Community Facility Legacy Grant Scheme
Our Community Facility Legacy Grant Scheme (the Grant Scheme) has been launched to support communities to become healthier, safer and stronger by protecting and enhancing where people live for current and future generations.
The £1,000,000 Grant Scheme will support communities to enhance the current network of facility provision across the district. Ensuring communities have access to high-quality, sustainable and accessible public open spaces and community facilities, that foster improved health and well-being and connected communities.
The Grant Scheme is a key component of the Council Plan which will:
Accelerate the development of community hubs for wellbeing across the district by investing £4m into community assets through our Community Infrastructure Investment Plan, with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity.
The Community Infrastructure Investment Plan 2025-28 (CIIP) provides the Council with a framework that underpins the Council’s approach to providing, and investing in, new and existing public open space and community facility provision. This includes both provision that is part of the Council’s own facility portfolio, and provision that is owned and operated by community organisations.
Grant Scheme Details
Eligible applicants including, charitable organisations, not for profit organisations, town and parish councils etc, can apply for up to a maximum grant of £100,000, with match funding required for applications above £15,000.
This is a capital only scheme with the focus on investing in the improvement, enhancement or adaptation of new or existing public open spaces and community facilities.
Applicants who wish to apply for grant funding, must complete the online Stage 1: Expression of Interest Form (EOI). A link to the EOI form can be found in the Grant Scheme Guidance Document (see below). Applicants who are successful at stage 1, will be invited to progress through the Stage 2: Compliance phase.
The Grant Scheme opens for applications on Friday 11 April and closes at midnight on Sunday 8 June 2025.
Guidance Document and Application Form
How to apply
- Make sure you read the guidance document in full.
- Fill out the Expression of Interest Form before midnight on 8 June 2025 (a link to the form can be found at the end of the guidance document).
Please download the pdf Community Facility Legacy Grant Scheme Guidance Document (420 KB) to find out more and apply.
For Further Support
If applicants have any further enquiries after reviewing the Guidance Document, please contact Community Services by emailing