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Reaps Moss Community Benefit Fund

Community benefit fund for the three-turbine Reaps Moss Wind Farm on the moors between Bacup and Todmorden, paid by Equitix Ltd and run by GrantScape. Grants of £250 to £3,500 go to community projects in a mapped area around Bacup (Rossendale) and Todmorden (Calderdale). Capital and revenue costs are both eligible, and bids over £2,500 are favoured if the group contributes cash or in-kind support. There is one round a year; the next closes on 17 February 2027. The fund has about £10,000 a year, index-linked.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £250 – £3,500
Deadline: 122 days left; 17 February
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Voluntary and community groups, charities delivering local services, parish and town councils, local authorities applying on behalf of a community organisation, schools and educational establishments, and social enterprises and CICs operating on a non-profit-distributing basis (at least three unrelated directors not living at the same address)
Applicants need a written constitution, set of rules or governing document and a bank or building society account in the organisation's name
The project must be located within the fund's mapped area: in Rossendale, the Greensclough, Irwell and Stacksteads wards around Bacup; in Calderdale, the Todmorden ward (Todmorden Town Council area) except its southern part around Walsden, which falls in the neighbouring Crook Hill fund's area
Check the map before applying
Funded projects are usually expected to finish within a year; groups can apply each year, but may not get priority over first-time or previously declined applicants

What it funds

Any community project which is for the benefit of residents of the local area, capital (e.g. materials, equipment) or revenue (e.g. staff and running costs), for example:

Projects to improve public amenities e.g. community halls, sports facilities
Footpath works
Environmental and wildlife projects including projects to improve public parks and open spaces
Activities / events to engage the local community
Energy efficiency or renewable energy projects, such as insulation, efficient boilers or small scale renewable energy installations

the list is not exhaustive. For applications over £2,500, priority goes to groups contributing to the project (cash, a secured or pending grant, or in-kind labour or materials).

What it will not fund

Commercial organisations
Private membership-based sports clubs and facilities, unless membership is open to the general public without undue restriction (e.g. not membership by nomination organisations or with restrictive charges)
Projects that only benefit one individual
Projects that are narrowly religious in focus or that support a party political campaign
Retrospective funding (works or spending must begin after the funding decision and a formal grant contract is issued)
Works considered a statutory responsibility, such as scheduled transport services, works to public highways and public car parks

How to apply

Check the funding area map and read the full criteria
Download the Application Form Questions and Guidance and plan your answers
Register on GrantScape's online system and complete the application form, saving drafts as you go
Submit by the closing date (17 February 2027, midnight) and receive an emailed acknowledgement with a PDF of your form
A Community Advisory Panel of local people recommends how the fund is spent each year; decisions are announced by end April 2027

contact GrantScape if you cannot use the online form.

Have ready

Signed copy of your current constitution, set of rules or governing document (not needed for local authorities, town or parish councils and schools; PTAs and 'Friends of' groups must provide one; churches can provide a mission statement)

the form says not to upload anything other than the constitution; GrantScape will ask if it needs anything further.

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