Community
Apply by 31 December for interest-free loans to support community spaces – fund now paused
Apply by 31 December 2019 if your community space could benefit from an interest-free loan designed to boost your financial sustainability.
We’ve awarded almost £900,000 to help local communities identify or improve a space to connect
Blog: We are awarding almost £900,000 to help 58 organisations make better use of spaces in their community, through our Space to Connect partnership with government.
Invitation to tender now open to become our ‘Space to Connect’ Learning and Evaluation partner
We’re inviting organisations to tender for a contract that will help us learn how to maximise community spaces to tackle loneliness and build connections.
Funding alert: We launch Space to Connect – our new £1.6 million partnership with government
Blog: New funding to help community organisations identify, improve and protect spaces where people can connect and co-operate is now open for applications.
New funding for community spaces launching soon
Blog: We’re working with government to develop a new £1.6 million initiative to help maximise the potential of spaces where people can connect and co-operate.
Could you help environmental community groups succeed?
Blog: Two grants of up to £50,000 are available for projects that build the capacity of community-led environmental groups in Wales and northern England.
Get ready to grow – funding available to boost enterprising ideas that improve community spaces (Wales only)
Blog: Today, we open new funding to help enterprising community organisations across Wales that benefit local people and the environment grow their sustainable income.
We’ve secured an additional £1.5 million Government funding for the Building Connections Fund Youth strand
Blog: Earlier this year, we announced a new £2m partnership with Government to fund projects looking to expand or enhance their work tackling youth loneliness – the Building Connections Fund Youth strand.
Community spaces are everybody’s business
Blog: We’re offering interest-free loans for enterprising ideas to improve community spaces.