Our Community Support Scheme was launched in early 2008 and is designed to help a wide range of groups that do their bit to help local people.

The Community Support Scheme exists to benefit people in our Heartland (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) by providing funding to charitable and community groups, whose aim is to provide activities and projects in the following categories:

• Promoting and supporting health and wellbeing
• Promoting and encouraging participation in the arts
• Promoting and supporting youth activities
• Benefiting the environment

Applications for funding are considered by a panel that includes two independent members, usually three times a year.

Typical awards are between £250 – £1,000. If you would like to apply for an award then there is an application form to complete available here.

The Trust will not usually fund individuals, party political activities, promotion of religious causes, animal charities, commercial enterprises, day to day running costs or the sponsorship of an event