Local foundations will distribute Grassroots cash

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector, 9 July 2008

Community foundations are to be given responsibility for distributing the overwhelming majority of a £130m grants fund for small community groups.

The Office of the Third Sector sent letters last week to organisations that were successful in bidding for a share of the Grassroots Grants fund, the government scheme established to provide local community groups with access to small grants. The fund is split into £80m of small grants for community groups and a £50m...

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