Funding

Community Chest
The Somerset Community Chest can help fund community-led projects costing up to £12,500 with a maximum grant of £750. It can only support projects that have not been able to secure funding from a County Councillor's 'Community Budget'. To find your local County Councillor please follow the link.

Somerset Community Chest does not cover the towns of Taunton, Bridgwater and Yeovil. It cannot fund projects retrospectively, nor can it fund ongoing revenue costs.

For further information on Somerset Community Chest, please contact:
Andrew Freeman
Community Development Officer
01823 357996
afreeman@somerset.gov.uk

Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC)
This is a Learning & Skills Council funded programme seeking to provide training resources to assist with regeneration and capacity building across the County in both urban and rural areas. As of March 1st 2006 the principal contact for the NLDC Programme in Somerset is the Adult Learning & Leisure Department of County Hall.
For more information on NLDC contact Penny Roberts or on 01823 355625.

Rural Regeneration Fund
Championing Somerset's economy is a corporate priority for Somerset County Council. The Rural Regeneration Fund has been created by the County Council to support the development of a sustainable rural economy in Somerset. The County Council has invested an initial £1 million in the Fund for this purpose and will invest more in the Fund in future years.

For further information download Rural Regeneration Fund leaflet [ 101.5k].

Rural Renaissance
The aim of Rural Renaissance is to help rural communities respond to and influence economic change, by supporting the development and implementation of sustainable projects that use innovation and enterprise. See separate Rural Renaissance website for further details.