North West Devon LEADER+

Community Projects Grant Scheme (Closed)

The Community Projects Grant Scheme assisted community groups to get ideas off the ground.

What could we support?

Legal & Financial Advice
Team Working - skills and networking
First year employment costs
Some capital costs
Marketing
Capability building
Skills development
Equal Opportunities
Research

How much grant was available?

Grants of up to £500 can be assessed by the programme officers.
Grants from £501 to £5000 can be assessed by a panel.
All grants will be up to a maximum of 75% of the eligible costs.

Eligibility

Groups had to:-
Be based within the eligible geographic area (see eligible areas)
Demonstrate the need for funding
Applicants must not be eligible for any other existing EU funding
Demonstrate community support

Current Success Stories

The Community Projects Grant Scheme ran untill February 2005. The amount of funding available was limited and as such applications were considered on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Community groups could only obtain one grant from the North West Devon LEADER+ programme.