Deadline: 21-Jul-23
The East Devon District Council is seeking applications for the Culture, Leisure and Tourism Fund.
The Culture, Leisure and Tourism Fund (CLTF) scheme allows organisations from the CVSE and businesses operating in the tourist sector to apply for funding to deliver projects supporting decarbonisation. It also supports tourism businesses that need to make improvements to their accessibility.
Funding Information
- Applicants from the CVSE sector can apply for up to £20,000 per individual organisation, and eligible businesses can apply for up to £5,000 per business. The minimum funding request for both is £2,500.
- All applicants must commit to some match-fund of the total project cost. For the Rural Culture and Leisure (RCL) Pathway this is 10% of the total project. For the Sustainable Tourism pathway it is 50%, so for example, if the total project cost is £10,000, the applicant can apply for up to £5,000 from the CLTF scheme.
Pathways
- Applicants must apply under one of the two funding pathways, with funding available for the following types of projects:
- Rural Culture and Leisure (RCL) Pathway:
- Sustainable Tourism Pathway:
- Applicants cannot use the funding to cover salaries or lost income, to cover normal operational costs such as rent, utility bills, etc or to cover the cost of any goods or services already purchased.
Priority Groups
- The following applicants will be prioritised in the scoring matrix:
- Rural Culture and Leisure pathway:
- Organisations based in villages, hamlets or the open countryside
- Sustainable Tourism pathway:
- Businesses with a cultural or leisure focus.
- Rural Culture and Leisure pathway:
Eligible Equipment
- Rural Culture and Leisure (RCL) Pathway
- Eligible types of equipment are where an organisation is seeking to decarbonise its operation such as: solar panels, small wind turbines, air source heat pumps, EV charging points, LED lighting (replacing halogen lighting systems) Double glazed windows (replacing single-paned windows), loft or wall insulation.
- Sustainable Tourism Pathway
- Eligible types of equipment include all of those listed as decarbonising in the RCL pathway and the following types of equipment where a business is seeking to improve the accessibility of their business: hearing loops, stair lifts, ramps, handrails, improved accessibility signage.
Eligibility Criteria
- An organisation can only receive CLTF funding under the Rural Culture and Leisure pathway if it is seeking funding to purchase, install and utilise a specific type of equipment to help decarbonise their operation.
- A business can only receive CLTF funding under the Sustainable Tourism pathway if it is seeking funding to purchase, install and utilise a specific type of equipment to help decarbonise their operation or improve the accessibility of their business beyond statutory requirements.
- To be eligible to apply, all applicants must:
- Be seeking capital funding for a specific ‘decarbonisation’ project or accessibility improvements
- An organisation/business must be operating/trading at the time of their CLTF application.
- Primarily operates within East Devon
- Not be in administration, insolvent or has been struck off the Companies House register
- Not have exceeded the permitted subsidy control threshold
- does not intend to use the funding to substitute lost income/turnover; to cover fixed business/operation costs; or as a wage supplement
For more information, visit CLTF.