EXTERNAL FUND – Thriving Communities Fund by Anglian Water

This is an external communication sent by Lincolnshire Community Foundation on behalf of Anglian Water and Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Anglian Water has established the Thriving Communities Fund to empower not for profit groups to improve the water environment and bring real social benefits to local communities. Over the next five years, they will be putting £5.8m of shareholder funds into projects across the region.

• Grants are available between £10,000 and £100,000, with a two stage process for applications over £50,000.
• Expressions of Interest for applications over £50,000 for this first round must be submitted by 8th December.
• Applications between £10,000 and £50,000 have until 1st February.
• Projects must deliver water environment improvements alongside social benefits: from small urban rain gardens to volunteer opportunities, and from community water quality monitoring to large capital conservation projects.
• There will be three rounds per year with deadlines 1st February, 1st May and 1st August.

Links to Expression of Interest and application forms are on the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation fund page along with maps of the eligible areas and FAQs (which will be added to as queries come in). The black line on the maps is the boundary of the eligible areas.

Please note this fund is being managed by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, all enquiries are to be directed to their Grants Team.

Contact Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

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