Deadline: 18-Sep-22
The Thurrock Council has announced the proposals for Community Environmental Development Fund (CEDF) to support communities and makes a real difference to the quality of life of people living in Thurrock.
The purpose of this fund is to make a real difference to the quality of life of people living in Thurrock.
Its focus is on public involvement and support to find community-led solutions.
The fund provides capital grants to support projects that either:
- renew, improve or create a community asset that helps to develop resilient and connected communities
- transform a community asset so it supports the longer-term sustainability of a local organisation or initiative that is Thurrock-based and Thurrock-focused
- directly benefit local communities, specifically improving the lives of children, young people, older people and vulnerable communities through community-led activities and solutions that are accessible to all
Types of proposal the grant scheme will assist
Grants will be awarded for projects and activities where there is evidence that they:
- meet a community need and make a difference locally
- improve the lives of children, young people, older people and vulnerable communities
- are value for money
- are well planned, consider potential risks and will be well managed
- have long-term benefits
- can keep going without further funding from the council
- have expenditure that can be accounted, with evidence through receipts
- can get at least 15% of capital funds from another source
- follow government guidelines for the effective control of coronavirus (COVID-19)
Funding Information
- Grant of between £5,000 and £75,000.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply for the CEDF if you are:
- a community group that has a constitution or set of rules clearly defining your group's aims, objectives and procedures, and has a bank or building society account in the name of your organisation that requires at least 2 signatures on each cheque or withdrawal, and you can provide evidence that you have permission to submit an application on behalf of the group
- an individual with a constituted community group that is able to take receipt of the grant, with a bank or building society account in the name of the group, requiring at least 2 signatures on each cheque or withdrawal
Ineligible
They will not award grants for ineligible programmes such as:
- fundraising events or campaign activities
- administrative costs or recoverable VAT
- projects or activities that have already taken place
- feasibility studies
- organisations that failed to meet the terms and conditions of funding in previous years
- projects with no long-term sustainability
- projects relating to the purchase or installation of Christmas lights
- projects that don't adhere to government guidelines for controlling coronavirus (COVID-19)
- repairs or improvements to land or buildings leased to a community group or organisation on a 'peppercorn' rent or full repairing lease
- projects that create any new maintenance liability for the council, including where the applicant is not willing to enter into a service level agreement for maintenance
- projects that neither have in place, nor have started applying for, relevant permissions
For more information, visit CEDF.
For more information, visit https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/community-grants-and-funding/community-environmental-development-fund