When and how do I apply?
Applications are considered at regular intervals throughout the year, usually in June and December. All grants are administered by The The Community Foundation For Staffordshire and Shropshire.
If you wish to apply visit https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/fundingportal/
To apply, please click on the link below. This will take you to our online funding portal.
- You will be asked to register with your name and email address, if this is your first time on our portal, or sign in if you have visited the portal before
- Once in the portal, click on “available Funding”
- This will display a table with al of our available grants
- Find this programme in the list and navigate to the far right hand column, where you will see the word “apply”
- Click on the word “apply” and this will take you to the application form
If you need any support with your application, please email address programmes@staffordshire.foundation or call 01785 339540
What can be funded?
Grants are currently awarded between £100 and £1000. This amount may change as the fund grows. Grants can be awarded to and for volunteer led community and voluntary groups. These groups must be based in Lichfield District (according to the boundaries of Lichfield District Council) and must meet the needs of, or provide a service for, the local community. They must have been active for at least 12 months prior to the date of application and have an income of less than £30,000 per year as an average of the past 3 years. Finally, their primary beneficiaries should be people ‐ i.e. not animals, plants or the environment and they can’t be solely commercial organisations, political parties, promote religion or benefit asylum seekers (for whom separate funding streams apply). For more information visit: www.staffordshire.foundation/welovelichfield
Beneficiaries receiving their grants at The George Hotel
As of Summer 2024, We Love Lichfield had given away over £400,000 to just under 250 organisations across Lichfield District