Voluntary and community groups across Dorset are invited to apply for the latest round of the Community and Culture Project Fund. Managed by Dorset Council, this fund supports projects and events focused on community, arts, accredited museums, heritage, sport, youth, play and physical activity.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for projects that aim to bring communities together. Over the past year, the fund has distributed more than £100,000 to a wide range of initiatives across the region.
Recently, 14 organisations received a total of £54,625 for projects including skateboarding programmes for low-income families and theatre experiences for individuals with profound learning difficulties. An additional 12 grants, totalling £39,879, supported projects like food banks, cookery classes and climate initiatives. The Dorset Community Foundation also awarded £6,300 to three applicants through the Dorset Performing Arts Fund.
Cllr Ryan Hope, Dorset Council Cabinet Member for Customer, Culture and Community Engagement, said: ‘The work of community groups and voluntary organisations help make Dorset a vibrant and supportive county. The grants have been a real success, and we have seen many exciting projects launched for the benefit of local communities.”
The fund provides grants between £1,000 and £5,000, covering up to 80 per cent of total project costs. Applicants must provide 20 per cent match funding from their own organisation.
Applications close at midnight on Monday 18th November.
For more details, visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/capital-leverage-fund.
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