Fund Aims
The Hinckley and Rugby Building Society Community Fund work with us at Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation to create the opportunity to reinvest its profits back into its communities by supporting charities across Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
With our support, each year the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society Community Fund will choose charities to support based on current social issues. By doing this, they hope to tackle the greatest challenges facing their communities.
Successful applicants will be expected to attend the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society AGM in late March and work closely with the building society staff through volunteering or where more appropriate, a more strategic project of engagement.
Themes
The three themes the fund will support are:
Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing (which includes):
- Counselling/advice/mentoring
- Substance abuse and addiction
- Disability and access issues
- Social isolation
- Ageing/older people
- Sport and Recreation
Poverty and Disadvantage (which includes):
- Food and fuel poverty
- Housing/homelessness
- Antisocial behaviour/crime/gangs
- Rural issues/transport
- Abuse/violence/exploitation
- Ex-offenders/at risk of offending
The Environment (which includes):
- Wildlife
- Community allotments/gardens
- Planting schemes
Available Funding
The funds available through the 23/24 round are £30,000.00.
Six grants will be made between £2,000 and £5,000 to organisations working in the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society catchment area (see below) and must be spent within a year of receiving the grant.
You can apply to cover costs such as:
- Equipment and materials
- Staffing
- Training and skills development
- Rent, hire, premise cost
- Volunteer expenses.
N.B The success rate for the 2022/23 round was 70%
Fund Catchment Area
To be eligible for this fund applicant groups must be focused on delivering in Hinckley, Coalville, South Wigston, Broughton Astley, Lutterworth, Nuneaton and/or Rugby.
Please note that applications from groups who have previously received grants from the Hinckley and Rugby Community Fund are not eligible to this round.
Fund Timeline
| Fund opens | 22/01/2024 |
| Fund closes | 19/02/2024 |
| Notification date | 19/03/2024 |
| Funded groups attendance at HRBS AGM | Late March 2024 (exact date TBC) |
Before submitting an application, please ensure you read the full eligibility guidelines and guidance note
If you have any questions or need help applying, please email the grants team at: grants@llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk
