CDF to run the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund
Howard Lake | 3 October 2005 | News
The Community Development Foundation (CDF) has been commissioned by the Cohesion and Faith Unit of the Home Office to run the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund.
The fund, which covers England and Wales, will support faith and inter-faith groups/organisations strengthen their capacity in order to play a fuller part in civil society/community cohesion. It will also fund inter-faith activities which increase community cohesion.
The CDF is now inviting applications for small grants (up to £5,000) or large grants (over £5,000) which are available between January 2006 to March 2007.
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Applicants must be based in England and/or Wales and be faith-based groups/organisations; inter-faith groups/organisations; or multicultural community centres and voluntary and community organisations carrying out inter-faith activities or working with faith communities. Applications are also open to partnerships between several faith or inter-faith groups/ organisations in an area.
The closing date for applications is 2 December 2005.
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