NEW FUNDING FOR COMMUNITIES

1. Title: NEW FUNDING FOR COMMUNITIES2. Awarding Authority: believe housing, GB, Durham. Web: (Community Investment Team Leader)3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The awarding authority has launched a new funding programme to provide charities, community groups or schools with grants of between £10,000 and £20,000.The Community Investment Capital Grant’s are being targeted specifically at 12 areas of specified location that have been identified as being most in need of investment. The full list of communities includes; Blackhall Rocks, Brandon, Coundon and Leeholme, Deneside (Seaham), Esh Winning, Gilesgate, Hall Lane Estate (Willington), Horden Crossroads (Peterlee), Oakley Green (West Auckland), Shotton Colliery, Wheatley Hill and Wingate.Applications are being sought from projects that will improve the lives of people living in each community; particularly believe housing tenants. Initiatives are expected to prove that they will tackle worklessness or low levels of skills and qualification attainment, increase household income, improve health and confidence or supporting the planet through innovative thinking and reducing waste.Proposals that aim to reduce the impact of coronavirus in the community will be given priority. All shortlisted projects will be able to operate during current coronavirus restrictions and guidance.5. CPV Code(s): 98000000, 98130000, 98133000, 853200006. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKC1, UKC147. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: County DurhamBlackhall Rocks, Brandon, Coundon and Leeholme, Deneside (Seaham), Esh Winning, Gilesgate, Hall Lane Estate (Willington), Horden Crossroads (Peterlee), Oakley Green (West Auckland), Shotton Colliery, Wheatley Hill and Wingate.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: New grants of up to £20,000 are being made available to community groups in some of the towns and villages hardest hit by the economic fallout of coronavirus.10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web: 12. Other information: An initial £40,000 has been allocated to the funding programme by believe housing. Applications for the first round are being invited now, with a closing date of Friday, 16 October. Bids can include funding towards capital costs; classes, activities or events; travel; equipment; marketing; and running costs.The new grant programme will run alongside believe housing’s established and successful funding streams awarding £500, £1,000 and £5,000 to £10,000 to projects across County Durham. Scores of groups have already benefited from this funding and existing recipients will be considered for the new higher level funding.# funding opportunity