Suez Communities Trust is offering grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 for constituted not-for-profit groups across England to deliver projects that make capital improvements to public amenities projects in communities surrounding a qualifying SUEZ Recycling and Recovery site.
The Suez Communities Fund will support projects and activities that enable capital improvements to public facilities, such as:
- Village hall improvements.
- Nature reserves and conservation.
- Village greens.
- Community centres.
- Public playgrounds.
- Cycle paths.
- Sports fields and facilities.
- Country parks.
- Historic buildings, structures, or sites.
Improvements to places of religious worship will only be considered if they are Grade I designated. Projects to improve other historic buildings, structures, or sites must be Grade I, II, or II*, or have another significant heritage designation such as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Public amenities must be open to the public for a minimum of four evenings a week, two days a week, or 104 days a year.
There is a two-stage application process. Groups must first submit an online Expression of Interest before being invited to submit a full application. There are typically four funding rounds each year.
The next deadline for applications is 14th May