Are you ready to put your organisation or group forward to win a slice of the £50,000 being offered by Comic Relief and the Oxford Mail?

Groups eligible to apply for Red Nose Day Community Cash grants need to:

Be working in a disadvantaged or deprived area in Oxfordshire

Be small local groups with an income of less than £50,000 (in the last year) run by local people

The types of activities which could be funded:

Parent and toddler groups

Dads and lads groups

Equipment and material for youth groups or older people’s groups

Community festivals

Cross-generational work

Befriending for older isolated people

Lunch clubs

Running costs for self-help groups

Committee and volunteer/staff training

Improving facilities for established groups

Grants will not be awarded to the following:

Individuals

Statutory organisations, including PCTs and schools

Groups that are not constituted

Grants will not be awarded for the following purposes:

To fund trips abroad

To fund buses, minibuses or other community transport schemes (not including transport costs forming part of a project)

To fund building costs, including access adaptations to buildings

You can start your application process by calling 01865 798666 or clicking on the Oxfordshire Community Fund link below.