The Yelvertoft Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has been established to provide grants to projects which benefit residents in the parishes of Clay Coton, Crick, Lilbourne or Yelvertoft.

As temperatures fall, many community organisations struggle with increased energy costs. This strand of the Yelvertoft Wind Farm Fund looks to support community organisations' utility and energy costs and help to ensure that community facilities and activities can continue over the winter months.

Community organisations can apply for grant awards of up to £3,000. 

Before you begin filling out the application form, we strongly recommend you fully read through the eligibility criteria. This can help avoid mistakes that delay an application.
 

Follow this link to make an application: Yelvertoft Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund

Is my group eligible?

• Your project must be based in and benefit residents of Clay Coton, Crick, Lilbourne or Yelvertoft.
• Your group must be a small, locally managed, voluntary, community or self-help group. Parish Councils are also eligible to apply for non-statutory activity. Please note that as a general exclusion we do not fund social enterprises with persons with significant control (PSC).
• You should have people volunteering to help with your activity, who are not part of your management committee.
• You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to. We can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group.
• You must take care to ensure that young people or vulnerable people taking part in your activity do not come to any harm whilst in your care. To this end, you must have written procedures for keeping young people and/or vulnerable people safe otherwise known as a Child Protection or Vulnerable people’s policy. You will also need an equalities policy in place. This will be needed as a condition of funding. If you do not have such a policy, visit our Help for Groups section.

Go to grant deadlines for all upcoming closing dates.

Please read the guidance notes and download the reference form and supporting documents checklist at the bottom of the page before applying.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation can provide advice and guidance during the application process as well as viewing draft applications prior to submission. Call the grants team via the contact us page for more information.

Please click here to view our Diversity Statement applicable to our grant awards.