Deadline: 31-Jan-25
The Horsham District Council’s Community Climate Fund to ensure best use of the limited funding available to support the work of the NFP to deliver high quality outcomes for Horsham residents, through a fair and transparent process.
Purpose
- The purpose of financial support is to:
- Enable engagement between NFP organisations and Horsham District Council on a wide range of activities which promote community and wellbeing in Horsham district.
- Reach the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in their communities to enable them to access the support and services they need.
- Invest in local organisations that are able to provide high quality services and to make a significant contribution to well-functioning and cohesive communities.
- Reduce carbon and create climate resilience in line with Horsham District’s net zero targets.
Focus Areas
- Their minimum standards cover three areas:
- Governance
- Finances
- Safeguarding
Priorities
- Carbon Emissions – Reduce carbon emissions and other climate warming gases.
- Energy – Reduce consumption of energy and install low carbon or renewable forms of energy.
- Water – Reduce consumption of water and reduce threats from flooding.
- Waste – Minimise waste, reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Biodiversity – Increase biodiversity and wildlife in the district.
- Transport – Reduce the need to travel and increase cycling, walking and use of public transport.
Funding Information
- They support two grant schemes:
- Grassroots (up to £1,000)
- Small (up to £5,000)
- Match Funding:
- The maximum CCF grant is £5,000 per application.
- Projects with a total cost between £5,000 and £10,000 are eligible for a CCF grant equalling 50% of the total project cost.
- Projects with a total cost over £5,000 must demonstrate how they plan to finance the project.
Ineligible Costs
- Core costs
- Loan re-payments
- Individuals
- Private organisations operating as a business to make a profit or surplus.
- Local groups and organisations whose fundraising is sent to their Headquarters for distribution to other areas.
- Education, health or social service activities, where central government, the health authority or county council are the most appropriate funder.
- Projects that have started or finished.
- Retrospectively, for goods or services procured prior to receipt of a grant offer.
- Organisations holding more than 12 months’ unrestricted reserves.
- Projects that do not demonstrate sustainability over the medium term.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organisation must be based in Horsham District or provide activities that benefit users that make up at least 80% of Horsham District residents.
- The applying organisation must be a local voluntary, community or not-for-profit organisation.
- The organisation is properly constituted with its own bank account, with at least two unrelated signatories.
- Projects must not unfairly exclude individuals from participation.
- Annual subscriptions, joining fees and session charges should be affordable to all.
- Horsham District Council will not support projects that promote specific political or religious views.
- Organisations must have the necessary policies in place including a safeguarding policy for children, young people and vulnerable adults, equal opportunities, insurance and health and safety where appropriate.
- Funding will be used to create a new project that will reduce carbon emissions via at least one category of energy, water, waste, biodiversity or transport.
- You can apply if:
- You meet their minimum standards.
- The grant will be of direct benefit to the residents of Horsham District.
- You are properly formed and have a governing document, a constitution or a company registration, with a bank account and financial records (or financial projections if newly formed).
- Your organisation and/or services are open to all, and you have an equal opportunities policy.
- Your project meets at least one of their priority areas.
- The number of awards that each organisation can receive is limited to one application in each financial year.
- The project/work is capable of completion within 12 months of the grant.
- You agree to complete the monitoring/evaluation report within 1 month of project end (please note that if the report is not returned satisfactorily then subsequent awards will not be made).
Assessment Criteria
- Applicants should show the following:
- Evidence of financial need.
- Evidence of need and/or support from the community.
- Measurable indicators how the project may add value to the community by reducing carbon, improving environmental quality and return social benefits.
Application Requirements
- You will need to have the following information to hand:
- Information about your organisation, for example
- Charity number (company registration number if a company)
- Names and contact details of bank account signatories.
- How many people involved in organisation
- Membership of any national body or institution
- Details of the project or works.
- All applicants will need to provide the following:
- Constitution or set of rules.
- Last two years’ annual accounts or statement of income and expenditure
- Recent original bank statement from any current and investment account
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- Safeguarding Policy (if applicable)
- Vulnerable Adults Policy (if applicable).
For more information, visit Horsham District Council.