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# Brighton & Hove City Council awards grants to black and ethnic minority communities
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/brighton-hove-city-council-awards-grants-to-black-and-ethnic-minority-communities/
- Published: 2022-04-17T11:00:58.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-15T13:30:22.000Z
- Description: The Engagement Fund is part of the council’s Communities Fund, which supports local community groups, voluntary organisations and not-for-profit social enterprise.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, BAME, Brighton, Community, Steph Powell

A Women of Colour group, which welcomes trans and non-binary people, and a multicultural women’s cycling group are among community projects awarded grants from **Brighton & Hove City Council**‘s **Black and Ethnic Minority Communities Engagement Fund**, which was launched in 2020 to support projects that improve the wellbeing of black and ethnic minority communities and promote fairness. Groups can apply for grants of up to **£2,000**.

Seven groups received grants in the latest round of funding, with **£11,380** awarded in total. The groups awarded grants are:

**Brighton & Hove Black Anti Racism Community Organisation** (BARCO) is using the grant to support a dominoes and vinyl club for Caribbean elders.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/200235841_3078047412412930_7023791100749364910_n.jpg)

Brighton Multicultural Women’s Cycling Club

**Brighton Multicultural Women’s Cycling Club** started in lockdown and now meets weekly, organising group rides and encouraging more women to start cycling.

**Hangleton and Knoll Multi-Cultural Women’s Group** is reaching out to more people to increase membership.

**Sussex Syrian Community Group** provides community support and organises classes and events.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/251110375_10165679843140282_8656233210120653639_n.jpg)

**Women of Colour Brighton** organises regular meetings and events and is using the grant for wellbeing and activity workshops.

**Brighton & Hove Japanese Club** provides opportunities for Japanese families in the area to connect and organises lessons for their children to study the language and culture.

**Ohisama Ahaha** provides a Japanese speaking environment for children who share a Japanese background to come together to learn and play.

Cllr **Steph Powell**, co-chair of the **Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee**, said: “This fund is aimed at improving well-being and promoting fairness for black and ethnic minority communities in the city as part of our work to tackle inequality and towards becoming an anti-racist city.

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“We set up the fund to make it as accessible as possible so that smaller grassroots groups can benefit, and I’m pleased the grants are helping to support a wide range of projects which are making a real difference to communities in the city.”

The Engagement Fund is part of the council’s **Communities Fund**, which supports local community groups, voluntary organisations and not-for-profit social enterprise.

Any voluntary or community group with an income of up to £20,000 per year can apply for a grant from the Engagement Fund between **April** and **October**.

A further round of funding specifically for black and ethnic minority communities groups will be held later this year.

**For more info, [CLICK HERE](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/support-our-communities/communities-fund?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**