ESB: Hunters Hill Wind Farm Community Fund
Overview
The fund will prioritise applications from local community groups and organisations from within the area of benefit. However, applications from outside this area may be considered if a project directly addresses a current or prospective need /issue /opportunity of the communities nearest the wind farm.
How much is available?
Typically, the award value is between £500, and £4,000. However, the suggested award value is neither a minimum nor a maximum, rather an indication of the scale of resources available annually.
Who can apply?
Applications from organisations and groups within 7.5km of Hunter’s Hill Wind Farm are eligible.
These include, but are not limited to;
- Registered Charities
- Community/Voluntary Groups
- Sports, and Recreation Clubs
- Primary schools
In order to apply these organisations must have:
- A constitution
- A bank or building society account in the name of the organisation/group
- Charitable aims (i.e. work to the benefit of the wider community)
- A management committee or board
The fund will prioritise applications from local community groups and organisations from within the area of benefit. However, applications from outside this area may be considered if a project directly addresses a current or prospective need / issue / opportunity of the communities nearest the wind farm.
What do they support?
Proposed projects must demonstrate a clear focus on one or several of the following fund themes:
- Education and skills
- Health, safety and wellbeing
- Environment and habitat conservation
- Energy efficiency and sustainability
- Culture and heritage
- Recreation, sport and social inclusion with a maximum of 10% of the award towards facilities hire
Funding Criteria
As a general point, it is important that applications are presented as cohesive projects and that applicants avoid a “shopping list” approach. When completing your application form you will need to demonstrate:
- Proximity of project to wind farm – Is your project located within 7.5km of Hunters Hill Wind Farm Community Fund area of benefit? What is the distance from the wind farm? The fund will prioritise applications from local community groups and organisations from within the area of benefit. However, applications from outside area of benefit may be deemed eligible if their project directly addresses a current or prospective need/ issue/ opportunity of the communities nearest the wind farm.
- Evidence of Group background and proven capacity
- Proof of quality works undertaken to date
- Evidence of a multi-sectoral, regional and social inclusion impact of your project
- Evidence of project life-span and levels of users
- Quality of Proposal