Forwarded
Closing date: 31 January 2024
DLUHC have confirmed that the next application window for the Community Ownership Fund (round three window three) will open on 6 December and will close on 31 January 2024.
The government is providing funding over four years to support community groups in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets and amenities at risk of being lost, such as community centres, parks, pubs and post office buildings.
The Fund supports projects which fulfil one or a combination of the following aims. All of these are taken in context of saving an asset with the goal of community use:
- take ownership of a physical community asset at risk, such as land and buildings, which benefit local people
- renovate, repair, or refurbish an asset to make it sustainable for the long term
- set up or buy a community business
- buy associated stock, collections, or intellectual property
- move a community asset to a new, more appropriate location within the same community. This might be because a different location offers better value to continue the asset, or because the venue is in itself an asset of community value
- develop new assets where these relate to saving, preserving, or relocating a past or existing asset
Examples of successful past projects to date can be found here.
Applicants can register for support webinars via the My Community website on the following topics:
There is also a webinar and slides and prospectus if you require further information.
