• Organisations were eligible to apply if:

  They are registered:

  a. Charities

  b. Exempt charities

  c. Community interest companies/Community Interest Organisation

  d. Social enterprises

  e. Community benefit societies

  OR:

  They met all the following criteria as demonstrated by submitting

  additional supporting documents:

  a. They are established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic

  purposes

  b. They have a governing body with at least three members

  c. They have a governing document which they can produce

  d. They can provide accounts demonstrating good financial health

  across both of the last two financial years

  OR:

  They are a local authority

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Proposals could be designed to fund activities such as the following illustrative examples:

• Commemorate National Windrush Day – the anniversary of the MV Empire Windrush docking in the UK

• Bring together local partners and communities to create a unique project

• Run a scheme that supports young people to improve their academic, vocational or entrepreneurial skills – and demonstrate how the scheme has made an impact

• Deliver a high-quality artistic performance or series of performances that celebrate the Windrush legacy

• Run novel activities in partnership with local schools, for example, through assemblies, workshops, educational trips and project work

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We will be looking for projects that achieve the required outcomes of the Windrush Day Grant Scheme. Organisations must ensure that projects do not engage in political or extremist activity, do not promote partisan political views, and that they provide value for money. ‘Political activity’ is defined as using a grant to fund lobbying in order to undertake activities intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, government or political activity; or attempting to influence legislative or regulatory action.

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