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Hardship Fund
We are sorry, this fund is now closed.
Please note that we have now reached the capacity of this fund and as of 23 December 2009 we are no longer accepting applications.
For a useful guide to finding funding and information about our other programmes, please click here.
About the Hardship Fund
The Hardship Fund is a £17.5 million programme for third sector organisations in England who are delivering front-line services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society.
The Hardship Fund supports organisations with an annual income of at least £200,000 that are in financial hardship as a result of the recession, which is impacting on their ability to deliver services in the following areas:
• health and social care
• housing support
• education and training
• information, advice and guidance.
195 organisations have been awarded a grant of between £50,000 and £250,000. For a full list of award organisations, please see the downloads section below.
Questions?
If you have any queries, please contact the Hardship Fund helpline:
Tel: 01223 406 546
Email: hardshipfund@cdf.org.uk
The Hardship Fund is funded by the government and managed by CDF. It was announced in last year's Budget and builds on the government's £42.5 million Real Help for Communities action plan. In November 2009 the Hardship Fund received an additional £750,000 from OTS, taking the total fund to £17.45 million.
