The Guardian reports: Barely a quarter of a £200m emergency coronavirus fund for small charities in England has been allocated, and still less paid out, even though Rishi Sunak promised money would be distributed “at pace” when he announced the fund in early April.
The Guardian has learned that applications for grants from the pot are being assessed not only by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), which was publicly handed the task, but are also being privately vetted by consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has been awarded a £1.4m contract for the work.
Read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/aug/03/barely-a-quarter-of-charities-coronavirus-fund-for-england-allocated