Rossendale Community Fund

The Rossendale Community Fund has been created by Rossendale Borough Council in partnership with the Community Foundation for Lancashire to offer grants to support projects that help families and children & young people engage in community activities and learning.

Fund Criteria
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The fund can consider projects that meet the funding criteria below:
​Applications should enable families and young people up to the age of 25 to flourish, learn and develop skills or knowledge.
This includes education, training, sports development, arts and culture activities and also play provision for younger children.

Fund Priorities

• Please note that revenue projects and those working directly with beneficiaries are a priority rather than one off capital purchases or refurbishment costs.  

Who Can Apply?

Applicants must have a physical base and track record of delivery within Rossendale.

National organisations who do not have a branch in the borough are not eligible.

• Constituted Community Groups
• Registered Charities
• Social Enterprises

What cannot be funded?

• Statutory organisations or work that is their responsibility
• National organisations that cannot demonstrate local governance and control of local finances
• Private Businesses or Companies Limited by Shares
• Organisations with fewer than three unrelated Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members
• Commercial ventures
• Purchase/maintenance of vehicles
• Activities that will have already taken place before we offer you a grant
• Politically connected or exclusively religious activities
• Projects for personal profit
• Trophies and medals
• CCTV/Security measures
• Organisations that are set up for the benefit of animals or plants: environmental group that work with animals or the environment (such as city farms) are acceptable
• Groups comprising just one family
• Debts and other liabilities
• Reclaimable VAT
• Travel outside UK
• Gifts or projects exclusively for the purpose of entertaining – social events can be funded where there is a clear community benefit

For more information and to apply please Click Here