Deadline: 31-Jul-22
In partnership with Axis and Seven Arches Investments Ltd, Brentwood Borough Council invites not-for-profit organisations and individuals to bid for funding for community projects.
The Brentwood Community Fund has been set up to give Brentwood's Communities the opportunity to promote local initiatives to improve the quality of life for local people living in the Borough.
Funding Information
The maximum amount that can be applied for is £5,000. There is no minimum amount.
Outcomes
They are looking at schemes which will deliver wider community benefits, rather than benefits to individual clubs or organisations and that will also deliver on the following priorities, actions and outcomes:
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Growing the economy
- Projects support and increase community skills development, working with schools, businesses or training providers.
- Projects support a thriving high street by attracting greater footfall to out retail centres.
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Protecting the environment
- Projects enable communities to take a more active role in delivering a cleaner, safer and greener environment, (i.e. encouraging the development of environmental partnerships).
- Projects improve leisure facilities for residents and visitors.
- Projects promote and protect the environment and green spaces (i.e promoting the reduction of single use plastics).
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Developing the communities
- Projects encourage thriving and engaged communities
- Projects encourage community engagement in developing improved and accessible health and wellbeing services.
- Projects encourage volunteering.
- Projects help to keep the Borough safe by protecting vulnerable people from harm and deliver crime prevention initiatives.
- Projects build relationships between new and emerging communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Council is inviting bids from not-for-profit groups and organisations for a share of the cash on offer for local causes and projects that will support and improve the quality of life for local people and tackle the issues that they think are important. Schools and parish councils may apply.
- All applications must benefit Brentwood's communities. Projects must be delivered in the Borough during the delivery dates for each round. To allow for flexibility and unforeseen circumstances, (I,e COVID-19), permission may be given to extend the project delivery for an additional year upon request.
- Bids may be submitted by not-for-profit community and voluntary organisations, residents' / tenants' associations etc. Groups do not need to be formally constituted, but if that is the case, the Council will request invoices to be submitted to it directly and will settle these.
For more information, visit Brentwood Borough Council.
For more information, visit https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/-/funding
