Submissions open for LleCHI LleNI Community Grant Programme (UK)

Deadline: 21-Mar-25

The Cyngor Gwynedd is accepting submissions for the LleCHI LleNI Community Grant Programme.

The LleCHI LleNI Community Grant is a capital and revenue fund. The allocations are expected to encourage communities to be more proactive in their areas and to empower communities to take a proactive role in the management and development of the World Heritage Site and the wider communities into the future.

Aims

• LleCHI LleNI Project aims:
  • People will come together locally to celebrate the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales.
  • People and communities are continually engaged in the design and delivery of the LleCHI LleNI project.
  • People will feel more connected to their community, Welsh language and culture, and the heritage of the Slate Landscape and will feel a greater sense of wellbeing (this can include activities that address the NHS’s five components of wellbeing:
    • Connecting with others
    • Doing something active
    • Learning new skills
    • Giving to others
    • Being in the moment (mindful)
  • People living in Slate Communities will have opportunities to develop traditional skills associated with the slate industry.
  • People living in Slate Communities will be better able to promote what the Slate Landscape has to offer.
  • Hubs within Slate Communities will be more vibrant, inclusive and progressive places, that are better connected to each other and to the heritage of the Slate Landscape.
  • Small businesses operating within the Slate Landscape area will be better at using the local heritage to promote what they have to offer and will be more connected to each other and to their customers.
  • Local people and visitors will be able to explore the heritage on their doorstep more safely.
  • Landowners and site managers will better understand their responsibilities and the opportunities that conservation activities afford.
  • People in Slate Communities will act as custodians of the heritage on their doorstep.
  • People living in Slate Communities will better understand what makes the Slate Landscape special.
  • Visitors coming to the Slate Landscape will appreciate the adverse impact of tourism and will make more informed decisions as to how, where and when they travel within the area.
  • School pupils and young people growing up in Slate Communities will better understand the heritage on their doorstep and will be more encouraged to undertake their own research and explorations within their local landscapes.

Funding Information

• Individual applications of £250 up to £10,000 are invited.

Target Audiences

• LleCHI LleNI aims to engage a broader audience in heritage. The following audiences have been identified for the project and if funding is competitive, applications that convincingly target priority and underrepresented audiences will be prioritised:
  • Core audiences
    • Local stakeholders
    • Schools, colleges and universities
    • Day visitors and tourists
  • Priority audiences
    • Residents of WHS Component Parts and beyond
    • Older and vulnerable people
    • Disadvantaged communities
    • People facing food poverty
    • Families
    • Rural and agricultural communities
    • People seeking training and employment opportunities
  • Underrepresented groups
    • LGBTQ+ people
    • People who have moved into the Slate Landscape
    • People with a wide range of disabilities, ill health and differences
    • Young people (homeless/ facing homelessness, young carers)

Eligible Projects

• Examples of Capital projects that the Fund could support: 
  • Purchase of equipment or small-scale improvements to a building that will enable volunteers to deliver activities relating to the priorities of this scheme (e.g. adapting a space for interpretation or community art)
  • Projects that streamline the provision of community buildings within a specific community to create a more sustainable model.
  • Local environmental improvement projects relating to slate landscapes.
• Examples of Revenue projects that the Fund could support: 
  • You can apply for revenue funding during 3 financial years but they can only confirm availability of funding annually, based on budget availability.
    • Develop activities and new services that address one or more of the priority aims that are led by volunteers, e.g. heritage or conservation groups; activities that promote wellbeing in the slate communities/landscape; activities that help children or young people to understand and appreciate their heritage.
    • Events – for new events engaging with one or more of the priority aims that are already established but have not received a LleCHI LleNI Community Grant before and wish to improve their event’s financial sustainability or audience reach. (If you are applying for a contribution towards your event, you will need to present a very brief business plan to demonstrate how the event will sustain itself after the grant period).
    • Promote community activities and resources– e.g. provide marketing materials/information, information boards, digital assets or heritage pamphlets that will be developed by volunteers.

Eligibility Criteria

• Community groups with a project which provides for Gwynedd residents may apply for support through the LleCHI LleNI Community Grant. While individuals and informal groups who do not meet the criteria below may apply, they will need to do so in partnership with a group or organisation that does meet the criteria.
• It is important that you meet the following criteria before applying for funding through this fund:
  • Your organisation must be a community or voluntary organisation located within, or operating within, Gwynedd;
  • Your organisation cannot distribute profit;
  • Your organisation must have a legal and constitutional framework;
  • Your organisation must have a clear management structure;
  • Your organisation must have clear financial management systems;
  • Your organisation must have operational principles which accord with legislation on employment, health and safety, equality for workers and volunteers;
  • Show an understanding and commitment to equality in respect of access, language, culture, gender and ethnicity;
  • Possess aims and objectives that accord with the activities financed through this grant.

For more information, visit Cyngor Gwynedd.