Are you eligible to apply to the Fund?
Please read the funding guidance on our website at acvo.org.uk/cmhwfund before completing this Expression of Interest to check for details about eligibility.
Location
Applications received for consideration must be led by a group/organisation who are delivering the project/activity within Aberdeen City and the beneficiaries of the project must be located in Aberdeen City.
If you have beneficiaries located within Aberdeenshire please read the funding guidance on Aberdeenshire Voluntary Actions website at avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund
Legal Structure
Applications can be accepted from a range of community, voluntary, and third sector ‘not for profit’ organisations, associations, groups and clubs or consortiums/ partnerships who have a strong community focus for their activities.
The range of organisations that can apply are:
• Co-operatives
• Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC)
• Community Benefit Societies
• Community Councils
• Community Interest Companies (CIC) Ltd by Guarantee
• Community Interest Company (CIC) Ltd by Shares
• Companies Ltd by Guarantee
• Friendly Societies
• Industrial & Provident Societies (IPS)
• Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIO)
• Trusts
• Unincorporated Associations
Social Enterprises can apply to this fund if they operate in line with the following principles:
1. They operate in an asset locked manner (surplus funds will not be used to pay a dividend of any sort to directors or shareholders).
2. They agree that any assets purchased and/or owned by the social enterprise will belong to the social enterprise and not to any individuals associated with the social enterprise.
Governance and Banking
Organisations applying for multi-year funding must have their own bank account and adhere to The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. Unless the organisation is newly formed, applications will not be considered without evidence of audited / independently examined accounts for the most recent financial year.
Income
The Scottish Government states within the guidance that the majority of grants should go to small to medium-sized groups with incomes less than £1 million to ensure grassroots organisations are supported. National organisations undertaking initiatives in Aberdeen City with incomes above £1million are therefore not excluded to submit an Expression of Interest. However, a weighted scoring model is applied to all applications to the Fund during the assessment and scoring process to meet this stated requirement and achieve this ambition.
Data Protection & Privacy Notice
You must confirm that you have read our Data Protection & Privacy Notice, and consent to ACVO storing the data as detailed within the policy. You can access our Data Protection & Privacy Notice by following this link.