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Plymouth City Change Fund

Up to £30,000 for your  project

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Funding: Up to £30,000

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Eligible: Projects need to benefit the city and its people

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Aim: Plymouth City Council is supporting local projects that help improve the city and make it a great place to live, work and play

The impact of Plymouth City Change Fund so far:

£4,012,936

Total raised

198

Total projects

21,910

Total supporters

Which projects are eligible?

Projects located:

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Plymouth

Your project should be based in Plymouth or at least 75% of people benefiting from your project should live in Plymouth.

Projects need to:

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Help address the demands that development places on an area.

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Promote community cohesion and/or economic, social or environmental wellbeing.

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Address climate change or the cost of living crisis.

Example projects include those which:

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Help address the need for local infrastructure

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Reduce any adverse impacts of development

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Help manage increased pressure on local services by enabling community action

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Promotes community cohesion and values of fairness and respect

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Projects which demonstrate economic, social or environmental benefits to the local community

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Help improve the local environment and public spaces

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Help address climate change through, for example, improving the energy efficiency and re-use of buildings; promoting sustainable travel; reduce, reuse and recycle, improving biodiversity and raising awareness

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Help address the cost of living crisis through, for example, providing free events/access to services for those on lower incomes, installation community amenities, provision of services and promoting reuse/repair

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Demonstrate added benefit for the city through, for example, using local businesses or developing skills of local people

How to access this funding

Create your project

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Add a project on Crowdfunder. Tell us your story, how much you need to raise, and why you need to raise funds.

Submit for funding

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Submit through your dashboard, Plymouth City Council will review your submission and decide if you’re successful.

Get funded

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Raise 100% of your initial target from at least 25 unique supporters to receive extra funding from Plymouth City Council.

Projects supported by Plymouth City Change Fund

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More about Plymouth City Change Fund

Plymouth City Council is supporting local projects for local people and wants to fund projects which are helping to improve the city and make it a great place to live, work and play. To apply to this fund, start by setting up a Crowdfunder project, if eligible you will be able to apply.

To find out more about the City Change Fund please visit the Council's website. Plymouth City Council has also written a paper to help explain how the fund works here.

Before applying please read the City Change Fund Application Guidance and Eligibility Criteria.

All funded projects are required to agree to Plymouth and Crowdfunder's Terms and Conditions - this page details the fees Crowdfunder charges, please take this into consideration when deciding your projects' target.

To be eligible for funding through the City Change Fund each project owner/lead must agree to meet all of the terms and conditions set out below and send a signed copy of the Plymouth City Change Fund Terms and conditions to [email protected].

Eligibility and pledge criteria

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