Applications for this year’s Pride Social Impact Fund, which ensures the positive contribution of the UK’s most popular LGBTQ+ celebration, are now open.
Due to the generosity of Pride attendees and local businesses, which comes from contributions made by businesses within the Pride Village Party in the Kemptown/St James’s Street area, more than £30,000 is available to distribute to grassroots groups across Brighton & Hove who need a helping hand to support their work.
Bids will be considered by a panel made up of representatives from The Argus, BBC Sussex, Brighton & Hove News, Brighton & Hove Independent, Sussex Life, Latest magazine and Latest TV with notification of awards by the end of December.
Submissions, which should be a maximum of 400 words, should map out how the money will be spent and why it’s a deserving cause. The maximum award will be £1,000 and there is no lower limit.
The panel also has the potential of awarding one or two larger grants of up to £10,000. These bids need to comprehensively meet the criteria, namely supporting good causes in areas directly impacted by Pride. Any money distributed needs to have had a visible outcome by the start of Pride 2020.
There is no restriction on the number of entries by individual groups. However, the emphasis is on supporting community and grassroots groups, rather than individuals.
To submit an entry, email Bhsocialimpactfund@gmail.com by noon on December 9.
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