South Yorkshire Business Plan

Reference should be made to WREN's Funding Policies which should be read in conjunction with this guidance.

This information is taken from the South Yorkshire Business Plan and is provided in good faith to help and guide applicants within this geographical area.

Budget Targets

85%

Category D

5%

Category DA

10%

Category E

Geographical priorities

• Where projects are of equal merit, the South Yorkshire Advisory Panel agreed to give priority to projects that fall within 3 miles of an active WRG landfill site.
• Project applications from within a 10 mile radius of a WRG landfill site or transfer station will be accepted.
• Only project applications from within the Boroughs of Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham will be accepted. Projects within the District of Sheffield will need to apply to the Onyx Environmental Trust.
• Priority will be given to projects that fall within areas of social and economic deprivation.

Grant levels

Maximum Grant

£50,000

Minimum Grant

£2,000

Application Guidelines

Project applications from a single sports facility that operates a Membership policy will not be accepted. To support a single sports facility project application there must be clear evidence of wider community use. The Entrust interpretation of wider community use is that the facility is being used by at least four other organisations or community groups not associated with the single sports facility.

Projects applicants will not accepted for work on Church buildings where the only purpose of the building is religious worship. This type of project must apply directly to the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust to which the South Yorkshire Advisory Panel award an annual Block Grant.

Sustainability

Priority will be given to projects that have considered the environmental impact of their proposed project, energy efficiency, the use of sustainable materials and processes.

Consultation

Applicants are expected to have carried out appropriate community consultation for their proposed project with existing users/user groups, potential users/user groups, residents who live close to the proposed project and members of the surrounding community.

The consultation should demonstrate local support for the proposed project and also outline how the need for the work was identified.

Financial Sustainability

Any project that will rely on the generation of income in order to be sustainable in the future must write and submit a business plan with their project application. This must include both a forecast of what the future estimated maintenance costs for running the facility will be and a forecast of what forecast income they project raising.

Evidence of Self-help

No maximum percentage of funding is set, however some degree of self-help is expected. 100% funding will not be awarded.

Further information

Further information and guidance on applying for WREN funding is available in How to Apply.

If you need further advice in respect of this guidance or require help and assistance with any aspect of your application, please contact Katy Phipps.

Every effort has been made to ensure this information is up to date and correct, however no liability can be accepted.