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Bid for funding
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Who can bid?
Any community group in Southway Housing area. Your group must be properly constituted with its own bank account and letter-headed paper; or have a sponsor partner who looks after the group's funds.
What sorts of things can we fund?
Almost anything that benefits the community. It could be a one-off event like a sports or fun day, or something permanent like refurbishing a community building. But we may not support political or religious events, or things that may exclude certain people.
What are we looking for?
As a guide:
- your bid should benefit your local community
- the people bidding should be based in the local community
- the bid should show people are working together
- local residents should be involved in the bid
- you should agree to show us how the money was spent - including financial information and photographs
How much can you apply for?
You can bid for between £100 and £1,000.
Who decides?
Our regeneration team assesses your bid and may ask you for more information. If approved at this level it goes to our decision-making board for final go-ahead. It's about two months from bid to decision. You can contact us on 0161 448 4200; or email
connect2southway@southwayhousing.co.uk.
Where does the money come from?
We have a special 'community fund' for projects like this. Southway money is topped up by contributions from other organisations we work with, including:
- Impact Manchester - the building contractors we use to make home improvements; all part of a special partnership of companies regenerating ex-council homes
- Barclays Bank
- other suppliers and sub-contractors
Make your bid here
Go to Community Benefit bid form