CAIRD BARDON SPECIFIC FUNDING CRITERIA

Flagship Grants

• Each year, a maximum of two grants of up to £100,000 will be available for high profile projects that will benefit large areas of Leeds and its communities
• No more than one Flagship Grant will be awarded per funding round
• Match funding of 25% is required (as well as a CTP Donation)
• Unsuccessful applications for Flagship Grants will automatically be considered for a Main Grant award of up to £60,000

Contributing Third Party (CTP) Donation:

Match funding is not necessary. However, applicants will need to identify an individual or organisation willing to make an 11.42% CTP donation to the landfill operator (Caird Bardon Limited) in order to release any grant that is awarded. The CTP donation covers the landfill operator’s costs in providing the grant, plus associated fees.

If you prefer, the CTP donation can be made by your own organisation. In all cases, though, the CTP donor must not derive a unique benefit from the project going ahead and their CTP donation must not be made up of Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) monies. Also, there must be no connection between the CTP and any of the contractors carrying out the project.

If you require further information, please refer to the separate document “Contributing Third Party (CTP) Guidance” which is available as part of the application pack on the next page.

Project Location:

Projects must be located within a Leeds Metropolitan District ward.

Project Purpose:

Grants will be available for community and environmental projects.

Projects must comply with the requirements of the Landfill Communites Fund (LCF). If you are in any doubt whether your project meets these requirements, please contact GrantScape.

Public Access Requirements:

Projects must be available and open to the general public - as a minimum, for 4 evenings a week, or 2 days a week, or 104 days a year.

Exclusions:

Grants will not be available for:

• Membership-based sports clubs and facilities (e.g. bowls and golf clubs), unless membership is open to the general public without undue restriction.
• Commercial organisations
• Individuals
• Projects that are considered statutory requirements
• Projects that are solely aimed to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act
• Funding for core costs
• Retrospective funding (i.e. projects that have already been completed)
• Projects at schools, hospitals, hospices and day care centres unless the Public Access Requirements, above, are met (please contact GrantScape if your project is at one of these locations)
• Bus services, minibus services, or vehicles
• Any works to public highways
• Staff posts and costs where they are not based, or specifically undertaking works, at the actual project site
• Projects to deliver visual enhancements (i.e. 'a view'), as this does not improve, maintain or provide a general public amenity
• Village or town centre enhancements, such as walkways, street works or signage
• CD's, web-sites or remote interpretation about a site
• Public car parks, unless they are specific to the general public amenity
• Public conveniences
• Allotments, or fruit growing projects
• Charity buildings, offices of charities, Citizens' Advice Bureau and advice centres
• Large scale perimeter / security fencing programmes that do not directly enhance the public amenity

Judging Criteria:

The main criteria used when assessing applications received will be:

• The level of community support for and involvement in the project
• The local community benefit (social, economic and environmental) and which will result from the project

Other factors will also be considered which must be demonstrated in the application:

• The ability of the applicant to deliver the project
• How the work will be continued after the project has been completed, i.e. its sustainability and legacy
• Value for money

After reading the above, if you are confident that your project meets all of the requirements of the programme, please click here to continue.