The Flexible Finance Fund is a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Ubele Initiative and Create Equity. It will be providing £4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support to help them to grow or take on assets and become more resilient
Flexible Finance works through providing a flexible grant and support alongside a loan from the Recovery Loan Fund with the grant being up to 100% of the loan value (grant ranges from 50% to 100% of the loan value and is capped at a maximum of £200k) alongside direct support from Ubele or Create Equity through the funding application process. The loan alongside the grant can range from £50k to £1.5m and be repaid over 1 to 6 years.
The Community Gardens Award provides grants of between £1,500 and £5,000 for gardening projects carried out within local communities in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
The Triangle Trust are offering small grants to support young women and girls in the UK.
The Charitable Foundation are funding registered charities for their work around two themes: a place to call home, and financial wellbeing.