winners will receive a grant of £250. There will also be an additional Directors Choice award of £1,500.

You’re invited to apply for the Community Fund until 4th October 2024.

Successful applications will appear on the website and the public voting period will take place between Monday 14th October 2024 until Friday 15th November 2024.

All sections on the application form must be completed fully before the application can be considered.

If your application is successful, your project will feature on this website. The general public, your friends, family and supporters will be invited to vote (one time max per person) on the website within a one-month period. You will need to register to vote. Once the voting period has ended, the 14 applicants with the most public votes will be awarded a grant. Applicants will not be eligible to vote for their own application.

All monies approved will be paid by bank transfer into the group/organisations bank account which must not be an individual or joint person’s account. We MUST receive proof of bank details (such as a paying in slip or bank statement) and we will only request this if your funding has been awarded.