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The Hypercharged Foundation

Hypercharged Foundation community grants

The Hypercharged Foundation (registered charity 1197597), funded by the profits of internet provider County Broadband and its partners, gives grants of £250 to £5,000 to charities, community groups and other good causes in rural villages and towns where County Broadband is delivering its full-fibre network in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. It can part-fund or fully fund a community project. Applications are accepted all year round on a short form, and the Foundation aims to respond within 10 weeks.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£250 – £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Community groups, charities and other good causes situated in villages and towns where County Broadband is delivering its full-fibre broadband network across the East of England (the Foundation names Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk)
  • The funding is for rural communities
  • A charity registration number is asked for only if applicable, so non-charities can apply
  • No income limit or other governance requirement is published

What it funds

  • Community projects by local charities, groups and good causes that make a positive impact in rural communities in County Broadband's full-fibre areas; a grant may partially or fully support the project
  • Examples given by the Foundation include upgrading a local sports club, painting a village hall and providing transport for vulnerable people, older people or people living with disabilities
  • Past grants include a clubhouse canopy roof for a bowls club, a children's garden at a village hall and a cricket pavilion roof

How to apply

  1. Check that your village or town is one where County Broadband is delivering its full-fibre network (email enquiries@hypercharged.co.uk if unsure)
  2. Download the Application Form (https://hypercharged.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Hypercharged-Foundation-Application-Form.docx)
  3. Complete it: organisation details, how the funding will be used and help the community, and the amount requested with an estimated cost breakdown
  4. Email the completed form to enquiries@hypercharged.co.uk
  5. Trustees review the request against the Foundation's Selection Criteria
  6. If successful, the grant and terms of use are agreed with the recipient

The form itself says to send it to hypercharged@countybroadband.co.uk; the website says enquiries@hypercharged.co.uk

The Selection Criteria are not published

Have ready

Completed and signed Application Form (including an estimated breakdown of how the funding will be used)

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