Deadline: 12-Nov-21
The Horsham District Council has launched its Community Climate Fund to support projects that improve the physical environment in a way that also benefits the wider community.
The Community Climate Fund is grant funding available to local voluntary and community groups that share the vision of becoming a carbon neutral District. The Community Climate Fund will enable Horsham District Council to contribute to local community groups that are already inspiring people to get involved in nature or environmental issues and take action to make a difference. Projects should have long term, tangible environmental benefit and provide positive change.
Priorities
- Their priorities are to:
- Reduce carbon emissions to contribute to the District becoming carbon neutral
- Enhance biodiversity by creating carbon storage
- Reduce consumption of new products and the use of resources such as energy and water
- Encourage waste minimisation by reducing, reusing and recycling
- Create and increase awareness of climate change issues
- They will concentrate on helping existing, not for profit organisations to deliver new projects. Organisations may only apply once per calendar year for this grant.
Themes
Fund applications can be related to any of the following themes:
- Energy: reduce consumption, use of renewable forms of energy
- Water: reduce consumption, reduce threats from flooding
- Waste minimisation: reducing waste, reusing resources, recycling resources eg composting bins
- Biodiversity: such as the creation of pocket parks and community orchards
- Sustainable transport: encouraging cycling.
Funding Information
Funds are available of:
- up to £1,000
- up to £2,500 (would require more information from the applicant)
- up to £5,000 (this category requires equal match funding from the applicant so that the grant can support larger projects.
Eligible Projects
The project must:
- Be a new initiative
- Have longevity beyond the funding provided by the Council with a commitment to ongoing maintenance
- Include a commitment to inform the wider community about the project and encourage others to take action.
- Take place within the Horsham District.
Eligibility Criteria
- Your organisation must:
- Provide community activities or services within the Horsham District.
- Have a formal constitution or set of rules.
- Have a bank account requiring at least two unrelated signatories.
- Operate with no undue restrictions on membership.
- Have a safeguarding policy for children, young people and vulnerable adults where appropriate.
- Voluntary or community groups, Registered Charity, Constituted group or club, Community interest company (CIC), social enterprise, school, parish councils. Faith groups may also apply, provided their projects are inclusive.
- Education and community involvement are key considerations.
For more information, visit https://www.horsham.gov.uk/climate-and-environment/community-climate-fund
