Enabling Inclusive, Active Communities
The main aim of the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) is to help fund projects or initiatives that will:
promote the social, economic or environmental well-being of the locality and result in the creation or enhancement of a physical asset.
Qualifying Criteria
The expenditure must be capital in nature.
- Evidence that the project has been asked for by the local community should be submitted with grant applications.
- The applicant should be able to demonstrate that it can meet any ongoing revenue costs.
- The facility or project should be available to all sectors of the local community and must not be political or religious in nature.
- The project should have the support of the town or parish council where this exists, or in unparished areas, another appropriate, constituted community group should be the sponsor.
- Evidence that matched funding has been investigated or secured must be provided with the application.
- Successful applicants will be expected to work with the County Council in promoting and publicising their project.
- Any funds granted must be spent by 31 March 2011.
Please see the other pages on this site for details of who is eligible to apply, and the projects that may be considered.