Contact
Andy Cuthbertson, External Funding Officer
Email:
andrew.cuthbertson@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01473 264825
John Mullen, Rural Development Manager
Email:
john.mullen@suffolkcc.gov.uk
Telephone: 07714 854 999
Awarded Projects from July 2008 are:
- 95th Bomber Group Heritage Association
- AFC Sudbury Sports and Community Centre
- Bardwell Church Bells Restoration Project
- Bredfield Village Hall
- Bruisyard Village Hall
- Chiltonfields Salvation Army FC
- Creeting St Mary Village Hall
- Herringswell Village Hall
- Holbrook Community Room
- Ipswich Polish Club
- Kessingland Community Resource Centre
- Monks Eleigh Community School
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
- Rushmere Common
- Suffolk’s Big Weekend
- Wenhaston Village Hall
The deadline for the next round will be Friday 5
December 2008 at 5pm with an expected outcome in late
January 2009. For an application form and to discuss your project,
please contact
andrew.cuthbertson@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk,
or
john.mullen@suffolkcc.gov.uk.
The purpose of the fund
The Corporate Regeneration Fund (CRF) provides
a match funding pool of capital funds to
support organisations throughout Suffolk and draw in a
range of additional external grants. It will support both internal
County Council services and community organisations enabling them
to access other sources of funding (e.g. Lottery, EEDA, EU).
Projects should provide benefit to the people of Suffolk through
community, economic or environmental regeneration or a combination
thereof.
Eligible projects
For applications to receive support from the fund,
the project must contribute towards the County
Council's medium-term priorities, outlined in
A Better Way for Suffolk (PDF, 2.2Mb).
Additional Requirements
- the application must clearly explain how the outcomes of the
project relate to Suffolk County Council’s priorities;
- applicants should consult with their local councillors and
provide a brief paragraph about the outcome;
- projects that are expected to be accommodated within Suffolk
County Council service budgets are not eligible;
- applicants must provide evidence that they have consulted
and/or involved those benefiting from the project;
- applicants should contribute to the total project costs;
they must prove viability and are required to provide bank
statements relating to the project;
- projects must meet all legal requirements such as equal
opportunities, health and safety and DDA;
- projects must not have started prior to the application being
submitted;
- individuals and the private sector cannot apply.
Applicants are advised to access
Grantnet which is a free service for possible
match-funding.
Once applicants have sought advice from Grantnet, and have followed
up the recommended funding sources, the External Funding Team
will work with them to assist with the application form
and in forwarding their project. For further information,
please contact
john.mullen@suffolkcc.gov.uk
Financial Details
Suffolk County Council wants to maximise the
potential of the fund and therefore normally contributes up to 20%
of the total cost of the project.
- CRF provides financial support for projects where there is a
mix of revenue and capital costs. However, CRF funding can only be
allocated to capital expenditure;
- CRF can only provide one-off contributions towards project
costs but not recurring costs;
- the amount applied for should normally be between £5,000 and
£30,000;
- the awarded amount must be spent within a period of up to
two years.