Community Investment Fund

The Community Investment Fund gives up to £50,000 to community groups in Stoke-on-Trent. You can buy equipment, materials, and other physical items for your project. The money cannot pay for salaries, rent, or running costs. Priority goes to projects that help children and young people, improve education and skills, or support health and wellbeing. Projects that make communities safer and cleaner also get priority. You can also apply if your project promotes Stoke-on-Trent as a destination. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no set deadline.

This fund is for community groups based in Stoke-on-Trent. You need a project that buys physical items like equipment or materials. It is not suitable if you need money for staff wages, rent, or other running costs.

The Community Investment Fund provides capital grants of up to £50,000 to community groups and organisations in Stoke-on-Trent to help make local areas better places to live. Funding is for capital projects only (tangible items) and cannot be used for revenue costs such as salaries, rent, or overheads. Priority is given to projects that transform outcomes for children and young people, improve education and skills, protect mental and physical health, make communities safer and cleaner, or celebrate Stoke-on-Trent's heritage and culture.