Report by Duncan Williams for Pulman's Weekly News
Community groups across East Devon are being invited to apply for a share of more than £118,000 in funding for local projects, events and rural community buildings.
The second round of East Devon District Council’s grant funding opened this week, with applications due to close at 5pm on Monday, 26 October.
However, the council has warned that the application window could close earlier because of the anticipated high level of interest.
A total of £118,454 is available in the latest round, with grants ranging from £300 to £1,500 for small community projects and from £500 to £10,000 for community buildings.
The funding comes from three schemes: the Community Buildings Grant, Small Community Grants and the East Devon Action on Poverty Fund.
The grants have been developed with input from the voluntary sector, with the aim of supporting projects that meet local needs across the district.
The council said it regularly hears from voluntary organisa…
