Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Community Grant is part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to support a range of community activities and initiatives that are aligned to the Levelling Up missions as defined by the government.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
Funding Information
- Each parish or area has been allocated an amount of between £3000 and £10,000 based on population size.
Eligible Projects
- They are looking for projects that deliver one or more of the following:
- Create or improve an area of public space, leading to increased visits
- Make an area wheelchair accessible
- Support a local event or initiative (eg arts, heritage, cultural, creative)
- An improvement to the local neighborhood
- Create a new or support an existing local facility (eg sports field, museum)
- Create or improve green space or water
- Create or improve local paths and cycle ways
- Plant Trees
- Make changes to an area to reduce the occurrence of Anti-Social Behaviour or Crime
- Campaign to encourage visits to the local area
- Provide volunteering opportunities, bringing diverse groups of the community together
- Support an existing group to obtain, retain or develop skills, knowledge and tools (particularly where this safeguards their future or helps them grow)
- Provide support to reduce the Cost of Living
- Install or improve digital connectivity (eg broadband or wifi) in a community facility
Eligibility Criteria
- The fund is open to North West Leicestershire parish and town councils, parish meetings, constituted voluntary and community groups, uniformed groups, PTAs and not-for-profit organisations.
Ineligible
- Funding requests from schools.
- Request for funding after the activity or project has taken place.
- Requests for funding for religious activities.
- Requests for funding for political activities or by a political organisation.
- Requests for funding for activities / projects which do not benefit individuals who live within North West Leicestershire.
- Requests for funding from private organisations or individuals.
- Where there is potential reputational risk for North West Leicestershire District Council.
For more information, visit North West Leicestershire District Council.