COMMUNITY FUND CRITERIA AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is committed to making a difference in the communities in which they serve and has set aside a £30,000 fund for community projects.

The community fund will support a wide • Education (all ages) Other considerations that will also be range of not-for-profit projects which • Local projects and skills taken into account and should be clearly provide long-lasting benefits for the • Young people stated within the application are: communities of the Isles of Scilly and • Protection for the local environment West . The main aim of the fund • Specific community projects • Can the applicant/s complete the is to support local projects and good project within the specified timeframe causes that have a tangible on-going Applications for projects outside the and to an acceptable standard? positive impact from a community, social above categories can be considered • Is the project sustainable after its or environmental perspective. The fund and funded by the Committee on a roll-out, what efforts will be made will be administered by the Isles of Scilly case-by-case basis if sufficient local to ensure its continuation? Steamship Group and will be chaired community or legacy benefits can • Return on investment by one of the Company’s non-executive be identified. • Any other criteria that the Committee directors supported by an independent judge to be specifically relevant panel of community representatives. QUALIFYING ORGANISATIONS The following organisations qualify HOW TO APPLY The committee are responsible for defining and are eligible to apply for funding: Online Applications to the and reviewing the eligibility criteria for Community Fund can be made online the fund and they will assess the impact • Voluntary community groups or charities at www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/ of the scheme on the communities it • Schools and education establishments community-fund aims to serve. The committee will meet • Community clubs or societies at least three times a year to evaluate • Individuals undertaken projects for Application Form Application forms bids for funds and award relevant sums to the benefit of the wider community can be downloaded from our website individual projects. Applicants will receive at www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/ a letter notifying them whether or not their EXCLUSIONS community-fund or collected from application has been successful following Grants will not be available for any our travel centre in Hugh Town, Isles of each of these Committee meetings. large organisations such as: Scilly or at our Travel Centre in .

Project organisers can apply for grants • Commercial organisations By Email You can email communityfund between £1,250-£10,000 per project and • Isles of Scilly Council, Cornwall @issg.co.uk for an application form. there will be three application rounds each Council or the year. The Committee has the discretion to • Projects that only benefit one individual The dates for Community Fund modify the minimum or maximum limits • Projects that have already reached Committee meetings will be shown for funding or the frequency of awards their conclusion regardless of their on the Company’s website. throughout the year. Successful applicants payment status are not able to reapply for another grant • Projects that promote a specific within a 12 month period. religious, social or political positioning Porthtowan Porteath • Sponsorships or general fund-raising Pool PROJECT LOCATIONS that does not have a specific target St Ives Projects for which grants are requested or defined end result Praze-an-Beeble must be located within the West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly region as indicated on JUDGING CRITERIA Penzance the map and including the following areas: The following criteria will be used St Just Land’s End to review and assess applications: St Buryan • Isles of Scilly • Camborne Isles of Scilly • Penzance • Pool • The amount of support and • Land’s End/Sennen • Redruth involvement shown towards the • Marazion • Hayle project from the community • Portreath • St Ives • The immediate benefits from carrying out the project – economic, educational, QUALIFYING PROJECT social, environmental or otherwise CRITERIA FOR SUPPORT • The locality of the project Not-for-profit projects that create tangible • Who and how many people will longer-term benefits in the following benefit from undertaking the project categories will be given priority over • Security of the project’s overall other applications: finances and likely delivery