Deadline: 1-Feb-23
The Somerset Community Foundation is calling applications for its Hinkley Point C Community Fund: Small Grants Programme.
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.
Funding Information
- The Small Grants Program is for organizations 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.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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.
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 Somerset Community Foundation.