Community wellbeing funding

Facilitated by South Staffordshire Council and its partners, there are a number of funding pots available open to groups within the district. 

These are: 
 

West Midlands Interchange Project Community Fund

The money, granted to South Staffordshire Council by West Midlands Interchange, will be available for eligible community projects within a three-mile radius of the business site (see attached map).  

This funding will only be available in the following parish locations: Brewood and Coven, Penkridge, Huntington and Hatherton, Featherstone, Shareshill and Saredon.  

The types of projects that will be potentially eligible for grants are: 

• Schemes to enhance public spaces and facilities in the vicinity of the WMI development. 
• Initiatives to maximise public use of the community parks to be provided at WMI. 
• Other community schemes and initiatives agreed by the council and the WMI developer as helping to mitigate the impacts of the WMI development. 

Community is the Best Medicine
 
This funding is to respond to increased pressures and demand on community groups and initiatives. 

It can be used for a variety of purposes, including: 

• To support and promote the provision of a network of warm and welcoming spaces for any in our community / communities to go to on a regular basis. 
• Bespoke support packages offered by community groups to those most in need.  
• Supporting those most vulnerable in our communities including those who experience rural isolation. 
• To provide support packages that are bespoke for individual communities. 

A maximum of four applications per project will be allowed for the Community is the Best Medicine pot.

South Staffordshire Community Wellbeing Fund

This funding is to support community and wellbeing projects that meet local priorities.  

Maximum funding available for each project is £1,000. 

If your group operates within the district providing support for South Staffordshire’s communities and meets the eligibility criteria of any of the four strands, we welcome your application. 

To apply for funding, please download and complete the form below.