You can apply for a small, medium, or large grant.

During the life of your grant the Partnership will provide ongoing package of support which includes:

If you are successful you will be required to sign a contract for the delivery of the agreed project and to provide progress reports together with evidence of expenditure.

The purposes for which grant applications will be made are expected to be very diverse as each will meet very particular organisational and support needs arising from the impact of COVID-19. Accordingly, there are no rigid criteria for what you can apply for beyond meeting the requirements made of your organisation and the needs of members of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic community you support arising from the impact of COVID-19.

Priority will be given to the provision of services to members of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are at high risk. For example, those experiencing structural racism and racial inequality, those who are self isolating, those facing financial hardship and food poverty, those who require emotional support to overcome challenges to their mental health, those who are already subject to hostile environments, and those least able to cope with the persistent consequences of COVID-19.

Applications are particularly invited from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic led organisations supporting individuals facing domestic and other forms of abuse and violence, older people who for medical or other reasons must shield and are isolated, asylum seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants, those who have no recourse to public funds, and families and single parents struggling to provide home schooling.

Project funding must in most part be for direct support to beneficiaries, but funding can also be provided for project co-ordination, basic volunteer expenses and equipment and remote working requirements.

The Global Majority Fund Partnership recognises that the impact of COVID-19 is continuing longer than anyone anticipated and that support for many months to come will need to be remote rather than provided through gatherings inside buildings or even outside. Applications need to take this into account.

Funds are available for revenue and capital costs. You can apply for one grant only and your project must be finalised, and the grant spent, and expenditure accounted for as soon as possible and by March 31, 2022.

You must be a Black Asian and Minority Ethnic -led organisation. This is defined as governed and managed by a majority of Trustees and staff from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. You do not have to be a Registered Charity, but your purposes and activities must be charitable and legal, and you must have a written governing document such as a constitution or set of rules.

You will need to show that you have been active in the past and that you have recent records of Board or management group meetings.

You will need to show that you already have an active bank account in the name of your organization, and you will be required to provide copies of recent bank statements as well as financial procedures.

You will need to show that you have an up-to-date Equal Opportunities policy and the Safeguarding policies relevant to your activities.

All information provided that identifies your group in applying for a grant will be held in the strictest confidence by the Partnership and Comic Relief and will not be made available to any other party.