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Community Housing Fund £4m Revenue Programme Now Live

The Prospectus for the Community Housing Fund £4m Revenue Programme has now been published and bidding is open.

The organisation Community Led Homes is handling the Programme and full details can be found on their website here where there is also a link to the Prospectus

The Programme only runs until the end of March 2022 and so applications ideally need to be made as soon as posssible. The Programme is open to incorporated community led housing organisations and it is not a requirement to be a registered provider. Broadly speaking funding is availalbe to cover a variety of costs associated with projects up to the point of going on site.

Community Led Homes are running a webinar on 16th September for organisations interested in applying. Details on their website  via the above link.

23.8.21

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New Community Housing Fund Revenue Programme 2021

The MHCLG has announced a new stream of funding as part of the Community Housing Fund.

This is a £4m revenue prgramme avaiable until December 2021, which aims to support the development of community led housing projects up until they reach the point of needing capital funding.

In  order to be eligble for funding, it is not necessary to be a registered provider, but organisations are expected to have identified feom where they will secure capital funding.

A link to the prospectus will follow.

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Start Up Grants Of Up To £10k Now Available

Money has now been allocated from the Community Housing Fund to finance Seed Corn & Support Grants of up to £10k to help  new community led housing initiatives get going.

To find out if you might qualify and how to apply visit the Community Led Homes Website or click here to go straight to the relevant page.

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£163m Community Housing Fund Open For Applications

• It’s a £163m government  fund which runs from now until 31.3.20
• Phase 1 provides for revenue funding towards the cost of developing projects  – including refurbishment projects.
• It’s accessed via Homes England, but you don’t have to be a Registered Provider to be eligible to apply for funding.
• Applications are open until 31.12.19 or until the available funds are committed.
• To be eligible for funding you need to meet the MHCLG definition of what counts as “community led housing” – see Prospectus
• Homes England have nominated contact people in each region to provide advice and guidance on applying listed in the Prospectus

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Power To Change – Community Business Fund

This is has now re-opened with a deadline for applications of 24^th May. Once again  grants will range from £50k-£300k  and can cover both revenue and  capital expenditure, although they usually will only fund up to 75%  of the cost of the project. Plus,  remember that you must meet their definition of a community business. There are a number of projects involving refurbishment of vacant properties that they’ve funded to date and so it could be  worth exploring.  https://www.powertochange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Community-Business-Fund-applicant-guidance-Round-5.pdf

 

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