SITA Trust Enhancing Communities Programme
Description
Enhancing Communities is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for community improvement projects. It supports projects that make physical improvements to community leisure facilities and historic buildings / structures.
Eligible activity
The Enhancing Communities programme is split into two strands. Funding can support projects that make physical improvements to a public amenity such as sports fields and facilities, activity centres, sports clubs, cycle paths, skate parks and public playgrounds:
- Core fund - Grants of up to £50,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations whose community improvement project has an overall cost of no more than £250,000
- Fast track fund - Provides grants of up to £10,000, available to not-for-profit organisations with a community improvement project that has an overall cost of no more than £20,000
Exclusions
Funding is only available on 90 SITA funding zones. To find out whether your project falls under one of the zones please visit http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/postcode-checker.
Available funding
The core fund offers grants of up to £50,000 for projects that have an overall cost of no more than £250,000.
The fast track fund offers grants of up to £10,000 for projects that have an overall cost of less than £20,000.
Who can apply
Applications are accepted from community groups, not for profit groups, parish councils, local authorities and charities.
Deadlines
Core fund deadlines include March 21 2011 and July 25 2011. Fast track deadlines include January 4 2011, February 21 2011, April 18 2011, June 20 2011, August 22 and October 22 2011.