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Community Foundation for Lancashire

RWE Hameldon Hill Wind Farm Community Fund

A wind farm community benefit fund, set up after the extension of the Hameldon Hill wind farm, giving grants of £250 to £5,000 to voluntary and community groups working in the Hapton with Park ward of Burnley. It supports projects for children, young people and families, the environment, and education and learning, aiming to build local pride and community spirit. The annual budget is roughly £16,000, so competition for funds is limited to a very small area.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£250 – £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Voluntary and community groups with a physical base in, and working in, the Hapton with Park ward (Burnley), or providing services to people living there; priority goes to groups from the Hapton with Park ward
  • Groups need a constitution or set of rules, at least three unrelated trustees/directors/committee members, a bank account (or a nominated organisation such as a CVS or local charity to hold funds), a safeguarding policy, and relevant policies for their activities (e.g. DBS checks, health and safety)
  • Public sector bodies, individuals and national organisations without local governance are excluded

What it funds

Projects focused on:

  • Children, young people and families
  • Environment
  • Education and learning
  • Examples:
  • Environmental improvements
  • Activities for children and young people
  • Courses and training sessions
  • Local community events
  • Equipment and resources
  • Social activities with real community benefit
  • Projects encouraging pride in the local area
  • Projects reducing social isolation

Capital projects should be supported by a quote.

The £5,000 maximum is per group per financial year.

What it will not fund

  • Public sector organisations or those controlled wholly or in part by them (e.g. local authority, primary care trust)
  • National organisations that cannot demonstrate local governance and control of local finances
  • Groups with fewer than 3 unrelated Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members
  • Commercial ventures
  • Purchase/maintenance of vehicles
  • Activities that will already have taken place before a grant is offered
  • Individuals
  • Politically connected or exclusively religious activities
  • Projects for personal profit
  • Organisations set up for the benefit of animals or plants (environmental groups such as city farms are acceptable)
  • Groups comprising just one family
  • Statutory organisations or work that is their responsibility, e.g. projects during school time
  • Debts and other liabilities
  • Reclaimable VAT
  • Travel outside the UK
  • Gifts or projects exclusively for entertaining (social events with clear community benefit can be funded)

How to apply

  1. Check the fund is open (the 'Apply Now' button is shown when it is)
  2. Complete the online application form via the 'Apply Now' button
  3. Attach supporting documents to the online form, or email them to applications@cflm.org.uk
  4. Community Foundation staff check eligibility and may contact you for more information; a decision-making panel then makes recommendations

If you have applied in the last 12 months and already provided documents, you need not resend them, though a more recent bank statement may be requested.

Have ready

  • Group's rules or constitution
  • Latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document clearly showing income, expenditure and reserves
  • Recent bank statement
  • List of Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members (at least three unrelated)
  • Current Safeguarding Policy
  • Quote for capital items (for capital projects)

Not needed again if supplied in an application within the last 12 months, though a newer bank statement may be requested.

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