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Funding

Awards For All

Awards For All is a small grant making scheme offering awards of between £300 and £10,000 to a variety of institutions, including not-for-profit groups operating for community benefit. The programme is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and funds projects which aim to improve their local communities. Grants cannot be used for expenses such as staff costs or refurbishment of land or buildings worth more than £25,000, but can be used for things such as the purchase of equipment, transport costs, and training amongst others.

Community Builders

Some community groups may be multi-purpose organisations, aiming to provide a mixture of homes, community economic regeneration, and green energy schemes. If this is applicable to your community group then you may wish to explore the government's Community Builders Fund which provides both loan and grant investment into multi-purpose and inclusive community organisations who seek to eventually generate independent sources of income.

Community Development Foundation – Grassroots Grants: This stream of the CDF’s grant programme offers small grants from £250 - £5,000 to volunteer-led community groups based in England working for the benefit of their local community.

Community Shares: You may also wish to pursue a community share issue in order to generate community investment and avoid reliance on grant funding. For advice and support on community share issues visit Wessex Community Assets and the Community Shares website.

Community Spaces

This National Lottery funding programme offers grants up to the value of £50,000 for projects aimed at improving access to 'community spaces', such as community gardens and parks, nature reserves, sports areas, or other public areas which can help create improved local environments and increase the number of people actively involved in practical environmental projects. The fund operates on a rolling basis until January 2011.