The maximum grant available is £4,000.
Applications can be made at any time.
Guidance notes, a list of grant funding questions and the online application form can be found on the Karbon Homes website: Community Funding | Karbon Homes
Applicants that would like to discuss their idea or initiative before starting the application process should speak to a member of the community investment team.
Contact Karbon Homes for further information:
- Community investment team
Karbon Homes
Number Five, Gosforth Park Avenue
Gosforth Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 8EG
Tel: 0808 164 0111
Email: mycommunity@karbonhomes.co.uk
Applications of:
- £1,500 or less will be assessed by the community investment team.
- Between £1,500 and £4,000 will be assessed by the residents’ grants panel following appraisal by the team.
- The funding is for projects that fall under one of Karbon Homes key themes:
- Cost of living
- Targeted support for individuals and families experiencing hardship because of the cost of living increases.
- Address food poverty and holiday hunger.
- Support community organisations that are facing increased demands and challenges as a direct result of the cost of living increases.
- Organisations that support residents maintaining tenancies.
- Alleviate digital poverty.
- Help Karbon customers to maintain their tenancy.
- Bringing people together to build strong relationships in communities
- Connect members of the community to tackle social isolation, physically or virtually.
- Connect residents to available support and employment.
- Provide opportunities to bring people together around food.
- Health and wellbeing
- Address local health and social wellbeing inequalities.
- Provide opportunities for people to take part in physical activity.
- Focus on improving mental wellness.
- Support initiatives for victims of domestic abuse.
- Improving places
- Encourage people from all backgrounds to shape their community and improve belonging.
- Build capacity in the community through training and upskilling groups.
- Provide diversionary activity where there is an identified issue with community safety, drug related issues or antisocial behaviour.
- Improve the environment on our estates.
- The fund is aimed at supporting projects and initiatives and is not targeted at large-scale capital investment in assets