# Up to £15,000 available to community businesses through Locality Fund - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/08/up-to-15000-available-to-community-businesses-through-locality-fund/ - Published: 2019-02-08T08:00:14+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Locality is offering grants of up to £15,000 to community business start-ups, through a new £3.2m fund.** The [Community Business Bright Ideas Fund](https://www.powertochange.org.uk/get-support/programmes/community-business-bright-ideas/), funded by [Power to Change](https://www.powertochange.org.uk/), will offer tailored support and grants of up to £15,000 to 150 groups to develop their projects. Over three years, the fund will give community groups early stage finance to carry out consultations with local people to develop a community business idea and will also give them support and tools to start setting up their community businesses. The funding programme is delivered by [Locality](https://locality.org.uk/) in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) The tailored support programme is open to community groups, associations and organisations across England which have a good idea for a community business but need help developing it, or which are just starting out. Locality Chief Executive Tony Armstrong said: > “The Bright Ideas Fund will give organisations a chance to make a real difference > to the lives of people in their neighbourhoods by getting their community businesses > off the ground. Whether you aim to start a local bus service, or set up a health > and wellbeing centre, community businesses generate jobs, tackle social isolation > and boost the local economy we want you to apply. People all over England are > bursting with bright ideas and we are really keen to find them in the areas that > need them most like Bradford, Leicester, Hartlepool, Plymouth, Grimsby, Liverpool > and Bristol.” Kate Stewart, Director of Programmes at Power to Change, said: > “As the organisation set up to support and grow community businesses in England, > we’re delighted to be continuing Bright Ideas, to provide crucial support and > funding for local people who have a great idea but need some support to make it > a reality.” Between September 2016 and December 2018, the Bright Ideas Fund supported over 80 groups with £1.85m. Projects ranged from community cafes and veg box delivery services, to public baths and laundrettes. The Community Business Bright Ideas Fund will be [open for applications](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/08/up-to-15000-available-to-community-businesses-through-locality-fund/bright-ideas-fund) from Tuesday 26 February until Tuesday 9 April. There will be additional funding rounds in * August – September 2019 * February 2020 – April 2020 * August – September 2020 * February 2021 – March 2021 There will also be a webinar on 11am – 12pm Wednesday 13 March 2019 about the application process, with [online registration](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4785341082201677579). * **[£10 million capital funding available for air ambulances](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/18/10m-capital-funding-available-for-air-ambulances/)**( 18 February 2019) * **[Joseph Rowntree Trust to increase grant spending by £3 million a year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/04/18/joseph-rowntree-foundation-to-increase-grant-spending-by-3m-a-year/)**( 18 April 2019) * **[Funding news round up: what’s available & what’s been awarded](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/05/24/funding-news-round-up-whats-available-whats-been-awarded/)**( 24 May 2019) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)