This fund is part of our UK Shared Prosperity Fund investment, supporting Levelling Up in West Lindsey. Visit our UK Shared Prosperity Fund page to learn more.
Status of this fund: Open
Last updated: 02 July 2024
Introduction
The Neighbourhood Development Fund provides revenue grants to support new ideas and designing solutions to get the best possible outcome for community projects.
This fund aims to support:
Development of a Neighbourhood Project
Support development work to understand the need, requirements, or evidence for the delivery of projects aligned to an adopted Neighbourhood Plan. This may include feasibility studies, architectural designs and other professional or consultancy expenditure.
Neighbourhood Plan Support
Enhance or review existing Neighbourhood Plans to incorporate community spaces or community infrastructure. This may include business planning advice, policy support or specialist advice.
This funding is for community projects that will support priorities within our Corporate Plan and help us to achieve our visit that:
"West Lindsey is a great place to be where people, businesses and communities can thrive and reach their potential."
Guidance notes for this grant
On this page you will find an overview of this fund. Full details about the criteria and eligibility for this fund are available in the guidance notes.
Please take time to read through the guidance notes to ensure your organisation and project are eligible.
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How to apply to this fund
For this fund we ask organisations to complete our Expression of Interest Form. This short form allows you to tell us a bit about your request so we can ensure eligibility before completing a full application.
Complete an Expression of Interest.
For all our funds we have a grant application form. The application form is used to get more detailed information about your organisation, project details and project costs. We will send an application form to you after you have completed an expression of interest.
Closing dates for this fund
This fund will close to applications on 28 February 2025 but may close earlier if all available funding is awarded.
Grant amount available
The maximum grant available is £10,000.
The minimum grant available is £500.
We can fund up to 100% of project costs however, securing match funding will be viewed favourably in the review process.
We expect that most grants awarded will be between £500 to £6,000.
We may be able to consider requests for more than the maximum for district-wide or strategically important projects.
Criteria for this fund
Projects must support an organisation, a project, staff or volunteers to develop or achieve greater understanding of the need, requirements and evidence for the delivery of a community project or service. All projects must be able to demonstrate strong community benefit and be delivered within the district of West Lindsey.
For full details of the criteria for this fund, please read our guidance notes.
What this grant can be spent on
This revenue grant can be spent on:
- professional fees
- feasibility costs
- consultancy costs
- learning & development costs
Eligible organisations
The following organisations can apply to this fund:
- registered charities
- constituted community groups
- parish and town councils
- parish meetings
- social enterprises (such as a Community Interest Company)
- charitable incorporated organisations
- faith or belief groups and organisations
- schools or academies*
- public sector organisations*
- businesses*
* Projects delivered by these organisations must be for wider community access and benefit and not to support normal school or business activity.
Contact details
If you have a query about this fund or need further advice, please contact us.
Email: funding@west-lindsey.gov.uk