Community Funding

• Targeted support for individuals and families experiencing hardship because of the cost of living increases 
• Address food poverty and holiday hunger  
• Support community organisations that are facing increased demands and challenges as a direct result of the cost of living increases  
• Organisations that support residents maintaining tenancies 
• Alleviate digital poverty 
• Help Karbon customers to maintain their tenancy 

• Connect members of the community to tackle social isolation, physically or virtually 
• Connect residents to available support and employment  
• Provide opportunities to bring people together around food 

• Address local health and social wellbeing inequalities 
• Provide opportunities for people to take part in physical activity 
• Focus on improving mental wellness   
• Support initiatives for victims of domestic abuse

• Encourage people from all backgrounds to shape their community and improve belonging 
• Build capacity in the community through training and upskilling groups  
• Provide diversionary activity where there is an identified issue with community safety, drug related issues or anti-social behaviour   
• Improve the environment on our estates

It’s best if you have the following to hand when you start your application

• The registration details of your organisation, either with Companies House or the Charity Commission
• Names and details of key contacts within your organisation
• Full details on how and where the money will be spent.

Yes – the form can be saved so, if you don’t have time to complete the form in full or need to get supporting information in order to complete it, you can save it and come back to it later. We have made the form as easy as possible to complete so it should take longer than 20 minutes if you have the supporting information to hand.

Once submitted, your application will be assessed by our Community Investment team. We will get in touch to confirm we have received your application and may ask for further details to help assess the application.

We will assess applications against a framework designed based upon the following:

• The project meets local need
• The project has a positive impact on the lives of Karbon residents
• Residents were involved in developing the project
• Targets are realistic and achievable
• The project costs are reasonable
• The project represents value for money
• The organisation is an appropriate delivery partner

The project will provide long-lasting sustainable outcomes once the project funding ends.

You will be informed within 4 weeks as to whether your funding application is successful. If funding is granted, a member of the Community investment team will get in contact to agree on funding and monitoring arrangements.

At this point, we will ask for further details including a copy of your written constitution and confirmation of banking details.

All projects must be delivered safely in line with the current restrictions and adhere to coronavirus (COVID-19) government guidelines. It is the responsibility of the community connector to keep up to date with any changes and implement any required actions in line with government guidelines throughout the duration of the project.