Community Assets and Services Grants
Helping you to deliver a local service or save a local building to benefit the community
Over £10m available to community groups looking to take over local services
Pre-Feasibility grants between £5,000 and £10,000 are on offer to help organisations build internal capacity. Organisations that can demonstrate a strong potential to compete for public service delivery contracts can apply for feasibility grants of up to £100,000 to help compete in a procurement process.
Support Providers bring a wealth of specialist knowledge and expertise to help organisations get ready to deliver service contracts. You are welcome to work with our suggested specialist support providers or choose your own.
Deadline for the first cohort of applicants was 15 February 2013, we now welcome applications for the second tranche of applications, which will be assessed from April 2013.
Over £16m available to community groups looking to buy buildings and assets valuable to the local community
Community groups can also apply for grants to support them in taking on the ownership of assets to be transferred from public ownership. This includes preparing to bid to buy publicly or privately-owned land and buildings for community use.
Communities will be able to get support to acquire and manage assets such as village shops, pubs, community centres, heritage buildings, allotments and libraries.
Pre-feasibility grants between £5,000 and £10,000 are on offer to help organisations build the internal capacity needed to take ownership of assets. Organisations that can show evidence of plans to take over land or buildings can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to help undertake feasibility studies to take on asset ownership and management.
Support Providers bring a wealth of specialist knowledge and expertise to help organisations get ready to deliver service contracts. You are welcome to work with our suggested specialist support providers or choose your own.
Both Grant Programmes are an integral part of the Community Rights Support Programme.
Capital grants available to exemplar organisations with an innovative and ambitious idea to transform a local building
From 4 December 2012 until 8 February 2013 we will be accepting Expressions of Interest for the capital element of the Community Assets and Services Grants under the theme of Community Assets – Under the Hammer.
These grants are available for the purchase of assets identified either through Right to Bid or Community Asset Transfer.
If you think you can run and improve the way local services are delivered or you want to make sure that local buildings like the local pub aren’t sold off and lost to your local community these grants can help you get ready to deliver these services or take on ownership and management of buildings and land that are part of the fabric of your community.
We can offer pre-feasibility and feasibility grants to help your organisation develop the skills and knowledge you need to run services and/or own buildings.
We have £10m in grants to help you start preparing to take over delivery of a service from your local council and £16m available to get ready to buy / manage buildings and other assets that are important to your local community.
New enquiry line
Please note that our enquiry line number has changed.
Call 0207 842 7788
Need support to run a local service or building?
Our partners, Locality will offer hands-on advice and support to organisations applying for a grant to deliver local services or save a building for the community.
They can also help you understand the new Community Rights that can help you take over a service or asset.
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