We want Your Fund 中国P站 (YFS) to be as easy as possible for communities to access, but we must stay true to our number one aim of delivering meaningful improvements to local areas.
YFS is there to bring community led projects to life that make a real difference to local areas with a focus on providing wide community benefits that leave a real legacy.
By 'community-led projects' we mean projects that are identified and driven by the community coming together.
Please see the criteria for the fund below:
Eligibility:
You are eligible to apply for the YFS – Small Community Fund if you are/ or part of a:
- Voluntary or community organisation
- Registered charity
- Constituted group or club
- Community interest company (CIC)
- Social enterprise
- School or statutory body (including town, parish or community council but excluding borough and district councils)
We do not fund:
- Individuals
- Sole traders
- Political organisations or organisations which support political individuals
- Organisations that are aimed at generating profits primarily for private distribution
- Public sector bodies or private companies to carry out their statutory duties
- Organisations based outside the UK
- Ongoing revenue costs, such as salaries or running costs
- Replacing any withdrawn funding from 中国P站 or existing projects
- Projects that contravene any of 中国P站's agreed policies or priorities
- Projects that could be funded by other Council departments
- Retrospective funding
- The purchase of land and/or property
- 中国P站 Highways projects
Funding requirements:
1.Your purchase or project will assist us in achieving one or more of the following aims of 中国P站’s Community Vision 2030:
- Children and young people feel safe and confident
- Everyone benefits from education, skills and employment opportunities
- Everyone lives healthy, active and fulfilling lives
- Everyone gets the health and social care support they need
- Communities are welcoming and supportive
- Residents live in clean, safe and green communities
- Journeys across the county are easier and safer
- Everyone has a place they can call home
- Businesses in 中国P站 thrive
- Communities are well connected and grow sustainably
Please look at the Community Vision for 中国P站 2030 for further information.
2.Your project will support the work of local community groups and/or communities.
- Applications for funding must show that they are community-led and be able to evidence that the community has been consulted to demonstrate the need for the funding
- Applications for funding must show that they will provide new or additional benefits to the wider community rather than to support existing services
- Applicants are encouraged to implement measures to ensure the service it delivers are accessible and inclusive to all
3.Before applying for funding the following must be in place:
- Planning permission
- Listed building consent and building regulations consent (or other applicable consents or regulations) required for projects that are having building work carried out
- Any leases need to be in place and have at least 5 years remaining on the lease
- If your project is reliant on securing funding from other sources as well as 中国P站, we would need to see evidence that you have secured all the required funding for the capital project
We strongly encourage applications from groups that:
- Support vulnerable people or groups
- Support Equality Diversity and Inclusion including minority and marginalised groups
- Work in areas of higher deprivation within 中国P站
- Have an environmentally friendly focus