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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.

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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:

the building contractors we use to make home improvements; all part of a special partnership of companies regenerating ex-council homes - Impact Manchester
Barclays Bank
other suppliers and sub-contractors

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