Impact Funding Partners is delighted to confirm the launch of the Anti-Racism Community Engagement Fund. The Design Advisory Group has sought the expertise of Impact Funding Partners to manage the fund on behalf of Scottish Government. This is an open and competitive fund and organisations led by people adversely impacted by racism are particularly welcomed.
The aim of this fund is:
- To build a deeper community understanding of the future Anti-Racism Observatory of Scotland (AROS).
- To undertake focused conversations about how the participatory community research undertaken by the Anti-Racism Interim Governance Group (AIGG) in 2023 fed into the developing plan for the new organisation (Community Briefing).
- To explore, from this baseline, how people think the future AROS could work for them.
Organisations are invited to apply for grants to host an engagement event/series of events to explore how communities may wish to contribute to the future AROS between 10 September and 15 November 2024.
Grants are available under two strands:
- Up to £2,500 under Strand 1: Fund Information; Facilitation Support
- Up to £5,000 under Strand 2: Fund Information; Facilitation Support
Linked above are the Information Documents for Strand 1 and Strand 2, and the templates to support communities to develop their proposals as well as to help facilitate their events.
The DAG and IFP will be hosting a series of online information session to support groups’ engagement with the fund, you only need to attend one session. To sign up, please see the links below.
- 10am, Wednesday 11 September: Sign up here
- 2pm, Tuesday 17 September: Sign up here
- 7pm, Tuesday 24 September: Sign up here
Decisions will be made on a rolling basis, with the closing date for applications Friday 11 October 2024.
For further information, and guidance on how to apply, please visit Impact Funding Partners webpage.
Leave a Reply