Deadline: 15-Feb-23
The Torbay Community Development Trust is now inviting applications for its Community Fund.
What is the Community Fund?
- It is an initiative funding small community-led schemes to improve:
- People’s health and wellbeing e.g., helping people get more active or look after themselves better.
- Developing arts, culture and experience of Torbay e.g., providing opportunities to make Torbay a better place to live, work or learn
- Improving the environment that people live in e.g., caring for, improving and regenerating open spaces, parks, places and buildings
- Supporting positive ageing and community cohesion e.g., through more integrated arrangements with the voluntary and community sector, assets are developed to allow people to feel empowered to stay well in their home and local area.
- Children and young people’s experiences in Torbay e.g., becoming or staying healthy, developing skills and experiences, access to clean and secure environments to meet, play and socialise.
What Sort of Schemes will be Funded?
- Torbay Council’s Community Fund is to support projects which seek to contribute to the visions contained within the Community and Corporate Plan, which:
- Create or develop new groups, activities and places that improve local communities and the lives of people of all ages who live there
- Maintain or improve existing groups, activities or buildings that benefit the local community
- Develops and supports culture in Torbay, making it a better place to live, work and learn
- Encourage groups and communities to come together to support themselves and others
Funding Information
- Applications may be from £25 – £500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any person, group or project based in Torbay.
What costs can be applied for?
- Expenditure related directly to the project you are requesting a grant for only, including: training, volunteer expenses, publicity, travel, administration, room hire, utilities, telephone and internet, materials and equipment.
- Salary/wage costs are not eligible.
For more information, visit Torbay Community Development Trust.