Category: Funding

Wealden District Council has three strands to its Community Grants Programme in this round for groups and organisations to benefit the people of the Wealden District. You can download editable pdf application forms for each from the Council’s website.

Organisations may only apply to one strand of funding. There are no capital awards available in this round, although groups looking to make improvements to the fabric of a building or community space such as a playground or recreation ground may make contact for general advice.

A Recovery Fund is open until 24th October for Funding to be Spent by March 2022

A second round of Recovery grants is available to help any third sector organisation, which did not benefit from a Recovery grant in the last round. Groups can apply for between £500 and £3000, to be spent by the end of March 2022.

Last year, groups were supported with help towards equipment, measures to ensure safety, provision of alternative delivery methods, and help with utilities, rent and other expenditure which needed to be met when organisations were struggling with reduced income due to the pandemic. Expenditure for general activities to support communities was also provided. Wealden District Council is aiming to give decisions and start the procedure for releasing funding during December.

A Small Grants round is open until 30th November for activities between April 2022 and March 2023

Grants of between £500 – £3000 are available to third sector organisations which are planning activities in the next financial year (April 2022 – March 2023) to benefit Wealden residents. Decisions will be given in March 2022 and the funding will be released in April.

Partnerships Service Level Agreements of 3 years are also available with a deadline of 30th November

Three year funding is also available to key organisations which support residents in multiple parishes to be spent between April 2022 and March 2025. Please make contact if you are considering a Service Level Agreement application.

If you need any advice or have any questions after reading the guidance and application form, please email communitygrants@wealden.gov.uk or call (01323) 443 520.

Applications are now welcome to this grant scheme funded by the East Sussex County Council Short Breaks for Children & Young People with Disabilities Service.

About Life More Ordinary grants

These grants are available to help young people aged from 8 to 21 to make new friends, enjoy social and leisure-time activities, take part in experiences and lead a ‘life more ordinary’! The scheme encourages organisations and projects to include young people who are disabled in their activities.

Applications are especially welcomed from non-specialist groups, as well as those that already include young disabled people in their activities.

• Grants for groups (3 or more) of young people who are disabled – aged 8 – 21 years.
• Apply for any amount from up to £2,000 (funding is available for up to 90% of the total cost of your project)

How to apply

Download an application form.

The closing date for receiving applications is Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 4:00 pm.

Find out more

If you have any queries or need help completing the application form , please contact:

Brenda Lynn-Smith

Phone: 01424 724150 | 01424 726031 | 07809 537555
Email: brenda.smith@eastsussex.gov.uk

Organisations and schools invited to submit Expressions of Interest to participate in the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme

The government recently announced that funding has been made available to expand the holiday activities and food (HAF) across England in 2021. As a result of this funding, a wide range of local providers and schools have been delivering exciting and engaging new holiday projects for children across East Sussex.

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) worked in partnership with 34 providers over the Easter holidays and already have more than 50 local organisations lined up to take part in the programme over the summer.

However, ESCC is still looking for additional provision and is inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) proposals from any providers or schools who would be interested in bidding for funding. Any provider who can deliver holiday activities and a nutritional meal for at least 4 hours a day over a 4-day period during the summer holidays for children who are in receipt of Free School Meals are eligible to apply.

EOIs can be submitted by any appropriate provider, including schools, private companies, and voluntary organisations, whether or not they have already been involved with the HAF scheme over the Easter holiday. If schools are aware of providers in their area who might be interested in submitting a proposal, please do alert them to this opportunity.

Click here to submit an EOI for summer provision

The deadline for proposals for summer provision is Friday 11 June 2021 at noon.

If you have any questions, would like to discuss a proposal or would simply like to find out more about the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme, please email haf@eastsussex.gov.uk.

You can find more information about the government provision online.

Organisations and schools are invited to submit expressions of interest to participate in the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme.

The government recently announced that the HAF programme has been expanded across the whole of England in 2021. As a result of this funding, a wide range of local providers and schools have been planning to deliver exciting and engaging new projects for children all across East Sussex.

Following the success of this Easter provision, East Sussex County Council is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) proposals from any providers or schools who can deliver holiday activities and a nutritional meal for at least 4 hours a day over a 4-day period during the summer and/or Christmas holidays for children who are in receipt of free school meals.

EOIs can be submitted by any appropriate provider, including schools, private companies, and voluntary organisations, whether or not they have already been involved with the HAF scheme over the Easter holiday. If schools are aware of providers in their area who might be interested in submitting a proposal, please do alert them to this opportunity. The deadline for EOIs is 23 April 2021 at 12 noon has been extended to 30 April 2021.

Click here for the EOI for summer and/or Christmas provision

East Sussex County Council is coordinating this programme and is available to help support providers and schools develop their provision. The HAF team are running two Q&A webinars (one for schools and the other for providers)  interested in finding out more or who may have questions about the programme and how to get involved.

You can sign up for the events for free using the links below:

Provider Q&A
Tuesday 13 April 2021
9:00 to 10:00 am

School Q&A
Tuesday 20 April 2021
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

You can find more information about the government provision online.

If you have any questions about the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme, please email
haf@eastsussex.gov.uk.

The Government has recently announced that the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme will be expanded across the whole of England in 2021.

Funds have been made available to every local authority in England to coordinate free holiday provision, including healthy food and enriching activities. The programme will cover the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays in 2021.

East Sussex County Council is now inviting Expressions of Interest from potential providers of holiday activities and/or food for the Easter and Summer/Christmas holidays 2021.

Easter holiday provision

To submit proposals for this Easter holiday (2-16 April 2021), providers will need to complete the Easter EOI form by 5 March 2021 at 12:00 noon.

This is a new programme for the county and due to the short timescales, East Sussex County Council is prioritising provision in some areas of high need at Easter, but providers are still welcomed to submit proposals for all other areas of the county.

The Council is particularly interested in HAF proposals at Easter for the following priority areas: Bexhill, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hastings, Newhaven and Peacehaven.

Summer and Christmas holiday provision

To submit proposals for the Summer and/or Christmas holiday, providers will need to complete a Summer/Christmas EOI form by 23 April 2021 at 12:00 noon.

The Council is looking to widen provision across the county for the summer and Christmas holidays.

Please note – 2 separate online forms will need to be submitted by providers if they would like to make proposals for both the Easter and summer/Christmas holidays.

Providers can submit any questions or queries to HAF@eastsussex.gov.uk. An FAQ document will follow, as well as invitations to market information days and support sessions to discuss proposals.

East Sussex County Council is looking forward to receiving expressions of interest from across the county.