The Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking applications for the Innovate & Cultivate Fund to help voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations to deliver projects that help to achieve these broad outcomes by addressing the needs of local residents.

The Innovate & Cultivate Fund aims to redirect Council funding from high cost front-line services, towards support and services that are delivered within, and by, local communities. The priority areas of service where funding applications are most welcome are Adult Social Care and Children & Families services.

Funding Information

The Innovate and Cultivate Fund has two funding streams:

• Cultivate - grants of £2,000-£15,000 aimed at encouraging local networks where people help themselves and each other.
• Innovate - larger grants of up to £50,000 for big projects with big ideas that demonstrate an innovative approach.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Innovate & Cultivate Fund is for:
  • voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations, based in and outside of Cambridgeshire
  • public sector bodies in Cambridgeshire, including District, Town and Parish Councils (excluding Cambridgeshire County Council)
• All projects have to benefit the residents of Cambridgeshire.
• The fund is not open to individuals, or for profit businesses. Project beneficiaries must be residents of Cambridgeshire and projects serving the residents of the Peterborough City Council local authority area are not eligible for funding.

For more information, visit Cambridgeshire County Council.