Deadline: 29-Mar-23
Applications are now open for Hinkley Point C Community Fund Small Grants Programme.
Funding is now available from the Hinkley Point C Community Fund Small Grants Programme for projects, schemes or initiatives that will mitigate residual and intangible impacts of the Hinkley Point C development and associated projects, improve community quality of life and wellbeing in addition to maximising the potential benefits of the construction.
The Hinkley Point C Community Fund has been established under a ‘Section 106’ agreement with EDF Energy as part of their planning permission for building the new Hinkley Point C Power Station on the Somerset Coast. The purpose of the fund is to mitigate the intangible and residual impacts of the Hinkley Point C Project and associated developments on communities in Somerset, or take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Hinkley Point C Project, through schemes, measures and projects which promote the economic, social or environmental well-being of those communities and enhance their quality of life.
The Hinkley Point C Community Fund has a number of grant programmes of which the Small Grants Programme is one.
Funding Information
- The Small Grants Programme is for organisations or community groups with an annual income of less than £100,000. Grants will be awarded of up to £5,000 or, in exceptional circumstances £10,000 over three years.
Project Details
- Please include the name of the project
- Indicate whether you have or are seeking match funding, giving details.
- Identify start and end dates for your project
- Let us know what local authority district you will be working in and which area most of the people who will benefit live in.
What can you apply for?
- Your project should:
- Avoid, reduce, improve or take advantage of the impacts you have identified OR take advantage of opportunities offered by the Hinkley Point C development
- Show clear evidence of how your communities are being impacted by the Hinkley Point C development
- Be a capital or revenue project or a mix of the two
- Last up to 3 years (if a revenue project)
- Be of a scale and cost that is proportionate to the significance of the community impact. It is unlikely that large sums of money will be awarded to large projects in areas where a small number of people are impacted or where the community is not significantly impacted by the Hinkley Point C development.
Registration
- Once you have indicated that your project meets the four main criteria for this fund you must submit your email address to receive an email version of the application form. The criteria are:
- It is for the benefit of a community or communities in the administrative county of Somerset
- It is for communities who are experiencing residual or intangible impacts as a result of Hinkley Point C or its associated developments
- It is for up to £5,000 or, in exceptional circumstances £10,000 over three years
- Your organisation must have an annual income of less than £100,000
What can’t you apply for?
- Projects that are non-charitable or unlawful
- Projects that aim to improve the private property of an individual or private business
- Projects that aim to provide benefits for a single faith group or political party or that primarily promote religious or political beliefs
- Projects that exclude any group of people due to their race, religious or cultural beliefs or sexual orientation
- Projects that have already been completed
- Projects that are a statutory responsibility
- Projects that could be reasonably considered to be offensive or disproportionately dangerous or disproportionately environmentally damaging
- Projects or activities which are directly opposed to EDF Energy’s interests
- Projects that can be considered to be corporate sponsorship
- Projects that concern animal welfare
- Projects related to the development of pylons.
For more information, visit Small Grants Programme.
