# Essex County Council launches Millennium Fund

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/03/essex-county-council-launches-millennium-fund/
- Published: 2000-11-03T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Essex County Council has launched a £1.5 million endowed fund to support local voluntary
and community groups. Councillors believe that this initiative to mark the Millennium
is the first time that a local authority has adopted this approach to provide long
term investment for their local communities. The Fund has been set up with guidance
from the Essex Community Foundation.
Essex County Council has launched a £1.5 million
endowed fund to support local voluntary and community groups. Councillors believe
that this initiative to mark the Millennium is the first time that a local authority
has adopted this approach to provide long term investment for their local communities.
The Fund has been set up with guidance from the Essex Community Foundation.

The Fund has four priority themes for funding – carers, community support, the environment
and young people. Applications are invited from Essex-based voluntary organisations
addressing these issues, with the first awards to be announced in March 2001.

Find out more from Essex Community Foundation on 01245 355947.

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