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Norfolk Community Foundation

Breckland Council Communities Grants 2026/27

Grants of up to £5,000 from Breckland Council, run by Norfolk Community Foundation, for community projects in Breckland district that work with the most disadvantaged residents or reduce health inequalities. Priorities include domestic abuse, mental health, loneliness, early intervention, cardiovascular disease and alcohol harm. Match funding is no longer required. Applicants must tell their Breckland ward councillor before applying.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
Deadline
50 days left
10 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Voluntary and community organisations operating in and benefiting Breckland and its residents; parish and town councils within Breckland district; schools in Breckland for community activity outside the school day (before or after school or in holidays), not statutory or curriculum work; not-for-profit social enterprises and CICs (which must check Norfolk Community Foundation's guidance and provide a trading plan); and church/PCC groups for secular projects
  • Applicants must meet Norfolk Community Foundation's general eligibility criteria, and the applicant must be the organisation that receives the funding
  • Grants are for one year; an organisation can receive only one of these grants per financial year

What it funds

Community projects that align with the priorities of the Breckland Council Communities Grants programme and the Breckland Health and Wellbeing Partnership:

  • Breckland Council Communities Grants priorities: to address vulnerability and work with the most disadvantaged members of our communities to improve their life chances, with a focus on domestic abuse, mental health, social isolation and loneliness, and early intervention projects which prevent escalation into crisis
  • Breckland Health and Wellbeing priorities: preventing cardiovascular disease; improving mental health; tackling issues arising from alcohol dependency and other alcohol related concerns; a lifecycle approach (StartWell, LiveWell, AgeWell) promoting positive health outcomes for all age groups

the fund can establish new or strengthen existing community provision for care and support, and partnership working and sharing of skills and resources are encouraged. Groups can apply for all or part of the project cost.

What it will not fund

  • Organisations that are not appropriately constituted
  • Activities that have happened or will start before the grant offer is confirmed
  • Applications received less than 3 months before a project is due to start
  • Applications from groups who have not informed their Breckland ward member
  • Applications that do not clearly align with one of the Breckland Council priorities
  • Costs incurred before applying, or committed to before the grant offer is confirmed
  • Contingency costs
  • VAT that you can reclaim
  • Fundraising activities, for example raffle prizes for a fete
  • Loans or interest repayments
  • Projects or activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide
  • Projects that require planning permission but do not yet have it
  • Community building or play equipment improvements or sports activities, unless the costs clearly align with the Breckland priorities
  • Capital costs without a direct and measurable impact on the fund priorities
  • Benches, noticeboards, signs and similar items
  • Creating, maintaining or improving footpaths or trods
  • Organisations that have not completed reporting on a previous Inspiring Communities grant
  • Schools' statutory, curriculum-based or school-day activities

service providers that do not engage with the Breckland Collaboration Meeting or Breckland Community Network are less likely to be supported, and organisations Breckland Council already supports through other funding may be a lower priority.

How to apply

  1. Read the Funding Guide and check the project fits one of the priorities, avoids the exclusions, and meets Norfolk Community Foundation's general eligibility criteria
  2. Contact your Breckland ward member(s) to tell them you are applying (a supporting statement from them is optional)
  3. Apply online through Norfolk Community Foundation's website, confirming on the form that you have contacted your ward member(s), by 5pm on 10 December 2026

incomplete applications are deferred until complete. Unsuccessful applications may be rolled forward once to the next round. Remaining 2026/27 deadlines: 10 December 2026 and 11 March 2027.

Have ready

  • Constitution or governing document
  • Most recent annual accounts (or a current financial statement if operating under a year)
  • A recent bank statement
  • Safeguarding policy
  • Equal opportunities policy or statement
  • Quotes, estimates or other evidence of costs for equipment, building works or services (preferably three for each)
  • Evidence that planning or other permissions are in place, or not required, for building works or installations
  • Trading plan (social enterprises and CICs)

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