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Community Venues and Spaces Grant

Community Venues and Spaces Grant

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Background

Nottingham City Council has allocated funding from its UK Shared Prosperity Fund to improve venues, facilities or outdoor spaces that will be used to support the delivery of community engagement activities.

Nottingham City Council recognises that community venues and spaces are vital to help residents and communities engage with social and cultural events which help to promote community cohesion. 

We also recognise that these events and venues provide an ideal opportunity for local residents to engage with volunteering opportunities.

Funded through the UKSPF, the grant operates over a one stage application process by the submission of a full application.

The funding available to organisations through this grant scheme is capital funding.

Up to £24,999 in capital funds are available per venue/space. Applicants may apply for up to this amount. The minimum amount available per venue/outdoor space is £10,000.

These minimum and maximum amounts are per venue/space rather than per organisation. Therefore, applications from organisations looking to improve more than one venue / space can be accepted.

Eligible Projects

We are looking to fund initiatives that:

  1. Improve space within existing venues (e.g. kitchen area, meeting space) to allow new or additional community engagement activities to be delivered
  2. Create new, or improve existing, outdoor space which could be used to deliver community engagement activities

General Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to receive a grant your organisation must:

  • Be located within, or deliver your services within the administrative area covered by Nottingham City Council
  • Be a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Community Interest Company (CIC), Company Limited by Guarantee, Social Enterprise, Registered charity, public body which delivers or hosts community projects or a constituted body, NOT a private company or business 
  • Have been in operation for at least 12 months
  • Not have an outstanding debt with Nottingham City Council

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Application Process

If your organisation and project is eligible for support through the Venues and Spaces Grant, you should send in your full application form (see below, alongside Applicant Guidance Notes).

Alongside the Application Form you must submit your Public Liability Certificate, permission from your landlord & lease details (if applicable).

Timeframe

The Community Support Grant (Venues and Spaces) will be open to applications until 23:59 on Wednesday 21st May 2025.

Projects awarded funding will be required to spend their grant award by the date or timeframe stated within the Grant Offer Letter and Grant Agreement.

All projects funded through the Scheme must be fully completed, and all grant funding spent by applicants by 31st December 2025.

Help and Support

If you would like to discuss the general eligibility of your proposal, prior to submitting an application, please contact the Nottingham City Council UKSPF Team at ukspf@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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