This fund is In partnership with Comic Relief, Voice4Change England (V4CE) aiming to improve infrastructure provision at both a local and regional level across five regions in England.
Supporting Black and Minoritised Ethnic (BME) organisations to develop and to address race inequality whilst advancing V4CE’s strategic aims:
- To provide leadership and resources to increase BME Sector involvement and representation in key decision making and policy forums
- To increase awareness and respect of BME Sector role, activities, impact, and added value
- To strengthen the BME Sector and race equality through direct infrastructure service delivery, advocacy and improving infrastructure provision through partnership and collaboration
- To increase opportunities for BME organisations to develop resources and sustainability through enterprise, creativity and sector led grant making
- To harness the BME voice through partnership, research, and consultation, to ensure the BME perspective is heard in issues that shape society
The 5 regions of this fund will focus on East of England, East Midlands, North East, South East and Yorkshire and the Humber.
The fund will support core costs only for infrastructure/capacity building services. The funding can be for either new or existing work.