Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The Hinkley Point C Community Fund (HPC) is accepting applications for its Small Grants Programme.
Grants will be awarded for projects, measures or initiatives that help to mitigate impacts felt in your community from the construction of Hinkley Point C.
Funding Information
The Small Grants Programme is for organisations or community groups with an annual income of less than £100,000. Grants will be awarded of up to £5,000 or, in exceptional circumstances £10,000 over three years.
What can you apply for?
Your project should:
- Avoid, reduce, improve or take advantage of the impacts you have identified OR take advantage of opportunities offered by the Hinkley Point C development.
- Show clear evidence of how your communities are being impacted by the Hinkley Point C development.
- Be a capital or revenue project or a mix of the two
- Last up to 3 years (if a revenue project)
- Be of a scale and cost that is proportionate to the significance of the community impact. It is unlikely that large sums of money will be awarded to large projects in areas where a small number of people are impacted or where the community is not significantly impacted by the Hinkley Point C development.
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from registered charities, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and Parish Councils, Town Councils, District Councils and the County Council.
- Once you have indicated that your project meets the four main criteria for this fund you must submit your email address to receive an email version of the application form. The criteria are:It is for the benefit of a community or communities in the administrative county of Somerset
- It is for communities who are experiencing residual or intangible impacts as a result of Hinkley Point C or its associated developments.
For more information, visit https://www.hpcfunds.co.uk/