# Coronavirus Community Support Fund opens for applications

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/22/coronavirus-community-support-fund-opens-applications/
- Published: 2020-05-22T07:54:23+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Government’s new Coronavirus Community Support Fund opens for applications
at 10am today, Friday 22 May.**

£200 million in Government funding is available, aimed primarily at small to medium
organisations in England. It will be distributed by the [National Lottery Community Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/).

The Fund has two key objectives:

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 * To increase community support to vulnerable people affected by the Covid-19 crisis,
   through the work of civil society organisations.
 * To reduce temporary closures of essential charities and social enterprises, ensuring
   services for vulnerable people impacted by Covid-19 have the financial resources
   to operate, and so reduce the burden on public services.

Grants will allow organisations to meet service costs, where they are experiencing
increased demand and/or short-term income disruption, and to refocus services to
address more immediate beneficiary needs in light of Covid-19.

Charities can find out more, and apply, via the National Lottery Community Fund’s
[funding pages](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding) from 10am on 22 May.

CEO Dawn Austwick said:

> “Charities are playing a vital role in channelling the right resources, to the
> right place, at the right time. This Government funding will fuel that vital work
> and give those charities greater certainty at this critical time for the country
> and we look forward to getting it to where it can make the most difference.
> “In putting the programme together, we have been helped by insight and advice 
> from across civil society. We will keep that conversation going to guide how we
> support charities and community organisations as they rebuild in the future.”

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