Deadline: 17-Sep-21
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is Supporting Rural Communities Flagship Grant programme to support projects that enhance the viability and sustainability of rural communities.
The Supporting Rural Communities funding is available to smaller, community-led projects and they work with the grant beneficiaries to ensure that money is distributed where it is needed most. Successful projects include a Passivhaus village hall in Norfolk, a community-run brewery in Essex, and a project to improve transport links in Dumfries and Galloway.
Objectives
Successful projects will demonstrate how they are addressing one of more of the following objectives:
- Improving the economic or social resilience of a UK rural community
- Reducing isolation for people living in rural areas through improving service provision
- Creating a rural community fit for the future.
Funding Information
- Apply for a grant of up to £25,000 over two years, for innovative projects that will create a long-term difference in remote rural areas of the UK.
- The Fund will be awarding funding for projects for up to two years’ duration. Projects do not have to start immediately, but all projects must be completed by 31 March 2024.
The Fund will not support
There are some types of organisation that they are unable to fund. They include (but are not limited to):
- Care Farms, Community Farms, or similar projects where the beneficiaries are drawn from a larger area than just the local community
- Local Authorities, including Town and Parish Councils
- Hospitals and Schools
- Private companies and individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
The Fund is open to applications from across the UK and are particularly keen to encourage applications from East Anglia, the North East, Wales and Northern Ireland.
For more information, visit https://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/how-we-help/rural-communities/supporting-rural-communities/