The £9.5 million Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme is being delivered by Power to Change, Locality, The Ubele Initiative and Social Investment Business on behalf of the National Lottery Community Fund

Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme offers grants up to £100,000 to community organisations in England who are facing financial difficulties caused by Covid-19. The scheme is aimed at organisations delivering services in their local community to support people who are at high risk from Covid-19, with an emphasis on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)-led or BAME-supporting businesses

• help people and communities experiencing disproportionate challenge and difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
• provide services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

There is a youtube video on the application and the website is here

The recovery scheme will open for Stage 1 applications on:

• Tuesday 28 July  from 10am till 1pm
• Tuesday 4 August from 10am till 1pm
• Tuesday 11 August from 10am till 1pm