Colyeer-Fergusson Charitable Trust believes that small, locally focused organisations are often best placed to deliver flexible, responsive, direct support to the most vulnerable people in society. It also recognises that, at a time of rising demand for services, smaller organisations have been particularly hard hit by funding cuts and the move to contacts and tender-based funding.

In response, the trust is offering its Community Fund. Funding is available to support grassroots organisations at the heart of communities all over Kent and Medway, to help them become more sustainable.

Extra priority will be given to groups that:

• Work in a particularly disadvantaged or deprived area.
• Have limited asccess to other source of income.
• Clearly define the need they are addressing.
• Demonstrate a commitment to service user involvement.
• Illustrate how they aim to deliver social outcomes.
• Can demonstrate partnership working.