Barclays 100x100 UK COVID-19 Community Relief Programme

Archived Age Aged 26 - 59 years Aged 60+ Black and minority ethnic Children (0-12) Communities COVID-19/Coronavirus Dependants and carers Education and learning Family and parenting Gender equality and sexual orientation Health, wellbeing and sport Housing and homelessness Information Technology Multiculturalism People with disabilities Social welfare and poverty Sport and physical recreation Un/Employed Young people (13-25) Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Large (over £60,000)

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Overview

Funding will be focused on supporting charity partners who are meeting the immediate needs of our communities, including:

help for people experiencing physical and mental health issues;
financial assistance for people facing financial hardship;
support for ethnically diverse communities disproportionately impacted by the crisis; and
enhancing digital accessibility.

Eligibility

The Programme is open to organisations that satisfy the below eligibility requirements and must:

Be a UK registered charity
Pass Barclays sanctions checks
Have an annual income of more than £1m, as evidenced by its most recent audited accounts
Actively operate in the UK communities where Barclays has a presence
Be currently working to support vulnerable people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
Not have previously received Barclays COVID-19 Community Aid Package funding, including support through the 100x100 Programme

Assessment Criteria

Funding will be awarded to UK organisations best able to:

1. Demonstrate a track record and ability to deliver impactful, on-the-ground support to directly meet the needs of vulnerable communities facing social and economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak;

2. Articulate how funding from Barclays will be deployed to meaningfully support/boost their work;

3. Meet the needs of communities impacted by the pandemic, in at least one of the four priority focus areas:

help for people experiencing physical and mental health issues;
financial assistance for people facing financial hardship;
support for ethnically diverse communities disproportionately impacted by the crisis; and
enhancing digital accessibility. ·

4. Be in a position to utilise the funds within 12 months of receiving the donation; ·

5. Demonstrate positive outcomes from their programmes through high-level impact metrics; and ·

6. Effectively run the charity to ensure a sound financial position.

All applications will be reviewed by an internal Barclays committee who will look to ensure a spread across different geographical locations, communities being supported, and type of support work being undertaken.

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