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Local charities are reminded they can now apply for grants from the money raised through 2018's Christmas Lottery.
They have until 31 January to send in applications, which will need full accounts and background details. They'll then find out in Spring 2019 whether they have been awarded any money.
This year, the Christmas lottery prize was just under £1m. in total with the proceeds of the tickets sold in Guernsey given to the Association of Guernsey Charities to distribute out among local good causes.
Lottery grants can only be given to Guernsey Registered Charities, and organisations have to be a member of the Association of Guernsey Charities. Projects have to be within the island, or for the benefit of islanders.
Malcolm Woodhams, Chairman, explained: “We keep the process straightforward as we want to encourage applications from any organisation that needs some funding. Over the years, the Christmas Lottery has been a useful source of funding for many small charities, which have sometimes found it hard to obtain grants to assist their projects.”
“Charities can be reassured that this is a fair and impartial application process and all applications are read and discussed by the AGC Council. However, organisations need to ensure that their applications are clear, and provide as much information as possible concerning their project, setting out why they require the funding, and what the benefits would be”.
To apply for a grant, you need to fill in a grant application pack, which can be found here.
When reviewing the applications, the AGC look at, among other points, whether it would help a disadvantaged part of the community, whether the charity raises its own funds, whether it has unspent reserves and what the estimates for their project are.
Pictured: The Christmas lottery profits are distributed among local good causes.
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