Deadline: 31-May-23
The Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS) is seeking applications for the Round 12 of the Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm Community Fund.
Aims
- The Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm Community Fund will provide grants to organisations providing services, facilities or activities that benefit the communities within the area of benefit for the Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm Community Fund.
- This includes the following Community/Town Council areas: Llangyfelach, Pontlliw and Tircoed, Pontarddulais, Mawr, Penllergaer, Clydach and Morriston.
Types of Grants
- Micro Grants up to £1,000
- Revenue or capital.
- Small Grants up to £10,000
- Revenue grants including core costs. Small capital items.
- Medium Grants up to £30,000
- Applications for capital projects and revenue bids for one off projects lasting one-year maximum will be considered.
What can be funded?
- Priority will be given to new applicants, activities for young people and children and climate change related projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Constituted voluntary or community organisations
- Registered charities
- A not for private profit company or Community Interest Company
- Social Enterprises
- Schools
- Town and Community Councils
- Statutory bodies will be eligible to apply in exceptional circumstances if they can demonstrate the project has strong partnership links with the local community and that they are the best-placed organisation to undertake the project.
- Your application will need to demonstrate how your project significantly benefits communities within the area of benefit for the fund.
Criteria
All applicants must:
- Have an acceptable governing document or set of rules that confirming it is nonprofit distributing.
- Have a bank account in the name of the organisation requiring at least two signatories to authorise withdrawals. Signatories should not be related or living at the same address.
- Have in place the following policies: Safeguarding; Equality and diversity; Sustainability or Environmental; and Welsh language.
- Provide a set of their most recent financial accounts, signed off as being audited or independently inspected (if applicable) or, in the case of recently formed organisations, a forecast of income and expenditure for the next year.
For more information, visit Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS).
