Bristol Churches City Fund: Cost of Living Crisis Grant - Apply today
The challenges and impacts from the last few years continue. With stretched and depleted resources, it is becoming increasingly harder for local projects to meet the wide range of critical needs across Bristol.
People face multiple challenges, interlocking issues and even greater impacts that require longer-term, strategic action and immediate emergency responses.
BCCF is opening its Winter Cost of Living Crisis Grant, and is looking to provide financial grants up to £2000 to support a range of local projects this coming winter. This grant will be wide-ranging and include support to those experiencing food and/or fuel poverty, debt, homelessness, mental health issues, or loneliness.
Applications are open Mon 29th Sept to Mon 10th Nov and we are looking to award grants by Christmas 2025.
Criteria for Applications
The Bristol Churches City Fund (BCCF) is inviting applications from church-based organisations supporting the most vulnerable in the city.
Applicants should note the following basic principles / points prior to completing the form below:
Applications should focus on how the church is seeking to build relationships with the most vulnerable in their community and supporting the relief of poverty, for example through warm and/or welcoming spaces.
We are keen to support additional activity including (for example):
Food related support
Mental Health and wellbeing support
Debt and financial support
Children, young people and family support
We are not looking to support core costs of organisations as such (e.g. heating and lighting). We will, though, consider staffing costs if the application can demonstrate they are genuinely additional costs.
Applicants must be from organisations that share the Christian Ethos on social action.
Applications are encouraged from strategic partnerships or collaborations between organisations in order to maximise city-wide impact.
All sections of the application must be completed in full.
Applications will be judged on
Kingdom generosity
Value for money
Demonstration of need and the efficacy of the proposed solutions
Impact of funding
Church and community relationship building
Successful applications will be asked in due course to provide content for case studies and participate in BCCF promotional materials.
The final decision will rest with the Funding Committee.
Applications are for grants and not repayable investments.
Applications must be in the range up to £2,000 (maximum grant).
Any further questions, please email info@bristolchurchescityfund.co.uk