REMINDER : Community First Neighbourhood Match Fund
A new endowment fund of up to £150 million was launched by the government in January. Community First consists of two strands: the £30m Neighbourhood Match Fund small grants programme for some of the most deprived areas in the country and a national £50m Endowment Match Challenge. Around 600 wards nationwide are eligible to apply for Community First funding. The eligible wards in Rochdale, and their respective allocations, are listed below.
| WARD |
AMOUNT |
| Central Rochdale | £50,865 |
| Hopwood Hall | £50,865 |
| Kingsway | £50,865 |
| North Heywood | £50,865 |
| North Middleton | £33, 910 |
| Smallbridge and Firgrove | £33, 910 |
| South Middleton | £33, 910 |
| Spotland and Falinge | £33, 910 |
| West Heywood | £50,865 |
| West Middleton | £84,775 |
| TOTAL | £474,740 |
A total allocation of £474,740 is available until March 2015 to groups based in specified wards of Rochdale. In order for groups to access funding a panel must be set up by 31st March 2012. Refer to the Community Development Foundation website for further information - http://www.cdf.org.uk/content/funding-programmes/community-first/neighbo....
