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Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Kent County Council Village and Community Hall Grants Mark Reeves Tel: 03000 417160 Email: mark.reeves@kent.gov.uk Village and Community Hall Grants • The scheme has provided capital grants to assist with the building of new halls or contributing to extensions or other modifications and refurbishment since 1999 • The scheme has awarded a total of £3.8 million with grants ranging from £1,450 to £100,000, and has helped fund 160 projects 1

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Action with Rural Communities in Kent Jenny Bradbury - the ACRK Village Halls advisor. Offers Advice on: • Charitable Status, Trust Deeds and Constitutions • Design & Build, Improvements to Premises • Fund Raising, Grant Aid & Loans • Good Practice and Management Issues • Insurance • Legal Advice and Licensing Eligibility • Establish your eligibility for a grant at an early stage • A village hall must have its own appropriately constituted management committee and must be representative of a wide variety of community members and user groups • Applicants must be a registered charity or CIO 2

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Funding • Your hall can apply for up to £50,000 • Grants can cover up to 50% of project costs • Applicants must have secured, or be about to secure match funding Funding continued For example – Total Project Cost is £40,000 Possible grants available: Kent County Council --------------------- £20,000 (50% 0f £40,000) Management Committee --------------- £5,000 Borough/District/City Council ---------- £5,000 Charitable Trusts ------------------------- £7,500 Local fundraising ------------------------- £2,500 Total Funding --------------------------- £40,000 3

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Timescales Grants allocated once a year Next Deadline: 31 st December 2017 (for April 2018 decision) Purpose of Grant • Capital projects - to enable the community to improve an existing facility or build a new one that meets an identified community need • We do not fund normal repairs and maintenance work or the replacement of equipment • However, grants are considered where deterioration would lead to the eventual closure of the facility • Car park resurfacing is not usually considered 4

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Examples • Building a new hall • Extension to an existing hall • New windows • New roof and floor • Improvements to facilities for people with disabilities • New toilets and kitchen • New heating system • Improved insulation Project Planning • Detailed plans and specifications for projects over £20k • Three quotes/tenders • Business Plan for new build or large extension • Financial viability 5

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Community Consultation • Applicants must be able to show that the local community has been consulted (consultations, surveys, minutes of meetings) • Letters from user groups will support your application Payment of Grant • Grants are paid in arrears following submission of paid invoices, builder’s certificates and evidence of matchfunding • Grants to be claimed within one year 6

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Environment 1. Buildings should aim to be energy efficient 2. Use of the building should aim to reduce the necessity for transport out of the area by providing access to facilities and activities under one roof 3. ACRE information sheet “how green is your hall?” is recommended as a guide Other funding 1. District/Borough/Parish Council 2. Lottery • Awards for All • Reaching Communities 3. Landfill tax credits • Biffa Award, Viridor, Suez, Veolia, etc. 4. Trusts/Foundations 5. Section 106 (developer contributions) 7

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Combined Member Grants Each County Councillor (Member) has £20,000 to support a lot of different activities, including: • local events and activities • purchase or repair of equipment and furniture • sports projects Contact your Member or Community Engagement Officer http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and- community/community-grants-and-funding/combined- members-grant Awards for All • Awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 in a simple and straightforward way • Funds projects which address the issues, needs and aspirations of local communities and people • Previously successful applications have included village hall projects for the purchase of equipment and small scale capital works, including kitchens, toilets, heating systems etc. http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/Awards-For-All 8

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Reaching Communities Reaching Communities supports projects that help people and communities most in need. There are two strands: 1. Community Buildings – closed 2. Small capital projects – up to £100,000 - for land, buildings or refurbishment capital costs http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities Landfill Communities Fund Projects focus upon community or environmental physical work at a single identified site in the vicinity of a landfill site. • Cory Environmental Trust in Britain • Derbyshire Environment Trust • Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust • Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (Biffa Awards) • SUEZ Communities Trust Ltd • The Veolia Environmental Trust • Viridor Credits Environmental Company 9

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Biffa Award Community Buildings and Recreation Up to £75k to make a difference to a local facility, be it a community building, nature reserve, cultural facility or outdoor space. The main criteria include: • The project's site within 5 miles of a Biffa Operation or 10 miles of an active Biffa landfill site • The project's site is also within 10 miles of a landfill site http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk Biffa Award Community Buildings and Recreation Grants are for site-based improvement work. The total cost of the project is less than £200,000. Aplicants need to find a third party contributor(s) to provide 10% of the total project cost. Deadlines for “Expressions of Interest” in February 2018 and July 2017 for community buildings. http://www.biffa-award.org/ 10

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Trust Funds/Foundations Garfield Weston Foundation: The Foundation has no specific priorities for funding. It aims to support a wide range of charitable activity in the UK. http://www.garfieldweston.org Kent Community Foundation: Various support is available through the number of schemes which Kent Community Foundation administers. Grants of up to £5,000 may be available, including capital grants. http://www.kentcf.org.uk Trust Funds/Foundations Henry Smith Charity – County Grants: Supports a wide range of activities benefitting the disadvantaged in areas of high deprivation. Grants of up to £10k are available for one-off capital costs such as refurbishing a building. http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk Screwfix Foundation: For projects that fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in deprived areas or for those in need. https://www.screwfix.com/help/screwfixfoundation/ 11

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Trust Funds/Foundations Foyle Foundation http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk Trusthouse Charitable Foundation http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk The Prince's Countryside Fund http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation http://www.bernardsunley.org Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust http://antonjurgensfonds.nl/en/ Trust Funds/Foundations One Stop Carriers for Causes Grants https://www.groundwork.org.uk Tesco Bags of Help Grants Programme www.groundwork.org.uk/sites/tescocommunityscheme Jewson Building Better Communities Competition https://www.buildingbettercommunities.co.uk/ DCLG - Community Buildings Pre-Feasibility Grants https://mycommunity.org.uk/funding-options The Rank Foundation – Pebbles Grant http://www.rankfoundation.com/small-appeals 12

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Inside Track – Funding Newsletter • KCC produce a monthly newsletter featuring current local, regional and national funding opportunities for projects in Kent • Distributed to a wide range of organisations throughout Kent, and cascaded through various networks • Information on other sources of advice http://www.kent.gov.uk/community_and_living/communi ty_grants_and_funding/inside_track_newsletters.aspx • Sign up by emailing: KCCInsideTrack@kent.gov.uk Searching for Funding • Kent 4 Community – provides voluntary and community sector organisations, individuals and businesses in Kent with free access to a searchable grants database http://www.open4community.info/kent/Default.aspx • Funding Central http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk/default.aspx • Other organisations (Funding For All, some district councils, CVS’s, VCS infrastructure organisations) 13

Kent and Medway Funding Fair 2017 18/10/17 Contacts Mark Reeves Kent County Council Tel: 03000 417160 Email: mark.reeves@kent.gov.uk Jenny Bradbury Action with Communities in Rural Kent Tel: 01303 813790 Email: jenny.bradbury@ruralkent.org.uk 14