BAREFOOT DANCE EXETER

Barefoot Dance Community Support Fund 8/4/24

The Barefoot Dance community has £500 per year to allocate
(if available - check Barefoot accounts each February)

Funds allocated can be:

-Related to movement and dance
-Be given to a member of the Barefoot Community - Someone who makes a reasonable attempt to come regularly, taking into account challenges which may prevent them from doing so
-Person to submit a clear simple plan with aims/ intentions/ costing/ community benefits
-Maximum amount to be claimed is £200, remaining amount remains available
- It is possible to make more than one request in a year, to be given from any monies leftover in the pot
We would particularly like to encourage requests from projects which:
-Support access to dance and movement for people from marginalised communities
-Directly benefit skilling up, within the Barefoot dance community (for example; teaching community members how to mix or put playlists together)
-Support Barefoot dance satellite or outreach projects
-Are from people with limited funds who want to increase, improve and make more accessible dance/movement events in the area
-Priority will be given to funding requests which will directly benefit local dance and community events and access.

Applicants process:

We will have 2 rounds of application - Please contact us by the end of April each year, and if monies are still available, the end of October each year. We will endeavour to reply with a decision within a month.

-Apply to the barefoot email address
-Person to submit a simple clear plan with aims/ intentions/ costing/ community benefits
- We would request some simple feedback of their project so we can share that with the wider community, with their permission
-Sandhya and Stephen decide on granting any monies, and will consult more widely if unsure
-If Stephen or Sandhya asking for money, they will step out of decision making, to eliminate any potential conflict of interest