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West Lindsey District Council

Community Facilities Fund (West Lindsey)

West Lindsey District Council's Community Facilities Fund gives capital grants of £1,000 to £75,000 to develop and improve community facilities such as village halls, community centres, play parks and green spaces. Most grants are expected to be £5,000 to £50,000, and up to £150,000 may be considered for strategically important projects. It is for projects outside Gainsborough, and is open at any time until November 2027.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£1,000 – £75,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Businesses, charitable incorporated organisations, community interest companies, constituted community groups, faith organisations, parish councils, parish meetings, public sector organisations, registered charities, schools or academies, social enterprises and town councils
  • Projects by businesses, faith organisations and schools must be for wider community access and benefit, not normal school or business activity or promoting faith or religion
  • Organisations must have a constitution or similar governing document (not required for parish or town councils), a bank account in the organisation's name, relevant policies and safeguards if the project involves children, young people or vulnerable adults, and appropriate insurance for the type of project
  • The fund is only for projects delivered outside Gainsborough, to direct investment to rural towns, villages and communities across the district
  • Up to 100% of costs can be funded, but match funding is viewed favourably
  • To ask for more than £75,000 (up to £150,000, for strategically important projects) you must contact the council first

What it funds

Capital projects that develop and improve community facilities and assets, such as village halls, community centres, play parks and green spaces, and support the council's Thriving People and Thriving Places priorities:

  • Building costs
  • Contractor costs
  • Environmental improvements
  • Equipment
  • Green spaces development
  • Replacement or addition of facilities (such as kitchen, toilets, or accessibility improvements)

What it will not fund

  • Anything illegal
  • Support to lobbying or campaign groups
  • Anything that will bring West Lindsey District Council into disrepute
  • Anything that we deliver as part of our existing service
  • Anything party political, including supporting political organisations
  • Anything contrary to our financial regulations or policies
  • Anything that an organisation or local authority has a statutory obligation to deliver
  • Projects based, or operating, outside of West Lindsey unless they provide significant benefit to communities in West Lindsey
  • Anything that has already been spent or committed before receiving a grant (known as retrospective funding)
  • Projects in Gainsborough (the fund is for rural towns, villages and communities across the district)

How to apply

  1. Complete the council's short Community Grants Expression of Interest form, which checks you are applying to the best fund
  2. The council emails you a grant application form
  3. Complete the application form with details of your organisation, the project, evidence of need and project costs

Open at any time; due to close in November 2027, or earlier if all the funding is awarded. Contact the council before applying for more than £75,000.

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