North Durham Community Led Local Development (CLLD)

If your organisation is in Chester-Le-Street, Dipton or Stanley, you may be eligible for funding through North Durham CLLD.

Who can apply?

The following organisations may be eligible for funding (it's not an exhaustive list - contact us if you need further details):

voluntary and community organisations
micro, small and medium sized businesses
community interest companies
registered charities
companies limited by guarantee, companies limited by shares
parish or town councils
local authorities.
higher and further education providers

Your organisation must have a formal constitution and be able to provide a copy, along with the memorandum, and articles of association / rules or registration numbers when applying.

What can the funding pay for?

The list below does not include everything that funding contributes towards - please contact us to find out if funding is available for your project or work.

See below examples of spending that you may be able to apply for funding for:

Improving and developing people, places or services within the community that will make life better for people in the community
Providing community hub facilities to support small and medium businesses or projects
Activity to promote entrepreneurship and self-employment
Business support activity, mentoring, coaching, information, advice and guidance
Equipment
Providing business space
Support for new local business ventures, including social enterprises