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Woodsmith Foundation launches £200,000 Community Grants funding round

01 August, 2022

The Woodsmith Foundation has launched a £200,000 funding round to support organisations deliver projects that will benefit their local communities.

The Woodsmith Foundation has launched a £200,000 funding round to support organisations deliver projects that will benefit their local communities.

Grants of between £500-£10,000 are available to support a wide range of projects, including purchasing sports kit, refurbishing facilities, launching projects and community activities.

The Community Grants funding round is now live and will close on Monday November 21. Applications are open to anyone based in Redcar and Cleveland Borough, Scarborough Borough and the North York Moors National Park.

“We know how important modest amounts of funding can be for getting local projects up and running so are pleased to be able to relaunch our Community Grants funding round,” said Woodsmith Foundation Grants and Programmes Manager Gemme Sciré.

“We love assessing this grant round and reading about all the great ideas and ambitions communities and organisations have.

“It’s a great opportunity to take action on climate change, set up a new activity, buy equipment, improve your local environment or deliver a project to support the health and wellbeing of local people.”

The Woodsmith Foundation has supported community projects to the tune of over £2million since 2017. Anglo American pledged a £4m funding package when it acquired the Woodsmith Project in March 2020. Longer term, it will be funded by percentage of mine revenue, which is expected to amount to several million pounds per year.

For further information on applying for funding, contact Grants and Programmes Manager Gemma Sciré on 07510 567 365 or [email protected]

For more information on the Woodsmith Foundation, visit www.woodsmithfoundation.org.uk

For further information, please contact:

Gemma Sciré, Grants and Programmes Manager

[email protected] / 07510 567 365

Notes to editors:

About the Woodsmith Foundation:

The Woodsmith Foundation, previously Sirius Minerals Foundation, was established to distribute funds to local community projects, which can range from wellbeing support and social activities, skills training, action on social issues such as climate change, to improving public spaces and facilities The articles of association define the area of benefit as within the North York Moors National Park and the boroughs of Scarborough and Redcar & Cleveland. Once the mine goes into production a small proportion of annual funds may also be deployed outside the area of benefit, provided the Foundation’s objectives are still met.

Anglo American makes a donation to the Foundation of £1m a year while Woodsmith Mine is under construction. Longer term, it will be funded by percentage of mine revenue, which is expected to amount to several million pounds per year.

The charitable objectives of the Foundation are to:

  • Advance education, including supporting projects and training that benefit people by enhancing their skills;
  • Promote the general health of the community;
  • Advance environmental protection and improvement including the enhancing of the local landscape;
  • Provide and improve facilities in the interests of social welfare and leisure time with the aim to improve residents' well-being;
  • Help gain skills to those in need, because of financial hardship by being out-of-work, particularly the long-term unemployed.

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