Grants
From Norfolk RCC
Funding Advice
At the NRCC we understand that developing projects, sourcing appropriate funding and completing applications can be a bit of a minefield.
General funding advice is available from our Development Officers for your area, this includes running searches on Grantfinder for your projects.
We provide advice and information on a variety of funding topics including:
- Fundraising
- Business Plans
- Consultation Approaches for Communities
- Completing an application
In addition Hannah Grant, Development Officer for South Norfolk, provides support and guidance for projects based throughout Norfolk in completing funding applications. Contact Hannah Grant at hannah@norfolkrcc.org.uk.
To get you started with your fundraising we have compiled a short list of Funding Sources for Community Projects.
Throughout the year we organise:
- Funding fairs and events
- Workshops
If you would like to be added to our mailing list for these events please contact Hannah Grant at hannah
norfolkrcc.org.uk
At the Norfolk Rural Community Council we administer a number of grants for community groups. For information and details on these funding opportunities please see the sections below.
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Rural Projects Fund
All the money for this programme has now been allocated and therefore we cannot accept any more applications.
Norfolk Rural Transport Small Grants Scheme
All the money for this programme has now been allocated.
Village Hall Grant Aid Scheme
What for?
Grants may be made towards new village halls or community centres or for improvements and additions to existing buildings. This scheme is managed on behalf of Norfolk County Council.
How much can you apply for?
There are two types of grant: Major works costing over £10,000 - up to 1/3 of project costs (maximum grant £15,000) Minor Works costing between £600 and £10,000 - maximum grant also up to 1/3 of costs. To be eligible for consideration for a grant you must evidence that you have also applied to the District Council for a contribution to your project.
Who can apply?
Applicants should be management committees from halls with registered charity status. Exceptions to this may be allowed if the building is the only community facility in the village
How to apply.
The panel meets every two months to assess applications.
Application forms and information can be obtained from Hannah Grant at the NRCC. Email: hannah@norfolkrcc.org.uk
Alternatively you can download a Village Hall Grant Aid Scheme application form here.
Sports Relief
What for?
Sport Relief is looking to support community groups who are using sport to:
- Increase access to sport and exercise for people who are facing social exclusion and isolation
- Help people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives to regain their confidence and self esteem
- Encourage people to take part in sporting activities that bring communities together
How much can you apply for?
From £1,000 to £10,000 with the potential for long term sustainability.
Who can apply?
Community Groups Sport Relief cannot support: individuals, statutory organisations (such as councils or schools), trips abroad, purchase of minibuses, building costs or adaptations to buildings.
How to apply.
The panel meets every two months to assess applications.
Application forms and information can be obtained from Pauline High at the NRCC. Email: paulinenorfolkrcc.org.uk
Alternatively you can download a Sport Relief Application Form here.
Local Network Fund
The Local Network Fund is now closed.
Broads & Rivers LEADER+ Community Chest
The Fund will support local communities in developing projects that improve the local environment and benefit the local economy by encouraging sustainable tourism. The area covers parts of South Norfolk, Broadland, Great Yarmouth and North Norfolk Councils. Charities, voluntary and community groups, and parish councils, are eligible to apply.
Grants from £200 to £5,000 are given for projects totaling up to £10,000. 10% of the project costs can be ‘in-kind’, for example, for voluntary effort. Over the past four years, the Chest has funded over 80 schemes. Projects have been very wide-ranging, including local history archives, an arts trail, exhibitions and sailing projects. For example, the Community Chest made a Nature Day possible at St. Clement's Common in Rushall; money has been given to a removable stage system in Upton Village Hall and the Fund helped pay for publicity for community events in the rural parishes of Great Yarmouth.
There are many ideas that would be suitable for funding, including:
Walking and cycle trails. Are there walks and paths around your village with things to see on the way that you’d like to tell people about? What about an information board or leaflet?
Village Services. Is there an entry point to your village where you could put up information about shops, pubs, cafes or churches?
Environmental Activities. How about a nature day or a wildlife scheme? Are you thinking of getting a group together to improve a pond or a woodland area in your parish?
