The Renewal Trust

The Renewal Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1077450).

The Renewal Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its stated purpose is to relieve poverty and advance education amongst persons in Nottinghamshire, especially in St. Anns and Sneinton. Its Community Grants programme helps fund community events and activities in St Ann's and Sneinton.

Priority Areas

The Renewal Trust works with community organisers, groups and projects in St Ann’s and Sneinton, providing practical support and connecting people with opportunities. Its Community Grants fund community events and activities run by community groups and organisations based in those neighbourhoods. The programme’s stated themes are community, health and wellbeing, building connections, and events bringing people together. Across its wider work, the Trust describes its focus as community activities, health and wellbeing, places and spaces, and community grants. It says it works closely with and listens to local communities to offer inclusive and accessible opportunities, and helps groups build partnerships, meet allies, and share skills and resources.

Themes

• Community
• Health and wellbeing
• Building connections
• Events bringing people together

Geographic Focus

St Ann’s; Sneinton.

Complete the online application form for a Community Grant by the monthly deadline. The Trust reviews applications and lets applicants know whether their request has been successful.

Deadlines:

• Submit by the 15th of each month.
• Submit at least six weeks before the event or activity.

Who can apply:

• Community Grants
  • A community group or organisation based in St Ann’s or Sneinton, and the event promotes one or more of the listed themes.
  • The organisation must maintain a properly constituted management committee or equivalent. This management committee must meet regularly and ensure that these meetings are adequately publicised.
  • The grant must only be used by voluntary organisations and community groups operating in TRT area.

Applying again: Community Grants: If the monitoring form is not submitted the organisation would not be able to apply for any further grants.

What the charity says:

• The proposed event must promote at least one of the Community Grants themes.
• Organisations must be able to show local support and involvement in their work.
• Grantees must submit a monitoring form covering all grant expenditure within four weeks after the funded activity ends.