Equality and Diversity Community Fund

B) Your application is more likely to be successful if your project fulfils some or all of the criteria below:

• Helps residents into employment, or closer to employment, or brings economic benefit to the borough
• Improves the health and wellbeing of residents
• Builds cohesion in the community or encourages civic pride
• Creates volunteering opportunities for local people
• Improves equality and inclusion for groups with protected characteristics
• Contributes to the Council’s aims outlined in the Borough Manifesto

Please note that successful grantees, if appropriate, must provide evidence of relevant documents including: Health & Safety Policy, Risk Assessments, Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults Policy, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates and certificate numbers for all  staff, volunteers and Trustees working with children and young people and/or adults at risk

Any application submitted to deliver an activity or project which will work with children, young people and/or adults at risk must have Safeguarding processes in place.