Generally, grants are available for practical or educational projects that either contribute to community cohesion, community facilities, young/older people, energy efficiency, environmental improvements or raise awareness in those areas. Applications for general running costs will now be considered due to the current cost of living crisis.
The Object of the Trust is to support volunteer led not-for-profit projects that improve the lives of people living within a ten-mile radius of The Grange Wind Farm at Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire, where priority is given to projects providing a service for people living within a five-mile radius.
Funds:
We aim to distribute around £30,000 a year. Grants may be from £250 to £5,000. Groups can apply for up to £5,000 in any one round but can only hold one grant at any one time.
If your group has secured funding in the past 3 years and would like to re-apply then you will not
be required to complete a full application form, but instead asked to fill in a shortened version as well as letting us have a copy of your governing document and details of your management committee (if these have changed since you last applied), a copy of your latest Income and Expenditure Accounts and a full costs breakdown with evidence, where appropriate.
Examples of Fundable Projects:
Community Cohesion: Diversionary activities for young, intergenerational projects, arts, culture and heritage projects and facilities that improve wellbeing and help strengthen the community.
Young People: Provision of activities or facilities and opportunities, workshops, educational outings people (but not overseas travel).
Community Facilities: Support for meeting places including running costs (community centres, village halls, playing fields)
Energy efficiency: for community buildings; reduction in car use (bicycling, health walks); ground source energy schemes, rain harvesting, solar panels and cost-effective heating systems (including top up grants).
Older People: Integration projects; projects tackling isolation, loneliness and dementia, volunteer costs, sitter and companionship.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to volunteer led not for profit community groups. The Trust will award grants to projects that benefit local people living within a ten mile radius of the wind farm site at Tydd St Mary ( priority will be given to those within a five mile radius).