Crook Hill Community Benefit Fund
Location:
Crook Hill Wind Farm, Lancashire / Yorkshire
Total Grants Available:
£35,000 per year
Fund Provided by:
In November 2015, Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) completed the construction of the Crook Hill Wind Farm. There are eleven wind turbines and the site has the capacity to power over 26,000 UK homes. Vantage Infrastructure, the development managers, will donate £35,000 on an annual basis for the operational life of the project, 20-25 years. Donations to the Fund will be index-linked, so can be expected to grow in size in most years.
Project Locations
Projects for which grants are requested must be located within 5km of the Crook Hill Wind Farm. Please click on the map below to check that your project is located within the funding area.
Priority will be given to projects located within the inner 4km priority area.
Closing Date
There is a single application round each year. The next closing date is 7 February 2024. Decisions will be announced by end April 2024.
Grant Recommendations
A Community Advisory Panel (CAP) of local people has been established to help decide how to spend the Fund each year.
Grants Awarded
To find out which organisations were previously awarded grants, please click here
Grant Amounts
The Fund allows groups to apply for grants between £250 and £10,000. Please click below to read the full criteria.
