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Deadline: 11:59 AM on Wednesday 11 October 2023.
The Community Ownership Fund is a £150 million fund over 4 years to support community groups across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets which are at risk of being lost to the community.
It forms part of a substantial package of UK wide levelling-up interventions building opportunity and empowering communities to improve their local places.
Purpose: Apply for funding to take ownership of assets at risk of loss in your community
Type of fund: Competitive
Who can apply: Incorporated voluntary and community organisations, and parish, town and community councils (depending on eligibility requirements)
Capital funding available: Up to £2 million for all asset types, but we expect that most awards will be for up to £250,000 of capital funding.
Goals:
- support community groups to take ownership of assets which are at risk of being lost to the community
- support community groups where the asset is already in community ownership but needs essential renovations to be sustainable for the long-term benefit of the community
- strengthen community ownership across the UK
- strengthen the social infrastructure that helps communities to thrive
Key dates to note:
- Expression of Interest stage – always open
- Round 3 Bidding Window 2 – 30 August – 11 October 2023
- Applications must be submitted by 11:59am (midday) on each bidding window’s respective closing date
- There will be 4 bidding windows each year at regular intervals
- March 2025 – Fund closes
To learn more and to apply, please click here. (Please click on the first document).
For examples of successful bidders, please click here.