Crowdfund Leicester: Community Engagement Fund

The City Mayor is looking to fund activities, initiatives and projects that can make a real difference to the quality of life for communities across Leicester, particularly those that are normally considered "underserved", "hard to reach" or "difficult to engage". The projects needs be be innovative and address the general aims of the Public Sector Equality Duty and demonstrate a genuine need that isn't being met in any other way. This programme is not a good fit for business as usual projects.

Through the City Mayor's Community Engagement Fund, pledges up to £3,000 are available per project, stretching up to £10,000 for very large and ambitious projects. For most projects, the pledges will be around 33% of their crowdfunding target. In exceptional circumstances, the City Mayor may pledge up to 50% of your target. Groups therefore need to be aware that you will have to run an engaging crowdfunding campaign and gain the support of the public in order to hit your target.

If you have an idea that can help the city develop and embed a real sense of shared identity, common purpose and civic responsibility; refresh and renew the City Council's relations with the Voluntary and Community Sector; and enable flexible, imaginative and innovative responses to challenges and opportunities facing the City Council, citizens and communities of Leicester, share it with us. Together we can make Leicester even better!

Deadlines

CrowdFund Leicester runs two funding rounds a year in the Spring and Autumn. The Autumn funding round is now open with a deadline of 30th October to have your project ready and to start your crowdfunding campaign.

For more information about the fund, please visit - CrowdFund Leicester - About (spacehive.com)