CUF funding
Church Urban Fund has an annual grant-making budget of around £1 million. Grants are awarded to community groups offering all kinds of support to people living in England's poorest communities.
CUF particularly supports churches in deprived areas reaching out to serve their local community, but we also welcome applications from other faith groups.
All applications need to be made via our network of local Diocesan Link Officers. If you're unsure which Anglican diocese you're in, you can find out using a simple search on the Church of England's 'A Church Near You' website: enter your postcode to find your nearest church; clicking the church's name will tell you which diocese it is in
Please note that our Main Grants/Continuation Grants programme is suspended until January 2011.
Health and Belief grants
This grants programme is funded jointly by Church Urban Fund, London Catalyst and The Wakefield and Tetley Trust, supporting faith-based community projects tackling poverty related health inequalities in London.
If your social action group or small voluntary organisation is based in London and has an annual income of less than £150,000, then you could apply for a grant for up to £10,000. Download the flyer for more information. Apply by 30 June for grant awards in October.
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| Health and Belief Flyer 2010.doc | 155.5 KB |
Mustard Seed Grant Programme 2010
The Mustard Seed Grant programme aims to provide grants of up to £5,000 to enable churches and faith-based organisations to engage in social action, by supporting them to initiate or develop community work.
The pilot studies and initial work funded by Mustard Seed Grant funding allows groups to undertake larger pieces of work or significantly improve the existing provision that they offer.
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| Grants Manual 2010 - applicants.pdf | 172.06 KB |
Grant Manager
The documents on this page are designed to help you to manage your Church Urban Fund grant.
Please note that this information applies only to grants given through our Main Grants Programme.
Activating your grant
If your application for funding has been successful, you will have received an offer letter and a contract which outlines the conditions for your grant.
In order to activate your grant you will need to download and complete the Grant Claim Form (available below), and return it to us with a signed copy of the contract and any other supporting paperwork that we need.
Make use of our website
- Find useful links to help with fundraising, producing an annual report, growing community involvement and influencing local, regional and national government.
- Share your experience: write about work you do which is effective and distinctive. Write about hospitality you provide, how you support volunteers, your work with hard-to-reach groups or how you obtain funding.
- Develop your own web page to use as a tool to promote your website, or a noticeboard for your network
- Link to your own website, or your social network page (MySpace, Facebook, Youtube).
- Download useful resources, from 'Faithfully Volunteering' to 'Just Employment' and 'Project Development'.
Reporting on the impact of your project
To release the grant at the 18 month and 30 month period you will need to complete a short Impact Report. The guidance on how to produce this report is available to download below.
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| Grant_Claim_Form_Revenue_2009.doc | 95 KB |
| Impact_Report_2010_revised.doc | 56.5 KB |
