What we want to fund

What your application should show

In your application, you must show how your project will:

• involve your community in planning and running the project
• build on your community’s strengths, skills and experiences
• understand what already exists locally – and explain how your project fills a gap
• consider the impact your project has on the environment. For example, using shared travel like a minibus instead of individual car journeys

What we can fund

With medium grants, we can fund:

• new or existing activities
• land, buildings, vehicles or refurbishment work (known as capital costs)
• planning work towards a capital project.

With large grants, we can fund:

• new or existing activities
• land, buildings, vehicles or refurbishment work (known as capital costs)

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion

We expect your project and organisation to be open, inclusive and accessible. You should promote equality and challenge discrimination.

You can include costs in your budget to help make your project more accessible to your community.

Reaching underrepresented groups

In your application, we’ll ask how you plan to reach underrepresented groups. These may include:

• older people
• disabled people
• women
• ethnically minoritised people
• faith-based communities
• LGBTQ+ people
• people in rural areas

We’d like to understand your approach to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. We may ask to see your organisation’s equalities policy as part of our assessment.

Read more about our equality principles.

Considering your environmental impact

You do not need to be an environmental organisation to apply. However, we want to fund projects that consider their environmental impact.

In your application, tell us what steps you’re taking to reduce harm or even have a positive environmental impact. his could include reducing travel, waste, or energy use.

You should:

• make an environmental action plan
• read our guidance on reducing your environmental footprint

For insights, case studies and funding opportunities, visit our environmental sustainability pages.

If your project involves children, young people or vulnerable adults

You must have a safeguarding policy that explains how you’ll keep people safe. If we fund your project, you must follow our safeguarding expectations.

The NCVO website has advice and resources on safeguarding.

Delivering your project in Welsh and English

You must deliver all projects in Wales bilingually.
This means people should be able to access your project in both English and Welsh. You can include the cost of bilingual services in your budget, such as the translation of promotional materials.

To help you do this, you should:

• read our guidance on managing bilingual projects (PDF, 129 KB)
• read about our Welsh language standards
• speak to Welsh language communities when planning your project

For more support, contact the Welsh Language team at: welshlanguage.advice@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk