Grants of up to £500 are available now for organisations and projects which are working to bring different groups of people together in Leicestershire.

The new ‘Communities Together’ grant is intended to support community and voluntary organisations who are involved in local projects which:

• play an active role in getting different communities and groups of individuals together to increase understanding and communication
• promote inter-cultural education and relations
• introduce and engage new audiences, organisations and community groups to each other.

Eligible projects will be able to demonstrate their success in increasing cohesion and understanding between people from different age, faith and belief groups or of different abilities, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and gender.

The grant could be used to fund the promotion or development of local projects, workshops or training sessions for different community groups, consultation events, sporting events and much more.

The ‘Communities Together’ Grant Fund is open to projects operating in Leicestershire and applications will be assessed on a monthly basis.

Please follow these links for the application forms along with guidance notes. For further information e-mail: noel.singh@leics.gov.uk or ring 0116 305 7020