Help is available from the Quaker Housing Trust in the form of loans and grants to small registered charities who provide homes that meet their eligibility criteria.
Quaker Housing Trust currently offers two separate funding programmes:
- Best practice grants for early in the development of a project to ensure the project reaches the highest possible standards
- The Main Grants and Loans Programme to fund projects which create homes
Best practice grants
Quaker Housing Trust would encourage all organisations at an early stage in developing a project to consider these grants, which are up to £6,000. There are two areas which can be funded:
- The Environmental Assessment Grant will fund professional fees associated with helping you identify and use environmentally friendly options for your housing project.
- The Feasibility Study Grant will help you with the professional fees associated with testing the feasibility of specific proposals for you to improve, expand or create new genuinely affordable rented housing.
For both these grants they will expect you to detail the specific project you are developing and the impact the grant will have on its development.
Apply for a best practice grant
The Main Grants and Loans programme
Quaker Housing Trust encourages organisations to make applications to their main programme when a project is well-progressed in terms of planning, with feasibility studies undertaken, a robust budget established and relevant planning permissions secured. They make awards of up to £50,000 and often award a mixture of grants and loans. Maximum grants made are £25,000.