Applications open for Pride Social Impact Fund 2019/2020

Applications for this year’s Pride Social Impact Fund, which ensures the positive contribution of the UK’s most popular LGBTQ+ celebration, are now open.

Due to the generosity of Pride attendees and local businesses, which comes from contributions made by businesses within the Pride Village Party in the Kemptown/St James’s Street area, more than £30,000 is available to distribute to grassroots groups across Brighton & Hove who need a helping hand to support their work.

Bids will be considered by a panel made up of representatives from The Argus, BBC Sussex, Brighton & Hove News, Brighton & Hove Independent, Sussex Life, Latest magazine and Latest TV with notification of awards by the end of December.

Submissions, which should be a maximum of 400 words, should map out how the money will be spent and why it’s a deserving cause. The maximum award will be £1,000 and there is no lower limit.

The panel also has the potential of awarding one or two larger grants of up to £10,000. These bids need to comprehensively meet the criteria, namely supporting good causes in areas directly impacted by Pride. Any money distributed needs to have had a visible outcome by the start of Pride 2020.

There is no restriction on the ‎number of entries by individual groups.‎ However, the emphasis is on supporting community and grassroots groups, rather than individuals.

To submit an entry, email Bhsocialimpactfund@gmail.com by noon on December 9.