Aims/priorities: The Community Engagement Fund exists to engage communities and raise awareness of priority Home Office policy areas and the support available. The funding is provided by the Home Office.
Some nationality groups, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana and India, despite possibly having been impacted, are not coming forward for compensation to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
There also remains a significant difference between the number of people granted through the Windrush Scheme (documentation) and applications made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
During 2023 to 2024, the funding is intended to:
- Raise awareness of and address any misinformation about the Windrush Compensation and Windrush Documentation Schemes with a focus on non-Caribbean communities and encourage them to apply to these schemes.
- Build on the insights and learning taken from existing work on Windrush to understand:
why individuals are not applying for the Windrush Compensation Scheme and/or the Windrush Scheme.
how to encourage eligible individuals to apply to these schemes.
Who can apply? The following types of groups can apply:
- Unincorporated charities or community organisations.
- Community interest companies.
- Companies with a charitable purpose.
- Grassroots organisations.
- Registered charities.
Consortium or partnership applications are also accepted.
Grant amount: A total of £150,000 is being made available in 2023-24.
Grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 are available.
Projects must be fully delivered by 29 March 2024.
Application process: Applications will be accepted from 1 August 2023 to 30 August 2023. Grants will be awarded in early October 2023.
To register one’s interest and to receive a copy of the competition documents, submit an email to communityengagementfundcompetition@homeoffice.gov.uk Details can be found on the GOV.UK website.
Two virtual information sessions will be held for community and grassroots organisations who are interested to learn more about the Fund and how to submit an application:
- Tuesday 8 August (14.00-15.30)
- Thursday 10 August (11.00-12.30).
Groups must register at least 48 hours in advance of the session they wish to attend. They should send an email to communityengagementfundcompetition@homeoffice.gov.uk. Details can be found on the GOV.UK website.
Any queries regarding the competition must be e-mailed to communityengagementfundcompetition@homeoffice.gov.uk by no later than 21 August 2023 (16.00)
Deadline: Wednesday 30 August 2023.
Contact information: Email: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Website: Community Engagement Fund 2023-24 - GOV-UK Find a grant