This programme is now closed for applications.
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The Communities Living Sustainably programme was the first of our strategic investments under our Sustainable and Resilient Communities Strategy. The funding awarded will support a range of different communities, including vulnerable groups, living in geographically diverse communities to tackle the impacts of climate change focusing on social, economic and environmental challenges.
The lead of each organisation was a registered charity. Partnerships had to include each section of the community – its residents, businesses, voluntary and community sector and public sector
The programme had up to £10 million available. Projects were able to apply for up to £10,000 to develop a project delivery plan and grants were available of between £500,000 and £1million for up to five years. This was mainly a revenue programme and we only funded up to £60,000 capital costs.
Grants supported all partners to come together to draw up and implement a plan to help their community live and work more sustainably. The plans had to include inter-related actions covering both mitigation activities, activities focussed on changing behaviours, and adaptation activities, activities that allow communities and individuals to cope better with the impact of climate change.
30 projects were funded at development stage and 12 projects at full application stage.