Rookery South Community Trust Fund
Funding
£250 – £10,000
Deadline
3 March 2027
Location
Ampthill; Brogborough; Cranfield; Houghton Conquest; Lidlington; Marston Moretaine; Maulden; Millbrook; Stewartby; Wootton
Applications
Deadline: 3 March 2027
Overview
Community groups in ten parishes around Rookery South in Bedfordshire can apply for £250 to £10,000. Main grants over £2,500 need 20% match funding. The next round closes at midnight on 3 March 2027. Official source: https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/rsctf/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 26 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Small grants £250 to £2,500; main grants £2,501 to £10,000 (20% match).
- Ten Bedfordshire parishes only.
- No one-off events, public art or land purchase.
- Next round closes 3 March 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 the ten Bedfordshire parishes around Rookery South. Groups can apply for one project per round and must complete a funded project before applying again. 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, town and parish councils and schools around Rookery South, Bedfordshire.
Regions
Full details from GrantScape (funded by Rookery South Limited)
The Rookery South Community Trust Fund, from the Rookery South energy recovery facility and run by GrantScape, has about £65,000 a year, split across two rounds, for projects in Ampthill, Brogborough, Cranfield, Houghton Conquest, Lidlington, Marston Moretaine, Maulden, Millbrook, Stewartby and Wootton in Bedfordshire. Small grants run from £250 to £2,500 (no match funding needed) and main grants from £2,501 to £10,000 (at least 20% match, in kind allowed). It funds sustainable waste and community energy projects, related education, and environment, community buildings, activities for young or older people, parks and sport. It cannot fund one-off events and festivals, public art, land or building purchase, standalone feasibility studies, sports kit, or statutory work. The next round closes at midnight on 3 March 2027, with decisions by the end of May 2027.
Read the criteria on the Rookery South Community Trust 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 3 March 2027. Make sure you press Submit; you will get an automatic acknowledgement with a PDF copy of your form. Capital applications must include photos of the project site. A local advisory panel decides by the end of May 2027. Questions go to GrantScape on 01908 247630 or info@grantscape.org.uk.
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