Springwell Solar Farm Community Fund

The Object of the Fund is to provide grant funding targeted at voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations that deliver positive outcomes, supporting current and ongoing needs of people living close to the proposed Springwell Solar Farm.

This grant funds not for profit community groups, charities, and other organisations.

Groups must have a bank account in the organisations name, with a minimum of 2 signatories (unrelated, living at separate addresses) and have a committee of at least 3 people.

What can be funded:

For example, projects could include, but are not limited to:

• Reducing isolation and promoting cohesion
• Maintaining good health and mental wellbeing
• Promote connectivity (e.g. digital inclusion, peer support groups)
• Skills development
• Community/cultural activities and events
• Youth activities (including uniformed groups)

Priority will be given to smaller, local, volunteer led community groups requesting help to deliver projects and/or activities led for and on behalf of the community.

 Project costs considered:

• Volunteer costs and expenses
• Resources and equipment
• Event costs (including refreshments & entertainment)
• Premises costs
• Sessional fees
• Digital resources
• Running costs &  overheads and insurance

What cannot be funded:

• Statutory bodies such as district councils or health institutions.
• Political or predominantly religious activities.
• Statutory provision.
• Animal welfare.
• General contributions to large appeals.
• Improvements to land/buildings.
• Building work/purchase of vehicles.
• Grant making bodies applying for funding to redistribute to others.

Please see the area eligibility map below: