The Prince's Countryside Fund - Supporting Rural Communities
Summary
The Prince’s Countryside Fund provides grants for projects from across the UK which are working to create resilient rural communities. This fund will support community-led projects that are pursuing innovative and strategic solutions to the challenges facing their rural area and improving the long-term viability and resilience of their community.
Successful projects will do one or more of the following:
- Support people to resolve existing and emerging community issues, circumstances, and priorities
- Build rural community resilience
- Develop innovative and replicable projects
- Enable leadership and community planning
Successful projects will demonstrate how they are addressing one of more of the following objectives:
- Improving the economic or social resilience of a UK rural community
- Reducing isolation for people living in rural areas through improving service provision
- Creating a rural community fit for the future.
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Geographical areas funded: UK
Fund type
- Type of funding:
- Grant
- Type of cost:
- Revenue
Fund award sizes
- Maximum:
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- Annually awarded:
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- Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply
Applications are encouraged from properly constituted, community-led organisations with a turnover under £500,000 per year, who can demonstrate how beneficiaries will be drawn directly from the local rural community.
- Maximum annual income:
- £500,000
When to apply
The next round will close on 11 April 2023.
Next deadline: 11 Apr 2023
How to apply
Apply online via the Countryside Fund website.
Exclusions
Activites funded: Advice & information Citizenship & community involvement Community development & regeneration Community facilities Community safety Transport Education & training Employability services Environment Social care & welfare
Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged Rural communities
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The Prince's Countryside Fund
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Charity registered in Scotland SC048055
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137 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7RQ
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