Since its launch in 2023, more than £500,000 in grant funding has been awarded to community groups and voluntary organisations across Chesterfield through our Community Grants Fund Scheme.
The aim of the scheme was to help community groups and voluntary organisations from across Chesterfield to deliver key projects that have a positive impact on local communities.
Since it first launched, there have been over 100 successful applications from local groups.
Here are some examples of community groups and voluntary organisations that have used grant funding:
- outdoor learning supporting nursery children and families
- community hub projects providing free food and social activities
- Recovery Bike Workshops supporting recovering addicts
- one to one and group support for vulnerable adults
- gardening project introducing families to green spaces and home grown food
- dementia support project reducing social isolation and general wellbeing
- accessibility project providing online information on key venues and facilities
- renewal projects supporting community hubs with updated facilities
It is also supporting initiatives that will reduce the borough’s impact on the climate and wider environment by promoting greener choices such as:
- reducing reliance on car use; promoting and supporting walking, cycling and low carbon travel
- developing community gardens with a focus on growing your own fruit and vegetables
- waste minimisation, improving recycling rates, reduction of food waste, or facilitating item repair, reuse, or upcycling
- installation of energy efficiency measures or renewable energy technologies at community buildings or facilities
- projects intended to reduce material consumption through lending schemes, or support for redistributing old items
The council secured funding for the scheme from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), together with money raised through the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Portion (CIL).
Details of any future grants schemes will be published on the website when available, so please keep checking back for updates.
