There’s still time to apply for Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund! Grants of up to £40,000 are available to every local and national partner. Find out full details below.
In December, we announced a £5.3 million Cost of Living Response Fund to support your organisation to continue delivering much-needed services for older people during this difficult time. This is a quick reminder that the deadline for applications is Friday 20 January, find out all the details, including how to apply, below.
Grants of up to £40,000 are available per local or national partner, or up to £80,000 for one or more partners who work together, as long as your organisation’s proposal meets the grant criteria for the funding. We’ll start distributing the funding in February 2023 and it can be spent up until 31 March 2024, recognising that the impact of this crisis will be felt for months to come.
Guidance notes and FAQ Document
Guidance notes for this fund, along with the list of questions can be found on the Loop. We’ve also compiled a brief FAQ document with answers to the questions that you have asked us so far. We’ll keep updating and sharing this document as additional questions come through.
If you are having any trouble accessing the loop, please get in touch: theloop@ageuk.org.uk.
How to apply for funding
We are conscious that you are currently under a lot of time pressure, so we have created as short an application process as possible, requesting the minimum of information we need to record how the funds will be targeted.
You can apply for funding through our GIFTS Portal. Click here to start your application. Once started, you can return to your saved application using this link here.
The deadline for applications is Friday 20 January 2023.
We’re happy to provide direct support to partners if helpful, which would be provided by someone explicitly not involved in the grant allocation committee. To request this, please contact Service.Design@ageuk.org.uk.