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Community Buildings Grant Programme

The Biffa Award Community Buildings theme provides grants to improve buildings at the heart of their communities, such as village halls, community centres and church halls. The programme funds renovations of community rooms, refurbishments of toilet facilities and kitchens, replacement doors and windows, extensions to create additional space, replacement of damaged floors and roofs, and new central heating systems. Priority is given to projects that demonstrate wider community benefit and need, with buildings used by many groups regularly each week, benefiting people of different ages and demographics. The project must be located within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill Site, and also within 10 miles of a licensed landfill site. Applicant organisations must be fully constituted, charitable or not-for-profit with no share capital.

Capital Projects Grant

The Garfield Weston Foundation provides capital grants for building works, repairs, or equipment necessary to an organization's work. Capital grants are normally no more than 10% of a total project cost. For local community projects such as village halls, community centres, and places of worship, grants are unlikely to exceed £30,000 regardless of project size. Organizations applying for £100,000 or more must have annual income or project value over £1 million. The Foundation expects applicants to have around half of the total project costs raised before applying and to demonstrate local fundraising activity showing community support.