The Community Ownership Fund bidding Round 3 Window 3 opened on 6 December 2023 and will close at 11.59am (before noon) on 31 January 2024.
… Voluntary and community groups can bid…
GOV.UK writes:
The government is providing £150 million over 4 years to support community groups in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets and amenities at risk of being lost.
Voluntary and community groups can bid for funding to acquire important assets and run them for the benefit of the local community.
The Fund will run until March 2025. We intend to run regular bidding windows throughout the year for applicants to submit a full application to the Fund.
The Community Ownership Fund launched an updated prospectus on 12 May 2023.
We have made positive changes to the Fund for future bidding windows. Changes to the design of the programme and the eligibility requirements are informed by applicant feedback, stakeholder engagement, and lessons learned from previous rounds. These changes are explained in the updated Community Ownership Fund prospectus and we have published the Round 3 webinar slides and recordings.
The Community Ownership Fund EOI is open for applications, ahead of the launch of the next application window of the fund.
Round 3 Window 3 opened on 6 December 2023 and will close at 11.59am (before noon) on 31 January 2024.
Development support is now available to applicants via the My Community website. They will also be providing informative webinars on the following topics which you can register for now:
- How to create a strong Community Ownership Fund application
- How to raise match funding for your Community Ownership Fund project
Our development support provider offers initial support and advice to all interested applicants up to the EOI stage. After the EOI stage, certain applicants will be able to access in-depth support for the development of their application and business case, this may also include access to small revenue grants to secure specialist support.
