Gib Lane Solar Farm Community Fund
Funding
£250 – £6,080
Deadline
29 September 2027
Location
Bierton; Hulcott; Aston Clinton; Buckland
Applications
Deadline: 29 September 2027
Overview
Groups in Bierton, Hulcott, Aston Clinton and Buckland can apply for grants from £250 up to their parish share of the Gib Lane fund. It funds energy saving, projects for children or older people, and other local projects. The next round closes at midnight on 29 September 2027. Official source: https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/gib-lane-community-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 26 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- £250 up to the parish maximum (£2,240 to £6,080 in 2026).
- Four Buckinghamshire parishes only.
- One round a year.
- Next round closes 29 September 2027.
Voluntary and community groups, local charities, parish, town or community councils, schools (for activities above statutory duties) and not-for-profit social enterprises and CICs (with at least three unrelated directors), with a governing document and a bank account in the organisation's name, for projects that benefit Bierton, Hulcott, Aston Clinton or Buckland parishes in Buckinghamshire. Not commercial organisations or individuals.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Community groups, parish councils and schools in Bierton, Hulcott, Aston Clinton and Buckland.
Regions
Full details from GrantScape (funded by Aston Clinton Solar Farm Limited)
The Gib Lane Community Fund, from Gib Lane Solar Farm south-east of Aylesbury and run by GrantScape, has about £16,000 in 2026 for community projects in four Buckinghamshire parishes, split by how much of the solar farm sits in each: Bierton 38% (£6,080), Hulcott 14% (£2,240), Aston Clinton 29% (£4,640) and Buckland 19% (£3,040). Groups can apply for £250 up to their parish's maximum. It funds energy efficiency and small renewable projects, projects for school-age children or older people, and other community projects for local residents. It cannot fund commercial organisations, private members-only clubs, projects that only benefit one individual, narrowly religious or party political projects, statutory responsibilities or work that starts before a grant contract is issued. There is one round a year; the next closes at midnight on 29 September 2027.
Read the criteria on the Gib Lane Community Fund page on GrantScape's website and check your project location on the fund map, then click Next to register and complete the online application form before midnight on 29 September 2027. Make sure you press Submit; you will get an automatic acknowledgement with a PDF copy of your form. Eligible applications go to your parish council for a recommendation, and GrantScape trustees decide by mid-December 2027. Send questions to GrantScape, not the parish council. Questions go to GrantScape on 01908 247630 or info@grantscape.org.uk.
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