Our customers, and the communities we live and work in, are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we decided to support local charities and community groups with over £20million in the ten years from 2020. If you’re helping to make a real and tangible difference in our communities, we want to know!
Our Fund is overseen by an independent Community Fund Customer Panel who review applications, so ultimately it’s up to customers to decide where our money goes.
New project funding
- Funding for brand new projects within the Severn Trent region that have genuine community need and a real impact on improving community wellbeing through People, Place and Environment themes.
- Grants of £2,000-£100,000.
- Full criteria and details can be found here: www.stwater.co.uk/newprojectfunding
You can apply for a grant if your organisation:
- is not-for-profit, has a governing document and a bank account in the legal name of the organisation (with dual signatories); or
- is a foundation school, college or academy trust; or
- is a statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish or community council).
The proposed project must be located in the Severn Trent region and the community it is benefiting must be Severn Trent customers. Our catchment region stretches across the heart of the UK, from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from the West Midlands to the East Midlands.
You can check if your project is in our region using the map(opens in a new window) or Water UK’s water supply postcode checker(opens in a new window).
Our Community Fund is always open for applications and our Customer Panel who ultimately make the decision on which projects are funded, review applications for new projects every 6 months. If you are aiming for review at a specific panel, please try to submit your application in good time. If we need more information about your project and the application has been submitted close to the deadline, there may not be enough time to help you gather this. In such cases, we may need to delay the consideration of your application to the following panel.
We can’t allow grant money to sit untouched, so your project must start within 6 months of the grant offer date.
We can only accept one application from your organisation each year.