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Landfill Communities Fund
Most grants are between £5,000 and £50,000 depending
on the type of project, its location, proximity to a landfill site,
total project cost and the proportion of matching funding, particularly
local fundraising.
Community First accesses around £500,000 of
landfill tax credits per annum on behalf
of community projects in Wiltshire and Swindon.
Eligible projects might include:
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- community organisations (with or without constitutions)
- parish or town councils
Interested in applying?
Whenever waste is buried in the ground by a landfill site operator (LSO),
a landfill tax is payable by the operator to Customs and Excise. The Landfill Communities Fund allows a LSO to divert up to 6.5% of this tax,
as a credit, to certain types of academic, commercial or community projects.
The scheme is voluntary and regulated by a Government agency called
Entrust.
You should be aware that making a successful application for Landfill Communities Fund is often,
but not necessarily, a slow process. Community First has first to establish
that a project is eligible under the Entrust regulations and then a considerable
amount of information has to be collected to make an application to an
LSO. The procedures regarding applications to an LSO vary from one to
another. Most LSOs only hold their selection meetings on a quarterly,
or even a half yearly, basis. Many applicants are unsuccessful even
where they have an excellent project, simply because the scheme is so
competitive.
Community First, like all other Distributive Environmental Bodies, makes
a charge for its services. This charge has to cover the support for both
successful, and ultimately unsuccessful projects where no fee is payable.
The fee is presently 10% of the Landfill Communities Fund awarded. There is also a fee of 2%
payable to Entrust for successful projects. Neither of these fees reduces
your grant, under the scheme they are recoverable from Landfill Communities Fund and simply
added to the amount applied for from an LSO.
You need to consider carefully, all potential sources of funding for your
project. The timing of applications for funding can be crucial, especially
where local authorities and Lottery Boards are concerned.
To make your first enquiry please telephone the Grants Manager Gillian Barber on 01380 722475 or gbarber@communityfirst.org.uk or Grants Assistant Susanne Pidduck at spidduck@communityfirst.org.uk
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