The Leeds Fund Microgrants Winter 2024

Almost £10,000 has been invested through the latest round of The Leeds Fund Microgrants. The round supported 5 Leeds Community Organisations, who will deliver a range of activities with their funding. 

The Leeds Fund Microgrants supports small and emerging Leeds-based Community Organisations that may not be able to access larger grants programmes. They can use their funding for a variety of activities to support their communities, including one-off projects, expanding existing work or supporting their organisation’s development. 

The organisations that were awarded funding in the winter round are: 

• • • • AFRIKINDNESS 
      • Feed Leeds 
      • Hunslet and Belle Isle Community Project 
      • Leeds Print Workshop 
      • Thorner Over 60s Association 

The funded activities include: 

• • • • A programme of workshops and support to address the challenges faced by ethnic minority families with neurodiverse children. 
      • A campaign to encourage more people in Leeds to grow some of their own food. 
      • Supporting the core costs involved in starting and establishing a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in its first year. 
      • Open-access printmaking sessions for artists with autism, learning disabilities, or both. 
      • A day’s first aid training to upskill volunteers, including resuscitation, the use of defibrillators and how to deal with injuries. 

Since 2017, 150 Microgrants have been given out through The Leeds Fund, with several recipients going on to develop their ideas and receive further funding from Leeds Community Foundation. 

For more information on grants awarded, visit the What We’ve Funded page.