EDF Energy Money Advice Programme Organisational Grant
Notice of forthcoming deadline - 28th April 2010.
Financial assistance is available for charitable organisations to deliver a money advice service to help resolve energy debt problems in EDF Energy areas.
Trustees are keen to continue to target help to those most in need, particularly within the main EDF Energy operating areas (former supply brands of London Energy, Seeboard Energy and South West Electricity Board (SWEB) Energy, based in Plymouth).
Trustees are inviting suitable charitable organisations within these regions to apply for funding.
The programme is currently open to applications and has a deadline of 12 noon on Wednesday 28 April 2010. A small number of projects are expected to be funded.
Details
Maximum Value: £ 40,000
Value Notes
Up to £40,000 per organisation per annum is being offered, with a project length of two years beginning 01 September 2010 - 31 August 2012. A maximum of four organisations will be awarded funding.
Extended Description
The EDF Energy Trust Organisational Grant Programme is administered by Charis Grants Ltd and provided by the EDF Energy Trust. The scheme offers funding for charitable organisations to establish a money advice service that will assist in the alleviation of fuel poverty for people in EDF Energy operating areas.
The money advice service will run parallel to a programme that will give financial help to EDF customers in fuel poverty.
Successful projects should:
- Provide free, holistic and impartial advice.
- Provide assistance with budgeting and completion of the Common Financial Statement.
- Where necessary, to help clients to solve their debt problems by themselves.
- Provide advice so that clients can manage their money better in future.
- Ensure that EDF customers receive appropriate assistance and, where necessary, referral onto the EDF Energy Trust fuel poverty program.
- Improve quality of applications to the EDF Energy Trust.
- Ensure that grant recipients remain free of energy debts.
- Assist with applications to other relevant charities.
- Raise awareness of how the trust can help.
- Direct clients to relevant energy efficiency advice.
- Collate monitoring statistics through the project as defined by the trust.
- Serve as a local contact point for the trust.
Organisations are invited to become part of an integrated advice and support service that will reduce levels of energy debt across the UK.
Key Criteria
Eligible organisations must:
- Be charitable or not-for profit organisations.
- Work in EDF Energy operating areas (this includes areas covered by South West Electricity Board (SWEB))
Work with the Common Financial Statement (rather than an alternative).
Preferably organisations will be operating CASHflow, the self-help debt advice service recently initiated by the Money Advice Trust.
Introductory training will be held for project officers - attendance is mandatory to ensure receipt of a grant.
Eligible Expenditure
Applicants are asked to include a full time worker or equivalent in their costings.
Restrictions
Funding is not available for:
- Capital costs.
- Ongoing running costs.
- Fundraising appeals.
- Religious activity.
- Bursaries or scholarships.
- Expeditions.
- Cost of existing services.
- Purchase or refurbishment of buildings or gardens.
Application Procedure
An e-mail copy of the application form and a hard copy are required. Hard copy must be posted to the EDF Energy Trust address together with all the appropriate documentation.
All those applying will be notified of the trustees’ decision by 30 June 2010.
Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:
Contact details:
Laura Goodwin
Charis Grants Ltd
Midgate House
Midgate
Peterborough
PE1 1TN
Telephone: 01733 421034
Email: Email contact
Company no 6074763 , Registered Charity no 1119172, Telephone: 08453 580372
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