Deadline: 07-May-21
Northamptonshire Community Foundation has announced Burton Wold Community Wind Farm Fund that supports a variety of environmental, charitable and general community amenity projects and will be available for the lifetime of the Burton Wold Community Wind Farm.
The Burton Wold Community Wind Farm Fund has been established on behalf of Laing Construction to provide grants to projects which benefit residents in the parishes of Burton Latimer and Cranford around the wind farm site.
The Foundation welcome proposals from organisations, charities and community groups across Northamptonshire.
They want to hear from and support organisations working with and for BAME communities, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, people living with disabilities, older people, people who are homeless, low-income communities and those who are among the most vulnerable in their community.
Funding Information
- They will offer grants of up to £5,000.
- The total budget for the project you are applying for should not be more than £20,000.
Eligible Projects
- Training and volunteering schemes
- Green spaces
- Arts and preservation of local heritage
- Youth clubs and safety schemes
Eligibility Criteria
- Your project must be based in and benefit residents of Burton Latimer and Cranford
- Your project can be for new project activity, start-up costs for a new group or service, or can build upon the good work you already do.
- Revenue and Capital projects are eligible.
- Your group must be a small, locally managed, voluntary, community or self-help group.
- They wish to fund small projects primarily.
- They will offer grants of up to £5,000.
- The total budget for the project you are applying for should not be more than £20,000.
- You should have people volunteering to help with your activity, who are not part of your management committee.
- You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to.
- They can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group.
- You must take care to ensure that young people or vulnerable people taking part in your activity do not come to any harm whilst in your care.
- To this end, you must have written procedures for keeping young people and/or vulnerable people safe otherwise known as a Child Protection or Vulnerable people’s policy.
- This will be needed as a condition of funding.
- If you do not have such a policy, visit their Help for Groups section.
For more information, visit https://www.burtonlatimertowncouncil.org.uk/news/2021/04/burton-wold-community-wind-farm-fund