Village SOS

Overview

We have already funded a range of community enterprises. Go to www.villagesos.org.uk to see what other villages have done.

Through Village SOS Active we can:

• make grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 (including VAT)
• pay for some or all your costs for the first year of your enterprise but we cannot contribute funding towards projects that will cost more than £100,000 (including VAT)
• fund projects based in communities with a population of 3,000 people or less
• fund organisations that are voluntary and community groups or parish, town or community councils
• fund building work but, before submitting your application, you must own the freehold (heritable ownership in Scotland) or have a lease that cannot be end for at least five years.

We will fund projects based in communities that have a population of 3,000 people or less.

The organisation that submits the application to us must be local to the community and we will fund:

• voluntary and community groups or organisations such as a charities, village committees, associations, trusts, co-operatives or social enterprises
• parish, town or community councils providing local residents have clearly shaped the project.

How to Apply

Your application must reach us by 2pm on Wednesday 12 September 2012. You can send us your application at any time so that we can promptly assess your idea and, if you’re successful, pay you your grant. If you are unsuccessful then you can re-apply providing you do so before the deadline.

If you haven’t already, register on our website.

Find out more by reading our questions and answers and by visiting our programme page

Check whether your community is in an eligible location using our postcode checker

If your village or town is eligible you’ll be directed to a short questionnaire to see if your idea and organisation is right for Village SOS Active.

If Village SOS Active is for you, you’ll be able to download an application form.

You will only be able download an application form if you have registered on the website, checked your location and completed the questionnaire. If you have problems, email us at active@villagesos.org.uk