Developing Local Communities
This scheme is the principle mechanism for supporting small scale community projects. It is a small grant scheme established to assist rural communities improve their quality of life and economic prosperity. It focuses on helping small-scale community based projects that aim to provide local solutions to local problems. A maximum £5,000 grant award is available for capital projects where costs are of a one-off non-recurring nature.
The Fund is focused on helping local people to participate in or benefit from projects that will:
- Improve their living standards
- Develop local opportunities for education and learning
- Provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or leisure activities
- Promote local heritage or conserve important natural assets
- Promote healthy living
- Improve the environment
- Promote renewable energy or save energy
- Assist in addressing the impacts of climate change
- Enable local people to become more involved in their community
- Encourage co-operation between local communities, groups and people
- Benefit young people, women or the under-employed
- Encourage cross-generational work
For more information contact: Yvonne Howley
Tel: 01555 665064 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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