In 2009, five Members of the Resources for Change team were busy assessing grant applications on behalf of The Community Development Foundation; assessing applications to the the Office of the Third Sector’s Hardship Fund, just one of the funds that CDF administer.

The Hardship Fund was a £16.7 million grant programme, now finished, to support third sector organisations in England who were delivering front-line services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society.  Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 were made available to organisations with an annual income of at least £200,000 who were in financial hardship as a result of the recession.

Combining a fast and reliable service with flexibility and experience, R4C assessed more than 100 applications over several weeks, one of the deciding factors being an apllications demonstration of sustainability.

To find out more about the Hardship Fund visit: CDF's Website

To find out more about R4C's experience of Assessment and other Grants related work please contact Irene Evison.