Deadline: 9-Dec-22
The Norfolk Community Foundation is inviting applications for Breckland Council Inspiring Communities which matchs funding scheme providing grants of up to £5,000 for groups working in Breckland District.
The funding is for community projects that can demonstrate that they address identified community needs and align with Breckland Council’s Inspiring Communities outcomes which are:
- To lead the recovery from COVID-19, supporting all Breckland’s communities;
- To address vulnerability and work with the most disadvantaged members of their communities to improve their life chances;
- To enhance the health and wellbeing of Breckland’s residents as part of Norfolk’s Integrated Care System and by providing excellent leisure facilities and activities.
Funding Information
- You can apply for a maximum grant of £5,000, up toa maximum of 50% of your total project costs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Voluntary and/or community organisations operating in and benefitting the Breckland area and residents
- Parish or Town Councils from within the Breckland area
- Schools from within the Breckland area, looking to provide community activity
- Not for profit social enterprise or community interest companies
- Church/PCC groups for secular project.
What they can’t fund
- Organisations that are not appropriately constituted
- Activities that take place or costs that are incurred before they confirm their grant offer
- Applications from groups who have not consulted their Breckland Ward Member
- Applications that do not clearly align with one of the Breckland Council outcomes.
- Contingency costs
- VAT that you can reclaim
- Fundraising activities – for example paying for a selection of raffle prizes for a fete
- Repayment of loans or interest repayments
- Projects or activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide
- Projects that cannot be maintained because of high ongoing costs or the need for specialist skills
- Projects that require planning permission but do not yet have it.
Note: Applications for funding towards highways improvements or Parish street lighting will not be considered unless exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated, and applicants can evidence that they have exhausted all other options for funding. It is recommended that groups interested in submitting such applications should contact the Breckland Council Communities team before submitting an application via Norfolk Community Foundation.
For more information, visit Breckland Council Inspiring Communities.
For more information, visit https://www.norfolkfoundation.com/funding-support/grants/groups/breckland-council-inspiring-communities/