West Lindsey District Council – Community Facilities Fund

Community facilities are physical space and place provided by a range of organisations. They provide for the health, welfare, social, educational, spiritual, recreational, leisure and cultural needs of the community. These include village halls, community centres, play parks and green spaces.

This funding is for community projects that will support priorities within West Lindsey District Council’s Corporate Plan and help us to achieve our vision that:

“West Lindsey is a great place to be where people, businesses and communities can thrive and reach their potential.”

Projects funded will align to one or more of our funding themes:

• Arts and Culture
• Community Development
• Crime and Disorder Prevention
• Digital Connectivity
• Economic Development
• Education and Skills
• Environment
• Health and Wellbeing
• Heritage
• Regeneration
• Sport and Physical Activity
• Transport and Connectivity

This grant can be used for:

• equipment
• building costs
• contractor costs
• green space development
• environmental improvements
• replacement or addition of facilities (such as kitchen, toilets, accessibility)

This grant cannot be used for:

• anything illegal
• support to lobbying or campaign groups
• anything that will bring the council into disrepute
• anything party political, including supporting political organisations
• anything contrary to the council’s financial regulations or council policies
• anything that an organisation or local authority has a statutory obligation to deliver
• projects based or operating outside of West Lindsey unless they provide significant benefit to communities within West Lindsey
• anything that has already been spent or committed before receiving a grant (known as retrospective funding)

The following organisations can apply to this fund:

• businesses
• charitable incorporated organisations
• community interest companies
• constituted community groups
• faith organisation1
• parish councils
• parish meetings
• public sector organisations
• registered charities
• schools and academies1
• social enterprises
• town councils