Co-op Local Community Fund 2021

The Co-op want to help communities come together, co-operate and make a difference.

If your project helps people access food, improves mental wellbeing or provides opportunities for young people, apply for funding.

You must apply by midnight on 30 May 2021.

Promote your group on Co-operate
When you apply for the Local Community Fund, you’ll also benefit from help and support on Co-operate. It’s our online community centre that can help you:

find people who can help grow your group
tell others about the impact you're having in your community
connect with other groups and activities to grow your network
You can use Co-operate even if your funding application is not successful.

They’ll support projects that:

enable people to access food and co-operate together to feed everyone
help improve people’s mental wellbeing
offer young people opportunities to develop new skills and make a difference in their community

Your project must also:

take place in the UK or Isle of Man
not have religious or political aims (although you can still apply if you’re a religious group)
meet the Co-op’s values
take place or will still be running after November 2022
benefit your local community
Find out more about who can apply for the fund and what projects we’re unable to support

How to apply
Use this form to apply to be one of our causes. You’ll need to do 3 things.

Create or sign in to your Co-op account for free.
Promote your group on Co-operate.
Apply to the Local Community Fund.
You must complete your application by midnight on 30 May 2021.

If you’re successful, the funding period will begin on 24 October 2021.

For full details about the Fund please visit the website below.

For more information visit https://causes.coop.co.uk/