The Biffa Award Community Buildings theme provides grants to improve community buildings such as village halls, community centres and church halls within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site with the aim of encouraging and enhancing community involvement.
Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available.
The total cost of the project must be less than £200,000, inclusive of VAT.
Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations in England and Northern Ireland.
Eligible costs include:
- Renovations of community rooms.
- Refurbishments of toilet facilities and kitchens.
- Extensions.
- Window and door replacement.
- Central heating systems.
- Roof replacement.
Applicants must:
- Be applying for a project site located within five miles of a significant Biffa operation or 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site.
- Be applying for a project site located within 10 miles of any landfill site (not necessarily owned by Biffa Group Limited) in England and Northern Ireland.
- Have a project site open for a minimum of 104 days of full public access to the project per year.
- Own the project site or have signed a lease agreement with the landowner of more than 10 years.
- Be eligible for enrolment and registration with the scheme’s regulator ENTRUST.
Applications from churches must be able to demonstrate a wider community use and benefit, such as youth groups, special interest groups, exercise groups etc.
Applicants should check their project location’s eligibility using Biffa Awards Postcode Checker, which can be found on the Awards website.