These and other ideas could all receive a boost from the Community Chest. The application form is easy to fill in and you’ll know within two months whether your project has been successful. Applications can be made until February 2008 – so hurry! For further details please contact Sara Muldoon, Norfolk Rural Community Council, Ambassador Way, Greens Road, Dereham NR20 3TL, telephone 01362 698216 or email community.chestnorfolkrcc.org.uk For further information and a full list of parishes covered by the LEADER+ programme, visit: http://www.broadsandrivers.org.uk
Community LEADER
The Community LEADER fund is now closed.
Biffaward
What for?
Biffaward is a landfill tax credit scheme. Funding is directed to projects which provide and improve public amenities for communities within 10 miles of a Biffa operation. In addition, it funds projects that increase or maintain biodiversity. Biodiversity projects need to be within a 25 mile radius of a Biffa operation and with a 10 mile radius of a landfill site e.g. WREN, NEWS etc. Public access requirements must be a minimum of 104 days (excluding DA projects).
Click here for a number examples of successful projects
How much can you apply for?
Small Grants £250-£5,000, Main Grants (Biodiversity and Amenity) £5,000-£50,000, Flagship £150,000-£500,000.
Who can apply?
A wide variety of projects can be supported, ranging from village halls, community rooms and internet cafes to skate parks, play areas, nature reserves, green spaces and historic parks.
How to apply.
Biffaward Main Grant Scheme
Funding of up to £45,454 is available through the Main Grant scheme administered by the NRCC.
Any application needs to be able to prove “community involvement” and have “access by the wider community” and “proven community benefit” and examples and details of projects supported by Biffaward can be found at http://www.biffaward.org.
As of 1st April 08 there have been slight changes to the Biffaward process, being:
1. Complete the attached Expression of Interest form
2. Email it to me without any supporting documentation
3. It then goes to RAE who register the project with Entrust
4. It then goes to Biffaward/RSWT for assessment which are every 3 weeks approximately (we have no definite dates)
5. If successful you will then be invited to make a Main Grant application and send in with all supporting documentation. The panels are still quarterly in March, June, September and December. Applications need to be with Biffaward/RSWT a minimum of 8 weeks prior to the panel and checked by NRCC and RAE prior to being submitted to them.
You need only concern yourself with stages 1-4 in the first instance.
Read the information which precedes the attached application form and note the qualities they wish to see for the different types of projects. This is a generic explanation so ignore details about sending applications direct to Biffaward and having to register with Entrust as we do that for you.
Please note that organisations will need to provide 10% third party funding. Application forms and information can be obtained from Hannah Grant at the NRCC. Email: hannahnorfolkrcc.org.uk
Alternatively you can download an Expression of Interest form here.
COMMA
What for?
The Community Aggregates Fund was officially launched at the Rural Life conference.
Types of project that may be funded which compensate local communities:
- Projects that provide, improve, repair or maintain a building, structure, place or feature of public amenity that will be of value to people in the local community and improve their quality of life. These may include for example a public park, play area, footpaths, tree planting, village hall, community centre or meeting place (more efficient energy use in those buildings), a skateboard park or other recreational facilities etc available to the public
- Restoration of monuments/sites/structures.
- Conservation of biodiversity. This can include management and interpretation of sites.
- Projects that promote a better understanding of quarrying in local communities. This may, for example, include education and interpretation about how aggregates are extracted, how and where they are used and what the additional benefits of quarrying are.
- Projects that restore (or provide access to) land adversely affected by aggregates extraction to beneficial use. Land may be restored for biodiversity, geological or historic interest and for public amenity. This can include management and interpretation of sites.
How to apply.
Full details can be found on the ACRE website along with application forms http://www.acre.org.uk/COMMA.htm .
How much you can apply for and criteria
To apply to COMMA:
1. Projects have to be within 10km of an aggregate site
2. Maximum grant £20,000
3. Closing date for applications is 1st September 2007
4. The project will need to be completed by 31st March 2008
5. If the grant requested is not 100% of the project costs all other funding must have been applied for and be secured in time to complete the project by 31st March 2008.
6. Permissions including planning need to be in place when applying.
Because of these tight timelines this fund will probably best suit projects that are some way forward in their planning.
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