Don’t miss out on grant funding

Nationwide has announced that applications for its 2021 Community Grants Programme are now open and organisations in Renfrewshire are being urged to apply.

The programme is part of Nationwide’s commitment to supporting communities by giving at least one per cent of its pre-tax profits to good causes.

The Nationwide, which has a branch in St Mirren Street, Paisley, says its Community Grants Programme will help local housing issues by giving charities, community land trusts and housing cooperatives access to grants between £10,000 and £50,000.

Applications are open to any organisations that provide solutions to help: Prevent people from losing their home, help people into a home and support people to thrive within the home environment.

Nationwide’s community boards, made up of commu n i t y - m i n d e d colleagues working at the building society and its members, come together to decide which projects should be awarded a grant, and in doing so are supporting their own communities to find solutions to the housing crisis.

Beneficiaries of community grants include organisations that have helped to support vulnerable families with young children in crisis in Northern Ireland, supported women who have been sexually exploited to navigate the housing system in Luton and those who are homeless and facing poverty in Kingston.

There are currently 11 local community boards across the UK.

Since 2018 Nationwide has funded 350 projects and awarded £14 million in total through the programme and in 2020/21, just under £ 4 million in grants were awarded to 99 projects.

By 2023, £22 million will have been awarded in total.

For more information about the scheme visit: www.nationwidecommunity grants.co.uk